Well, well, well.
Chicago lost it's
collective mind this weekend after it hit over sixty degrees, and continued to
linger on for most of the week. While I wish I could have utilized the weather
a little better, time was spent wrapping up projects and trying to give myself
a bit of rest after what seems to have been a non-stop couple of weeks. I
soaked up a few rays of sunshine today as it hit near seventy. Oh, the glory!
It seems as though
I had been up to something nearly every day or evening and it just took it's toll. I
finally went to see a doctor last Wednesday after having symptoms of a sinus
infection for what seemed months (it was months). I hate admitting that I'm
sick or that I have to actually go on some medication for what's going on with
my body. This time I got three different things to take for it, and I finally
feel better. It's a bit bonkers to think about how long I went just trying to
get used to feeling like that. So it goes.
But whilst
suffering that little infection, I had a rather fantastic time dabbling in a
few other things; I FINALLY WENT TO THE AUTO
SHOW. My own mind was blown at the fact that I had never been. Also, I had
to go see the Maybach. For me, that was like going to see Concorde in person
(which I did on a detour from DC to Virginia just to see it, along with the
SR-71 Blackbird) I mean, that's really all I needed to see there, but it
was nice to stroll around and see things shine. I'm a big luxury vehicle fan,
and had a glorious time sitting in all the Maserati's, except the Gran
Turismo, they had that sucker locked-up. Of
course they did. Above all
else, I think I had the most fun getting extremely stressed out whilst watching
the test tracks. Shoutout to Jeep for a glorious stress-fest (truly the best
kind)
I went to Schuba's last Monday to check out The Flashbulb
take it slow and then make it funky. I had a feeling he was on tour, so I'm
glad I got the inkling to check that out a few weeks ago. It's always righteous
to look up and see an artist is on the road and still be able to snag tickets
before they hit your city. We could talk about how sad I am that this was not
the case with D.R.A.M last month or with Run The Jewels (they're here this
week, I believe). It was really neat to see this played out live. I've been
listening to his albums, specifically Nothing Is Real and Arboreal, for the
past few months. As I dipped into some other stuff, I found he has quite an
array of sounds. I didn't know exactly what his show would touch on, but it was
a lovely selection that came together rather nicely. I would have stuck around
after the show to snag a few words with him, but I had a 5am wakeup time and
the show wrapped at 11:15 or so.
And then it was
Valentine's Day. Dan called me a few weeks ago telling me about Sumi Robata Bar and that he booked a reservation
there, mainly because he was super curious about it, and knew I would probably
dig it. Indeed I did! We ordered almost everything on the menu, at least on the
Robata side. Once we started, we basically just kept upping our order. I am so
glad that I could hold out for one more night so I could go here. Such a great
time working our way through various courses. However, I woke up the next day
feeling the collective effect of not taking care of your body. Even though I
had the protein of so many animals kicking about in my system and not one, but
two bowls of miso soup, nothing was enough to repair what was going on.
After a full round
of meds and a few days on the low vibe, I'm almost back to normal. Full
normalcy seems like a stretch at this point. I'm trying to take advantage of
any bit of relaxation I can muster, the busiest day of the work day is next Tuesday
and it's actually quite insane {Packzi Day}. What feels like half the city
floods through the doors throughout the day. While it's madness, its also
rather glorious. The excitement, the running around, and my most beloved task,
keeping the team jazzed as hell. This is accomplished by just yelling and
having a blast. There's nothing else you can do in that situation except just
try to make it fun. The most difficult thing will be trying to muster up that
energy after 8 straight shifts in a row, with the final one being the longest
and the most enduring. BRING.
THAT. SHIT. ON.
Onto the music!
Here's what I'm vibin' on at the moment;
Love$ick by
Mura Masa
Hustle Rose by
Metric
We could talk about the MAJOR phase I went through with the
album 'Singles' a couple summers ago. It was pretty much all I listened to for
a solid three months. It makes me want to dance, cry, laugh, feel, and share it, so much so that I made a scarf based on the album cover. I'm
actually really surprised I didn't devote an entire post to them during that
period of time.
In other crocheted projects;
I made this baby blanket for a friend and
co-worker who's due next month.
It's been awhile since I've been in
blanket territory. It was good to be back.
Although I was
plenty busy with this for a few days, I cranked out a few other projects that
will be hitting the shoppe soon. While this was enough on it's own to do within
a five day period, I found that once this was finalized, I kept wanting to
crochet and keep creating.
That is where I am able to really find some sense of self. I love turning a
thought into a concept., and a concept into a design. I want to create on a
much larger scale, with greater mediums. I'll have to see what I can do about
that. But for now, I'm going to see what I can do about getting some serious
sleep. TG
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