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I always believed in futures . . .

Song in my head:
"Futures" by Jimmy Eat World

We had a mix of ice, sleet and snow last night and boy was it crazy. I didn't go home: I stayed at hotel down the street. Twas a good night of sleep but I'm ready to go home this morning. Bridges and overpasses are slow but that's about it. The sun's out but it's only 19 degrees outside with a wind chill bringing the temp down even further.

Before the craziness occurred yesterday, I finished watching the director and writers commentary track on the ROTK: EE DVD. Yes, the film's running time is four hours and ten mintes san credits. I still want to hear the cast commentary track. Hmmm. Don't have anything to do during the middle of today . . .

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Kev said…
It was kinda crazy out here too; I was brave enough to venture out for dinner and Starbucks. We took back roads the whole way, but we did see a car try to negotiate a hilly ramp onto the George Bush and it ended up facing backwards! You would've definitely been talking about that one if you'd had a night shift.
11:20 AM
Eric Grubbs said…
The drive home this morning was without incident. I had Wilco's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' and I felt like I was in the opening scene from 'I am trying to break your heart'.
1:43 PM
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