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Walking to
the Blue Line, I passed by what used to be the Daily Grind (at least,
I think that was what it was called). Primer location, on the trisection
of Milwaukee, North and Damen. And right across the street from an evil
Starbucks. Well, there was a sign on the door saying that they would be
open today, at 6 AM. So I go in and grab a cup of coffee.
Next thing
I know, I see Jeff - the guy who runs Gallery Cafe, right by my house.
Turns out, he and his business partner (another Jeff) opened up this new
place, Filter. They were cool about letting me take pictures, and
were in the process of hanging up their "Grand Opening" sign
when I stopped by.
In case you're
around Chicago, Filter's at 1585 North Milwaukee. Can't miss it, cause
it's right there.
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Saw this,
posted near the Merchandise Mart as I was about to walk in to work. Awesome.
Made my day.
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Jebus. It's
like today is Felix's restaurant review day.
Went to the
bank, and decided to take another way back to the Mart. Snapped a few
photos, and stopped when I passed by two dragon statues at Singha.
There were
two statues, guarding the door. Both had small plates of food, tucked
beneath them. I went inside, curious to see what that was about and figured
- hell, I'll just grab lunch here while I'm at it. As I ordered my Pad
Thai with tofu, the guy taking my order told me he thought the food was
"an offering to the land... spirits..." but wasn't really,
absolutely sure. What he did know was that new food was placed there,
every day.
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The funny
thing is, my vision is so shitty... that when I get a haircut, I never
have any real idea what's happening (or what I look like) until the very
end. It's a bit unnerving, actually. I don't see a process or slow progression
from one stage to another. It's glasses off, scissor sounds, completely
different person in the mirror.
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I
saw another one of those sticker things! Not sure what it's about, but
this one I saw on the back of a bench, right across the street from the
Damen Blue Line stop.
Weird.
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