CARRIE!

I was walking after midnight, out in the moonlight...

Sorry.

I was walking down Grand from the CTA Red Line station to the office today, passing the fancy electronics store as I do every morning, when I was halted in my tracks by the sight of Luke Skywalker hopping into his X-Wing. They had EPISODE IV playing on the fancy flat screen plasma TV in the window, DVD case prominently displayed and I had to fight off the urge to call in ill until it was over. First of all, it's TOO DAMN COLD AND WINDY to be standing outside watching a movie I've seen at least twice a year since the VHS copies of STAR WARS came out. Second of all, I have to work and can't afford time off without pay (which is what I'd be facing if I skipped out right now). I'm sure it was on all night, because I didn't see anyone in the store yet. Had I known they'd be playing it, I would have gotten up early and packed a thermos of hot chocolate so I could see the whole thing before I went to work. I would feel better today.