Finally, An Infrastructure that works?

[katetastrophe]

Seiously, let me tell you, kids. I am most impressed with the public works of Champaign-Urbana, in a big way. I got in on the early voting action yestrday, as I'm still registered in Chicago. So I got to go down to the county clerks' office and do an absentee ballot. First of all, I e-mailed the office the night before and asked about the

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[carrot_khan]

When did you get a bike and when did you do anything so daytime as ride a bike?

[katetastrophe]

I had a feeling you would say that

[carrot_khan]

Aww. Now I totally want to move to a college town and become a bike person. I'm too afraid to ride in the city. I'll walk through the 'hood before I hit the streets on two wheels.

[katetastrophe]

Exactly--I would NEVER do this in Chicago. For one, afraid of getting crushed by a car. Two, I like having doors that lock and windows that roll up in Chicago, especially as I'm in seedy areas more often than not.

[housegirl]

Chicago politics makes me want to vomit. It's like crushing dreams *audibly* under the stupidity :(

[katetastrophe]

While the sound of Mayor Daley laughing as he lovingly pats Barack Obama's butt echoes in the background....

[katetastrophe]

Bitter indeed. The bold font is a self-esteem issue, as we discussed last night. Sorry for returning your wife in silly, tipsy condition. the margarita was really big.