Saturday, April 30, 2011

The End...

It's the last day of April meaning you won't have to hear about my day to day life anymore.
Only the highlights!

Today I went on a Math and Science Club trip.
It was pretty fun.
We went to an amusement park and rode 3 rides because that's all we had time for.
Also people love to go to amusement parks to get pregnant.
I mean REALLY?!?
You HAVE to lay all over your boyfriend and practically do him???
It's just gross.

Now I'm watching Second City videos because my sister told me too.

Also there was a lot of fake raping on the bus on the way home.
Oh the joys of being on a bus for 3 hours with a bunch of high schoolers!

Quote: "And I've been standing here for years and years just drowning all my tears in self-control."

Friday, April 29, 2011

Our oven just freaked out.

All I was trying to do was make cookies!
Then the oven FREAKED OUT!
Like there was a large spark and it looks like some of the coils blew up or something.
Now I have a bunch of raw cookie dough.

In other news tomorrow I'm going on a Math and Science Club trip.
You don't have to know anything about math or science to be in the club...it's just a title.

Also I hate talking on the phone.
Especially to people who act like you're stupid or a little kid and don't understand.

The house smells faintly of burned metal...

Well dad's here to look at the oven.
That's promising!

Quote: "Nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death by violence."
 

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Added Bonus?

You know that time that you make a Your Mom joke to someone who doesn't have a mom?
Yeah that happened today and now I feel like an insistive, arsehole, jerk.
I just needed to get that out into cyberspace.

I spilled a pop in my car. :(

I just spilled a pop in my car.
Now I'm not as happy.

But in other news Michael's leaving The Office tonight!
It's gonna be sooo sad but good!!!
OH MY GOSH!

So now I need to study for a test tomorrow.
Thursday's are always crazy and have sucky posts so sorry!

In other news last week my friend from Subway wasn't there and today he was!
Also I don't think he charged my enough for my food...

Quote: "And when the night has finally gone, and when we see the new day dawn, we'll wonder why we wandered for so long, so blind."

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

I'm a major Facebook creep.

I'm creeping right now on a girl I kinda know's boyfriend.
I think he looks funny...he's a little too tan.

Also yesterday I did some major creeping because my friend was having Facebook drama.
She wouldn't tell me about it because no one tells me anything and OH MY GOD I SOUND LIKE MY MOTHER!
Anyway I was creeping and pretty much figured out who it was.
Yeah I'm good.
ha!

I've been listening to Next to Normal today and have come to the conclusion that Gabe and Henry sing very hot.
Does that make sense?
Like you hear them sing and you think, "That guy is hot."
Or at least I do...

My jaw hurts today.
It's either because of going to the dentist or singing...a lot.
Probably both.

My sister made a blog!
It's becomingchelsea.blogspot.com
But she hasn't followed me yet...I mean COME ON CHELSEA!
:P

Also on the note of listening to Next to Normal I've lately been singing along with all the words in musicals.
Like I'm that girl who NEVER cusses and I think I've talked about that before on here but I don't. Ever.
But when I'm in my car driving along I sing along with the musicals and it doesn't matter.
Except for the F bombs.
Don't go that far.
Now you know that I'm extremely childish!

Gonna listen to music and eventually read about Biology now!

Quote: "My mind is racing but my heart it beats faster, I'm in control commander and master!"

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

I went to the dentist today...

And I have a cavity.

This is my sad I have a cavity face.


I brush my teeth pretty well and I don't go around eating junk...
I mean I like to floss!
So I'm gonna blame my retainer.
It doesn't get cleaned as often....I think there might've been mold in the case.
BUT I WASHED IT WELL!!

This is me reprimanding my retainer.
Bad retainer!

So the dentist made me feel bad...not like they were mean, I just always feel bad when I have a cavity.

Quote: "I've got beef between my teeth I'm at a loss, without my floss."

This is me and Roger...we're in love.



Monday, April 25, 2011

Weather Update!

It's been raining here for about 5 days straight.
Just thought you ought to know.


Today I was watching Mulan and caught onto some of the funny stuff that went WAY over my head when I was little.
Such as: “All because Ms. Man decided to take her little drag show on the road.”
Bahaha!
Also when I watch the part when Mulan climbs the pole to get the arrow I always get really excited because she’s about to show up all those guys.
Just makes me pretty happy.

