tuesday

my day started with singing liz phair songs in the shower. i slept in my sisters 800 thread count sheets and woke up to meet my good friend kara. she is learning about acupuncture and chinese herbs and has a sweet little boy named emiliano. she looks great and i'm happy to hear that she is in a supportive relationship with a boy from guatamala. emiliano's smile was infectious and he loves trains and chocolate donuts. i fell in love after he stared at me with his big glassy brown eyes and said my name. me and kara had a short catch up lunch before i had to take the train to the city. i felt sleepy and cold and the wheels under the seat next to mine was making this rusty grating noise against the tracks. it was horrific and interesting at the same time. once downtown, i attended a chamber music event with my dad and sister. the musicians were a trio from vienna. wolfgang redik-violin, matthias gredler-cello, stefan mendl-piano...the event took place for a high society women's club. upon entering the caterers looked less than enthused to be carrying small silver trays with little petite toasts and caviar around to the twittering socialites. it was very proper and fancy and we were out of place...the youngest and most not white in the audience. the music was lovely however. the cello had the most fantastic ring and the violin was on loan from the austrian nat'l bank and is from 1772! it's funny to have contact with the classical music world and also with the contemporary electronic music scene. they seem to be getting to a place of convergence in my own mind anyways. i was sitting in the audience wondering if anyone around me was going to have a heart attack and fall out of their seat...no disrespect. spending time in downtown chicago is a rush. my eyes dart from person to person, window to window...sizing them up in a 3 second glance, everyone here wears black leather or wool coats and walks with determination...there are some totally ridiculous things being sold here. sticks shaped into pumpkin like wicker decorations from crate and barrel, the most ugly man sweater in the world probably a few hundred dollar worth of heinous. couples wearing matching designer winter scarves and coats walk together with very satisfied looks on their faces. parking for 5hrs is 23 dollars.