Delivered

new running gear

http://www.zootsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_26&products_id=294

I got a new running jacket.  Worth every penny.  There were a lot of pennies.  

FedEx, you ass clowns

FexEx...you are on my shit list. Where's my freakin MacBook??? You said it would be delivered today. And NOW it says on Nov 28th??? THAT IS BULLSHIT.

CDW - I'm sure you have something to do with this. The damn rep (JB) didn't even send me a copy of the invoice like she said she would. I had to email her 24 hours later to get this. AND I had to ask for the FedEx tracking number. What the fuck.

My MacBook

http://www.apple.com/macbook/

I don't know how to describe how I'm feeling while waiting for my MacBook to arrive by FedEx today. I'm staying home all day so I won't miss the delivery. The tracking site is constantly being refreshed...it's not telling me shit! It's a cold day in Chicago and I have my window open so I can hear the truck pull up.

I'm psycho, I know.

I want it.
I can't wait.

I love my iBook G4 but it's noticeably slower...takes longer to shut down, can't have all my Safari window tabs open with Word, Powerpoint, and iTunes with the same speed as 3 years ago. It's been absolutely reliable and compact enough to fit my various hobo bags and definitely my TimBuk2 bag.

An evening with Smashing Pumpkins

This is a picture of the in side of the Auditorium Theatre...beautiful.

I love the Pumpkins.  I've seen them 3 times in Texas back in the mid and late 90s.  That's when they were good.  That's before Billy Corgan became such a rockstar, drama queen.  He's a genius musically.  But there's something to be said when 2 of your former band mates did not return when the band was "re-united".  It's not even like D'Arcy Wretzky and James Iha are up to anything.  Billy must be a pill to work with.  He even took over James Iha's predilection for wearing dresses!  This must be too Single White Female for James.

The Pumpkins were never the band that had fans who danced in the aisles unlike some bands (as mentioned by the BF).  WTF, it's all melancholy and pensive lyrics with fucking awesome music.  The fans sat in 1996 Erwin Center, University of Texas at Austin.  A lot of the fans were sitting through some songs last night.  They crossed their arms and enjoyed the music and show with a frown in 1996 and 2008.  The world is a Vampire.  But that's also because WE'RE 12 years older now.  The dude sitting behind me yelled like crazy.  I had to wipe spit off my arm a few times as he called Billy a "little Bitch."  Apparently, a guy in the row in front of us SSHHed the guy next to me.  Come on, this isn't an evening with Yo Yo Ma.

Billy, you didn't even give us an encore.  I know you love to be loved and Adored.  But we clapped and shit for you.  AND YOU NEVER CAME BACK ON STAGE.  You suck for that.

NEVERTHELESS, the music is still awesome.  I sang every lyric I knew.  And these are the lyrics learned before the Internet.  I still have the copy of they lyrics to Siamese Dream that I sent a SASE to the fan club in 1994 to get.  I listened to that album every day in high school and college, then about once a week after that for about 2 years.  I still think Pisces Iscariot is superior the the pink Mellon Collie disc.  My freakin email in college has "Sandoz" which I took from Pisces.  

Your Mayonaise last night was awesome.  Loved it along with the version in Vieuphoria.

Evolve

To my friend who called himself an Evolutionary Beast:

http://www.bustedtees.com/f1rst

Trotting for Turkey

I signed up b/c I like eating. And it's a longsleeve technical t!

Slumdog Millionaire

This is one of the best movies I've seen this year. There a tons I want to say but I don't want to give away anything. I watched it with my Homey and Nurse A. and chatted about how good it was from when it ended, to the parking garage, to home. You feel bad for the kids but they get by. It is already written.

Frieda Pinto - ok, so Homey says "Freida? Pinto? There's a billion people in India and they couldn't cast one of their own people?" Seriously!!! So that is why I googled her and found that she is Indian, and of course a model.

Kinetic

OK...so I went to the Kinetic Playground on Lawrence Friday. There was a Greatful Dead cover band gathering. The original drummer was actually up on the stage, playing. Wow, not dead. What a surprise. Good thing there was another girl I hung out with who wasn't sure about the music either. The highlight of the night was:

Other girl: Hey, do you need to go to the bathroom?
Sweetyellowcorn: No, why?
Other girl: Well good. One of the hippie girls just took a piss in the sink!

It was fun, nevertheless.

Ripped Off

BF and I were on the L to Roosevelt on Sat. We watched as three girls got taken by a 3-card-Monty guy. He carried wads of 20's tempting the girls to play the game. A minute later, 2 other guys showed up in our cart just sooo willing to play the game. The girls were probably in their early 20's, dressed to go out...and I knew they were young b/c what intelligent late 20-something would seriously wear flipflops (her heels were probably too uncomfortable to continue wearing on the L). That's what Uggs are for! The girls put together $25 to play and of course, LOSE!

BF was like, no, no they're not that stupid. Um honey, YES THEY ARE. I guess you have to learn from an experience like this. Wouldn't you rather get ripped off on a trip around Europe where it's cute and "part of the experience."

Smashing Pumpkins

Going to see 1/2 of the Smashing Pumpkins that I loved from 1992 until now with the BF.
I've been thinking about my favorite songs. This is what I have just off the top of my head:

Drown
Mayonaise
Rocket
Today
All of Pisces Iscariot

School Schmool

This past Monday and Tuesday were my restorative days. I tried to study and get work done but I ended up shopping and playing Dynomite!. Erin knows what I'm talking about. I just needed some days to do NOTHING. I'm pretty damn good at it.

Yesterday, I walked down to Clark and Diversey to get some popcorn - 1 small Chicago Mix, please, hand my $2.25, Thank you. at Chicago Popcorn Works and to possibly sneak in a movie at Century. I almost lost my shit in front of Borders. Chicago Popcorn Works...EMPTY!!!! I seriously almost got hit by a car trying to run and bang my fists on the door. Ok, don't be alarmed. It's not really gone. It's closed and moved a block down. THANK CHRIST!

http://chicagopopcornworks.com/

Motherfucker

The kid I took care of this weekend is a MAJOR DICK!  Scrotum and all.  He shushed me!  His kid is asleep but I had to check his vitals and write them on my paper.  Opening up my paper was apparently too loud.  SO the FUCKer shushed me!  I just glared at him.  DICK.