Now onto a subject I haven’t talked about on here yet.
Chachi.
From Happy Days, of course.
So he’s pretty hot and his cousin is the Fonz.
How did he end up with Joannie?
She’s alright but he is much hotter than she is pretty and it’s just CHACHI!
What more can you say?
Also Joannie is a little annoying…
I hope I’m not the only one who loves character from shows on TV Land.

I finished the Hunger Games this morning and it was EXCELLENT!
I now have the other two on hold at the library for me.
:D

Quote: “You got me caught in all this mess, I guess, we should blame it on the rain.”

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Rabbits don't lay eggs...

Happy Easter!
Today we went to church somewhere different and it was…different.
It was good just not the same.
I’m pretty sure I like our church better.
My sister and I hunted Easter eggs this afternoon.
Don’t judge, you know you want to, too!
Now the Sound of Music is on.
Frederick has a thing for Maria.
Pretty sure of that.
Also it’s dreary outside and my Internet is being ridiculous about it.
Grrr…..
Other than that everything’s gone splendidly today.
Freurline Maria missed the Abbey so she went back, and the Von Trapps aren’t getting a new governess…they’re getting a new MOTHER!
Wow.
I hope y’all have a splendid Easter!
Also rabbits don't lay eggs...they're mammals and give birth to live babies.

Quote: “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…”

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Why rabbit shows suck....sometimes

Today I went to a rabbit show and got screwed over because I'm not best friends with the judge.
Now for some comic relief:
My rabbit peed on me but instead of it noticeably being my rabbit it looked like I had just peed my pants.
So my dad went to Wal-Mart and got me some sweats.
The only problem was that they had a hole in the crotch and the butt so I had to stand in a particular manner so that everyone couldn't see my hot pink underwear.
Woe is me.
I lied yesterday...I'm pretty jealous of my friends today.
They texted me and said they met the doctor from Next to Normal.
:(
So now I'm just gonna watch Dog the Bounty Hunter with my dad because my mom and sister went somewhere.
yep.

Quote: "Just f*ck it right enough that's it you'll still go on, well for a bit, another day of utter shit."

Friday, April 22, 2011

There isn't school today so I'm happy.

I'm very excited for my friends today because they left to go to St. Louis to see Next to Normal this morning!
I was invited but I knew there would be no way I could go but I'm excited for them anyway.
I know they'll tell me all about it.
:D
Man this makes me sound nice and not spoiled.
I'm spoiled...don't get me wrong.
Also I'm kind of a jerk.
I don't want you guys to get the wrong impression of me...
Today has been spent, so far, doing homework.
This week has been crazy with testing and band contests and somehow I got out of going to Spanish for 3 WHOLE DAYS!
But yesterday I had to go and got homework in a foreign language.
I'm not really a fan of Spanish.
I've psycho-analyzed myself and think it's just because we're required to take it.
I'd love to know a foreign language fluently but since we HAVE to take Spanish I think I'm just put off by it.
It must be the rebel in me.
That's about it for today, no big plans or anything.
Maybe my sister and I will dye Easter Eggs...because IT"S STILL FUN!

Quote: "The stars too, they tell of spring returning and summer with another wind that no one yet has known."
Look what I made...












p.s.  I finished Anna and the French Kiss!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Argh!

I am currently tearing myself away from Anna and the French Kiss to write this.
You're welcome...
Today in dance I dyed my pointe shoes orange.
They're gonna match out tutus.
It's going to be great!
This morning I had to take a make-up writing test.
I didn't know I was going to have to take it this morning and was caught off guard.
Needless to say it probably wasn't my best work...
I find it weird when parents comment on their childrens Facebook statuses using text talk.
Also text talk annoys me.
JUST SPELL OUT PICTURE FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!
Okay this is sufficient for BEDA.
More Anna and the French Kiss!!!!

Quote: "And some people, dance."

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

I got new books!

From the library.
Now I can read awesomely....as soon as I finish A Seperate Peace and it's affiliates.
I have nothing very exciting at all to recount to you today so I will tell you about a musical my friend and I are writing.
But it's confidential so don't tell Sondheim.
(Also it just started RAINING!)

