We arrived early. The artists were complaining about the lack of television and their inability to watch American Idol. Doors soon opened and the ten of us in line shuffled into the empty venue. We quickly took our place directly in front of the stage next to two men in wheelchairs and waited for the show to begin. People trickled in, two here ( Read more... )

I would review tonight's show, but I won't for fear of upsetting someone. Instead I will tell about the trip home. Jeff aka Mr. Assy-Pants and I decided to utilize the CTA Bus routes so we didn't have to go so far out of our way on the trip back north. At Foster and Kimball we made a bus transfer and were quickly hit by among the most disgusting ( Read more... )

I just finished interviewing Al, the 88-year-old card swiper at Elder. It was amoung the most amazingly fascinating things I have ever been part of. He has led such a full and impressive life, I can only aspire to be that fantastic when I am approaching 90. I want to go back and talk to him again, but in an unofficial capacity. He lived in the ( Read more... )

Today brought with it a little bit of sunshine, a little bit of rain, a little bit of uh-uh, and a little bit of uh. Also, it brought my Cog Sci final exam, and thus the end of that class forever. I could not be happier if I had gotten an A, which I clearly did not get. The only sad part of finishing Cog Sci is I'll probably never see the fun ( Read more... )

So, I just took this religion selector thing where you answer questions on your beliefs and it tells you under what religious category your beliefs fall. My results ( Read more... )

Somehow yesterday and today managed to be two of the best days I've ever experienced. Yesterday I feel my roommate and I have bonded even further, even if it was over petty theft. After spending a wonderful weekend with Ellen, after a lovely game of Word Play Ball Bearing, after surfing the El, after our sign hanging ceremony, I was afraid the ( Read more... )

Well, kids. When I came to Chicago for school, I had one goal to reach before graduation. When I set it, I never dreamed it would be reached so soon. But alack, Tanvi and I fulfilled my goal today:

We are now proud owners of the El System Map, Red Line Map, and Purple Line Map off the CTA.

Now I wonder what comes next.

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Per usual, I'm posting next term's schedule:

Intro to Cognitive Science: Language and the Brain
Lecture: 2:00 to 3:20 TuTh
Discussion: 3:00-3:50 M

Intro to Macroeconomics
Lecture: 11:00-12:20 TuTh
Discussion: 11:00-11:50 F

English Literary Traditions
Lecture: 11-11:50 MW ( Read more... )

So, I took a sick day from class this morning, and after reading my book for a few hours, I needed something else to keep me entertained.


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