How do you get through those hours when the minute hand seems frozen in place? Since moving to Frankfurt, my daily commute has meant I've had a lot more time to pass than I'm used to.
I have a 12 minute walk-run to the train station in the morning (this morning it was more like a ridiculous gallop with my backpack flopping against my back and my haphazardly bobby-pinned bun coming loose), a 45-minute train ride to the office, and then another 45-minute ride home and a more leisurely 15-minute walk finally, finally to my apartment.
The train rides go by quickly since I usually doze, read, or people watch, but for all of the walking in between, I need a little more distraction. So here's what I realized I do: I pick a song, turn the volume of my iPod really loud, and vaguely imagine I'm part of a movie montage.
The train rides go by quickly since I usually doze, read, or people watch, but for all of the walking in between, I need a little more distraction. So here's what I realized I do: I pick a song, turn the volume of my iPod really loud, and vaguely imagine I'm part of a movie montage.
I know.
But it totally works.
The music swells, I live out my brief life as a tragic heroine or whoever else the music inspires, and before I know it I've arrived at my destination.
Some of my favorite montage music as of late:
I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW MUCH I DO THIS.
ReplyDeleteLittle drama queens at heart, all of us.
All day every day.
ReplyDeleteOhhh I love Fitz and the Tantrums, clicking that link has me jammin tonight.
ReplyDeleteRight? My go-to jams :).
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