I’m Not Even Supposed to be Here Today
Sometimes even the best-laid plans get all messed up. I had been planning this whole thing for weeks. I was looking forward to it. It was not only going to be fun, but completely new and different.
This week I was supposed to be working in the lovely Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire Illinois. The catch was that I was going to leave on Friday so that I could spend the weekend with some friends downtown and then go work in Lincolnshire until Thursday July 3rd. Then I was going to go back to the city and spend the 4th partying in the land of Ferris Beuler. By 1:17 PM on Friday (I was going to leave at 4:30) the trip was canceled and I don’t know for sure when I am going to get back to Chicago.
I was going to be at a party on Sunday that would have been unlike anything I have ever taken part in. First of all, we were going to start drinking Mimosa’s bright and early. You see, my friends’ apartment is directly on the route for the gay pride parade on Sunday. Normally watching a bunch of guys in drag showing way too much man-ass isn’t my idea of a good time, but I started thinking about pure statistics.
You know there is a large population of straight girls who love their gay male friends. And you have to figure the gay pride parade would have a shortfall in the number of straight men who are by far the most intolerant group in America. So, I would have been in very good company as one of the very few straight guys who were enlightened enough to not feel threatened by the gay population of Chicago. That was the plan anyway. Maybe next year.
Alternatively, I had a good time this weekend anyway. I went to a party on the lovely shores of Lake Erie with a few friends. There was a bonfire on the private beach. And yes, Lake Erie does have beaches, although getting too close to the water opens you up to the liability of stepping on syringes and being exposed to deadly bacteria. There were about 20 people there and it was a really great time. I should have remembered to bring my guitar though. Now that would have been an even better time.
Anyone else have fun this weekend?
d to the izo Said,
June 30, 2003 @ 11:37 am
I went to the beach this weekend also. I tried to impress some chick with my mad soccer dribbling skills but her psycho ex-boyfriend showed up with his other dirt bike cronies and broke her radio. When I tried to defend her and look all tough they beat my ass with some crazy kung fu moves. Ever since they have been tormenting me by running me off the road on my BMX and beating me up at the halloween ball, (PS my shower costume ruled!).
FilteringCraig Said,
June 30, 2003 @ 12:20 pm
Don’t get down, I have this feeling you will meet an old asian man sometime in the next few weeks who will help you overcome the adversity that has been presented in the form of moving to a new city and being a gangly youth from New Jersey who now lives in Cali. Good luck and watch out for a man with perfectly poofy hair and a sleeveless dojo outfit named John Creese.
P.S. You will hear a lot of Peter Cetera in the near future. Almost as if it is the soundtrack to your life.