There are many fun things about the bus system in Auckland. This week:

• Bus driver of my bus honking wildly at the bus in front. Possibly due to my bus driver parking too close to the second bus and being unable to leave the bus stop.
• As I stare blankly into space while riding to work… screeeeech… wait, was that the sound of metal scraping against the side of the overpass we just went under? I’ve seen some close calls, but never seen the bus actually hit something before!
• I’m walking along the footpath — as one does — only to realise that there’s a bus heading towards me, also on the footpath!

I guess that getting used to Auckland may be a little more difficult than I thought…

Things I’ve spent way too long on this week:

• 1 hour 15 minutes, waiting in line to get a bus pass.
• 2 hours 15 minutes traveling on said buses.
• 2 hours rescuing my CDs from the CD stacker that was damaged in the car accident.
• 2 hours trying to diagnose a problem with a server, over the phone.
• Many hours not sleeping when I should have been…

On the upside, I’m slowly getting settled in to Auckland (bus-related incidents included). More to come on that front.