Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Helping Zack move occasioned me wishing we were all Anarresti…
Hi, reader. I wrote this in 2003 and it's now more than five years old. So it may be very out of date; the world, and I, have changed a lot since I wrote it! I'm keeping this up for historical archive purposes, but the me of today may 100% disagree with what I said then. I rarely edit posts after publishing them, but if I do, I usually leave a note in italics to mark the edit and the reason. If this post is particularly offensive or breaches someone's privacy, please contact me.
Helping Zack move occasioned me wishing we were all Anarresti from Le Guin's The Dispossessed so moving would be easier. This applies to me as well, as I have moved four times in the past two years.
Zack now lives a block away from a prominent Muni line, which encourages me to use Muni more. I prefer Muni to BART for time-flexible rides within the city because the aboveground routes help me learn my way around SF. Soon I'll get a monthly Muni FastPass, which is also good for BART rides within the city (incl. my commute). A deal!
I live near the Balboa Park BART station, one of the endpoints for several Muni trolleys. Problem: the entrance to the Muni portion of the station is poorly signed. Today I had to take the J Church, but fortunately it was rush hour, so I was able to find the get-on-the-train area by finding the crowd of waiting riders.
