I have a new favourite bus driver.  His name is Terry. 
Boarding the 16 on a Saturday morning is a fairly new occurance for me.  It's only the second time I've had to do it to get to work on Saturdays. 
I recognized the driver as the same guy who drove last week.  He recognized me as well.  I was feeling particularily chatty and after a few minutes had engaged in a group conversation with the driver and another man who was the only other passenger. 
Then we were off.  The roads were terrible and it was a very bumpy ride.  Eventually, the other man got off and I had the entire bus to myself. 
The driver and I were engaged in some stimulating conversation when I mentioned that I'd like to get off at the next stop so that I could run to Robin's Donuts before work, but as we neared the lights, I saw that it had closed down. 
He mentioned that he was driving past the Robin's express on 51st street if I wanted.  He said he'd stop for a few minutes because he wanted a coffee too.  COOL!!  So I stayed and we chatted until we got to the stop, where we both jumped out and made a mad dash across the food-deep snow that blanketed the parking lot.  We got our coffee and returned to the bus right on schedule.  I made it to work 15 minutes early, coffee and Robin's egg s in hand, happy as a clam. 

SBN - COOL!!  I had a great time last night.  But then first games are always a lot of fun.  Jen's character (Raquel) and mine (Sarah) played off each other beautifully.  We were so catty toward each other!  It was so much fun to play something challenging.  I think we did fairly good.  Maybe we'll have to tone down the frequency of our barbs just a tad to prevent it from becoming tiresome...but we're still testing the waters.  All in all, it was great.