xmas was fun

I enjoyed this day. it wasn't anything especial or anyhting, but it was a nice chill day. Spent the early part wasting away, then drove to connect w/ GF on the way to spending the day @ her brothers. She had an especially long day: she had to drive from her house all the way up to Belmont to collect her "just-operated-on-his-eyes-so-he's-functionally-blind" brother. Then she had to turn round and drive to a place that is in the serious south subarbs- to 191st. Then, end of nite, she and I drove ALL THE WAY BACK to Belmont (with the by now drunk and sloppy brother)before returning to hr area. Hours of driving.

Her bros scene was kool. Imade a fool of yself over Thanksgiving by , uh, reading most of that day. i still had my papaer, but was more determined to actually be a rite guest instead of a reader. Succeeded.

On our way back we pulled into Joyces just off the Metra line (that goes to La Grange)and Harlem Ave. For the past several years- many, now- I've gone out on Thanksgiving nite and Xmas nite for a drink or two. We knew that lanigans or Keegans or Rainbo were out of the question- but joyces was on the way. Expensive- crowns are $5.50, -v- $4.75 Keegans and $4(?) lannies. The cheapest is Mckells- it's under $4- but i still haven't hepped up to that bar fully yet.

This Xmas I actually got a lot of cool stuff. Gf gave me selesctions based on her excellent taste in dressing me- several shirts, ties, socks, etc. She also gave me nitecloths. And other stuff I can't remember now. I got $40 in Borders gift certificates, altough somehow $20 of them have been misplaced. Great. The keds gave me a real kool fire pullover to wear @ games. I got more stuff too- maybe in six weeks I'll update this post when I remember.