Got back from Chicago about two hours ago. I spent the last two days downtown doing some shopping and hitting Taste of Chicago as well as staying around for the insanity of the July 3rd fireworks. Christ. The news said there were about 1 million people there for the show, and I totally believe it. On the long walk back to the hotel, Lake Shore Drive was closed down as a fucking ocean of people spread out across the city. The last time I was around for this I was probably 12 or so, this time around things weren't as 'claustrophobic', possibly because of the added height in those 8 years between then and now.

I must admit that fireworks aren't particularly thrilling to me. I think it's more a matter of "tradition" than a matter of real enjoyment for most people. Granted, buying a bag of cherry bombs and various spark emitting cardboard tubes and blowing shit up real good can be very fulfilling, watching the 'big' stuff just doesn't do anything for me. Yet if I didn't go see fireworks for Independance Day, I'd probably feel really bummed.

I did realize, while nosing around Bloomingdales that I can fit nicely into boy's size Large shirts. I'm pretty happy about that because it means instead of buying $50 Ralph Lauren Polo's size men's Small, I can buy $30 boy's Large's. Sweet. I picked up two Diesel shirts and a RL polo in the boy's section (I didn't even realize Diesel made kid's clothes) for a lot less than the equivalent men's clothes. Of course, it did seem a bit disturbing to me when I was trying on kid's clothes. I felt like I was doing something bad. Hell, frankly I felt like I looked like a pervert. But I'm paranoid like that.

I've been in the city a lot lately - and I'll be there even more when I get my apartment there and start school in September... A week ago I was at the Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade with Sarah and a few of her friends - which was probably the most fun I've had at a parade my entire life. It was certainly colorful. I'll post some more pics from the even later, but here's a pic of Sarah and I at lunch that I thought was cute.

My eyes get waaay too squinty when I smile >_<
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It's been... oh.. almost a month since I last posted here. But don't take it personally, I've kind of fallen off the face of the internet planet ever since I started dating Sarah. Suddenly I'm finding that I have very little time to get online, and as a result it feels like a lot of my net relationships are suffering. Even Stray
Radio has sort of taken a backseat to the sudden surge in my social life. It seems I just need to learn to balance my time with Sarah, friends, family and alone a bit better :-\
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