yes, i did return from chicago

... and, as always seems to happen after a wonderful trip, I don't have time to write about the greatness. Yet. I've been so busy

watching "America's Got Talent"
training for the half-marathon
planning my summer concertgoing
working

that I haven't updated my sad weblog in more than a week. Fear not, the next big work deadline is Monday and after that, the stories will be posted. You can read about it on DMJ's weblog for now -- and my friends know me so well: I can't stand Ed Debevic's.