3 more days until I'm in San Diego! Yeah! I can't wait to see what the hype is all about. No one ever says anything bad about San Diego, so it should be fun! Plus, I get to meet George's family from the East coast and Texas. Here's the tenative schedule:
Friday: Arrive late in CA and probably grab some drinks with George's fam.
Saturday: Lay on the beach, catch some rays, eat some grub (hopefully Mexican since we're right there!), drink some drinks and just plain ole relax.
Sunday: Boys are going to the Padres/Cardinals game. Girls (George's mom, sister, aunt, uncle's girlfriend, and I are going to relax on the beach, have some drinks, eat some food, and probably shop.
Monday: Lay on the beach, check out of the condo and into a hotel, eat some food, drink some drinks, and go to the Padres game with George's uncle and girlfriend (I think it's that uncle, I'm not sure).
Tuesday: Lay at the pool or go to the zoo. George likes the gorillas. Come to think of it, he kinda looks like one!!! :-) And then back to the Windy City.

I have an interview with one more lady on Thursday. If I like her, we can get her going a.s.a.p. for the big sale starting on Mumma's birthday. Fingers crossed!!!

Idol is on tonight, so I better start dinner now...
Talk to you soon!
Julie

I AM FURIOUS! I accidentally voted '2' to Deal or No Deal and I thought, 'Crap! I wanted to vote for 1!' So, I re-voted with '1'. Well, it turned out it was '2'. I thought, "Man! This is absolute FATE!I voted '2' on accident, re-voted, and then it was '2'." So I danced around and waited for the phone to ring so they could pronounce my name correct. Then I decided that they got my name off of the phone number registry, so they won't call. Just WAIT! I said. No. Some stupid guy from Oregon one. Dipwad. I am angry! IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ME!!! I was thinking how I would tell them the story of the flub-up and that I was getting married next year. I was thinking of how George and I were going to go and see the show in person and they'd say 'Here's Julie...The lady who won $10,000 in the Lucky Case game!' But no. It's fine. I didn't want it anyways. (?)

Speaking of wedding. Things are going smoothly. We have the church, reception, photographer, DJ, photobooth, reception set-up (meal, tables, centerpiece ideas), Marriage Inventory completed, my dress, dresses for my girls, dress for my mom, and I sent the invites to my musicians yesterday. It's all clicking. A little too smoothly??? perhaps. But, nonetheless, it's clicking and I couldn't be more thrilled.

George is teaching tonight. He likes to exaggerate for the better. He said 'Don't worry Julie, on Fridays we'll be out by 9pm! I'll just come over afterwards!' Well, we decided not to see each other til tomorrow and he JUST said to me 'Man. We'll be lucky if we're out of here by 10!' I asked 'So, you'll always be out around 10?' and he responded 'Well, yeah. We're actually supposed to be here until 10:30'. Argh. Men and their exaggerations. No boyfriend or fiance for me on Fridays I guess. 'But only until mid-May'. But he said it was 6 weeks and this is the first week! Argh. Whatever. I can't complain too much because then he just says of his new 9 to 5 job 'I did this for us. Sorry I can't see you as much, but this is for US.' Argh.

So, not a very happy night for me. But I AM happy. Just not right now. About the circumstances. Argh.

So, I'll just watch Sister Act 2 with a glass of wine and my dear friends on cyberspace.

Cheers!
Julie

In a year and a day, I will be a married woman! WHAT?!? Crazy, crazy. Yes, by this time next year (plus a day) I'll be eating dinner at the head table. By this time next year, I'll be at my rehearsal! Yikes! Yikes! Yikes! No cold feet though, just excitement. And anticipation. I just can't wait to be married and live with George. This past week has been weird. I got back from MN (had a BLAST and got alot accomplished) and hung out with him until about 9pm because he had to go to work at 8am the next day (his new job). Since then, it's all phone and email. We are really only going to see each other Friday night through Sunday and I work all but one Saturday a month. But, I only WORK one Sunday a month. It's a little sad. I feel lonely without him. All I do when I get home is get on the internet and catch up with friends. I don't really watch much TV except Tuesdays, so I'm kind of at a loss. I bought some groceries so that I spend some time making dinners. I should work out, but my knee hurts. If I worked out, I bet my knee wouldn't hurt. But, that's not the point. It just hurts.

