i've always been the kind of girl that loves re-runs. . .

so, it’s been awhile.

i debated whether i should just delete all my old postings and start fresh (open 24 hours under new management, i suppose). perhaps i still will. but, re-reading them, they made me laugh (at least a little bit). so, for now, they stay.

(i’ve always been one for nostalgia, anyway).

at any rate, here’s the short version:

i am, of course, still in chicago. still in the apartment i moved into nearly 3 years ago. still in lincoln park. still loving (almost) every minute of it. i thought about moving when my lease renewal came up this year, then quickly came to the realization that i have an abnormally large closet (lucky find), and it would be nearly impossible to replace.

i no longer work at banana republic, though i still work in retail on michigan avenue. i’ve finally decided that this is ok (for now).

i went back to school. i completed a Master’s Degree this spring. i probably won’t use it in my professional life. i’ve decided that this is also ok.

i broke down and got a MacBook and an iPod about two years ago. i take both almost everywhere i go. i haven’t looked back.

i still read, drink (vodka and coffee -- but not together), and shop more than is probably healthy.

as far as the people i always wrote about:

my fav. girl to blog about, and best friend (karen), no longer lives in chicago (so we therefore no longer make long lists of bar songs on business cards (and other similar bar time antics) . . . at least not on as regular a basis as we used to). she is, hopefully not for much longer, in colorado with matt (who will probably go back to making mean comments on my blog once he discovers i’ve started writing again). she still teaches special ed.

i’m still friends with josh, however we did have several “friend break-ups” between then and now. i’m happy to report that we’re currently on-again (which is probably why i’ve returned to blogging). we still live a few blocks away from each other. he started his own web-design business almost a year ago. he has quit bartending, he says, for good. cheers to that.

bill and i are no longer bill and i, and haven’t been for quite some time. he works in publishing, yet he still doesn’t read (he does, however, understand how unfair this is). we see each other around the neighborhood from time to time, and i’m happy to report that we don’t run in the opposite direction.

there are, of course, new people, new stories, new readings, new outrages.

stay tuned.

xo,

kellieannie