I used one of the Chicago City Walks cards that my friend Kate gave me today. The map on the card was in Old Town. I've been to this neighborhood hundreds of times but discovered a tiny little area called Old Town Triangle that was settled in the 1850s by German immigrants. Such a beautiful area. I went to St. Michael's church and then walked back east toward Clark St.

I had the bestest Saturday ever. First I had an amazing massage, then took the train north to meet Chrissy and Kyna for brunch. And look, they have cereal! Then Tami and I went to Vinnie's bbq/belated bday party. Later I met up with Alex at the Village Tap in Roscoe Village. A fun filled day indeed.

Goodbye Tim!!! We had a surprise going away party for Tim tonight. We have a tradition of surprising Tim in our underwear, don't asky me why. He is moving back home to South Carolina for grad school. It's hard seeing so many people move to LA or back home. He will be missed. Love ya Tim and good luck!!

Temple Sholom. It's amazing that architecture like this is a block from my apartment.

One of my friends was recently mugged and I heard about a really drunk girl who was attacked by her cab driver. I have to say that despite this I do feel really safe in my neighborhood. I'm much more aware of what's going on around me, I carry pepper spray and don't wear my headphones at night. But I guess there's only so much you can do.

For the last couple months, I've been going to a therapist and I've been really surprised with how much it has helped. I can't tell you how great it is to be able to talk and talk and talk without worrying if you're talking too much and boring the person. I love my friends but I'm sure even they get sick of hearing about my problems.

My friend Nate came in town and stayed at the Drake Hotel. I pretended to be a tourist for the afternoon and walked around the Drake, then to Dublin for some food and drinks:)

Love is in the air.

Happy 4th! Went to a bbq at Adal's today.

Adal: Are you 2 going to smoke pot?

Cody and John: No, we're going inside to check our phones so they don't get rained on.

Adal: Oh, I would rather you have said you were going to smoke pot.

Beach time!!

Hey Cubs, nice to have ya back home.

Ladies and gentlemen, Stranger For A Day.

Leftover beads from the pride parade. Sadly, I heard the day after pride that a gay bar was raided in Fort Worth. Not sure if gay patrons were targeted or not but seems a little suspicious to me. People being targeted for public intoxication? At a bar? Whatever, it's just embarrassing to hear something like that, but not surprising coming from Texas.

Not sure if it's the summer or what but our crowds have been small lately. With the great opening teams we've had, I'm kinda surprised with the low turnout. Oh well, maybe things will pick up soon. Tonight, Kate and David opened along with Computer, in my opinion the best looking teams around:)

Gay Pride Parade!!! My favorite event of the year! Stephen joined me in the festivities. There were beads and booze and hot gay men abundant. Yay!!!

More fun times with Andrea! We had an awesome dinner at Adobo Grill then to see some improv and have some drinkies after. I learned that only drinking liquor all night is not a good idea. Back to beer for a bit.

I left work a little early and took the scenic route home.

Then off to the Playground to see a few teams...

And then to ATC where we opened for Pudding-Thank-You.

A lazy evening at home.

Another storm comin!!

I always walk past this store in my neighborhood called Cupid's Treasures. The mannequins in the window are soooooo weird except I can't help but stare at them.

Small crowd tonight but a great show overall. I'm happy:)

Brunch with Molly and then she showed me a tiny little street called Alta Vista Terrace with the cutest houses ever.

Beach time!!


































And then fun with Andrea and friends:)

A nice relaxing day and an evening of babysitting/watching cheesy movies.

I almost forgot about this ring. my grandparents gave it to me when I turned 16. I wore it a ton for a year or so and then just lost interest. At one point, I even gave it to my mom. But I discovered it at her house a couple years ago and took it back. Now it's one of my favorite things to wear.

Virgin Daquiri at iO tonight! And it was Dina's birthday! I miss performing there on Wednesday nights. When Roadster started, we had a lot of Wednesday and Sunday shows, which I think are the best slots. Wednesday nights have always been free and when Fernando and I first moved here, poor and jobless, iO was our destination every week.

All Skate was one of the opening Playground teams tonight, then I headed to iO to see 21st Century Men and Black Ted Williams. It was weird and fun to be at iO on a Tuesday at 10pm since I'm never there and I actually got to chat with a bunch of random Second City TourCo peeps. I'm so popular!

Watched Bella and their opening teams tonight. This first pic is Sex Bar. That team kicks ass. They are so high energy and supportive. The rest of the pics are of Bella. Tonight they did a truth/dare themed show. Things got interesting.

A good morning for me.

And a bad morning for someone else.

I like to spy on my neighbors across the alley. They just decorated their patio. And now I'm super jealous because I want a patio. And a grill. And a bigger apartment. And a......