sometimes you just gotta go

I felt itchy and freaked on Tuesday night after practice. My stress level was so high I could feel my eyeballs loosening in their sockets.
I went to Chicago for 36 hours. I stayed with my sister in her new condo. I ate noodles and lox, but not at the same time. I watched a movie, I cleaned out an apartment, I bought comic books and shoes. I rode the subway five times. I sang on the platform while the train was coming. I spent an afternoon drinking bubble tea in an internet cafe by myself. I decompressed.
Now I am back and ready to roll.