Social Experiment Bus Shelter

somethin' always seems to get in the way

2007-08-28T13:43:00.000-07:00

My sprained ankle is now the ailment that keeps me from taking a walk or riding my bike out to the bus shelter. EVENTUALLY I expect to do something with the shelter. I have some free bus passes that need to be distributed.

craft-o-rama will decorate S.E.B.S. in honor of July 4th holiday

2007-06-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

Craft-o-rama will be decorating the Social Experiment Bus Shelter in honor of Independence Day. The theme will be favorite American 4th of July passtimes.

Think hot dogs, frisbees, barbecues.

no postie in so longie

2007-06-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

I got my fingers in lots of pies lately. Besides the fruit-stained fingers, I have been neglecting my bus shelter. Aside from driving by to make sure it's not too dirty, it is spartan and naked. No special decorations, no art openings. Not even free bus pass giveaways.

Alas, my craft class ends tonight. That is one free finger that can be reinserted into...aw, nevermind. Finger insertion is too much to deal with before 11am on a Thursday.

The point is: Things'll change soon. promise.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!!

2007-03-07T14:02:00.000-08:00

I feel so soiled. My stop's been tagged...

Oh, and there's a grocery cart that I keep moving out of the shelter, and it keeps finding its way back. Know what bothers me most about grafitti? It's so hard to understand what grafitti says!!! Does this say "fuck?" I can't tell!!!

Metro Welcome packet finally arrives

2007-01-31T10:45:00.000-08:00

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

2007-01-22T13:13:00.000-08:00

This shelter is my little controllable universe

2007-01-20T12:05:00.000-08:00

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.