For some reason blogger isn't letting me type in a title. Oh well. I've taken some time off from the blog to take care of and deal with some personal stuff. Because of that I haven't had time, inclination or inspiration to post. Not to mention that life as I knew it doesn't exist the way it did before. It's a lot to take in. But I guess once enough people start giving you shit about not posting you give in, digging deep for some silly blurb to appease the masses . I have to admit it does feels kind of uplifting to know people actually do read my blog and take notice when its vacant. Whether or not these people actually care is an entirely different story.

I still don't care to post specifics about what I've been dealing with but I will share what else I have been up too.

I made my first trip out to AZ which wasn't a pleasure trip but a trip no less. I liked it out there. All the constant sun and heat makes big impact on your mood. Reinforces the fact of how sucky it really is out here in the midwest.

Like a few other fellow bloggers PE & I are tossing around the idea of moving in a year maybe 2. The city lights are dimming for us. There is a lot that we can't do here anymore and it kind of leaves us thinking "then whats the point of being here?" We too are also tired of the infamous "rat race," the rudeness, the snobbery, living on top of everyone and everything, the noise etc. We both grew up in the suburbs with a hint of country living thrown in. We've done the urban thing and I think we want to explore that country side a little more in depth. Certainly no suburbs for us. I'm talking farmland USA. Anyone who knows me knows of my passion for the equine species. Some day I'll have my own and if I can't have them then I want to at least be around them. Sorry, the poor beasts pulling carriages full of dimwitted tourists along Michigan Ave somehow just don't cut it.

We've also joined the gym that literally is right next door to our condo. Got a pretty sweet deal on the sign up and monthly fees. My job came in handy as it was on the corp discount list. Granted I had to walk back over to my house to grab a business card to prove it (figures the one time I didn't have any on me) but it was worth it. It has a couple pools so I'm jazzed about the swimming. Besides that it has everything and anything else you can think of for a gym. Just trying to occupy our time with something healthy and lose some weight. Now I just need to use it.

I've been doing ok at work. It was 2 years for me here on July 1. I've noticed that in my career history it seems that every 2 years something happens to me that alters my career path. Whether its being laid off or me leaving on my own something has happened. Well this time its just that I'm moving buildings. I'll be on the west side of Michigan Ave now. Which from a commuting aspect is much better but I'll be losing my view of the lake & navy pier. The only other plus is I might be able to pick up some different accounts and actually be useful. We'll see.

View is much better in person.

We were followed out of the Target parking lot by a crazy guy. Him and his fat assed wife or whatever were walking right up the middle aisle in the parking lot. Taking their sweet ass time. You know making it so I have to follow on their heels in my car going less then a mile an hour. Which if it had been at the end of the aisle I would have waited but we were at the front and it would be a long ride before they waddled down to their car. So I gently tapped my horn to let them know we were there (which I don't know how they couldn't have which in turn makes them even bigger assholes). As they move off to the side the guy gives me the dirtiest look like I'M the asshole in this equation. I just give him a dirty look back and drive off.

Well we exit the parking lot and I'm on the main street now and I happen to look back over my shoulder back into the parking lot. I can't believe what I see. From that far away I could still see this idiot watching my car and somehow was able to see that I turned my head around so he starts shaking his hands and waving for us to come back. The below sort of demonstrates how far away I was from him and even this photo doesn't put enough distance between us or enough cars & people but you get the idea.

I just laugh give him the finger and continue driving. We get up to a stop light a good 5 blocks away from the store. We're waiting to turn left and guess who drives up on the right of us to go through the light. He STILL is dirty looking us. Well at this point I kind of mock him and do the "wha wha, what are you gonna do about it" thing with my arms as he drives through the light. He actually pulls in to the gas station in front of us and motions for us to follow. Uhh no. We floor it through the turn and make a last minute decision to hop on the highway in case he decides to follow us. Well he did. And it figures its a parking lot on the highway. Well we freaked out for a minute while he tried to weave his way up next to us. We thought for sure we were going to be on the evening news. As it turned out the guy I guess lost interest and passed by us without incident and we promptly exited. Who knew.

The Police played at Wrigley Field last week. We didn't have tickets but rode our bikes over. It sounded fine from the streets. There was no need to actually buy a ticket. The reviews were right when they said Sting can't hit the notes like he used to. He still sounded good. Better to know you can't sing in that range and adjust for it then to think you still can. We saw a couple walk past us and it was apparent that they were in the midst of an argument so PE & I stopped for the show. Couldn't really hear what they were saying but she was yelling and poking fingers at him while he ignored her and tried to text on his cell phone. She angrily hailed a cab and literally dragged him over to it. In doing so she ripped the front pocket on his jeans spilling his pack of cigarettes to the ground, which he didn't notice or didn't care. Score for me. Plus we were just happy that for once it wasn't us arguing in public.

The other thing we did is drove up to Milwaukee for Summerfest. Which I think should be renamed to Gooberfest. That is some good, trashy, mullet infested, bikini with jean shorts entertainment, among other varieties. It really is the armpit of society but still a fun time. If anything its a good pick me up (you know feel, better about yourself). We saw The Old 97s, Guster, The new Cars (note: not The Cars but The NEW Cars. if you think thats funny you should have seen all the Mom's dressed in their authentic 80's garb swinging their junk around to "Shake It Up") and caught the tail end of Papa Roach on our way out, uhhm, yeah.

Other then that I've been reading a lot of books and kind of staying very low key. Trying to get stuff organized and back on track. We've gone to a bunch of Cubs games , went to the beach once, where it rained on us, of course, a friends wedding & some dinners. I've also done a video shoot....with my cat. I hope to have the photos posted soon. I call it "Trouble Takes a Bath." Very artistic.

So there's the brief glimpse into what I've been up to. If the mood strikes I'll post again. But for now, don't hold your breath.