Slow Down Chicago
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enderfemThings that were awesome in Chicago, in no particular order:
1. SNOW! It snowed! And it snowed like, the last night I was there, which is pretty much perfect for when I visit winter. I want it to snow a little, I want to enjoy the snow and have it be all pretty, and then I want to leave.
2. I had Coffee!Beer. Seriously. Why did I just now discover this, and why don't I have it ALL THE TIME? COFFEE BEER. It is Brilliant.
3. Smoked Gouda Macncheese with Duck Confit. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. I had this WITH the coffee beer.
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kcplan's apartment is fantastic! Gorgeous flooring, perfect layout, spacious, and an adorable little back porch area.
5.kcplan is the world's best hostess, and one of the dearest people in my life. Seriously. She is, in fact, the person I most want to be like when I grow up. (Yes, shut up, you are.) Perfect mix of fun and an inner peace I wish I could possess. Also? Best Chicago tour guide in the world. It speaks to how much she loves her adopted city, and made me want to learn more and become more involved with Miami. If you're headed to Chicago, she should show you around. And she makes a mean eggplant curry.
6.artaudxwilde. He's just fantastic, and I am so happy I got to see him TWICE last year. The three of us together just makes me so happy.
7. Going to Second City just made me so happy, and it was so much fun. Some really good talent there.
8. Their public transportation is so much better (I had to fight the temptation to write "more gooder" there to be funny) than Miami's. I was jealous. Also,kcplan declared we could never leave because we gave her awesome train luck. We never waited more than a few minutes, which, given the temperature, was awesome.
9. Wandering the city was wonderful.
10. The view from the women's bathroom on the like, 95th floor of a building, where we went to get drinks. Someone will have to tell me the name of the building, because I don't remember it.
11. Ryder,kcplan's boyfriend, is made of win and cookies. And beer.
12. OMG. The drinks and food were so cheap! I cannot emphasize this enough.
13. The crack!noodle place near the apartment. Fantastically delicious noodles I've been hearing about for five years.
14.kcplan and artaudxwilde, again.
1. SNOW! It snowed! And it snowed like, the last night I was there, which is pretty much perfect for when I visit winter. I want it to snow a little, I want to enjoy the snow and have it be all pretty, and then I want to leave.
2. I had Coffee!Beer. Seriously. Why did I just now discover this, and why don't I have it ALL THE TIME? COFFEE BEER. It is Brilliant.
3. Smoked Gouda Macncheese with Duck Confit. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. I had this WITH the coffee beer.
4.
kcplan's apartment is fantastic! Gorgeous flooring, perfect layout, spacious, and an adorable little back porch area. 5.
kcplan is the world's best hostess, and one of the dearest people in my life. Seriously. She is, in fact, the person I most want to be like when I grow up. (Yes, shut up, you are.) Perfect mix of fun and an inner peace I wish I could possess. Also? Best Chicago tour guide in the world. It speaks to how much she loves her adopted city, and made me want to learn more and become more involved with Miami. If you're headed to Chicago, she should show you around. And she makes a mean eggplant curry.6.
artaudxwilde. He's just fantastic, and I am so happy I got to see him TWICE last year. The three of us together just makes me so happy.7. Going to Second City just made me so happy, and it was so much fun. Some really good talent there.
8. Their public transportation is so much better (I had to fight the temptation to write "more gooder" there to be funny) than Miami's. I was jealous. Also,
kcplan declared we could never leave because we gave her awesome train luck. We never waited more than a few minutes, which, given the temperature, was awesome.9. Wandering the city was wonderful.
10. The view from the women's bathroom on the like, 95th floor of a building, where we went to get drinks. Someone will have to tell me the name of the building, because I don't remember it.
11. Ryder,
kcplan's boyfriend, is made of win and cookies. And beer. 12. OMG. The drinks and food were so cheap! I cannot emphasize this enough.
13. The crack!noodle place near the apartment. Fantastically delicious noodles I've been hearing about for five years.
14.
kcplan and artaudxwilde, again.
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Date: 2011-01-06 08:05 pm (UTC)Glad you had such a fun trip!
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Date: 2011-01-07 05:33 pm (UTC)#10- Were you in the Signature Room at the Hancock building?
Also, was the coffee beer / smoked gouda mac and cheese at the Handlebar? That place RULES.
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Date: 2011-01-12 05:20 pm (UTC)Not Handlebar, but the Fountainhead. Though the Handlebar rocks and I will bring you there sometime. =)
Had such a great time with y'all! Come back soon!