I woke up knowing I would take Fletcher on a run. Running with my dog is like running with a movie star- in fact it's a lot like running with Rob Pattinson. Everyone oggles at him, and oohs and aaaahs...West With the Night, and drank a lot of water. Warm, full of air, I walked home. Feeling steady. One week from tomorrow I'm on a plane. I tell Chicago, this isn't goodbye, it's see you next time

Four weeks from tomorrow I go to New Zealand. I was thinking today, on my two hour walk with Fletcher by the lake front, about how my life feels like it's on fast forward. I graduated, and in two weeks...Chicago as much as I can, to get as much as I can out of it today, tomorrow, the next day. I devise plans of things to do here, there, everywhere, so I am not depressed. More on that later. Nap time