It’s 10:45 and I was just actually motivated enough to work out. Granted, I just did an arm work out, which while being good for my Flubber-ous arms, isn’t really that tough. But then, I didn’t want to sweat because the light in our bathroom burnt out a few days ago and I didn’t want to have to shower in the dark.
Speaking of dark, Caitlin out in Pilsen lost her power. I’m hoping the north side stays strong. Northwestern officially cancelled classes tomorrow, which I suppose is exciting for my many Chinese friends, as they can celebrate their New Year in peace. I’m sure Fiona is thrilled.
There isn’t much more to report. I took a look at 9:30 and again just now and the snow has gotten much thicker. Elaine and I were both taking pictures of the snow. I saw some poor guy wandering down the street, carrying a Target bag- I can’t imagine anything will be open tomorrow, so I’m feeling very organised and proactive for swinging by Target yesterday. I really should just turn this into an advertisement for Target.
Despite the day off, I still have work to catch up on. Thankfully I don’t have to go anywhere to do it- I’ve sort been keeping an eye on the CTA lines, and the Howard signal was apparently backed up for a while, and trains to Skokie were completely suspended. Apparently the yellow line is back up, but the Red and Blue are both delayed (the rest of the lines actually stop running pretty soon) and I wonder how they’ll fare by morning. This stuff is piling up fast. I can’t even imaging trying to ride a bus.
Almost exactly a year ago I was in Pittsburgh when they were hit with 8 inches. (That’s what she said.) Though that wouldn’t have been a big deal here, Pittsburgh actually doesn’t get a lot of snow due to its location along Appalachia, and many of its streets are old and cobbled and hilly. Over dinner at least three inches piled up, and the route back was so dangerous cars were literally sliding down the street. We had to get out of the car we were in and push, which was no easy task in heels. But the next morning, after the storm passed, was beautiful. Everything was encased in snow that was perfectly white and pristine- it looked like something on a Christmas card.
I’m looking forward to seeing that tomorrow. With the streets being nigh impassable, and even the trains running so slowly (I haven’t heard a red line in a while), and no one being stupid/brave enough to go outside, it’s going to be gorgeous. Of course, it supposedly will still be snowing in the morning, so maybe it’ll just be a wintery nightmare.
On the bright side (or not bright, if you take this as a bad pun) the lightning and thunder seem to have let out. There was about a two-hour time span where, if you didn’t realise it’s -7C outside, you’d have thought it was July. My weather widget even has the thunderstorm icon on it, instead of the blizzard one. Poor little weather widget, between the thunderstorm and the blizzard and the potential flooding and the icing, it probably has no idea what to display. I’m waiting for it to just quit and display 70F and sunny.
Meanwhile, the wind is gusting away, and it has continuously been sounding like someone is trying to break into our apartment. Obviously my lame tie-in with the Bed Intruder (He’s climbin’ in yo’ windows!) meme wasn’t as far off as I thought.
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