Downtown Chicago

It's a mixed bag downtown; amazing architecture combined with nothing to do. Well, not nothing, but everything is so spread out. The downtown core is like the Bay/University area, except unending. Got to walk around soaking in the sights (and the rain), and I had a good time in a pawn shop. While looking at 35mm SLRs, and spinning G-Unit pendants, a guy walks in all out of breath and quickly asks if they buy car stereos. Store policy is no, so the guy left dejected, but I'm sure that enterprising individual managed to find someone to purchase his stereo.

Also, perhaps the highlight of the trip for me: the Segway store. For a mere $5 you got a free demo and "test drive" of a ruggedized Segway. I gotta say that I really want one now. Walking is for suckers.

Oh yeah, last night was fun, went to a bar/club down, well, somewhere (an aside: I'm completely and utterly incapable of figuring out Chicago. Up is down, North is South...I don't know why, but I suspect it's because the lake is North of the city). Pretty good scene but it would have been amazing if it wasn't house & dance music in the basement. That DJ managed to not keep the dance floor going all night long. I asked for hiphop, and he looked as if I had asked for polka. And he was coloured, which caused me to be confused. Tonight should be good tho, everyone seems to be up for going out, and fingers crossed that there will be hiphop. I should go back to Circus...NTYO whut whut...