The weather is beautiful here in the Windy City. 80 degrees today! And sunny! But, I spent it indoors minus my mile walk to and from work. Maybe I'll eat dinner on the rooftop. I saw some people going up there with wine and beer...they said to come join them if I wanted to. Maybe I just will...

I met my new Regional Merchandiser today. Very nice and knowlegeable. I can tell that if she's mad, she'll tell you to shape up. But, I was very open and receptive to her ideas because THEY MADE SENSE! And I always at least pretend to be open, even if I'm not. But I was. So there.

I have my Annual Performance Review tomorrow. I'm scared. I don't know why, but I am. But, I scheduled it for 4pm so that I can leave right after it's done and George can come meet me in the city. I don't think it will be bad...it's just that I hate hearing criticism. I like suggestions, hate criticism. Oh well. That's life in the 'Real World' right?!

Alright. Enough's enough.
Talk to you soon.

Oh yeah-
I'm going to the Sunrise service at Oak Street Beach on Lake Michigan on Easter. Then I'm going to the White Sox game with George. IS there a better way to celebrate Jesus' resurrection? I didn't think so!
Ciao!

i just can't seem to update as often as i like to!

work is good.
george is good.
family is good.
life is good.

my grandma moved into a nursing home on friday. i KNOW it's for the best, i just don't know how well she'll adapt. she's a social person and i think that getting her away from her 'comfort zone' is good. plus, if she's mad, she'll forget she's mad in a couple of minutes because she has basically no short-term memory.

george and i are going to MN in april to have our first marriage 'counseling'. actually, we're going to take a test to see where we are compatible and what we need to focus on. my friends jeff and ashley did this and it's basically a personality quiz. of course, i have some anxiety that some stupid test is going to tell us that we shouldn't get married. but i know we should.

we're looking at dresses for the bridesmaids. it's fun, just kind of sad since it's all via the internet. but that's what has to happen since i'm here and there there.

i'm off to celebrate ashley's birthday. they leave for vegas tomorrow...lucky ducks.

love you.
julie

deal or no deal is such a great show. i just WANT TO BE ON IT!!! i have to stop writing in order to log on to the show...i'm sorry!

wow. sorry so much time has passed since my last visit!

so much has happened i don't know where to begin.

so, here is what i think is most important.

george and i are engaged...did you know that?

george and i went to the bahamas and had a blast! we still love each other after 5 days together. sunburns, flight delays...which led to a flight increase...which led to running, yes running, to the terminal...i was the one you hate who budged in line at the security line..., we still are getting married.

george got a new car. too much to explain here...

and that's about it!

Too much time has passed since my last post and I apologize for that.

Life is a little bit low right now, but nothing that I can't conquer, because at the same time, life is high. Yes, I miss my family, friends, comfort of Minnesota.

But, I have met the man of my dreams whom I will spend the rest of my life with. The time is nearing when we will soon be on the road to becoming one. Instead of being scared, I am so darn excited. I finally will get to live with George, rasie beautiful kids with him, and have a fabulous life with fabulous family and friends. Not only am I LUCKY to have the most awesome network of friends in Minnesota, I now have a great networking of friends here in Chicago.

I AM LUCKY.

I have a best friend who is throwing a party for me in Minnesota!

I have a best friend who just can't wait to introduce her husband to George!

I have a family who drove all the way to Chicago to celebrate an early Christmas (Aimee too!)!

I have a family who has kept up every last piece of Christmas decorations for me to enjoy when we celebrate 'Christmas' January 21! (bless their hearts...it's probably killing them!)

I have a boyfriend who is so caring that he just wants me to be happy- whether it be where to eat, going to St.Louis for the US Figure Skating Championships- couples short program FYI :-), him coming to MN for not even 48 hours to celebrate my birthday with my family and me, going on a Caribean cruise for Valentine's Day, and planning not only a fantabulous dinner for him and me alone, but also a dinner party for me with our friends in Chicago. WHO GETS THAT?! Not to mention, looking for and landing a brand new job to make more money so we can start our life together. Wow.

I AM SOOOOOO LUCKY.

I am lucky for people like you.

