Chicago: Thursday and Friday

Hah to everyone in middle Iowa- you don't have a lake breeze. (You can laugh at me during the refreshing winter breeze.)

Thurs:
Got an apartment, for the next couple months anyways.
I will be living and spliting the rent in a big one bedroom with a very nice 27-year old girl.
I was going to just move in some of my stuff- bed, clothes and put the boxes and boxes and boxes of books, mags, cooking supplies, trinkets, papers, papers, papers in a 5 by 5 by 8 storage unit, but Beth told me just to bring it all there was plenty of room. I told her I had a lot. She said that was fine and that I was paying for the apt as well, so it was mine to move into.

She's currently staying in the studio and I want this studio (but not till I get a job) My gosh it's twice the size of all the others I've seen, hard wood floors, top floor, gas stove, walk in closet. I could live with a family of 8 in there. (but they couldn't use the closet) AND it's only $655. It was delicious- I'm glad I didn't grab the studio I could sort of seeing myself living in Wed. It's also right where I want to move, right by Lincoln Park.

I've been reading the paper everyday. I feel special everyday, walking to the L stop and grabbing the free daily Red Eye paper. It's a local paper and grocery store magazine all in one- and it's in color.

Friday:
Checked out of my hostel and took the L downtown and put my bags in storage at the HI hostel. Today will be about doing a little job search on the net and then looking for jobs near the apt.

Then I'm going home to get things together, see some cousins up in South Dakota. August 1st I will be back in Chicago for good. That's exciting.

I've gotten bored with the "I did this, this, and this" daily reports. I'm going to still do them, but in my little day by day book just for myself. I'd like to learn more words, be a better writer.
I'm going to save this for complete, specific stories, personal essays, a thought here and there- not all the time, just sometimes.