Hopefully I Can Go
Chicago, Interests January 5th, 2010
Well, I can go, in that I don’t foresee any conflicts or problems, it’s that I hope that I actually do go. To what? Oh, concerts, I mean. I love to go see live music performances. I hardly have a bad time going, having some drinks, and enjoying the music. However, I already missed Mew and 30 Seconds to Mars… damn.
So I’ve been looking up upcoming shows and added them to my calendar. I am determined to go to as many of these as I possibly can.
- 01/24 – Timbaland at House of Blues
- 01/27 – Everclear at House of Blues
- 02/02 – Utada Hikaru at House of Blues
- 02/22 – Jack’s Mannequin at House of Blues
- 03/05 – New Found Glory w/ Saves the Day at House of Blues
So yeah, all those are at the House of Blues. I’ve been there to see Gavin Rossdale, the place is good for concerts. I like to see other smaller, unknown bands and artists as well, but these are the bigger ticket ones I want to keep an eye on and buy tickets before they’re sold out. 
If anyone else knows any other cool bands I should check out, let me know!
02/04 Edit: Also gotta see Switchfoot at the House of Blues on 02/16!
TWENTY TEN IS COMING UP. And I don’t want to miss making the last post of the year!
So I guess I should probably check in with how life is going! Pretty exciting, I should say for the most part.
First and foremost: I got my own apartment! This was back in the beginning of October actually. Such a momentous occasion should have merited a blog post almost immediately, but again, I was just so damn busy with settling in and work. It’s a one-bedroom apartment in a building that was previously a brewery. The layout of the building is a bit awkward because of the conversion, but the place isn’t too shabby. I don’t have much furniture: a mattress and a chair. The living room is a very barren place. -_- I’m still saving up for a trip to IKEA or something. Maybe I should just check craigslist. That’s actually how I found both my job and apartment… so why not?
Also, a couple days ago, I was finally offered a full time position at work! YESSSssss!!!!! 
I’m very happy there, and the new position will be giving me more development experience that I’ve been wanting for a while now. AND I’ll be getting a nicer salary! AND BENEFITS! Oh, how I missed you, health, dental, and vision coverage… So yeah, looks like things are starting to take off!
I’m quite proud of myself for getting this far on my own. Independence is awesome. Also knowing that I accomplished this on my own merits and abilities makes it all the sweeter. But again, a HUGE BIG GIGANTIC thank you to my cousin and her boyfriend for letting me stay at their place while I looked for a job and my own apartment. I seriously wouldn’t have had this awesome opportunity without their generosity and support. I took a risk leaving my last job and coming here to Chicago, but I’m very glad I made it. There were many reasons for wanting to leave, and perhaps I’ll share them here one day, but let’s not dwell on the past, hm?
And just because I got a sweet job and my own apartment doesn’t mean I can slack off! My New Year’s resolution: Go to the gym and get back in shape! Yeah, that’s such a typical resolution, but now I actually do have time and money go, so no more excuses! And I also saw a friend over the holiday break who’s been hitting the gym like crazy—and she is looking GREAT. I’m quite motivated by that actually, so I have a LOT of catching up to do. So come next week, I’ll stop by the gym around my neighborhood and check it out. I got one more resolution, but I’ll post about that later…
Have a safe and happy new year! Hope you had a great 2009, and that the next year will bring you more happiness than the last!
Famous Rockstar, Racist Russian
Personal December 15th, 2009
Woke up late this morning. It was probably due to me reading my book real late last night, combined with hearing my slightly loud neighbors in the room next door. It’s weird though, because I woke up to my alarm clock at 7 AM. But then I snoozed it or turned it off then went right back to sleep. And in those 2 hours I had a couple of dreams. I say a couple instead of one because they didn’t seem related or lead into one another. I guess one could debate that dreams really don’t make sense and don’t have to relate; thus the dreams are all one dream. Whatever. Here’s what I can piece together from memory…
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Tags: dreams
Don’t be a rude customer
Personal November 30th, 2009
Just got back from the bank.
I did my usual thing, filling out a deposit slip and signing my paycheck. It was lunch time, so there was a small line in front of me. While waiting, I could overhear one of the customers at the teller window.
Obviously he sounded agitated, because he was saying out loud something like, “Don’t tell me you can’t do it. Just do it.” The teller, very cute and pretty, I might add, seemed a bit meek in saying that she couldn’t perform whatever task the rude client had demanded of her.
Fortunately, it didn’t escalate to the point where a manger had to get involved. Still, I felt a little bad for the teller, having been in her position before. I’m not sure if she was new to this, but I wanted to cheer her up with a horror customer story of my own—and mostly flirt with her… she not only had really cute highlights in her dark hair, but she had this teeny, sexy piercing in her nose. And she had glasses, totally hot .
Unfortunately, there was more than one teller working the line, and I just ended up with someone else.
Tags: banking, customer service
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