Most days the DC Metro is just a nice, boring ride into or out of the DC area. I switch trains, sometimes I stand, sometimes I sit, and sometime (just to shake things up a bit) I take the long train. People smell (good and bad), kids climb and hang from the handrails, and sometimes I'm lucky enough to see a bevy of beautiful men in uniform.
But some days, like today, there are more interesting goings-on. They're small, but unique enough to take note. On the ride in to work I spied with my little eye a Benedict Cumberbatch look-alike on the opposite platform. He very much looked like this:
I must say, it was an awfully nice way to start my day.
After boarding the train, I watched as a police officer went back and forth from the conductor to a gentleman seated next to where I was standing. As I had my earbuds in, I had no idea what was going on. One stop later, a metro worker got on and dismantled the man's seat so he could retrieve his cell phone. I have no idea why the police were involved, but I got to listen to the metro worker dress down the rider. I felt a little bad for the guy, as it was obviously an accident. But he handled the chastisement well, I thought. I would have been embarrassed.
Finally, as I got of the train at Capitol South, I walked by a small swarm of journalists outside the Capitol Hill Club. I tried to figure out who they were interviewing and why, but I didn't recognize the guy talking. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Congressman or Senator (as the swarm wasn't big enough for that level of government), so I just walked by. It was the first time I witnessed that, though, so it was kind of cool.
Fingers crossed for the ride home...
