I'm starting to see my commute as a T.V series where the ensemble cast changes just slightly every episode- but the characters are always the same.
There are groups of girl teenager and guy teenagers: The girls are usually clad in brightly colored winter gear talking mostly about boys, gossip, and the ridiculous homework assignments they get. The boys don't say much of anything unless they're being loud trying to irritate people.
There are several homeless looking people, some are sleeping, some are quietly minding themselves, some are loudly talking to themselves about a variety of topics ranging from god to chicken sandwiches, some walk between train cars while it's moving-an action that still creeps me out, after riding the CTA hundreds of times already.
There are Loyola students and commuters, families and tourists-even this time of year. Their faces swirl by me except for the ones I recognize from seeing often.
They all go their own way, and continue their own stories.
You can be in a small town and have and endless amount of stories-even if it's just the same one told from several different perspectives.
I think that's incredible.
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