i like trains. what of it.

soooo, we got our wedding pictures.

but, that's not what i want to talk about. the topic on my mind lately is this: TRAINS. that's right. trains. ever since the tender age of 7, when i had my first taste of MARTA, riding to the braves game in atlanta, i have loved riding trains. however, living where i do ("what's trains? WE GOT NASCAR!!") i don't often (read: ever) get to ride a train. for example, when we went on our last family vacation, i forced my dad to, first, ride Space Mountain 3 times, and then, ride the monorail all the way around disney world.

anyway, my family and all my friends are like, "lindsay, i know you're eccentric, but talking about trains is really pushing the limit. at least pretend to be relevant."

BUT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW RELEVANT I AM. yes, all caps was necessary for that.

i've been reading this book about the future of passenger rail in america ("waiting on a train" by james mccommons), and i have been fascinated! america used to be the world leader in railway systems, and now, thanks to our over-reliance on cars and trucks, our rails are deteriorating and pathetic. as a consequence, the highway systems are growing too crowded and in many areas cannot be further expanded. having an efficient and modern passenger rail system would alleviate that stress on the highways and also give americans an alternative to flying or driving.

i just think that riding a train somewhere would be so much more preferable to driving. you can just sit and watch out the window and let someone else drive, also without the hassle of flying and airports. if there was more than one train per day to atlanta, i would totally take the train home instead of driving. but, there's only one per day and it leaves at 2:30 pm, which is a completely inconvenient time.

so, i say all this to say that trains will be relevant, i hope, in the near future, because more and more people will recognize how great it would be to not have to drive everywhere. i have grand schemes for riding trains, you know.

even the 3 wolves have a market

a week or so ago, allison miller posted this link on twitter:
3 wolves shirt

it changed my life.

well, actually, i laughed for three whole minutes on a friday night. however, i was alone in my apartment, so laughing out loud was kind of ridiculous, if not life-changing.

i've been thinking a lot about being relevant lately. i know, 3 wolves shirt doesn't really scream relevance. but i'd love to jump into the internet and be relevant in some niche of my own. there's not really anything that hasn't been done before, so i'm not going for new and different. i'd prefer to be old and comfortable, like sweats that everyone has about 9 pairs of, because they're so great and they need all 9 pairs. there's always room for tried and true.

so, i'm thinking of tried and true areas of the internet:
1) politics. (i'm not really radical enough)
2) nerds. (not into video games enough.)
3) pets. (ahhhhh cat lady? NO)
4) cooking. (i guess i could fit in the "comedy cooking failure" section)
5) celebrity news (too far away from hollywood or new york)

anyway, i haven't landed anywhere yet. i've been wishing for my entire life that being heartfelt and honest would be enough, but i know it's not. 22 years has taught me that much. it's not so much the adolescent desire to "fit in" somewhere, as much as the "business school taught me the basics of marketing" and now i know i need a market.

let's be honest; we're all looking for a market.