Sunday, December 18, 2011

One-sentence highlights from Brent's life 10/14 - 12/2/11


12/2/2011




Left The Big C (it was the first snow I'd seen this season) and went to some gay bars but had a really productive day at work even though I stayed out most of the night before (then got home from work, took a disco nap, and went out all night again).






12/1/2011




Went to see Let My People Come, then went to The Big C Jamboree at Martyrs.






11/30/2011




The dreaded day came to pass: A Wal-Mart opened inside Chicago city limits, in Boystown no less.






11/29/2011




Another morning having a hard time getting my shit together then calling in another half sick day then having another super-productive afternoon.






11/28/2011




I had a great idea for decorating the office Christmas tree with photos of former co-workers who don't work here anymore.






11/27/2011




Went to Queer Dharma where I saw Kim and Kim's friend who brought cookies and we talked about being freaked out by the straight world.






11/26/2011




That beergarita sure was powerful.






11/25/2011




Enjoyed the special 2-hour workout and then hanging out with Greta.






11/24/2011




I felt kind of stressed all day.






11/23/2011




It's good that I left work 15 minutes early because first of all I had an argument with a librarian and secondly the red-line subway train I'd boarded was taken out of service and everyone had to get off, but I transferred to the brown & made it to 6:00p exercise class on time.






11/22/2011




I was trying to think of something I was thankful for everyday of this week (for instance, I was thankful that Glee season 2 is now available streaming on demand and then I was also thankful for the guy who said "wow, that boy sure is a grower") but as I was lying down about to go to sleep I thought of what to be thankful for which is all the great co-workers I've had.






11/21/2011




I replied to a work e-mail I'd been sent even though I knew it was an unapproved communication with an outside party in violation of company policy, and the outside party got mad even though I was only confirming something they already knew, so I thought about how I need to work on controlling my annoying urge to tell the truth.






11/20/2011




Recently when I've gone to the Church Of Christ, I've just intended to stay anonymous but they had a group sharing time and I said lots of things I hadn't intended to say about my past relationship with the Church Of Christ.






11/19/2011




My portrait was taken by photographer Claus Pelz.






11/18/2011




I ate at Lukes for lunch and as soon as I approached the counter, the woman at the register knew my full order without me saying anything.






11/17/2011




Watched Maru the cat videos at Cason & Todd's place, continuing to bond with Tracy and Nick, and left after midnight.






11/16/2011




The Deviant Minds Salon welcomed guest John Sacelli.






11/15/2011




Sheri and Jeff bought a kitchen appliance that they were really proud of and invited over a dozen people (no exaggeration, there were literally < 12 people in their place all at once) to celebrate the occasion.






11/14/2011




I vowed not to go to the Sheffield / Fullerton Dominicks for at least 6 months because, seriously, fuck them and their "fresh values."






11/13/2011




Left Colin's place and went to the Queer Dharma group where we screened a documentary about founding member Joe Vest.






11/12/2011




Amazing party bus trip.






11/11/2011




Sheri and I went to an estate sale and I bought a bottle made of green glass which is also a sculpture of a hawk.





11/10/2011



Decided that I want to continue attending the Thursday night candlelight yoga class at Moksha with instructor Carolyn after my current series expires, even though the class was packed with a bunch of Groupon assholes.






11/9/2011




I was singing Indigo Girls songs all day and considered going to see them in concert again that night, but decided to stick with the plan and go to yoga class as scheduled (the first of 4 consecutive nights to use up my series package which was expiring).





11/8/2011




Indigo Girls concert at The Vic.





11/7/2011




There was a tall man in a dimly-lit room; it was hot.






11/6/2011




Off day for me -- missed yoga, locked out of my apartment, ate an entire pan of chocolate eclaire cake -- but then Laura came over and we watched Glee which made everything much better.






11/5/2011




Got out my box of coats; attended the annual Second Unitarian Church fundraiser dinner.






11/4/2011




From 10 in the morning, I was counting down the hours until time to pass out asleep after the long, tiring week I had.






11/3/2011




Everyday it's someone else and I'm sick of getting messaged by random strangers for sex.






11/2/2011




Uncommon Ground with Virginia.






11/1/2011




On the way home from work I fell asleep on the train and missed my stop which was a very minor setback in an otherwise perfect day.





10/31/2011




Decided to call in sick to work, just like when I was a kid and called in sick to elementary school because I was afraid of Halloween.






10/30/2011




Heartland with Dylan, Miriam, Marvin, Samadhi Moon, and Fearless Dharma Song.





10/29/2011




Ate a lot of delicious candy corn.





10/28/2011




Called Don to wish him a happy 50th birthday on Monday and we talked quite a while.





10/27/2011




When Anya was announced the winner of Project Runway season 9, I threw the major bitch-fit which I wished Josh McKinley would've thrown.





10/26/2011




I was having such a hard time getting my shit together that I called in sick for the morning, but when I do go into work for half-days I'm always so productive.





10/25/2011




Official resurgence of cimex lectularius in my apartment.





10/24/2011




I had a lot of symptoms that sick people have, but I stayed strong and refused to admit that I was sick.





10/23/2011




Went to Christian & Daughon's place to watch the Bears game on TV.





10/22/2011




Went out in River North / Gold Coast area for Cason's birthday.





10/21/2011




Saw The Lemonheads at Double Door.





10/20/2011




Jennifer (the pregnant lady at work) cried at the surprise baby shower we threw for her which was touching.





10/19/2011



Things did not go according to schedule as much, but I didn't panic and just ate some taquitos.





10/18/2011



Things all went pretty much according to schedule which made me feel happy and in control.





10/17/2011



I was the only student at yoga class.





10/16/2011



Attended the Church Of Christ for the first time in a long time.





10/15/2011



Got home from Sarah's at 1:52a, then didn't step outside my front door again for over 32 hours.





10/14/2011



Went to Sarah's place with Liza and Frankie and others to celebrate Sarah's birthday and the 1-year anniversary of my mugging.