So... Blind Justice. Watched 5 minutes of it. Thought those 5 minutes were God-awful. So there is that.
I tuned to the last episode of the Real World instead. I thought Philly was up there with Paris and London in terms of being REALLY boring. Jungle feva, scabies and man on man action were the only highlights. Oh and fake boobs. Thanks Sarah, those are always fun!
Mondays and Tuesdays are always an exercise in pure boredom.
I get home around 5:30.
I change into flannel pants and a sweatshirt
I watch Will & Grace on WGN.
I think about going to the gym.
I then watch Friends on WGN, usually an episode I have seen 5 or more times.
I walk around my room, wishing I had a Red Eye so I could do the crossword puzzle. Sometimes I do have one. Mostly I don't.
I debate ordering in versus cooking up a can of corn or whatever random thing I have laying around since the last time I grocery shopped 2 months ago.
I sit back down on the bed at 7 and watch American Idol or Extreme Home Makeover, depending on the day. (I used to go to my friend Heather's to watch the Bachlorette, but now it's over and I am alone again.)
I sigh. Long and hard.
I try to REALLY contemplate going to the gym now that it is 8pm and the lines aren't as long.
Roommates come and go. I never leave my room to acknowledge this. I feel lazy and unworthy of their attention. Besides, their significant others all have their own apartments. They all live in 5 minutes of us. My boyfriend lives near O'Hare with his parents. So I find myself home alone A LOT. And with a place as big as mine, it feels desperately lonely sometimes. Other times, I am just glad to have the peace and quiet.
I give up on the gym. It's cold outside. Besides, after watching VH1s 100 Most Wanted Rock Hard Bodies, fuck it. I'll never look like that.
I usually read a chapter or two of whatever book I am reading that week. It makes me feel a bit more productive.
At 10, I watch Family Guy on Adult Swim. I am happy for exactly that one half hour.
At 11pm, Will & Grace comes on again on WGN. I usually drift out around then, TV still on, lulling me to sleep, intruding into my dreams.
See? My life is NOT all fun and games. It is mostly mundane punctuated with bouts of fun. But when you live in a place that gets cold in the winter, that is what happens.
Tonight may be different. I am on my own again tonight, but I am going to the gym RIGHT AFTER WORK I SWEAR I EVEN BROUGHT MY GYM CLOTHES/LOCK/WATER BOTTLE/CD PLAYER TODAY SO I HAVE NO EXCUSES! Dio is taking this whole week to stay home and work on getting a mix together so he can get into a club and start DJing again. And good for him. He is truly happy behind those turn tables. He comes alive. I really want something like that in my life.
I am seriously contemplating taking hip-hop and cooking classes at The Discovery Center in the coming months. I also want to get my booty back over to the Anti-Cruelty Society to start volunteering. There is no reason on earth to sit on my ass so often. NetFlix can wait.
By the way, I watched "Shall We Dance" last night, and I LIKED IT! I used to be a great dancer, so those movies fascinate me. Sure, the story line was cheesy, but J Lo's butt stole the show. PLUS, it was set in CHICAGO! I got so giddy when I realized that. True, it was probably shot in LA 90% of the time... but any movie set in Chicago is OK by me.
I am a hungry, hungry hippo. $2.49 6 inch Subway Special is turkey today. Ooooh daddy yeah. Mommy's comin'!
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