Move to Chicago

I just moved to Chicago. So far, so good. I'm renting a condo in the South Loop. It's a pretty good location that's seen a lot of changes over the past few years. Chicago Magazine had some good stories on the area in June. I'm about four blocks east of Lake Michigan and the museum campus (see map.) Oh, and Soldier Field is super close, so maybe I can go see a game when it's not freezing!

Here are some pics of my new place:

The balcony.

The view from my balcony. You can kind of see the Lake (but it's kind of hard to see.)

Little Rock

My friend Emily and I took a trip down south this weekend to Little Rock, Ark. We visited the Clinton Library and other notable places. Here are some pictures from the trip:
A Chihuly Christmas tree made for the Clintons during their time in the White House. The museum wouldn't allow flash photography, so some of my photos are kind of blurry.

There's an apartment at the top of the library where the Clintons stay when they're in Little Rock. The tour guide said Bill comes usually at least once a month. Who knew?

Das Capital.

Cotham's Mercantile. A run-down general store in Scott that happens to be famous for its fabulous food. I don't think I would have stopped if someone hadn't brought me. Yummy, yummy southern cookin'This is the back of Cotham's. The brick legs are the only things keeping the building from falling into a swamp. :-(

The Big Dam Bridge. The longest pedestrian-only bridge built for that purpose in North America.

Little Rock Central High School. This September will be the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock nine.