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― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:10 (nineteen years ago)

ONE HOT DOG, PLZ. I AM VERY HUNGRY.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:12 (nineteen years ago)

This reminds me, it's time for Christmas lists. I want Civilization 4. Also, DVDs of sny or all of the following: Simpsons season 4, a Woody Allen movie of your choosing (I have nothing on DVD), Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back, a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm of your choosing, a season of Rocky and Bullwinkle of your choosing (although I think it's season 2 that has the "Upsidasium" storyline), the first season of Miami Vice, the season of Moonlighting of your choosing, and also, my cat needs more toys.

I will of course be buying multiple gifts for each and every one of you.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:24 (nineteen years ago)

(Note: not really.)

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:26 (nineteen years ago)

Also, I could probably stand to own a Bible. I haven't owned one for years, and I'm seriously thinking of attending church again.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:29 (nineteen years ago)

Getting up early, dressing sharp, singing - what's to lose?

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:37 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, Catholics don't even have to get up early. You can go to the second session if you like.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:40 (nineteen years ago)

Or Midnight Mass! It's like goin' clubbin' with Jesus!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:43 (nineteen years ago)

Actually, I think I'll find a really staunchly traditional church and go at midnight the Christmas Eve. I bet that 560-ft-tall church downtown holds a killer midnight mass. I think I'd like to celebrate Christmas in the world's tallest church.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 06:51 (nineteen years ago)

There's a good midnight Christmas Eve service with foxes in furs down at the church across the street (or so) from the Hancock on Michigan Ave.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:22 (nineteen years ago)

I know the church you mean. But I don't know what "foxes in furs" means. Is that in the Bible?

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 08:13 (nineteen years ago)

Your search - "foxes in furs" - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

* Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
* Try different keywords.
* Try more general keywords.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 08:17 (nineteen years ago)

/http://www.postersnthings.com/posters/foxes.jpg
or
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― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 15 December 2005 08:38 (nineteen years ago)

Took me half an hour, but I get it. Pretty women in fur coats.

Unless one of them if Jerry Hall and is going to adopt me as a paid male sex slave, it's not really my scene.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 08:45 (nineteen years ago)

Good morning to anyone who's up?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:04 (nineteen years ago)

ne. thanks.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:05 (nineteen years ago)

i mean... me. not ne. "ne" is like "the knights who say..." which i am not.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:06 (nineteen years ago)

morning, manda!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:06 (nineteen years ago)

morning!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:07 (nineteen years ago)

yay!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

what's cookin? i wish i had some bacon right now.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

I'm awake. My back hurts.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

not related to bacon, but all that talk about midnight mass made me sort of actually want to go to christmas eve midnight mass. i like the dressing-up and the singing.

why does your back hurt? hot dogs?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

oh! i have to ask someone this very pressing question:

this morning i came into the office and found a domino right under my chair. a domino. it's a pair of twos.

is this GOOD LUCK OR BAD LUCK? someone tell me!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

Have you seen this? It's a great exchange, however staged. It's the most Christian-looking person CNN could find against the most Jew-y looking person CNN could find, arguing about Christmas.

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/sederchristmas1.mov

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

GOOD LUCK.

The reasons my back hurts are manifold:
(a) The bike. Hunchy.
(b) Low-level stress. Goes to my back.
(c) Haven't been doing any non-bike related exercise as of late.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:19 (nineteen years ago)

4: Four is the number of manifestation and material reality. There are four elements, four sides of a square, four cardinal directions of a compass, four seasons, four winds, etc. It is a number of order, structure, power, and earthly dominion. Four is the number of the prototypical complete family: a father, a mother, a son, and a daughter.

OR, since it's a domino:

2: Two is the number of duality, of coupling, of self and other, of opposing and complementing aspects of reality, of the union of two individuals (1s).

So you're either going to have a kid or start swinging.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:21 (nineteen years ago)

Evan - drink more water. Also try some Aleive and a heating pad, two of my favorite things.

