In about an hour, I will resume my chatting with Jie.  I am feeling exhausted because I went to bed at 2:00 a.m. this morning.  I had to prepare PP slides for my Language of Propaganda class.  The night before, Thursday, I had to teach until 8:00 p.m. but instead of leaving immediately to catch the #28 bus, I waited around for some students who needed to register for next semester.  By the time I got to the bus stop, the #28 bus had already left.  The next bus came at 9:35 p.m. and I got off at my stop, Watsessing & Bloomfield Ave.  It was 10:00 p.m.  No one was around and it was very dark.  I did not feel safe.  I had taken the bus because I did not have enough gas.  We are all still suffering the aftereffects of Sandy.  By the time I reached my house, it was 10:05 p.m.  I had no choice but to work through the night preparing my Friday class.