Where have I been, you ask? I’ve been around but too busy (er, lazy) to take any substantial amount of time to write anything for my beloved blog. I haven’t forgotten about my devoted *fans!*
A few things I’d like to mention…
I love the Cubs but they make me sick. I refuse to waste anymore of my time watching their games. When they start playing baseball, someone please let me know. Maybe I’ll tune in.
On a related note, Cincinnati was fun. The Tuna filled you in on the trip but she forgot to mention how I got soaking wet from a huge wave that hit me while waiting in line to board the riverboat. Flicka was not happy!
Work has been very busy. I have a job where I don’t know what I’ll be doing from one day to the next. As the Strategic Development Manager (I DID NOT come up with that title, actually, I cannot stand my title – and no, I do not work for the Pentagon) for the Property Management division as well as the Executive Assistant to the head honcho, I wear many hats. Having been brought up in a crazy and hectic household prepared me for my two-position job. Any sane person couldn’t handle it. Any sane person would have said HELL NO! and demanded the company hire another person. Sometimes it helps to be a little crazy, as such is the case with my job. I love being responsible for so many things but sometimes Flicka needs a break. I’m hoping to take a few days off next week but please don’t tell my boss before I do.
I’ve been meaning to mention a great book I read about a month ago called Hairstyles of the Damned. A Chicago writer named Joe Meno, who teaches Fiction Writing at my alma mater, Columbia College Chicago, wrote it. It‘s a story of two best friends (a guy and a girl) during their high school years in the early nineties. He’s in love with her even though she’s fat but she loves the hottie who fools around with her but denies her of the relationship and respect she is seeking. Meno describes so perfectly many Chicago neighborhoods, high schools, restaurants, and institutions including music venues. I recommend this book to anyone who grew up in Chicago, specifically those who know the South Side, which is the setting for the book. If you survived the four torturous years of high school you will relate to this book. It wasn’t life changing but I related to the characters as different as they are from me, specifically the confusion that comes along with high school including drinking, sex, drugs, peer pressure, and especially, their love for and reliance on music. Read it, you’ll like it.
