Wednesday, May 30, 2012

a cautionary tale about not sleeping in

This morning I found myself awake at 6:30am. It is my day off and I had only gone to bed about 5 hours earlier. However, I had two things on my mind: acid indigestion due to a late night pizza party and the fact that B10 may have a girlfriend. I texted B10 yesterday to see if he wanted to get drinks (aka have sex). He texted me back to decline because he thinks he's heading towards a serious relationship with a girl and didn't wanted to screw that up. My heart sank. Why couldn't I be his girlfriend? The truth is that I really like him. He's been in my life on and off for almost two years. We get along well, share details from each others lives and have awesome sex. Somehow, he doesn't see me as girlfriend material (which is what i used to say about him) and now I'm kind of hurt. I'm going to make a deal with myself that if things don't work out with this chippie I'm going to tell him how I feel. What do I have to loose right?

Anyway, this isn't a story about B10 and my broken heart. This is a cautionary tale about not sleeping in. Wednesday is the day that the Green City Market takes over Lincoln Park. I usually go there around 10 or 11 when it's being swarmed by Lincoln Park mommies (or nannies) and their double wide strollers. It's not a pleasant experience, but I love being able to get fresh produce and chat with the various vendors. I decided that since I was up so early I would head down to the market and beat the crowd. This turned out to be a great move because when I got there the market was empty and I had more time to peruse the stalls at leisure. I knew i wanted to make a mushroom soup so I stopped by the booth with all the mushrooms. The very attractive mushroom guy suggested i do three different kinds: cremini, shitake and oyster. It was about $18 for two pounds of mushrooms so this soup better taste delicious.

After I got everything I needed (asparagus, strawberries, thyme, fresh eggs and bread from Bennisons) I decided to take a stroll around the nature boardwalk and into the zoo. I was cutting through the zoo and planning my dream wedding that would take place at Cafe Brauer. I was deep in my head and having a very peaceful journey....and then I fell flat on my face. Turns out there was a big black hose crossing the path and I was so busy planning my imaginary wedding that i did not see it. I tripped and fell hard on my left knee and hand. I haven't fallen like that since elementary school. And damn did it hurt! I felt like crying. I was bleeding and badly torn up. I managed to limp to the bus stop and all really wanted to do was head home and crawl back into bed. However, I couldn't head straight home because I needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up a few items.

I swung by a small neighborhood grocery store and saw that they had el milargro flour tortillas. These are my fave and I got the idea to do chorizo and egg burritos for breakfast. Surely that would make my day better. So, after purchasing a few necessities I headed home. Right now I'm enjoying a delightful mix of moscato and grapefruit juice. I'm going to make my burritos and head back to bed. Hopefully, when i wake up it will be a better day.

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