So this is my final week in Chicago, and all I want to do is sleep all the hours that I missed sleeping! I should be trying to fit in everything Chicago, but I've learned the train system down pat, tried many deep dish pizza places, and greatly appreciated Lake Michigan and the lakefront. I think that's pretty good for 3 months...but there are somethings that I haven't learned...
1) I don't know why, but every cab driver knows I"m not from Chicago. They always ask, how long have you been here? or where are you from? and they just know! I have no idea how...
2) I still wait in line for the train....everyone still pushes, but I try to be not rude
3) I say sorry when I bump into people.
Besides that I've become a more intense driver!
But big plans for upcoming week-Friday I"m trying to plan a big madison going away party, Saturday I plan to move out, Sunday-Monday visit parents, and then show up in Madison either Monday or Tuesday. Then I will play trivial pursuit.
That's the big plan-hopefully I will stick to it!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Very confusing
So I just realized in the past 2 weeks I've called 3 places home-
1. When I was flying into Chicago from Kansas I thought "it's great to be back home"
2. When I drove to Madison this weekend and saw the Capital "it's great to be back home"
3. When I talked to my mom at home and thought "I should visit home"
Luckily though I'm only paying rent at two homes!
But last week was pretty rough-I was picked up on this client that was near the end of their engagment so one day I spent 12 hours adding numbers up. My hand felt like a claw that day. I think last week I put in 2 14 hour days and 2 12 hour days.
Also really horrible last week-I had to run and grab coffee every day for the other teammates, which was OK, but one day I'm like "Wow I"m super tired, I should get a mocha-it's basically chocolate milk and a shot of espresso right?"
A few things wrong with this line of thought
1. I've only TASTED coffee-never drank it
2. I don't drink soda much anymore-and usually have caffeine free
3. I don't drink coffee.
So I drank this mocha and thought it tasted OK, and then an hour later the caffeine HIT ME! It was horrible, I was shaking and jittery and felt like I was drunk or something but worse-I was at work while this was occuring. And I kept trying to look up online how to fix it, but couldn't find anything so for 3 hours I felt horrible. I don't think I'm touching coffee ever again.
Yuck.
1. When I was flying into Chicago from Kansas I thought "it's great to be back home"
2. When I drove to Madison this weekend and saw the Capital "it's great to be back home"
3. When I talked to my mom at home and thought "I should visit home"
Luckily though I'm only paying rent at two homes!
But last week was pretty rough-I was picked up on this client that was near the end of their engagment so one day I spent 12 hours adding numbers up. My hand felt like a claw that day. I think last week I put in 2 14 hour days and 2 12 hour days.
Also really horrible last week-I had to run and grab coffee every day for the other teammates, which was OK, but one day I'm like "Wow I"m super tired, I should get a mocha-it's basically chocolate milk and a shot of espresso right?"
A few things wrong with this line of thought
1. I've only TASTED coffee-never drank it
2. I don't drink soda much anymore-and usually have caffeine free
3. I don't drink coffee.
So I drank this mocha and thought it tasted OK, and then an hour later the caffeine HIT ME! It was horrible, I was shaking and jittery and felt like I was drunk or something but worse-I was at work while this was occuring. And I kept trying to look up online how to fix it, but couldn't find anything so for 3 hours I felt horrible. I don't think I'm touching coffee ever again.
Yuck.
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