grits!
i managed to squeeze in yet another fight with my mom before departing for Chicago. how efficient of me.
the drive up was pretty bad. traffic on 94W was slooow (as is to be expected), and i had to stop off in the city to drop off my security deposit at Parliament (the rental company). the experience reminded me how much i dislike the busy city life. so much anxiety and motion all balled up into a small space — i can’t take it. and $12 for 1 hour of parking? the whole experience made me reaffirm my desire not to have to live in the city to be a successful person. we’ll see how that pans out.
once i got into Evanston, i got to see anna marie almost right away. she came down on the El and we went to dinner at Dixie Kitchen, which was good stuff. she ordered grits, just to spite me, but i think she kinda liked ‘em. the catfish was good, and i got to order my first beer in a restaurant. i swelled with pride.
we watched Collateral Damage on Benny Boy’s DVD player back at the apartment, but i couldn’t keep my eyes open for the ending. strangely enough, though, i couldn’t go to sleep afterward and hassled anna marie for probably 2 hours before i finally fell asleep. we have very different schedules; i go to sleep late, and she sleeps all the time.
oh well, i’m sitting in Cresap writing this — the only place i have access to the Internet on a Saturday — and the girl is pining to leave. so i’ll cut this entry off here. bye now.