Flickr Photos
Support
Currently Enjoying
Subscribe
Archives
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- May 2003
- April 2003
- March 2003
- February 2003
- January 2003
- December 2002
- November 2002
- October 2002
I totally forgot to mention that I wasn’t going to be in town this weekend! I bet you were wondering, too, werencha?
This Friday is a random corporate holiday called Cabin Fever Friday. Basically, I think the CEO decided there were no good holidays between New Year’s and Memorial Day, so he threw an extra one into the mix so we could take a day off. I have no idea why we didn’t just get MLK Day or President’s Day or something off, but whatever.
To celebrate this unofficial holiday, Amanda and I will be driving out Friday morning for a long weekend in Chicago, home of the second best damn football team in the United States (or the first worst, depending on your preferences). We’ll be staying in Evanston (a northern ‘burb) about three blocks away from Northwestern University at the lovely Hotel Orrington (random bedroom photo of which posted above). We were hoping to get a hotel downtown, but it seems there’s some sort of massive convention going on in Chicago this weekend (I heard 30,000+ attendees), and the hotels downtown are pretty well full up.
We plan to spend Friday night relaxing and hanging out in Evanston, eating at one of the metric trillion nearby restaurants, having a few drinks, and whatnot. Lots of whatnot. On Saturday, we’ll take the L into the city (there’s a stop conveniently a block and a half away) and do the Chicago thing. We don’t really have a definite plan, but our indefinite ones suggest we’ll be hitting the Field Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, possibly the Museum of Contemporary Art, and pretty much any other little thing that catches our fancy, because we have no itinerary and that’s not such a bad thing. :) We’ll have dinner in the city, and then probably head back to Evanston for some good, old-fashioned college town bar action. Sunday, we’ll wake up late, have a nice breakfast, and get ready to head back to Des Moines.
It’s a short trip, to be sure, but I think it’s a nice way to make the most of a long weekend. And it should prevent me from doing any more damage to the house. :)
Responses to “Robanda does Chicago”
February 22nd, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Any idea what’s going on with my computer….you didn’t reply to my email and I figured it was early in the game to call you incessantly :)
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
The Field Museum you must go to, if you respect the Anthro classes we were in together at all :)
The Museum of Science and Industry is superb.
I want to go back to Chicago and check out The Redhead Bar.
There is an awesome Crate and Barrel on Michigan Ave.
But by far, my favorite museum was the Museum of Holography. Kinda spendy, but so worth it.
And PS: I saw the Body Worlds when it was in Mpls. You should go.
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:08 am
Body Worlds is at Science & Industry. Oops. I hate the Field, as a matter of fact. But you won’t read this in time.
February 24th, 2007 at 12:17 am
I never got it…and I only have one email address…so I’m not sure what’s going on there captain. Please send again, and/or gimme a call. Thank you kindly ;)
February 21st, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I’m heading that way this weekend, too, with Karsten! We’re leaving Fri morning and returning Sun. Saturday we’re going to Shaumburg to IKEA, and possibly in town to Howl at the Moon for some drinks at night (www.howlatthemoon.com). Text me! … Oh, and Body Worlds is at the Field — I’m SO jealous. You’d better go see it!