Two Girls, Two Guys, and a Fish
This is a lovely story about 2 girls, 2 guys, and a fish who live together in a duplex.
They decide to host a Thanksgiving feast but soon find out that they are in over their heads when they all sleep for a WEEK!
With special appearances by the crazy cat lady next door who thinks they are always out to get her, but ends up falling for one of the guys.
Also by the dyslexic mailman.
And the other guy falls in love with Penelope, the fish.

Sooo....what do you guys think?
Sounds like a winner so far doesn't it!
haha

Quote: "Some are mothers."

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

My eye was itching today.

Dear readers,
   This is one of those times when I have no time to blog but would feel bad not to. I went to a band contest today and we did GREAT! The downfall was sitting on a bus for a total of 6 hours. Boo.
   Now I am in need of studying and sleeping but studying is going to win because being freaking studious is programmed in my DNA or something. So this is short and sweet, or sweat, whichever way you want to look at it.


Emily

Quote: "Some know Shakespeare."
Did you ever have to watch this movie? And if so did you notice the guy that sang the same song FOREVER?

Monday, April 18, 2011

SUPER TIRED!

I'm super tired because I took an English test ALL MORNING!
Tests take a lot out of me and I felt like I could not function for the rest of the day.
Tomorrow we're going to a band contest!
The thing is the band directors haven't really told us when we play, if we need money for food, anything...
So we're just getting on a bus and going.
Yep pretty much.
Also I feel slightly sick...gonna blame the test.
Staring at a computer screen can't be good for you, except when on Facebook, or YouTube, or blogging.
Then it is perfectly exceptable.
Bleh.
That is all folks.
Nothing else exciting to tell so see you tomorrow.

Quote: "Some know buttons."

Sunday, April 17, 2011

I might be a klepto.

I stole a button from my from my friend's house.
It's of her "mom" when she was a cheerleader.
It's not her real mom but my friend lives with her because her family is weird.
I said, "Would she notice if this button was gone?"
And she said, "Yes."
But my other friend said, "Do it anyway."
So I did but then I forgot about it until today....I'm gonna have to think of a way to give that back.
hmm...
Anyway that is how I'm klepto-ish.
But not really.
Sorry if you thought this story was going to be better than it was and OH MY GOSH I have an EOI test tomorrow CRAP!
I don't like end of the year instruction tests. They aren't fun.
Also I have to take a crap-load this year.
Wish me luck!

Quote: "Some swim."

Saturday, April 16, 2011

York pieces are good.

I just took a 2 hour nap and my brain isn't back up to functioning power yet so I decided to blog!
Today I went to a rabbit show.
That went well...then I smelled like rabbits.
Yesterday me and my friends did a photoshoot.
We went down by the lake and got by some rocks.
The problem was it was EXTREMELY windy and we were about blown away into the lake several times.
It got so bad that we started just huddling together.
Then we went and ate Chinese.
Then we went to our friends house and scared his cat.
And made him show us home videos.
All in all yesterday was pretty good.
:)
Now I'm gonna watch YouTube videos.
Woo!

Quote: "Some are artists."

Friday, April 15, 2011

Yesterday it was 80 today it's 40.

The last leg!

                    Darryl Philbin:
Darryl began working in the warehouse and has since worked his way up to the actual office! Darryl is funny and doesn't take Michael's crap. He has been in many gangs, Bloods, Crips, Newsies...





         Toby Flenderson:
Toby works in HR. He has a very dull voice and Michael really, really hates him. Toby went away once...but he came back. Toby's one of those characters that is just there.









            Holly Flax:
I love Holly so much! She has Michael's sense of humor but with her it's not as crude. She and Michael are super, extremely cute. I really just can't explain how much I like Holly!








             Karen Filippelli:
Karen Filippelli. She worked briefly at Scranton and also briefly dated Jim. I like her because she funny, I dislike her because she dated Jim. I'm Jim and Pam all the way.  I do like Karen though...I liked the Committee for Planning Parties. :)



Quote: "Some are artists."


Thursday, April 14, 2011

It's storming.

Next up is...

