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Hello from Chicago! Well technically a suburb just outside Chicago, but still, I am in IL. Whee. As far as travel days go, yesterday wasn't bad. I already had my upgrade confirmed which made things nice. Didn't stress out waiting to be cleared from a list. Left the house at 4:30, got to the airport a little after 5, boarded right on time at 7:30. No issues getting here, landed at 2pm local time. Had some stress trying to find the car. I am not a fan of offsite car rental. I need to factor in the 20 minutes when I go to drop the car off Friday. Luckily I have a late return flight and can take my time. Got to my hotel at 3. No issues with my room. Found a gas station to get some rockstars and snacks. Only issue I had when checking in was a tear in the seat of my chair in the room. It was one of those mesh seats and I made the tear worse when I sat down so I called for a replacement. I ended up having a pizza delivered (hey, I am in Chicago and wanted deep dish, nothing wrong with that) and had pizza in my room. My biggest stress yesterday was stuff at home. The cat wheel arrived and B tried putting it together herself. She ended up breaking a piece and I had to call for a replacement. Luckily they were nice about it and shipped them out priority. It should be there by the time I get home if not sooner. In addition to that, the kid is stressing because she is trying to find a place to live and hasn't heard back from the one she really wants. She is looking at alternatives and is not really happy about her options. She knows she needs a place, but she wants it to be nice. She also needs me to be a co-signer which isn't a problem but I don't have the time right now to be filling out apps or talking with anyone. I told her I would deal with it all on Friday.

In other news, I don't know what to do or how to feel about how things are going in this world. I miss the days when we thought "strategery" was bad. So many little things that everyone is blowing up about. From the gag order on social media accounts, hiring freezes, piss poor supreme court nominations, TPP, and so much more. So many blows to privacy, freedom, and rights all in one week. God job. But how do I change things? I can't march. B is making phone calls to senators and congress persons. She voiced her opinion on Ryan's line. Other than that, what is there to do? And while I know it makes her feel better, I don't feel it accomplishes anything. "Oh look at all these phone messages. Lolz, still going to do what I want because no one can stop me". Short of violence, all this peaceful protest shit accomplishes nothing. Yes, I am cynical. Watched it too many times not to be.

Leaving for the client in about 90 minutes. Need to shower and possibly eat breakfast. Haven't decided yet.