While Rachel has been having fun in the Taiwan, I have been languishing in bachelorhood back in Chicago. Many have asked how life alone is going, but it seems I have had plenty of social interaction to keep me busy. The sports spectator scene alone has swallowed up much of my free time - with the Tigers in the playoffs, Lions doing well, Northwestern football, and a marathon, there has been a lot to watch.
Karen's performance in the marathon was admirable. She ran hard despite the crowds and heat, and was in far better spirits the rest of the day than I ever could myself. I was miserable enough having slept only 4 hours and watching the marathon all day - I did not even run (other than to cross the street!). Downtown was a madhouse, with swarms of out-of-towners taking to the CTA to catch a glimpse of their friends and family running. I knew the Chicago marathon was a big deal, but I had no idea...
Today is the last full day / night before Rachel comes home. I have a few things at home to do: some laundry and picking up, but I cleaned both before and after Phil and Karen came over, so at least there are no big chores. I do still have a lot of grading to do. Grading is my thorn, the task that I always have hanging over me and can never seem to get on top of. I will dive headfirst into this task today, and hope that I get something substantive accomplished.
While it has been a good experience to have some independence and do things completely on my own, I am excited to have Rachel and Andrew home. The activity of the past week has made Skyping difficult - the times never really lined up. Now there is little more than a 20 hour airplane journey between us!
-alan
Karen's performance in the marathon was admirable. She ran hard despite the crowds and heat, and was in far better spirits the rest of the day than I ever could myself. I was miserable enough having slept only 4 hours and watching the marathon all day - I did not even run (other than to cross the street!). Downtown was a madhouse, with swarms of out-of-towners taking to the CTA to catch a glimpse of their friends and family running. I knew the Chicago marathon was a big deal, but I had no idea...
Today is the last full day / night before Rachel comes home. I have a few things at home to do: some laundry and picking up, but I cleaned both before and after Phil and Karen came over, so at least there are no big chores. I do still have a lot of grading to do. Grading is my thorn, the task that I always have hanging over me and can never seem to get on top of. I will dive headfirst into this task today, and hope that I get something substantive accomplished.
While it has been a good experience to have some independence and do things completely on my own, I am excited to have Rachel and Andrew home. The activity of the past week has made Skyping difficult - the times never really lined up. Now there is little more than a 20 hour airplane journey between us!
-alan
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