Seen and heard:

First official day of spring here, and it's so cold everyone's bundled up like it's January. Plus, there's a nice stiff wind--today I swear I saw a little child flailing at her mother's side like a balloon.

Conversation in the elevator 1, or Confirming My Suspicions:
Disappointed Guy: They lied to me! They told me things only a child would believe!
Snarky Guy: Yeah, well, you should know not to believe in advertising.
(They laugh, and exit at Young and Rubicam floor.)

Michigan Avenue today:
Me and Young Black Guy, waiting for the light to change. Suddenly we see a guy jogging across the street. The oncoming traffic is just getting revved up! He nearly misses getting hit by a jeep! He jogs by obliviously and heads into the Virgin megastore! I look over my shoulder to see him rubbing his back fretfully as he goes through the door. YBG looks at me and I smile, and over my headset music I hear him laughing.

Conversation in the elevator 2, Or Mom Meets The Osbournes:
Middleaged Office Worker to friend: ...and he's a rock star, and they have these two punk rock kids. And they just film them, and you see what their life is like. And they have this assortment of little purebred dogs. And the dogs crap and pee all over this estate! And you hear how she consults with him, and asks what they should do about it. And it's just the funniest little show...
(They exit.)

I was surprised to hear Maxwell has covered Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work." Very overwrought it is, and the original wasn't any walk in the park, either. Maybe Tom Waits should cover it next. (Eric reads this and says "You mean Rod Stewart.")