tunnelslats

I got a couple of nice emails today. One from an old friend I haven't talked to in a few months. I called her on Saturday to take advantage of free long distance from work. I just left a message, and it turns out that it was her birthday. I had no idea, so it was kind of interesting.
The other email was from a crush of mine, who has been kind of flaky lately, so I haven't been seeing much of her. We got together for some ice cream and hung out on her porch for a while. It was really nice to see her, but she's a girl and I like her, so I was neccessarily an idiot....

In other news, since some chumps slashed the tire on my fixed gear bike the other day, I've taken my road bike out a couple of times now, for the first time since moving down here. I'd almost forgotten how much I love riding that thing. I'm getting comfortable enough with this city to hold my own with Chicago traffic. This makes me