Well, I've finally just about caught up on things, sleep particularly, so here goes again. Heh.
I'm not going to go into detail about my trip. I was keeping a record like I did for my trip out and I'll put it here, given time. I finally got into Chicago about 2 P.M., which was about 24 hours behind. Since I was going to have a rather long time in Chicago (6 hours) I got ahold of
Benjie from a payphone and managed to get together with him at Union Station (which is a really amazing building). After running the hurdles of the elevated trains with my huge bag in tow, we got to his apartment where I immediately showered, since I'd been on the bus for the better part of 3 days. *shiver* I don't like buses anymore. But I digress.
Seeing Benjie was a good thing. I showed off my computer, we poked around my MP3 collection, we ate pizza. We called
Lander and he came by. Unfortunately, Benjie had to leave to go to class soon after, so it was Lander and I hanging out for a while. At some point I called my parents and they were kind enough to come pick me up so I didn't have to get on the nightmare vehicle again, and when they showed up we gave Lander a ride home too.
*sigh* I've been so stressed this week. My mom hasn't been hired for either of the two jobs she had interviewd for. I thought for sure she'd get one of them and she'd have a job when I got back. I've been worried about money. There are two cons coming up whereat I get to see my
dear raccoon again and I was worried about being able to get there. Plus the Oldsmobile has a bad alternator and needs work. Which also means I may not be able to see Synicism tomorrow evening as I was planning. Damn. This is all, to put it mildly, extremely frustrating. On the way back to Kenosha I kept trying to figure everything out, and eventually I just started crying in the backseat... (thanks for being there for me mom and dad) But, I got paid today and found that I had an extra weeks worth that I had forgotten about on the check.
Shawn has also said that I might be able to travel with him to Michigan at the time of Penguicon, which will reduce expenses. Dunno if he's going yet, but that would be very nice. It's so good to have friends. I do belive that everything will work out. I'm feeling a little better today.
And I was fortunate enough to talk to my dear one tonight as well. Only 3 days until I can see her! I am missing her so much tonight, maybe because in light of her imminent visit, the phone seems particularly limiting. There's also the fact that ice storms over in Michigan have disabled her internet service so I can't chat with her. Arrgh! Andrea introduced me to the song I'm listening to, and it fits my current situation very well... I'll be waiting for you dear one. You asked whether I'd be there to greet you with a hug; that's the
least I'll have for you my sweet Andrea...
