I was on the phone with a Fidelity
representative earlier this week, and he asked, "How's the weather in Chicago? I am coming there later this week!"
Up until then, it had been gloomy and drizzly, and people were generally pissy the previous weekend. Most tragically, I think the Chicago Air and Water show was even poorly attended. I told this nice man that the weather had been clearing up.
I am a liar.
Yesterday at 3:30 an announcement at work sent me and all of my colleagues into the stairwell for one-half hour, including Sejica, who decided to bring four down pillows that had been delivered to work for her (these are the things those of us without doormen have to endure). I think the reasoning was that they were the only things at her desk that weren't insured.
After work, on my way to happy hour, it took me about a minute to get from the car to the bar, but it looked like someone had pushed me in a river, in spite of my umbrella.
When I got home, my neighbors were using their cell phones to navigate the hallways and stairs at my apartment complex. The power is still out at my apartment. As my houseguests, I hope Angie and Nathan won't mind my lack of air conditioning or light...or tv, radio, etc. I have battery-powered nothing.
With no power at home, I just decided to go to the gym this morning at 6:00 am. These pictures were taken during my morning commute, and are titled: "Physics Makes Us All Its Bitches".
