okay, i’m really tired but i want to keep up with this. i’ve never liked writing in paper journals, but now that i’ve started this, i feel like i need to keep a record and so i’m going to follow through. “so brian,” you ask, “what’d you do your second day in chicago?”…

friday, dec. 28

dominic brought me over to my old friend (and ex-girlfriend) lynn’s house friday afternoon, and seeing her in itself was quite a trip. i used to be completely in love with that girl. she broke my heart too. aaah, high school. but we’re older and wiser and now we still keep in touch and i still think she’s a real cool cat. it was nice hanging out with her and talking about life and things, while we took the train downtown and walked around the city. what a beautiful night it was. chicago is so much prettier than any part of los angeles. and to top it off, right as we came up out of the el stop, it started snowing. i was so happy that the fact that it was 15 degrees out didn’t really even bother me.

we got coffee at the virgin megastore to warm up, and we talked. we went to see this spanish ghost movie called the devil’s backbone she said was supposed to be good (and wasn’t–i give it a thumbs down), and we talked. we got some food at the pick me up cafe, and we talked. we rode the trains and busses home, we watched the zero effect at her house, which she’d never seen (which i love–i give it a hearty thumbs up)… and we talked. it was a really great night. i can see why i used to be so infatuated with her, because she’s still completely beautiful and really interesting, but it’s nice to know that i can be aware of both those things and just appreciate her instead of being frustrated because i can’t have her. that was a good, good night.

plus we talked about sandman, and dave mckean, which would make me love any girl at least a little bit.

okay, i’ve had a big day (today–which i’ll get to eventually), so i’m going to bed now.