I love you all.

yes, i cried tears of joy today...while at work.

why?

mumma, poppa, and aimee are coming to see me monday!!! that's the day after tomorrow!!! and I CAN'T WAIT!!!

this is soooo super. i get to see my parents and sister BEFORE the holiday, so when it actually happens, i will be soooo content. i am grateful for george and his family and ashley for inviting me over for chirstmas day. but, i will be able to take it now being that i get to see the 3 most important people in my life.

i realize that i took the 'retail road of life'. i know that there are inconveniences to this, and i accept that. that's why i always try to plan a trip AFTER the holidays. a little tunnel of hope. THIS is the best gift EVER. my 'little tunnel of hope' turned into a flood of hope- mumma, poppa, and aimee coming this week, going to MN for my birthday (jan. 18-23), and the cruise with george. how more lucky could a girl be? i am saddened that bonnie couldn't make it, but i dealt with it. (she should've been here right now.) but, the fact that my family is makkng the sacrifice to come see me is undescribable. i can't wait.

work is ok, but i won't talk about that because life is phenomenal.

cheers,
julie

Finally the Chicago radio station played my song!!! 'Christmas Shoes'...the best Christmas song in the world.

Tonight I fed the homeless. There are pros and cons of this.
Pros-
-hang out with co-workers
-do something good for others
-a Lutheran church with a fantastic program
-all people there are in re-hab programs: AA or counseling for disorders. If they don't obey the rules (have a job, go to courses, etc) they are kicked out of the program. There are 40 people maximum.
-the program consists of a dinner served at 8pm, sleeping area, and breakfast at 6:30am. They also get bag lunches.

*I made sure that when I delivered the meals tonight (turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies, dinner roll, and pumpkin pie...courtesy of the Cafe) I talked to them. I said 'Wow. This looks delicious! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!' I encountered a man who was waiting patiently. I said 'How are you? [I noticed he was blind] and I said 'You ready? This SMELLS delicious! The plate is heavy and I hope you like it!' He turned his head (his eyes sunken, but a smile on his face) and said 'Sounds good to me!' I said 'Merry Christmas' and he said the same to me. Note: before I stepped in the dining room with my tray I thought 'Should I say 'Merry Christmas?' [the fact that I was in a church was not apparent at the time]. After my encounter with the blind man, I looked at the table next to me and all 6 men had their heads bowed in prayer. I then realized how rare it is to say 'Merry Christmas' anymore. We're always worried about offending someone. It saddened me to think that I was about to alter my greeting to be P.C. These are men who have had many trials in their life and I'm questioning whether I can say 'Merry Christmas'? These are men who have been brought to this program because of God.

The cons:
-Well, there's actually only one. We have decided to stop this program because of lack of involvement. On a normal day, we would have made the meal, served it, and then cleaned up. It kills me because Laura told us that sometimes 10 people would sign up and only 2 would show up. Tonight? We had 16!!! people there. That just makes me think...if we would all agree to every other month, we would have 8 people a time. I'm going to talk with Laura and see if we can co-captain this. I'll lead one team (only 6 times a year) and she the other. I have always been involved with volunteer work and since moving to Chicago, this is the first I've done. I've been here 10 months!!! That's horrible. It's only 3 hours every two months. We are all capable of that.

Sorry so long, but I needed to get it out of me. I'm upset with myself, but also my co-workers. Also society. Why couldn't I devote 3 hours a month for the past 10 months? Why can't my co-workers do the same? Why do I have to be ashamed/scared to say Merry Christmas?

Merry Christmas to all who read this!
Julie

Well, last Saturday night was spent making HOMEMADE Christmas cookies. Little did I know that homemade gingerbread and sugar cookies took about 2 1/2 hours to make from start to finish. By the time all were done baking, I had frosted the trees green and 3 stockings and 6 gingerbread men. (the base only, folks.) So, I decided to stick them in the freezer to complete at a latter date. I think that night is tonight.

I also am going to send out a couple of Christmas cards tonight...being that I'm so far away, the notes may be extensive, so it may take awhile.

I just bought my Secret Santa's gift at the Museum of Contemporary Art store- a vase with an opening at the top and holes on the sides for more stems to go into. I am confident that she will like it. I tried to go to this homemade stationary store on Oak Street to finish off the gift, but it was closed. I guess that's what you get to do when you own a small boutique. It's a shame though, because there were 3 of us looking at the store hours. She could have made some money!!!

