i keep thinking how much Llama's Joel looks like Mary's flatmate Kevin...

Between that first picture of Astrid next to a cat brush and Mythos' blog post on how Babylon felt the need to vacuum Royko's apartment, I'm wondering if Babylon was less than appreciative of Astrid's contributions to the, ah, atmosphere of Royko's place.

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Originally posted by supersnazz: fiend for rawk!:
Crap! I never wrote in the Mythos book!

I wrote something silly and then went back and wrote a poem in it. I rather liked the idea of a travel journal and I may just nick it the next time I go somewhere. Well, the idea, not his actual book.

Travel journal's rock. I've kept one for years.

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Originally posted by Maeve:

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Originally posted by supersnazz: fiend for rawk!:
Crap! I never wrote in the Mythos book!

I wrote something silly and then went back and wrote a poem in it. I rather liked the idea of a travel journal and I may just nick it the next time I go somewhere. Well, the idea, not his actual book.

Liz's (the one that I believe inspired Mythos) is a beast of a thing. It's a Very Useful Book, but it's half again as thick as it used to be, and damn near splitting its seems, because she's got so may plane tickets, train tickets and random bit snd pieces taped in. In addition to all her boardie notes and Neil signature and whatnot.

Oh, that actually sounds cool. Mine is mostly a journal at the moment, but I've thought about turning it more into a scrap book.

The journal was a present from me to Mythos.

Aha, cool.

Psi I think started it. Not the travel journal idea, obviously, but he's the first boardie I know of who started gathering messages and signatures from every boardie he met in one book (his Quotable Sandman).

Oh, I adore Psi's book. It makes you think "who am I? (or, alternatively, who do I want to be taken as?)" when you choose a page on which to write!

It all began innocently enough.



And then the drinking started.



From that point on, even Fred wanted in on the sauce.

It wasn't pretty.





Followed by cannibalism.



And a two-person epic trek through the chaotic mass of humanity converging on the dark nexus that was Taste's Funnel Cake Booth.

It was forever known thereafter as the Holy Funnel Quake Crusade.

Or the Funnel Cake Incident.



Afterward, there was further conspiracy.

And a conspiracy was born ...



Involving a strange blue fluid in beakers.

You, the viewers, decide.



And as we snuck away into the night, the fruits of our beakers bore ... fruit?


Yesss. Massive fruit.



Technicolor fruit.

This was followed by a Zombie Parade, of which there is already documentary evidence.

So the following day ...



Yet more evidence of conspiracy.



Especially from the enigmatic figure only known as Agent Red.

Oh yes. She has that lean, and hungry look.



We were already mapping out the route of our conquests.

Until our illustrious leader got up and addressed us.



"Yahr! We shall come for their librarians!"



And as we looked onward, the flame of rebellion grew.

There were some, slight setbacks. For one:



The Llama was attacked by a Killer Slinky.



And our warship was grounded.



Literally.



Underground.

But then I visited my shrine.



My places of power.





Of the things that give me meaning.



And I took my mask.





And increased our powers manifold.



Our fleet came in next.

Then ...



We partied.

Thus ended the Chicago Consp -- Meat ...

Meet.



It was an awesome today. I can see it now:

Yesterday, Chicago.

Tomorrow the ...

So awesomely cute.

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There were some, slight setbacks. For one:



The Llama was attacked by a Killer Slinky.

my brains! give them back!! aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

So when you think too hard your head goes *boing*?

[img]http://www.izenman.com/pics/board/chicago/couch.jpg

oh weird. where'd i hide my toes?

Taste of Chicago:


Tongster tastes Fred:



Fred retaliates!


Nel has Oxtail (I think)


I have no picture of the funnel cake because I was too busy eating it. Thanks Mythos and Maeve!

We stayed to see the fireworks but my camera won't take pictures of fireworks!
What am I doing wrong?






The crowds streaming home after the fireworks! It was like a Leni Riefenstahl movie, so many people!

A zombie movie movie filmed by Leni Riefenstahl.

I like the zombie pics!

Me too!

(Except that I don't have the attention span to be a zombie for long. Look in that last one - someone was obviously doing something off to the side of the frame to distract me from the braaaaaiiiiiiins).

And obviously, Fred and Tongster were trying to chew though each other's skulls in those photos. It's a very zombieish photoset all around.

You went to the taste of chicago!

So cool, and great photos everyone, it looks like so much fun!

Every time I see the words "funnel cake", I think "funnel spider".

(lovely pics, though!)

I come from the land where funnel cake was invented - it's at every fair, every year. My mum used to have an awesome recipe for it.


That first zombie pic - the one where I'm just a blur - that's possibly my best picture ever! (I dislike having my picture taken.)

I couldn't pare my pictures down enough, so I set them up on photobucket, if anyone wants to link their favourites.

I couldn't open the first link you posted, Maeve. I don't want to install flash. Where can I find the pics?

And I really like the one of you eating that melon. It's one of my favourite pictures from Chi.