leaving again

Brooklyn wins!
I'm leaving Illinois and going back to Brooklyn. See you (NYC) in June!

It's been a while

I've been in NYC, searching for the soul and all that. Finally got some film developed; I managed to snap precisely one picture in the Mythic Creatures exhibition before a security guard came dangerously close.

welcome to the dark side

nlb & bjk in chi, 2008


My most favorite person, BJK, has started a blog HERE.

He is a wonderful writer and is one smart cookie, so it will be most interesting.

unicorns, oh my!

I missed the Mythic Creatures exhibition when it was at the Natural History Museum in New York, and now it's at the Field Museum in Chicago! I know how I'm going to spend this weekend.

driving + camera = hazard

green blue grey brown stones

In Brooklyn, there is the ubiquitous brownstone. In Chicago, they are more commonly referred to as graystones because, well, the stones are gray. There are some interesting exceptions:

so you know how to love me that way

at old town school of folk music, waiting for the magnetic fields show to start. photo courtesy of emma and her amazing blog

It's all about the weather

Prospect Park, Spring 2005

I'm really disappointed that I'm going to miss the upcoming Spring/Summer in New York. I'm stuck in Chicago until late summer/early fall. There's a general outpouring of good-natured behavior in NY once the weather starts warming up. Everyone wants to be at the park, sit out on the patios of bars and restaurants, and take their leisurely time getting to wherever it is that they are going. I'll miss it, but hopefully I'll be back soon.