                     Kelly Kapoor:
Kelly is an independent diva. Part of the super popular pop group Subtle Sexuality. She's very into Ryan Howard and also Indian. Kelly is one of my favorites on the show. Also all the people in prison are gonna be like Dang you have a hot ex-girlfriend!




                    Ryan Howard:
Sometimes I like Ryan, if he isn't talking and you're just looking at him, then he opens his mouth and becomes a jerk. Ryan dates Kelly but never appears to really like her. He went to jail for fraud, worked in a bowling alley, and now his office is in a closet.





                      Erin Hannon:
Erin is also in Subtle Sexuality. She is kind of odd. Every so often she has a funny line, but she also is very immature. She doesn't get a lot of the office jokes...also she doesn't understand why Michael likes Holly. She was very cute with Andy and Gabe is just weird.

                    Creed Bratton:
Creed is just weird. There is nothing else to say about him. Oh,andhesmellslikedeath.






Quote: "Some get struck by lightning."




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

It smells like one of those trees you hang from the rearview.

I'm listening to In the Heights...big surprise.

Installment #3!
                    Angela Martin:           
She's super tiny and super Christian. Angela might not be my favorite on the show but I love Angela Kinsey, so I like Angela. She's been there and done that with Dwight, even if she is still hung up on him. So Angela overall gets an A. Also she LOVES cats.




                         Kevin Malone:    
Kevin is one of those characters that is rather stupid but every so often will come up with a GREAT one-liner. So I like him....pretty much. Kevin had a side job/idea of starting Malone's Cones but that fell through because he has a finacial problem. And that is Memphis.






   Oscar Martinez:
Oscar Martinez against popular belief is NOT the voice of the Taco Bell dog. Actually Oscar knows more about most stuff then of all the people in the office, actually. Other than that Oscar's just made fun of a lot for being of Spanish descent.







    Meredith Palmer:
Meredith. Is. Gross. There's probably more to her character than that but I just find her utterly disgusting. Oh and Michael ran her over with his car before....also Dwight stuck a bag with a bat in it on her head.








Quote: "Some have an ear for music."

p.s. The last quote, this quote, and the next couple come from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I just feel like I need to mention that. Also I don't make up any of the quotes...they all come from songs, poems, or books.


Tuesday, April 12, 2011

And The Office continues...

I think I'm gonna make this into a series...for the next couple of days.

                         Andy Bernard:        
He's sings, he dresses "classy," he went to Cornell. He's Andy Bernard. The "Nard Dog." In college he got straight B's, they called him Buzz. Andy's okay, he can be funny and he can be excrutiatinly annoying, but he has everyone's best intentions at heart. 




       Stanley Hudson:
Stanley doesn't really notice anything. He's sassy and on edge a lot. He had a heart attack. Everyone blamed Dwight, but Dwight blamed Stanley...










                             Phyllis Vance:
 Phyllis is one of my least favorites. She pretends to be nice but is really PURE EVIL! Also this picture took a long and annoying time to put up so I'm just really annoyed with her.








Quote: "Some people were born to sit by a river."

Monday, April 11, 2011

Umm...well

My dad came home early.
Don't get me wrong I love my dad but he seriously cut into my "me" time.
Usually I sing loudly, practice the piano, and practice my songs for voice lesson (which is also known as singing pretty) but I don't sing in front of my parents....or hardly anyone for that matter.
So now that's not happening.
But enough of that GOOD NEWS!
I know you've all been dying to know what I made on my good essay (haha you all totally don't care but I'm gonna tell you anyways!!)
I got 100%!!
Not many people get 100's so I'm pretty excited :D
But enough about me.
Let's talk about the cast of The Office.
(And by that I mean I will narrate the cast with my personal opinion.)
                         Michael Scott:
Sometimes extremely cute and hilarious, sometimes idiotic and crude, Michael is the backbone of Dunder Mifflin. Always putting himself higher then he might actually be, all the workers love him and everyone will miss him when he is gone. Also a suprisingly a good sales-person.

