...there was a Chicago place for teen freaks to call home: Medusa’s. I went to Medusa’s once, when I was 15. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that was a life-course-altering trip to Chicago ( Read more... )

I'm coming up on the 2 month mark of my move from Chicago to GR. As I mentioned before, it's been a fairly easy transition. While there are definitely things I miss about Chicago (hanging with friends, wandering around the neighborhood on foot, Ping Pong, Piehole, a Borders with a great bargain section in every neighborhood), I've found things to ( Read more... )

I had a lot of reasons for moving home to GR from Chicago. But one of the ones that has turned out to be important has to do with the concept of home. Not just that this is my hometown and my family and many friends are here, which are factors, but that feeling of living in a space that makes me feel comfortable, makes me breathe a little easier. ( Read more... )

Move: Went surprisingly smoothly. I definitely recommend Movetastic for moving services in Chicago. Fast, courteous, reasonably priced. Just really cool guys. Got everything to GR and unloaded a week ago. Have spent the last week painting (er, yeah, the brothers didn't get quite as much done as I'd hoped), unpacking, spending money on furniture, ( Read more... )

...but still had the feeling that you wanted to stay?

Yes, lately my feelings can be summed up by an old Jimmy Durante tune. As the move date grows closer and more definite, I'm a swirl of emotions. Happy. Scared. Excited. Overwhelmed. Ready. Unready. I am, once again in my life, leaping out of a comfort zone. Hopefully (and likely), I'm jumping ( Read more... )

Friday: Started drinking at 5 p.m. Ended at 1 or 2 a.m. Encore, Clark Street Ale House, Garrett Ripley's, Howl At The Moon (so awful), and The Continental. Never really ate dinner along the way. But did manage to meet a band of firemen from Ireland at Clark Street Ale House, in town for Chicago's St. Patrick's Day festivities. They (OK, I ( Read more... )

Yesterday, on our couch (quotes are approximate):

J: Is it supposed to be cloudy tomorrow?

D: I dunno, CLTV should have a weather update soon if you want to check.

J: I was just wondering if the groundhog would see his shadow tomorrow, and if we'll have six more weeks of winter ( Read more... )

Well, I guess it's time to share with you all the thing that's been spinning around in my head for the last 6 months or so, and the decision I've made ( Read more... )

So in Chicago it's been snowing. Also it's been sunny. Does that mean that we should be looking for a snowbow?

In case anyone was wondering about my opinion on Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat (cue chirping crickets), it's this: The seat is now lost to the Republicans in 2010 ( Read more... )