After a really wonderful time away (see here), it honestly wasn't until I was on the plane back to the U.S. that I started thinking about, you know, being back in the U.S. That first week was fairly chill (as have been the subsequent weeks, too). I may get into that side of things in a future post, ...
Watch This: Chicago’s DOC10 Film Festival
Next week, Chicago Media Project presents DOC10, an annual film festival that presents the most compelling documentary films of the year over the course of a few days. This year, organizers have partnered with the newly-revamped Davis Theater in Lincoln Square to showcase films covering subject ...
Bit of a (Chicago) Day
I took an extended break over the holidays; in all, I was off work from December 16 to January 3. With Christmas and the New Year in there, I had a few plans lined up, but generally the time was my own. I went to see a movie on a Tuesday afternoon. I finally washed the five loads of laundry I'd been ...
Staycation 2016
This time last year, I was just returning from a mini-tour of Europe, ten incredible days spent eating and walking and drinking and touristing in Reykjavik, London and Dublin. My how things change. This year, I'm on a break again, albeit under much different circumstances. Transitioning from one ...
Back to my roots. Gladly.
I try to keep the posts here short, snappy and to the point. I've been doing this long enough that not only do I not have the energy for a long preamble to set up the post, but you have no interest in it either. So, dear reader, forgive me for what may be some rambling to get to today's point, as ...