Category Archives: Chicago

Transformer 3 Filming in Chicago

Shia LaBeouf & cast/crew filming across the street from my office in August 2010. An overview of the “set” across the street from my old office. And then the roof exploded! The third floor was fake and added just to … Continue reading

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Transformers 3

Dale and I have big plans to see Transformers 3 this weekend! I love me some disaster movies but we’re actually excited because we watched the movie being filmed right outside our office windows all last summer. Here is a … Continue reading

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Big U2 Show in Chicago

Dale and I joined Chase an his wife Dawn at the big U2 show at Soldier Field last night! It was a spectacle! Crazy huge stage and crowd. Sound is horrific so turn your speakers down. It was an enjoyable … Continue reading

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Science Storms

Recently Dale and I checked out the new exhibit on the Science of Storms at the Museum of Science and Industry. It’s a really cool exhibit. Dale took a few pics. Static electricity! Wheee! A giant Tesla coil on the … Continue reading

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Snow My God

So we got some snow. You might have heard. Dale got out of work early on Tuesday and had Wednesday off–as did most of Chicagoland. Even our local Starbucks was closed. A fella pushes into the wind. With my old … Continue reading

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Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010

The weekend before Thanksgiving, Dale and I were desperate to get out of the house–we’ve been battling dueling upper respiratory infections. And we decided to take in the Magnificent Mile Lights Parade. But first we stopped to take in the … Continue reading

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My company moved in April

And I lost my view. I loved this view. *sigh*

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Jake Gyllenhaal in Chicago

About a month ago, I was looking out my office window and spotted a movie being filmed. We did a little research and discovered it was Jake Gyllenhaal. I happened to have had my camera with me and took a … Continue reading

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Stepped inside Macy’s

I stopped in the Macy’s State Street store (Marshall Field’s to you die hards) and found it was spring flower week! They had a spectacular display. I only had my iPhone so it was hard to capture. There were hundreds … Continue reading

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Bean!

I mean to post this awhile back but since it’s a wintery day, thought I’d share. My co-worker Silvia took this photo from our office window with her iPhone–we love to see the bean in every kind of weather!

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