mini vacation, part 2

here in madison, people still say "have a good one". i haven't heard that in ages. brings a smile to my face.
it's rainy and windy and coldy here. so its been kinda a downer. i think i've had 5 cups of bookstores and have entered 5 coffee stores. U of W seems like an awesome school. the union center is right near the lake. it's like the school is a resort.

walking around the campus makes me wanna learn...scary.

i'm off to chicago today.

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mini vacation

hangin in Madison, Wisconsin...then off to Chicago.

The Trip and loose ends

off to Madison...then Chicago

The Trip

So on Wednesday I leave on my mini vacation. First stop: Madison, Wisconsin. I've got a cousin living there and because it is so damn close to Chicago, it was a necessity to make a stop. Not sure what to expect. I do have a college fetish (not that kind you sicko...oh wait...i think i'm the sicko) i'm intrigued by different universities because my alma mater is always pale in comparison. So i figure a brief tour of the University of Wisconsin at Madison is in order. It seems like it's a total college town...my kinda place having spent my college years in Albany.

Next stop: Chicago, Illinois. With baseball season over a dream outing to Wrigley Field is out of the question so I will do what I do best. Visit an outside of a stadium. I've done this numerous times. Comerica Park in Detroit, Safeco Field in Seattle, Pac Bell Park in San Francisco. A couple of pics outside the stadium will suffice. Visiting outside a stadium is sorta like half a sack in football. The QB is almost down or he trips on his own two feet and you just touch him. I'll be in Chicago and record half a sack. It's better than nothing.

I'm intrigued by this gangsters tour they have in Chicago brought to my attention by Glenda. Hopefully I'll get to take advantage and see some infamous scenes of great mafia hits (St. Valetine's Day Massacre and such). Not sure what else...but I'll make it up as I go along. Any suggestions?

I think on this trip i'm going to take full advantage of my digicam. pics galore!

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"I betcha 2-1 odds McDyess gets hurt....what?!?...D'Oh!"

the above was from an actual conversation I had with a friend upon hearing that Antonio McDyess is now officially out for the season. I mean granted I thought he'd go down on the opening tip of the season or he'd pull up lame on a pseudo generated Knick fasty break....but alas it happened during a preseason game which counts for didly squat. i did think we had a chance to make the playoffs but now its strictly lottery. the good news is that the phenom, Lebron James is up for grabs next year. Hey Mr. Stern [wink,wink] knicks might be cashing in the winning ticket.

i think i might be getting an x-box. i need my NBA Live and Madden fix.

more l e f t o v e r t h o u g h t s

is meat kept in your freezer dated aug, 2001 still good to eat?

i was dabbled in magic cuz i thought i could be like david blaine. i quit b/c i levitated into a passing taxi.

i tried growing a shaggy like goatee. it came out retarded.

i have a severe sneaker fetish. i have like 10 different pairs of Puma's.

so in back to the future, towards the end of the movie, marty tells doc his dad layed out Biff in one punch and then shows doc a picture of him and his brother and sister at DisneyLand. Figuring that he is indeed in that pic, which takes place a few years before he goes back in time to 1955, this PROVES that he will succeed in going back to to 1985. i have waaaaaay to much time on my hands.

i check the trivia, goofs, crazy credits and alternate versions on IMDB after i watch a flick. Do you do this?

i think i'm going to buy a Yoo Hoo tomorrow.

if a movie has strong sexual content, that's a movie i want to see.

i really wish i could play the guitar. but my parents forced me to learn the piano. screw you. i can hit a wicked jumper.

i've been to the 7th dimension. it was no big deal. just loads of free Bazooka Joes and back issues of Details magazine.

i once claimed i was the kid from 'Sidekicks'. you know the short lived TV show with Buck Rodgers and his son who knows karate. i have a cult following in Fargo N.D.

Christopher Columbus is overrated. I discovered a shortcut from my place to the subway. cut my commute by 3 minutes.

Anakin Skywalker is a mass murderer.

Finally...

i hate airports. the recycled air. the crowds. the over hyped security. the 3 headed reptilian monsters on the wings of the plane. i just hate em.

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