A Voice in the Night

The other night I went to bed rather early (10:45pm) and was sleeping quite well. I was having a typical random dream and this homeless guy in my dream started yelling "Help me, Help me, Help Me" I jolted awake from the dream to realize it was coming from my open window. Don't totally freak out I live on the eleventh floor (ironic considering I work on the eleventh floor as well). So I sit straight up in bed and listen I hear it again, "Help me please, won't somebody help me?" It sounds like a slightly drunk mid-twenty something white male. So I throw my blankets aside and start to peek outside. I see a car slowing down and the guy (not in the car) yelling again "Won't someone help me?" I begin to go for my phone to call 911 (which I have never done) when I hear a different voice (from the car I think) saying "The cops are on their way, man"
I decided to monitor the situation (in case my medical expertise was needed) by opening another window, pulling up the blinds and shutting off the lights. Three cop cars show up in 5 minutes, walk around, begin to pull away when the scared guy appears from the lobby of a building across the street. He happens to be mid twenty something tiny bit drunk and white. I had him pegged. (everyone in my neighborhood happens to be mid twenty something and white) Anyway so the guy proceeds to tell the cops that he went down to his lobby and some guy from his work is there with a bat and he was being attacked.
The cops took down a description and some drove off (in search of the guy?) and some stayed for a little while. So there I was at about 2 am and WIDE awake. I don't want to hear that kind of despiration again. Especially when I can't help. I realized if it had been a girl I would have gone down, but a twenty something guy? What on earth would I be able to do? I think it is time to take those martial arts classes I have been wanting to sign up for.

Games With A Punch

Hurray! The Cubs won the final game in the Crosstown Classic. I went to the game on Saturday where the Cubs lost 0-7. The game with a little bit of punch to it.
It was a fun time, going to a Cubs vs. Sox game. The rivalry is going to be there when the stadiums are only 8 miles apart. With people yelling throughout the stadium "Cubs Suck"and t-shirts stating "Cuck the Fubs" or "Steve Bartman for President" you definintly get the feel for the rivalry. It is a big game with bragging rights on the line. I personally think that these games are more fun than typical play.
Let me state that I am a Cubs fan before I am a Sox fan. I happened to go to with three Sox fans and most of the people around me were Sox fans too. A lady asked me if I was a Cubs fan and I told her yes. She said Cubs fans should stop going to Cubs games and that would force them to get a better team. Don't you think? she asked me. I gave her my honest answer. "No because no one goes to Brewers games and they still stink. Plus, no one went to the games when Atlanta was good and they stayed good for awhile." Well there goes that theory she said.
In all it is a great Chicago experience to attend one of those games. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for something special. Just make sure you bring sunscreen, there isn't much shade at The Cell.

If you don't know who Steve Bartman is check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bartman

Brawls 'R' Us

Today I went to a hockey game.....no baseball game....ahh there was a brawl and benches cleared......a hockey game....oh wait I got burnt to a crisp and the Cubs were playing so it must have been a baseball....no hockey....no baseball definintly a baseball game.

The Festival for me

As most of you know I am planning a trip to China and another country. I was planning to go to Thailand but my brother thought Korea in general would be a fabulous way to see something else and avoid the heat and monsoon season in Thailand. So I went to the Lonely Planet website to check it out and I realized I would be in Korea too early. I am going to miss the festival that I need to attend. What festival?

Samcheok to Hold Phallic Sculpture Festival
Samcheok city government in Gangwon opens "World Penis Crafting Contest" from July 20 to the 25th by the banks of Oship Stream, Jukseo Bridge. The contest will be divided into two programs for the amateur (30cm X 10 cm) and professionals (360cm X 35 cm) to craft their own artistic pieces. Participants at the invitation in the professional segment include professional crafting artists from the United States, Italy, Britain, the Philippines, Germany, Canada, Japan, China, Thailand and Indonesia. The penis crafting dates back 400 years ago as a traditional folk event. Every 15th day of the first month of the New Year according to the lunar calendar, the local government has hosted the folk event in which the penis crafting works are dedicated to the goddesses of virginity. It has also hosted the penis craft contest in a prayer for rich harvest since 1998, when Jukseo Cultural Festival was held with a feature event in it. Side events for the world event this year will be the 2002 Samcheok World Cave Show. I hope you'll enjoy the festival in Samcheok.

Book me a flight!!

Forehead wrinkles

I am currently turning gray over my decision about staying or going (from the city of Chicago). Basically I love this city and my friends here and it is tough to leave it all. I want to challenge myself and be adventurous but do I really want to do that now. I have been praying that God would close one opportunity and open the other so I can just know what to do. So keep me in your prayers.
On a less serious note I have found a new distraction on TV commercials. I often find something that bothers me on commercials and I have found one.

Forehead wrinkles

I am not saying that forehead wrinkles are bad or that I don't have them. I am stating that when the cameras close in someone and they are talking about migrane headaches or hair coloring or what not all I can do is look at the appearance and dissapearance of forehead wrinkles. I miss the main jist of the commercial because I am looking at their foreheads and watching the wrinkles. I don't know how but that has really started to distract me. So while I am forming more and more forehead wrinkles. They are starting to bother me more and more.