               Dwight K. Shrute:  
Most of the time I would just love to punch Dwight in the face. Always better than everyone else and lacking some self-control, Dwight owns a beet farm. Once in a while you really like him...but not often. Always trying to get Jim in trouble. (Also I secretly like his character...deep down.) Dwight learned the hard way that PowerPoint is boring.                                        
                       Jim Halpert:                          
 When I grow up and get a job as a secretary I'm gonna find a Jim Halpert and marry him. Jim is a hilarious, trouble maker who always has something to make you laugh. Married to Pam they are pretty much a perfect office romance. Jim is probably my favorite part about this show and that's all I have to gush about him today... 
                 Pam Halpert:
Pam was the secretary, now she's office manager (or something). She's married to Jim (lucky) and is almost as hilarious and mischievious as he is. Pam went to art school for a time and still draws now and then. Pam's one of my favorites...she knows that a good thing for a burn is to pour sweet cream on it. Or something.





I think I'll finish the rest of this tomorrow?
How does that sound.
Mainly I'm just tired.
Sorry for being a bum!

Quote: "You gotta take a chance on something, sometime."

Sunday, April 10, 2011

I had a good title but can't think of it now.

I might possibly have a summer job :D
!!!
Church people are awesome.
Also I found a good Bible verse that expresses my feelings about people who go to church once and suddenly know everything about the Bible and God and everything.
Today was a good Sunday.
Well that's all I have thought up to write so I'm gonna eat lunch then finish my Biology definitions.
Maybe not in that exact order...

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WAIT!
I thought of what I was going to tell you!
So I've been in a kinda reading slump lately.
I was just re-reading Paper Towns, An Abundance of Katherines, and Water for Elephants THEN I went to the library and got some books.
The first, The Schwa was Here, was good.
The second, The Last Safe Place on Earth, was weird.
And the one I am reading at the moment, Sara&Rob.com, is AMAZING!
After this I think I'm gonna read Anna and the French Kiss and start the Hunger Games because I've heard good things about those books.
I really love reading!
:) 

Quote: "But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself."
p.s. I think I'm gonna watch Grease later.
p.s.s. Thanks Lex for reading and leaving comments, it really makes my day. :)

Saturday, April 9, 2011

I saw aluminum tube sex today.

My mom and I went and saw the Aluminum Show today.
It was very interesting.
At the beginning there was weird, like, aluminum tube sex, then they had a baby aluminum tube, and then the baby got lost and couldn't find his parents.
In the end everything was happy though, so don't worry!
After that we went to Target and I got NEW DRESSES!!!
Then we scoured Target, Sam's, Dollar Tree, and Wal-Mart for Slinkies.
Finally we found some.
It. Was. Intense.
It's really hot in our dining room right now...
So that's about it for today.
Aren't my blogs interesting and informative?!?
haha

Quote: "Rad and magical; if you're really cool, you go to wizard school."
p.s. These are delicious!!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Today is a good day!

Today I might've written a crappy essay but I also wrote a good essay (I hope)
Then I took a Biology test that went ehh. (I'm not a fan of B's I like A's better...)
My friends tagged my car after school but I'm not sure they understand tagging because they did it while I was sitting in my car...
My car now says "Hey Molly ♪" and "Tina Fey is prego" (they spelled preggo wrong...[I think])
I'm gonna go watch some futbol later but now I sit content with In the Heights pounding through the house.
Yes today is a good day, the sun is shining, it's Friday, and I have a weekend to look forward to.
:):):):)

Quote: "Yeah I'm a streetlight chillin in the heat; I illuminate the stories of the people on the streets."

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Curse you BEDA!!!

Hey guys!
   This is gonna be fast because I have to stuuuuudy!
Recap of my day:
  • School
  • Got gas in my car
  • Went to dance
  • Make my hurt toe bleed again
  • Ate at an empty Subway
  • Became best friends with the workers at said Subway
  • Came home
  • Studied
  • Annoyed mom or something
  • Wrote a blog post
Sorry this is short but these tests are frickin' important (to me...)

Quote: "Pacienca y Fey!"

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

This was going to be witty but...

Dear readers,
      This was going to be a witty, insightful blog about humans and everything they do but instead I'm gonna complain. I took me waay too long to get on here because my computer was being dumb, I'm hungry, I have a headache, and I just hit my hurt toe.
      Sorry for the grumpiness but I'm in one of those moods....one of those very grumpy and unhappy moods. Mainly because my head hurts. But I love you anyway! If that helps?

