Full Moon Madness

Once again, this weekend I didn't do too much. Originally I was supposed to go to Witch Lake in MI with some friends but decided not to go. Hindsight, it probably would've been better to have gone. This weekend was the Air and Water show. All weekend I could hear and see planes buzzing outside my window. Bill Murray even skydived for the show. I always see a ton of boats and sailboats on the water. I wish I knew someone who could take me out on their boat.

So, since I've been living in the South Loop, I just haven't been as social. A lot of it has to do with where I live not being very convenient to where everyone else lives. A lot of my friends have been busy and/or out of town, too. Saturday night, I decided to be social. A couple of friends were throwing a party in Wicker Park, so the boyfriend and I woke up from our comas to go to the party. At first, everything was great. We were hanging out with cool people at a cool place with good booze. Then the boyfriend and I started to play pool and everything went wrong. The thing about this party is most of the people there were at least 40-45 years old. So, one of the guys that lives in the place, a big 40-50 year old goony Italian guy, approaches the boyfriend and starts interrogating him. Then he starts talking about playing pool for money and the boyfriend stops playing. Anyway, things began to escalate. Words were exchanged. The next thing I know, the goon grabs the boyfriend by the collar and almost throws him down a flight of stairs. Jesus. Needless to say, no one was hurt, but we were kicked out of the party. I don't understand men. They're immature at 25 and even more immature at 45. I was proud that the boyfriend didn't hit the guy. I kept telling him I was glad he didn't get his ass kicked, or as the boyfriend put it, that the goon didn't get his ass kicked. I think the goon was just being territorial and just wanted to pick on someone 20 years younger than him just to feel manly. It was an unfortunate incident that ruined the entire evening. Oh, did I mention there was a full moon out? The plan was to stay at the party for a while and then meet up with another friend in the area later on. But after the party debacle, we went back to my place. I felt bad because I hadn't seen this friend for a while and he really wanted to hang out, but because of my location and because of what happened, there was no way we were venturing back to the area. See, this is what happens when I do decide to go out and one reason why I don't go out a lot anymore. It's just such a drag sometimes. There are a lot of friends who I need to hang out with and I'm going to do my best in the coming week to get together with them. I just feel like there isn't enough time in the day to do everything. I especially need to spend time with the friends who are moving away soon.

I can't believe it's almost Sept. Where the hell did the summer go? I can't believe my 31st bday is around the corner, too. How did I get to be so old? I just feel a lot of uncertainty in life right now. I still haven't found a place to live. I've emailed several people on Craigslist to no reply. There are definitely some weirdos posting on there. I need to force myself to write more and make as much money as possible, and tolerate my current day job and figure out a way to travel a lot more. I guess you can say I'm worried about a lot of things right now as usual. Sometimes I feel like things pile up on me but I have to do my best to work through everything.

I'm hoping this week will be better. Wednesday night I'm going to my first Cubs game ever. I can't believe I've lived her for over 4 years and have never seen Wrigley Field. Scratch that off the list. On Thurs, I interviewed Jenny Lewis. For those of you who don't know her, she was a child actor. She appeared on a lot of 80s tv shows and movies. Now she fronts the band Rilo Kiley and has solo records. I grew up watching her on tv. I even saw Rilo Kiley on my bday last year. She's a really cool chick and we have a lot in common: she lives in the valley in L.A (I used to live in the valley), she's a year older than me, her parents are divorced, etc. The only thing separating us is she has more fame and money than me. Anyway, I found her to be very pleasant to talk to. She even asked me what restaurants I went to when I lived in L.A. It's been so long, that I could only remember a few. And for all I know, a lot of those places no longer exist. I really need to get back out there.

This coming weekend I'm taking the boyfriend home to meet the family. I can't believe I haven't been home since March. I think this is the longest I've ever gone without going home. Also this weekend, the guy I've been subletting from, gets back into town for a couple of days. I'm not sure how that's going to work with me staying here. I'd rather avoid the situation. Good thing I'll be gone for part of his return. I think we've hit the summer doldrums. There hasn't been a lot of concerts to go to, either. I'm going to my first show post- Lolla on Friday. But in Sept and Oct, there are a ton of good shows I need to get on the list for. Life just seems to be passing by at a rapid rate. I wish it all would slow down.