I spent a solid few days in Chicago this past weekend; caught a 6:30 flight on Friday evening, and a 6AM flight Monday morning, so I didn’t miss much work. I think I finally have the route from the plane to the bus down; it took me about 25 minutes. This is somewhat of an accomplishment, as (in my opinion) the signs to the airport transit system are not very clear. But I did it with plenty of time to spare, and earned bonus points for making to Evanston well before I had planned to.
Saturday Clara and I went up to Deerfield for a nice little family brunch, mostly prepared by my mom, though Anna makes a mean muffin. And on top of that, I got my haircut while I was there. I have not had much success with haircuts in DC; Kim, who has cut my hair since I was about the height of the kitchen counter, does the job best. Immediately after that, Clara and I headed downtown to do some shopping. Somehow I always come back from trips to Chicago with much more stuff than I started with. This time it was a solid winter coat. On the way back we stopped at the Lincoln Park Whole Foods, which is a little over the top with it’s own suite of little restaurants and massive health care products section, but the trail mix bar as clutch.
Sunday was John’s Chipotle party, the winnings from a very successful contest entry. More guacamole than I have ever had in one sitting, given I got it on my burrito AND with chips.
It was a solid weekend, but I missed out on impressing the Coppi guys with a weekend ride, and seeing as the weekend before I crashed (although not my fault, seriously), I really need to get in a solid group ride or two this upcoming weekend.
October 21, 2009 at 6:52 am
Try the Italian barbershop at 21st and Penn. If you give them a good explanation of what you’re looking for, or bring a picture from the last time you liked the cut, they’ll do a good job.