Church talk - I've never been to a Catholic mass, but I have been fully intended to attend a Quaker meeting and just never get up early enough to go. I love the Quakers. They are hard core on social policy issues, and their meetings consist mostly of sitting quietly. I really crave some quiet stillness in my life, and it seems like if I went somewhere that was all about sitting quietly on the outside, it might increase my quiet stillness on the inside.

The only thing wrong with the Quakers is all that God and Jesus stuff, but nothing's perfect.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:23 (nineteen years ago)

There are four elements

last I checked, there are 112.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:25 (nineteen years ago)

OR, Amanda, OR:

You, Dan, Carl, and Junior are a complete family ALREADY and the domino is a message from the universe to remind you that you are a happy woman with a good life and a nice family. OR you're going to get some money (manifesting materiality). But since it's a domino, avoid getting this money illegally but you will totally get caught (because people play dominos in prison).

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:25 (nineteen years ago)

With that kind of sharp cynicism, Kenan, you'll never make it through an entire church service.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:25 (nineteen years ago)

Then you haven't checked lately: there's 116.

ZING.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:26 (nineteen years ago)

I think I like this domino. I'm gonna carry it in my purse. (I hope it's not a voodoo domino!!!)

How was your exam, Jenny?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

You're counting Ununquadium, Unuhexium, Ununoctium, and God knows what else. These are bastard elements, and god does not love them.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

I like the symmetry of the domino. Wouldn't it be so creepy if someone had taken a red marker and colored one of the dots red?

Ooh, that gives me the shivers.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:39 (nineteen years ago)

The exam was okay. I did really well on two questions and questionably on the third, so we'll see.

Amanda, that domino is your talisman of symmetry.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

I'm gonna be really disappointed if I find out that one of my coworkers planted the domino.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:48 (nineteen years ago)

i know some of your co-workers. your co-workers are not that clever. so relax.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

yeah. you're right. they also think i'm a giant sourpuss and i'm pretty sure they wouldn't trouble themselves to play a joke on me.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:53 (nineteen years ago)

you are a giant sourpuss. but that's why we like you and they don't.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

Ahhh, how right you are.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

i know my own kind.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

Good morning! Today is Nick's first day at his new job. He was all paranoid last night - per usual - and checked his email before bed and he had a new one from them, sent at like 4:30 yesterday afternoon. It said, hey, since it's your first day, why don't you start at 8:30? That seemed strange because:
a- they already told him he'd be starting at 6:30 every morning to start and
b- they assumed he'd check his email after 4:30 and didn't call or anything and
c- he needs the hours since he's starting part time.
So then he was even more a bundle of nerves, but he seemed to be in good spirits this morning.

ALSO! That meant I took the bus to work this morning. I forgot how fun taking a walk in the early morning while drinking coffee and listening to my i-pod can be.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

I love taking the bus. Maybe I can take a bus to the worker's center this morning, if I happen upon one. (Waiting for the Broadway bus is nothing I would ever do on purpose.) The last time I took the bus to the worker's center there was a one-toothed African woman barking at people as they boarded. In between stops, she would just scream in her native langauge. It was awesome.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

I went to a Quaker college and loved that aspect of it. I've been to silent worship and it's pretty impressive, I must say. (But yeah, the Jesus part can be a bit Jesus-y, but they have a really admirable social agenda)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

Jocelyn, where did you go to school?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.discogs.com/image/R-416999-1110569706.jpg

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

what's that?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

I want a cymbal and a pair of shoes for Xmas. And new pillows.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

my new favoritz rexxcordsz.

