Hey-o, I made it back from Chicago. We stayed in a very large hotel, up on the 27th floor. My window looked right out onto Soldier Field, which was pretty cool. Of course, it would've been much better if they'd given me the telescope and flare gun that I requested, solely so I could protect the stadium from vandals. I'm right there, people; let me do some light security work. Also, the weather was fairly turbulent up there. Being up on the 27th floor, I could see the bad stuff hitting beneath me; I felt like some sort of wizard in Lord of the Rings, calling down lightning strikes and blinding fog on my enemies. Finally, I have a reason to pack my warlock get-up when I travel!
We did go to see a Cubs game, and only because they were playing the Astros, the Cubs emerged victorious. (I'm still not sure how the Astros win any games; they have one fat boy who hits a lot of home runs, and then everyone else is a defensive specialist/pinch runner.) We rode the subway up to Wrigley Field, and a couple of locals packed in right behind us.
These guys were maybe 18 years old or so, and one of the guys went off on a 20 minute tangent on what he'd do to Ryan Dempster if the two ever met in a dark alley. It was incredible; I bet that guy used the f word every three words throughout the whole thing. The car was full of kids and old people, but this fellow didn't care; someone had to put Dempster in his place. So, there was that level of comedy, listening to someone with a thick Chicago accent just let loose at full volume in public. And then there was the second level, where I own Ryan Dempster in my fantasy league and think pretty much the exact same thing every damn morning.
Did I do the deep dish pizza thing? As any cardiologist could tell you after examining my heart, I most certainly did. Man, it was good. That thing was so thick and heavy, you could've defended yourself against the Visigoths with it. Mangia here in Austin does not do it justice. My pictures of the whole thing aren't that great, but I'll upload them soon.
Posted by Cody at July 24, 2006 6:06 PM