a zen moment in the office

last night will and i made stir fry with venison. it was tasty, but a bit tough and very filling. the vegetables are still my favorite part. krystal's fiancee rodney was nice enough to give will almost an entire deer's worth of meat, some of which he gave to his sister and her husband.

we watched 'the departed' last night, also. it was classic scorsese, and very well done. lots of blood and shooting and dead bodies, but the acting was unbelievable. i fell asleep for a small part and managed to pop up before the end. i get so tired at night now that i get up early and work during the day. venison stir fry and a big glass of wine didn't help the cause.

i'm actually at work right now, feeling very zen as i'm drinking japanese green tea next to an orchid that's sitting on my desk. i don't know how it can survive under this false lighting. it's enough to hurt my eyes and make me dream about summer and real sunlight. wearing flip flops, drinking chilled coffee and laying out on my roofdeck. it'll come back.

oh yeah, and my parents liked will. so did everyone else. but then, what's not to like?

spring for a day

this morning when i was walking around lincoln park i felt like i was back in madison. something about the 40 degree weather melting the snow and clearing the winter air for birds' chirping. it's a deceptive little visit from spring, probably long before it plans on coming to stay. the warmth of spring has been a feeling i've felt in madison for the past five years of my life. now i'm here in chicago.

i carried a coffee from a little non-starbucks place that played radiohead and had original artwork on the walls. i felt so good. it's amazing what warm weather does for me. it makes me happier and more ambitious. lately the cold weather and the snow has shut me down.

will and i had a great valentine's day. the night of the 14th he worked at his restaurant job and came to visit pretty late. i didn't expect him to come over on a weeknight after working so late, so it was a nice surprise. we drank some wine, and i gave him my present (a couple of shirts from gap) and a homemade card. we stayed up way too late trying to watch a movie.

our real date night was the 15th when he took me to a really cute sushi place and then a blue man group concert, which was his present for me. he planned everything out really well. it was a snowy, messy night, but it was a really great valentine's day. we had a good time together, as we always do.

the job is going well. i have the day off today for presidents' day, and at the end of this week i'm bringing will up to green bay to meet krystal and rodney, and my family the next night. he's excited about it. so am i. i miss green bay a little bit lately. i wish there was an extra night where i could take him out to meet some more of the local friends. maybe another time. still, it'll be weird to see will in my home, or at el toro where i've always gone with my family. i hope he enjoys himself and that everyone likes him as much as i do. i know i have nothing to worry about.

chewin on candy at work

i'm at work.

i feel totally drained of any human substance at this desk. i was hoping that writing something in my blog would help.

last night will and i stayed in and away from the subzero chicago temperatures. we drank yellow tail, ate a frozen pizza, and watched kill bill at my apartment. i fell asleep about half way through the movie - something i'm very good at. i told him about the dream i had about him meeting my parents. in my dream, he did a dance move from michael jackson's thriller video in his underwear. and black socks. this is a scenario i'm sure i could never have created without the help of deep sleep. what a strange combination of images. i'm not really nervous about introducing him to my parents, despite what the dream might imply.

i feel like i have to stretch my face. i've been making the same expression all day. (only one hour left.)

on tonight's agenda is laundry. unless will calls, and then i'm sure i'll put it off for one more night.