windy city

i headed over to the eastside 

late saturday morning

 for 

my yearly mammogram

 because

 i am always afraid 

i am going to be late 

i leave a lot of time

for travel

 hey 

you never know

 when

 there's going to be

 a traffic snafu 

a parade 

a protest march

 or

 even

 a simple street closing

 for a festival/fair

there were none of the above

 i was 30 minutes early

 even

 with a stop 

at eli zabars on third avenue

 to get

 a sandwich

 a bottle of water 

 i also stopped at starbucks on third and 83

 for 

a grande

 non fat

 pumpkin latte

 hold the whipped creme

 because

 adding whipped creme

 defeats

 the non fat 

anyway

 i was still 30 minutes early

 there was no one waiting

 as soon as i filled out the release form

 i was in 

having

 my breasts

 painfully squished

 there's a sign in the dressing room

 that says

 the tighter we squish

 the better we can see 

if there's a potential problem

 squish away

 i say

 next up

was 

a sonogram

 because

 my breasts 

are dense like my bones

 the technician pressed that paddle thingie so hard

 it hurt 

i peeked 

i always peek

 my dense breasts 

look like

 a very rough ocean

 like the perfect storm 

when i was done

 i walked uptown

 to a shop i like

 did a little shopping

 then

 i walked down to 79th

 to catch the crosstown

 back to my side of the city

got off at

columbus

 walked down

 to

75th

 got my hair 

washed/blown dry

back up to 80th and broadway

for some errands 

and 

home

 it was very windy 

you tell by the clouds

but

 the title

 is more significant

on 

tuesday

 i fly to

 chicago 

to 

visit a dear friend

 i havent seen in a while

 i am so looking forward to a fun girls week

 i promise

 to take lots of photos

 but

 i wont be posting 

while

 i am gone

 not even over 

at 

through my eyes

 i will remind you

 before i go

 just like a do for toonman

 who

forgot 

i had a trip planned 

til i said 

he didnt have to come up with a toon for a whole week!