Still Alive

[evilhippo]

So, it's been a crazy three days. Monday I was up at 5:30, and maybe even though I slept in until 11:30 today, maybe my sleep schedule will stay rational, and I'll be able to get things done and not feel like a lump woooo.

And, more importantly, there's a reason for this craziness! sketchyheart is in town for just four days, so I've been dragging her everywhere I could think of (I'm lucky she's not dead). Monday was fantastic and warm, so we dragged our half-awake selves to the Lincoln Park Zoo (after a minor rest stop for caffeine, and some wandering on Michigan Ave.) There was a mooing lion which tried to give sketchy a kiss, and a lot of cute. Frogmouth Owls (which are not owls because their awesome measurements are not covered on the owl charts) are now among my favourite animals. Someday, I will make an entire moodtheme of them. We also hit Rotofugi on the way back, which was dangerous. I also have (yet again) revised my plan for the Christmas Cards. Which are now, possibly, Chinese New Year cards, though they will have nothing to do with Chinese New Year. And may not arrive until like, May. Who knows. It's a mystery.

Tuesday was Chinatown, which involved seeing a lot more of old Chinatown than I'm used to seeing (bakeries, tea shops... post office... random!). There was trinket shopping, there was grocery shopping, there was bubble tea. Taro-Coconut bubble tea is still wonderful, and even though they messed up my order (milk tea does not equal bubble tea. it is its own deliciousness) and then gave it to me with the tapioca it was still okay. And I was a five year-old cowboy trucker and spit most of the tapioca out along the street. And then I had to go to work, where I proceeded to fall asleep on the keyboard a lot for the second day in a row.

Aaand today we went to lunch at Panes Bread Cafe which, oddly, someone that works with my mom recommended. And it was good, and cheap, and so I recommend it too. (Sammiches! Tasty, tasty sammiches!) Then we proceeded to wander about Lakeview/Boystown, hitting all the important landmarks, like Gaymart Chicago (which has the largest selection of Doctor Who figures, still. And a very friendly staff). Listening to people answer the phone with "Gaymart! How may I help you?" is amusing. Also, I still can't walk through certain parts of Northalsted without laughing.

Comments

[solitaryjane.livejournal.com]

Whoo-hoo! Boystown! And there's a Gaymart? You gotta take me a spin through that when I get to Chicago in May.

Oh, and it was your b-day, right? (Or is that a fake LJ thing you randomly entered?) Anyway, happy (fake?) belated birthday!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

There is a Gaymart. It's basically full of action figures. I'm not sure what gay has to do with action figures, but it keeps me entertained. (-;

It was indeed my birthday. Alas, I was past the point of needing to lie about my birthday when I joined LJ. ^_^

[lisiche.livejournal.com]

Aargh, I totally missed your birthday! Happy belated birthday!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Hehe, s'alright. Thanks! I tend to be low-key about it anyway, so I kind of expect people to forget about it. ^_^ And I'm getting old.

[lisiche.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm a greedy pile of greedy greed and go "LOOK AT ME. I'M STILL ALIVE." every time my birthday comes around, so it always throws me for a loop when someone isn't. XD;;