Mish Mash

Lot's of good discussion on what it means to appropriate other peoples' styles/culture, as well as gentrification and any anger or guilt associated with it over at Feministing (not to mention its about my old neighborhood! oh wait, that makes me the gentrifier...too bad I was poor too. Was? Still am. Ack, where is this sidenote going?)

Got whistled at once by a drive-by and also honked at about 20 seconds later, also another drive-by. Both at Fullerton and Damen. I think I realized why I notice it more than others: I walk everywhere. Most of my friends have cars, so maybe they aren't stuck outside as much? I'm also hyper-aware of my surroundings, even with the ipod on. Safety First!

A friend of mine did a self-made "all time favorite songs" meme that I thought I'd take a shot at. Aside from the obvious Talking Head songs (This must be the place and Nothing but flowers), I'm not sure what else I'd put on there. She described why they were her favorite and when she first heard them as well.

Nate's out of town until next Monday. This marks the first time in five months that I've been without him whilst still in Chicago. It'll be like I'm single again, only all my plans are to clean, nap, watch documentaries, and be solitary. I'm looking forward to it actually. I made pesto tortellini with garlic bread and wine for dinner tonight, and have been goofing off online all night like the old days.

I think I'll be blogging a lot more with Nate gone. Hopefully I can watch some movies and get some reviews going, although I'm not sure anyone actually reads those.