Hi guys, recently I got my hands on a new camera, so I decided to take it with me on my commute to school. I took a ton of pictures to show you what I have to go through in order to get to class, hope you enjoy the pictures.
My day, A LOT of pictures
Spoiler
Bleh, good morning, this is my room with very little sunlight.
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I use my DS as an alarm clock, it works out well. Ignore the ladybug table.
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Waking up I always see this unfinished work, one day, one day…
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Time to pack my bag, stick sack, yeah!
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My book I need for class, better make sure I bring that…
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Out the door I go
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My street
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Here we are at my town’s station
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We just got these newer machines, they’re pretty nice looking
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A close up of my tickets, quality is great!
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$17.25, wish I could get this cheaper, ah well…
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To da’ trains I go
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This art on the walls are pretty cool
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The station platform
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Gee, goes pretty far
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It was pretty cold, sitting was not a good idea, the metal was COOOOLD
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Here’s a video of the train ride between Union -> Newark Penn Station, a very short trip actually, there’s no stops inbetween. Click the video to see it in higher res (my camera shot this whole thing in 720p!)
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Getting off the platform at Newark
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Inside the station, that asian dude kept looking back at me, shit, never seen a camera before dude?
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I’m taking the NEC to Trenton, looks like my train leaves in 5 minutes
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Up on the platform waiting for the train
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Here’s my train, woo, that guy is obviously “the shit”
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Checked my ticket, time to sit back and relax. The train is always full out of Newark, but by the time I reach Trenton few will remain.
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Time to keep myself busy, here’s a comic my friend Joe gave me to read, looks interesting, art is amazing from the cover alone.
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Ahh, this is quality entertainment
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A closeup of the hard work provided by the NJ Transit team, good job guys!
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Here’s a picture of a random stop!
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Sadly this is one of the older trains, the newer double-decker trains are so much nicer
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Well, here we are in Trenton! Didn’t take you long, took me about an hour though! I finished that whole comic series (only 4 volumes though) in the time the train ride took.
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I’m watching it, is something supposed to happen or what?
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Here’s my train into Philly, the R7, even though the SEPTA strike is going on the regional rail is still running thankfully.
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SEPTA trains are not as comfortable in my opinion.
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Rule #1, always have reading material on hand, here’s lookin’ at you Val
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Later on I decided to listen to some music
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Who needs an iPod, pfft
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I wish more people followed these rules.
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Well here we are off the train now
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Since SEPTA is on strike everyone is trying to take the regional rail, shit is crazy!
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Anytime a bunch of animals are together in one place it’s called a ZOO!
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Some art in the station, this is a very large sculpture. It’s supposed to show the evolution of travel through the ages, from horses to the small child holding an “airship”
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This statue is dedicated to all those who’s lives were lost in service of the rail system. God bless those who died to tie this country together in the past and to this day. Least we not forget the effort it took to create this service so many people cherish.
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30th Street Station is pretty big, here’s just a section of it near the first pictured sculpture I showed just a picture or two back.
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A cloudy day in Center City, there was actually a light drizzle going on at the time, so not many pictures for the duration of that walk.
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Walking walking walking…
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Lots of people walking to the station which we can see in the distance.
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Hard timessss
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I wish I could afford to live up there
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Some big buildings just hangin’ out like usual
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I was pretty hungry so I decided to get some Subway. Got a chicken teriyaki sub- Oh sorry I mean hoagie, almost forgot I was in Philly, you can get your ass beat for saying shit like that.
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Always found it funny that they’re right across the street.
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Caught this shot of the airplane in time! Building is huge as well.
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The (not so) famous Comcast building! Almost looks like it’s transparent, spooky
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Traffic is noticeably worse, mostly likely from the transit strike
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Well, here I am at my building
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Just gotta grab the elevator up to my classroom floor
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Perhaps I should grab a drink? Maybe later
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Hey, I was just down there! Look at the hotwheels!
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Sitting in class now, notice anything?
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Not many people here yet, classroom is pretty small anyway
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Learning time, I like how the camera focused so well on one spot of the book
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The Comcast building again, looks good at night, now I’m out of class heading back to the station to catch the R7 back to Trenton
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Plenty of light, sometimes you’ll see a bum or two but they don’t bother ya
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Here’s some place I’ll probably never eat at, seems expensive
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They also show the temp/time, kind of a cool idea taking the whole top of the building and making it a giant sign
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Quality movie time for the whole family to enjoy
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Those lights flash different colors in a pattern, it’s pretty
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The bridge I have to cross to get over to the station, the reflection of the lights look nice
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Almost there!
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Here’s a map of the rail system, in the high res you can read every single stop clear as day, this camera is awesome
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Take me here please!
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11 minutes late, ugh
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Well, the train finally came so I got on. There were a TON of people so I didn’t take too many pictures. Eventually people started to get off and I got a good seat eventually. So I decided to play my DS to keep me entertained.
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Then I listened to some music
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I’m disappointed I couldn’t get this in the whole shot. Across the adjacent bridge into Trenton there’s this sign, the full thing says “Trenton makes the world takes” yeah right Trenton, I’m sure you do so much…
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Oh boy, my train is leaving in 2 minutes! (See the NEC line?)
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This is the nicer NJ Transit train, the seats are very comfterble
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You can even hang your bag and coat!
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Testing the macro focus ability of my camera by getting really close to my bag. This clarity on a moving train, very nice
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This is pretty much the #1 reason why NJ Transit is better than SEPTA
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This is actually right in the bathroom, hope nobody ever accidentally hit this thing, it is somewhat tight in there
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Yeah, these trains are pretty big, especially at this time at night you can find a whole section to yourself. Great for couples who wish to explore some fantasies of public fun without much risk
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I took note of the sign by taking a picture of it
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Seriously, who is the dumbass who fell between the train and the track by not paying attention, thus resulting in all these warnings for the same thing?
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These seats are the best, very easy to fall asleep in, but not recommended unless you can psychically wake up like a Japanese guy
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Finally off the train! I don’t like going to Newark this late at night so I just get off here instead
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The train is off on it’s way to NYC
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Well by now it’s about going on midnight, so it’s time to head home. Usually I have a friend pick me up and we’d go out to eat or hang out for a bit
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And then I head home! And that’s a normal school day for me, hope you guys enjoyed the trip.
How about you? Got a day to share maybe?