Dad and Uncle Doug came to Chicago

The first thing they wanted to do when they got here was eat.  So we went to Gino's East Pizza for some deep dish.  Doug was tickled pink that this was the cite of the original Gino's.  

After some deep dish I took them to Millennium Park to see the bean and some other goodies in that area.

I always love coming to this area of the park.  They're is always so many different people enjoying themselves in the water.  

I made my Dad and Doug wait for the faces to spit out water.  They seemed glad we waited.

I sure love this city.

When we got home we saw that Akira had destroyed a whole bag of trail mix.  A little while after we got home she did this:

Oh and yeah those are solid cashews and peanuts she puked up.  Whole ones, not even chewed.  

They think that Chicago is very, um gangsta?

So they decided to make up fake gang signs for a picture.

We hit up Navy Pier too.

There was  an air show going on in Chicago as well.  The planes and jets were flying very low.  It was extremely loud but very cool to see.

They wanted to visit Wrigley Field too so we made the trip up there to see it.  Doug wanted to get inside, but it seemed closed.  We started walking around to the front and sure enough the field was open.  The only problem was it cost 25 dollars for a tour of the place.  

Not cool.

On the news the night before they talked about a Chicago Olympian who was going for gold in diving.  They also mentioned her parents bar near the stadium and sure enough we stumbled acrossed it.  

After a full day in the city we decided to come back and grill out a little.  The flowers in the backyard are looking good.

I had to make sure it was a full bbq experience for my visitors.  So I made sure we got some 312 Chicago brewed beer.  Good stuff.

We all ate our food and some of my family got to meet my new friends.  

Overall it was great seeing my Dad and Uncle Doug.  It's always nice having a visit from my family.  Love them to death.  Plus a re-stock in groceries and some free meals are nice too.

Some pictures.

This all happened last weekend.  I don't feel like writing. Expect a big post in the next couple days.

Tornado Warning. . .

Yesterday was a pretty fun little day.

It started off with a breezy walk to the grocery store, but by the time we left it was so damn hot and humid out. But we did get a great deal of groceries. It's nice to have food again.


After we unpacked all our goodies from the store Nikki and I enjoyed a little sushi lunch.

Gotta love that cheap grocery store sushi.

During the meal though Akira was being a spaz and we decided that she needed to be walked. Every time we go out it seems like a little adventure with the little mut dog. She always gets wrapped up around someone. This time it was Nikki.





When you try to get unwrapped she thinks your playing a game with her so she likes to bite ya. . .






The walk was pretty nice. Saw some cool things like. . .




. . . An old Chimney






. . . An old yellow car







. . . A neon shop that had penguins








. . . The Chicago Cubs







. . . And Flamingos








Usually I only see cars with knocked out windows. Seeing a back window slashed open was a first for me.








I wish I had a fire escape. It sure would be fun thing to hang out on.








The garden downstairs is starting to look pretty good.








While we were on our like walk around Buck Town it started to get darker and darker out. By the time we got home and were getting ready to go to Dairy Queen it started to rain really hard. So hard that it started to look like there was a funnel cloud above us. Sure enough when I checked weather.com it said a tornado has been sighted in our area.






So we checked the television to make sure thats what was going on and sure enough it was.






Emergency Alert System sued a xxx tornado warning? Things must be getting ready to get really serious.







So instead of taking shelter, we made pasta and some cookies. Not to mention played some pretty intense Othello.









Enjoy,






Brock

What A Day. . .

Today was a pretty swell day.

Took Akira to the dog park. Which was a good ol' time. She is starting to feel more comfortable with the other dogs.

She even made a new friend. . .

Akira is starting to like the water. . .

A lot. . .

This is the face she makes before she bites you. . .

Afterwards, Jonathan and I headed to the south loop to grab some dinner at one of the best restaurant's in Chicago. . .

Tamarinds. Seaweed salad, and some sweet and sour shrimp. Gone get ya some.

After dinner we decided to hit up Lollapalooza to listen to Kanye West since we are really stupid and didn't get tickets.

There was a lot of people who didn't get tickets either, so we all just hung out across the street.

This was our view. You could see the light show, which looked amazing. You could hear it really well too. At the end of the show we walked up and watched the screen till the cops yelled at us. It bummed me out so much that we didn't get to go in. We were going to sneak in with a group of other kids. Well that was until one of the kids got shoved out by a huge security guard.

Oh and during the show Journey started playing and Kanye's back up singers sang along to it. The entire show though I was constantly getting chills. It sounded so amazing.

Kanye sang so many songs. He sang probably around 15 songs. He was straight business. He didn't talk at first, he got right into the music. After a while though he started talking about Chicago, along with some serious talk about his mother who passed away. His last three songs kind of made sense to me.

The first of the three was Jesus Walks. Which made sense because Jesus has obviously been a huge influence on him throughout his life and artistic career.

Next was Hey Mama. This song has definitely become a tribute song to his mother. Kanye West mother was by far the most important woman in his life. It is really sad that she passed away this past November in the height of her sons ongoing career.

Finally came Stronger. Which made sense. It was one of his hit singles off Graduation. He also had to gather all the strength he had to deal with his mothers death. Just like any one who has lost such a close family member.

Also Kanye has a lot going on for him. He is working on his clothing line Pastel and still doing various shows every where. Mainly festivals though since finishing the Glow in the dark tour. He mentioned during his show that he is headed to the studio after the show tonight. I don't know if he actually is, but maybe he is hinting that he is already working on another album. Kanye West fans can only hope that's what it means. . .

So tonight after the show the blue line was super packed. I was pressed up against the doors of the car for about six stops. Not to mention there was a bunch of drunk ass guy's chanting USA. I don't really know why. But whatever. It's Chicago. You'll have that.

Enjoy,

Brock

New Shit.

So a lot has happened in the past couple days.

As of yesterday I am now an employee at Urban Outfitters.  Hurray for cash monies.

Oh I also got a new camera.  Got some okay photos from my first couple days of shooting.  I'm still working on figuring it all out.  

But any who,

Today I got to meet up with Jonathan for the first time in like 2 months.

(That's a long freaking time.)

His father treated us to some pizza pizza from Giordano's.  Which is some good eatin for those who don't know Chicago deep dish pizza.

Oh and I'm really rich now.

I made 20 dollars from my parents yard sale today.

Enjoy,

Brock