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[jough]

Inev: unless you've been hiding the fact that you're a sexy blonde girl, your visiting me is not a plus.

Having said that, if I'm in the city and you come to visit your friends I would be up for hanging out with you a little.  But you can't like, get into bars and stuff, can you?

Womby, I understand what you're saying, but it's not like we hang out, and hanging with you is not really near the top of my list.

Yes, the jobs are somewhat different but not that different.  They're comparable.  The one I'd be working on a single monolithic huge web site, and the other one I'd be working on a single monolithic huge web site... at first. Then I'd probably move on to another huge monolithic web site.  I like huge monolithic web sites, though.

Wherever I go I'll probably treat the job like a long term contract at first, not get too attached, work hard, do my job, and try to keep it all-business.  Not that I'm not a friendly man of the people.

Anyway, I think I have made my decision based on the many factors involved.  I hoped to make a decision by tomorrow anyway, and I will still give myself the weekend to let it sink in before I make my calls on Monday.

[wombat]

What, you don't think you should make major life decisions because of your place in my fantasy life?  Damn.  Well, you better take a lot more nice pictures of Chicago then.  Don't forget to go the zoos and the aquarium.

[jough]

I'm not a big fan of animals, but it looks like they have a nice aquarium, so maybe I'll check that out... someday.

I am more into architecture and bridges and stuff.  Anything with lots of steel and concrete.  Trees and animals - not so much.

[theinevitable]

Jough-- yes, that is what I was suggesting. I would come visit my friends, and do a mini-visit where I said Hi to you, and shook your hand, etc.

[wombat]

Well there is certainly enough architecture in Chicago to keep a person busy. But I have a vague recollection that they have nice old buildings at the Lincoln Park zoo.  Of the brick kind, not steel and concrete, though.

But I'm warning you - in my experience, scrapple freezes very poorly.

[linnea]

Man, even just thinking about those logistics of living in Philly and moving to Chicago give me hives. Now that I live in a town with no stoplights and 8 miles of paved roads I cannot imagine living in the city again.

[Bimmicus]

Chicago is a great town if you look past the broiling summers, the soul-freezing winters, the crime, the corrupt and brutal police force, the noise, the filth, the terrible roads, the racism, poverty and gangs, and the vast groaning herds of sweaty tourists that descend on the city during the aforementioned summers. Seriously, I have always found it awesome in every other way.

No shit about those summers though. Last time I was there it was early August, and we went to the Shedd Aquarium, and there were so many people pouring off heat inside that air-conditioned building that all the tank windows fogged up and nobody could see the giraffe. Fuck*ng brutal.

[jough]

Yeah, summers in Philly are brutal too, and we don't have a lake to keep things cool.

Philly also has its share of corrupt cops, filth, crime, and sweaty tourists.

If I wanted to avoid the tourists I'd move to Omaha.

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