After living in Oak Park for three months you all will be happy to know that i successfully parallel parked for the first time. I'm not saying I had un-successful attempts before I just wouldn't do it. I'd drive around until I found two open spots (or an end spot) that I could just pull into.
Cheers to me for conquering this... I think the reason it went so smoothly is because every time Tom does it I would pay super close attention.