windy city

cold, colder, less cold...
do you notice a them here?
so bored with winter.

western hemisphere

koh samui to
bangkok to seoul then to
chicago. cold. sad.

yesterday sweating
sunny beach. palm trees. massage.
coconut smoothies.

now work. house cleaning.
list of to dos: one mile long
don't know where to start.

distraction from sad!
have fun new boy to play with!
i guess welcome home.

thanksgiving break

my new favorite:
texas barbeque. so good,
so spicy. no plate.

many napkins... beer
corn on the cob, potatoes...
new meaning to "sauce."

vaca in texas
with the fam. football,
hiking and whiskey.

reality is
suspended. delaying my
work. in denial.

even hotter date

"really?" i wondered.
so cute, so young... so polite.
yummy. i like boys.

ire

stupid leaf blowers.
why so loud and disruptive
every morning?

hot date

internal sigh... then
begins desperate struggle
to close mouth, not drool

sweaty

can't deal with the heat.
it's october! why still the
blazing inferno?

i was always a little off

autumn air is here.
now, must i crave mojitos?
seasonal drink tastes?

gross

fat-free sugar-free
chai latte... in case you were
wondering: not good.

alternatives

should be studying
but 4-walled office can't stop
internet shopping

Holy fuck it's hot
Should've stayed at sterile work longer
and yes, I know this really isn't a haiku, but I saw the word 'COOL' on my computer and was compelled to click.

Fuck y'all with central air. Seriously.

response

i've seen you behind
that bar. i think "doll" suits you
just fine. live with it.

are blood oranges
really that good or do they
just sound way badass?

dancin' shoes

lakeview broadcasting
company - new hip hot spot
40s have cache

at 10 bucks a pop
i guess they would - it takes a
few to dull the pain

stylish kitten heels
look great with new skinny jeans
but boy do they hurt!

on driving to wisconsin this weekend

damn, it's cold outside!
tests my competing love of
snowshoes and cocoa

on people who don't know a good thing when they see it

n, where is the love?
no party rsvp?
so are you coming?

m says you're free.
we live off the blue line.
12 liters of wine.

i see no excuse -
stop being antisocial
and drink with jo-na.

gimp

thanksgiving 8K.
i tried. i failed. then i limped.
guess what- crutches suck!

it seemed like a good idea at the time

two people. one bike.
ten mile sprint. sunday morning.
my knees hurt. badly.

on climbing the sears tower today

one hundred three flights
is a few more stairs than my
tired legs could take.

follow-up

what's up? i thought the
plan was to be prolific.
where is our leader?

all my friends away.
so am i expected to
entertain myself?

laundry mishap

i was probably
due. once every ten years
it has to happen.

i ran a chapstick
through the dryer. at least it
wasn't red this time.

hi-cool blog dying
sorry for my gross neglect
let's be prolific

Cat bites are painful
but surely much better than
googling ex-loves

october snow brings
near thirty-hour afternoons
ready for football?

call out the slacker

where's fearless leader?
make cool haiku blog but then
no posts since july

end of the summer

nalgene full of rum drink
me and my bike at jazz fest
good times had by all

people watching

belligerent youth
takes shape as bike messenger
good films and cheap beer

trend

how was i the last
to know that aviator
sunglasses are back?

have a future here
position has high ceiling
fuck corporate life

i think it was good
for chi-town to host gay games...
thank god they're over!

ode to knees and elbows

swimming and biking
can't keep up with athelete friends
everything hurts

sour grapes

running into my
crush-du-jour - less fun when he's
flanked by new girlfriend

soccer

life taken over
by world cup football - it's fun,
and zidane is hot

I cannot wait 'til
the phrase "Sunday Hangover"
is not redundant

justification

floofy martinis
are much more palatable
when they are five bucks

big city, big problems

so how can i host
dad's visit if he can't walk
on shiny flooring???

S-L-G-T-M
eight times I've given my luck
why aren't you famous?

at last! i've finished
buffy the vampire slayer.
netflix is cancelled.

failure

this is what i get
for living in wrigleyville
my moto: go cubbies

it went on and on
first inning: three to nothing
then sixteen to two

the one day i went
the loveable losers lost
extravagantly

two decades buying
CDs - why is it still so
hard to open them?

breakfast questions X 3

chicken apple plus
sausage is a rad combo
but fails nature's laws?

argentine omelet
standard but with chorizo
am i being ripped?

Croissan'wich is great
grease is the main fucking theme
should I feel guilty?

back to new orleans
for another wedding- will
i behave this time?

that's hot, in two

st lucian hot sauce,
though tasty, when broken in
suitcase, makes me sad.

rusted shorts zipper.
swim goggles and bible smell
like pepper. now what?

house sitter in four

home sweet home, i thought
but the pantry is empty
and the house is not

sheets likely not clean
sticky substance on my desk
boy asleep on couch

dirty coffee pot
empty bottles of bourbon
house sitter not gone

plants dried up, withered
stuff strewn around - apartment
better left empty?

on coming home: a trilogy

home from st. lucia.
tan, but now i have to work.
farewell, paradise...

chicago groceries:
where are breadfruit and soursop?
where's bangamary?

he-LLO, apartment!
no oinks, moos, chirps, or roaches.
thrilled to have four walls.

new 'hood happens soon
but is it now too late to
be called a hipster?

NCAA Office Pool

Jayhawks let me down
but if UConn gets upset
I'll weep like Redick

haiku is easy
but i have to use fingers
i'm an idiot