Overheard on the #36 to Alaska Pacific University:

Stupid Lady: The solstice starts tomorrow, you can check it on the website.
Other Lady: The solstice was yesterday.
Stupid Lady: No, its tomorrow.
Other Lady: [placating first lady a bit] Yeah, Alaska’s is tomorrow, everywhere else was yesterday.
Stupid Lady: Yeah, because alaska has its own atmosphere.

Now, i’m not sure what the atmosphere has to do with anything but the solstice was most definitely yesterday. the solstice fesitval starts tomorrow and likely runs all weeked.

Also overheard on this bus ride were several 15 year old girls talking about failing classes, skipping school, being promiscuous, and just generally being beligerant. They were mocking this poor mentally challenged girl. The one girl [who sounded like a boy] called her a retard [although not loudly enough for her to hear]. When I glared at her, she loudly said “excuse me if I tell the truth”. Being on the bus I was not about to start something and let it go. I really wanted to tell the girls to grow up and learn some tolerance. I wish I didn’t have to risk a black eye on the bus in order to put idiots in their place.