I have to say; although I didn't get much of a chance to explore Chicago, the minute part of the city I did see was great. The immense expanse of lake along the east coast of the city. The mini beach, the jerk chicken wings at Calypso Cafe. Awesomely spicy green papaya and chicken salads at the BYOB Thai restaurant in Wicker Park, amazing sunrises over the lake, the Art Institute. Ahh the Art Institute. Take my heart. Siiigh.
Most of the time, however, I was in a conference room. Ah, thus is corporate life. But you know what...I was learning something, about which I'm happy. I was forced to recall economic facts, to dig deep in my econometric memories, did I really do fixed effects regressions or was I dreaming about that ridiculous 36 hours in the library trying to finish that project. UGH. My old, graying gray cells really took a beating, but a loving beating. Beat me back into decent shape.
And you know what pictorial evidence I've taken away from all this, the structured and chaotic patterns of Chicago's man-made and naturally created limitations or limitlessness, boundaries, er hm...
The Countrified Countrrific Midwestland:
You know what Sunbury, Ohio has, lots of sunshine and open skies, bbqs and ribs, community activities, firepits and vegetable gardens, magical white rabbits, wildflowers, sunsets and sunrises (that I didn't once see. It was vacation, what can I say). Not a bad introduction to the country. A nice respite from the corporate-y corporate world. Although, I do have to say that my semi-corporately clothes were worn there too. In fact, most of my clothes probably got thought up in Ohio, Columbus being the second biggest city for retail corporate headquarters.
My vacation was more fries with horseradish sauce and blue cheese than laptops and cubicals.
I like those images!
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