CRAZY

Sometimes there are just days that I know are going to be absolutely insane. Tomorrow is one of them. Check out my schedule:

4:00 AM - Alarm 1 will go off. I will roll over, turn it off, throw my phone across the room, and resume my slumber.
4:30 AM - Alarm 2 will go off. I will roll over, realize my phone is not on the nightstand, mumble many curses, get outta bed, brush my teeth, and frantically throw everything I own into my suitcase.
5:00 AM - Hop into a taxi.
5:30 AM - Arrive at Calgary International Airport (YYC). Stumble my way through customs and security. Seek nearest source of caffeine once I'm at my gate.
7:15 AM - Board plane & takeoff! Pass out immediately on the plane ride, drool on my neighbor.
11:30 AM - Arrive at ORD, hail a taxi.
12:00 PM - Arrive at the Ramada Inn on Lake Shore to pick up a friend from high school, who has her Pritzker SOM interview in the afternoon and is staying the night at our apartment.
12:10 - Drop friend off at the Shire/get her settled/let her do her thing. Run to a CVS and buy a 30-day CTA pass. Get on the 2 bus to go downtown.
12:40 - Arrive at the Aon Center. Drop off everyone else's receipts (apparently I am now the Chicago office receipt mule) and start on my pile of expenses. Realize how much nasty food I eat in a week and become disgusted with myself and my body. Use any leftover time in the office to continue learning Java or help with miscellaneous beach projects.
4:00 - Reluctantly say goodbye to all the pub-night goers, hop on the 2 back to Hyde Park.
5:00 - Arrive at the apartment. Catch my breath & collect some friends. Pet Bellatrix Babystar.
6:00 - Go back downtown with mah peeps for dinner.
8:00 - Go to some other neighborhood for overpriced yuppie dessert.
10:00 - Get back home. Either pass out immediately or drink until I do.


I am tired from just writing about it. Then there's Saturday, which will require more sightseeing around the city, and after that, silly things like a haircut, going to the dry cleaners, booking next week's flights, setting up my scanner, etc, all while I am still home. I'm pretty sure this is interesting to NOBODY EVER but honestly I'm so freaked out about it that it's all I can think about at the moment.

One thing that's pretty awful about traveling is that I do not really get to practice the guitar anymore. Even if I had the patience and was willing to risk bringing my instrument back and forth every week, I don't think I'd have the energy or the level of concentration needed to properly practice it after each day of work...ugh.

One thing that's pretty GREAT about traveling is my new corporate suite. I just got the keys to it today and stopped by to drop some things off and was like, ohmygod, THANK YOU THOUHTWORKS. Pictures coming soon to an adidav9.blogspot.com near you!