I am sitting in my kitchen, listening to Summerteeth by Wilco, waiting on some banana bread to bake, and harassing the cat with the laser pointer. I thought I'd take a moment to say hi. I have things to talk about in regards to the cat, but frankly, the topic is sort of exhausting me at the moment. I'm enjoying this album. It's been ages since I've listened to it. Some of you heritage readers may remember the massive Wilco phase I went through in my early to mid 20s. I say "heritage" because this blog is now seven years old, and I've known some of you blog-friends for even longer. Isn't that odd? Thanks for sticking around bloggy friends. And for those newer readers. Hi. Seven years is a long time. Thanks for still hanging out with me, so to speak.
Today I briefly IM'ed with my friend Elaine in Germany. They are nesting and getting ready for baby #2. She says this little one is a dancer who kicks and flits about all day. She and I were both wishing I could be there for the birth. I wasn't there for Ben's either, but she's so far away and I wish I could be there to help. I joked that my unlimited travel fund has not yet come through. She said that if I wanted an unlimited travel fund, I should date a pilot. I don't think she realizes that she wants me to turn into Liz Lemon.
The cat is alternating between amusingly watching me dance in my kitchen to clamoring for more laser pointer. I'm hoping to tire the sucker out. Tonight I went over to my friend Joe's, who said he had a surprise for me. I couldn't quite figure out what it was going to be, but he made some Thai iced tea from scratch. I had forgotten him telling me about how he had gotten all the ingredients. It was a nice surprise. We chatted for a bit and then he walked me back home through the park, where we surveyed the damage from the wind storm on Friday. Schiller Park lost a bunch of really old trees.It's sad to see them fallen. The park will be worse off without them.
The banana bread is done. I think of it more as a cake, since it is studded with chocolate chips and baked in an 8x8 pan. I'll advertise it as such tomorrow at the office's Fourth of July picnic. Hard to believe that the Fourth is upon us. My how time flies.
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