The crazy part is that this day would be well short of exciting for me if it were only 6 months ago.
As a kid, I remembered two amazing things about 7 Eleven: Surge was on tap and Slurpees! However, Omaha lost its 7 Elevens before I hit puberty. Thus, 7 Eleven was like a distant dream of a place I once knew but could never revisit. One where ponies could fly and pigs had horns. I never thought I would see the day where I could double fist a Surge Big Gulp and Blue-Raspberry Slurpee ever again.
Thursday marks half a year of living across the street from my own, personal 7 Eleven. (I know its a public establishment, but one can faux bloat) Lazy J goes there at all times of the day to grab a Big Gulp, Cheddar & Sour Cream Ruffles, White Castle Cheeseburgers, 2 Liters of Diet Coke or, of course, the classic, heavenly body of the Slurpee. Slap me if you must, but free Slurpee Day at 7 Eleven brings back the memories and puts me in the present more than any McDonald's Playland or episode of Doug.
I still cannot believe my journey to where I am today - Chicago, Illinois. Commuting everyday, I am still the only person awkwardly smiling on the Redline with Ke$ha's Animal roaring through my earbuds, sometimes lip-syncing and hip-thrusting, but quickly shifting back into neutral after noticing the whole car staring. Chicago embodies adventure. She embodies opportunity. She embodies life. With every day comes a new adventure, new opportunity and, best of all, a new life. Its been 6 months and life has been Pharrell, for real. Blogging seems like the only logical way to share these adventures, opportunities and my life with friends and family back home and the rest of the world who might just like sharing in my love for Chicago!
Thus, I have published my first blog post of my new blog: CHIcano. Yes, it is a play on words mixing my ethniCITY. (Ja, did it again!) Let me know some feedback! ...how you like it, if there are things you want to see or things you want to forget you ever saw, etc. I want to make this as fun for you as it will be for me. Thus, the purpose of a blog! :)
By the way, where did Surge go?
Can it come back soon? I still can't adequately double fist my past.
Chi-Love,
J-ROD
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