Winter is (finally) over and the season of ice has turned into the season of mud. I'm still digging my job a whole fucking lot and not liking my daily commute whatsoever. It's not so bad in the morning (~45m) but can be horrible in the afternoon (=<1h45m). Nikki and I are looking at houses on the south side, of which there are many on teh market right now. Little did I know, but there are miles upon miles upon miles of 2 story brick bungalows on Chicago's south side. And no, you probably won't get knifed for being white and walking around on the south side (unless you wear your "SHUT UP, NIGGER" t-shirt - actually you'd prolly also need "SHUT UP, SPIC" and "SHUT UP, POLACK" shirts as well). There's also a bungalow restoration association or whatever that has loads of help and stuff if you're rehabbing one.


I also bought a digital camera, which is insanely cool.


Good luck on the househunt, M & J. I know how frustrating that can be. Martin, good luck with the car. I know how frustrating those can be as well. Nikki's car blew a head gasket and has been out of comission for 3 weeks now. GM 60 degree V6s (most notably the 3.8L workhorse) are solid, dependable engines but a royal first class bitch to work on. Whoever thought it was a good idea to mount a bank of cylinders within 6" of the firewall should be shot - it shouldn't take 45 minutes to change 3 spark plugs, dig?


Mark I am very confused about you and Hong Kong. Did you get sold into avian bird flu white slavery in the far east? WRITE BACK SOON! YRS, TED.


ps: xoxoxo