weekend in list form

meatballs at the Chicago Brauhaus
eggs at the Artists' Cafe
pasta at the Corner Bakery
cupcake at Taste of Heaven
pumpkin scones fresh baked by Ursula
take-out Indian dahl and paneer
pizza at Scala Napoli
bagel at Bagels and Beans
random encounter with a coffee fairy outside a new cafe
a pancake flight at Orange

three profs to email
four mingling contacts made
all of them awesome

dull panel on forming a committee (it was billed as something else)
pagan ritual at the Crossbones gate
two panels I've forgotten
author meets critics on the book I had for beach reading
religion and politics and the election
religious identity construction via popular culture

beautiful weather

heartfull moments

one night out of three with a cat on my hip

so many comments and haikus and costumes and warm feelings of love

plane to O'Hare
train to Jefferson Park
bus, through trick-or-treating neighborhoods, to Rockwell
train to Library
train to Berwyn
taxi to Rockwell
train to Cottage Grove
train to Roosevelt
train to Montrose
car back to Rockwell
train to Library
train to O'Hare
(and soon) plane to Logan