I'm only going to talk about music on ILChi from now on. and water chestnuts.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

i like the idea of late night masses being like clubbin' with jesus, because i used to play violin at late night masses regularly, and that makes it seem much more cool. or maybe not.

another argument for catholicism--taize masses, which are completely sung.

i want lots of burned cds for xmas, and a telephone, because mine is crap. also, if anyone wanted to hire a hit man to take care of my troubles with my neighbors, that would be sweet.

i think the domino could have some strong symbolism kind of like the backgammon tiles in lost. but i have no idea what.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

Amanda, maybe you're meant to go see Keira Knightley as DOMINO.

I want a CHILX0R to personally deliver some Hot Doug's to me for the holidays.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

Today I am excited because I am leaving work at noon and one of my best friends is coming through town en route from AK to MI for a couple of days. The downside: I have to go to O'Hare to pick his ass up. I'm probably going to take the train to avoid the hell that the road will be if it snows. On the other hand, he is going to have three bags with him, which might make the train ride annoying. I'm still glad to be leaving work early.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

Juulia, What kinds of music do you like or are you interested in?

My desk is covered and smells of permanent marker. Also, I'm overheated. Woe is me!

What is that record like, Jeff? I know nothing about it.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

That is a beautiful album cover. Do I like that record?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

Oh wait. I don't think I like that album.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

non practicing catholic here. went to catholic hs, got kicked out.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

re: Quakers.

Jenny, I'll go with you to a meeting anytime. I've been before & it's a lot like going to Zen temple (which I did with some regularity a couple years ago), but without all the hoopla. it's so lovely & simple.

interesting fact, Leaf's grandma started the Quaker house in Iowa City.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Anyone interested in going to Subterranean tonight? I'm going b/c my friend's band is playing (not John's band, though) AND I'm going to meet boy #2 that Brooke just started dating. I'm so nervous about going out on a school night! Also, just as a bonus, I'll probably be slightly drunk from the Dean's holiday party!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

My colleague Erica goes to Quaker services every once in awhile, too. I'm totally down.

The Quakers were the only group of people I found in NC who were actively opposed to the war and actually doing things about it. I was very grateful to find them because I thought I was all alone.

I went to a Quaker wedding once - that was awesome. The bride and groom walk down the aisle together, and there is a time of silence and then people can say nice things about the couple if they want. It was beautiful.

xpost: The boy that I second-hand know?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) Man, you didn't tell me you were going to a competing show! You suck.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

That said, Velvetron is great. (I know that's not who you're going for.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds like fun, but I have class. :(
I might consider attending a Quaker meeting/service, it sounds like it would be nice. Where do such things occur? Is it called a church? I don't know squat about Quakers.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

I've always wanted to go to a Quaker meeting, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

It looks like our closest meeting is in the Japanese American Service Center! http://www.quaker.org/northside/

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

And here is why, in my opinion, the Quakers rock: http://www.fcnl.org/

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

So will the Quakers get freaked out if we show up all together like a big field trip? Because I want to see a service too. I wonder if it involves all that complicated standing up together/ sitting down together/ knowing when to say memorized things in unison together stuff that most churches have to see who is an imposter and who is a real church-goer (I mean, to build community and oneness).

The big snowflakes are so pretty!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

I read the letter they had posted on that site and it sounds like the Friends are having some internal struggles. I'm guessing they would like to have some new blood, but would prefer if we were seriously considering joining and not just there casually. Which is why I should maybe not go. I'm sort of afraid of the pressure of joining things.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

I wonder if it involves all that complicated standing up together/ sitting down together/ knowing when to say memorized things in unison together stuff that most churches have to see who is an imposter and who is a real church-goer (I mean, to build community and oneness).

No. I should probably let someone who's actually been to a meeting speak, but my impression was that there moments of silence and then moments of talking and whoever had something to say could say something.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

amanda, it's called a "meeting" instead of "church."

john, you're right about what happens during a meeting.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

What letter are you talking about, Amanda? I find it hard to believe that a religious organization would look askance at people who are curious.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:43 (nineteen years ago)

I think it's totally cool if we all go, field-trip like, and I am interested in being a more active meeting-attendee so I can be like the for real curious person that is like a hall pass for the casual onlookers.

