Lolla Fever

It's only Wednesday and I really wish it was Friday. I'm so damn excited about Lolla and finally moving into my new pad this weekend! But before Friday gets here, I have to move the rest of my stuff into the new place, clean the current place and get through tomorrow. I have more stuff than I realized which is mainly just clothes. Do I really need so many clothes? Probably not, but I'm attached to a lot of them. I'm so happy to be moving out of my place and into a cool 'hood. I hope everything pans out with the new place, like, yunno, that I don't get kicked out considering that I'm not really supposed to be there. I'm excited about checking out the restaurants near me, the view, the pool and of course being able to walk to Lolla this weekend. I will miss living in Wicker Park though. Most of my friends live there. But, I will have one good friend within walking distance near my new place. But that's it, really. At least the train is close by.

I'm going to all three days of Lolla. Legit this year. I bought a ticket for Friday night (the boyfriend helped pay half, aw) and then I'm working the Time Out booth Saturday and Sunday. It's supposed to be really hot this weekend. Great. All I care about is seeing Radiohead Friday night. I'm hoping they'll blow my mind. I can't believe this will be the 12th time the boyfriend has seen them. He's seen them all over the world! I don't think I've ever or will ever love any band that much. There are a few bands I've seen multiple times in different cities, but I'd never go to another country to see any of them. Everyone I practically know in Chicago (at least music lovers) will probably be at Lolla this weekend. There are so many after parties and shows, it's going to be nuts. Part of me wants to just chill at the new place and not go out, but then there's a part of me that wants to engage in these free activities. So, we'll see how I feel. I know I'm not going to get any sleep this weekend. I'm running on pure adrenaline already. I'm so hyped up on sugar and the flurry of activity that's going on. But, there's a palpable excitement in the city right now. And oh, I love it when my personal experiences get published. August is going to be a great month, I can feel it. New place, Lolla, light traveling, etc. I'm not looking forward to the fall. I already know it's going to be a dark period with two of my best friends leaving. By the time summer ends, I'm going to have to start figuring out what the hell to do with my life. But for now, I can't really complain much.

Last night the boyfriend took me to East Bank Club's weekly lobster night. I think I like crab better than lobster, but it was a nice dinner. Monday night I ended up randomly DJing at a bar my friend bartends at. It was fun making the drunk kids dance to my playlist. I wish I could become some sort of DJ superstar. Tomorrow morning, I will leave Cortez St. forever. I'm going to have to drag my laptop and some other stuff to work with me. The guy I'm subletting from is being nice enough to let me crash at the place tomorrow night so that I won't be homeless. Then on Friday, I'm going to work a half day, get the keys to the place and go straight to Lolla. Lolla is not only the event of the summer here in Chicago, but the best event of the year, in my opinion. The past two years I've had a blast and I'm hoping for the same this year.

Please make it be Friday already!
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So, I've officially moved out. It was a pain trying to clean up and get everything to the new place. I've realized this is only the second place I've lived until the lease ran out. First place was in L.A. It was weird to see the place bare. There was shit everywhere. Nothing like waiting till the last minute to move out. At least I worked ahead. I also realized that was the most consistent place I've lived here in Chicago. But, I'm glad it's over. My new place even has a trash chute! I feel so scattered. My stuff is strewn all over town. Half is at a friend's in Bucktown, half is with me in the Loop, my Netflix is going to the boyfriend's place, the rest of my mail is going to a friend's and my car will probably be somewhere else. Whew.