ION, holy shit I want a time machine to go to the Paris World Expo of 1900. (Exposition Universelle 1900)

No kidding.

Dude, these trivia questions are HARD. Not easily Googleable.

So anyone ever try this thing the Russians and Finnish like, where you get all hot in a sauna and then plunge yourself in cold water or roll in the snow or whatever? Supposed to be good for you. Anyway, there's a place in Chicago that offers that.

While everyone else hits the bars, men (women aren't allowed) should use this time to do something good for their bodies by stopping in at Chicago Sweatlodge, the new Russian bathhouse. Get a massage or simply relax in the wet stone and dry cedar saunas before jumping into the freezing pool. Back in the old country, Russians believed that jumping from hot to cold (and back again) does wonders for circulation, detoxification and rejuvenation. Bonus: That cold water will wake you up and keep you going for a few more hours. Entrance fee is $25, and massages are $65 for 60 minutes.

I'm tempted to try that. OK, plunging into cold water = sorta' bad, but then you can jump back into the sauna. The massage price isn't bad for Chicago too.

I love saunas. It's my Finnish blood in me. When Finns moved to Minnesota to build farms, the first building they'd build was the sauna. Then they'd live in the sauna while they built the other buildings.

The Finns = my people. Oh, and the vodka is cool too....

Trivia?

ask here.

tommy, I went to a spa in London that had a traditional plunge pool. It's a long running practice (back to the Romans). I've done it. It's not as bad as you think it's going to be.

I actually liked it.

Yeah, I think I'll give it a try sometime soon....

What tv character has the alter ego Zack Sawyer.

Google says Stewie on Family Guy.

Ooh, ooh, I want to hear Cashmere's trivia questions!! I mean, I'm going to bed soon, but...

I have principals' emails as well as snail mail. Do I just email the resume unsolicited or do I send a hard copy?

Eh, I'd probably do both in case they didn't get it or deleted it, but I might be pushy like that.

I want flea to move to Singapore, but only so that I have someone else to visit in Asia besides Fay. So, um, I'd go with what everyone else said, and contemplate the long-term possibilities for Mr. Flea's career as well as your own--would you still be able to take classes long distance? Or would it just be a however-many-years hiatus for you, which might hurt when you get back to the states?

flea, any way you can visit Singapore before you decide? FWIW, I understand it's very Western-friendly and quite law-abiding (enforced with caning and tough law enforcement techniques).