And I don't think you have to dress up like in the Presbyterian and Methodist churches of my youth.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

Geez, I didn't mean it that way -- I have just had some bad experiences with being sort of interested in something and then feeling overwhelmed by it when I got there. I don't want to discourage anyone else from going. I clicked on the site that Jenny linked to and then read the "letter" linked at the bottom.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

I went to Earlham, and practically all of my friends there were the Quaker kids. There's a big Friends (Quaker) meeting in Chicago that one of my college friends goes to, and her dad is a Quaker hospital chaplain in Evanston. I'm sure she'd take you guys there sometime in exchange for knitting tips. (She's actually marrying one of my ex's from college, so I wrote to her the other day about that and we've been re-corresponding) Before they get married they have to sit before a clearance committee and answer a bunch of questions about the goals for their marriage, which I think is very cool.
There is a traditional meeting, with a sermon and bible study and everything, and then there is silent meeting, where everyone sits in contemplation and only speaks if they "feel the spirit move them".

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

(I took an entire class in college on Quakerism, esp. in relation to the whole non-violence idea)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

my best friend married a quaker. nice quaker wedding and i got to sign this quaker thing-a-ma-bob as a witness to their wedding.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

I still don't see where this letter is... I looked on both sites Jenny linked. Someone help me?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

The Sabbath Year (read the letter here)

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, my friend goes to Downer's Grove but here's a listing of meetings in CHI.
http://www.quakerfinder.org/QF/qfind.php

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

Hmmm, I wouldn't read too much into that later. It's two and a half years old, anyway.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

later = letter

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, ok. I'm sorry for bringing it up, I wasn't trying to make a huge deal out of anything. Things automatically feel tense when people are talking about religion, don't they?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:05 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, there's kind of a big divide between young and old Friends. It's a problem and has split a lot of meetings. Basically, a lot of the older Quakers are more like the Mennonites (thee's and thou's and no drinking or TEH GAYS but lots of Jesus) and the young people are more into bringing in elements from other religious traditions (Esp. Taize, Buddishm, etc) and trying to figure out a way to be non-violent but not passive. There's this whole arguement about if a tank is coming for you do you lie down in front of it or do you fight back?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think it's tense! I agree that the letter is kind of weird, and I am actually really relieved that it's two years old. I don't want to go in search of a peaceful respite and instead fall into a nest of drama. There is plenty of drama everywhere else!

Something about "quaker finder" makes me laugh, though. Like, "Is there a Quaker in the house?" "Get me a Quaker, STAT!"

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.go-brooklyn.com/html/issues/_vol27/27_45/45brimley.jpg
QuakerFinder General.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

*snort*

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:12 (nineteen years ago)

I've got a lot of work today: RUNDOWN, PLZ.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago)

We've all found Jesus via the Quakers, mostly.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

And Jeff will only be dropping in to discuss music and water chestnuts.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

Jesus: I'm not going for any of that.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:16 (nineteen years ago)

I'm taking the afternoon off! Meeting Maddie for sushi and comic books and then doing some holiday shopping.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

Jesus: I'm not going for any of that.

NO CAN DO

http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/8e0c4ff0.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

chicago folks im asking for your opinions:

so ive been given the option of working 4 ten hour days and having fridays off starting in January. This is a tough choice for me...I already come in at 5am so I can leave at 1. I would probably come in at 4-4:30 if I did the 10 hour day thing. I have a hard fucking time being here 8 hours, never mind 10....but the thought of every friday off and usually holidays we get mondays off which would mean 4 day weekends...is a tremendous amount of fun. hmmm...any thoughts?

