days_unfolding

Pried myself out of bed on time. Got to the credit union as soon as it opened. The train was early for once, but I made it there on time. Now it's nap time :)

Now I'm at Union Station in Chicago. I'm hanging out at the station until I need to leave to get to my hotel (check-in is at 3 PM).

While sitting in Union Station, I booked an appointment at Walgreens to get my COVID booster and flu shot next Friday. I love technology.

I got the bus to go to the hotel. The bus driver didn't know my stop, which didn't give the warm fuzzies although he was very nice, but I made it over there and found the place. It's in the Chicago "Gold Coast" where the people with money live. Expensive dogs were barking at other expensive dogs.

The room was very nice with a big king size bed and a light with a dimmer switch (!) and robes in the closet, but there was water leaking from the sink. I called the desk and they sent someone up to look at it. He tightened it up but thought that the person cleaning might have left the water.

Then I went to meet ravengirl for dinner. My phone led me to an alley, but I backtracked and figured it out. I was trying to figure out if that was where the restaurant was when ravengirl popped her head out. The food was awesome. We split a salad and a grilled cheese with truffles. If you get a chance to go to the 3 Arts Club Cafe, it's highly recommended.

Then we took the subway to the theater. The show was good (Randy Rainbow, who made his name doing parodies of musical theater songs against Donald Trump). However, he didn't have much new material. He said that he was glad to be back in "blue state" territory, and the audience cheered. Speaking of the audience, it was a great place for people watching. The people sitting next to us had feather boas! Then we took the subway back, although I didn't tell my mom that. There were a lot of people in the station, so I felt safe. I got off at an earlier stop, and ravengirl kept on the subway. I got back to the hotel and called my mom, who was worried that I would make it back to the hotel okay. Mom and I chatted for a while.

The faucet is leaking again, but I'll just deal with it. (I didn't think that they'd have anyone to look at it again when I got back.) I'll mention it when I check out.

Then I watched the news for a while to wind down. I forgot to bring my meds with me, so I can't use them to wind down. I think that I'll be able to sleep now. The checkout time is a civilized noon.

I have the Lousy Laptop with me, and it is being it's usual slow self. I wound up posting from my phone