There is nothing so good as...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Your bus problems always make me appreciate my car.

There's nothing so good as being alone in the car, parked in the right spot so the sun doesn't hit your black polyester slacks. You know, when NPR has such an interesting report on Day to Day and you'd rather listen to it than sit in air-conditioning? You're eating an In-n-Out burger extra carefully, making sure to not splatter your new pinstripe shirt, glancing idly at the lap mat they gave you as you listen to the radio. The seat's pushed back, wheel tilted up, seat belt unbuckled, all windows open so you don't suffocate. Alex Chadwick's pleasant voice guides you through lunch, and you watch people walking in and out of the stores in the strip mall, hear a bird sing in a parking lot tree near your window, catch the odd breeze. When you're done you clean your hands with the water drops clinging to your soft drink cup. You put the car back together and drive to work because damn, did it get hot in here quickly without the air on...

Conversely, there is nothing so bad as sitting in traffic when you're late again and there's nothing you can do but wait it out and oh the FRUSTRATION as the time ticks by but there really isn't any other way that would be any quicker, you just have to get out of bed earlier, but who wants to do that, of course at this moment you'd give anything to have gotten up 5 or 10 minutes earlier...

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[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

When you're done you clean your hands with the water drops clinging to your soft drink cup.

So true!!

I'll have to think of some of my own... I have so many favorite things...

Like...

There is nothing so good as coming out of a cold lecture forum in the late morning, right before it starts to get hot outside, sitting down on a bench, and letting the sun hit my upper back. That warm feeling spreading across my stressed shoulders makes my heart happy.

Conversely...

There's nothing so bad as watching the clock tick by, knowing I could go home, but finding things to do because I could really use the money I earn on an hourly basis.

[BarTopDancer]

There is nothing so good as having an 8 week old kitten sleeping on your chest at work, having him wake up after an hour, stretch, yawn, look right at you and curl up to go back to sleep.

Conversely there is nothing so bad as watching him go home with his new handler after you've fallen in love with him.