Slog - Comments on The View From My Window http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window It's freaking cold in Chicago. When I got in last night, though, the Chicago River wasn't frozen. Now it is--the surface, at least--and it's snowing, and the snow is sticking. To the river. That's why it appears to be dusty white in this photo. It would be beautiful if I didn't have to leave my hotel room.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:42:07 -0800 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:26:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sargon Bighorn 51F and gray is sort of nice, until it drags into May.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934367 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:52:05 -0800 Comment by Phelix Don't tease me with pictures of Winter Wonderlands! Our gray skies and unseasonable warmness do that already! *weeps*

]]> Phelix http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934368 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:52:13 -0800 Comment by cochise. russia?

]]> cochise. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934400 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934400 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:04:32 -0800 Comment by Gloria Yeah, winter wonderlands of endless shovelling.

Winter wonderlands of filthy slush puddles that cascade over your boots and soak your socks so you squick black water everywhere for the rest of the day.

Winter wonderlands of four-foot snowbanks that cars park around so your streetcar home is blocked for twenty minutes while everyone waits for the driver to come back so we can beat him/her to fucking death.

Yay, winter!

(But yes, fresh snow is pretty. I fully admit that.)

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934404 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:05:45 -0800 Comment by Cale yay! a city you can get around on rail!

seriously though chicago is my second favorite american city.

]]> Cale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934406 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:08:39 -0800 Comment by Nat I kept reading "streetcar home" as "I live in a streetcar", which would definitely give you a snow-hating trump card.

]]> Nat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934411 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:10:35 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I hear they ran out of snow shovels in Idaho.

It could be worse.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934419 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:13:13 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe You sure weren't lying about your carbon footprint. Jesus Christ.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934420 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:13:45 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman @5: Agreed. Chicago rocks. 'Cept of course when the wind is blowing.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934431 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934431 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:19:03 -0800 Comment by Phelix I think I'd love to deal with that kind of winter, Gloria, maybe just for two years... but, after that I'd want to move Home.

]]> Phelix http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934432 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:20:11 -0800 Comment by Ben fabulous here in CA. Of course.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934436 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934436 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:22:40 -0800 Comment by giffy Bob Newhart!

]]> giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934451 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:30:40 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty The field in Aspen where they pile up the snow after plowing is heaped up with 70 feet of snow right now. You could literally ski down the pile. So don't complain, it could be MUCH worse.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934455 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:32:19 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well, my sister almost went crazy in Wisconsin after a few years there.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934482 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:46:29 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways dammit, #12; I WAS GONNA SAY THAT!

and it made me think of Emily Hartley, R.I.P, (sniff)

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934486 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:48:57 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Sigh. Chicago. It's the one thing I'll miss about the midwest when I finally leave.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934495 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:53:36 -0800 Comment by some dude i spent yesterday skiing baker. if you're looking for a winter wonderland, that's the spot.

]]> some dude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934504 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:06:28 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC I love New York, but--sigh, ennui. Chicago is the most beautiful city in the world.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934511 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:12:08 -0800 Comment by Oklahomo Those have always been my two favorite buildings in Chicago for some reason - I love the parking garage on the lower floors and overall 1960s aesthetic of the towers.

]]> Oklahomo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934516 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:17:23 -0800 Comment by joykiller The CTA: making Dan Savage forget about his humongous carbon footprint since 1982.

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934565 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:53:56 -0800 Comment by fluter Dear cyn,

Sorry but you know this will only make me move back faster. Seattle is beautiful but I miss my home of bridges, giants and lions. Will visit often.

]]> fluter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934567 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:55:05 -0800 Comment by scott in chi-town This winter has been kinda nuts,even by Chicago standards. I don't know why, but eveytime I see those two towers, I get hungry for corn on the cob!

]]> scott in chi-town http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934574 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934574 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:59:26 -0800 Comment by Jerry Are those the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot towers?

]]> Jerry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934602 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934602 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:15:22 -0800 Comment by ecce homo Seriously Dan,

Is it worth being away from your kid so much just to pursue your "career"?

