I'm in one of those places where I can't seem to do anything. There's too much in my head, and I need to get off my ass and take a walk or ride my bike to clear it if I want to either be able to do anything productive or even sleep. The only problem is that it's currently raining. It doesn't sound like much, but it's cold, too. And I'm still sick, ( Read more... )

Because I feel like ranting like an urbanophiliac madwoman, it's Anecdote Time. Last time I was in Chicago, I got on a bus. Having not ridden a Chicago bus in forever (and never by myself) I took half a second to sort out which end of the card I inserted where (the CTA cards of which I speak are otherwise worthless pieces of paper that you get from ( Read more... )