Observation from a drunk thirty-something

...of course I'm not the thirty-something, but the person being observed!

To make a long story no shorter: I board the NJ Transit route 123 (New York/Union City-Congress Station/Jersey City-Christ Hospital), the usual bus I take to get home. I sit down. That was my first mistake. I should have just stood, like I usually do. But today I've been unusually tired. A girl takes a seat next to me. The bus pulls out of the terminal and I get on my phone.

But my seatmate has other plans. She introduces herself.
"You're familiar. I see you on the bus all the time."
I lie. She looks vaguely familiar. "Yeah, I've seen you before too."
She introduces herself. "Hi, I'm Mary. Where are you originally from?"
I reply "I'm originally from Upstate, but don't say I said that." I'm creeped out about that question. Mary has bad breath, the pungent smell of cheap liquor. Apparently, happy hour begins at noon now, not 4pm. I must have not gotten that memo. She's 5'2'' and wearing slip-on dress shoes with no socks. I'm wearing a bulky coat.
"I always notice that you're always so angry and tense." Way to dampen the mood Mary. But in all honesty, she's right. For much of the year I have been tense and angry for no rational reason.
To make matters worse, Mary asks if I need a hug. No, I think to myself, you've creeped me out enough.
She mutters to herself loudly "You're a piece of shit."
I'm trying to stay calm and collected, but I decided to stand up for the rest of the ride.

I get off the bus feeling relieved, almost as if I had just used the bathroom after holding it in for six hours. I have a feeling for the next few weeks that I will be taking a different bus home, even if it means I need to walk a little more. I could use the exercise after all!

I learned a few things today. First, I have a personal bubble and you have to get into it play your cards right. Second, I really do have an anger and tensity problem. One of my resolutions for this coming month is to go back to doing yoga. It's a great way to meet people, and that's something that I don't have an interest in arguing.