Paper or plastic?
Whichever makes it easy to carry.
living in a region with floods one day and then a dust storm?
I guess the same way people in any other climate get bored.
chicago?
Are you into Wilco?
I lived in Chicago my entire life until about 18 months ago when I moved to Arizona, so that's where the screen-name comes from. As far as Wilco goes, I enjoyed them for quite some time, but over the last few years I've gotten pretty tired of the sleepy, indie, Iron-and-Wine type music. Just too mellow for me these days.
My favorite Wilco stuff is "Jesus, Etc," "Sky Blue Sky," "Impossible Germany," and basically all of the "Summerteeth" album.