1. I honked at someone from Michigan today on Memorial Drive. Not very "St. Louis Ambassador" of me, but they cut me off!


2. On my walk to work, some lady was screaming at her male companion. The male driver, who had all the windows in the SUV down, was totally tuning her out, but she was just laying into him. I kinda of thought what happened to the days when people kept their business to themselves, but then I laughed. That poor sucker fucked up big time and he knew it.


3. The Downtown St. Louis Partnership still haven't replaced their "Live, Work, Play" ripped and worn banners along Memorial Drive.


4. The tower at the new riverfront casino extends the skyline quite nicely along 4th street.


5. I still wish we didn't have a casino along the riverfront.


6. The steel skin of the Arch, when contrasted with dark storm clouds, reminds me of what a spaceship would look like in space.


7. When it rains, the walkway underneath 70 next to Washington Avenue which provides access from the archgrounds to downtown smells like pee super hardcore.


8. While walking on the Archgrounds, I had tourists ask me where the Arch was.


9. This has happened more than once.


10. I still love working downtown.


11. The weather guy on Channel 2 pronounces blog "blag".


12. St. Louis City parks are the best in the region.

By  Digitizdat, at 11:47 PM

Great thoughts. The arch can be quite a spectacle, especially under unusual skies. I used to turn left onto Chestnut from Broadway when going home each night. Sometimes the sight of the Arch against the evening sky would captivate me.

Also... I second the pee smell under 70. Definitely Not a pleasant aroma when walking back to work w/a freshly packed gut (from lunch on the landing).

Haha! The weatherman on channel 2 is hilarious. Reminds me of a scene from the movie Snatch. Maybe he's a Pikey.

Weatherman: "Do you like blags?"
Brick City: "Blags?"
Weatherman: "What? Blags. You like blags?"
Brick City: "Oh, blogs. Sure, I like blags."

By  Matthew, at 4:23 AM

lol. i wish i had a blog to post random thoughts on...

By  bev, at 12:18 PM

8 and 9 - No way! What was your response?

I met someone at a conference who had never been to St. Louis but was familiar with the Arch as a part of the skyline. He thought it was made of stone and was shocked that it was stainless steel. Shocked to the point that he almost argued with me about it.

By  Brick City, at 8:22 PM

I just pointed them in the right direction :) I wanted to say "if you turn your head to the right, you'll see our famous landmark" but I figured I'd let them figure it out!

So, this person you almost argued with about the stone arch, did he know you could take an elevator to the top...and how that worked if the arch was made of stone?