Where I'll Be This Afternoon

In years past, I would see a movie on the big screen nearly every week--or, at least, every other week.

It helped a lot that I used to live within walking distance of three movie theaters: City North 14 (a megaplex on Western Avenue, which shows damn near every movie in wide release), the Logan (an older, smaller theater in, appropriately enough, Logan Square) and the Davis, the closest to La Casa del Terror and therefore the first choice when seeing anything at "the show."

But I don't live in La Casa del Terror anymore, and theaters (and pretty much every other business involving people gathering) have been closed for much of the past year.

So I haven't seen a movie in a theater for at least a year.

But that changes today.

I have bought tickets online (thank you, credit card!) for Godzilla vs. Kong showing at the Davis this afternoon.

I will buy popcorn. I will buy soda. And I will shop in the surrounding area after the show is over. (Hello, Laurie's Planet of Sound! Hey there, Quake! Yumm-o, Gene's Sausage Shop!)

Yes, I miss living in that neighborhood. Maybe I'll live there again someday.

But for now, I can visit via CTA--and I can go to the movies again.

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/23/21

A nickel not nearly as old as it looks (although it is more than 50 years old so...still old).

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/22/21

One more view of the painting on the CTA's Purple Line Noyes platform.

Five Years Ago Today

This morning, on my way in to work, grapple--those little, annoying lumps of snow/ice that sometimes fall from the sky--were all over the "L" platforms and sidewalks. Not enough to be slippery or scenic, but just enough to be annoying.

It reminded me of the song by Prince, "Sometimes It Snows in April," the concluding song of his "Sign of the Times" album.

Not coincidentally, Prince died five years ago today.

Doesn't seem that long, but it is.

RIP, Purple One.

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/21/21

Another detail of the painting on the CTA Purple Line's Noyes stop.

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/20/21

A detail of a painting on the CTA's Noyes station.

For Dinner Last Night 4/18/21

Lasagna from Rich's Deli. Who knew an Italian dish made at a Ukrainian deli could be so tasty?

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/7/21

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/6/21

Every Picture Tells a Story 4/5/21

Easter Sunday 2021

This little chocolate bunny came home with me for Easter--but it didn't stay for long.

Every (Kitty) Picture Tells a Story 4/1/21

Today's April Fool, Lincoln, would like to know what you think you're doing.