suspicious men

today the police were all over our building looking for a suspicious man. what made him suspicious, i do not know. all i know is that the event caused quite a bit of a buzz in my office. i don't know if they found him or not. they never did finish the story for us.

so i went to the breakroom for some water and there was a strawberry shortcake sitting there for everyone to share. i'm sure it was from some luncheon or meeting. so much food around here! anyways, i had wanted a little cake so i went to grab some and i had the weirdest experience. two women, yes a little heavy, started talking about me in the third person. like this:

"Oh, watch her. Watch what size her piece is"
"I bet she ain't gonna take no big piece"

I tried to ignore it but of course they kept at it and i grabbed a little piece and said, well, if you saw what i ate this weekend,you'd understand why i'm not grabbing a bigger piece.

I liked the fact that they weren't apologizing for their size but it felt weird to be picked on for being small.

i need to stop eating sweets all together. an impossibility it feels like. i need to join desserts anonymous.

i'm learning html at work. which is very cool and will help me in the future. i just know it.

meanwhile, my body is hurting everywhere.

west randolph

So, I just got back from a delicious walk west on Randolph. Here’s what I found:

1. toy wholesale warehouse – how can we get in? We need to distribute toys.

2. 2 meat markets with good prices

3. plant warehouse – I need plants for my habitat and didn’t want to ride with one (or six) on the Metra

4. restaurants, restaurants, restaurants – sushi and many others with outdoor seating

5. galleries – found three walls - http://www.three-walls.org/ ­- we need to go! And this is only 15 minute walk from my work.

6. doggy hotel

7. and of course, hair salons

wind storm

the wind is extremely strong today! wowza! i just walked down to the Sears Tower and was nearly blown into the road. everyone has been telling me that i work close to the sears tower but somehow my internal compass did not match up the location. it's only about 10 minutes from here and there is a really cool little park area right across from it. there is grass and trees and adirondack chairs to sit in. i loved it. must have lunch in the park next week. but the wind! okay, you just have to experience it.

today i've been crazy busy trying to get some projects off my list and out the door. a near impossibility at times with the way this group functions. it's okay. i just have to learn to slow down. but i don't know when to stop and wait or to run and chase someone down. still learning.

i do feel better about belonging here and understanding the culture. it also helps that the other new person is a fello goth, so i now have someone to talk alternative with.

a thought that just crossed my mind. i recently saw an ad for a skin lotion that's claim was that it contained urea, a natural skin softner. i thought urea was in urine. it is! so if i take my urine and rub it on my skin will it soften it? did cave women do this? did they care? all i can imagine now is some neolithic cave woman going through her grooming ritual and applying the standards for women grooming ritual today.

and this is advancement?