faboo mama

I’m in Chicago. I’d give a rundown of all its nicknames, but I’m so tired that I’d probably include something about angels, lights and brotherly love. This place is a City. So far it reminds me a cross between SF and downtown LA. There’s all these people walking around Looking Very Busy, public transport and useful shops (SF). Then there’s all the brand-spanking new “lofts” that all look the same (red brick, black windows…I’m sensing a new movie), cashiers with severe attitude and tourists looking lost (LA).

SuperShuttle picked me up at 3:30am, plane left at 6:30am and I arrived at 12:30pm (Chicago time). Not bad, but I woke up around 2:15am. I’m a little wiped.

I took the train in from Midway. No one told me that that was a 5 mile walk. Uphill. In the snow. Both ways. But it was only $2. The cabs would have been 15 times that much. It was a little confusing and usually I have no problem with public transportation in other cities.

I have a lakeview room here at the Hilton. Lollapalooza is right across the street. I can hear the soundchecks. My room is pretty big and there’s a bar with a fridge. I do have the smallest closet I’ve ever had in hotel. I keep looking around expecting to find the big closet. It’s not there. Even in craptastic motels in TJ, my closets were twice the size. This is also the smalled hotel bathroom I’ve even seen.

My view is awesome though. All the way to the horizon is water. This a hugeass lake. I’ve never seen a lake before where I couldn’t see the other side. Awesome. I can see the lakes in the marina, (I think) Soldier Field, Grant Park has my own personal fountains, I can see Millenium Park and the Art Institute. There are also a lot of skyscrapers that I’m sure are Very Famous.

Probably wondering where the pictures are. Well, I have my Olympus that needs a card reader. I left mine at home, but went to radio shack to get a miniSD reader. That’s great, but my card is really an XD chip. My bad. But now I’m thinking I could probably use the USB cable to get the pics off the card. You’ll see them soon.

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