So how much time am I wasting, exactly?

I live 7.35 miles from the office. My commute should be 10-15 minutes. But this is Los Angeles.

When I drive to work, I leave at 10:30 to arrive at 11. When I take the bus I have to catch the 9:47 to arrive at the same time.

Coming home in my car, I leave at 7 and and arrive between 7:30 and 7:45. When I take the bus, I don’t get home ’til 8.

All told, I waste at least 15 minutes at night and 45 minutes in the morning, and I’m traveling for 2 hours a day instead of 1. This is absurd considering how close I live to work, and maybe this lost time should upset me. But I find myself wondering what it was that I needed to get home for anyway. To watch TV in a drunken stupor? OMG are there Pringles going uneaten and vodka going undrunk?

Besides, once the TV season starts up again (assuming it does), any show I watch at 8 will be DVR’d and I’ll catch it in half the time without ads. It’ll be waiting for me when I walk in the door.

Shopping between stops

Last night I had Pringles and vodka for dinner.

On my evening transfer, I walked around Westood Village until I found the Rite-Aid. I was hoping for mac’n'cheese but they didn’t really have that much food so I just got the chips. I also bought a new toothbrush and toothpaste, and then caught the Metro 20 from the Westwood Blvd. stop, which has a better sitting area than Wilshire/Veteran. I hope the Culver 6 isn’t late this morning.

Today I transport peanut butter to work.