First off, props to Tedd and my whole MAASU crew for a great meeting of the minds. I am definately positive about this year (knock on wood). Hopefully we'll be able to make a small ripple in the big pond of APA student activism.
Also, big props to my roomie Eddy for housing me in "chi-town" After telling me at various times that I looked like a) a dirty mexican b) a truck driver and c) a traffic cop, he took me around the chicago that I have not seen. We went to the hipster area on belmont, and we went to the infamous "boystown" interesting if you ask me. I have never seen rainbow flag totem poles. nevertheless... quite the learning experience.
We went to the improv olympics, where I watched eddy bravely make a fool of himself while at the same time trying to talk to the cute girl next to me... both attempts were only moderately successful.
We also saw Wilcos documentary " I am trying to break your heart" It was indeed a little gem , just luck that the filmmaker was able to capture such a turbulent time for the band. What was most exciting for me though were the creative sessions the band had. Jeff Tweedy, frontman, said that in order to create great songs he had to make the song and then destroy it. only by recreating the song in new ways can you innovate. that is damn cool, having been listening to the album for about 4 months.. it was great to hear them go through different versions of the songs I have been a fan of. after each performance, my goofy ass almost clapped..

thanky ou much eddy for the good time, and hopefully dear readers (if there are any left) you will begin to see more of me ..  ¶ 8/08/2002 12:34:00 PM