Home a little early
Feb. 20th, 2011 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valis2I drove home late last night to get ahead of the winter storm. Thank goodness for that; the snow is falling fast and thick here now, and I have a feeling that I avoided some slick, freezing-rain hijinx in Chicago.
Speaking of Chicago, you might know that I love it and consider it to be a magical city in some ways. It is beautiful and I have such a love/hate relationship with it. I drive through once a month, and the traffic is a teeth-gnasher on the best of days. But the city...it's so pretty! And there's just something about it.
Last night, I had one of the most beautiful drives ever. By the time I got to Chicago, the sky was that lovely dark shade of indigo you see in early evening. The cityscape was against it, all bejeweled with yellow and blue lights, and the tops of the skyscrapers were wreathed in clouds. The giant white antennae on the Sears tower were glowing white. It was marvelous.
Later, in Gary, there was a vast factoryscape, lights everywhere, giant plumes of smoke trailing into the sky, and in the far-off background, a huge, vivid orange slice of moon. Amazing.
Missed you all! I am sad to say that despite my best efforts, I somehow managed to not keep ahead of the flist, and I sense that there is a gap. So I will be reading 999 entries and hoping that I didn't miss much. *hugs*
Speaking of Chicago, you might know that I love it and consider it to be a magical city in some ways. It is beautiful and I have such a love/hate relationship with it. I drive through once a month, and the traffic is a teeth-gnasher on the best of days. But the city...it's so pretty! And there's just something about it.
Last night, I had one of the most beautiful drives ever. By the time I got to Chicago, the sky was that lovely dark shade of indigo you see in early evening. The cityscape was against it, all bejeweled with yellow and blue lights, and the tops of the skyscrapers were wreathed in clouds. The giant white antennae on the Sears tower were glowing white. It was marvelous.
Later, in Gary, there was a vast factoryscape, lights everywhere, giant plumes of smoke trailing into the sky, and in the far-off background, a huge, vivid orange slice of moon. Amazing.
Missed you all! I am sad to say that despite my best efforts, I somehow managed to not keep ahead of the flist, and I sense that there is a gap. So I will be reading 999 entries and hoping that I didn't miss much. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-02-21 12:35 am (UTC)We got about two feet over the weekend. Heh. Although, today it was actually above zero (OMG ABOVE ZERO IN FEBRUARY IN NORTH ATLANTIC CANADA WHAT THE HELL).
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Date: 2011-02-21 12:53 am (UTC)I'm so glad I got home before it or I might have stayed in WI until Tuesday.
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