About a week ago, as I was trying to get to bed early… I stopped in front of the poems that I taped up on the walls. I spent a good 10 minutes looking over old writing and reading things out loud. Partly to remember what I wrote, but partly to hear my own voice….
It’s about 8:30 PM. I’ve been falling asleep at the computer here, for the past 30 minutes. I’m on beer #2, and I’d like to get a game or two of UT in before I pass out. We had a good meeting day today, and I feel like we all covered a lot of ground….
I got home to find Michael still in my apartment, setting up a fan for the living room. Rock! To top it off, he installed a dimmer switch. Woohoo! Though he couldn’t determine a good reason for the coldness in the apartment, he felt that fans (in the living room and kitchen) might help to…
I start updating the blog. I realize I drank my last beer last night. I realize I have to be up early, and arrive at work by 7:30 AM. I look to my cat for sympathy, but she just yawns and starts cleaning herself. Lousy, ungrateful cat. I turn off the computer and walk to…
I get back home.
Justin and I walk back to the Merchandise Mart, and get a cab.
I curse God.
I realize I left my lights on and the battery is completely dead.
Justin and I leave Q101, and head towards my car.
We’re all (me, Justin, Ben, Deb and Jill) back at the office, finishing up for tomorrow’s full day of meetings and sessions.
Everyone is asking the lawyer questions and we get into issues of "streaming" audio.
After a full day of work, we go to meet all our webmasters (who have flown in to Chicago). I have two beers, we eat some pretty good food, and listen to a lawyer talk about copyright issues and the Internet.
I’m driving my car, at Justin’s house. I pick him up and we park in a lot near the Merchandise Mart.
Inside. Going to phone. Realizes there are messages from Justin, starting at 6:45 AM and ending at 7:30 AM. He tells me his car locks are frozen and can I drive.
Outside. Waiting. Expecting Justin.