back of woman on phone

• commute: morning
• bus: route 32 to Friendship Heights
• time to produce sketch: about 2 minutes
• subject aware? Nah, she was focused on her call and facing forward
• reactions to my work: a little girl beside me was watching; she had a drawing tablet, too, so I was hoping I inspired her

the ultimatum call

I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help but hear what sounded like an ultimatum being thrown down by this woman to her significant other. Whatever it was, it didn't sound pleasant.

• commute: morning
• bus: route 32 to Friendship Heights
  
• time to produce sketch: about 3 minutes
• subject aware? possibly toward the end
• reactions to my work: the woman sitting to my left complimented the sketch, and then she and I proceeded to have a very pleasant discussion about her fund-raising work for the American Lung Association.