#ooc

Wow. My body DEMANDED about 10 hrs of sleep, although I did wake in time to say g-night to the Things. I'm going to get some more sleep after a BRIEF hello! here.

Hi

hi

How goes?

um

well

This is going to sound terrible, but. I was attacked this morning

Well, I mean, it is terrible

But I am okay.

HOLY SHit. I..

okay, are you injured? Did you talk to cops/A doctor/etc?

I'm okay. I filed a police report already. I was waiting for an early morning class to start outside of my gym, and a man on the street approached me, asked a question, then attacked me and was trying to drag me off... somewhere

my trainer arrived just as this was happening and scared him off

I have a fat lip and sore jaw and some bruises, and am very rattled, but unharmed.

shit. I cannot imagine.

no kidding, neither can I really

it feels unreal

Your loved ones know?

Well, they are still asleep 🙂

The worst (?) part is that this was RIGHT outside the door to the gym. Where I do personal training, combat training, and they hold self defense classes

this should be a SAFE SPACE.

And will be again I think, the cops and the gym will be very alert from now on

Sorry if that soundss pollyanna,just trying to be positive

🙂 I appreciate it

I stopped into the coffee shop and doggie daycare on the same block (both of which open early) to give them a little heads up warning that something happened so close by and to be alert

Yes! good iddea. I Hope the cops catch the sleazebag

Rae, that's awful! Email sent.
Am at golf ball but with fam and having good time. DH and I have chance to talk. Can do limited pbem....

Off tomorrow and Wed too.

yay for day off. sorry to bring down the room. I'm incredibly lucky it turned out as well as it did.

Do not apologize. If I got jumped by some whackjob you can beat I would be venting in here to beat the band, only mine would be at least twenty meinutes of 'Holyfuckholyfuckholyfuck" (repeat)

Do Not Apologize. We are honored you would share with us. It is a trust.

I don't have much hope of them catching the guy, though. Unless (heaven forbid) he attacks someone else and is caught. Unfortunately ~'5'10', 20-something black male in a hoodie describes a quarter of Chicago. 😕

At least.

You never know, but yes, odds are not good for betting.

Holy shit! Fuck that fucker 😠

So say we all

I think I need to talk to the head trainer at the gym. I want to make sure that the other people who go there (which includes several other women who travel alone to the same early AM class, just by coincidence I was the only one there today) are warned about this, but without fearmongering/causing panic

And he would know how to reach out to people best, as I don't know most people's contact info

Seems like good idea to me.

I think the park wifi sucks....

However we are otw home. In the car, at least.

The Things are wiped out, almost unable to communicate. DH and I are managing. Everyone needs a shower.

We ate around the world.

Latvia was a quick snack I bet

We did not hit that kiosk. *g**

Has it been quiet today?

Yes

Reassured I didn't get dropped or miss anything.

You did not.

Maybe tonight. I have to stay up at least a bit.