Last Saturday? in Chicago:
Spent time by the giant reflective bean despite considerable heat, humidity, and humans. It's bizarrely nice. (Having a smoothie helped.)
Last Monday in Chicago:
1. Wheeled myself around the Shedd Aquarium for ages, missing my Planet Earth showing but seeing the Jellies exhibit, a coral nursery, the aquatic show, and many other fine things. Texted my friend who used to dive there to tell him the rays said hi, by which they meant GIVE US FOOD NOW, as they seemed extremely cuddly toward the diver who was in there with food. My arms got pretty sore.
2. Took the water taxi to...
3. Navy Pier, where I hobbled around, went through the stained glass museum (surprisingly comprehensive of different styles and some great stuff), and rode the Ferris wheel.
4. Took an architecture tour by riverboat. The guide was going on about his socks before we started, but the humor became much better after we got moving.
Yesterday in Berkeley:
Got lunch at an Italian bakery by the university, then saw the new palatial office and lab of![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hattifattener's sister. (Others went to a hackerspace after, while I flopped and elevated my still-pesky sprained foot.)
Today in Berkeley:
Kite Festival! With famous giant octopus kites and many others. Beautiful views, dramatic kite battles and escapes. Sunburned as fuck. Went to Borderlands; we missed Jacqueline Carey's actual reading, but we got books.
Tomorrow:
Driving to Monterey, where my cousin will get us into the aquarium for behind-the-scenes awesomeness! And hopefully seeingoyceter after.
Spent time by the giant reflective bean despite considerable heat, humidity, and humans. It's bizarrely nice. (Having a smoothie helped.)
Last Monday in Chicago:
1. Wheeled myself around the Shedd Aquarium for ages, missing my Planet Earth showing but seeing the Jellies exhibit, a coral nursery, the aquatic show, and many other fine things. Texted my friend who used to dive there to tell him the rays said hi, by which they meant GIVE US FOOD NOW, as they seemed extremely cuddly toward the diver who was in there with food. My arms got pretty sore.
2. Took the water taxi to...
3. Navy Pier, where I hobbled around, went through the stained glass museum (surprisingly comprehensive of different styles and some great stuff), and rode the Ferris wheel.
4. Took an architecture tour by riverboat. The guide was going on about his socks before we started, but the humor became much better after we got moving.
Yesterday in Berkeley:
Got lunch at an Italian bakery by the university, then saw the new palatial office and lab of
hattifattener's sister. (Others went to a hackerspace after, while I flopped and elevated my still-pesky sprained foot.)Today in Berkeley:
Kite Festival! With famous giant octopus kites and many others. Beautiful views, dramatic kite battles and escapes. Sunburned as fuck. Went to Borderlands; we missed Jacqueline Carey's actual reading, but we got books.
Tomorrow:
Driving to Monterey, where my cousin will get us into the aquarium for behind-the-scenes awesomeness! And hopefully seeing
oyceter after.
