Chicago! Indiana!

I'm experiencing the catch-22 of blogging: The days in your life where the most stuff happens are also the days where you have absolutely no time to write about said happenings. So it was with my Chicago trip. I might make this a multi-part entry.

Paul and I left for Seattle late Wednesday night, just as American Idol was starting. I was upset that I didn't get to watch the results show live, but I was able to record it and watch it in all its glory about an hour ago. (My David Cook won! I'm so happy for him! I hope he makes an album that has "Hello" on it...). We passed our time in the usual way, playing car games and listening to music. Our friend Christene doesn't live too far from the airport and she generously let us "Park 'N Ride" at her house.

The flight was fairly uneventful, and by 2:30 we'd arrived at O'Hare to be greeted by Paolo, our friend and fellow Gonzaga graduate now attending Marquette University in Milwaukee. After a quick trip to drop off our stuff at the hotel, we dashed back downtown to:

1. Enjoy dinner at Giordano's Pizza (Mmmm...Cheese...)

2. Attend opening night of "Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (Mmmm... Shia LaBeouf... LOL I'm not a groupie of his, but seeing him all dressed up in 50's garb was pretty special).

Despite the enthusiasm surrounding these things, we were able to get good, prompt seating at both. I'd had Giordano's Pizza before, and it didn't disappoint me. Movie critics Paul and Paolo judged "Indiana Jones" a little more harshly: "I knew Raiders of the Lost Ark, I was in the Senate with Raiders, and you, sir, are no Raiders." While that may be true, I enjoyed the flick wholeheartedly and, as is often the case with me and movie franchises, I felt like a very special part of history watching it. They did an excellent job with the 50's setting (including some great music), and I enjoyed seeing some evil communists meet their doom. Though it can't compete with "Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade" (my favorite film of the series), it kept the jovial quality that movie had... I would have liked it even more if it kept the Sean Connery quality that movie had! :-) I definitely recommend it to all but strict Indy Purists.

After seeing Indiana Jones, we went back to our hotel to meet our friend Nathan that had just arrived. The following day was ours to spend in the city, but more about that later...

Current Mood: Tired, But Delighted With Life
Current Music: "The Very Best of the Brothers Johnson: Strawberry Letter 23"