Wednesday, March 9, 2011

"Your Chicago Manuel of Style"

 I love finding things that are about both SF and Chicago! (This vid is Sufjan playing in SF)  Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is also on that list.

I'm not listening to this song tonight.  I'm too freaked out thinking about Chicago.  I haven't been back since I moved, a year and a  half ago.

I can't believe tomorrow night I'm going to be in my old neighborhood.  I wonder if it will feel like anything has changed?  If it will look the same?  If I will feel the same?

Those streets are haunted.   

And I'm about to face my ghosts, my demons, whatever I've been running from since moving away.  The guilt I have felt for not making it work out there.

But, sometimes things come to a close, and that's what happened with me out there.  Gawd, I gotta get over it.  I tried for 3 years and in the end it was time to move on and come back to my beautiful West Coast.  One can only pine for so long.    .

I can't wait for breakfast at The Handlebar!  And then to post about it. Not to mention seeing all the faces of my dear friends out there!  I'm coming guys! I can't wait to see you!

The 30 degree weather I'm not looking forward to so much.  Although, there is nothing quite like a brisk Chicago morning...and the feeling of nose hairs freezing together. 

Song that inspired my blog post.  I directly stole the lyric.

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