This past weekend I went up to Boston to meet Brian for the weekend - he lives about a 2 hour drive from there and it takes between 4-5 hours by bus or train from New York. Now... I guess in the grand scheme of things, 4-5 hours is not a long time to travel (especially for love... yeah, yeah) but it is when the cabin of the train and/or bus is blasting with heat and like 90 degrees or something. Anyway - I had planned to take the bus up and catch a ride back with Miin, but Friday morning Lauren emailed me to tell me that there was a tank spill on I-95 and the road was closed for the next 8 hours or something ridiculous like that.

So, I'm thinking... after my 8-hour drive up to New Hampshire two weeks prior, there is no way I'm spending that long, potentially, on a bus. Also, Brian was picking me up at the bus station and I didn't want him to be waiting there indefinitely. So I bit the bullet and bought a freaking Amtrak ticket.

Now - I don't understand why an Amtrak ticket is so expensive. The train is barely more comfortable or timely than a bus. And it was boiling in the cabin. I seriously thought I was going to burn up a fever.

Anyway we had a very nice weekend involving a lively jaunt through Malden, MA (not so nice, but for a girl who lives on the same street as housing projects I think I'm ok), go kart racing at F1 Boston in Braintree (nicer than Malden), tons of pouring rain and gusting winds, New England Aquarium aka Karel faces her #3 phobia (aquatic animals), Boston Common, and Fire & Ice which I have finally decided is just too overpriced for the experience. Find me some authentic Mongolian BBQ instead please.

We decided, though - that it really doesn't matter what it is that we do when we see each other. And that it would be really nice to find stuff that doesn't cost a buttload of money to do. It costs enough to travel so I think that should be where the bulk of the money is spent. This might be easier to remedy once I no longer live in New York...

More on that later. It won't be soon, but it won't be too long from now either. I have to get my life in gear.