So I’m finally getting around to blogging a lot of the things I’ve been just tossing up on facebook. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately and also a lot of working, but here is a run down of my most recent whereabouts. I took this trip to Chicago to visit my very close friend Kate, who, believe it or not, I did not take a single picture of. This makes absolutely no sense, because she is gorgeous and would totally model for me if I asked her to. Next time, I suppose! I actually had a bit of a cold the whole time and ended up not taking anywhere near as many pictures as I had anticipated. Staying warm, navigating, blowing my nose, lugging around a camera, and actually using that camera just seemed like a tall order. At any rate, here they are:
This library was AMAZING. Coolest library I’ve ever been in, that’s for sure.
This was this big art installation called “Eye and Cardinal” outside of the public library
Just up State St. from the library, I forget what this building was for, but I liked how you can see how ornate the detailing is on this particular one, but also the skyline in the reflection.
I took a bunch of photos of the front of this famous theater, but I ventured down the alley and found this and liked it better. Also, most of the pics I took of the marquee and such are on film, which I’m yet to develop but am very excited about!
The beloved “L” I took a bunch of pictures of this on film as well, especially on board. This train stopped about a block from where I was staying, it was so convenient, I loved it. When you live in Denver and go to a REAL city, the public transportation is kind of astonishing. I wish we had things like this here. There’s something really interesting about the dynamic inside a train; all these strangers are coming and going to a million places and are seated next to each other for just a moment. This was something that interested me in all of the places I went to these past few months.
How to get a tan in a big city:
I had to stop myself from taking pictures of all the buildings, I’m sure that’s all everyone takes pictures of, but sometimes they were just too awesome. They don’t have structures like this anywhere I’ve ever lived, I was really awestruck by it all.
Here’s the gratuitous tourist shot, I suppose:
This is no amazing photo, but I found these in this store in Wicker Park that sells all these handmade oddities. I wanted to buy all of them. I couldn’t justify paying $7 for a felt pin, but I did find them amusing enough to photograph.
Also in Wicker Park, this dog was way too cute. I try hard to resist taking the obvious cute dog picture that I all to often find myself taking, but I couldn’t pass this cute guy by, he was too much!
This little girl was up the block from where I was staying with a box full of puppies. I started taking pictures of the dogs, but it seemed quite clear that she just wanted me to take pictures of her! She actually was quite the little model, so I was glad she was there!
Irony.
That guy was SO nice. He was super supportive and as I walked away he yelled out, “I wish you success in whatever it is you are trying to do!” Overall, the trip was awesome. I will be going back soon for sure!
