Ok. Forget about my wanting to save the world rant.  I have somehow managed to spend too much money, and thus, need more.  As if I wasn't a busy woman as it was, I have come to the realization that I need to get another job.  Boo. Three jobs will suck. 

In other Sarah money news, someone has been charging me from fake online companies.  Yay! I've had to go to the bank twice in the past week to fix this.  Could all you greedy computer hackers just go get a real job like I have to? Thanks!

Went to the VenusZine summer issue release party the other day.  It was pretty alright. Free booze, dancing, hanging out at a fancy loft downtown. Working at this women's magazine is shaping up to be a good gig.  

Crossfader King has a party coming up on Saturday at Sonotheque.  This will be the biggest event that I've managed so I am getting excited for it.  Also, we're working with Lollapalooza on this DJ contest they're throwing.  Basically you send in your mix and go through a few rounds, finals are at the Double Door, and then winners get to play at Lolla.  Winners also win money, tickets to the event, dell computers, and a lot more.  Too bad I am not a dj but if you are go here to check it out.  

It feels like summer outside today and I of course am at work.  Thank god for daylight savings.

I've had too many years of upper middle class private education

There are days when I don't think of my future in terms of how much money I will make or people I'll meet or fun adventures I'll have, but by how many people I could help.  I don't want to be a PR jerk who spends their life convincing people that the lies that corporations spin are true. However I also don't want to be an artist who is blind to the world around them.  

I often think, like most people my age do, how I could change the world. How, if I just spent my life volunteering and being selflessly angelic, the world would be a better place.  But alas, good deeds don't pay the bills and that whole good karma thing doesn't make me a better photographer, plus I am no nun.  Thus, how can we really help the world around us while still taking part in the business world?  I've just spent the last 19 years at private episcopal/catholic schools and I really wish they had gone further than the whole volunteer and be a good person bit.  

I guess it's good that I am young and get a little bit of a pass for taking on odd jobs so that I can try to fight the world's problems one volunteer shift at a time, while also going out too late and spending too much money.  Also, I guess it's good that these are my only problems.  I am sure when I am 30 something and married with kids that saving the world won't involve feeding the homeless but rather making sure my kids grow up to carry on my superwoman ideals for me.  Geez, I hope that my poor hypothetical children don't grow up to be Fox and Friends Republicans. Their grandmother would kill them!

Summer has not visited Chicago yet. It's June and it was 40 something the other night. But due to a non stop schedule, I haven't really been able to pay attention to the lame weather. I started my internship at VenusZine, and apparently the last 19 years of education has made my writing really boring (which you probably know from reading this). I write like I am writing an essay which is obviously not what readers want. Thus the internship is a writing revamp.

Aside from the internship bootcamp, I've been riding my new bike and working. I am moving on Sunday and it should be interesting. My whole apartment aside from my clothes has been sitting in a storage unit in Lincoln Park for over a year. I have no idea what is even in there anymore. 

Dan and Kenya.  I had an event at Sonotheque last Saturday and had to run around taking pictures of people for our sponsor.  I never want to be a night life photographer. 

Jeff and Ron hanging at the bar.

Manuel, Christian, and another Italian guy.  These guys are always happy.

Good job Missouri.  Always a winner when it comes to meth.

I want this.  Who wants to buy me a motorcycle car?

There was really weird lighting at Neo so I took this creepy picture of Dan.  

Bike rides.  We took one of Dan's friends visiting from London on a bike tour of Chicago and ended at the observatory. 

Graduation is done.  Graduation party is done.  Thank you notes and graduation hangover? Not done.  I've  been in KC for almost a week and its been easy living here.  Just been riding my mom's huffy from her college years, eating way too many sweets, and lounging with Murphy dog.  The one productive thing that I've done is that I am back to running, even though my legs might not think so.  I was out for three weeks due to a strained brain from finals and now I am back trying to get up those KC hills.  Chicago doesn't have a single natural hill so I am looking forward to getting back to the flatlands on Wednesday. 

I start my internship at Venuszine in about a week;  I am getting rather nervous for that. Actually, my biggest worry right now is what I should wear.  So of course I just bought the new Elle UK and am trying to channel my inner Chloe Sevigny (ha!). Anyhoo, also on deck are a bunch of Crossfader King events coming up in the next few months.  Dance Party Magic in two weeks, the Pitchfork after party, Bicycle Film Fest mania, Lollapalooza after party and of course probably a million other things in between.  No doubt that this summer will be a good one.  Plus I am getting a new, more efficient road bike...now if I could only sneak in a few trips (west coast tour?) here and there this summer would be ideal.  

