On Friday, I got my hair cut at a salon around the corner, maybe 200 feet away from my door. The timing was perfect. I stopped in on the way home from work to schedule an appointment and she said she could fit me in right then.
After the haircut, I dropped off my dry cleaning at the place right next to the salon. Another short walk.
Saturday was spent moving and playing with my Media Center and home theater. It's looking and working pretty sweet. My entire music library, time-shifted HDTV, divx movies...all driven by a remote control.
I walked to 2200 N Clark to Indian Grill (it has the same owner as Bombay in Champaign) and had some delicious saag paneer for dinner. They wouldn't let me substitute naan for rice, which caught me off guard. I really thought she was making a joke when she said no.
Saturday night when I decided that I needed a snack, I went to the Chipotle downstairs and got some chips and guacamole.
Today when I woke up, I walked out of my building, crossed the street kiddy-corner, went to the Starbucks right there and had myself a coffee.
For lunch, I walked halfway down the block and had a sandwich from Potbelly's on Lincoln. I love those peppers!
Early in the afternoon, I walked a half mile to the Dominick's on Sheffield and Fullerton. It's a cool store—it has two stories. Produce and deli stuff on the ground floor; cans, boxes and refrigerated items on the second floor. Elevators included. I got three bags worth of groceries and walked back home.
For dinner, I took a random walk, heading south down Lincoln, then looping back up Clark via Armitage. I found a gyro place and had way too many calories for dinner.
After eating, I decided to keep walking. I headed two blocks eastward to Lincoln Park Zoo. I think I may have been there when I was a kid, but I don't remember specifically. Anyway, it's really just a park, an extension of the sidewalk. There's no entrance, no gates, no turnstiles. The sidewalks on the street lead to the sidewalks in the zoo. So I took a walk through the zoo. It was a nice walk, though the little girl standing on a bench and screaming, "GIRAFFE! HEY, GIRAFFE!" was a temporary distraction.
On the way back home, I stopped on one of the other corners of the intersection I live on and grabbed a copy of The Onion. I took that to a pub and had a pint of Sierra Nevada.
This evening I registered for a Guitar 1 course at Old Town School of Music this fall. It should be fun!
City living sure is convenient and full of opportunity!
2 comments:
[Imported comment* originally authored by Anon.] Looks like you don't have a whole lot of need for groceries ;)
[Imported comment* originally authored by Travis.] Hey, Anon, who are you?
I've been traveling for work lately, so I'm only home two days a week. Which means that I can't keep perishables around, so that means I can't really cook, which means I eat out a lot.
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