time to wake up. so its spring now in chicago, and without a car its perfect timing for me to get out my bike. i took her out from the basement on sunday, had her tires filled up and started pounding the pavement. we went down to lincoln park and rode around for a few hours, did a little shopping, whatnot. lincoln park really is beautiful, its no wonder why all the rich yuppies want to live there. and if you can avoid the parking nightmare that comes from owning a car down there its not even that expensive. you can still find a one bedroom for under $700.

my car is totalled. state farm is writing me a check for it this week, and the towing service was supposed to come pick it up today, but stupid me, i locked the doors. i remembered to leave the key folded in the visor, but i guess i assumed they'd break the door open with a coat hanger or something. i had to leave my stereo face on the cd player and i didn't want anyone stealing it while i was at work.

i went to a brewers game this weekend in milwaukee! it was so much fun! i LOVE baseball. this was the first major league game i'd been to since 1991. god bless the twins.

its sooooo warm. i'm so excited to move to wicker park and bike EVERYWHERE in less than two weeks. i haven't packed anything yet. thats very unlike me, normally i start taking things off the walls months in advance and spend the last few weeks feeling lonely in my bare and boxed up apartment.

i also took my first trip to south of jackson avenue in chicago on sunday. jackson is 300 south, the city technically stretches to 9500 south and beyond. i have a lot more exploring to do. matt and i went to chinatown and bought curry paste and candy. and moon cakes. i should have gotton extra for this week, they're so yummy.

now to either knit a little bit or pack a little bit. i REALLY don't want to pack.