Leftover Chinese Takes a Breath

Yeah, instant Hilarity Month was actually a convenient excuse to not write things for a while. I've been living life. The last few days in particular have been a doozy. Early spring turned into mid-summer and now we're back to doing things outdoors or doing things in different cities. Get ready. Now I present to you a list of events from the recent past. Some strange, some hilarious:

An overly dramatic and possibly frightening actress took a tour of my apartment while I was home a few weeks ago. She talked my landlord's ear off for about ten minutes while I was trying to, you know, enjoy an afternoon at home. I kind of hope she doesn't get the lease. The 'For Rent' sign was posted a few days later and is still there. On Friday afternoon, I stepped out of the bathroom and into my living room. My eyes were immediately drawn to somebody standing on the sidewalk staring into my apartment. It was that same woman.

A canoe rental up the Chicago River is a good and smelly time. Go upstream a few miles until you're tired, then ride the current back. Among other things, I learned: how to drive a canoe, there are absolutely no bars near the intersection of Foster Ave. and Kimball Ave, and; undercover cops will try to close a city park on you at two in the afternoon.

Basketball in 90+ degree weather is a bad idea. Stand-around defense gets employed fairly early in the game. We played a few games of Lightning as well. Hadn't played that game in decades. Definitely not much of a basketball player these days. I bet my half-assed volleyball skills have deteriorated as much as my half-assed basketball skills.

I'm back to six-ish hours of sleep a night. It's kind of nice.

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