Metro Welcome packet finally arrives

Metro finally delivered my welcome packet this afternoon.


It came with a framed certificate and some bus passes! They feel and smell like Cracker Jack prizes (recycled paper mixed with the smell of popcorn. As a child, that soon became the imprinted smell of anticipation and excitement) .

But no plastic bags for trash, which was kind of the most important thing. So as soon as I get my back to stop hurting, I'm gonna go out there and check on the trash situation at my stop. I'll take my bus passes with me to see if anyone there needs one.

Which brings me to the one item I'll need most of all now:
Am I afraid of contracting Hep C from a used needle lying on the floor? hell yes.

I will leave people alone

This shelter is my little controllable universe

Houston Metro bus stop, corner of Heights and 11th St.

I'm adopting a Metro Bus Shelter. This will serve as my own private little universe to perform my social experiments.

Here are the ideas I have in mind:

• Decorate the shelter for holidays and seasons
• free umbrellas with instuctions to do something nice for someone else.
• Throw parties
• free bus passes monthly
• Bus shelter art openings!!
• Guest lecture series
• holiday happenings: Valentine's day cards & easter eggs for kids.

Also, the Romero family motto has been changed from "behold the power of cheese," to "Create your own reality." This motto will be posted on the trashcan you see there on the left.