The grad committee set up a game of Assassins at the law school, and I didn't even last a day. I was actually warned that my killer had asked a friend about my schedule, but totally forgot. I was "killed" two minutes before class was due to start, when I peeked out to check if I was in the right room (I was the only one in class)!
I know it's been a long time since I last posted, but I've been on a nearly unprecedented eating binge starting the week of my birthday. I'll try to list every where I've been in the past two weeks:
Wow. I usually amble straight through my birthdays without a second thought, but for some reason thinking that today is my last day at 30 is a bit ominous. The more I think about it, 31 feels a lot older than 30... 30 is new and fresh, whereas 31 means you've already been in your 30s for over a year :(
For the past few weeks, I had been waiting eagerly for my W-2 so that I could file my taxes and get my refund. Too bad I totally forgot about the stack of mail I picked up and left on my counter last week. I found it yesterday, and immediately filed my taxes online courtesy of TurboTax - free federal, $9.95 state (at least for us poor students). I'm looking forward to receiving my huge refund (woohoo for the Lifetime Learning Credit!).
Another solid weekend.
Last night, Anthony Bourdain's show, No Reservations, featured the great city of Chicago. Being excited about the show, I emailed a bunch of friends to remind them to set their DVRs, never imagining that when I came home I discovered that I don't get the Travel Channel! Luckily a friend has it on his DVR, so I definitely plan on catching it soon. At least I can read his blog post now so I can understand what everyone is talking about.
This past weekend was a pretty good one. Friday lunch at De Pasada, evening Bulls game (competitively close until the last few minutes when the Raptors blew them out), Saturday lunch at Lao Beijing (where they have an excellent all-you-can-eat hot pot special which includes appetizer dishes), Saturday night birthday party at MaxBar, Sunday museum visit to the Art Institute, and evening game night in Evanston.
Yesterday a few of us went to the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Lincoln Park. The burger was pretty darn good aside from the fact that I wish I had known the regular burger is a two patty burger (like In-and-Out's Double-Double). I prefer just one patty on my burger and if I had known, I would have ordered two of their "little burgers" instead. The fries also came in huge amounts, and Cajun is definitely the way to go. I also appreciate the free peanuts, although seating is so sparse that take out may be the best bet. I went with the bacon cheeseburger with BBQ sauce, but next time I'm planning on trying a traditional single patty burger with lettuce, tomatoes, etc.
So for my last few months in Chicago, I've decided to institute a lunch club where I plan on going on a destination lunch each week. By destination lunch, I mean somewhere either good/new, and planned in advance where friends are invited (although I do enjoy eating alone, that wouldn't make it much of a club).
Last week's inaugural meal (for the lunch club, not the government), was at Rosebud Steakhouse for their awesome burger. This week I plan on hitting up Pizano's Pizza for some supposedly delicious "thin crust pizza."
Speaking of the real inauguration, I showed up at my 10:50am Evidence class wondering why less than half the people were there. Once I realized that it was during the inauguration, I quietly stepped out of class to watch on the big screen the school had set up. By them time I returned to class, so had a few other students. I am glad I decided to watch the speech instead of sit in class, as I'm sure the inauguration will go down as one of the great historic moments in during my lifetime (and Rule 407 didn't seem that hard to understand).
