1 AM is the best time for posting for me, it's the closest to real free time I get; I know a lot of people miss the posts because of that, but what can I do? It's been a very, very busy week. #understatement.

Occupy Chicago is where I was for 12 hours yesterday. No, I wasn't arrested -- I had the choice to stand in the arresting space, and I ( Read more... )

This is the summer live music season, so I haven't been home much - street fairs (Printer's Row book fair, Do Division fest with live music, free shows in park), bands, friends, writing, etc., blah. All very fun, don't get me wrong ( Read more... )

At the lagoon in my (very large) neighborhood park, spring is definitely in the air. Canada geese and mallard ducks are EVERYWHERE and pretty visibly paired off now, swimming and grazing in couple-formation ( Read more... )

That's what a friend of mine calls it, because as soon as those huge berms of gray snow on the sidewalks melt, all the dog shit and trash that's been frozen under them for weeks becomes all too visible and all too thawed ( Read more... )

There's a peregrine falcon in my hood. I've seen him or her twice now, sitting in the same tree at about the same time of day.

The lady down the block feeds the pigeons--and, indirectly, the falcon.

So this move has turned out to take, like, three days of nonstop work on my and several other people's parts (THANK YOU!!!). And I still haven't got the wireless internet to work on my computer, so I'm borrowing my roommate's just to let you all know the important things ( Read more... )

If I never see another cardboard box in my life, it'll be too soon. Alas, they're a pretty basic building block of my universe right now ( Read more... )

So...I made a handshake deal for an apartment today, I'll be paying the deposit and making it official on Monday.

( SQUEEEEEEEEE! )

I have to move in 3 weeks. Blergh. Have appointments to look at two places tomorrow--wish me luck!

The longest night of the year, and the days will start growing again. Let's enjoy.

But here is something I've observed: When you live in a big city, ambient lighting is a factor to consider. I came back from the grocery store just now and was dazzled by how bright it was: city lights bounce off the clouds in the sky, bounce off again against the ( Read more... )