Vacation: Chicago, Illinois
May 24, 2007 - May 28, 2007
Day Two – May 25, 2007
9:40 a.m. – Sex kind of threw off our schedule to go out for breakfast before the boat tour. Adding to the hecticness (is that a word?), stupid work called about something so petty that if I hadn't just climaxed moments beforehand, I would have flown back to Atlanta to punch them in the talk-jaw. Alright, Lady Awesome and I have a bagel to catch.
P.S. I accidentally used Lady Awesome's toothbrush. Shh! Don't tell!
10:35 a.m. – Breakfast at Eppy's Deli was awesome! Brilliant humor and excellent food. Remind me to tell you how he kicks people off his patio who get food next door from Subway, but only after they've eaten one bite of their sandwich. We ordered “everything” bagels with cream cheese and lox. Totally scrumptious.
4:52 p.m. – The architecture boat ride was really fun. The full bar on deck didn't hurt either. Lady Awesome and I were the only ones sipping bloody marys as we cruised past Pei, Gehry and the bajillion other architects who helped make the Chicago skyline so memorably beautiful. Lady Awesome's friend, Brian, asked us to call him when we passed the Sears Tower. We did and a few buildings later he came out from his office to wave and take pictures of us. We tipped our drinks to him and he did the same. After lunch at Café Descartes, we went to H&M, which was a maddening experience. I found three shirts that actually fit a slim man like myself (and I thank them for that), but there's something crushing about an employee telling another employee that a particular shirt was ugly and I happened to be trying it on. Anyway, we're back in the room. Lady Awesome is on the internet and I'm contemplating a nap.
7:00 p.m. – Greatest. Bed. Ever. Nap accomplished. Sturge called. I don't know what in the heck's going on tonight, but there will be booze. I hope I've got enough pages left in this book.
12:43 a.m. – I've given him a six year benefit of the doubt, but Carson Daly is just awful. Anyway, tonight was really fun. Lady Awesome and I met Sturge for dinner. I had fish and chips. Lady Awesome had a burger and fries. She's so domestic. Lady Awesome is asleep. Actually, she's awake, but trying to sleep. The point is that she turned out the light and I am writing in the dark. Anyway, Tonya and Trevor, my long lost college friends, were in town for the same wedding as Sturge. Seeing them filled me with great excitement. They looked fantastic and I fell in love with them all over again. In fact, I saw a bunch of ex-college friends and acquaintances. Tons, minus the tons. So I'm back in the room drinking, watching poker, and things are great again. Chicago, Chicago, Chicago!
1:31 a.m. – I'm not going to lie. I'm kind of tipsy and I regret nothing. My chicken scratch is my word. I'm probably getting a skin disease sitting on the carpet next to the bathroom.