Chicago Weekend. Still political.

On Halloween night we had people over for pizza and then the dads took everyone trick or treating. The nice thing about Halloween is it's another chance for the neighbors to be outside before the weather gets too cold and unbearable.

As I've mentioned there are a lot of McCain signs in my neighborhood. From what I understand these people fell down a set of stairs, hit their heads and woke up with a McCain sign in their front yard. That's what I understand anyway. It's not really their fault.

A neighbor walked by and said, "What are you not voting for Obama anymore? Where's your sign?"

Well well well. Last week my landlord drove by to spy on the house, you know to make sure we're still taking better care of it than he has in the last 12 years he's owned it.

Ahem.

He emailed "Folks, I don't allow signs in the yard. Please remove it."

Which is really ridiculous since he refuses to give us a new lease to sign so there is no legal obligation to adhere to. Also it's total crap. Also he's an unpleasant person (who probably reads this site and is really angry right now). But I understand when your candidate is flopping around all over trying to win the presidency you get a little sensitive about the other guy. Also Logan is not really into "Fighting The Man", he's into living in a comfortable house with great neighbors. He's trying not to incite the landlord. Which, as we can see is something I'm not particularly into.

The funny thing is even the McCain supporters in the neighborhood were flabbergasted and went ahead and put the Obama sign (I'd stuck in the neighbor's yard, right on the property line) back in front of our house for us. I had no control over it.

It's a rogue sign!

But then, because that was a lot to ask the neighbors, to support my really unattractive love of an Obama presidency, I woke up the next morning to find three signs in my yard. Two McCain and one Obama. I laughed, you know, it's funny.

And now I kind of can't believe I've got a McCain sign in the yard. I feel a little like I fell down the stairs and work up with a McCain sign in my yard.

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I'm in Chicago this weekend spending time with Susan and Chris. I'm lucky.

Last night Danielle invited us to her house to celebrate her birthday (pictures coming). It was pretty fun meeting her friends and saying, "I'm frum tha INNERNET."

Nice.

Luckily she has other friends from the Innernet.

If you have to be somewhere the weekend before an anxiety producing election, Chicago, Obama Land, is probably the place to be.

Not only because everyone seems to be on the same Obama Ship with you, but at least three people told me personal Obama stories...like, "Oh yeah, he works out at my gym." And "I saw him grocery shopping all the time before." "I've seen him at the park with his kids!"

Being here, it's hard to believe what I'd like to happen on Tuesday isn't going to happen.