not sure why i didn't blog yesterday. i guess i never really realized that i hadn't. anyway, yesterday morning was brunch with becky. i like her too, i like them all. (just none as much as s.) on the train to the wicker park place we agreed to meet, she called and said her friends suggested a place in humbolt park. i mentioned how hard it would be for me to get there, and she said she's pick me up at the l stop. i KNOW it's not a good idea to get in a car with someone you've only met on craigslist and never in real life. but you know, i did. and it was fine, she's fun and not creepy at all, so it all turned out well, this time. as i told ch afterwards, explaining the story to him, "i know it wasn't a good decision, but i thought it would be fine, and it was fine, but i know i was taking an unneccesary risk and i promise to use a condom next time" which made him totally laugh.
i was a little nervous meeting her friends, with the whole brunching with 3 strangers (who knew each other) instead of one. but it was really good, there was much less pressure and i liked her friends alot. jami was full of adventure and interesting questions, she's an architect, an artist and a gallery owner. her husband dani is italian with wild curly hair, and is funny and makes really interesting observations- he sorta reminded me of rafael. anyway, while i was looking around the cute little cafe, at the table next to us was johanna! from su casa! yes, another of my friends from my first life in chicago, who i haven't seen in 6 years. what is WITH that these days? i was TOTALLY freaked out. but- i really DO wanna be johanna's friend again. she was amazing then, and i never had reason to think she isn't anymore. she's married now, was brunching with her husband, and i got her number to invite her for dinner. i really willl. i need to call. anyway, i was also a little nervous about the idea of brunch, because i'm not a breakfast food eater, but the menu rocked- lots of vegetarian options. i had a hash that was fried tofu, sweet potatoes, and kale. and sweet apples on the side. and toast. and everyone's food looked ymmy and nutritious, even the meat eaters. so if you're near california and division, i say check out the flying saucer.
also, lots of good body art. our waitress had the nicest sleeve of these big 70s sort of wallpaper flowers. and becky's mermaids are beautiful. the one on her left arm is black haired with the tail reds and oranges, and the one on her right is red haired with a gorgous blue green and purple tail. she told the funniest story of her conservative mother clicking her tounge and saying,"i just don't understand why you would want naked people on your body. let me get a magic marker and draw a shirt on her."
after i got home i called ch, of course, to tell him all the details. after that, i tmed s briefly, but she mysteriously dissapeared. i worried more than i should have, today she told me she was at a terrible party. it's hard for me to remember that not calling= busy, not upset or angry.
what else is new here? lucy's gone. her 2 owners have apparently moved out, because i walked by the empty apartment yesterday with the door open and 3 new people sitting inside. it's wierd. a new girl below me, agatha and cailen gone, hannah in 3w (sniff, so sad) moved out- do these people know something i dont? because this building KICKS ASS. i'm so nervous about paying month to month. i would sign a five year lease, it's so perfect. unless i had, like, a partner with a killer onebedroom or something, there's no reason to ever move.
work was unexceptional today. processing flowers, paperwork, balloons, listening to the mixes. ch went to see an apartment on my street, which i was so excited about. and he said the management company was UNBELIEVABLY nice. they gave him a starbucks gift card for checking it out!! but it was tiny, on a three way intersection so it was triangle shaped, and so he couldn't fit both his bed and his sofa. this makes me quite sad. hopefully he'll find another place that's just right. after work i went to the library. ah, i love the library. now i just have to decide which of my 8 books i want to save for the weekend beach reading. i def. wanna read FLB's necklace of kisses on the airplane or the beach, but i don't think i'm comfortable pulling lesbian pulp like return to lesbos out of my bag. maybe ch will recomend something. i've always taken his books with me before- it was rough music last year, and middlesex the year before that. in fact, it took his recomendation of mystery by peter straub with me to bermuda, and that was a great recomendation, too. so perhaps i should ask him before i do any packing!
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