my 2-hour commute

yes, that's right. it took me almost 2 hours to get to work this morning. granted, my timing wasn't spot on but still - i spent a ridiculous amount of time just waiting in the cold. the ride wasn't bad, actually. i tried to read on the train but found myself getting carsick. i found the bus stop pretty easily but once there, got a little anxious about which bus to get on. i think about 5 buses stopped in front of me, none of which was my bus. i asked every single driver, too. of course the bus i had to get on (it finally arrived after about 40 mins.) was packed to the gills and driven by an obviously disgruntled employee. i think she works at the doraville post office, too. what a beotch. anyways, i stood on the bus, trying not to fall over and trying not to have an asthma attack from all the b.o. i got off the bus two stops early partly because i couldn't take it anymore and partly because i was afraid she would fly right past my office and i would have to walk back a long distance. i left the house this morning at about 7:20 am and strolled into my office about 9:10 am. i actually called one of my co-workers to come pick me up at the bus stop because i thought the bus was never going to arrive. but just as i called him the bus showed up so i told him i would finish my commute with MARTA. whilst waiting for the #1 Coronet Way bus, I noticed that I was standing underneath a particularly interesting parking garage and actually though to photograph it. can you see anything interesting about this parking garage?



if you can't, i'll tell you. the cars are parked OVER the edge of the slab. I have never ever in my life seen this. it seems a wee bit dangerous - as i can't imagine that railing with mesh is strong enough to hold up an SUV that's gone a little too far. i don't think there are wheel stops, but that would be the only way this makes sense, so there's got to be stops somewhere. code requires a minimum of a 24' drive aisle two ways (12' one way) and i suspect that they ran out of width for the drive aisle, which prompted this insane solution. although, i can't imagine anyone at the city of atlanta permit office (as inept as they may be) permitting this. the minimum length for a parking spot is 16' - for compacts. that is an SUV teetering on the edge! unbelievable. i wonder who came up with it....

in more important news, i am going to have a completed project by the end of this week. the beautiful fabric i bought from Joann's was EXACTLY the right amount of fabric i need to make a pillowcase for our extra long body pillow (which has no case). It's shimmery double-sided sari made of silk and eet eez magnificent!!



and the poor, neglected sewing machine that i shall make this pillowcase with:



but i have decided to treat this sad little sewing machine like a treasure. i downloaded the manual and i am going to get some machine oil and johnny is going to clean it for me. this machine will return to its former glory soon. i did find out that it's a model 201 which was made in 1947 in elizabethtown, NJ. 15,000 machines were made in this model. it's supposed to be one of the best singer models. i also have a dressmaker but i haven't got a clue how to operate it. i am going to tackle that next.

i am still debating on whether ir not to take MARTA tomorrow. I have a pottery class after work and it makes no sense to take MARTA but i don't know if i feel like going to pottery class....