Christmas music is in the air. My little tinsel tree is on my table. My gifts are on the way to blustery MN. Holiday is in full swing. Just a little empty spot, but it is trying to fill itself with the anticipation of being able to see my family in January.

Cheers.

well, i just found out that bonnie, my friend from mn, was supposed to come to chicago this friday as george's gift to me. as he said 'bringing home to you, since you can't go home for christmas'. (sweetie!) well. she has mono. or something like it. so she's not coming.

my plans for christmas?

12/24/05: work. listen to christmas music until george is done with work. make dinner. go to church at either 10:30 or midnight. george go home. (so he can spend christmas morning with his family...lucky.)

12/25/05: listen to christmas music. (maybe cry a little). wait til george is done with work (i think around 6pm). take a train to meet him. have christmas with his parents. go home and get ready to work at 7am the next day.

not quite the christmas i love...but i am soooo lucky to have such a great boyfriend to spend it with.

plus, we're going on a cruise!!! yes, feb. 12-16 to the bahamas...over valentine's day! so, along with my trip home to mn jan. 18-23, those are the reasons to be thankful for.

i just sent all my family's presents (minus unc's since he's hard to shop for) this morning. all in nordstrom boxes and all tax-free since i sent them to mn!!! i just remembered...is aunta viv going to be there? if so, i must send her something.

busy week this week. tomorrow i work and then shop for carol (george's sister) and hana (my secret santa). then wed. i work a half day, feed the homeless with work, and have a drink with ashley. thursday i am off and going to lunch with george, shopping for our 'salvation army' kids together (he for a boy, me for a girl), and then the work holiday party (sans george since dates aren't invited). friday i work and go to dinner with george, ashley, and jeff (sans bonnie since she has mono...tear.)

so, i'm sad, but busy and excited for what's ahead.

miss you all.

Well, the festivities have ended. No more out-of-town guests until February at the earliest. Oh well. It was VERY fun while it lasted.

I had a great time with Amanda and Matt. Highlights:
* Going to Dublins.
* Going to the Shedd Aquarium.
* Going to Giordano's for the world's best pizza- even Matt agrees and he's a food connaisseur!
* Going to Bistro 110 for French cuisine with the newlyweds and George.
* Followed by drinks on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building. Then drinks at Blue Agave.
* Wine and cheese 'reception'.
* Attempting to see fireworks. Followed by an hour of yearbook analysis.
* Ben Pao. Not really a 'high'light, but still fun nonetheless.
* Carmines. Mafia.
* Corner Bakery. Quick gossip before departure.

I had a fun time with the parental units as well. Highlights:
* Lunch at Portillos- world's best hotdog EVER!
* Carmines- best spaghetti EVER, right dad?!
* Newly painted apartment. Followed by hours of shopping with mumma for apartment decor.
* 6 hours (7pm-1am) of Christmas decorating at Nordstrom.
* Sleeping in. Attempting for Thanksgiving breakfast at Corner Bakery...followed by delicious Paulie/Carmine's omelette and watching 'Elf.
* Nap.
* George picking us up for dinner at his parents. Followed by yummy turkey dinner. Followed by smoky kitchen because George wanted to clean the oven. (oops) Followed by afterdinner drinks at Dublins.
* Getting up at 10 to 6am for day after Thanksgiving (DAX) sales.
* Lunch in FoodCourt.
* 3 goodbyes. Not to be forgotten the beautiful Christmas tree and appilque my parents surprised me with. What lovely parents.

All in all, good times. Tough work-life, but one can't have it all, right?

Christmas will be January 18 for me...and I can't wait!

Thank you for visiting everyone!

Well, I left work a 'little bit' early today...hee.hee...and I cleaned my apartment! WHY? Because I have two special groups of people coming this week and next! Amanda and Matt are coming Thurs-Sun and Mumma and Poppa are coming Tues-Fri of next week! And what does that mean? SUPERCLEAN! I cleaned from 1 until about 4:15 and then I cleaned out my fridge and refilled it with fresh produce... with the sale I haven't eaten at home very much so it was time to throw it all away and start fresh.

I also was forced to clean my oven. Why? Because I tried baking my chicken the other night and my fire alarm went off 20 bazillion times. It was really starting to make me mad, so I cooked it in my skillet and decided to clean the oven today. Hopefully when I bake tonight it will not go crazy on me again.

