On Friday, Brett, Chelsea, and I went to see the Cubs play the Pirates at Wrigley Field. Started with brunch and mimosas beforehand to cure any lingering hangovers. We lucked out with the weather; it was beautiful outside. Although sloppy at times, it was generally a good game to watch. For the crowd in the bleachers, though, it seemed more of a social event than a ballgame. After falling behind in the 8th inning, the crowd seemed to get over it pretty quickly, getting back to their beers and conversation. I was impressed with the amount of Cubs apparell there, though. Even more impressive, however, were the people themselves. A very young crowd in general, and literally 9 out 10 women in the bleachers were attractive. Quite remarkable, really. [Side note: What if you were a Pirates fan? I think its 13 losing seasons in a row now. That is no way to live]. Anway:
Brett and Chels at the Cubs game:
Wrigley:
After the game we had a beer on Brett's roof, and then continued the evening out on the town, meeting up with a bunch of Chelsea's school friends. Got silly enough to go dancing. The Jasons (UPSers), who were in town for the weekend, graced us with their presence, and I als coaxed my friend Shannon (from home) to come meet up with us. All in all an excellent day/night.
The view from Brett's roof:
The following day consisted of a movie in the morning, and me walking around Lincoln Park in the afternoon:
North Pond:
City by the Lake (Michagan):
This was just kind of funny:
Little duckies in the pond. I almost had to take one:
I then met up with Jess (who was on my study abroad program), and we had another night on the town out with her business school friends. An impromtu visit to a bar with a bad-ass blues band added a "+" to the "A" I had already given Chicago.
Me and Jess:
The aforementioned bad-ass blues band we saw:
I got into Denver last night after two days on the road and a night in a motel in Lincoln, NE. Driving really hasn't been too bad. I'm finding it relaxing for the most part. Passtimes: Listening to baseball, listening to people talk about baseball, podcasts, my awesome music collection, and about 5 minutes of working on my Christopher Walken impression. It's nice to have given myself enough time to really take my time and be comfortable on the road. Also shout-out to my iPhone and GPS for adding to the overall convenience of everything. Gonna see a number of people whilst in Colorado. I'll be in this state through the weekend before heading up to Boise and then Seattle.
Musical insight of the day, based on what I've been listening to on my drive: I like songs that tell a story. Most songs are just about someone's feelings, which is fine, but I think there should be bonus points if the songwriter can weave in a full story arc while still maintaining musical pleasantries. Taylor Swift is good at this. Eminem's "Stan" is perhaps my favorite. Someone should adapt that to a screenplay.
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