Went to Chicago this last weekend. Tried Taste of Chicago, which is good but expensive. Got soaked in the two public fountain columns. The faces on them reminded me of Bladerunner. The city is lovely. I wouldn't mind living here if I am working for the right company. Unlike other city archtectures of empty downtowns, Chicago has residential complexes throughout the entire city. Which translates into more public events, more social gatherings, and more culture. At night, watched the Orchestra play "Battleship Potemkin" in the open air concert stage. Later watched fireworks at Navy Pier.

Repaired to a suburb of Chicago at dawn and slept wondering when was the last time I went to bed with the windows open.

Went to Chinatown the next morning and ate at Joy Yee's, which tastes even better than the food in Houston. The picturesque buildings of the Chinatown unsettled me somehow. Especially this one building facing the new plaza... There is something about it that gives me pause. Old Chinatown reminded me of the non-existent spaces between the buildings.