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I’ve been settling into my new place in Chicago fairly successfully. My place is steadily becoming more livable (thanks in large part to Gabe and Gavin’s donation of a mattress to sleep on). Once I get more stuff from Portland, I’ll be set.

Logan Square seems like an all around good place thus far–No Friction cafe has been providing me with quality coffee and free wireless, and yesterday I had an awesome breakfast sandwich at Cafe con Leche for only $3.00. Apparently I put a lot of emphasis on my food sources.

I’m leaving for Portland on Wednesday; it should take me three days (very optimistic) or four days (more likely) to get there. According to MapQuest the northern route (Minn., North Dakota, Montana, etc.) and the central route (Iowa, Neb., Wy., etc.) only differ by twenty miles, but Dennis tells me the central route is faster.