Bikes, friends, beer and tamales

Critical Mass last night was a blast. We went west, which is pretty rare for the Mass. Out past UIC and then north and by the United Center right as people were going in for the Blackhawks game, then north and west to Humboldt Park, then down to the Garfield Park Conservatory and back up through Humboldt, and then east down North through Wicker Park and Old Town to the beach. We did a good five-minute hold-up of the Damen/North intersection; a huge bike circle and bikes in the air, at least until the cops showed up and started circling the intersection with their sirens on...some girl Linda had cupcakes at North Ave. Beach, and I had about six of them.

I headed up to Danny's afterward, and hung out with him and Dani and Jenny, and Dani's friend Kathleen and Danny's sister Lisa. After they all left, Danny and I rode down to Club Foot where we met some of his friends, and I ran into these kids Frank and Michelle I met last summer, and got invited to Frank's birthday party next weekend, which I may be able to go to...some Mexican guy was selling hot tamales out of a portable cooler - it was just what I needed. Delicious.

Today I want to try and clean up - we'll see how successful that venture is.