Gittin' down in Chitown

Guess what, bammas? I'm in Chitown! Yup, for the first time in my life, I have ventured out to the midwest. It's not as scary as I thought. At least it hasn't been so far.

I'm in Chicago for the UNITY conference, a conference for minority journalists. I actually attended the conference back in 2004 in Washington DC and it was an amazing experience. In '04, John Kerry and George Bush came to speak at the conference. Needless to say, Bush's reception was a bit chilly. But hey, at least he had the balls to show up and spit in our collective face.

Barack Obama is scheduled to speak here in Chicago, but I don't know if I'll be able to catch him speaking. Originally, he and John McCain were scheduled to speak in a forum on Thursday, but both campaigns had other plans and skipped out on it.

Since I'm at the conference, posting might be light for a little while, but I'll try to keep up. Holla if you see me!

P.S. Did you know Chicago has a really big lake? No, for real, Lake Michigan looks like a damn ocean. When I saw as we were flying in I was thrown back by it.