I’ve actually got to pause for about 10 minutes shortly to play the online version of WSoPC (World Series of Pop Culture) – I could win $2500 if I answer all 25 questions right!
I do have a lot to report on though – well, it’s really just my overall thoughts of how Chicago’s hiring conference went; but also about what’s been going on with my job search since I’ve been back. These hiring conferences got me very motivated. But first, I’ve got some Chicago pictures to put up because I’ve been ordered to stop being lazy. After doing that, then I’ll get to the latest in my job search. And then finally, I’m going to sleep!
As you’ll see in the pics below, there’s a LOT of scenery shots. New city=takes lots of pictures’ scenery. BTW, the damn Trivia Dome online game on VH1 totally didn’t work tonight. LAME.
7 July 2007 aka 7/7/7 – Pics in Chicago on the Luckiest Day Ever
Our official photo at the Sears Tower
Driving on the highway from O'Hare to Chicago
07-Jul-2007 12:32, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
Another view
07-Jul-2007 12:32, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
Sears Tower in the distance
07-Jul-2007 12:38, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
Street shot in the Armitage area
07-Jul-2007 13:18, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
Jeremy in his vehicle that lived to see Chicago
07-Jul-2007 13:18, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
A pic towards downtown while walking (aimlessly) around town
07-Jul-2007 13:29, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
An actual Chicago EL station!
07-Jul-2007 14:40, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.01 sec
While in the El train, looking towards the Hancock Tower
07-Jul-2007 14:46, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
Better view of Hancock Tower
07-Jul-2007 14:46, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
And a cool view of the Chicago River
07-Jul-2007 14:50, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
Had to actually look for the Sears Tower while on the ground - yes, it's tall, but hard to see when amongst lots of tall bldgs
07-Jul-2007 14:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
There it is!
07-Jul-2007 15:00, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
Me pointing at it - but it's so tall, you can't even see the top here
07-Jul-2007 15:01, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
Me again, with the Sears Tower growing out of my head
07-Jul-2007 15:01, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
And a third time
07-Jul-2007 15:02, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
I made Jeremy take some 'touristy' shots
07-Jul-2007 15:02, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
Getting closer to the tower
07-Jul-2007 15:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
And closer
07-Jul-2007 15:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
Now at the base of the Sears Tower
07-Jul-2007 15:05, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
Here's the lobby/foyer of the Sears Tower
07-Jul-2007 15:07, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
That is 110 stories there
07-Jul-2007 15:07, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
Tallest occupied structure in the U.S.!
07-Jul-2007 15:08, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
Me and the giant Sears Tower sign
07-Jul-2007 15:09, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec
Jeremy at the sign for the observation deck on the Sears Tower
07-Jul-2007 15:10, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
A pic in the lobby of the views you'd soon see 103 stories up
07-Jul-2007 15:14, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
The elevator display
07-Jul-2007 15:50, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.4 sec, ISO 141
Now at the top! Looking south towards Soldier Field
07-Jul-2007 15:51, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
More south-ward looking
07-Jul-2007 15:58, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
More cityscape views
07-Jul-2007 15:58, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
Looking straight down to the river
07-Jul-2007 15:58, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
Now looking north towards the Hancock Tower
07-Jul-2007 15:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.01 sec
ME
07-Jul-2007 15:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
07-Jul-2007 15:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
An entire shot of the North side of Chicago
07-Jul-2007 16:00, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.01 sec
ME again
07-Jul-2007 16:00, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
Jeremy too
07-Jul-2007 16:00, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.013 sec
More view of the north shore
07-Jul-2007 16:01, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
Hancock Tower goodness
07-Jul-2007 16:02, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.5, 18.776mm, 0.003 sec
Looking down again
07-Jul-2007 16:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
You can just see the building also seen in the movie Adventures in Babysitting
07-Jul-2007 16:05, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.003 sec
There's the shadow of the Sears Tower
07-Jul-2007 16:15, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
A giant mass of people can be seen; they were there for the Taste of Chicago festival
07-Jul-2007 16:15, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.003 sec
On the right edge of the big red building, you can see the Married with Children fountain
07-Jul-2007 16:21, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.003 sec
What the Skydeck looks like inside
07-Jul-2007 16:30, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
07-Jul-2007 16:38, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
What it looks like under the El
07-Jul-2007 16:52, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 315
Another El station, this one in the Chicago loop area
07-Jul-2007 16:56, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.01 sec
Driving on Lakeshore drive south towards the Hancock Tower
07-Jul-2007 18:22, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.5, 18.776mm, 0.005 sec
More Lakeshore drive view
07-Jul-2007 18:22, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:23, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
Jeremy driving
07-Jul-2007 18:23, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 133
Me taking a shot forward
07-Jul-2007 18:24, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 127
Hancock Tower
07-Jul-2007 18:24, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
Hancock Tower, but closer
07-Jul-2007 18:24, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:24, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:27, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:27, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
The Sears Tower in the soft light of sunset
07-Jul-2007 18:27, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.002 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:28, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
A pic while down near the Taste of Chicago - utter chaotic gridlock
07-Jul-2007 18:34, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
A final view of the Chicago skyline while driving back to Rosemont
07-Jul-2007 18:52, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:52, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.5, 18.776mm, 0.008 sec
07-Jul-2007 18:54, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 3.5, 12.523mm, 0.008 sec
Okay, I’m a dirty liar. I don’t have the awakeness to write up all the other stuff going on. But perhaps I’ll have even more information to share at that time! Quick newsflash: I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and it was excellent. Very good adaptation of one of the more difficult books, and I was thoroughly entertained!
See what happens when I watch random TV channels? I’m watching G4 to see stuff about the E3 show in Santa Monica and now this crazy ass show called Code Monkeys is on and I’m cracking the hell up. It’s in 8-bit graphics and is totally hilarious.