12:56 pm - you know what I love? being able to walk to the market on a sunday and get 2 100% UV sunglasses in style: fashion for $5. Today I did not get a street taco though.
ok so flash back like 5 years ago. 56 calumet street, Boston, MA. We used to throw all kinds of parties, many of which got out of hand. One in particular stands out in my mind, as it was crashed by some dudes with a megaphone who came in and were breakdancing on the kitchen floor.
Now i'm an old fuddyduddy and no longer throw parties. I just ride around town instead.
So flash forward to this past friday. I was heading up to Jane's on the lake front path at rush hour. Just north of the yatch club (where I made my Weather Channel debut earlier this year!) I saw these 3 dudes pulled over with full panniers and racing jerseys on. Whatever. But what REALLY caught my eye was that one of them had a MAINE license plate spanned between his panniers. WHAT? I never run into Mainers out here. So I actually broke stride and turned around (I don't do that.) to see what's up. One of the dudes had taken off so I whipped around again and caught him on a hill and we chatted.
Turns out they're touring cross country. They started in Maine and had come like 1600 miles so far. I was impressed and bid him and his traveling mates good luck and took off.
Neat! I thought. So when I got to Jane's I mentioned it to her.
I buzzed around all weekend and rode like 130 miles. It was so nice out! Then on Sunday Jane tells me she got a text from this girl Mel saying that she had 3 dudes staying with her. They were cyclists. Jane instantly asked if they were from Maine. Mel was like "how did you know!"
So push come to shove, the randoms on the bike path were actually looking for my friend Mel's house. And as it turns out she can't host them for Sunday night. So of course they could stay with me!
She rides them down and we all get talking about how WEIRD it was that I had already bumped into them. Chicago's not small! We get talking after Mel leaves and we soon discover that 2 of them used to live in Boston when i did as well. We start talking about parties, and mission hill.... and about parties.... and about how one of ours got crashed by megaphones....
commence the screaming and freaking out. 2 of the dudes who crashed our party 5 years and 1100 miles ago were in my living room. What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, these dudes are so, so, so awesome. 2 of them are moving to PORTLAND, OR. If you're on their route, you should host them!
They wrote about me in their trip blog and took up 2 pages talking about how awesome i am.
I wish I had more time with them. Cool ass dudes. When I am less lazy I'll take pics off my phone.
03:20 pm - an ode to my favorite n3rd. me: sh1t Adam: i dont even know what a computer is me: arrrg!!! #s are f1xed 0n! h0w d0 1 f1x th1s!! Sent at 3:10 PM on Friday Adam: mash the keyboard? me: arrcgg!! Adam: i have never even heard of that happening man you really need to think before you type now how will it look? what will i mash? Sent at 3:13 PM on Friday me: we11 sh1t
Diana: hey bonehole Sent at 3:08 PM on Friday me: nny #s are f1xed 0n!!!! h0w d0 1 f1x th1s!!! Diana: hahahhahah uhhh you totally just started a new trend for candy ravers everywhere
me: haha c0ve nny #s are f1xed 0n!!! h0w d0 1 f1x th1s!!! Sent at 3:12 PM on Friday Cove: shift + scrolllock Sent at 3:13 PM on Friday me: n0 scr011 10c! Sent at 3:14 PM on Friday Cove: num lock is probably a shift or function + something Sent at 3:15 PM on Friday me: omg thank you so much!!!
09:37 pm - I forgot to tell you guys about Tim. So I show Tim and his hunky friend the two 2-bedroom apartments last Wednesday. It sounds like they're leaning towards taking one of them fairly seriously. We joke around and have a good time, then it's time for them to go. I shake hands with the hunk and then go in to shake hands with Tim, who happens to be putting on a shoe and leaning on the doorway. So as our hands go in towards eachother he looks down at his shoe and I look down at my own footing (there's a raised platform there) and our hands miss eachother and we brush the back of our hands instead. Tim goes "OH WIFF!!!!!" and I instantly crack up. He kept making comments like "OH MAN that was embarrassing" and "are we dating?!?!" I laughed about it falling asleep that night and then at various times while waking up and flipping over.
I haven't heard from them since. Frown.
I was in HUD's office today at 77 W. Jackson and they referred me to some phone numbers (oh good! More useless numbers to call! That's WHY I went in person...) Anyway, one of the numbers they gave me was FOR A PIE SHOP. I know why I can't ever bring myself to TRY things. I always get the run around, get frustrated, and quit. Always.
-I made the best bruschetta. -I cut my hand and leg on a rusty fence last night scaling it in slippers. -My slippers are now full of mud -My hot date wasn't mad I disappeared for like 20 minutes to go cut myself on said rusty fence -I still hate cats -My bike is so mad at me for ignoring it so much this year -I got PASSED by a guy on a bianchi road bike yesterday on the way back from hollywood -I think I see little flowers in my backyard -My upstairs neighbor is moving out so I will be losing my internet at home. -Jeff is in Asia -I wish I could shake this weird paralysis I have with starting tasks I just know are going to be a pain in the ass. -This is the only place I can handle existing on the internet right now.
*edited for adam* -wrung out my sleeves in a store. -I am gross.
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Frank: omigod link me: that fucking better be carrot coins and diced ham and cheese chunks in an orange jello mold. Frank: hahahhahhhahahhahahahhhahahhahahahahhahhahahahhahaahha i think it is ham me: cause if not im writing a letter. Frank: !!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHHHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHHHAHA I CAN'T ahhahahhahaha
So I reset my channels because I didn't understand when I first set them up that I did indeed need 4 channel 9s. So I suddenly have this great channel, #9.2, called "THETUBE" that shows music videos 24/7 and its great things that you will NEVER see on MTV or that shit. The Cars and Gnarls Barkley and REM and Joss Stone and the Ramones and live clips and hhhhhhhot.
So before you go thinking I'm some floozy, my phone bill was like that because of the phone interviews/recruiters/apartment potentials/fart et cetera I've been dealing with.
I need to surround myself with positive people/influences/things. I'm trying so hard to stay positive here. This is so important.
I walked over a couple of these this week. Yay Pilsen.
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