Friday: Robie House Secrets and Shadows tour. The Robie House is a great example of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and with Halloween coming up they're giving tours at night. Kinda gives the house a spookier feel and you get the usual stories about previous residents. You also get to see the servant's quarters which usually isn't included in the daytime tours and some snacks at the end but the $16 price tag is a little steep in my opinion. After, dinner at Medici's and watching bootleg 40 Year Old Virgin at Rocky's (btw, what was up with the neighbor?). Frickin' hilarious movie made even funnier with the occasional random head bobbing up.
Saturday: Back to the alma mater for some Homecoming fun. U of I vs. Penn State. Dude we got CREAMED. It was god-awful to watch. Not kidding. We left after halftime when the score was 56-3!!! No joke. The final score was a pitiful
U of I's so different! So much has changed in 4 years...Digital schedules on the bus stops. Timers at street intersections. Potbelly's, Starbucks, and more chains on Green Street. No Asiana! Revamped bowling area at the Union which now includes a lounge with friggin' DDR. Pool Hall is now a Relaxation Room where students can stop in for massages. What the? And all these new buildings...the list goes on and on...I'm all for progress but I miss Record Town, that poster store on Green St and some of my other old hangouts. Good trip overall though, and I had the much craved for dumpling soup waiting for me at Seven Treasures when we got back.
Sunday: Daylong roadtrip to Greencastle to bring the sister back to school. Blah. So yes, I'm pooped out right now - I think it's time to turn in. Hope y'all had a good weekend!
7 comments:
yeah once they started rehabbing green street and all the old businesses died that was the beginning of the changes...
they started putting those timers in on the street lights before i left there, but i don't think it was quite as high tech as you are describing.
they took out the pool hall?!?!?!
i used to spend hours there in between classes. that totally sucks.
whoops accidentally deleted the comment. the pool hall is now part of that lounge that got built where some of the bowling alley lanes used to be. it's just sorta weird when you see it... there were some way older alumni there too, prob in their 40's and they looked SUPER confused. it was kinda funny. I guess they haven't been back a long, long while.
The beating from Penn State was worst than you thought Joy. The final score was 63-10... U of I has totally commericalized. Now there is a Pot Belly's, Starbucks, etc. wtf? Even though it's not the students or the school's fault I feel like they have sold out or something.
Yes totally! And i think Asiana beats Chiptole and Noodles and Co. any day....Damn typos. Never write an entry when you're sleepy. :) How could I forget a score like that?
my fav was always the fazolis on green street cause it was like fast food italian--i wish there was someplace like that in the loop.
Fazoli's! I always filled up on the comp garlic bread there.
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