Weather has been more and more unpredictable nowadays. I still remember my first Winter in the US. It didn't snow until end of December. In Spring, beginning of May, I had my final exams, and there was snow!
It was Thursday, August 23rd.
Today, it started with a bright, clear, and sunny day. My project team had a send-off lunch for a friend, who will be rolling-off the team end of this month. I came out the building happy, as it was warm outside :). I forgot my jacket today so I felt cold in the office.
Anyways, it was warm and the sun was playing outside. We walked for about 10 blocks (yeah, it was quite far) to Michigan and Ontario. We're going to California Pizza Kitchen, but ended up in Grand Luxe Cafe instead. Inside the building, it looked very similar to Cheesecake Factory. The menu was similar to that in Cheesecake Factory. The model and color of the plastic bag was similar to that in Cheesecake Factory. I was puzzled, but later I found out that both restaurants have the same owner. That explains why!
I had pasta fresco, which I like a lot because it's quite light: spiral pasta, olive oil, roasted eggplant, roasted tomato, etc. I ate only 1/3 portion of it and packed the rest home. A good deal!
Walked back, still bright and sunny. The heat my body generated after the long walk kept me warm until 2.30ish.
Around 3.15 pm, my friend walked towards the glass window, and said, "Oh, look at that!" I didn't realize what he meant, because all I saw was that it's foggy outside. People started to watch outside, too. Then I realized that it was not fog, but a heavy rain with strong winds. On the 26th floor, I could see nothing but.. smoke-looking air. It was a thunderSTORM. Now everybody looked outside the window. Five minutes later, the building alarm beeped. "Attention, attention. This is building security. There has been a tornado warning in the area. Stay away from the glass windows, glass doors, ..."
In another 10 minutes, Rainey came up from the 25th floor, asking everyone to move out to the elevator area, which is in the center part of the building. Ah, my pants have no pocket, so I decided to leave my cellphone there, and of course other things, too. A few people grabbed their bags and decided to go home. I don't know how they'd manage to get out of the building, though. But they were recommended not to take the elevator, so they took the stairs.
There were about 20 people there. Nobody seemed worried, so I was cool, too. I leaned on the wall, and I could hear creaking sounds from the wall. One guy said that it's the sound of the building moving. That's scary :D, but I don't feel it moving so it was okay :)
We wondered how long we had to stay there. Good thing in 20 minutes the alarm beeped again, and we could go back to our place. There was no more rain outside. The sky was still cloudy, but I could see the clean air.
My team had no more bug to work on that day, so I decided to leave home early. I took the 5.16 pm express train. Yes! Express!! I was hoping to get home by 5.49 pm, as the schedule suggested, but due to the rain and probably slicky track, the train moved slowly. Slow enough that I got off around 6.20 pm. I couldn't walk to home right away because it was raining quite hard, and I was cold with no jacket :\. I waited for almost half an hour then started walking. Ahh.. finally. I usually took Williams Ave, the road that's straight out from the station and to my neighborhood. But before I went far into Williams Ave, I saw a part of the road that was flooded, and the water was ankle-high. I wore high heels, so it's a no no. Alas, I decided to turn around back to Nw highway, then took Wilke Rd. It was a really long walk. I arrived home at 7:20 pm.
The next day, I realized that my leg muscles were a bit sore. I've worked out! :D
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