commute drama

i'm going south to visit g tomorrow- my first time in hyde park since i moved out the begining of july. i'm excited to see the lake again- i adore my new commute, but i do miss seeing the lake every morning. so ch left work early again today. i was left with the task of new customer letters. the type says, "thanks for ordering with rosexpressions! we hope you had a great

with our shop." within the big blank space, i have to take our little alphabet rubber stamps and stamp in F-L-O-R-A-L E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E with curlicues at the end. the first 5 times, this is fun. the next 29, not so much. was going crazy, but finally got out of there, and called laura on my way home. was merrily chatting along when the conductor came on. said the train in front of us was on fire, and we were stopping at lawrence. ok, i said. i got off, walked to broadway and waited for awhile. but no bus was forthcoming, so i decided to hoof it- it's only 2 miles. laura says i'm crazy. there was a jewel about 5 blocks into my walk, so i stopped for butter- now i can make cookies for ya'll. (wondering if you're on the carepackage list? you're not! email or leave a comment if you want some- i'm very generous!) laura's moving, and so had to pack. so i was racing the bus, traffic was so bad, and at hollywood caught it. good thing, too: broadway was closed there, and the 36 turned on sheridan. so i got to see the lake today!

but all ended well. now i'm home, and hungry. gotta cook those radishes. and bake the cookies!