I just spent over 10 inexplicable moments trying to post to this blog. It totally refused until my computer battery is now in the red and I have 32 minutes of battery life left for the rest of my stay here in Aurora. My computer is conspiring against me and I'm thinking about asking the man sitting here in Panera Bread company (the only WiFi station in Aurora and a yummy one at that) if I can borrow his power cord. Unlike the various coffeehouses of my acquaintance in the greater Pasadena area, I see many more PCs here than Macs, so to see one with a Powerbook is a connection, indeed.
Speaking of new old stories, Aurora is on the up and up, in a suburban sprawl-strip mall sort of way. There's finally a Starbucks here, after years of suffering through Dunkin' Donuts coffee that tastes like coffee grounds soaked in battery acid. The suburban sprawl is spreading here and unlike L.A., which was always conceived as a centerless city, Aurora (and the greater Chicagoland) was always conceived with a center in mind. But I'm starting to wonder if Aurora-Chicago is more centerless now than L.A. Most cities in L.A. have a "downtown," an "old-town," or a "street" that serves as sort of center of at least commercial shopping. Aurora, on the other hand, started with a downtown that has fallen into disrepair (for the most part). A testament to this was a few nights ago when Rebekah and I were driving around looking for a place to get a drink and decided that the downtown drink scene was a big pass. As in, Mario Cantone shouting, "Next!"
Watch for more two minute Illini Rambles, pending miraculous battery life extension.
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