Do Yourself A Favor...

...And get to know Sarah Vowell. I heard her on This American Life a few months ago and I liked her. I saw her on The Daily Show just now and I liked her a lot more, and after an extensive internet search that included youtube AND wikipedia, I now think she is my new favorite. My new favorite historian/novelist/radio personality/comedian/social commentator/Pixar voice actor.

First of all, her last name is Vowell and she is a writer! HA! And she writes about American history, most recently about the Puritans from Massachusetts. She collects Abraham Lincoln memorabilia (bookend heads, statues, totem poles), and other historical shit. I'm guessing she reads a lot too, because most people who write about History have to read about History first, in order to write about it with different words the second time around. Otherwise, it wouldn't be History, it would just be lies.

I would like to live in a perfect unapologetic nerdy existence, like she does in her Chelsea apartment, with maps of the Autumnal wind patterns of the U.S. on the wall behind her desk. I would also love to be able to produce something that reflects my general notions, inklings and ponderings... you know, something other than a blog. Oh, and I would loooove to not wait tables anymore, that would be tops.

Here she is:



Great, right?

My sinuses are about to rupture, and that is the only thing keeping me awake right now.

New Mad Men was flippin fantastic, Kath and Kim was the shit--haters to the left, please. I also loved Top Model this week. I swear Tyra is self aware, there no WAY a person like that can continue to behave the way she does day after day and not be in on it.

Also, if you're keeping track, everyone on the TV this week is telling Cubs fans they're fucking retarded, and we're all losing our money for when we get old. Does that mean I'm going to have to wait table when I'm 60? I'll save my apron.

Day 1

It's October tomorrow, and I felt the Fall this morning from the inside of my car (?) as I drove to work. I work at this restaurant which until recently has bored my eyeballs out. I say until recently because an unexpected dramatic twist involving the parking attendant and some black-market parking pass sales has shaken things up a bit.

Mad Men is on the TV. I WATCH A LOT OF TV. I netflixed season 1 after watching season 2 on demand. I really like it a lot--everyone smokes and the women are treated horribly and no one talks about it. Ahh the men are too arrogant and working on Madison Avenue is their excuse for everything.

Also, the curvy secretary girls helped me get over my body image issues!

So here's how my day went. Wake up. Coffee. Dress in all black. Through the motions at work. Traffic home. PJs. TV Tv tv. Call to Ted. HEY I'll start a blog, I read enough of them! That's all so far.

I moved to Chicago two months ago and I have yet to gel with this place. I don't really care to do much of anything yet, seeing as I have no monies, so the TV has helped a lot.

Here are some interesting things I learned about myself and my surroundings today:

1. I'll never smell the Fall because my nieghborhood smells like the sewer. NEXT!
2. I love my new Marc by Marc Jacobs bag from ebay I'm willing to forego the groceries this week to pay it off.
3. I'll never find a boyfriend with so much on my Fall TV schedule.
4. My car requires the most expensive anitfreeze available, and needs more of it before it blows!
5. I love wearing all black.