At last
It’s happened.
I’ve become so accustomed to traveling to Chicago each day that I have lost appreciation for the beauty of the city.
I noticed this last week when I left my office during the day to deliver a proposal to a client. I wandered through the Federal Plaza (you know, the one with this big orange thing?) on my way. Federal Plaza is a large open space in the Loop, next to a small (one-story) post office and the large 45-story Mies van der Rohe Federal Building. This spatial relationship creates an incredibly powerful void in the cityscape there – when you are walking in the plaza and look up, you have this wonderful feeling of being surrounded by tall, beautiful buildings.
It’s sad that I work one block away from the plaza and rarely see it, and experience that excitement of being in such a “big” city! I rarely leave a two-block radius around my office, except to walk to the train station.
But why I am talking about this on a Sunday? Because Steven and I are going to the city today to do something fun. We will leisurely ride the train down to the city; I will have time to meander without worrying about getting to work on time. We will enjoy of the beauty of being downtown.
And… we are finally finally seeing Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination at the Museum of Science and Industry. I am so excited about seeing the Star Wars models, I couldn’t slept through the night. It was such a hassle to buy these tickets, I hope it turns out to be as much fun as I imagine it will (regardless of the annoying crowds that are always in museums, dawdling at each exhibit).
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Sounds like a wonderful day :). It’s hard to stop and remember the beauty in things when you rush around, so I am glad you get to take the time to just enjoy. I often have to do that here too!
I saw the show when it was in Edinburgh, Scotland (of all places) and loved it. I’m sure you will too!
i hope you and Steven enjoy your Sunday!!! it sounds like a great way to spend one, relaxing, taking your time, and doing something amazing!! you’ll have to let us know what you thought about the show!!! 🙂
Hilly – I need to make a point of finding something beautiful each day, not just when I happen to remember 😉
Dave2 – what a funny place to run into the show! We enjoyed it! There were a lot of crazy kids running around, but besides that, it was cool to see all the models up close!
courtneyincontrol – It was great great great! I hope we take more fun trips to the city in the future 🙂
I know that feeling exactly. My bro asked if I wanted to see the tree with him on a Saturday nite, and the thought of boarding a train on a non workday made my tummy turn.
Steve and I did decide to get in the holiday spirit and do some City Christmas-y stuff after work on Friday, and we had a good time!
i saw an ad for it recently, and was wondering when, if ever, i’d be able to get Kosh out there for it. We are both fans, we also have major intertia when it comes to going on anywhere, LoL!