♥ Em

Quote: "Nothing golden stays."

Adorable chicks are adorable

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Bleh

Just another day in the life of Emily.

I kinda asked for a job today but they get all their student helpers from a program so that was a no.
She was really nice about it though.

I need to study Espanol...and do some prewriting for an essay test.
And read the Biology chapter.

My toe started bleeding again.
I don't know if I told you but I cut my big toe open last Sunday.
What can I say? I'm a dancer. Dancers are notoriously clumsy.

I hoped this brightened y'alls days up!



Quote: "If you're a pretender come sit by my fire."

Monday, April 4, 2011

This is a real story.

This is a true story that happened to my friends and I Saturday.

      Saturday, as I have already told you, my friends and I went to see an amateur preformance of Chicago. The show is in a town about 45 miles away and we have to be there an hour before the show starts because we didn't order tickets in time and have to get sit in folding chairs in the back. But it's okay, it's a little theatre and the folding chairs are actually taller than the regular seats.
     We left on time, which is basically a miracle, and everything is going great when my friend says, "I think my car is slowing down." Soon after this she decides that maybe her shoe fell off it possibly or something like that.
      A little while later the car is definitely slowing down so she pulls over. Then it starts smoking, and since none of us are boys we don't know what to do. (Not trying to be sexist it's just that none of us are car savvy.) This may also be a good time to mention that we had noticed water on the windshield and that the air conditioner took 15 minutes to blow out cold air...but we're no good with subtly hints.
      We all get out of the car and back away in case it blows up. So there we are, standing on the highway with our cell phones pressed to our ears so that our parents know what is going on. One set of parents are on their way, mine are informed, and one is giving us advice on what to do. But we don't really know where the radiator is or how to open the hood for that matter (we eventually get the hood opened) so we can't do much.
      While standing on the side of the highway a car pulls up. Out comes a young Mexican man who asks if we need a ride. He was kinda creepy looking and we had all read enough rape/murder stories to know not to go with him. So we tell him that my friend's mom is on her way and he leaves. It was a nice gesture....just creepy.
      Finally after a whole 20 minutes a ride comes, we take their car, and go on to Chicago. We get tickets and see the show and everything is amazing. And so that is my story.

Quote: "Chivalry isn't dead; just a little creepy."

   

p.s. Thanks Lex! Also I'm glad you liked the movie! :)
     

Sunday, April 3, 2011

It's lovely outside.

I think today I will tell you about random things that I own.










Let's start with the story of my orange kazoo.
When I went to get my driver's license I had to wait for a extremely long period of time causing my father and I to drive all around town.
We ended up going to a music store where he bought guitar strings or something and at the cash register there was a tub of kazoos, and I GOT ONE.
Then I found out that I didn't know how to play a kazoo.
But dad taught me.
Now I play it all the time....and it is amazing.

The award has a better story, because it's story is one of stealing.
At the after-prom party there were decroations and party favors all over the tables.
I saw the award statue (thing) and said "I'm gonna steal this."
Then everyone told me that they were party favors that we were supposed to take.
BUT I had taken it before I new that so my street cred it still in tact....I think.

My wand is hand-made. By me. Because I am a dork.

The robot I also got on prom night.
Earthbound is an AMAZING store.
There were girl and boy robots and when you put them together they dance...together.
It's adorable.

My elephant statue is from Chicago.
The city, not the musical.
I got it after we went through an elephant exhibit...also I just like elephants.
I think it has something to do with the fact that when I was little I was amazed that Emily and elephant both began with the same letter.

My scarecrow is from the church's Bazaar.
I like to call him Fiyero.
(I have a Strawberry Shortcake doll with a witch's hat on that is Elphaba.)

I've already told you about the common cold.
What a nice Valentine's Day present.
:)

And last my finger puppet.
I like to sing "I'm Not That Smart" from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with him.
If you think that's weird I have a good explanation.
When I saw an amateur version of it the guy that played Leaf used a finger puppet like it.
So I'm not crazy.

Well there you have it.
The random crap in my room uncovered!

Quote: "Learn to live the unexamined life."

p.s. Chicago was great yesterday, but I kept imagining this man.