it is still october, right?

so, we ran that race thing. and we got a bunch of free bagels and bananas and burritos. and medals, like winners often do. and my feet still hurt from doing it. thus, i need to buy new shoes. sometime very soon.

i hate buying things. i really hate it. i only have one pair of jeans that is really out-of-the-house appropriate. those gym shoes that ruined me that i've had for two years. my black flats that i've had for, i don't know how long.....but i bought them when adam and jen lived in arizona, and that was years ago.....that have holes in each toe. and my glasses, which i kind of feel nervous driving with because of the incredible blurrrrrr.

i need new things. like, need. i'm not saying 'need' when i should be saying 'want' here. "do you want a bag for your bottle of water and single banana? because i know you don't need one.....oh, you do? you need one? you need a double bag, in fact? yeah. i bet you do. i.just.bet." i'm saying need. these are things i need. let's see how long it takes me to actually get them...


what i want?
a piano.

really?

we're running a race thing tomorrow.

so. that's ridiculous.

a day off!

kevin has the day off today. so, naturally, he's still in bed.

BUT when he gets out of bed, we're going to go the best buy to re-buy the stuff that was robbed of us. then we're going to go to eat somewhere. with a groupon. because that's how fancy we are.

also, i was recently told that i'm 'too pretty' to be in a certain play, by four people. so, THAT's nice. annoying, but nice. more auditions around the corner, anyway. as there always are...

work, for me, is wonderful. i love working downtown, for one thing, but the store atmosphere is infintely better than my old store. which is really exciting. i'm working nights for now, making my normal hours 4pm-12am. the night crew is great. and my scooter makes me the coolest girl at the party. duh.

kevin's work is going well, too. he's figuring out his schedule, so as to try to be home most fridays. but, in order for that to happen, he has to work really really long days mon-wed. (hence the extra-tired-still-in-bed-at-11:17-ness) we'll see how it goes.

theeeeee end.

mother, that's not what patience looks like

not at all.

just know that we're a step closer.
and things are being written up and sent places.
and stuff.

practicing patience

that's what 820 needs.


patience.



....and a big bankroll.

jeepers...

so many things.

we got robbed, for one. kevin's computer was stolen, and a drill, and some money and MY PIGGY BANK. i mean, seriously. come on, people. BUT, it's fine really. daddy drinkall is going fix our broken-down-door, and the insurance man is going to give us some money. this is why we don't have nice things.

i've been on the audition circuit as much as possible, seeing how unemployment still has a firm grasp on--wait, what? what's that you say? oh yes. i am no longer unemployed.

thank. heavens.

i'm going to be working at Trader Joe's again....but at a different store. i'm going to be downtown this time around. like, downtown. with the skyscrapers and everything. i'm really excited about it. it'll be fun to work down there for awhile....so....city-y and all. i start on thursday. the first day of autumn, the first day of work, the first day of A WHOLE NEW LIFE! or something. i'm excited to get discounted food again. that'll be nice.

kevin's run of the nerdologues at the pub theatre is over now, but they have big plans for the show's future. they're already talking about making some changes and putting up the show somewhere else after taking a little break. which. is good. because the show is really funny. nerdy. and funny.

oh, and my computer officially crashed again. and i don't know if i care enough to try to salvage it's memory....or if i'll just get tiffany's computer, and put its brain into mine and do it that way. only time will tell. or something.

and, cross your fingers about 820. i'll explain that later. but. make sure your fingers are crossed regardless. thanks.

september!

we just got a bundle of brand new pencils, and have our three-ring binders close at hand. hello school!

. . . . . oh. i guess not.

fall is around the corner, though. which is exciting. as long as you can look beyond the inevitable doom that lies ahead, chicago in autumn is fantastic. hoodies and jeans. changing leaves. new theatres seasons starting up after the down-trodden dog-days of summer. the light-at-the-end-of-the-wrigleyville-tunnel. crisp fall cook-outs. s'mores. it's good. and nostalgic.

kevin is busy with his improv and sketch stuff, as always. he's still got two more Nerdologues shows, and then a new White Rainbows show that opens in october. and he was just placed on an improv team at IO, which is really exciting for him--he's with a bunch of his friends and is looking forward to performing there.

i, on the other hand, am still unemployed. just waiting for the trader joe's downtown store to give me a call. my application is in the boss' "applications i like" folder, which is grand. so now, i wait. until they realize how desperately they need me. which will be soon, i'm told. cross your fingers.

besides that, i'm auditioning all over. some are good, some are bad. such is the life. it's fun, though. so that's good.

and we just had the 2nd ever Taco Tuesday last night, and it was a huge success. again. lots of people came--some from my time in michigan, some from college, some from kevin's comedy life now....it was wonderful.

now....watch this!