The Musings of Jaime David

The Musings of Jaime David
The Musings of Jaime David
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The writings of some random dude on the internet

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    Sketch Logicx – Open For Commission in Merced, CA, USA :: Behance some cool art to check out Also on: website

  • The Hardest Walk Away: Confronting Your Own Self

    The hardest walks we take in life are often not away from people, places, or circumstances, but away from versions of ourselves that no longer serve us, that hold us back, or that reflect fears we would rather ignore. Dazzling1’s video about finding the strength to walk away resonated with me deeply, but it also…

  • The Subway Mind Game: Reading the Signs Before They Stand

    Riding the subway is often compared to a crowded, moving sardine can, but there’s a subtler, almost invisible game happening when you’re standing on the train holding the rail, particularly when you’re positioned directly in front of someone sitting down. It’s a dance of anticipation, a mental puzzle that requires observation, intuition, and an almost…

  • The MTA Exit Shuffle: Why You’ve Gotta Pre-Exit Before Exiting

    Riding the MTA might seem like a straightforward experience: swipe your card, hop on the train, find a seat, and ride to your destination. But if you’ve ever noticed the chaos that unfolds when the train reaches a busy station, you know it’s not that simple. One of the most frustrating, least intuitive parts of…

  • Learning to Survive the Crush: Getting Used to the Madness of the MTA

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA, is a world unto itself. For anyone who has ever stepped onto a New York City subway car during rush hour, the experience is both terrifying and inevitable. Crowds that seem impossible, elbows in your ribs, strangers breathing down your neck, the smell of the city mixing with the…

  • How the MTA Fucks Up Every Single Time

    If you’ve ever dared to step onto a New York City subway, bus, or LIRR platform and believed for a single second that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority gives a shit about your time, your sanity, or the basic mechanics of moving people from point A to point B, congratulations, you’ve been delusional. The MTA, in…

  • Death or Cake? The Absurdity of “Fake Death” Birthday Posts

    Social media, ladies and gentlemen, has officially lost its goddamn mind. Somewhere along the way, we collectively decided that ordinary birthdays—those simple, beautiful reminders that we haven’t yet kicked the bucket—aren’t dramatic enough. No, no, now we need to turn a person’s birthday into a funeral announcement. You know the ones I’m talking about: “We…

  • Contactless My Ass: Why Tapping Your Phone Isn’t Progress

    They call it contactless payment. Contactless. Like it’s some futuristic magic that lets you pay without touching anything. But that’s a lie. You still have to take out a card, a phone, or a smartwatch and tap it on a reader. Tap. That is contact. Not contactless. It’s barely-touchless, marketed as convenience, sold as progress,…

  • The Silent Failure of OMNY: How the MTA’s “Modern” System Leaves Riders Behind

    The MTA sold OMNY as the future. A sleek, contactless, modern payment system designed to replace the MetroCard, speed up commutes, and drag New York’s transit infrastructure into the 21st century. It was marketed as a seamless solution, a smoother way to move millions of people every day, a tap-and-go miracle. Except, as every rider…

  • Finding Strength in the Smiles of Others: Embracing Hope and Resilience in Difficult Times

    Introduction After reflecting on Eiichiro Oda’s quote about loneliness being more painful than physical hurt, there’s another piece of wisdom from the One Piece author that offers a counterpoint—a glimmer of hope for those of us caught in the depths of grief and loneliness. Oda once said, “Don’t forget to smile in any situation. As…