If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Current mood:i should probably attempt to sleep soon

summer school started tonight. i enjoy the eight week summer session. let's get this over with, ya know? no b.s. dragging this out a whole sixteen week semester.

professor seems pretty alright. he's an old dude schooled back east, so points plus for that, and he's worked with chemists and physicists all over the united states, canada, and europe and was part of a team that won a nobel prize way back. i was very surprised when he told us he was also into physics b/c all prior academic experience has been with chem professors who legit didn't get physics, and with physics profs who legit could not comprehend chem.

he talks a little too quietly, though. i prefer to sit in the back, b/c i like to be able to see everything that is going on, but i might have to head to the front of the class for this one's lecture.

yesterday was sunday, and it was a good day. after work i met up with rich and joe at a wetlands preserve to shoot some comedy stuff. it was a lot of fun. both put lots of effort into their characters and costumes. and joe built this elaborate net/trap thing that rich hung from a tree inside. it was hilarious. i manned the camera. the location was visually interesting. there was a lagoon area with reeds and deer and ducks, and a stream area. we got a lot of good shots.

afterwards, we went to some pita place and i ate a lot of hommus, babaganoosh, and jerusalem salad. it was very satisfying. we really lucked out b/c there was not rain at all while we shot during the afternoon/evening, and when we were eating, rains started falling pretty heavily.

today i left work early and ran in the woods. i did my usual 3+ mile loop in just over 23 minutes. i timed myself with the stopwatch on my cell phone, and the middle two miles i paced at 7:14 and 7:11. haulin'! it was hot, too! and all kinds of those little cotton ball things flying around in the air.

i have decided to forego the accenture triathelon at the end of summer. yeah, i guess its a goal and all, but i know i can do all those distances/events, but i'd like to be competitive in my age group. i do not want to buy all kinds of fancy (read: expensive) gear to help my stay competitive in my age group. things i would need include: wetsuit, tri racing bike, clip shoes, and all kinds of accessories for water/food/etc. fuck that. i want to spend my money on other things (see below).

i went to see tattoo guy about finishing up the underwater scene on my leg. hoping to get started on that in the next couple of weeks. i am looking forward to that.

i am also looking forward to a trip to philly in august. i purchased plane tickets and concert tickets tonight. lifetime, 'souls, 7 seconds, and tim barry at the trocedaro theater in chinatown.

i have a headache right now, but i am also riled up.

current conditions:
temp: 74F
skies: mostly cloudy
winds: NW 15 to 25mph
precipitation: scattered

the sunset was gorgeous tonight. i was traveling south on my was home from school and viewing the pink and blue storm clouds building up behind the skyline and to the east over the lake was spectactular!

this video rules. the sound quality is amazing, especially considering its a live recording from the late 80s. also, the audio of the crowd singing along gives me chills...in a good way.

Going to shows sober

went to D4 at bottom lounge tonight. this was def the best time i've had there. granted, the other times it was for working/shooting, but today i was there to see the bands. rolled in during the middle of japanther. they would have been waaaaaay better in a basement and not some legit club with a real PA and shit in front of a full crowd not moving around.

D4 was pretty solid. probably about the same as when i saw them just last month at reggie's. they played a different set list, which was nice, and it was their usual lineup so they played more songs and not just the ten or so that ronnie knew for drums last time.

i ran into roy from school there as i was waiting to pay the doorman and i talked with him and ended up standing/dancing by him and his friends about three rows from the back edge of the pit. i liked it b/c i could actually enjoy the songs and sing along and bounce in my own little space and not fight drunk idiots up in the front.

at first i wasn't sure if i was going to go. and i was hesitant to drive b/c the neighborhood where the bottom lounge is located is not the best and i didn't want to have to park too far away. and its off the green line, which is a hassel b/c i'm blue. but i'm glad i went, and i did drive and got a spot under the tracks about two blocks away, so that's not too bad!

i haven't necessarily been depressed the past couple of days, but perhaps just quiet and internalizing a lot of my frustrations. i have ran in the forest preserve after work the past two days for a total of one hour and six minutes, with plans to run again tomorrow.

i feel like after the show my mood has picked up. like i said, the set was good, the banter to a minimum but hilarious as usual. good people in attendance. no hassels. and i'm looking forward to shooting (pictures, not skeet) this weekend with some people after work.

Current Conditions:
temp: 53F
skies: Clear
winds: Calm
Sunset: 8:21pm
Ears: Ringing