i have nothing to post. Absolutely nothing of importance has happened to me in the last few days. With the exception of the upcoming interview in New Jersey on Tuesday, and the undo amount of stress it has placed on me. Nothing is going on.

I’m laying here next to my man and we were talking about my wanting to move back to California. it went something like this:

Me: “I hate Chicago, I’ve finally realized!”
MM: “Why?” as he glances up from his book
ME: “cause traffic sucks! You can’t go anywhere in the city very easily. In California you can get to complete nature and solitude in 20 minutes; here, in the same time frame, you can get to another neighborhood that looks identical.”
MM: “that’s true” going back to his book because he realizes I’m on yet another “I hate Chicago rant”.
Me: “No, I’m serious this time. I think I’ve finally figured out why I hate Chicago. I realized yesterday while I was sitting in my car waiting at yet another stoplight why I’ve been hating my job so much.”
MM: “uh huh” without glancing up.
Me: “Its because I spend so much time sitting at a stop light or stop sign. This city sucks for traffic flow. None of the streets are timed like in CA. Not to mention that they keep throwing up stop signs like they’re beads at Mardi Gras.”
MM: “I know, like on Foster”
ME: ” yeah, like on Foster. I mean when I go to my terror-pist it takes me 10 minutes to get there, and 8 of those minutes are spent on Foster. C’mon how many stop signs do you need? There are 5 stop lights and 2 stop signs in a 8 block distance?”
MM: “I know, its a bit out of control”
ME: “A BIT??!?!?!” getting up to look for the number of city government to complain.

So yeah, I’m thinking about getting out of Chicago again.

I truly miss the bay area. You could be at the ocean in 15 minutes, the mountains in 20 and downtown shopping in 10. Not to mention that there are the most beautiful vistas with the fog rolling in, the green, green hills and the sparkle of the sun off the bay. Granted the cost of living is outrageous, but so what!

I think I have a lot for my “I Like” list that will be about San Francisco, while most of my “I’m not such a fan of” list will probably originate in Chicago.

The first could be the upstairs neighbor. She’s gotten a little better. The landlady spoke with her. But now I’m intrigued. No matter what time of day or night, there is activity upstairs. The girl is like the Energizer bunny. She never stops moving.

And to close.

THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all the warm, heartfelt sympathy for my friend and her Georgie. I know that she truly appreciated it and so do I!