Union Station & Kate Winslet.

1. Union Station
Union Station is the most confusing place I've ever been to in my life. I swear. I know I sound extra blonde right now, but I had to ask about 34.5 different people which hallway to go down to buy a ticket, go to the Metra tracks (not Amtrack) and above all I had to call my friend to ask where the station was. I'm an idiot, I know, but I just wanted to shout out to anyone who has experience a situation similar to mine.

2. Kate Winslet
I just finished being a total chick and sobbing while watching her acceptance speech on the Oscars for Best Actress. I am consistently impressed with her work, professionalism, and intelligence with which she executes her movie roles. The tear jerker (by the way, I get this gene from my mom--the two of us would cry at a good Hallmark commercial) was when the camera zoomed in to her father--a red-faced, gap-toothed man sitting in the back of the auditorium with a brimmed hat on chuckling.