Current mood:i'm not as fucked as you think
today was the 28th anniversary of the day i slid headfirst out of my mom's vagina, screaming and covered in blood.
i forgot that today was the day it was until about forty five minutes after i woke up. i checked my email and had a message from a far away friend. he also reminded me that today was a holiday. so i had to drive to work b/c metra was on holiday (read: totally inconvenient) schedule.
work was way slow. much to my relief b/c i didn't really want to deal with this patient, a very difficult case canceled, so our afternoon was open. i left early to go for a walk in the forest preserve. i still haven't worked out, but today i attempted to run for a little bit. i became winded quite quickly, but didn't seem to burst anything/start bleeding.
being as today was monday, i'm not surprised that like ten out of ten people i invited to get food with me had other shit going on. i am also not upset about this. i have no problem doing things myself, and actually prefer it.
so i walked down to north and damen. i went to sultan's and got some soup and falafal. i also went to reckless and bought the ergs/tbr split. now i'm baking cookies.
i talked to my sister on the phone for a while while i was walking and passed johnny on the street.
my mom and dad came up from stl to hang out for the weekend. they stayed at some sweet hotel downtown. there was a pool and a hot tub. i was ready to pass out in that warm water and soothing jets.
on friday night we went bowling at lucky strike. it was incredibly expensive, but it was a fun, special occassion activity. i was consistent throughout the whole game, scoring 131. dad started off really poorly, but turned it around and scored spares on the last five frames. in the final frame, he came back with a bonus roll to outscore me with 133. mom was consistently awful. she had a wicked hook and her little five pound ball was mostly in the gutter. if it did make it down to the pins, it was usually going so slow that it would knock down like two pins and then just kind of fall off to the side! she racked up a total of 63 points.
my parents gave me a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of two wiener dog puppies in a flower garden. it is SO CUTE!! i can't wait to start working on it!
they also bought me a new backpack. the one i currently carry, i have been carrying since 1996. not joking. i appreciate the thought. the new one is nice. but i am having difficulty finding motivation to switch from the tried and true favorite that has gone everywhere with me. (see also: loyalty to green t shirt, and the blue shirt before it.)
the misfit left a package for me in the foyer. inside was a box of popcorn, a bag of uncle eddie's cookies, and a can of pineapple chunks in their own juice. enclosed was a handwritten note: "here are all things i know you totally enjoy. just don't eat them all at once." hahahahaha! (those cookies didn't stand a chance. the pineapples have been consumed as well.)
i also found out that one of the roommates is moving out at the end of this month!! i guess i got what i wished for....for his annoying as shit girlfriend who is always at our house to not come around anymore. well, they are moving in together to another place, so now me and the other roommate will be responsible for his share of the rent unless we find some one to fill the vacant room in two weeks time! meep!
the ideal situation is that jay stein takes a breather from his hectic situation in philly and comes to stay in the chi for a few. move here, help us out, work wherever, rediscover how much he loves life, explore a new city (one that doesn't have a gentleman's agreement against tall buildings).
if we can't find anyone, i am going to have to split, too. i legit can't handle an additional $300 a month.
this winter has been so much better than last year. its night and day. and there is light at the end of the tunnel. yes, its still cold outside, and yes there will be snow, but spring is in sight. school is going well. i'm making new friends and doing fun shit. i like where i live. i like my job. i like that i don't work with that terrible girl anymore. i am making progress with my school goals and will be in a position to take the DAT this time next year.
i've thought about staying up here. i've thought about moving back to stl and going to school there and working wherever and probably start back up killing myself with alcohol. i've thought about moving back to carbondale (then i went to visit and after like five seconds, i knew there was no way that shit was going to happen). i've also thought about using my contacts to secure employment in florida and go to school there. imagine! living in a state of perpetual spring break!
tonight walking around, seeing all the people out and about and breathing in cool crisp air, bundled up in my scarf, hat, mittens over gloves, bright lights, cabs honking horns, i was reminded of how much i really do enjoy living here.
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