downtown Chicago adventures

I'm completely stressed out. Every time I plan on moving out of my apartment and plan on getting a roommate it falls through. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I was supposed to move in with a friend of mine who was planning on moving to Chicago this year. I haven't talked to him since the beginning of May and at that point he was sure he was moving here. Earlier this month I tried contacting him because I needed his half of the security deposit if I was going to find a place. He never responded to me, leaving me stranded yet again. Everyone I know is coupled up and living with their other half. I really don't want to go into a blind roommate situation. I just don't know what to do anymore. I hate doing this but I have 2 more people I can literally beg to live with me. One said that they might move in with other people but wasn't sure. The other I don't know what is going on with her apartment but it's worth a shot. Tomorrow my lease is due if I want to renew which means I HAVE to move out. I have never been this frustrated/upset/scared. I would consider moving back to Michigan if I didn't have only 1 semester left and a guaranteed amazing internship. I have to figure things out just so I can graduate.

Aside from that depressing aspect of my life, I had an amazing day off today. I woke up early to go and get my blood tested for these pills I have to take. I've been meaning to do it for 2 weeks now but have been so busy. After that I went to financial aid to talk to the lady who is handling my case. She went to lunch minutes before I arrived so I had to waste some time. I ended up going to the Art Institute and checking out the new modern wing. It was worth the wait. They had some amazing work. There was a Jeff Koons piece (photo taken from some mystery website). After studying him it was exciting to finally see his work in person.



I then came across prints of my favorite artist. It was a piece by Sherrie Levine called "After Egon Schiele." The piece consists of seven gelatin silver and eleven chromogenic prints. I didn't have a camera and only had my phone. Here's a shitty photo, but a photo none the less.




After that little adventure I ended up at Starbucks in dire need of caffeine. It has been since November since I had a cup of coffee. What started it was that in December I realized I didn't have coffee for the whole month of November and decided to see how long I can go without it. It is now the second to last day of June and I caved in. I was so sick of iced tea and a caramel soy iced coffee sounded amazing. It's okay. I'm still not having any espresso.

THEN... I headed back to my school for financial aid. Met up with Hellena (my financial aid lady). Found out I won't be getting a $3,000 grant because I don't have a Illinois license but the good news is that after all my financial aid goes through I only have to pay $800 out of pocket for the last semester. So good news there, who knows if I'm actually going to be able to go or if I'll be homeless. Okay, I wouldn't be homeless, I'd just be living in some shitty apartment and having to commute an hour to work, school and internship. I'm contemplating calling up my apartment people and seeing if I can extend my lease 2 months.

After my adventure downtown I ended up going out for a late lunch with a friend. We had sushi at Hatsu Hana, one of my favorite places in Chicago. We then headed to Argo tea for a soy mate latte and continued our journey to Pastoral, a wine, cheese and bread store. We sampled some cheeses, some amazingly delicious, some completely disgusting. I ended up buying "barely buzzed" which is a cheddar that is hand rubbed with lavender, espresso and vegetable oil. I think it would go perfect with a Guinness or an earthy red wine.

Tomorrow is cleaning day and hopefully day 1 of packing.