March 11th, 2010
finished 03.10.10
Over the past few years I’ve read Jhumpa Lahiri’s books The Namesake and Interpreter of the Maladies. Recently Jen gave me her newest book, Unaccustomed Earth, and I enjoyed it as much as her previous books. She’s a great writer. Interpretor of the Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth are both books of short stories. I hope her next book is a novel, like The Namesake, because sometimes I love her stories and characters so much that I’m disappointed when they’re over so quickly.
Tags:Books·jhumpa lahiri·unaccustomed earth
March 10th, 2010
Last night I took another stroll past the Nice Slice Pizza storefront and one of the windows was uncovered. I took this spiPhone photo. You can see things are progressing inside, but it still seems to be far from being ready.

Tags:Chicago·construction·logan square·nice slice pizza·pizza
March 9th, 2010

My favorite iPhone application this winter is a bus-tracking application. Even though I hate buying applications, I shelled out 99 cents for the Buster app. That was probably the best 99 cents I ever spent because it allows me to plan my commute so I don’t have to stand outside waiting for the bus to arrive. Especially helpful on days like this:

Tags:bus·buster·Chicago·cta·iphone·Weather