I slept late
It was nearly 9 o'clock when I woke up this morning. And dark(ish). It was also pouring rain. I resisted the temptation to turn over and go back to sleep, but I did cancel plans to go to the farmers' market! The rain seems to have stopped, at least for the moment, but it's still very wet. So not much outdoor activity today, unless it clears up. But it's not supposed to. Heavy rain is also forecast for tomorrow. There's a half marathon going through Jackson Park tomorrow morning, and I had been thinking about going over and taking some photographs. The race is going to be run "rain or shine"; however, the site also says that "[r]ace officials may cancel, delay or change the race to a non-scored event in case of extreme weather . . ." We'll see. I will say that I am not going to go out in the pouring rain to take photos, and I doubt that many will be "[e]njoy[ing] the wonderful outdoors and music & entertainment as you wait for your family and friends to cross the finish line."
Last night was very arty. I went to the Center for Book & Paper Arts for the closing reception of the 5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial, which had scads of great work. I then went over to the Fine Arts Building for their Second Friday, a monthly event in which many of the artists who have studios there hold open houses. Pianoforte Chicago has ticketed jazz concerts on these nights. It's well worth going just to see the building, which has been a haven for artists since the late 19th-century. It has fantastic murals, and check out this doorway:
There's also an excellent used bookstore, with a bookstore cat:
In the "it's a small world" category, I was at one studio and noticed a guy who looked vaguely familiar. He came over and said, "Do you live in Hyde Park?". We discovered that not only do we live a couple of blocks apart, he works in the supermarket where I shop. Didn't recognize him when he wasn't putting out the fresh produce!
At the suggestion of a lot of folks, I downloaded Firefox. I'm not seeing much difference from Safari, but one thing is driving me nuts. The cursor is not the usual vertical line, but is a vertical line with a teeny-tiny horizontal line near the top. I am constantly thinking that it's a speck of dirt on my monitor. Very annoying.
I was going to get up and have another cup of tea, but there's a cat on my lap.
Last night was very arty. I went to the Center for Book & Paper Arts for the closing reception of the 5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial, which had scads of great work. I then went over to the Fine Arts Building for their Second Friday, a monthly event in which many of the artists who have studios there hold open houses. Pianoforte Chicago has ticketed jazz concerts on these nights. It's well worth going just to see the building, which has been a haven for artists since the late 19th-century. It has fantastic murals, and check out this doorway:
There's also an excellent used bookstore, with a bookstore cat:
In the "it's a small world" category, I was at one studio and noticed a guy who looked vaguely familiar. He came over and said, "Do you live in Hyde Park?". We discovered that not only do we live a couple of blocks apart, he works in the supermarket where I shop. Didn't recognize him when he wasn't putting out the fresh produce!
At the suggestion of a lot of folks, I downloaded Firefox. I'm not seeing much difference from Safari, but one thing is driving me nuts. The cursor is not the usual vertical line, but is a vertical line with a teeny-tiny horizontal line near the top. I am constantly thinking that it's a speck of dirt on my monitor. Very annoying.
I was going to get up and have another cup of tea, but there's a cat on my lap.