So. Tired.
Yesterday was a marathon of activity and food. Lunch was at chipotle near Mike's work and I got to see his swank office. The lobby of this office building is incredible - huge, 100% marble encrusted, ceilings at least 100ft high, with walls of marble going up like 20ft or so sprinkled throughout in crescent shapes. Crazy. He has a great view from his office, and risked his professional career by raising the blinds so I could take a picture. From thence we went to his apartment (awesome) and to the merch mart. I've never seen so many leather couches, enormous vases, and faux greenery in my life. It was pretty cool, more fun once Mike and I began the game of "guess how much that costs," and after a couple hours of going to random floors we broke for some Baskin Robbins in the food court.
Mike and I were starting to flag, but we pulled ourselves together for the next round of festivities: meeting his coworkers at Peterinos, the bar Avanade takes over every Friday. I have to say he works with a fun gang. Everyone I've met in Chicago is so friendly! I would have thought there would be more big-city reserved seriousness, but not at all. At least not in the people I've stumbled across. Anyways, we had to break away from Peterinos for our dinner reservations at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba (Mike's favorite tapas place) and after that meal Mike and I were near comatose. We managed to make it back to his place and called on a bottle of wine to keep us awake until the 11pm show at Second City. I don't know if it was because I was so tired or what, but I wasn't hugely impressed with the show. I mean it was funny, but I think I laughed harder at the bar when Mike tipped over a chair than at the show. It seemed more like shock-humor where you think "nooo... they didn't just say that!" (which I'm not really a fan of because it's usually hurtful or insensitive to a really sensitive situation). Still, it had it's funny parts. :) We were seriously so tired by this point, Mike literally dosed off in part of the show, so I think it was a relief to both of us when it was over and time to catch a cab for home.
Mike and I are planning on hitting up the art museum this afternoon, eat at his fav italian place (I'm going to gain fifty pounds on this trip), and hit up the john hancock observatory tonight for some pictures (he's letting me borrow his camera for the rest of my trip). OH WOW! I HAVE AN IPOD. Mikey got a sleek new video ipod over the Christmas holidays and gave me his old one that he doesn't use anymore!!!! I'm so pumped, and heading down to the apple store today to get a few essentials for it. *So* exciting :) :) Not sure if I'll go shopping this morning or go to one of the parks with Daniel. I feel like he hasn't taken the time to get a feel for Chicago at all! Then again, if a city isn't over a thousand years old, Europeans are uninspired with it. I have a feeling if I take him to a park he'll be like "eh. You should see the parks in Paris." It's not a snobbish thing, it's just a natural outcome I suppose. When you grow up around those types of places so rich with history, it's hard to see something in the US as being impressive. :) Still, I'm happy to be someone who would love to see those places overseas but can still be enchanted by simple twinkle-lights on trees lining an avenue. :)
Mike and I were starting to flag, but we pulled ourselves together for the next round of festivities: meeting his coworkers at Peterinos, the bar Avanade takes over every Friday. I have to say he works with a fun gang. Everyone I've met in Chicago is so friendly! I would have thought there would be more big-city reserved seriousness, but not at all. At least not in the people I've stumbled across. Anyways, we had to break away from Peterinos for our dinner reservations at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba (Mike's favorite tapas place) and after that meal Mike and I were near comatose. We managed to make it back to his place and called on a bottle of wine to keep us awake until the 11pm show at Second City. I don't know if it was because I was so tired or what, but I wasn't hugely impressed with the show. I mean it was funny, but I think I laughed harder at the bar when Mike tipped over a chair than at the show. It seemed more like shock-humor where you think "nooo... they didn't just say that!" (which I'm not really a fan of because it's usually hurtful or insensitive to a really sensitive situation). Still, it had it's funny parts. :) We were seriously so tired by this point, Mike literally dosed off in part of the show, so I think it was a relief to both of us when it was over and time to catch a cab for home.
Mike and I are planning on hitting up the art museum this afternoon, eat at his fav italian place (I'm going to gain fifty pounds on this trip), and hit up the john hancock observatory tonight for some pictures (he's letting me borrow his camera for the rest of my trip). OH WOW! I HAVE AN IPOD. Mikey got a sleek new video ipod over the Christmas holidays and gave me his old one that he doesn't use anymore!!!! I'm so pumped, and heading down to the apple store today to get a few essentials for it. *So* exciting :) :) Not sure if I'll go shopping this morning or go to one of the parks with Daniel. I feel like he hasn't taken the time to get a feel for Chicago at all! Then again, if a city isn't over a thousand years old, Europeans are uninspired with it. I have a feeling if I take him to a park he'll be like "eh. You should see the parks in Paris." It's not a snobbish thing, it's just a natural outcome I suppose. When you grow up around those types of places so rich with history, it's hard to see something in the US as being impressive. :) Still, I'm happy to be someone who would love to see those places overseas but can still be enchanted by simple twinkle-lights on trees lining an avenue. :)
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home