Our buses are in fallback mode all weekend. I kept waiting for something to happen that would make me laugh, but it never did. That was the best thing about the light rail. People saying things like "I averted my eyes at the key moment" when reporting drunks urinating on Franklin station on the airwaves is always great. My farebox kept breaking and then fixing it self thirty minutes later tonight. I've never understood it when you tell somebody the ride is free because the machine's broken, and they say "well, can I have a transfer?" "If the machine could give out transfers, you'd be getting charged, son."

There's a building on the northeast corner of 33rd & Nicollet that I've never really noticed much. It's just a two-story, single-lot building with a painted vinyl siding that is so common in Minneapolis. Last week, on my way to work, I noticed some workers tearing off the siding, and it turns out there's beautiful red brick underneath it. I cheered; it looked phenomenal. Today I drove by, and they're putting new siding up.

Today's Planetizen was stupid. The last four were all interesting, though. That's not a bad ratio for a podcast. Also, I added Norwegianity to my blogroll.

If anybody knows how I could get solid, lightweight, 22" men's and 19" women's frames/bikes for less than $100, email me.