Things I will miss about Chicago
- Hitchcock Movies in the Park
- People knowing who Wesley Willis is
- Daaaa Bears!
- Stopping by the Ghirardelli downtown for free samples so much that they probably have our pictures behind the counter
- The Art Institute, one of the few museums I could actually live in
- How each miserable winter unites us all in commiseration
- How each miserable summer unites us all in commiseration
- How that one nice week each spring and fall unites us all in joyful appreciation
- Harold’s Fried the Chicken King! My favorite Fail
- Riding my bike along the beautiful lake shore
- B.L.U.E.S.
- The ten or twelve other people in the city who don’t give a shit about baseball
- My genuinely beloved alma mater
- People watching on the red line
- How French people react when they find out you live in la cité des gangsters: Al Capooone! Pow-pow! Ouaaai!
- Deep dish “pizza”
- Descartes on Michigan when it’s cold and wet
- The bright green Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day
- Funky Pilsen coffee shops, including but not limited to Kristoffer’s and the Jumping Bean
- Living three blocks from Obama’s house before he moved to DC
- The Point at any point
- Regina, Paulina and Lunt
