So far our time in Chicago has been relaxing. Grace's mom has been cooking up a storm. Hopefully, I won't gain too much weight! It feels like I'm back in the Dark Ages when it comes to media. Grace's folks only have a dial-up internet connection which I basically refuse to use because it's so slow. I'm currently hanging out at the Bridgeport Coffee Company in their neighborhood which has great coffee (I'm enjoying an El Salvador blend at the moment) and a fast internet connection.

They also only have regular television complete with rabbit ears. I've had cable for so long that I forgot what it's like to only have six stations (have of them blurry) at your disposal. We're trying to convince them to get cable or a dish, but I would be surprised if they would sign-up since they don't believe in paying for something that they can get for free. I have a lot of reading to do anyway for my dissertation, so not having access to ESPN, Discovery, and CNN is probably a good thing.