I love Chicago museums. There's the Art Institute, where you can see "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte." The Museum of Science and Industry is in the only remaining building from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. There you can visit a coal mine, a real German U-boat and a recreation of a 1910 Chicago street, plus see a lot of wacky inventions. Unfortunately, the website says the Colleen Moore dollhouse is closed at the moment. The Field Museum of Natural History has dinosaurs!, plus scads of archeological and biological exhibits. The two science museums are both among the largest in the world.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Ginger - May 14, 2014 5:52:00 am PDT #10413 of 12686
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
aurelia - May 14, 2014 7:49:26 am PDT #10414 of 12686
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
And adjacent to the Field Museum is the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium. The Field Museum's Sue recently got a bath. I have no idea how you bathe a T-rex skeleton but apparently they figured out a way.
The Art Institute, Field, Adler, and Shedd are all pretty centrally located. On a nice day it's a lovely walk through Grant Park between the Art Institute and the museum campus. The Museum of Science and Industry is on the south side and requires a little more planning to get there.
-t - May 14, 2014 7:55:35 am PDT #10415 of 12686
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang, it's 10 years since I've been to Chicago and visited all the museums. Y'all are making me want to go back.
shrift - May 14, 2014 9:41:18 am PDT #10416 of 12686
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Also the Lincoln Park Zoo, which is free: [link]
Lee - May 14, 2014 10:31:21 am PDT #10417 of 12686
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I also loved the boat tour I took--great way to see different parts of the city.
tommyrot - May 14, 2014 2:44:22 pm PDT #10418 of 12686
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sorry, I really should have been following this thread much earlier. Anyway, I'm trying not to be anti-social, so I'm up for whatever while Shir is here.
Shir - May 14, 2014 3:14:52 pm PDT #10419 of 12686
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
OK, here goes:
I will arrive to O'hare at 12:30PM tomorrow. I thought of having lunch there, so if anybody wants to join me there (or suggest another alternative), just say so. I'll get to brenda's whenever she'll say is convenient.
Museums are nice. local stores are great, so is art and food (food! I heart food). I do want to check Sephora for a lipstick that was recommended by Buffistas (Makeup Forever's Aqua Rouge), and I want to buy a Kindle too. I still need to find 2-3 plays from the New Swan Shakespeare for my dad, and a Thermos for my sister.
However. My main interest is seeing Buffistas. Whatever we'll do, watch, or eat, I'm sure we'll have a great time.
Brenda - the only thing I'm not entirely sure about that benefit is the gambling. I'm not very much into it, and wondering what I'll do there all night.
Burrell - May 14, 2014 4:17:10 pm PDT #10420 of 12686
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love that Shir is planning a trip to Sephora. Gotta love us!
shrift - May 14, 2014 5:49:59 pm PDT #10421 of 12686
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm fairly available evenings and weekends while Shir is here and up for some adventures and/or food.
Shir, if you want to drop by my office for a free lunch on a weekday, let me know. My office is downtown near shopping.
Shir - May 14, 2014 6:37:13 pm PDT #10422 of 12686
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Yes, shrift. I'd love that, thank you.
Just got back from a day out with smonster. She got me drunk during daytime, took me to an art museum, and we ended up listening to live brass band. I highly recommend NOLA with Nora and smonster to anyone.
I love that Shir is planning a trip to Sephora. Gotta love us!
It took Buffistas to make a woman out of me. I have no regrets. I just want more.