maybe tomorrow

hello again. i have returned from chicago and have a few days yet before i must go sprinting off again. i'm really way too busy this summer, its flown by. like, i haven't even bothered to start a back to school countdown yet. usually by the middle of july i'm counting down days and haunting back to school supply sections. i haven't gone completely unaffected by the scent of new notebooks, though. i passed by the back to school sections in target and kroger today, and i now have an irresistable urge to completely organize my room. everything- closet, desk, dresser, under the bed, bookshelves...crazy talk, as many of you know, because it would take weeks to do all that, and i leave again on wednesday. before i leave, though, i suppose i should write some about chicago, shouldn't i? well, i'm not one for big cities in general- too big, noisy, and confusing for my taste- but chicago was beautiful, and if i was going to live in a city, i'd live there in a heartbeat. plus, it has lake michigan. my favorite spot was the bare stretch of marina between the planetarium and the aquarium, where you can look across and see the skyline, and see lake michigan stretching forever as well. the edge of the world, as abby says. the entire trip is a blur, we did so much so fast, but i'll see what i can remember off hand. the blue man show, thats first thing i remember after that marina. they were absolutely awesome. they were kind of like stomp, only they acted like mimes and made each number into a little comedy skit. they were really big on audience participation, too, and it was just a blast. and we got to see a dolphin show at the aquarium, and beluga whales. the planetarium wasn't too exciting really. the omnimax show there was actually disappointing, to tell the truth, although the preshow interactive screen thingie was good times. we toured chicago in good weather by a boat down the river, and also by bus during downtown traffic in the rain (the ferry tour was more enjoyable and more informative and interesting). we went up sears tower, pretty views. we stopped at a thousand and one gift shops, maybe more. when we went to navy pier, me devan, abby, jessica, and katie all walked down to a beach, which was really neat. it was a small beach but it formed a ninety degree angle with the city, so that immediately on your left is the beautiful chicago skyline and stretching forever in front of you is lake michigan. we went to a mcdonalds of the future- other than decorations and size, nothing was different from your mcdonalds of the present except everything was about twice as expensive- five bux for a kids meal, almost! museum of science and industry was nice, we played video games and bought grow-your-own corn out of one of those quarter machines. oh, and we 'drove' a tractor. that should cover most everything, i believe. tour, musuem, planetarium, marina, aquarium, tower, blue man, beach, navy pier, ferry tour...yep, i think i covered everything.


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