Tonight will be the busiest night of the year. In preparation, what does my brain do? It wakes me up after only four hours of sleep. This will be interesting. I need to remember to pick up some champagne before work. I really should write that down, but I won’t–I live on the edge. So […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
“Dad pees more than most people…well, I don’t even know what people do that much.”
So two flights, a collective 18 hours of driving, and one funeral later–I am back! And there was some definite holiday cheer happening in your posts, and even a few pictures. Very nice. My week was pretty uneventful, save for a choking experience I had with an Aleve tablet on the ride home; a small […]
Big-City Guide: The Homeless
Most homeless people annoy the hell out of me. That sounds harsh, but it’s true. When I first moved to the city, I felt compassion toward these individuals, especially during the winter time. Experience, however, has drastically desensitized me. I live in downtown Chicago. Rent is more expensive here because it’s a nicer part of town. […]
Sarcasm, Cynicism, and an Apology
I’m reading a book about boundaries and tonight was convicted regarding conflicts with other people: “Never say to a third party something about someone that you do not plan to say to that person himself.” I owe all of you, being my third party, an apology for not adhering to this sage advice. I had […]
Christmas Party
The Christmas party started out with a strolling Mariachi band. They were quite the showmen and, once Andrea arrived and translated the songs for me, also good lyricists. Oh, and we had the party in The Gold Room, our nicest banquet hall. The beginning fund raiser scene of Return to Me was filmed in this […]