First off..... Welcome Gagik! How long have you been in Chicago? I went to Chicago for the first time in 1998.... I really liked the city. But then again, a lot of places are "likable" to visitors.... :) K, well, I didn't quite make it to Earth Science tonight like I was supposed to....but it's ok, I think I probably just missed the boring speech about the syllabus and class rules/etc. K, so after a long night of trying to sleep while I tried to breath...I ended up at the doctor's office at 10am. After 3 hours of waiting....I finally got in through that big door! Diagnosis = I shall live! Turns out I didn't do myself a favor by putting off going to the doctor. I have nasty stuff, involving ears and throat and lungs, etc..... Let's just say, 10 minutes after the nice big 3 SHOTS the Big Dr. gave me, I started breathing again! (And no I'm not talking about shots of tooti oghi like how they did in Artsakh.. hehehe).

So now that I feel better, I cooked, I cleaned, and now I'm reading..oh by the way... I'm ALMOSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTT done with "Zabelle". Had it not been for the interesting old-folk in the waiting room, I'd be done with it.....but....what happens when you put Shooshig in a waiting room full of interesting Armenian oldtimers? You get very heated conversation! :) We talked about everything from why I should never get married (hahaha) to Armenian politics. It made time pass faster, but it was VERY intersting to hear what these people had to say. One man who I really liked in particular was originally from Iran, and he had been an Armenian teacher for 25 yrs there, currently living here with his second wife (and they were so cute together). He knew everything about everything, and of course had an opinion about each..... so you can imagine why he and I were doing most of the talking. On top of it....he had a sense of humor! LoL....ok just to give u a taste of his humor... He just turned around and told me... "You need to give me $20" I said, "Why?". He said, "Well, I just told you something very important." I said, "No you didn't" (he hadn't). He said "Oh ya....I'm gonna tell you now...." (hahaha) He said, "So 6 months ago I had an open heart surgery for the second time, and let me tell you....I went to hell and heaven too.... they both suck!".... I said, "how could they both suck?" ... and he said, "Well, in hell, all people did is cry and go crazy and party and stuff, but then in heaven it was sooo quiet and no one talked, and they just sat there with their faces all blank---so I decided, I don't want to go to either place...I'm fine right here! And I came back...and two lovely nurses woke me up.... " (this is where he winked at his wife) hahahahha

Ok, in conclusion....the day started off YUKHKY, and ended on a good note. I'm ready for my FULL DAY at school tomorrow...yayyyyy! :) And I decided..... I like old people! I can't wait to become a "shadakhos" gramma! Young ears BEWARE!
TSUH :)
p.s. - if you still haven't ordered Gor's CD....you don't know what you're missing.... I practically know em all by heart! :)

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