November 24

Sunday morning with the heater on

November 23

Train rides

I have always heard about the novelty of the train running on time. It was cited as one thing the Nazis did that didn't suck. I never understood the issue. Trains in California were always on time.

Then there is the Crawfordsville train. Rumored to be up to three hours late (departing sometime between 7am on) and taking 4 hours to get to Chicago. It arrived on time this morning. No waiting in the freezing cold predawn twilight. It went the twenty miles to Lafayette (hey, I was here yesterday for my haircut) then suddenly stopped for an hour an a half. We arrived at Chicago at noon, got to a resturant 45 minutes later, waited 30 minutes for a table, 45 minutes for a $30 deep dish (soggy) pizza-- only one hour to look at art then head back to the train station. Who knows how long to get home?

Millenium park was cooler than I thought it would be. And my coat was perfectly warm and light for city travel in freezing temperatures.

I was taken back by traffic, crowds, tourists, and agressive pan handlers. Don't miss any of that. I do miss the twinkley lights, designer shops, hip art centers, public art, public transportation. Oh, I am not a country mouse, but also not a city one. Where will I end up?

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Chicago

November 22

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Shades

Video

I posted a video of the installation process on my "News" blog. It is complicated to have more than one blog! It is just for fun. I am going to be posting new "Here2Indiana" content soon!

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November 15

Sleeping on the couch

Because my dad is in town.

November 14

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Rethinking

I know it is Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the morning. It is the one time the whole town knows, because they are testing the tornado warning siren. I never know what time it is by the sun. The sun rises after 7:30 and sets before 5:30. It is always partially dark when I am outside. Most days are bleak and overcast-- constant cloud cover. On Monday, the day looked so beautiful, I walked to work. I realized it was because it was sunny-- 36 degrees and sunny, so I walked. Today is cloudy and 50 degrees, and I could barely drive my car to work.

When I need a mental break, I look at sail boats online. This morning, I found a blog of a young couple who sailed a boat (one of the ones I am looking at) across the Pacific ocean. The photos are amazing. (I feel like I haven't seen anything amazing in a while.)

The most I can do right now is book my holiday flight to California. It looks similar to those pictures, though the water was never that blue, and it is very cold. I wonder if I will wear shorts there?

November 12