It’s been a busy week getting things ready for Halloween. We’re having a party on Saturday night and are expecting at least 20 people (which, frankly, scares me a little). Tonight Paige and I are finally carving the 2 pumpkins that have been sitting on the table, tempting me with their smooth orange surfaces (the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Do-It-Yourself Economics
Recently, I was talking with Paul and expressed that though I work in finance, I don’t really understand the stock market itself. He offered this awesome analogy: Paul: “Basically the Dow is like a 17-year-old, high school girl. The emotions are up and down–all over the place. Her parents buy her a car, she gets […]
Day in the Life: Penpals
I swear things that happen to me that just aren’t supposed to happen in real life. Case in point: Yesterday I received a three-page, hand-written letter from Curtis. In this letter, he told me about himself [a Christian man from a large family] and what he does in his spare time [read his Bible and […]
Planning: Halloween and France
I’ve been listening to the Poe song “Haunted” for the past 3 days. We’re talking on-repeat-for-hours-at-a-time listening. I don’t know why. You know, other than that it’s a freakin’ great song. My Halloween costume is nearly complete, all I need is a pair of fishnets [I’m going to a party as a vampire who may […]
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
So here are some pictures of the area–mostly of Wicker Park itself, but a couple of the general area in which I now live. [Yeah, I don’t quite know what that broom is all about. Should have read up on the statue…]