Time line

I have had an insane (and terrific) few days. So much so that I felt I needed to create a time line of it's awesomeness.

- Thursday 8:00

The Chicago Sashay Company performed as hosts of the Close to Del Marathon. Between each improv show we did an original 45 second dance that we created in about 20 minutes right before going on stage. It was awesome, and it was a great night of shows.

However it was also very muggy outside and inside the theater, so by the end we were all completely exhausted and sweaty. Suffering for the art of dance.

- Friday 3:15

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE!

It was great! I laughed and cried.

- Friday 6:00

Grant got tickets to a Wrigleyville neighbor appreciation event ON Wrigley field.



Here we are in the Cubs dugout.





Afterwards we were lead upstairs to the VIP area...



...where they served us free food and beverages.



All the food was really tasty. It was so awesome. I guess I'm a Cubs fan now, I just kind of feel obligated.

Friday 10:30

Revolver had a great show at IO! It was a blast.

Friday 12:00

IO Jam... Embarrassment ensues...

Friday ??:??



Brett and Seth being funny.

When I first came to visit Chicago with Seth, Duncan and Nick, we stayed at this hostel. It was really cheap (30 dollars a night) and we shared a room with 10 other guys (all German businessmen). It smelled really awful in our room, so we wouldn't go in it until we absolutely had to go to sleep.

Now I work 1 block from it.




Another witty potty.



Ouch!

Blong!

This is going to be a long long entry because I have so many bizarre pictures from this weekend.

Friday night I saw this. It made me giggle.

This was in the window of a Restaurant. I want to marry her.

So on Saturday, Chrissy and I went to the sheffield Garden Walk festival. It was super fun.



Sponsored by Coors Light. Is this Sac religious? It seems like it might be.

After standing around the crowded, beer soaked, stage area we decided to walk around the neighborhood. People were opening up their backyards to show off their gardens.

Garden #26


These guys were the main attraction of this garden. ADOWABLE! The owners of this garden also gave out free basement brewed beer (that was delicious), Sangria and Sausages.

They also owned this Porsche... It had the keys in it... I almost turned into a criminal.

Garden #72



This garden had the most exotic plants. So in terms of "gardens" this one was the winner in my mind... However...

The Rogue Garden

This "garden" was amazing, although it was not part of the official garden walk. I bet it caused a lot of controversy in the gardening community.

I need to do more sit ups...

Friday night at the Improv Jam at IO. Embarrassment ensues!



This is the outside the new Spertus building. The future is now.



Mr. Clock loves Hubcaps! Quick question, what time is on his face? I can't tell if it is supposed to be 9:15 or 8:15? Also, I wonder what that purple puddle is?



At one point in my life it was a dream of mine to own a VW Bus and live a nomadic lifestyle.



I always see these things on buildings and secretly wish they were water slides.

This does not appeal to me as a consumer...

This is me as a Simpsons Character.

Basically, since I was in high school, I have been hoping a Simpson's movie would be made in my lifetime. Soon it arrives.

Yesterday I was looking at all the Simpsons merchandise at 7-11 and the thought crossed my mind;"what if it's not good?"

Then I asked myself "Is there any possible way it could live up to my expectations?"

Now all I can do is wait... If it sucks, I am going to go on a cross country trip and reevaluate my life.

Or Ill just lock myself in my room and cry for two weeks straight.

I really hope it's good.

Dead Wing

Last night was Nick Morgan's last show with Wing Night. So we made sure to have a kick butt show to make it as difficult as possible for him to leave us.

Afterwards we went to town hall. I promised I would post every single picture from the evening. (note to family, this is not how I live my life).









It was a fun night. We will miss you Nick Morgan. Have fun "Chasing your dreams".

Filling in the blanks

I went to see the Police in concert at Wrigley Field. Absolutely ______.

Saw Ratatouille in an AMC digital theater. Pretty ______ if you ask me.

4th of July Pool party...

________!!!!!

Obsessions

These are things I am obsessed with recently:

I haven't collected comic books since i was 13, but I picked this up on a friends recommendation.


Its about a man and his monkey being the last males on earth after every other man on the earth dies. So all that's left a world of women. Sounds like a paradise, right Guys? WRONG! A lot of women are out to kill him...

It's so exciting and the characters are so good. Even if you are not into comic books this is a really fun read. I basically have bought the first 3 volumes in the past week because I can't stop reading it. If I know you well enough I might even let you borrow it!

*laugh* *snort* *push up glasses*

Next:


Go see this movie. Cry during it. Then get mad.

Moore has a way of twisting the facts sometimes, but no matter what you twist, you can't escape the fact that our health system is the worst of any western nation. And we are the richest country!

Next:

Avocados.

I have been ordering a ton of dishes with avocados in them. It's the only vegetable I can think of where I can't describe the taste at all... well, except for "exquisite".

Next:

The term "Have a good one!" instead of "Have a nice day!" or "Have a nice weekend!" etc.

It eliminates that quick bit of uncertainty when the phrase comes up. I always have to say in my mind "What is the person I'm talking to about to experience; a weekend? A Holiday of some sort? or just the rest of the day?"

The word "One" covers it all.

So, have a good one everybody!

Everyday Hero

This is a tribute to:


This Cross Guard.

This man was flirting with every single woman who crossed the street. Not in a overly sleazy way, but he was very very persistent. It didn't matter the race, age or relative level of attractiveness.

"Have a splendid afternoon... ladies"

"Enjoy the TASTE... ladies" (with a sly emphasis of the word taste, as if to offer himself on the menu)

"Looking very nice today... ladies"

This was all accompanied by a wink and a "finger gun".

Most women just giggled and kept walking. But I did see a couple of older women turn around and give him a second furtive glance.

Way to go...

Way to go...

tree frog

So yesterday after work I went to meet My IO Team Roadster for Dinner at Maggianos.

It was very very delicious.


But then an enormous tree frog began to destroy the city. (not true)