saturday

my day on Saturday consisted of the standard business: laundry, farmer's market, cleaning, etc. I discovered the value of being a loyal customer at the market - i got free apples because the lady remembered me from last week and was excited that i was patronizing her stand again (not all free apples, just bonus apples - definitely good salesmanship - i'll be back to her again)
my saturday afternoon was spent at the Village Discount thrift shop with my friend Rachel, where we found some amazingly good deals. i bought a bathrobe that appears to be brand-new - it's fleece, and fleece definitely feels different when aged. it is covered with monkeys and snowflakes - an excellent combination, in my opinion. i also got an apron that wraps all the way around my butt, which is perfect for me because i always wipe my hands on my hind end. this should save me some laundry.
from Rachel's house, i went straight downtown to see a free showing of Nosferatu, the 1922 Dracula silent film, at the Chicago Symphony, with live music done by a band named Tortoise. They are sort of a rock band, but they also do a good deal of electronic stuff. they did a *very* good job. if you have never seen Nosferatu, you should - it's very entertaining.
From the movie, i went on with my friend David, who had been at the movie with me, out to bars with his friends (whom i also know by this point; we've been hanging out all summer). we spent most of the night at this local dive bar, with a bunch of 40-, 50- and 60-year-olds, who were stuffing money in the juke box to hear all of their favorites - with these two men in particular who actually had choreographed dances for many of the songs. it was incredible, and i hope those very drunk folks were at least slightly embarrassed today, because i was kind of embarrassed for them last night. i also did some dancing, which was nice, as i haven't done that in a while.
my Sunday was pretty lazy. i baked bread and muffins (i've decided to stop buying bread and just bake it myself, as i do like baking bread), went for a run in the lovely autumn rain, and spent my four hours at Nevin's. it was a great session, with lots of fast songs, which i *love* to play. now it's before 9 pm and i'm about to get in bed.