so my age old heroes timandabby returned to chicago. they texted first thing yesterday to change the plans from a dinner pizza party to a day long hang out. I politely responded that i needed to nap first, prompting tim to gleefully point out "we warned you about your 30's!" so i braved the horrors of lincoln park, with its swooning and swearing ( Read more... )

my behaviour wednesday night has been eating away at me, because i hate doing something wrong and having no way to make things up to the wronged party. so i resolved that i would just try to love the homeless twice as hard, hoping to set the cosmic scales aright. which was a problem friday, because non of my clients showed, so i had no one to ( Read more... )

this weekend was pretty magical. friday night sarah had an odd brain event, and got lost on the way home. we finally agreed that she would wait for me at the diner, so i could find her and take her home. once there, kimberly and her boyfriend were strolling by and saw us in the window. they settled in with us for a bit. sarah was utterly ( Read more... )

paczki day well may be the best morning of the year. my thought as I sprung out of bed super early was "this is the one day where there's a reason to wake up!" i wanted to video the entire process of walking to the bakery, just to better capture my glee. it's just so exciting to creep closer, as you see more and more people strolling around with ( Read more... )

so that concert wasn't all that lame. the opening act, in fact, was lovely and haunting. of course, it's hard not to be haunted in a dark church with a sweet light show. i really think they should use that lighting scheme during church services. [why do churches use such glaring, sterile lights? a dark room with some coloured lights is a lot ( Read more... )

i think one reason i find this novel i'm reading too tedious is because it's just too much like life to be fun. i was reading this passage, as i sat in the coffee shoppe pondering my life: dude "took a bite of pizza, burning his gums in his usual gluttonous way, and he felt better. but how many times had he gone through the same cycle on dozens ( Read more... )

i was at dinner at meredith's house friday night. it was a lovely affair--a highlight was when little indian boy parazh shouted "stop norman!" at meredith's baby. meredith observed "his name is northern. if you don't call him by his correct name, i'll call you garage!" it was a nonsensical assortment of people (meredith and jason decided to ( Read more... )

the last week or so has been a total hoot. after i got home from dinner with meredith, ibrahim was outside obsessive-compulsively cleaning the street despite the snow's continuing to shower down. with all he does for the neighborhood, i figured i should stay out with him as long as i could. it was a workout...for an hour or so he and i traded ( Read more... )

what happened this week? coworker larry got headbutted in the face by a handcuffed guest. it was all part of the most chaotic opening ever at the shelter, with paramedics for seizuring dude, police for belligerent dude, and a hundred impatient guys freaking out cos of the cold. last week i had the big ethical dilemma night at the shelter. ( Read more... )

a quick dating note before i start the interesting stuff: so dude actually did text me to set up another date. then, a few hours before the date, he called to cancel due to the weather. again, it's people's dishonesty that irritates me more than the singlehood: chicagoans trudge about in blizzards and polar vortexes, so I have difficulty ( Read more... )