LITTLE MISS SKOKIE

I'm back on the road again. It's been about 3-4 months since I left the Bay Area for work. Caught an 8am direct flight from SJC to ORD (Chicago) with a coworker and now here we are in Skokie, IL. The place ain't too bad...

One surprising thing is our hotel. You've got your typical DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center, but this weekend... *drum roll*... is the "Miss Teen International" competition! So, there are 100s of hot teenaged girls running down the hallways. I wanted to read up on this "moral" competition and so I came across this webpage: Miss Teen International 2007.

The thing that made me laugh in this article was the statement:

"The national competition includes a private interview with a panel of esteemed judges. This portion consists of 40% of the score and is the most critical component of the judging process."

OK, so a huge portion of 40% is based on non-beauty qualities. So it's critical? What is the other 60% (majority) based on? Oh...well...hmmm. It's based on 3 competitions in Fashion Wear, Fitness Wear, and Evening Gowns! Wow. So isn't the "most critical component of the judging process" looking and being pretty? You can't fool me Miss Teen International! Never!!!

A NIGHT ON DIVISIDERO

A show at The Independent. I like this venue.

Myself and 2 friends saw:
-4-One-Phonics: Which ended up being 2-Sloppy-DJs-and-Funk-Band.
-Willow the Gas Lamp Killer: The most bobbleheaded passionate DJ I've ever seen.
-Crown City Rockers: Always a reliable source of fun and entertainment...Kat010 hot on the keys.
-Shotgun Wedding Quintet: Like a high school jazz band headlined by a Jim Breuer look-alike.

On the way home I nearly ran out of gas. I pulled off on Rengstorff to look for a station and came across a Valero that had all of its lights off - except for the pumps digital displays. I put my card in. It asked for my Zip - good sign. I select the grade - 91. I pull the trigger and $0.10 of gas pumps into my car and no more. Yay for about 0.028 gallons. Luckily there was a shell another mile down the road that was open. Otherwise, screwdage.