man, oh man, is this cool:
pizza hut has partnered with sony so that when you're playing everquest two you can just enter the code "/pizza" and you'll be able to order a pizza online without having to log out of the game. brilliant! of course, i was looking into this sort of thing three years ago for a certain shall-remain-nameless company. (sigh) missed opportunity #47 on that front.

another cool thing: the CTA is looking into building an airport express train. i don't know that it'd be worth the hike from the current $1.75 per trip fare to the proposed $10 fare, but i like that they're thinking about it. go, chicago! way to out-cool new york! i mean, i know they have airtrain to JFK now, but getting there from downtown isn't all that easy: take a look at their recommended travel route. sheesh.