Vinegar
“Each week I bought a new bottle
of vinegar—which is delicious
slopped on hot white bread. Who
with a tongue hasn’t loved
some sweet slow rot.”
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Snowy Travel Day
We decided to stop at Plein Air Cafe for breakfast, and found that a lot of the nearby parking spots were all taken up. We normally come here on the weekends, when there are fewer students around. But today, the streets were all jam packed. We ended up needing to park several blocks away.
The Tallest Man on Earth: There’s No Leaving Now
“Your fear of the leading light
if they are with you and your heart won’t fail
To see through a fearless eye
and know that danger finally goes away”
American High School Kids Trying Chinese Snacks for the First Time
The kid that kept ranking things with decimal points was my favorite. It’s like you can just see him wearing a lab coat, and can imagine him discovering the cure to some major disease in the not so distant future.
Housekeeping
“We mourn the broken things, chair legs
wrenched from their seats, chipped plates,
the threadbare clothes.”
Travel Day to Chicago
Headed back to Chicago today. As I was packing up the car, I looked up to see Kaya in the doorway. There was this somewhat somber expression on Kaya’s face, kind of a “You’re leaving? Already?” kind of thing.
Dawn Marie Jung: In Memoriam
Our family gathered in Indianapolis this weekend, to pay our respects and say farewell to my Auntie Dawn. I have some photos from the day, mostly from the reception that followed at my sister’s home. Planning to return to this post at some point in the future, to share those images.
Travel Day to Indy
Shane got a hold of all the various 8MM films that my parents had stored/kept, and brought them up (at my request). I probably shouldn’t have started to look into this, given how late it was (after midnight).
Random Photos from Errand Day
If you can come up with a workaround… you’ve solved half the problem.
Early Morning at Grubhub
Today? I was in even earlier than usual. And the thing I noticed was that the main “Grubhub” sign, opposite the elevator banks, was dark. And when I stepped off the elevator, some other motion detection got triggered and the sign flickered to life.
Shogun Showdown
Lost a bit of time today, to an online game by Roboatino called Shogun Showdown.
The controls are pretty easy to learn, and the game involves trying to defeat enemies that appear on either side of the protagonist. A big part of the game is figuring out when to move, when to turn around, and when to unleash your attack.
Sage the Bad Naturalist: Spending 12 Months Trying to Debunk a 30 Second TikTok Video
I think the draw for me is the cadence of her videos. There’s an overarching story that’s being told, but Sage throws in these quick edits and asides, brief pauses where she has this quasi-whispered conversation with the viewer. It’s done to great comedic effect, and quite entertaining.
Grace in Chicago, Day Two: Museum of Science and Industry, Eleven City Diner, Winter Garden at the Harold Washington Library
Grace and Liz, setting up to play “Mindball.” For this exhibit, each person straps monitors to their foreheads… which measures stress levels. The lower your stress level… the more the ball goes towards your opponent.
Grace in Chicago, Day One: Dim Sum in Chinatown, Renegade Craft Fair, Quimby’s Bookstore, Drinks at Etta, Dinner at Piece, the Infinite Wrench
They were pretty packed there, and we explained we were just wanting a quick drink, in and out. The floor manager and hostess were super nice and accommodating, and we got seated fairly quickly at the bar.
We got some drinks (Grace got a mocktail), and relaxed a little bit after a lot of walking. There may have been some sneaky switching of drinks during the course of our time here. But you didn’t hear that from me.
The Tallest Man on Earth: Criminals
“Well there were days when you thought you’d just go under
And the weekends you never understood
When you flew from the bar only 17
You didn’t bleed, and no one ever thought you would”