Sketchism

Alrighty. Things are already becoming a blur, so I’d better hurry up and type this before it disappears from the ol’ noggin. Once again, excuse the writing style and potential typos.

• Woke up without any markings are my face and body. These roommates are nice guys.


• Got dressed and walked a few blocks to eat some breakfast at a greasy spoon called Steve’s Place. It was a huge meal for about bucks. Not bad.


• Realized I couldn’t walk much farther because I didn’t have my belt.


• Went back to pick up my belt and met up with Becky.


• We headed to the dining hall so she can eat her lunch. I met some more nice people from New York and Virginia and elsewhere.


• Becky and I headed south on the train to downtown. First stop was Millenium Park where I saw the Bean, the giant LCD faces, the ice skating rink, and the amphitheater.


• We then headed north on foot towards the Navy Pier. On our way there, we stopped at an art gallery. A few cool paintings, weird sculptures, and a combination of both.


• We arrived at the Navy Pier building and guess who we saw? That’s right, Santa was there taking photos and getting wishlists from his young supporters.


• We stopped at Starbucks for some mocha lattes and a break from walking. Looking out the window we noticed that it was snowing! My first time seeing it ever!


• I walked outside and basked in the powdery, cold glory as I walked along the pier. Youngins were throwing snowballs, couples were walking hand in hand, families were sharing laughs. It was a beautiful moment.


• I walked back into the building and proceeded to observe a stained-glass exhibit which was absolutely amazing. There were quite a few Art Nouveau styled ones which I drooled over.


• We hopped then on a bus that took us back to the Moody campus.


• Took a nap in the dorm.


• Walked to Michigan Ave with the guys and took a tour of The Magnificent Mile.


• Ate dinner at the Soup Box. Spicy Chicken Enchilada soup. Quite good.


• Chilled at Borders for an hour with a few good photography books.


• Walked back to Moody with the crew.


• Saw in improv performance by the school’s troop, Informal. Very funny show.


• Walked to a restaurant with a bunch of people I don’t know. When we got there we all realized nobody was hungry so we walked back.


• Headed back to the dorm, took a shower, slept til 8:30am.