Yup, I Was Gone

So I just got back from Chicago not to long ago. My girlfriend and I went and we had a general time of it. We saw a lot of shows, ate some interesting things, saw some interesting things, and slept in. Vacation is wonderful in respect to sleeping.

We stayed with a girlfriend of my girlfriend who is a student at the Improv Olympic, or iO. She took us to all the shows worht seeing at the theater, such as the Cook County Social Club, Improvised Shakespeare, and many others. It really gave me a taste for long-form improvisation, whereas I'm used to mainly short-form improv games.

We had some pretty good food in Chi-Town as well, including an actual Chicago style pizza. I was absolutely thick, not allowing much to pass through its high density cheesiness. The sauce and dough only added to the decadence of this Italian monster-piece. We also attended Taste of Chicago and the meal of note would have to be the African-style goat I had. Served in chunks over rice, it was very flavorful with a tangy barbeque-esqe sauce. The rice had a hint of coconut flavor, and I think that reaslly made the dish for me.

Chicago is definitely a city on the move. No one can keep still long enough there to really appreciate what they have around them. I suppose I'm glad we went so I could see the city's beauty and culture. It is going to be interesting and different to live out there but I am looking forward to it. I need a shift in gears from living in a dead-end, middle of nowhere town(no offence to those who live here).