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July 11, 2005
Pal O' Chicago
Day two of the trip was much better. The weather was nice, the road was much less crowded, and I got hit on by a creepy gay man at the gas station.
Note to creepy gay guy: I didn't mean to make eye contact. I just wanted to verify that you weren't retarded, as your outfit was from International Male. The bright red shirt with separate fluffy bits on the shoulders was truly amazing. Once I slid up to the face with Botox and scary frosted hair, I was frozen like a deer in the headlights. I know I shouldn't have been wearing my 'big daddy tires' tee, but you shouldn't have made the "rrrowr!" noise when passing me. Since I avoided making eye contact after that point, I think your multiple times circling the gas station in your giant yellow H2 Hummer was a bit much.
Chicago was great. I stayed at a friend of Derrick's, and her house was amazing. She was an excellent host, as she had never met me before, yet let me crash at her place. I took photos of her paint choices, because I want to do something like it in my bathroom. I like the neighborhood feel of Chicago and could totally live there, although I need to experience the winter there.
Went out with Palochi and had a great meal and some drinks. The bar was an old bar near Wrigley Field with mounted moose heads and other animals. I think that Palochi was a bit shocked on how little I know about baseball and the other sports. I had to ask him about which sport the Cubs played.
I really should do a crash course on sports, but I really could care less.
Posted by G at July 11, 2005 10:42 AM
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I'm so envious of you. I love road trips.
Posted by: Eric at July 11, 2005 12:10 PM
Exact quote: "Cubs. That's... uh... football, right?"
I'm thinking maybe the whole Bears/Cubs thing just confused him even further. I didn't want to add more problems by trying to explain that some of the players on both teams don't even have a hairy chest. That, when mixed with the random taxidermy on the walls at Bucks (the bar we went to in Boystown, not Wrigley-hetero-ville), and the "rrowr" guy in OH, was probably all just animal-identification overload.
Maybe Oklahoma won't be as mentally taxing in the sports-knowledge/animal-identification department for you, G?
(And next time, Derrick needs to be here. Ahem, Der...)
Posted by: palochi at July 11, 2005 01:07 PM
so when do you hit dallas? and for how long?
Posted by: brian at July 11, 2005 01:25 PM
Glad your new job is as a MATH coach!
Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
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Posted by: Mr H.K. at July 11, 2005 04:49 PM
The winter there SUCKS...but not much worse than it sucks in NYC. Chicago is completely awesome. Check out Millennium Park if you have time. The fountain there is crazy.
I hear that I called you at some point Saturday night...at some point you'll have to fill me in on that, as I have little or no idea. Heh.
Be careful honey! We miss you!
Posted by: Helen at July 12, 2005 09:32 AM
If you want to consider living in Chicago, I hope you like your panties chilly. That lake wind is COLD!
Posted by: jimbo at July 12, 2005 09:47 AM
Yeah, but it's always more moderate weather living by the lakefront than elsewhere in CHI. Something about Lake Michigan retaining heat in the winter and dispersing it in the summer.
Posted by: palochi at July 13, 2005 03:53 PM