Siskel

Jay, PJ, Melody and I went to see Interkosmos last night at the Gene Siskel Film Center. There was an entertaining Q&A afterwards with the director.

Powell's

South side Powell's.


North side Powell's.

On my last visit to the south side Powell's I found hardcover copies of Evans and McDowell, Truth and Meaning and Chomsky, Cartesian Linguistics. Powell's can still deliver the goods.

Doctors Hospital

Stony Island. Hyde Park Doctors Hospital.

Sundown

Hyde Park. Sunset observed from the back porch.

90/94

Pedestrian view onto 90/94 from W. Randolph.

Minding the GAP

Some people got stuck in the elevator at the Michigan Avenue GAP yesterday. The Chicago Fire Department came to rescue them.

Nine Lives, Cat's Eyes

Hyde Park. Cat's eye point of view on the backyard.

Under Wraps

5th floor Regenstein Library, a couple weeks ago.

Object

Thompson Library, Anscombe Lounge, Stuart 2nd floor.

Graduation Simulacrum

Postmodern graduation at the University of Chicago. These screens were all over campus.

The Cruiser

I took a break the other day from reading phil. language in the library and cruised down to Lake Michigan.

Then I rode back to 57th street and had a gelato.

The Everyday, vol. 2: Microwaving Coffee

I didn't have time to make a fresh pot of coffee this morning, so I microwaved some I made yesterday. This happens all the time.

The Everyday, vol. 1: Mineral Water

"Now, men and women do all sorts of things; they speak to each other from time to time, at intervals they eat, sleep, put on their clothes, say one thing and another, and so forth." (G.W.F. Hegel, Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics, p. 21, trans. Michael Inwood (New York: Penguin, 1993))

Philosophy Department BBQ

Recipe: Jay's Instant Sangria
1 cup unspeakably bad red wine
Add sprite