~ If there’s anything I loathe more than negative, ungrateful people, it’s the fact that their shitty attitudes rub off on me and make me pissy for far longer than they deserve. Naturally, I know that I’m a classier, better person by not responding to it and physically taking myself out of their crappy, soggy energy, but I still fight the urge to sink down a level and tell them to shove it and then I get frustrated that I’ve been affected at all. Apparently, I have a LOT of years of patience and quiet-resistance training ahead of me.

However, I do wonder how excited Gandhi got when he royally pissed his opponents off with his totally chilled resistance. That guy was just awesome and easily had the biggest balls of any human being ever, simply because he never had to run around proclaiming it. I want to be him… sans male genitalia, of course.

~ If cat sneezes bring good luck then we must be awash in it because the Ben has had a cold since we got home. It’s equal parts adorable and worrisome.

~ I thought of a few more chapters for my Book of Unsent Letters. Enjoy:

XIII.
The Only Reason You Think College is a Useless Racket is Because You Were a Theatre Major
or - If Johnny Depp Can Drop Out of High School and be Wildly Successful, Maybe Formal Education Has Nothing to do With Talent… So What Does That Say About You?

XIV.
Just Because I Advocate Sex Before Marriage Doesn’t Mean I Want To Hear About You Quasi-Cheating On Your Spouse Every Time He’s Away
or - “Immorality” is Subjective; I don’t Appreciate Being Lumped into a Stereotype with Assumed Values

XV.
Talking About All the Cool Things Your Friends Are Doing Doesn’t Present the Illusion That You’re Interesting…
…Quite the Opposite, In Fact.

XVI.
By Running Back to Him and Bragging About Showing Strength When You’re Creating Your Own Hell, You’re Just Shooting Your Credibility in the Foot
or - How do You Plan to Lead People if you can’t even Lead Yourself?

XVII.
A Tip: If You Whine To Everyone All the Time But Do Nothing to Change the Life You Apparently Hate, You’re Just Making Yourself Look Like a Lazy Idiot

XVIII.
Please Don’t Tell People You Know Me: I Don’t Want Them to Think I Treat Diversities Like Radical Freak Show Exhibits… Like You Do

I don’t know; I’m starting to think this could actually happen. Like I don’t have enough projects underway.

~Chicago was amazing - not that I’m surprised. We did Taste of Chicago which was just bliss as it was alive with cool, colorful people and new tastes and culture and excitement and things happening like a real city! (God, I want to get out of SC so badly…) Also, might I mention that people in Chicago are remarkably more attractive than they are around here. I was amazed that I didn’t see one single underdressed tween girl while I was there. Amazing.
Greg and I got a much-needed evening alone out on the town, complete with an uproarious show at “Second City” and a nice, adult dinner. We even got to treat ourselves to about 15 different fireworks shows as we rode the train out to the distant suburbs of Chicagoland.

I had an incredibly nerdy music-related moment while out, though. We were walking around Millenium Park and I started singing to Greg (because he hates it)

“Saturday. In the Park. I think it was the Fourth of July.”

How fitting. And also, it was sung by Chicago. Weeeeird.
Christ, I’m nerdy.