I'm here! There was a tornado warning, apparently -- when Stephen went to pick Sara up from preschool, all the kids were lined up in the hallway because of it.

And we had a massive thunderstorm, lots of wind. It's all over now, though. If the tornado touched down, it must have been somewhere between here and Oswego, like Minetta.

Oh good! Glad to hear you all are safe! The guy was pretty sure it touched down, as he was on the phone with his mother, but wasn't really clear on where. He actually was com[plaining because he religious friend is trying to convince him this weather is a sign of the apocalypse!

he religious friend is trying to convince him this weather is a sign of the apocalypse!

Jesus Christ.

Um...

What about Chicago blew your mind, lisah?

well, to be honest, I didn't actually see much of the city.

lisah, didn't you meet a boy in Chicago? Hmmm?

exactly. Expectations were exceeded!

I didn't actually see much of the city.

Boom chika boom...

Expectations were exceeded!

NICE.

I can't imagine that the cab driver could hear someone shouting over all the other street noises.

Heh. in DC, they always have the windows open. I have to request that they roll them up and turn on the AC (which they have to do by law)

So, I apparently have a relative named John in Cincinnati who erroneously gave my email address to the newspaper there! Shockingly, when I wrote back to the email, I got a reply from an actual person, so that's nice.

lisah rocks Chicago! Oh yeah, rollerderby lovestuff.

Meeting buffistas for brunch in SF was a total highlight, btw and OF COURSE!

Of course.

So, I apparently have a relative named John in Cincinnati who erroneously gave my email address to the newspaper there!

Oh, *John* -- want me to kick his ass?