Chicago Adventures

Second set of Chicago Observations

So a couple more here. – Riding the train is FUN.  However, since I live two brown line stops away from Lincoln Square, I feel kind of dumb paying $2 everytime I get on the train, to just get off approximately 2 and half minutes later.  It would cost the same if I rode it …

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Chicago Adventures

First Few Observations from the New City

So I’ve been in Chicago for almost a whole week now, and I haven’t had any observations.  Wait a minute, that’s ridiculous, of course I have.  Here they are: – I found a Thai food place within about 10 minutes of being here.  I knew this was meant to be.  So needless to say, I …

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Football

NFL First Guessing – Week 9

Well I don’t have time again to post many of my thoughts this week, and since the Bears are off, I’ll just say they stink and call it good.  I’m in the midst of setting up my new apartment as well, so it’s hard to find much time at the moment, but here are my …

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Random Thoughts

Some interesting TV content

By the way, I’ll be posting lots about Chicago stuff soon, however, I just wanted to quick mention something.  So I already have cable and internet installed (Comcast).  And when flipping through the channels there was a program called “Totally Nude Divorcees.”  What an oddly specific show.  Unfortunately I apparently have to pay to watch …

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Random Thoughts

Goodbye Grand Rapids

(I did write this on Wednesday night October 31st, but couldn’t post it until now) I’m sitting here in my almost completely empty apartment, with my whole life in a truck outside, trying desperately to figure out how to say goodbye to this place. And I really don’t know how. The entire person that I …

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