Expectations of Monday's Underground in 2008

Tomorrow, Monday, January 14th, 2008, Christi and I begin our much anticipated subway photography excursion. Christi has been pursuing the art of photography for over a year now and has been progressing steadily. She's got the equipment and has the skills to be very successful, so when I agreed to help her, I thought it would be time well spent, not to mention an adventure.
She came to me about this project last October. She had been brainstorming about doing a full-on photography project. Something with a concept, a focus, a direction. She thought why not do a project on the NYC subway system. I mean the subway and the city go hand in hand and is relied upon by millions of New Yorkers each day. It is in some ways fascinating and in others, just plain creepy (well to my parents anyway). I, myself, have had my own run-ins in the subway, most notably last New Year's Eve being mugged at knifepoint by a homeless crackhead. I mean this was even at 9am on a Saturday morning! But you have to get over the fear and realize shit happens. You're living in NYC on the edge of Harlem no less, you're gonna run into the occasional nutbag. Why was I surprised then? Don't they say every New Yorker has either been mugged or has had their life threatened at least once? Well, we as New Yorkers, it's our duty to rise up, to overcome adversity, to survive.
Our goal is to hit all 24 subway lines and it's 484 stops along the way. That is approximately 12 stops every Monday for the whole year. Has it been done? Maybe. Probably. But we really don't know and we really don't care. Cuz if we knew, we probably would care. Christi will be photographing and I will be documenting and that's that.
So, despite how i feel about the NYC subway system, which has not been defined whether I like or do not like them. On one hand they get me to work, allow me not to have a car, and provide entertainment in more ways than one. On the other hand, they can be crowded, late, dirty, and full of crazies. So right now the pros and cons are pretty much even and I remain neutral. Maybe after this project I will have my answer.