Well, I was all excited about going to Chicago this weekend to check out Millennium Park and to hopefully snap hundreds of photographs (and elude arrest) of "Cloud Gate", the jellybean reflecting structure at the apex of the Park.

Darn, it's covered in a giant tarp. Apparently, it's "under renovation" -- whatever that means. Seriously, how do you renovate a giant reflecting jellybean? Put in some granite counters?

After reading all the Boing Boing posts on Millennium Park, it was a bit disappointing to only see a bunch of skaters and some cheesy music. On the other hand, the Frank Gehry-designed stage looks fantastic! Can't wait to hang out on the grass in the summer.