more from Chicago

Here is a poorly-composed shot of my pretty hostess halo against the Chicago skyline.

Fluffy lounges in a cave entrance. The Synodontis cat in the background is a little too big to eat, unless she gets really hungry.

Remember when you bit this finger?

heh

What do you do when you're 99% sure your infatuation is one-sided? You may choose more than one answer.

1. Give up, drink and sulk.
2. Continue making occasional awkward, affectionate gestures in an endearing, unobtrusive fashion, hoping they'll at least wish they liked you back.
3. Booty-call some previous fuck buddies.
4. Start another video game/mini-series.
5. Throw in the towel: Confess. Describe how their mere presence is like Kryptonite for your social skills and coordination. List the stupid little things they do that make you swoon like a lovesick retard. Brace yourself for a healthy reality check. (Better have booze and video games/mini-series at home.)
6. Detach: Enjoy the pleasant feelings a crush can bring, but pretend you're thinking of an imaginary person.
7. Buy yourself things until you're happy or broke.

(Halo's trapped in the airport again.)

[16:06] tinkergoff: I can't believe there are bagpipers
[16:06] tinkergoff: this is getting surreal
[16:06] headgasket13: hahahaha
[16:06] headgasket13: come on -- it sucks so much, it's funny
[16:07] headgasket13: like my love life
[16:07] tinkergoff: do you want to have a "whose love life is more comical" contest?
[16:07] tinkergoff: :P
[16:07] headgasket13: nope
[16:07] headgasket13: nobody wants to win that
[16:07] tinkergoff: it's true
[16:08] tinkergoff: sigh
[16:08] tinkergoff: my money's on you meeting a hot rock climber
[16:08] tinkergoff: =)
[16:08] headgasket13: i could deal with that
[16:08] headgasket13: they have nice asses
[16:08] headgasket13: and strong hands
[16:08] tinkergoff: haha, you need to find a speedskater!
[16:08] tinkergoff: boooooty
[16:08] headgasket13: cyclists are good, too
[16:09] headgasket13: butt the holy grail is...
[16:09] tinkergoff: ???
[16:09] headgasket13: .... ex-gymnasts
[16:09] headgasket13: OMG
[16:09] tinkergoff: ew, they look like teenage boys!
[16:09] headgasket13: that's the "ex" part
[16:09] tinkergoff: you like them short, huh?
[16:10] headgasket13: covered in muscles, flexible as twizzlers, and they've suddenly become woman-shaped
[16:10] tinkergoff: hahaha
[16:10] tinkergoff: twizzlers
[16:10] tinkergoff: hah
[16:10] tinkergoff: you've put some thought into this =)
[16:11] headgasket13: among other things
[16:11] tinkergoff: give me a nice soccer player any day
[16:11] tinkergoff: mmmm, gianluigi buffon
[16:11] headgasket13: bless you!