on 04.15.2001 at 11:59 PM i successfully did my business with the irs.what an ordeal! there's gotta be an easier way to file taxes. i wonder how many people in the chicago area were as distracted by the weather as i was and totally forgot about that darn deadline. maybe it was just me, always waiting until the last possible moment.

today was another gorgeous day. it was actually sunny and HOT. my poor apartment is on the 3rd floor and all the heat rises up here. i've got a bunch of windows open now, though, and there's a lovely cool breeze coming in through my little eastern window. it seems that the little insects and other creepy crawly creatures haven't caught on to the weather yet, beucase i don't have a screen on my window, and i haven't seen one miniature flying object yet. we'll see how long that lasts.

i went to see neil halstead today at reckless records for his free instore performance. he sounds SO GOOD live!!! he looks like a really normal person. he was wearing something like jeans, t-shirt and a baseball cap. after his show, i was browsing cds, and he was too, and we were right next to each other, and i had totally forgotten who he was because he was so unassuming and looked like your average reckless records consumer. when i did realize who he was, i froze up and pretended to ignore him, although i wanted so badly to go up to him and request some songs for tomorrow night's concert at the abbey.

alright. i'm going to retire for the eveing...

today's soundtrack:
sleeping on roads - neil halstead
blonde on blonde - bob dylan
see the ocean blue - the ocean blue