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Getting home tonight was not an ADVENTUR so much as it was...a Journie. (that's middle English.) (Not really.)

Here is a map for reference:

SOUTH -------------------------------------------------------------------> NORTH
Jackson - Madison - Lake - (A Shit Ton Of Other Stops) - Addison - Sheridan (My stop)

I knew if I tried to get on the El at Lake after going to the chiropractor I would not get a seat, so I played Beat The Train, an old favourite game of mine, where I try to get as far south as I can before a northbound train passes us in the other direction. That did totally work, I got a seat on a northbound train at Jackson and by the time we were back at Lake there were no seats left. So at least I got to sit down as the train started and stopped and started and stopped and had technical difficulties and waited for signal clearance and started and stopped some more.

Finally we get to Addison, the stop before mine and incidentally the stop for Wrigley Stadium, where there is a game tonight that started about twenty minutes ago. And the train driver announces that because of all the delays we will be running express PAST my stop.

So I got out at Addison, and rather than wait for the next train, I decided to walk home through the crowds of Cubs fans (oh how I hate Cubs fans, even though I like the Cubs). It's not a terrible walk, it's just terribly boring.

And now I am home.

And I am very tired.

Comments

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

That is 100% why I put the "Not really" there -- I knew I would cause pain :D

[littlered2.livejournal.com]

Without the disclaimer, I shudder to think what my reaction would have been. :)