After a rather shitty night of being belittled and berated (unjustifiably, I might add) by the one I love, I arrived at work today only to find out it would be my last day there. At least for a while. Though they love my work and assert that I am a great fit, the current [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 12, 2008
Bored at Work or: How I Learned to Stop Working and Love the Pretzel
While sorting through my handful of pretzels at work, I found a sweet little P-shaped one. P happens to be the first initial of my ex-boyfriend (whom I am currently feeling very nostalgic about), so I was inspired to have a little fun. The following ensued.
P arrives to work on another gray Monday morning, exhausted [...]
August 7, 2008
Beam Me Up
Just picked up on an old story while researching the history of O’Hare International Airport.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-0701010141jan01,0,4807868.column
Now I’m no science buff, and will certainly never claim to be, but I think it’s awfully egomaniacal and ignorant to think that we’re the only living beings/planet in all of the solar system, galaxy, and beyond. Give me a break!
August 5, 2008
Notes on Lollapalooza
Best:
Radiohead, even though I had to pee for the first hour and a half of the set. Even though I stuck a cup down my pants and tried to pee. Even though I had stage fright and couldn’t.
Girl Talk, even though he was on too small of a stage. Even though he should have been scheduled [...]