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Coming Back Home, Again
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Mon Dec 24th, 2001 at 12:35:49 PM PDT
If the snow doesn't stop the airports. A brief statistical synopsis of the trip. (8 comments, 322 words in story) Full Story

Chicagologue II: The One-Off Closure
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Dec 20th, 2001 at 01:07:28 AM PDT
I actually started writing this in Olympia. I figured I'd have a certain eerieness about waltzing back into this room, the site of my mad summer, which is not to be confused with my mad autumn, which hopefully -- in more ways than just literally -- ends tomorrow. And as far as the recent strain in my Paul Shrug SOS diaries, it also ends, tonight, with this entry, and I'm writing it here. In Chicago. I'm not sure when I'll be back. On SOS, that is. Like everything else, in a suddenness that hasn't quite hit me yet, every damn thing is subject to change. Yours truly included. (2 comments, 1769 words in story) Full Story

Take 2
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Sat Sep 22nd, 2001 at 12:44:58 PM PDT
After 10 weeks... (157 words in story) Full Story

Hold That Thought
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Sep 20th, 2001 at 01:59:20 PM PDT
Guess what? Thanks to the miracles of modern transportative ineptitude, I'm still in Chicago. For two additional days. But that's not the worst part. What is? Find out and take the poll. (1 comment, 257 words in story) Full Story

It Was a Very Good Pseudonym
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Sep 19th, 2001 at 04:35:33 PM PDT
Well, that's about it for Chicago Shrug. I'm now less than 20 hours from leaving the real biggest little city in the world. As such, with this entry I hereby proclaim the nom de plume non-existent. (1 comment, 154 words in story) Full Story

Update: Leaving Chi-Town Early
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Sep 12th, 2001 at 07:50:25 PM PDT
Based on several quite obvious factors, I've junked my airline reservation and will be Amtraking it back to Olympia -- one week from tomorrow. Still scheduled to arrive on Saturday 9/22, a few hours earlier than originally. (197 words in story) Full Story

Hello Cleveland!
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Sep 6th, 2001 at 03:26:48 PM PDT
Finally, a legitimate reason to spout that cliche. (2 comments, 83 words in story) Full Story

Update: Shrug Is Not Homeless
By Chicago Shrug, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Sep 6th, 2001 at 10:41:40 AM PDT
Thanks to all who responded to my shameless begging for help finding a rental in Olympia. I'm happy to report I've managed to bamboozle some poor apartment manager into accepting my application. Be back in two and a half weeks. Comments >>

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