MIA

So I haven't blogged for almost exactly a month. It's weird because it's partly because nothing was going on that was worth blogging about and partly because I was too busy. Anyway, here's what you missed.

I got a job! It's just nannying, but for now it pays the bills.

I went to my first Blackhawks game! And it was quite possibly the best day of my life. I'm not exaggerating, it's definitely top 5. The best part is the tickets were fo free. I won them playing trivia with my roommate and her boyfriend. Not kidding. The seats were awesome, too. I could see Jonathan Toews' face so my life is pretty much complete.

I hung pictures! Okay, one picture. But it's the first thing I've hung with real nails since I put an Aladdin poster above my bed in 1994. Seriously. I might have commitment issues.

I'm getting a haircut! In two weeks. Just thought you might want to know.

I'm super in love with Chicago! It might be cold as fuck right now, but the more places I go in the city the happier I am that I live here. Except for the almost constant construction going on in my building lately. That can go the fuck away.


That just about catches you all up with what's going on with me. I promise not to wait a month before blogging again, but you should know I'm not great at keeping promises.


UPDATE: It didn't even cross my mind that this was the first post of 2012, so I have one more catch-up thing: I had an epic New Years Eve! I went to an amazing party at the Drake with some of my favorite people. No midnight kiss but I'm not even mad about it.

There, now you're all caught up.

Sweet Home Chicago

If you tried to tell me I've only been in Chicago for 10 days I'd laugh in your face and tell you to learn how to count. Turns out that's exactly how long I've been here. I absolutely cannot believe it. It seems like I've lived here for at least a month. I don't know if that means that I've acclimated well to life in the Second City or that I have a terrible sense of time, but it's still mind-boggling. I have eaten deep-dish pizza (sorry, Chicago, but Buddy's beats Lou Malnati's hands down) and a few other Chicago-y things, but there are still a few quintessential Chicago things I haven't done yet that need to happen stat:

1. The Bean.

I've been to Chicago at least a dozen times and I've still never seen the thing. I'm not that mad about it, but I'd at least like to nonchalantly walk by just to say I have.

2. Blackhawks game

I went to a Red Wings-Blackhawks preseason game in Detroit and, through all the chirping and shit-talking, I had an amazing time. I'd love to not be yelled at through a game, so seeing the Blackhawks at home is definitely a priority.

3. Molly's Cupcakes

Maybe not quintessential, but I've heard so much about these goddamn cupcakes I think I need to have one like yesterday. 

There's a few other stupid things on my list, like running through O'Hare like the McAllisters and going to a celeb-chef restaurant (top of my list: Frontera). But for now those are the big 3.

Am I missing anything?