second hand joke
it's so easy to get lost in a sea of negativityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
um.
i keep trying to write blog-type thing about chicago, but i try not to post too much on the internet that is off-the-cuff. that works for some people. i'm more into infrequent, sporadic, but planned posting. so here's the ONE THING i know i want to include:
bit-city-like-things which make me very happy that are within walking distance of my apartment:
1. the egg store: it doesn't sell eggs. it sells produce. delicious, sometimes local, cheap, produce. the signs are written in three languages: chinese (for the nearby chinatown folks), spanish (for the nearby pilsen folks), and english (for the boring rest of us).
2. ed's potsticker house. chinese food. the best chinese food ever, specifically. they make their own noodles (!) and the portions are out-of-control huge. always packed at dinner time, with rarely a word of english spoken. the fried eggplant really is amazing.
3. healthy food lithuanian restaurant. who names their restaurant "healthy food?" a grandmother, that's who. i can't wait to try this place. i have heard it is fantastic.
4. the co-prosperity sphere gallery/space. they have cool things here sometimes.
5. my friend kirsten's place.
6. the red line and the orange line trains. the #8 bus. they take me anywhere.
7. two dollar stores, two junky antique shops, a thrift store, two "we're selling random crap" stores.
8. constantine's new age books. i live two stories above this. our neighbor runs it. he's a happily grouchy old dude who says things like "hey, don't wanna rock the water, man" and then laughs a lot. they sell "powerful good luck indian fast money charm" candles and stuff.
9. let's boogie records. i have never seen anyone buy anything here, but the guy who runs it is super nice. they sell random, old pop records no one would want, and then they have a bunch of collector's vinyl behind the counter that i'm guessing he sells on e-bay.
10. daley public library. it's small and outdated, and the computers are always taken, but, hey, better than no library.
11. a couple parks.
12. bernice's. this is a bar. you have to ring a doorbell to get in. the owner is always around and pretty drunk. it's a real neighborhood bar, which means everyone there is older than me and in pretty different stages of their life than i am. its still fun to go hang out in occasionally, though. you know i ain't a bar person.
13. 32nd & urban. every now and then this gallery has an opening and they serve booze and cheese and there's a ton of people. they let us borrow their corkscrew, too.
14. a little caesar's. 99 cent crazy bread is the greatest ever.
i'll probably start writing in this more. i miss everyone a lot.
ben
um.
i keep trying to write blog-type thing about chicago, but i try not to post too much on the internet that is off-the-cuff. that works for some people. i'm more into infrequent, sporadic, but planned posting. so here's the ONE THING i know i want to include:
bit-city-like-things which make me very happy that are within walking distance of my apartment:
1. the egg store: it doesn't sell eggs. it sells produce. delicious, sometimes local, cheap, produce. the signs are written in three languages: chinese (for the nearby chinatown folks), spanish (for the nearby pilsen folks), and english (for the boring rest of us).
2. ed's potsticker house. chinese food. the best chinese food ever, specifically. they make their own noodles (!) and the portions are out-of-control huge. always packed at dinner time, with rarely a word of english spoken. the fried eggplant really is amazing.
3. healthy food lithuanian restaurant. who names their restaurant "healthy food?" a grandmother, that's who. i can't wait to try this place. i have heard it is fantastic.
4. the co-prosperity sphere gallery/space. they have cool things here sometimes.
5. my friend kirsten's place.
6. the red line and the orange line trains. the #8 bus. they take me anywhere.
7. two dollar stores, two junky antique shops, a thrift store, two "we're selling random crap" stores.
8. constantine's new age books. i live two stories above this. our neighbor runs it. he's a happily grouchy old dude who says things like "hey, don't wanna rock the water, man" and then laughs a lot. they sell "powerful good luck indian fast money charm" candles and stuff.
9. let's boogie records. i have never seen anyone buy anything here, but the guy who runs it is super nice. they sell random, old pop records no one would want, and then they have a bunch of collector's vinyl behind the counter that i'm guessing he sells on e-bay.
10. daley public library. it's small and outdated, and the computers are always taken, but, hey, better than no library.
11. a couple parks.
12. bernice's. this is a bar. you have to ring a doorbell to get in. the owner is always around and pretty drunk. it's a real neighborhood bar, which means everyone there is older than me and in pretty different stages of their life than i am. its still fun to go hang out in occasionally, though. you know i ain't a bar person.
13. 32nd & urban. every now and then this gallery has an opening and they serve booze and cheese and there's a ton of people. they let us borrow their corkscrew, too.
14. a little caesar's. 99 cent crazy bread is the greatest ever.
i'll probably start writing in this more. i miss everyone a lot.
ben