czech please

The morning began with a trip to the Czech Museum:yet another cultural surprise. I had no idea how culture would be represented: how intriguing to see the commonalities shared with the Ukranians. This is seen especially in the pysanky eggs and in the textiles. People used to spend time and effort: on creating. This is what people did before tv and internet, etc. Where did the mass amounts of creativity go? Why have we become so satisfied with clothing, homes, and lives that are utilitarian? And when did that become the rage? Or maybe the best question is why.

So the least cultural... or maybe the most... time of the day was seeing the Dark Knight at Imax. I say that it might be the most simply because it was the most culturally-revealing time of the day. We spent two and a half hours watching a movie about the various forms of evil. We have become dark as a society... encouraging each villain to be more twisted and complex than the last. As a psych major, I was watching Heath Ledger: I wanted to know whether or not the speculations proved out. Honestly, his psyche was so consistently traumatized for the entire movie, that I was more caught in the Two-Face situation. Essentially, the story of Batman just proves that life will make you bitter or life will make you better, but you must choose.

The finale to a great day: riding the ferris wheel at Navy Pier. This sounds so silly... But I had to go for it. I am semi-scared of heights. Most times I have no issue... until I have to look down. Of course, I did not tell Andrea this until we were almost at the top and I was starting to be freaked out... But, as is normal, everything was just fine. We had a great ride, and the scenery was ridiculously cool. Navy Pier is definitely one of the more cheesy areas of Chicago, but it just works. A little cheese never hurt anyone.