a baker's dozen in chicago

well, i am here! i've landed in my new home city of chicago and i'm feeling relatively settled in. my apartment is great, the neighborhood is fun but not too crazy, and work is off to a good start. i got a little wiped out this week i think just due to overstimulation and exhaustion with the move itself, all the changes, and adjusting to an entirely new place, climate, schedule, etc. so i'm trying to take it easy this weekend to allow myself some recovery time.

it feels great to be in a big city again and i'm really enjoying spending time with my friends here who have been super-helpful and welcoming (thanks in particular AB, JS, AH, NW). as you may have gathered, dear readers, one of the reasons for this change was a hope that a new city might provide new opportunities in the dating realm. specifically, i hoped that my stock (which i felt was somewhat undervalued in SD) would rise here in chicago. well, i wouldn't call it scientific proof exactly, but i will say that i'm already planning a date with a guy who (get this those of you who know me!) is tall, slender, brown-haired, in a band and also a teacher. ; ) could be fun!

wait, there's more. as i was trolling around the internet last night (mellow weekend as i mentioned), i thought it's probably silly that i'm on multiple online dating sites, i should probably focus. chemistry did nothing for me in san diego, so i logged on and thought about cancelling it, but then i realized i'd just paid up for 3 months. so i decided to change my location from SD to chicago and just see what happens. when i woke up this morning (not early, mind you) there were 6 new messages from fellows who had indicated an interest in my profile. when i came back from running errands, there were 7 more. (thus the post title, get it?) i think that is more interest than my chemistry profile saw in 8 months in san diego. now, i know this is a bigger city with more people, yadda yadda, but still, i consider that a quantum leap.

so i know there are no guarantees that this change will lead to an improved love life, but i gotta tell you, it's looking pretty promising so far. i went on a little jog earlier in the week and the song "new kid in town" by the eagles came into my head. i guess it's kinda fun being the new kid in town right now. i'll let y'all know if anything pans out with the musician/teacher or any of the chemistry suitors....

cheers, j