I drive up to Chicago about two to three times a month- This time the weather was kind of crappy. Although when the sun came out- it was nice.

These are some pics from a rest stop along the way



Red White and Blue...



Remember these things?



It couldn't make up its mind if it wanted to rain or not...



Toll Booth



Here is an Acura that had seen better days...



This is me coming and going...



This is my crap in the front seat...



This is Chicago from the bridge in Indiana...



Closer...



TA-DA! Wish it was sunnier...



On the way back this person didn't have a good day...



Then there is this place that is a dairy farm- where they make dairy an ADVENTURE...! You can go to an auditorium and watch cows get born and stuff. They have robotic cows singing about how great it is to be a cow- Get to ride on a bus where the cows are milked- and you ride right through the barn- what they don't talk about is the amount of antibiotics and drugs they take, and after a couple of years they are turned into burgers...

Pretty weird and sick when you think about it...









Other than that another boring trip- And the best part? I get to do it all over again on Monday! Whoo whoo!

I've ALWAYS wanted to go to chicago.. I don't know why. It's a weird dream of mine.

Thanks for taking me on this trip with the pics

Bizarro cool.

I'm trying to figure out what all that shit is that spilled out of the car - that's sure a lot of shit to have in the front seat!

Robotic cows? Crazy!

Chicago still terrifies me. Have to go there next weekend for a conference. Eeek.

Neat pics. A day in the life...

Dairy Adventureland is totally a place I would go. I love that kind of stuff.

I bet you've seen a lot of car accidents with all the driving you do.

Aaaw, now I'm all homesick. I miss Chicago terribly. Well, not Chicago, but the suburbs. Get yourself a cheesesteak hoagie from the Hoagie Hut next time you go, and take a pic for me! Please??

Cool pics! I'm going to Chicago in August for Lollapalooza. I can't wait!

"I don't really know, but I suspect the addition of nuts."

- Squid

Lizzlee, there is only one word in Chicago junk food- and that is Portillo's.

Who is playing Lolapalooza this year?

Have you ever tried the Hoagie Hut?

Becky! Me too!

I'm excited to see Lou Reed, The Killers, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Peter Bjorn and John, Airborne Toxic Event, and Ben Folds. I survived all three days last year, hope I can do it again....

Worst vacation picture thread ever.

Seriously. I'm sorta depressed now.

(((AC)))
I have to keep a daily journal too.

"What were you doing last Monday?"
How the hell should I know!

The answer? Daily journal.

I've only been to Chicago twice. The first time was to go and learn about a pulsed flame photometric decector from Perkin-Elmer
WAY COOL PRODUCT!
The second time, I was sent with a truck load of mass spec analyzers to deliver to the Illinoise technical research institute.
Total waste of time but, I got to ride up the elevator in the Sears tower.
That's as far as I went. I am 1000X too much of a scardy cat to deal with heights.

Enjoyed your pics, dude.

The Chi-town scenery doesn't change much.

Traffic still looks like it sucks,
Rest stops still look like they suck,
Stop and pay toll............sucks.

Course I did have an I-Pass, not too bad.


Upsidedown cars in the medians.

Nice pics though.

Sunny days in Chicago aren't that great.
Especially if the A/C isn't working.
Lotsa concrete and asphalt make hot suck.

Yah- these are terrible vacation pics, aren't they?

I think the Harpo team approached you to appear on Oprah and it will all surface in time.

Don't be fooled with the robotic cow ruse peeps.


-golf whisper-
'it's a cover'

Just a matter of time before the world hears it on Oprah.
AC KILLED MICHAEL JACKSON!

That's cool, foxy. I've never been to Chicago, or a music festival for that matter. It's gonna be bitchin.

"I don't really know, but I suspect the addition of nuts."

- Squid