i am a metra convert...i don't ever want to drive to work ever again...i love being able to read, write, doze, think...and i get to come in contact with a sea of rush hour humanity...driving is stupid if you can do the train...

i am also determined to ride my bike more...here are a couple chicago area cycling activities that ted & i are interested in:
the L.A.T.E. ride (Long After Twilight Ends) this is chicago's after midnight all night ride, beginning 1:30 am @ the buckingham fountain...ending w/ breakfast @ buckingham fountain at sunrise.
chicago cycling club neigborhood bike tours here's an interesting way to see the city...i'm gonna have to learn to operate my camera while on a bike...

i think i would use my bike more if i didn't have to lug it up and down the stairs since i live in the attic...oh well...

today i finished franny and zooey by jd salinger, which i'd put on hold to accommodate 9 stories & raise high the roof beam, carpenter.s..the ending to zooey nearly crushed me...that's the danger of reading on trains in public...you don't know when you'll be caught off guard and get all emotional...now i'll be the first to admit that franny & zooey can get all convoluted and downright irritating...that's why the ending catches you totally off guard and you just wanna bawl right along with franny...

*sigh*...

so i got a call from jesse, and he and the boys of demon hunter are going to make a trip out to chicago after all! my powers of persuasion prevailed! i can't wait! this time, i'll make sure jesse gets to do fun chicago things! oh boy...so much happening...ted's best friend brian comes to town from germany this weekend...he'll be here for 3 weeks...and then there's cornerstone...yikes! there's so much going on...and so many shows i want to see!

today when i got home from work, i played tetris on game boy for i won't disclose how long...then i went to have dinner w/ ted @ trader joes during his 'lunch' break...they have really cheap rolls...there was this new one called wasabi shrimp roll that was absolutely yummy! they're like 3.79 or something for like 5 or 6 pieces...we ate outside on a bench watching the last few moments of the sunset...at 9:15pm it was still a sticky 87 degrees...ugh...

i could really use a cool refreshing shower...but i think i'll wait until morning...i'm wiped out...

i think i'm gonna hit the hay...

been listening to--
the execution of all things--rilo kiley
sleeping on roads--neil halsted
the photo album--death cab for cutie
when we were small--rosie thomas
s/t ep--the swords project