2013-01-22

mancalledtrue: (zemus)
2013-01-22 11:09 pm

Chicago 2013: Day One

The bus trip went pretty well.  My increased girth makes it uncomfortable to use a laptop on the bus, and the wi-fi wasn't working either, but I got a start on some of my books and novels.

Arriving in Chicago at 2:45, I took a cab to Union Station (the cabbie was a dick) and caught a train I didn't see on the board to Golf, thereby making my way to the hotel.  And then, after leaving to pick up some essentials, I got locked out.

For two straight hours.

In the midst of the sheer frustration, I went to eat at Rosted Too, the Thai restaurant down the road.  The food's as good as remembered, but the service was slower than mud in a drainage pipe.

On returning, I learned that they'd finally fixed my door, so I returned to my room and spent a half-hour trying to find an escort who would come out to Morton Grove.  I finally found one, an attractive black woman named Alara, who then took a good three hours to arrive.  As it turned out, she'd gotten into an accident.

She cost $200 (she gave me a discount for being a first-time customer), and I assure anyone who's looking for companionship in the Chicago area that she's worth the full price.  A very compassionate, patient escort.

Tomorrow I go back into town and do something my mother will not like.