By the way, bruise update: The bruise I acquired just above my left knee is really weird, but kind of cool. I've never had a bruise like this. It's very dim, but if it were darker, it would look like a ring nebula of sorts. It's (of all colors) bright whitish (like if you pressed on your skin and released, where the skin gets brighter for a second or two) in the center, about the size of a dime--that must be the point of first impact. It's then faintly blue for about a half inch around, with some darker blue spots scattered around the outer perimeter. I like it. For a bruise, that is... :)
Further North
The account of one South Sider who is firmly entrenched on the North Side of Chicago.