I'm not wearing any Bears paraphernalia today, and people are eyeing me suspiciously. I feel like I need to make a badge that reads: "I'm not rooting for the Colts, you guys just didn't send me the freakin' MEMO."

...not that I own any Bears paraphernalia.

Otter: [link]

Still not too late to write "Bears Rule!" on your forehead with eyeliner, shrift! :: she typed cheerfully::

My dad's a Bears fan. Not huge, just average. Chicago was close enough for us to drive up to games. Soldier Field is where I first saw strange men strip naked in sub zero temperatures.

I consider it a milestone in my childhood.

The department next to mine has a ton of temps in it right now, and the manager just told them they can leave now (3:20) and clock out (for payroll purposes) at 5:00. Luckies! I'm leaving at 5:00, because I have to pick up some stuff before I get home by 6:00.

ETA: the reason they're being let out early is in celebration of the Bears Super Bowl!

Oh dear god. This is so many kinds of wrong. The predicted high, note I say high, for Monday? 22. TWENTY TWO FREAKING DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. The low is nine.

I may call in frozen.

Oh dear god. This is so many kinds of wrong. The predicted high, note I say high, for Monday? 22. TWENTY TWO FREAKING DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

Wow - your high is in the double-digits! That must be nice....

I may call in frozen.

Absolutely. I think people should be allowed to call in cold. This has nothing to do with the fact that I would be at home right now.

Our predicted high for Sunday is 3 degrees, with a low of 10 below. That's without the wind chill.

Wow - your high is in the double-digits! That must be nice....

I deliberately avoid living in the great frozen northlands, and this is what I get?