I don’t know what to think about getting an extra day in the year. As was brought up in a comment from yesterday it may be one of the bad vibs that is causing problems. All I know is that it feels empty. I am still on the edge of sickness and not sure which way it is going to go. I kind of wasted the day, but I guess that it really doesn’t matter since it was a free day anyway.

I think that I am going to head to bed early and wait for tomorrow.

For those of you looking for something to do, here is a link that my friend Nate brought to my attention, Stuff White People Like.

Is there something going on with the world? It seems like people around me (and me) have been having short tempers lately. I was just talking to Virginia and she said that people around her were the same way. I wonder if this is a sign that something bad is about to happen.

It could be that I am just getting sick. My roommate has been very sick the last few days. I am feeling a little bit of something, but I have been taking extra vitamins in hopes of beating it before it becomes anything.

Finished up this term of the writing class at Second City. At the end of class Andy gave each of us a little insight into what we are good at and what we need to work on. He talked to me about my focus. After the first class he said that I was doing great and really focused on writing. I had what it takes to make it. This term he said that it feels like I have lost my focus. I was still writing some good stuff, but it wasn’t where I thought it could be. He challenged me to spend more time focusing on each sketch. Pay attention to what I am writing and look for the gifts that present themselves and work to go with those. I feel like I have been going through the motions for some of the assignments, so I will try to use this exercise and hope that I get my focus back.

It seems like I am a little out of focus in other aspects of my life, too. I am faced with a big decision in my life right now. I am thinking about moving back to Champaign to be closer to Virginia and the baby. At the same time I feel like Chicago is the place where I belong. I have never been in a place where I have fit in so well. I love the city. One problem is that I need a more stable job if I am going to stay up here. I need money that I can count on and health insurance would be nice. Andrew mentioned working where he does. It is a sales job, and I am not sure it that is what I want to do. Bar jobs are starting to open up again, and I can still look for video jobs. Everything is confusion right now.

Still loving Tina Fey. She hosted tonight and did a great job. Most of the show was pretty bad though. Sketches were too long and not funny. The guy playing Obama was really bad. They need to work on that.

Feeling better about things today. Life is good. Time to get some sleep.

Had a bad day today. I messed up my insulin and was really out of it most of the day. I was worried for a while that I might be dieing. That is an interesting feeling. It has cause me to think a lot about what is going on with my life. Things need to change if I expect it to turn out well.

My mind is still a little fuzzy right now, so if this didn’t make sense I’ll try to make sense of it tomorrow.

Or at least a total lunar eclipse tonight. It was great to see. I always feel like there are strong forces working on nights like tonight. There won’t be another on until December of 2010. A lot will be different by that time.

Went back to Champaign for a photo shoot. I needed to take a picture of Alison’s kid Charlie for the children’s book that I am writing. It was nice to see her for the brief time that we had together. I think that I got a good photo out of it so that was nice.

Virginia came back to Chicago with me. I gave her my van because I can’t keep it here in the city anymore. She drove it back tonight. I am now car-less in the city. I have spent a large portion of time of my life without cars, and I think that I prefer it. There are some things that are more difficult, but the public transportation is pretty good, so I think that I can get by. I’ll save money on insurance and gas also. It might wind up costing more for food and transportation, but I think that I’ll still be saving in the long run.

While Virginia was up here we went to see the main stage show at Second City. It was a fun show. They are working on new material now so it was interesting to see their process in action. I think that I still like written sketch better, but I like the idea of creating with improv. They each have their pluses.

Tomorrow I have to get back on track with my other projects. I have so much stuff to do and so little time to do it.

Love was in the air out and about today. Everyone was all cuddly and loving. Went out with a few classmates after improv class tonight. Good to see people out with chocolates and flowers and stuff. Even though I wasn’t with anyone it was nice to be around the positive feelings.

Got home and saw on the news that there was a student shooting at Northern Illinois University. I can’t believe that people do this sort of thing. Shooter killed 5 people before killing himself. I don’t understand why these people choose to kill other people before they kill themselves. Just kill yourself and leave the other people alone.

Been extremely busy for the last couple of days. Here’s what has happened:

Sketch show is really coming along. First full read through with full cast last night. They were great. I can see how fun it is going to be now. Went with Andrew over to Gorilla Tango to check out the space. What a great space. I could feel the positive energy when I was up on stage. Made me want to get up there as part of the cast. There is something special about being on stage in front of an audience. I haven’t been there in a long time, but I am thinking about doing it again soon. Andrew and I came up with a few ideas to work on some of his sketches.

Been freelancing and looking for other work. I am a pretty practical person so I like to have a backup plan, but I am still pretty confident that things are going to break my way. I’ll buy a lottery ticket just in case.

Last night was a great night for Obama. He won big time in Maryland, Virginia and DC. Hillary is on the ropes and Obama has the lead. She still isn’t out of it and has a lot of history, but it is looking good for Barack.

Tired now, and I’m going to sleep.

Standing on North Ave. waiting for a bus. Lady comes next to me, pulls down her pants and starts pissing on the sidewalk. She said that she just had to go. I guess if you have to go, you have to go. That was an odd day.

I also had some problems with my iPhone. I took it back to the apple store to get a new one. They were nice and all, but I wish I hadn’t had the problems. New one is working great.