Headphones On: Adding up a wonderful Memorial Day weekend

twenty minutes of norwegian book proofreading on the train home
one post-work nap interrupted by yet another acci-dial from a london cell phone
one mistaken "oops" that my name isn't on the guest list for a show
one mile walked after leaving the venue and saying "oh well"
one tuna melt at a boystown diner
two pints of Strongbow near Wrigley
one lovely hello with an old friend from Michigan
one calming evening stroll home through rabbitswood
one el ride through memorial day parade traffic
one and a half hours of very slow service at Artist's Cafe
many refills of coffee
one seat at the England vs US football game at Soldier Field
many many many (many many) Englishmen wandering the city streets in celebration
one sidetrip to State street for some errands
one malfunctioning laptop
one train ticket to the north shore with the bonus discovery of broken headphones
one bridal shower with many frangos
one pair of new magical headphones
one well deserved early evening nap
one "bachelorette" party which was thankfully not very stereotypical in location or demeanor
too many Ketel One and cranberry juices (no lime)
one long goodbye to a friend I won't see til August
one morning of sleeping in
two layers of sunscreen
fourty minutes of searching for my house keys
two weird camera filters and rolls of film
one really big iced coffee
one very long walk from rabbitswood (through uptown) to boystown
one well needed breakfast at yet another boytown diner
yet another very long walk up the lakeshore with many stops for photos and sunshine
thirty minutes spent enjoying the dogs frolicking and stick chasing on the beach
one short ride home on the montrose bus
six hours of computer "fixin" while i'm gone
two hour nap
one layer of aloe vera on sunburnt skin
one hour of complete frustration that my laptop is still not opening illustrator or photoshop
two hundred and ninety two photos i can't do anything with from this weekend's adventures