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An Open Letter to the People on My Bus Who Like to Jabber Incessantly at 7 AM
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Thursday, December 17 2009, 10:52 PM

Please put a cork in it. 

I'm sure you're perfectly nice people.  You're well groomed, and you manage to get yourself to the bus stop before 7 in the morning.  So that's good.

But.

You are not half as interesting as you think you are.  Not at 7AM.  Nope.  Not nearly so.

And, to the dude (you know who you are): if you're going to flirt, for God's sake, don't do it by shouting across the entire width of the bus.  Nobody wants to listen to your attempts to put the moves on whatsherface.  Not at 7AM. 

(And whatsherface is probably wondering why you sit so far away from her when you're trying so desperately to flirt.)

But hey, if shouting across the width of the bus is your game, then could you please not sit right behind me?  Just once?  Thanks, pal.

And to the high school students with the cell phones glued to your ears-- thank you for sitting near the back, where the sound doesn't carry as far.  I am not being sarcastic.  I appreciate it.  We all do.

Well, except for Dude and Whatsherface.

 

 

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Agreed - Jenn, Friday, December 18 2009, 10:50 AM
Yup. I agree. I've got the same type of people here. Add to that the experience of sitting on the inside seat, and two high schoolers sitting *on each others lap* on the seat next to me, while still talking at the top of their lungs to each other. *sigh*

untitled - Ty, Friday, December 18 2009, 03:24 PM
Some people are just desperate to remind everyone else they still exist. I've noticed a very real correlation between insecurity and loudness.

Re: Agreed - Ian, Friday, December 18 2009, 09:12 PM
On each others' lap? Wow. Maybe I shouldn't complain about the folks on my bus. At least on my bus the high schoolers sit in the very back, where the nonstop talking gets drowned out by the engine noise.


Re: untitled - Ian , Friday, December 18 2009, 09:14 PM
I've noticed a very real correlation between insecurity and loudness.


I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU MEAN. ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING?

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Interview with SFX Magazine
Unwalkers interview [English | French ]
Interview with Speculate! Podcast Interview with Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Ian Tregillis on the Sword and Laser Podcast
Ian Tregillis on John Scalzi's The Big Idea
Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview with SFRevu
Interview with Mad Hatter Book Review
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Interview at Literary Musings Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
An interview with the authors of Busted Flush at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview with Travis Heermann at The Write Line
9-way interview with the contributors to the Wild Cards novel Inside Straight at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview in the February, 2008 newsletter of the Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
An extended interview with Ian Tregillis by Ty Franck, on www.wildcardsbooks.com.