Erik
@es06x.com
Web developer, traveler, runner, reader, cat dad, electric car lover, and Chicago resident. 📚🇺🇸🏳️🌈
I run robots for @isthereaneventtoday.com and @isthereacubsga.me
I run robots for @isthereaneventtoday.com and @isthereacubsga.me
Can’t believe summer is wrapping up already!!!!
Both the Cubs and the Sox made it to postseason. More October baseball is expected in the city.
September 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Can’t believe summer is wrapping up already!!!!
I just finished the whopper that is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Wow what an amazing book!
July 24, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I just finished the whopper that is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Wow what an amazing book!
I read Yesteryear for bookclub and we all had the wildest time. Some loved it, some hate it, and others were meh.
I gave it a 5 out of 5. Fantastic! We also had both the US and Euro book covers.
#booksky #bookclub #yesteryear
I gave it a 5 out of 5. Fantastic! We also had both the US and Euro book covers.
#booksky #bookclub #yesteryear
July 21, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I read Yesteryear for bookclub and we all had the wildest time. Some loved it, some hate it, and others were meh.
I gave it a 5 out of 5. Fantastic! We also had both the US and Euro book covers.
#booksky #bookclub #yesteryear
I gave it a 5 out of 5. Fantastic! We also had both the US and Euro book covers.
#booksky #bookclub #yesteryear
Dear cars, bikes are not the problem.
#chicago #bikes #urbanDesign
blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/23/c...
#chicago #bikes #urbanDesign
blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/23/c...
Chicago's Bike Lanes Don't Hurt Businesses, City Report Finds
As protected bike lanes face opposition in some neighborhoods, city-backed case studies found lanes in a half-dozen corridors have not contributed to a negative impact on economic activity.
blockclubchicago.org
June 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Dear cars, bikes are not the problem.
#chicago #bikes #urbanDesign
blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/23/c...
#chicago #bikes #urbanDesign
blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/23/c...
I haven’t been posting my reading consistently, but I’m still here reading consistently.
This recent read was a 6/5 stars for me. The writing style was absolutely fantastic. Bravo.
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
In Tongues by Thomas Gatten
#booksky #books #pride #pridemonth #reading
This recent read was a 6/5 stars for me. The writing style was absolutely fantastic. Bravo.
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
In Tongues by Thomas Gatten
#booksky #books #pride #pridemonth #reading
June 22, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I haven’t been posting my reading consistently, but I’m still here reading consistently.
This recent read was a 6/5 stars for me. The writing style was absolutely fantastic. Bravo.
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
In Tongues by Thomas Gatten
#booksky #books #pride #pridemonth #reading
This recent read was a 6/5 stars for me. The writing style was absolutely fantastic. Bravo.
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
In Tongues by Thomas Gatten
#booksky #books #pride #pridemonth #reading
Rufus du sol in #chicago at #wrigleyfield it was the best of times, the best of times.
June 22, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Rufus du sol in #chicago at #wrigleyfield it was the best of times, the best of times.
I would like a holiday/day off where you’re supposed to just read books.
May 21, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I would like a holiday/day off where you’re supposed to just read books.
Some unexpected recent joy in my life recently has been being extra and building a website for my gay kickball team with another team member who is absolutely a graphic design pro. Check it out: blueboyschicago.com
May 16, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Some unexpected recent joy in my life recently has been being extra and building a website for my gay kickball team with another team member who is absolutely a graphic design pro. Check it out: blueboyschicago.com
I had this exact same discourse with my neighbors in my previous building. The empty lot next door was being planned to be a housing building. The traffic complaints were endless, and the building is just blocks from the redline in uptown.
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
Housing near public transit encourages car-free living
A Bucktown resident is perplexed by neighbors who think housing near a Blue Line stop will bring more cars. Also, the Illini men's basketball team, Trump and what spring break was like for teens back ...
chicago.suntimes.com
April 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I had this exact same discourse with my neighbors in my previous building. The empty lot next door was being planned to be a housing building. The traffic complaints were endless, and the building is just blocks from the redline in uptown.
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
Here we go! Opening day!
There is a Cubs game today at 01:20 PM #Cubs #Chicago #ChicagoCubs #Lakeview #NotifyChicago #CubsAlert #WrigleyField
March 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Here we go! Opening day!
Built by yours truly and my AI companions!
Bad news: Baseball season starts on Thursday
Good news: We are nearly complete with our brand new website which will now work with all events at Wrigley field including concerts... oh and we made it work for Soldier Field too!
Here is a preview, we hope to roll it out soon! Bluesky saw it first!
Good news: We are nearly complete with our brand new website which will now work with all events at Wrigley field including concerts... oh and we made it work for Soldier Field too!
Here is a preview, we hope to roll it out soon! Bluesky saw it first!
March 25, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Built by yours truly and my AI companions!
I’m still suffering from the time change. Why oh why do we still do this nonsense???
March 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I’m still suffering from the time change. Why oh why do we still do this nonsense???
Why am I always craving Taco Bell?
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Why am I always craving Taco Bell?
Nothing says Christmas like sleeping in my bed from high school.
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Nothing says Christmas like sleeping in my bed from high school.
Current status: peak to waning cold symptoms, which means I only have the attention span for TikTok. Please pass a fresh box of Kleenex (ahcoo)
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Current status: peak to waning cold symptoms, which means I only have the attention span for TikTok. Please pass a fresh box of Kleenex (ahcoo)
Not me giggling to another Emily Henry book.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Not me giggling to another Emily Henry book.
😭
That’s it for the Cubs, see you in March.
October 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
😭
Hoping one day I’ll be a star actor in your corporate sexual harassment training videos.
September 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hoping one day I’ll be a star actor in your corporate sexual harassment training videos.
Currently reading Evenings and Weekends by Osín McKenna. Loving this great summer read.
August 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Currently reading Evenings and Weekends by Osín McKenna. Loving this great summer read.
Quick Review: As someone at an HFT firm, Flash Boys threw me into the electric early days of speed trading. Lewis unpacks how microseconds became millions, the secrecy and tech wizardry behind it all. Still thrilling and eye-opening years later. #booksky #currentlyreading
May 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Quick Review: As someone at an HFT firm, Flash Boys threw me into the electric early days of speed trading. Lewis unpacks how microseconds became millions, the secrecy and tech wizardry behind it all. Still thrilling and eye-opening years later. #booksky #currentlyreading