Our afternoon class was cancelled today because the professor was out of town. Definitely a nice bonus after the test this morning. Julie and I rarely get to see each other in the daytime, so we met for lunch, and she talked me into going on a short bar tour of Lincoln Square. In my youth, this would be called a Bar Crawl, and we would talk about printing t-shirts for it, but never actually do it. I'm not sure what to call it now. Maybe a Leisurely Tavern Tour, or a No Pressure Pub Hop-Around?

Destinations: Opart Thai House, gross antique store, Spyner's Pub, used book store, Carola's Hansa Clipper, Huettenbar, Chicago Brauhaus, Book Cellar.

Purchases: Red curry catfish, Opart beef, Julie's boring chicken dish, Budweiser, Jack and Coke, book on handwriting analysis, random dark beer, Jack and Coke, 2 shots of a liqueur that tasted too much like Jagermeister, Kostritzer dark lager, Jack and Coke, Bitburger, Jack and Coke, two jukebox songs, two thuringer sausages and fries, Brauhaus lager, Jack and Coke, two copies of Good Night Chicago

Accomplishments: discovered Spyner's, withdrew money from ATM, finished The Onion's crossword, spent quality time

Regrets: gross shots, forsaking Ricochet's, not getting a $5 haircut