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I'm thinking about my upcoming visit to Chicago- by all means, I'm excited. Its almost been six months since I've moved. Theres so many people that i miss, and wish they were still in my day to day life. I still lack the kind of relationships that i had in Chicago. I'm not sure if i'm meeting the wrong people, or MAYBE Chicago just has finer people (something i think twice upon remembering wrigleyville). Either way, i find myself feeling a certain loneliness... somehow i can't find people who i relate to, much less understand my sense of humor. With Bruah, Sue and Cole- there wasn't anything that couldn't be discussed. I mentioned Obama in front of my roommates about a month ago and nobody had even heard of him. (Coincidently, as i'm writing this- a tagging stencil i made of Barack's face underlined with the words "2008" is right next to me. Bonus points: he announced yesterday that he's running in '08... It was totally my tags that convinced him. ) The first month i was here, my truck windows were smashed twice in less than two weeks. I don't know if it was because i was from IL, or that Clitty (mi troque) is teal... the only clue they left me was a broken Corona bottle. Those two incidents compounded with shitty job situations for the first four and a half months put me in a funk. (Oh i almost forgot, *back to obama*- Matt was pursuing a Seattle girl until he found out she thought Barack was "the anti-christ".) I worked for home depot, an exterior painting company, and a printing press, all the while working for a graphic designer who decided to treat me like shit. Life couldn't give me a break. Keep in mind that the entire time i'm out here, i'm constantly looking for a real job. Updating my resume, website, and skills constantly. Finally this past week, Seattle decided to give me a break.
I scored an awesome job- by far my favorite job to date. If you walk into any Kohl's, JC Penny, or Fred Meyer, you'll probably see my work. I DESIGN KIDS AND YOUNG MEN'S SHIRTS! For a living, i draw dinosaurs riding motorcycles, or lizards shooting hoops- such lame shit! And i love it. Everything about it. The designing, the people, the fact knowing that any of my friends can see my work regardless of what state they live in. It definitely helps my morale.
So now i'm going back to Chicago, completely estatic to see my friends, but with a sense of pride that I've achieved some important personal victory. No longer is the dread that i would return to Chicago without friends or a good job- without any admission of a mistake made. And now that i've got that job, I feel that moving to Seattle was the right choice. Now i can afford to go snowboarding to the mountains surrounding me, health insurance, and the time to volunteer.
Fuck this re/introspective shit, I'm gonna go spray Obama's face into the presidency.
I scored an awesome job- by far my favorite job to date. If you walk into any Kohl's, JC Penny, or Fred Meyer, you'll probably see my work. I DESIGN KIDS AND YOUNG MEN'S SHIRTS! For a living, i draw dinosaurs riding motorcycles, or lizards shooting hoops- such lame shit! And i love it. Everything about it. The designing, the people, the fact knowing that any of my friends can see my work regardless of what state they live in. It definitely helps my morale.
So now i'm going back to Chicago, completely estatic to see my friends, but with a sense of pride that I've achieved some important personal victory. No longer is the dread that i would return to Chicago without friends or a good job- without any admission of a mistake made. And now that i've got that job, I feel that moving to Seattle was the right choice. Now i can afford to go snowboarding to the mountains surrounding me, health insurance, and the time to volunteer.
Fuck this re/introspective shit, I'm gonna go spray Obama's face into the presidency.