Happy Halloween

Halloween was great this year, I really enjoyed my Urban Halloween Experience.

I had class until 3:20, but Frank came up soon afterward and we started our Halloween Journey. DePaul, Brown Line, Blue Line, UIC, Liz's room, Ryan's room, 8 Bus, DePaul, My room, Denise's room. One we got all of that traveling out of the way we finally went out FOR Halloween. We met our friend David at the Red Line station and headed up to Wrigleyville for a party.

David deserves his own paragraph here. When we met David on the platform he was well ahead of a night of intoxication. He had us laughing our asses off because of his drunken belligerance. He also couldn't wait for us to see his costume which consisted of a collar, a tie, a furry hat, and a pair of black pants. He looked like a Russian Chip 'n Dale. hahaha. Anyway, once we decided to leave the party, David realized that he lost his sweatshirt and keys which we didn't have time to get. So David walked the rest of the night shirtless. This might be more amusing is I described the scene; there were five skinny, little white kids (us) and David, a very tall, very built, black man. Anyway, David was awesome, and Halloween wouldn't have been as great without him.

We got home late and the busses stopped running so Liz had to sleep over, so we just fell asleep to X-Files.

Got a remote shutter

Played with my remote shutter today, watch a scary movie with Martyna, Angel, and Ryan.

Pumpkin patch!

It didn't quite feel like fall/Halloween time until today.

I decided to go home for the weekend and spend some time with the family, so when I found out we were going to the pumpking patch I was very excited.

we met my Grandma (Grammy), my Aunt and Uncle, and a handful of crazy cousins at the patch and proceeded to have an awesome time.

I've always been a little upset that I was the oldest of my immediate cousins because I used to feel like I had missed out on having someone my age or older than me to hangout with at family parties. This has recently changed and now I feel lucky to have a bunch of hyper little cousins to look up to me. I'm the big kid, the big cousin. It's nice.

P.S. my favorite picture here is the one of my cousins Benjy and Addison on their Hajj via Camel Caravan.

My one and only class got cancelled for today. nice.

James is always the best sport when it comes to posing for me.

VA in the Fall

Fall is the perfect time of year to visit Veteran's Acres. The colors, the crisp air, the calm, it's the perfect place to escape to this time of the year.

There is a courtyard at UIC that looks like it was designed after Hogwarts. It's pretty damn cool.

Vietnam Memorial

Yes, that's right, Chicago has a Vietnam Memorial.

Flat Top Grill.

Frank, Liz and I went out for dinner tonight at Flat Top Grill. For everyone who doesn't know, Flat Top is an all you can eat stirfry restaurant, and it's ridiculously good.

Anyway, the night was a blur of laughter.

Fuck CTA construction.

Family Weekend Part Deux

Millennium Park
Shed Aquarium
Navy Pier Famiy

Damn good weekend.

Family Weekend

So this weekend is Family weekend. It is mostly geared towards students who have not seen their families since school began, but my family came down anyway.

They came down late today and we grabbed some Pequods (2nd best pizza in Chicago, next to Lou Malnati's). After that I took my sister out with me so she could see what the party scene was like here at DePaul.

My family is so unconventional, and I love it. Our dinner conversations and interactions are so off-the-wall. the way we all talk to eachother is almost like we aren't family, but more of friends. People always ask me how I can talk to my family like that and I say, "well that's how I talk to my friends, and my family are my friends"

Very cool people.

Lawrence Arms

Today was a really great day.

After classes Margie and I went to her boss' apartment to get ready for everyone. We went and got some food at Whole Foods and stopped at The Brown Elephant.

Everyone came over and we headed to The Lawrence Arms show at The Metro.

There were so many fimiliar faces at the show; Ethan, Caleb, Ben, Zack, Margie, Trent, Tinkey, Colin, and Mitch. I love Lawrence Arms shows, they are always such a good time.

Three hours of sleep . . .

Rode the train back to the city today with Margie. Big breakfast, long day.

WILCO

After classes today I took my mom out to lunch down here with me. Afterwards she drove me home because Lauren and I were going to see wilco!

Wilco was amazing! What's more is that Lauren and I had no idea Andrew Bird was playing until ten minutes before we left for Milwaukee! I dunno, everything about that show was great.

Favorite Songs played:

Outtasite (outta mind)
Humminbird
I'm the Man Who Loves You
Spidersong (kidsmoke)
Casino Queen
I Got You (At the End of the Century)
Handshake Drugs
A Shot in the Arm
California Stars

Songs they should have played:

Venus stop the Train
Passenger Side
I thought I held you
Far, Far Away
Don't forget the flowers
Please tell my brother
and it would have been awesome if they played a Loose Fur song

I also found out that I don't remember how to drive anymore. I have become so accustomed to the CTA that I really do suck at driving!

Oh, Dormlife . . .

Dormlife is an extremely unique experience. I don't know how to describe it, but it's kinda like a giant sociological experiment, haha.