This week has been a ball buster…but in a good way. My old friend (actually, my oldest friend) Jacob came to visit and take in the city. I was concerned with my pre-occupiedness that I wasn’t going to be a very good host. All things considered, I think Jacob got a great taste of the city…and the Midwest.
Following the Milwaukee Claypool show, he accompanied me to school on Monday where my crew cooked him with DP lights while we filmed him during a lighting ratio exercise. He was definitely a good sport and helped us out a lot. I’ll see those rushes on Monday. I also took him to Opart’s…my fav Thai restaraunt in Chicago. And he was roasted again, but this time with a spicy bamboo and chicken dish….yowwwwwzaaaa!
Tuesday, Jacob headed to the Art Institute while I was in class…always a must-see for visitors. It was also this day that Luke’s mom and brother flew into town for the week. Instead of joining the gang at La Sardine for dinner, we headed out to Highland Park to see the folks and for some southwestern food instead of french. So not only did we have good conversation with the fam catching up, we also had a little less butter intake.
Wednesday morning, I started � and finished editing my film which I had to screen that afternoon. In a record-setting 2 hours, I had the final cut ready to go. I was nervous, considering I hadn’t projected the film yet, but the film was a big hit in the class and made me awfully proud. That’s definitely the confidence I need going into the big film project which I have yet to write and breakdown…ugghhh.
After the great day at school and Jacob’s day roaming the city, we had dinner at home and then headed to Second City to see the mainstage review. Pretty funny, definitely refined and different from the preview I saw with Travis earlier this year. The improv set was ruined by some moron guest-director who obviously didn’t know anything about improv or anything about being funny. He did know the words “fuck” and “shit” very well though, and wasn’t afraid to say them over and over again.
Thursday, I had a “doctor’s appointment” in the morning, so I was unable to go into work until that afternoon. Since my doctor insisted we meet him at Navy Pier, specifically at the ferris wheel, we went there � but he never showed. So we made the best of the situation and rode the ferris wheel which I had always wanted to do. Navy Pier is a bit of a tourist trap, but at least I can say I’ve done it. I also introduced Jacob to the flavorful stylings of the Chicago-style hot dog.
After that, I went into work and Jacob came with to see the store. As a man who appreciates toys, I know he enjoyed himself there. We said adou and he left to gather his things and head out via Midway.
That evening, I had an opprtunity to catch up with Luke’s mom and brother ��we went to dinner at my new favorite steak house in Chicago, Magnum’s (sounds…very man-ly, does it not?). We stayed up late playing a game Lucas let me borrow � Enter The Matrix…which KICKS ASS.
So I had to work today and I was very, very tired. In fact it was the first day I did not want to be at work…just in bed. And so I don’t feel like that tomorrow, I’m going to bed right now…
I was just listening to Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond