Greetings from Chicago!

I've landed! Well, more like I've pulled in. Driving from Idaho felt sooo long. People say Nebraska is flat and full of corn. They weren't kidding around. I hope to never have to make that drive ever again (knock on wood). In all honesty, however, the first full day of driving through Wyoming was actually quite enjoyable. Day two however...
Chicago is a massive, bustling, diverse, endlessly foreign city to me that is just so amazingly cool. This Idaho boy is in for some surprises I'm sure.

Chicago! Isn't that skyline just so intense? (Sadly, this is the best photo I've taken of Chicago so far, but I had to have some photo to post right? Better photo coming.) I live in Summerdale, (well, I think it's technically between Summerdale and Andersonville and Ravenswood) in this perfect yellow brick building in a two bedroom apt. Hardwood floors, tall ceilings, huge windows - the works. You have any idea how hard it is to find an apt that doesn't have 5'x5' closetless "bedrooms" in Chicago for under $1000/mo? Well, apparently, if you like sleeping horizontally, and not either living off foodstamps or among roaches in those sweet "garden" apts, you'll end up living way up here in Summerdale. Really, its not that far from downtown in Idaho terms, only about 8 miles north, but in Chicago, that means anywhere from 30-40mins via CTA or a really nice long bike ride against some of the craziest traffic I've ever seen. Gives SLC drivers a run for their money. So, I live kind of far away. Whatever. This is the city of neighborhoods, and Andersonville is pretty hip and all that, so I've got pretty much all I need in a 4 block radius. But I'm sure I'll be heading into town whenever possible.

My hope with this blog is to hold myself accountable during my time here in Chi-Town. I'll be posting new work weekly, if not on a more frequent basis, along with older work. Mostly, It's so mom can see that her little boy is making it in the big, bad city. I have no dreams of this blog becoming a sensation, but if anyone does happen to see anything they like, I'd love to hear from you.

Time to put on some Sufjan and grab a beer.