I feel alot better about the whole Christmas thing, it still stinks, but what can I do about it? My parents also informed me that they will be helping me paint my apartment when they are here next week! YEAH! I'm going to renew my lease here downtown, so it only seems worth it. I have to find the art that I want to base it off of and then voila! We'll start!

George should be finding out soon if he gets a second interview...maybe even a job...! Let's hope for the best!

Ciao!

Looks like I'm going to be celebrating Christmas in Chicago this year. No trip to Minnesota until January, per my manager. It's fine. Here's my list:
Pros:
-at least I can not feel guilty about leaving at a busy time.
-I get to go to church at this beautiful church on Michigan Ave.
-I get to go to Minnesota for a longer amount of time, without feeling rushed/stressed to get back.
-Maybe George will get his job and not have been able to come anyways.

Cons:
-No family time ON Christmas.
-No gifts ON Christmas. (Mom, hopefully this doesn't mean NO gifts!!!) :-)
-No cumsa.
-No Grandma saying 'I will never forget this meal.'

Oh well. At least I have my family, right?!

Gotta go.
Love you all.

I forgot to add that George Clooney taped his segment today as well. I got to hear his voice through a paper thin wall as he did his 'congratulatory' speech for Oprah's 20 years. I was hoping he'd stick his head through the curtain to see 40+ ladies sitting in the mock lingerie boutique...no such luck. I also got to see his segment via the studio t.v. It was cool. He's beautiful.

Well,
THE WHITE SOX WON THE WORLD SERIES! YEAH! George cried his eyes out, told me this was the best year of his life and probably the happiest day...he continued that it's the happiest day of his life except for when he gets married and the days his children are born. WHAT?!?! I said 'Hey they're not even born yet!' He said 'Yeah I know...but it will be a happy day!' He also said that he thought he'd be sharing the Sox winning the penant with his grandchildren...nope. Just me, Jeff, and Ashley. :-)

Oprah was amazing. The ladies getting fitted were screaming (literally!) with delight as they found that their breasts CAN look good. A couple of quotes? 'Holy cow! It DOES look like I lost 10 pounds!' 'Aaaaaah! I LOVE IT!' 'Thanks Oprah!' 'Thanks Nordstrom!' It was delightful. The bras were-a-flowing. 120 ladies got fit, I think- multiply that by 4-5 bras a person and that's a helluva lot of bras that I got to hang back up. But, it was worth it.

Business is good- sportswear business is awesome. Veronica, my buyer, told me today that she just completed an order of the jeans that my mom sent me pictures of that she had bought at a boutique. I forwarded those pix onto Veronica and told her that I merchandise my floor according to what my mom would wear. I truly think that's why my sportswear business is on fire! I finally got the concept after talking it through. So, even though business may be tough, things are looking good. After today, we should be in the positive month-to-date. The month ends on Saturday, so hopefully we meet last year's numbers Friday and Saturday!

Ok. Enough. I'm exhausted.

Ok. 2 super fun stories.

#1-
One of my employees offered to give me a ride home because she had to deliver something to one of her customers in my neighborhood. I offered to bring the items in to the doorman because she was driving and it was raining. I get inside and there are 3 men waiting to get in as the doorman called the person they were visiting. I kept staring straight ahead. Eventually the doorman said 'Do you know who these men are?' I looked over and replied with a shrug 'Nope'. I looked straight ahead again. A couple seconds pass and all 4 of us are waiting for the doorman to reach the resident. The bald guy says 'We play for the White Sox'. I answered something like 'Wow. You must be pretty good being that they're playing in the World Series right now' (smile). [pause]. The doorman smiles and says 'Urlacher'. I replied 'I'm sorry?' I look at the men and the bald one snickers and says 'Football- we make clothes'. The men start chuckling. Since they have pulled my chain a couple of times already I just shrug and respond 'Oh, I'm sorry...[I still have no idea what you're talking about!] The doorman finally gets ahold of the resident and lets the men in. I then asked 'No, really, who were they?' He said 'Brian Urlacher- the biggest player for the Bears.' Now, mortified since they WON yesterday, I respond 'My boyfriend would kill me! He works for Sporting News Radio....I'm from Minnesota and still in baseball mode...sorry!' George hasn't yet started his ranting and raving about football, so names aren't familiar to me yet. Mortified. Great stories for him to tell his co-workers, huh?

