So I got this e-mail...
It's from Kojak, my best friend.
He's living in Chicago now, and he loves it.
As he put it today, "Even walking down the street is better than living in Southern Illinois."
Having been there a few times, I'm forced to say he's probably right.
But he's doing well, says school is alright, didn't mention what he's doing for money, and says the traffic makes one want to kill someone/something.
The traffic in Chicago is bad, very true.
But it's not as bad as Seattle.
I remember driving on I-5, and the 405.
Jesus Christ, that could be so trying.
And downtown was worse.
I remember a metric-shit-ton of 1-Way streets.
But whatever, anyway, so yeah.
I still think about living in the city.
Just not as often as I did before.
Now that I've been working for a while, and know about how much I make, can live on, and can save, I think more about finding a place to live.
But not in a city.
I've been thinking about places close to work.
It's sad, I know, but that's where my head's at right now.
I don't know, really.
I keep talking about moving out, but I don't.
So many things keep coming up, and I end up forking out the cash, and it leaves me near broke.
I know, nothing new, that what happens to most people, only I have to keep dipping into savings.
Getting my new glasses really hurt the bank.
A few other little things have piled up.
And I really do take very good care of my boyfriend.
A friend once said to me "don't try to buy his love."
And I haven't.
I already have the love.
I just buy because I want to.
It makes me feel good, it makes him smile even more, as he's smiles a lot already, and it's usually on something fun we can do together.
This weekend, I'll be getting his plane ticket to New York.
I so want to get him a first-class seat, but I think just the ticket period will do.
Flying to New York isn't cheap, and I don't get why.
It's really not that far from St. Louis, and yet, tickets to NY were even more expensive than say, tickets to Las Vegas, or LA, or Seattle, or San Fran.
Perhaps I just don't know where to look properly.
ANYONE KNOW A GOOD SITE TO GET DECENT AIR-FAIR!?!?????
Anyway, I didn't get him a graduation gift, and I haven't gotten him a going away gift.
Perhaps it's shitty, but I was just planning to get the ticket in place of them.
Well, ok, I'll still get him a going away gift.
I guess the ticket's his grad gift.
Or something.
Whatever.
I just like to celebrate events in ones life like that, and a gift to help one reflect is always a good thing.
Even if it's a bad gift.
hehe, I think I can remember more bad gifts than good ones, but it doesn't detract from the event.
You know what I mean.
Anyway again...
Ummmm...
Plughhhhh...
Yep, that's right.
So I really don't have anything else to say.
Well, I haven't been feeling well lately.
I've been having some stomach/intestine/bowel problems, and it's really getting old.
They told me to take warm sitting baths and take some gritty fiber stuff.
Whatever.
I think they're high.
Lords knows I wish I were about now.
Perhaps I'll go out for a drink this evening.
I think someone mentioned going tonight.
So we'll see.
I think I'm done talking for now...
wait for it...
ok, now.
He's living in Chicago now, and he loves it.
As he put it today, "Even walking down the street is better than living in Southern Illinois."
Having been there a few times, I'm forced to say he's probably right.
But he's doing well, says school is alright, didn't mention what he's doing for money, and says the traffic makes one want to kill someone/something.
The traffic in Chicago is bad, very true.
But it's not as bad as Seattle.
I remember driving on I-5, and the 405.
Jesus Christ, that could be so trying.
And downtown was worse.
I remember a metric-shit-ton of 1-Way streets.
But whatever, anyway, so yeah.
I still think about living in the city.
Just not as often as I did before.
Now that I've been working for a while, and know about how much I make, can live on, and can save, I think more about finding a place to live.
But not in a city.
I've been thinking about places close to work.
It's sad, I know, but that's where my head's at right now.
I don't know, really.
I keep talking about moving out, but I don't.
So many things keep coming up, and I end up forking out the cash, and it leaves me near broke.
I know, nothing new, that what happens to most people, only I have to keep dipping into savings.
Getting my new glasses really hurt the bank.
A few other little things have piled up.
And I really do take very good care of my boyfriend.
A friend once said to me "don't try to buy his love."
And I haven't.
I already have the love.
I just buy because I want to.
It makes me feel good, it makes him smile even more, as he's smiles a lot already, and it's usually on something fun we can do together.
This weekend, I'll be getting his plane ticket to New York.
I so want to get him a first-class seat, but I think just the ticket period will do.
Flying to New York isn't cheap, and I don't get why.
It's really not that far from St. Louis, and yet, tickets to NY were even more expensive than say, tickets to Las Vegas, or LA, or Seattle, or San Fran.
Perhaps I just don't know where to look properly.
ANYONE KNOW A GOOD SITE TO GET DECENT AIR-FAIR!?!?????
Anyway, I didn't get him a graduation gift, and I haven't gotten him a going away gift.
Perhaps it's shitty, but I was just planning to get the ticket in place of them.
Well, ok, I'll still get him a going away gift.
I guess the ticket's his grad gift.
Or something.
Whatever.
I just like to celebrate events in ones life like that, and a gift to help one reflect is always a good thing.
Even if it's a bad gift.
hehe, I think I can remember more bad gifts than good ones, but it doesn't detract from the event.
You know what I mean.
Anyway again...
Ummmm...
Plughhhhh...
Yep, that's right.
So I really don't have anything else to say.
Well, I haven't been feeling well lately.
I've been having some stomach/intestine/bowel problems, and it's really getting old.
They told me to take warm sitting baths and take some gritty fiber stuff.
Whatever.
I think they're high.
Lords knows I wish I were about now.
Perhaps I'll go out for a drink this evening.
I think someone mentioned going tonight.
So we'll see.
I think I'm done talking for now...
wait for it...
ok, now.