With the entire family out of the country for Thanksgiving, I decided to take a tour of the midwest over the long weekend.
Since I'm too lazy to recite the entire weekend (and most people reading this probably don't care), Here's a few observations from the weekend:
- Skyline chili ... I ate it and I'm still alive
- I've always wondered if Gary, Indiana was as bad as people said. Now that I've driven through it, my answer is a resounding 'YES!''
- The next time you're in Chicago, stop by the Leopard Lounge in Bucktown and grab a drink (its near I-90-94 and North Ave.) Its a nice place to grab a drink.
- Be very careful when you're defrosting your fridge. Darren was using a hammer and drill bit to chisel out the ice. The next thing we know, it starts spraying Freon all over his room. Incidentally Freon is only toxic if you eat it ... SO DON'T EAT FREON!!! On a funnier note, over the summer, a bunch of us defrosted JD's fridge with a blowtorch (I shit you not), and we managed to not burn/poison/kill/otherwise maim anybody.
- If you go to grad school, make sure you have a plan on how you are going to get out (this observation is dedicated to my good friend Matt Sztelle). Its not just politicians that need an exit strategy.
- On Monday night, I went to Grainger to see if my thesis is actually on the shelves, and yes ... it is. This means that I'm part of the University of Illinois library system for eternity. If you don't believe me, go to <a href="http://www.library.uiuc.edu/">www.library.uiuc.edu</a> and search for 'ingale' (without quotes).
- Champaign, IL to Silver Spring, MD -- Its a LONG drive. I don't know how I did it so many times without going crazy.