#2-
I've been invited to assist in the fitting of 350 of Oprah's audience's bras! Yes, on Thursday I will be backstage helping 30 bra fit specialists at Harpo! Even better than being in the audience! I was invited to spend 5-6 hours at the studio because Oprah is going to announce that Nordstrom is the best place to buy bras! She's going to give each member gift certificates to get 2 bras at Nordstrom! What a plug, right? Plus, maybe I'll even get to see Oprah! Maybe I'll even be on TV! Whatever the case may be, I'm just excited to be invited and be involved in such a fun/great thing for our store.

So, I'm on cloud nine.

That's about it...!!!!!

well,
nice day today.
george came in for lunch to celebrate our 6 months together...everyone (including me!) feels like it's been a lot longer than that, but it's not! looks like things are getting more and more serious... in a good way.

i went and rented movies, worked out, tanned, talked to bonnie and amanda, and now i'm going to go out with ashley- jeff's wife. george and jeff are at the downer's grove north vs. south game, so we are getting together to have girl talk. something all of us need sometime, right?!

tomorrow night we are going to a children's cancer benefit which will be fun! i love getting dressed up! i'm going to wear the velvet and chiffon dress that i wore to new year's last year along with the faux rabbit shoulder wrap. the sox's first world series game is tomorrow night, too...should be interesting to see george and jeff divide their attention between the benefit, the game, and their lovely ladies!

amanda and matt are coming to visit me nov. 17-20 and then my parents are coming the following tues. for thanksgiving, so lots to look forward to! they're going to drive down and park at george's parents house (free!) and stay with me for the three nights. they offered to get a hotel, but i refuse to let them pay for somewhere that they're only going to sleep at! that's the benefit of having a friend in chicago, right? i can't wait for both visits!!!

alright. going to finish getting ready.
ciao.

Well, a day off!

I woke up at 8am, put laundry in, worked out, put laundry in dryer, tanned, met up with George, cleaned my apartment, went to lunch, and went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was soooo fun!

George tried to get tix to the World Series. No luck.

He just left to go home and make dinner for his mom. I'm going to take this opportunity to take a nap after a day strolling in the fall sunshine before my meeting tonight.

Does anyone know a good place to take adult tap or funk lessons???? I may search for awhile before that nap hits me...

Hi all.
It's a good thing that I am here to tell of my day. From the beginning I was sure I should have just stayed in bed.

I woke up and got ready. At 6:45am I left my apartment and grabbed coffee. One employee was working the the CPD on some stupid lottery tickets. The other was putting on her apron, opening a register, and counting, yes COUNTING, every dollar and every cent in the register. It was near 7am and that's when Enterprise car rental opens. I asked the lady, 'Can I just leave you $2? I REALLY need to leave.' She looks up and moves to another register and takes my money. Argh #1.

I get onto Dearborn and look for a cab. None. I walk to State St.'s taxi stand. None. I jog to Delaware. None. I jog to Sofitel's taxi stand. None. I chuck my coffee onto the ground (dramatic effect) and RUN all the way to Enterprise. For those who need reference, that's about 3/4 a mile. And I DON'T RUN! Not one, stinkin' taxi. Argh #2.


I appear red faced and sweaty to Enterprise. Lady asks me for my phone #. I have no idea. I cry. I was so flustered, I didn't even know my stinking phone number. And I forgot my cell, so I couldn't even look it up. Poor lady. Argh #3.

I pick up the ladies, it's now 7:25am and we're supposed to be in Oakbrook (30 mins with NO traffic). We missed our exit. I drive to the next exit and turn around. Take the next exit and turn around. Entrance ramp is on the left side of the expressway, the exit we originally needed was 4 lanes to the right. Missed it. Blah, blah, blah. We went on a side street, eventually found I-290 again. Arrived only 15 mins late. Little argh #4.

After that the day improved. Liz and I cleaned out the stockroom. I went home and took a nap. Went back to work. Made our department's goal :-). Cleaned out the entire desk. :-) Left work and talked to Leah the whole way home. :-)

The day ended well, that's all that matters, right! AND I'm alive to tell you all my extremely interesting day's stories.

Don't you feel special?