So updates besides silly music selection..... Veronica and I went to Chicago this past weekend. Well, more accurately we went to Mundelein which is a suburb north of Chicago. My friend Kevin from Purdue, his family lives there and they have this huge St. Patty's Day party every year, a Dolanfest. Lets just say, we weren't prepared. They spent $1,000 on beer. Green beer. 5 kegs. and that doesn't even cover the liquor. I know it's not polite to talk about money, especially other people's money but hot damn they spent alot on that party. Well alot to people like me. To them it may have been mere pocket change for all I know.
On the way up though was the most scary/humbling experience ever. And it was slightly funny. Well I don't know if you have ever heard of a little place called Gary, Indiana. I wouldn't really expect anyone to but its in northern Indiana somewhat close to Chicago. It is overall a shit hole. I'm surprised that we made it out a.) alive and b.) with all four hubcaps. It was pretty hood but that's not what was scary. It was like a ghosttown. Every building, and I mean EVERY building was falling apart. None had windows and there was trash every where blowing around like little tumbleweeds. And there was like no one around, it was really creepy. But what was funny was that the movie theater (which was this beautiful building in its hayday but now its all dilapidated) said "Jackson Five Tonight" which I found ironic and hilarious. So of course I had to call my mom to tell her this (because she loves the musical "The Music Man" and Ron Howard is in it and he sings the song Gary, Indiana. And according to her, that's when she fell in love with Ron Howard.) But my mom works nights now so I call her and basically wake her up just to tell her that I was in Gary, Indiana and there's a theater here that says Jackson Five is playing tonight. She asked me to call her from the concert.
I love my mom.
Anyways on the way home Sunday, Veronica and I decide that a detour is necessary to Aurora, Illinois. If you don't know what's in Aurora, you should probably reevaluate your life. But I'll tell you just in case. It's WAYNE'S WORLD! PARTY TIME! EXCELLENT! Okay I know, I'm a huge loser. But we were more or less in the neighborhood and I love that freaking movie. So we got some food at the Aurora Pancake House (closest thing we could find to a doughnut shop) and let me tell you, that may have been a mistake. I'm still regretting it. Now it seems as if I bring Aurora everywhere I go, if you catch my drift.
Well, I'm going to return Friends season 4 to the library and come home and nap.
As always, stay fresh.
a)I thought everyone knew about Gary, Indiana because of that song. b) your mom rules.
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