I walk through 203 N. LaSalle every day as an indoor shortcut from the Clark/Lake blue line. I noticed my reflection one day in their holiday decorations. Apparently, I like to take this kind of photo:
- Roscoe Village Community Christmas Tree (love this one!)
- Dallas and I at Breakfast at Kitsch’n This Morning
I thought I had more examples but I can’t find them right now.
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I was a little bit obsessed with this lady’s coat as I walked behind her through The Loop. It’s hard to see, but it’s very bedazzled. Not as bedazzled as Don King’s jacket, though. (Remember when I met him?)
I should like these BigBelly Solar trash compacters I see all around downtown Chicago these days. I know I should. They’re so techy! There’s some big brother somewhere viewing stats on how much they’re used and all that. Not to mention the earth, they’re green, yada yada.. but I do not like them!
I do not like that you can’t walk by and just drop your trash into the can. Is it too much that I have to slow my pace stop to throw something away? Yes, sometimes it is. Not to mention, you have to pull a germy handle now. Ew. Also, the garbage “door” pulls out and you put your garbage into the container. Do I have to even start to mention how much gum and disgusting fluids I’ve seen stuck to these doors? Bleh!!! I wish these things could be open topped! Or at least have an open hole like the recycling side!
Who decided on these matchups? I saw this on the side of a big Doritos delivery truck over the summer. I don’t know why I’m drawn to these Doritos trucks.
Our annual dinner-and-a-show night this year was way late. My mom’s birthday was last November, but we just got around to it this past weekend. I wanted to wait until after the wedding in February. When I looked at the schedule then, we decided on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which was only running for a few weeks during the summer. So, summer it is.
My mom and my dad came down to Chicago on Saturday afternoon. We visited a bit and went for a walk before going out for dinner at Gosu, a new Japanese and Korean restaurant in Logan Square. Then my mom and I caught the train downtown and barely made it to the show in time, while Dallas and my dad hung out at home.
When I lived in New York I knew someone who played the french horn in the orchestra for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. So, that means that this show has been going on for at least something like 10 years 17 years. I was glad to finally get to see it! It was everything I expected. All the songs and the scenes. Gorgeous sets. Such talented actors. I had not seen the cartoon for many, many years. As the show went along, the pieces of the story came back to me. Gaston, Maurice, Lumeire.
On Sunday we all went out for lunch at Lillie’s Q. I thought my dad would really enjoy the southern cooking and barbecue and he did! We tried so many things – boiled peanuts, hush puppies, ribs, pulled pork, pulled chicken, collard greens (x 2), baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and corn bread. All SO delicious. I really like this restaurant. Check out my photos from Lillie’s Q here.
As we were leaving the theater my mom said that she was trying to think up all of the shows we’d seen over the years. Well, here’s the list!
2010: El Nandu & Hubbard Street Dance
2009: Rhapsody & Jersey Boys
2008: Landmark & Dead Man’s Cell Phone at the Steppenwolf Theater
2007: Costello’s & Blue Man Group
2005/6: Hillary’s Urban Eatery (HUE) & Wicked
2004: Petterino’s & Mamma Mia
Ze Olde Days (1999?): Riverdance in Milwaukee
Ancient Times (1997?): Lorie Line
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