'Just Rewards (2)'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cone back on.
A bunch of Baltimore youth activists are staging a sit in to get the housing commissioner fired, money for schools and a meeting with mayor and police commissioner. I think I'm getting some of that wrong. But I love this city. The past few months' earthquakes have broken edges of this segregated city such that even this introvert has been able to connect with teens so outside my experience it's sadly laughable doing amazing things. Gives me a lot of hope, the conviction they have.
(Inside city hall, the sit in, that is.)
Being carpool again tomorrow. Maybe I can prep my brain?
sarameg, let me say that your passion for your city and especially your neighborhood and your openness and interest in others make your posts a delight to read. I am so glad I know you.
What she just said!
I was late to work this morning because my eggs took forever to cook (they probably actually weren't really cooked through when I gave up and ate some so I could get out the door, but I think my risk of salmonella is pretty low). Sometimes my life is particularly stupid and doesn't make a good story.
We have a scarecrow decorating contest at work this Halloween. I'm gonna have to give that some thought.
Ugh. My anxiety issues are worse than they have been recently. Today I had to drop my cat off at the vet for a tooth extraction. It's a short drive to the vet but traffic was bumper-to-bumper for part of the way, which stressed me out. Then it took longer to drop off the cat than I expected, resulting in me worrying I didn't put enough time on the parking meter. Then driving to Highland Park I forgot about the road construction on Sheridan, so that took a lot longer. By the time I got to work, I did a shitty parking job and just said "fuck it" and went in to work.
All in all, just a typical day for a car-owner in Chicago, but it's left me wanting to hide under my desk for a while. I've got to start exercising more, I guess.
I am actually going to the doctor today for this cough.
Shit, I have to leave in 15 minutes. t whoosh [cough cough cough]
Hope the doc can help, Tep!
I'm sorry, tommyrot. I'm glad you have something that helps, although I know going from "I should do this I know it will make me feel better" to actually doing it can be hard and anxiety doesn't make it easier.