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– Yesterday was training at Northwestern, and we spent much of the day reviewing our benefits package, which is more complicated and comprehensive than any I’ve ever seen before. This is going to be both the most involved and serious day job I’ve ever had.

Life continues to be vivid. After Lollapalooza and my 30th birthday coinciding (I literally turned while jumping up and down a few feet from the stage during Brazilian Girls, and then wrapped up the night with a fist-pounding set by Nine Inch Nails) I was ready for everything in the world to change.

I had a great weekend this weekend.

Thursday was really more low key than I meant for it to be. I got let out of work early but spent most of the evening wasting time. When Jess got home we went out for Mexican food and had a nice evening together, but I had to leave her behind then next day when the call of college and post-college friends drew me away on a Northern Adventure.

Wow. So this has been the longest posting drought since I started this blog, and it’s probably going to last another couple weeks. Quite simply, I spent a couple weeks leaving New York, a week inhabiting a Gothic novel in Chicago, a week moving within Chicago, a week working without internet access.

– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Lyn!

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
New York City or Chicago? Why?

– On Friday I defeated and destroyed the Met. That’s right, after six visits I’ve traversed the two million square feet of this thing and took in a good chunk of the two million objects on display. The only sections I missed during these thirty-six hours of doom were the closed exhibits in 19th century painting, the Lehman wing, and the American Wing.

– Whatever. I walked around Battery Park City and Battery Park. I went home and was responsible (boring) all evening.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
If you were born in 9th century Europe, where would you hope to be born?

– Last night was quite productive. After a short nap I worked on financial stuff and put the permanent plates on the car.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Which other planet of the solar system would you most like to visit?

– Nothing (interesting) to report.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What kind of candy do you like?

– I have to be brief this week. So here it is: On Thursday and Friday I went to the Met, and finished the Asian Wing (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean galleries), spent a few minutes looking at Boroque Tapestries, took in the bit of the American Wing that wasn’t closed off (the unexpected surprise was Washington Crossing the Delaware which isn’t one of those tiny famous paintings… it filled the whole room) and the first floor of Modern Art.