So, It's Been A While...

So, here we go again...

The new bridge from Millennium Park to the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute

The inside of the Modern Wing.

The outside of the AIC

Mew exhibit at my former employer; the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Here's where Megan works!

DA BEARS!

The pirates of Michigan Avenue

Happy -1 Anniversary! We went out for a nice dinner and all one year before we get married

I got her a classy clock

This is an original Ruby Bradford from Megan. If you've been to the Chicago Cultural Center in the past couple of years, you know her work.

Ok, nice for real this time...

Funny dog pooping signs

Lincoln Park, especially DePaul University, has to be home of the weirdest sculptures in Chicago. This is a life sized sculpture I found on my lunch break in someone's side yard.

Megan waiting for the fireworks on the 4th of July

Rosie and Mike at the Old Town Music Festival before we went to the Kuma's Corner Block Party

MEgan and I

Me and my "monkey toes" are the most attractive things ever...

Finally Going Outside On a Regular Basis

Looking downtown from Lincoln Park

Ivana Majic Longest? That's your real name? Really?

My bathroom is anything by "serene."

I don't know why this fascinates me so much. But, this is the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building. It was 20 stories tall and designed to be taller. So, they are adding another 24 stories or something on top.

Illegally photographed painting from Chinese exhibit at Chicago Cultural Center

The bean

Megan in a Aha video

T-Rex in Millennium Park

Pig faced tow truck thing. Fine art indeed!

Talking about fine art, my old classrooms at the School of the Art Institute are under this new giant condo building. A huge condo building probably seemed like a lot better investment about 6 months ago...

The new Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago is about to open!

The Aqua Building. It's suppose to look like this.

Bikes!

"Yeah, They're Pretend Monkeys!"

Dear You, Here's the Memorial Day Weekend Edition of my life...

Nick and Karli enjoying a few brews on the back porch. A great hobbie I would like to see more of.


Here's a couple members of the "Fashion Police" outside of my work. If these girls would have caught me, I'd be in some fashion concentration camp for a very long time...


You know, the Ad Council is trying to make a statement that you should follow politics or you'll elect food. But, I'm thinking that people shouldn't follow politics so they do elect food. I mean, I'd much rather see Sweet Peas running the country than George W. Bush. At least President Sweet Peas wouldn't get us into unnecessary wars in the middle east. Yeah, I said it...


Ryan Daly and Amanda Talmadge at Galway Bay after Radar 7's final Chicago performance.


Diversey Harbor looking toward the Loop.


Megan at Small Bar after a few tator tots...


Ronan and John. Notice how much John hates that salad. I'm serious, he hates that salad!


FLW inspired park just north of the Lincoln Park Zoo.


Lily Pad in the pond.


"Hi Adam!"
"Hi Polar Bear..."


If Nirvana were a band of polar bears, this would be there breakout album Nevermind cover.


Camels shedding.


Roaches...


MEERKAT MANOR! WHICH ONE IS DAISY?!?!?!


They watch us more than we watch them.


Walking toward Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago.


In front of Buckingham Fountain, firefighters were hosing off the water for some reason unknown to us. Probably just trying to pick up girls near the lake...


Buckingham Fountain looking toward the Loop.


Some sculptures by some Polish lady about the Holocaust. How can art about something so depressing be so fun?


Spertus Museum's new facility!


What Memorial Day is all about.












Crowne Fountain at Millennium Park. Look at how many friggin' people are in this fountain!


Somehow, this has become my latest trademark. I've had quite a few pics with presidents lately...


Nothing shows the glamous side of Mike Kraus more than this...


Megan's pretty picture.


The Renzo Piano addition to the Art Institute as seen from Millennium Park. I really like this because all the plants are growing and it's almost like the building is growing from the Lurie Garden too.

That's it. I'm going to clean my room, find my fan, and go to bed. The Pistons played another lazy game and allowed LeBron James to tie the series at 2-2. Lazy... Red Wings lose to the Mighty Ducks was bad enough. If Pistons don't knock out the Cavs, it's bad news...

xoxo,

Mike