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It's only funny because now it's summer

Once again stolen from the archives of "Overheard" I bring you....


But, More Importantly, Why Is Your Subway Outside?
Guy with luggage: What's the temperature tonight?
Guy without luggage: Two.
Guy with luggage: Two? Two! Why the fuck do people live here!?

Brown Line
Chicago, Illinois
via Overheard Everywhere, Jun 6, 2008

Lake Vanishes

I'm sorry, but as an original Wisconsinite I have to admit that my first reaction is not concern that "One of the most scenic getaways for Chicagoans is devastated." Instead, I'm more worried about the actual fucking lake.

Flickr Meme

I got the idea from my friends blog over here and thought I'd give it a try. Fun stuff. Thanks Rob.

The Concept:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

The questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favourite food? right now?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favourite colour?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. What is your favourite drink?
7. What is your dream vacation?
8. What is your favourite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. What is one word that describes you?
12. What is your Flickr name? (I had to cheat a bit on this one because my Flickr name didn't pull anything so I shortened and got some random ass photos)

300

No, not the movie filled with hot guys running around nekkid with swords...hmmm...nekkid guys with swords...sorry where was I? Oh yeah, 300 is the threshold I just crossed as a book owner. Thanks to my twenty new purchases from Printers Row book fair (if it weren't for all the other people that fair would be my own personal vision of heaven) I am officially at 302 according to Library Thing. I think I may even be higher than that since I know there are a bunch that either won't enter or that I've missed.

So now I must delve into my new purchases and contemplate if it's time to actually shelve the 30 or so that are sitting on the extra shelf in the computer/storage room as opposed to the library set up in the living room. Unless of course the thunderstorms stop (which they sound like they have) and I work up the energy to go check out the neighborhood watering hole.

Oh, and that last post's title? Yeah, I titled it before I started writing - there was a whole nother direction I was intending to go and then never went back and fixed the header. Teaches me to write first and title last, sorry about that. And Rob, my hair is actually naturally curly which I only embraced last winter when I went to St. John with my brother. I'll try and get a recent pic that isn't too bad and post it, it's some crazy stuff :)

If it weren't for this nagging social justice, I would be a rockstar

It's 80 some odd degrees in Chicago today and humid as all fuck outside, so of course I decided today would be a good day to flatten my hair. That and the 60% chance of severe thunderstorms of course. But heat be damned because I am having a great day.

Summer hours started at my place of employment today which meant I got to cruise out into the sunshine at 11:30 to start my weekend. My 2 hour annual review took up almost all my morning so it really didn't even feel like a work day. The review went well which put me in my rockstar feeling mood, plus it's my two year anniversary this week in the city which makes me pretty giddy.

I'm still trying to figure out where to put my studio sized air conditioner in my loomingly large one bedroom apartment so I had to settle for opening every window not blocked my books or boxes when I got home today. Suddenly living in the windy city isn't seeming so bad. I actually get a decent cross breeze which is making my apartment tolerable, well that and my light weight summer beach/pajama pants.

Tonight I will celebrate with the one person I knew when I first moved here and tomorrow includes a trip to Printers Row book fair...I can already see the dent in my wallet that is going to cause. A possible exploration to a new neighborhood bar tomorrow night will round out what I hope to be a gloriously productive weekend.

So now I'm off to finish my book - I'm reading Guinevere by Sharan Newman, but since I'm almost done I feel no reason to add it to the sidebar. I'm struggling with what to pick up next, so any suggestions are always welcome!

Change

It's been slowly breaking all day and now it's done. Obama is officially the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. I just watched his speech from Minnesota - CBS played it live and I watched it grainy and pixely on my computer. I watched it with tears in my eyes, and a few that escaped to my cheeks. I watched it with excitement and enthusiasm for the future. It's been a long time since I've had any enthusiasm for the future. 8 years to be more specific. Even in the past elections I don't think there was a Democratic candidate I was really excited about. I just wanted someone to beat Bush.

But now I'm excited. I want Obama to be my president. I want him to come through on the promises he has made tonight and in other speeches. I want to live in a country with universal healthcare. I want to see my military come home. I want to breather cleaner air, drink cleaner water, I want to have hope that we won't burn out this planet in mere decades.

I want Change. I believe he can deliver that. And for the first time in almost 28 years, I'm excited about November.