for today's class, two topics of discussion. respond to at least one topic.

a) what do you think about a four day work week? would you rather work four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days? i know that some of you don't work full time but my life with a full-time job is really similar to my life in high school (7:40 to 2:40 and then 10 hours of work a week and practice/meetings for some bullshit almost every day).

my co-worker jen said "hell yes, i'd work three 12-hour days if they'd let me". i don't know about that. a 10-hour day sounds ridiculously long but i would tolerate it if it meant i'd get a three-day weekend. i used to work 10-hour shifts at express and i spent the entire time on my feet, so it wouldn't be that bad. plus i think it'd save energy and certainly gas, as well as other expenses like paying for lunch if you have to eat out for lunch. i think it's a good idea.

b) help me plan my trip to chicago. seriously. i went once when i was 9ish and did the whole touristy boat tour of the river/go to the top of the sears tower/go to the hancock tower/go to the museums/go to nike town/go to miracle mile/eat some pizza. when i was 14ish my mom and i flew up for a day and covered most of the art museums. other than that, i have very little experience in chicago.

so help me discover the city where i plan to spend the next few years (at least). my mom is very into art galleries/art museums but other than that, she'll want to continue with the tourist crap and i'm not so into that. give me some ideas and keep in mind that i'll be traveling with my mom and my sister (at times).