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934604 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:16:00 -0800 Comment by Fnarf People who live in snowy cities can tell you that snow isn't white, it's black. Nasty, nasty black, with garbage and corpses in it that are revealed on the spring day the last of it finally melts away.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934623 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:28:32 -0800 Comment by toolbox monitor ecce STFU. Your botched abortion of a career as a rent boy for meth dealers didn't work out, and that makes you a bitter tool. Your obsession w/ stranger staffers is almost half as pathetic as your inane musings.

]]> toolbox monitor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934627 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:29:58 -0800 Comment by Reena Ah, the corn cob towers from my childhood.
And! to ecce homo, the comment about Dan's parenting is uncalled for. Who the fuck are you to say what is or isn't right for his family?

]]> Reena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934628 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934628 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:30:11 -0800 Comment by horatiosanzserif Yes, Marina Towers = Yankee Hotel Foxtrot cover.

This would put you at the Sheraton, yes?

]]> horatiosanzserif http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934632 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:31:42 -0800 Comment by moo pie Are you an american aquarium drinker?

]]> moo pie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934638 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934638 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:34:30 -0800 Comment by wbrproductions Dan - you need Cheddar-Guacamole fries, stat. Take the Red line up to Belmont. Get off the train to the west, walk 1/2 block to Muskies. Order said fries and maybe a chili dog. Then, pass out in a coma. Fun!

]]> wbrproductions http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934695 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:14:25 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage My carbon footprint is large. But not as large Megan's, not after all those people declined to commit suicide after reading her feature.

As for being away, it sucks. But it's mostly in Feb and Oct -- prime speaking gig months at our better Universities. Otherwise I'm at the house with the fam. And, I'm sorry, but I'm the breakfast dad -- eggs, waffles, fresh fruit. I makes it up to 'em, ecce, I does.

Oh, and I get around Chicago on the L -- in from the airports, to my gigs. I could take cabs, or cars. But when I know a city, and it has rapid transit, I tell 'em to keep their damn cars and cab vouchers. Doesn't make up for the flights, of course, but I loves me my trains.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934715 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:27:57 -0800 Comment by chicagogreg @30 - Muskie's @ Belmont/Sheffield was replaced by a bank (about 2 years ago)

There's still an old Muskie's on Lincoln Ave @ Diversey.

Dan, enjoy the cold, this is getting old even for natives like me. 4-7 inches of snow in Chicago tonight.

]]> chicagogreg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934738 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:40:47 -0800 Comment by ratcityreprobate No babies, no fat people, the perfect view, right Dan.

]]> ratcityreprobate http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934751 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934751 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:49:58 -0800 Comment by Big_K Dan, if you get up in Lake County, where we are still digging out from 13" of snow last week, I'll buy you a beer. Assuming we don't get snowed in yet again tonight.

]]> Big_K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934770 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934770 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:16:51 -0800 Comment by LT L Hey Dan, if you speak at U of C or Northwestern, please tell them that LT L says they can go fuck themselves.

Sorry, still bitter after their lies.

]]> LT L http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934788 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:45:25 -0800 Comment by Julie Fnarf@25 - Also dog shit. For some reason, there are many dog owners who seem to think that their dog's shit disappears when it goes into the snow. So, when the snow melts, our whole street is pretty foul.

@30 and @32 - that Muskies actually burned down, that's why it was replaced.

Oh, and this winter has definitely sucked more that usual.

]]> Julie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934803 At Large Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:01:12 -0800 Comment by k cool pic!

]]> k http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934930 At Large Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:25:23 -0800 Comment by Angus i hope you had dinner with Bob and Emily Hartley last night. they are super cool.

]]> Angus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c934951 At Large Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:42:37 -0800 Comment by Brent
I think you're in the same hotel where that guy ate my poo.

]]> Brent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c935013 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c935013 At Large Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:52 -0800 Comment by just a dyke Where else are you speaking? I live in Hyde Park but get up to Boy's Town quite a bit. I would fucking love to buy you a few beers.

]]> just a dyke http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c935800 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_view_from_my_window#c935800 At Large Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:26:46 -0800