Because I know that my summer is going to take off quickly, and end way too soon, I need a check list of things to do.  Give me some suggestions if you've got any!

1) Bike rides, bike rides, and more bike rides.  I need my summer legs back!

2) Italian ice.  Enough said.

3) Long walks.  If you know me at all, you know that you can find me taking the pooches on long walks in the morning.

4) Tan.  Even though I am naturally tan, and get tan from just being in the sun for five minutes, I need to put some effort into getting rid of my farmers tan.  Attractive, I know.

5) Go to the beach.  Even though the beach is likely ridden with a million diseases I've never heard of I should enjoy the fake coastline we have.

6) Road trip.  I need some help on this one.

7) Watch the fire works from Navy Pier.  I've seen these once when I visited my brother before I had moved to Chicago.  Probably about time to see them again.

8) Movies in the park.  I usually get bored or hungry and then leave, so this year I am going prepared,  picknick basket and all.

9) Be a photo monster.  I need to take pictures like I've never taken pictures before.  Probably about time I put some fire behind my passion.  

10)House parties.  What ever happened to Chicago house parties? Maybe they just disappeared when I turned 21 and it's all down hill from here.  I hope not!

11) Sunday's in Wicker Park.  Sunday is usually my lazy forget the world outside my apartment day, but since it's summer I am going to enjoy it. 

12) Summer dresses.  Catholic high school and its plaid skirts have forever ruined me and now I am partial to skirts and dresses rather than pants and shorts.  At least I wasn't stuck with the khakis that the boys had to wear,  I would hate to see what I'd be partial to these days if I had.  

13) Irazu. Give me an oatmeal soy shake and steak sandwich and I am set.

14) Hot Dougs.  I am embarrassed to say that I haven't been there yet.  Reas is probably ashamed to call me his sister right about now. 

15) Avoid Taste of Chicago.  Why on earth have I gone to that thing for the past two years? I live in Chicago, I don't need to eat over priced tourist food.  

16) Trick someone into taking me sailing on Lake Michigan.  I did get the sailor of the week award in sailing school, nevermind that I was 13 when that happened.

17) No sleeping in.  Summer sleep hangovers suck.  I will do more with my time!

Ok, I think that's enough for today.  Plus the list could go on and on and I doubt that anyone read past number two. 

 

Dan hates getting his picture taken and didn't know about Mel's addiction to taking way too  many pictures.

I am done. Took my last final on Saturday. Promptly went out and enjoyed a celabratory bloody mary afterwords with the lovely Katie Aronson and Erin Petz. Found out my all night studying paid off because I got a 95% on my History of Photography final. But now I am done. It feels good to relax my brain for a minute.

Diana and Reas surprised me with balloons after my last final.  

Reas' birthday.  They spent part of their night at my event at Sonothque.  

Faces.

Lucky toilet paper.

1800-flowers.

Technology.

This made me laugh a lot.  It was on the desk I was studying at in the library.  KC people are everywhere.

Only in Chicago

It was in the upper 70's the other day, cold and rainy today, supposedly will snow tomorrow, and then will be 79 degrees on Saturday.  Keeping the layers going for a while longer.

It's dark, rainy, and cold outside and I am at work listening to Built to Spill and suffering from writers block.  This may or may not be a good combination.  

Working hard? Yes and no.  I have less than a month of school and about five million things to turn at school and a list of events to look after for work.  My eyes will fall out any day now, promise. 

Went home for Easter.  Drove around a lot and my head wanted to explode from all the pollen stuff in the air.  Spring really hasn't hit Chicago yet so my head didn't know what to do with all those flowers blooming.  After eating too much food I hit the airport only to forget my phone.  No phone means being glued to my computer so that I can communicate with the outside world.  This also means looking at a screen for longer that I'd wish.  

On the bright side, I will finally get all my work done for school and graduate.  I will most likely get my phone back tonight.  The Crossfader King events will be fun and worth all the worrying/planning.  And spring will finally reach Chicago soon, to be immediately followed the next day by summer.  

In other news Melanie is doing fine and riding high on oxycontin.  She has gotten a lot of funny get well cards and lots of yummy food.  Feel free to send any desserts to me because she has too many.  Also, if you're trying to sell her anything, right now would be the time to do it.  She can be talked into mostly anything considering she thinks our dog Murphy is talking to her.  Just kidding...kind of.  

Seriously though, thanks to everyone who's been thinking of my mom.  She really is doing great and it's good that they caught that junk before it got more serious.  Go by and see her if you're in KC.  She has lots of good treats.