Chicago MMXII

I can't go tonight for perhaps the dorkiest reason ever.

I would love to go (and also see you guys) but I have a date with my demon lover, Agalloch.

I'll drink an Allagash while you're at Agalloch.

Perfect. I still don't know what I'm wearing but at least the heat wave broke.

HOW ABOUT THAT?! It feels like a brand new world out there, a world I can go out into and not sizzle like a pierogi.

Have fun at Agalloch, LL! I'll be partaking in more dorky events tonight as well.

Are you guys going to see The Dark Knight Rises tonight or

lol, i am. not sure about jeff's dorky plans.

Jeff has been to A Christmas Carol in Klingon, ffs, I doubt Batman would seem dorky to him even if he were in costume.

I'm pleased about the weather. I am annoyed with my fellow Chicagoans who think that a high of 81 means jacket weather. Dummies. I'm not pleased that it's going to be back in the 90s all next week starting tomorrow.

I have no idea what dorky thing Jeff is doing, though. We have plans to take advantage of the cooler temps to open all the windows and air out the house, which smells like it's been closed up and air conditioned for a month straight. Bleh.

That's not dorky, though. That's necessary.

amen -- i hate that smell, it reminds me of canteloupe in the trash
my windows are open too

Oh dear, cantaloupe in the trash is horrible. HORRIBLE.

I've been looking forward to The Airing since I figured out we'd get a little heat respite. I'm going to wash the curtains that we use to block off parts of the house for the AC and the couch slip cover, too. So fresh and so clean clean.

The dorky thing is not something I am doing, but something that I cannot do tonight, so I can do it tomorrow.

Jesus, so mysterious.

this is where jeff reveals that he is a brony.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I know what the dorky thing is, and it is super anticlimactic.

how dorky could it be that it cannot be mentioned?

Twitter tells me that Jeff is going to Atlas on Sat. -- maybe it's a fancy beer meet-up or something.

I am going here tonight: http://www.urbanunionchicago.com/

That looks good, Dan.

I walked past a group of singing, dancing, drumming, smiling Hare Krishnas on the way back from lunch. I kind of wanted to join them.

i was in intelligentsia and one of the baristas from the starbucks behind my work came in to order a drink - embarrassing for her! she is very recognizable because she has white girl dreads.

i was fancy and ordered a cappuccino

This weather is stunning. I thought it was about 74, but it's 81. We live in a fucked up area.

I mean, when I went outside I was like, "ah, it's the perfect days like this that really makes the other 355 miserable days worth it." shades of "but he can be so sweet to me!"

(did i just make light of domestic violence? is that "not on"?)

anyone have any great dinner restaurant recommendations in the belmont/broadway area?

Chipotle?

Sorry. What's your price, food style preference, and how far is your geographical radius?

There is a new banh mi place on the NW corner.

every time the chi thread mentions chipotle, i crave burritos for weeks. srsly.

i am v burrito-suggestible.

parents are paying so like ... mid-range? normal? we just never eat anywhere over there so i thought it might fun to find somewhere in that area instead of going the same places we always go. not sure about food style preference, was just wondering if people had faves over there.

Adesso at Broadway and Buckingham is good. Ping Pong is good if annoying. I do not care for Joy's Noodles but other people do and it's cheap. Stella's is a solid diner option (great matzoh ball soup). Angelina Ristorante at Broadway and Addison is wonderful (good parent place IMO).

Adesso is closed now. I think.

http://www.angelinaristorante.com/dinnermenu/

I'm a big fan of this place because it's quiet and pleasant and the food is v. good.

El Nuevo Mexicano on Clark and Oakdale is very good.

I'd say Chilam Balam. Even though I've never been there.

HB Home Bistro

La Creperie on Clark almost at Broadway is good and I think it's a fun place to eat because it's all Frenchified and makes me feel worldly.

We need to eat at HB. I don't know why we haven't yet.

Jeff, I know I've asked you this 1000 times but what is that place where we ate on Halsted because we had a groupon and the decor was kind of prosaic but really comforting and homey and the food was great?

ha my parents' idea was "something mediterranean" which matches zero of the restaurants i've been looking at

I enjoyed Chilam Balam overall, although I felt like the execution didn't always match the creative ambition. I'd like to try it again before recommending it.

We need to eat at HB. I don't know why we haven't yet.

You should! Both of the times I've eaten there, the staff was v. friendly and the food was great.

ZAD on Broadway and Barry is Mediterranean but I don't know if I've ever eaten there. There's Cousin's at Broadway/Clark/Diversey and I think I have eaten there and seem to recall liking it. Unless that is the place where Jesse and I went and walked out of before even ordering because the service was so ludicrously horrible. But I think that place might have been in Andersonville and I think I like Cousins.

I'm fond of Yummy Yummy, too, even though the name is terrible. They have a huge vegetarian selection.

I've never been, but for Mediterranean, there's also Andalous at Clark/School.

But I think that place might have been in Andersonville and I think I like Cousins.

There used to be a Cousins in Andersonville -- where Jin Ju is now -- but I think it must have predated your living here.

ugh i hate organizing this stuff, texting between me and sarah and my parents, trying to come to a decision and make everyone happy.