| Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
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I will start from the beginning... including some tiddies (not the naughty things, but sounded out the same) from yesterday.
While working out yesterday, I was doing seated shoulder shrugs, and because of an oddly shaped support beam for the bench, ended up smashing my ring fingers with 70lb dumbells. I couldn't draw for class, and could barely write or type all day. A finger splint was bought, and the workout today was fine, but that's for the next paragraph...
I wake up this morning about 10-15min late. I get dressed, and go to the gym (this is all around 6am). My workout is fine, given my smashed finger situation, and I only have time to do 10min on the Elliptical (I typically do 20min during the week, and 10min on the weekends). I shower at the gym, nab some tape for the splint, nab a protien bar and go to the L platform.
When I get to the L, there is a closed brown line train just sitting there. Apparently, it was there for about 15 minutes cause a door in one of the trains would not shut. I see my friend Ryan, and we strike up some banter - it had been a while. He is seeing someone new, still working downtown, etc., etc. A new train comes along and we board. Things are going slow. Then shortly after we pass the Armitage stop, we are waiting for 40 minutes with sporadic messages about how there's 6" of track that is missing from the rails. How this happens, I guess we will never know...
So we return to the Armitage station, get out in thinking that we would just split a cab down to work. I grab a chai at the nearby Starbucks, then we head to Halsted where we grab a bus. Then we walk about 3-4 blocks to work. Total time to get in = 2.25hrs.
OH MY GOD, fuck that!!!$%&%@$ I wanted to just stab everyone. Apparently, AFTER those 2 malfunctions, there was a power outage at Belmont, and then someone got pinned under the tracks at Wellington.
In the last 4 months, there have been 3 derailments, countless delays because of construction and now this - missing track?!?! Bus will be my transport from now on... The good ol' unreliable, unprofitable bus system. AWESOME!
I know I still haven't posted that old blog... I'll try tonight before class. yes... And now I must go...
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posted by grey as mike @ 11:58 AM  |
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Sure, blame it on the "oddly shaped support beam for the bench".
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Sure, blame it on the "oddly shaped support beam for the bench".