The Becoming Project - An Online Portfolio

Lately, I have been discussing with a coworker on how to find a great apartment. Seeing as we are in the city of Chicago, there are a lot of options on how to find the best place to live. Initially, we discussed the great resource known as Craigslist. Which is still by far the best directory for apartment searching on the internet. But there was one thing different about what he was looking for. He knew exactly which neighborhood he wanted to live in.

I am not sure if any of you have tried search for a location on Craigslist, but it is a multiple step process. First you have to search for the area, then click the link, then read the description, then click the map link only to find that it is located about 20 miles from the area you were looking for. It can make the process a bit daunting. This brings me to the great resource I found recently called Housing Maps.

http://www.housingmaps.com/

The site allows you use Google Maps to pull data from Craigslist on the available apartments in the given area. It lets you specify a price range and see photos if they are available. It is definitely a great resource for some who is looking.

Today I came across a song Metallica recorded in 2002 with Ja Rule called “We Did it Again” and I nearly fell over when I heard it. Apparently the two artist wanted to ruin their careers on a compilation album called Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories. If you are curious you should check it out.

I am warning you though… it will be the worst 4:43 minutes of your musical life!

It has not been nearly a full week since the Chicago Bears lost the Super Bowl and I can honestly say that I am still not quite over it.