Progress

I'm in Chicago. First task tomorrow: replace my camera's CF card.

I bought my digital camera in 2001. One of its features was its massive storage capacity: a 340 MB hard-disk, in CF form-factor. (Man, that was a lot of storage then. And so tiny!) But progress marches on. Now my camera is old, slow, and I was wondering when I could afford to replace it.

Yesterday, I tried a regular CF card in it. Weow, it's like a whole new camera, so much faster.

Staples has a sale on CF cards. $30 gets you 1GB. That seems like progress to me.

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emaki and I are in a hotel just next to McCormick Place. It's overlooking some odd looking statuary.

( Blade Runner? )

Also, the
( bedside table )

has both a Gideon Bible and The Teaching of Buddha. [ed: fixed titles]

Tomorrow: architecture tours.

Chicago: architecture. pride? Art?

Today: Art Deco and historic skyscrapers, much walking, and one highly reflective piece of art (called The Bean). This evening we're hitting Kingston Mines blues club. More recap to follow, with photos.

What I'm wondering is: tomorrow is Chicago Pride. Do I go to the parade (featuring George Takei as Grand Marshal) or do I go to the Art Institute of Chicago, as originally planned, featuring "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" and "American Gothic"?) Hmmm. I think I'll take the art, possibly with a detour to see a bit of the parade. Though honestly I think I got enough sun today (ugh).

Monday's evening dilemma, after the conference has started: Silk Road Chicago (a year-long celebration of eurasian culture and art); is hosting a free concert downtown. The Silk Road Project is a project of Yo Yo Ma, and I understand he'll be playing; along with the Chicago Symphony. It's an outdoor arena, downtown Chicago, I don't know whether it's even slightly a good idea to try and go and fight the mobs. But I may.

My plan is to concentrate on the conference Mon - Wed., but Yo Yo Ma is a good reason to skip anything Monday evening, right?

I'm going to post now before our internet drops out.. Back tomorrow-ish, some time.

geek 2 geek

Oh yeah. this is hillarious. They (geek 2 geek) advertized in the Chicago Tribune.