Stoof

The snow is not just powder anymore so it is easy to pack. The snow is piled up pretty high along the sidewalks most over 2 feet. So my new favorite thing is make chairs out of snow. The cops look at you weird but after you are finished reading your book it gives the next person a place to sit. And adding a cup holder or footrest only takes an extra 10 minuets.

This war

So no one told me that when a terrible blizzard comes in that it is like a zombie invasion. My boss freaked when he looked outside and said Mac run home. We were not expecting it till later on that evening. I grabbed my 100 pieces of clothing walked out the door and was immediately pushed over by really angry cold. I walked down Belmont to the train station which it only a few yards away but I felt like I was walking after drinking my weight and then deciding to do the Nut Cracker on ice. Here is where the the panic was.... Everyone had to get on the trains before the storm really hit or the zombies came. It was like zombies were walking up behind us. People running up the stairs and yelling. People were being pushed on and off the trains and packed in like frozen meat. We were like cattle walking down the tunnels at the stations. Normally I have a seat on my hour long ride home but not today with all the zombies so many people were on the train it was all standing up for every one. I have a nice 8min walk after my last stop on the Blue line and I kind of felt like everyone in the world was inside but me. I finally made it and spent the rest of the evening eating and watching the snow eat decks sidewalks and cars.

Today it is 40 degrees out. I went for a walk drank some gin and enjoyed the heatwave. It is interesting to listen to ice melting all around you because normally you only hear it in your glass.
The snow melting also means all the goodies in the 18inches of snow and more are melting onto the sidewalks.
Goodies that have been hidden include:
Needles
Condoms
Big bottles of liquor
Trash
Baggies
Baby Bottles
Cups
Toys
And all free!

I should make a booth and have a prize give away!
It makes me happy that the squirrels have such an access to adult giveaways so they can use and make their homes a little more entertaining.

If you pack the back of your hood with snowballs you have almost a rapid fire line you can use on them.
Snowballs keeps them of off drugs.     

All white

I live in Oakpark which is right outside of Chicago. You can walk a bit around the corner and see Chicago. I live with 3 fantastic people. Dominic and Brandon share their own space downstairs in the basement apartment. It is where the men stay and the WII excitement happens. Kelly and I live on the top floor where there are 3 bedrooms and an awesome balcony. No one goes into the one bedroom because it is haunted pretty hard. The tiny backyard is adorable and the kitchen is the best kitchen ever. The common area is where we all run into each other and the breakfast room is usually the every meal room. The house is amazing.

Brandon is a makeup artist and makes models look the way they look so well. He works in a studio in Chicago and travels to NY and LA. He keeps the house looking tidy and he is a decorating master.

Dominic is a professional musician probably the best flue player in the world and plays theater shows in Chicago and also directs music at a Catholic church. He is doing le mis all threw Feb. so get your tickets!
Dominic and Brandon are engaged and I have honor of going to their wedding. It will be my first gay male wedding and I am so excited!

Kelly works for TPAN doing aids testing and counseling. I get to help her volunteer in different gay environments and it is always entertaining.

I build toy robots.

The people I work with are all artists musicians engineers or geeks.... It is awesome. I have been jamming out with 2 of the guys now and I forgot how much fun it was to jam in a basement.  

I have my first djing slot in Chicago. There are supposed to be over 300 people there and I am djing for almost 5 hours. I am nervous and excited.

April is cooking me food I must go check on this......

 

It is too cold to play so look at me do things.

I am probably not going to be very good at this. I think it is a good plan to keep some of you in the loop, that care about being in the loop. We all know how great I am at returning e-mails that are just friendly conversation. Also, I am generally hyper or in a rush. I do not know how exciting this will be or effective..... but I going to give it a go.
Today was my day off so I considered finding things that would occupy me without going out into the snow because I get to do that everyday.

Side Note: I also get to eat cheese everyday.

I am also in the process of making a MyGoogleMaps link that Mer Swenson has shown me. So I can persuade you to come visit me.

Living in Chicago has been one of the hardest things I have ever done but also in the same vain it is one of the coolest places I have ever been. The cold here sucks a cold cock, nevertheless the sound of everything around you turning into one largedinosaurscream of crazytrainsmusicfuck is entertaining. I personally adore making little snowmans but I simply hate wearing gloves..... This is a problem for me.
 
So far, the pizza, very good. Every place I have eaten here has been outstanding. Lucky Dog is around the corner from where I live. The LDog is amazing, it is the cruise ship of Mac's Burgers, Cspice, and el indio. It is all wrapped into one. If you live in Gainesville it is hard to imagine right? The Mexicans are confused on how excited I get while ordering a fish sandwich.

Getting around in Chicago is also very interesting. You met the most er ummmm intense sort of people on the train. I am still getting used to the ghetto filth and piss in the tunnels but the always having a ride to work and a DD is really nice.

Some people say it is the prettiest place in the USA others say it is a horrifying peep show. I think it is a never ending horrifying beautiful fireworks show. It looks that way when you are drunk and wandering downtown. Like christmas has a pet monster.

Side Note:
I am drunk often.


The acid here is fantastic.
The sky always has a red glow.
If you look up at the top of building you kind of fall over a bit they are so tall.

I had a drink on the 95th floor of the Signature Building building. It was interesting pissing that high up. Your ears pop on the elevator and you are not aloud to jump in there.

The gays. The gay bars here are awesome. There is a whole town here called Boys Town and it is the gay town. It is where I work and where one of our favorite clubs lives. The drag shows here make uc look like a one bathroom stall with a radio for a sound system and a drunk pony for the entertainment. There is a gay bar here called Spin which is always fun and where we went for new years. There is also a Bears Club (and not the sports team) where they have a pit and you have to be a large hairy man or a leather daddy to get in.

Side Note: The problem with people saying leather daddy so often was that I would giggle at them because of watching so much arrested development.

There is also a tub that you can lay in and people can piss on you. I know, line up right? I ran into a bartender there and he invited me to a benefit for aids. I told him I would only go if he made me a martini that was James Bond themed. He made me a Bubble 07.

Other mentions:

A pack of cigarettes lasts me a few days which is amazing for someone who used to smoke a pack a day. Gross.
I have purple hair.....
My new favorite sheets have stars and moons on them.
And I have discovered that Marcia Cross is freakishly hot.
My cats are amazing and getting fat.
Also if you are a grammar nazi I would recommend not reading my blog. I have self discipline in many ways in my life but sitting still and typing is not one of them. I am humble enough to admit it.