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

I have always wanted to try working a four day week. If you elect to work those hours and then hate them, can you back out?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

KENAN ARE YOU HERE? YOUR PHONE IS BUSY AND I AM TRYING TO CALL YOU!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

I'm taking half a sick day -- today just worked out that way. Yay? I've been here since 6:45, after all.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

yes, we can basically make our own schedules so i can back out at any time.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

Oh then totally go for it.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Goddamn, I need me some lip balm.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

Interesting. I don't think I would mind the act of working ten hour days, but since I usually don't come in until 8:30 - 9:30 I would be worried about having zero time in the evenings to relax or get stuff done.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

I have like six different kinds spread throughout the apartment and in assorted jacket pockets and purses.

You needed lip balm at the Holiday Club, too, John. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

xp o rama Something about "quaker finder" makes me laugh, though. Like, "Is there a Quaker in the house?" "Get me a Quaker, STAT!"
hahaha

the whole standing up/sitting down thing sounds oh so catholicismish.

i loved masses at school, but that was because the jesuits were all super liberal and cool. real world churches can be so much more stuffy and uptight and boring.

sarah, about music--i never know what to say about what i like because i'm one of those people on here who has a complex about feeling like i know nothing oh noes (i can prattle about boring classical-music-technique stuff, oh snooze). also, i suck at categorizing things, so. i have a strong aversion to rap and hip hop since living next door to my neighbors (apparently, it's not even good hip hop, but hot damn is it loud, and oh how i hate it). i like white guy indie acoustic shit. i like classic rock. i like pop that's interesting. i dunno. i love being exposed to stuff i might have never seeked out on my own. and when i try to talk about what i like i sound lame so now i will stop.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???

What's up with that is that I keep forgetting to buy some! Also, I want nice fancy lip balm, but I suppose I'll just go to CVS and buy whatever they have.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT LIP BALM ON THE INTERNET

― n//a (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

hshs i was just about to say i have this new fabulous papaya lip balm, omg.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

I miss the real Nick. I wonder when he'll get off today.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

i mean, PAPAYA. and it's SHINY.

ususally i just use vaseline though, my lips are ridiculously dry.

how's the new job going?

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

Carmex or Burt's Bees for me! Both are nice and waxy with low tack-factor; the girly kind of lip stuff is either too sticky and I end up eating my hair every time the wind blows, or it's too slippery and slides right off.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

(Sorry, I might have just missed this update, but how was the Mpls interview, Kelz??)

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Can you use "chapping" in the present tense, to describe lips? I've only heard "chapped".

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe if the lips are in the process of becoming chapped?

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

i should bother to read usernames. i was wondering of course how the real nick's new job is going today.

i think you can use 'chapping', i don't see why not.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

it was great! i think. although, two hours after I was second-guessing all my answers. i'll find out soon-ish if i make it to the second round of interviewees.

i'm off to lunch!!! which is probably good for nick b/c i can talk A LOT about lip balm!!!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

I think "chapping" is perfectly valid, only most people don't notice the chapping process until it's too late.

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

Dudes, that wasn't Nick.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT NICK ON THE INTERNET.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE INTERNET ON THE INTERNET

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT LIP BALM ON THE NICK.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

I hate lip balm. I believe the hype about it becoming a crutch for your lips and only use it when necessary. This usually involves going skiing.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

I've been obsessed with chapstick since i was 15, i put it on all day and go through a tube every two weeks. my lips aren't even chapped. i also go into serious fits if i lose a chapstick.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

I use lip balm ALL THE TIME.

It is almost lunchtime! Hurrah!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

a chapstick compulsion would be much more useful than pulling out my hair or biting my fingernails or whatever, i should try for that.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

I don't use it routinely, but my lips are in PAIN right now.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

but i bite my nails too!

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

sometimes i don't even realize im putting chapstick on and i catch myself mid application.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

John, try the Burt's Beese stuff. It's minty so the BURNING is HEALING. Just like holy water.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

OMG I have an interview for a real clerk job with a real live labor attorney who works in a firm and isn't crazy (or so I assume, since she has chosen to work with other humans instead of sequestering herself in a tiny office from which she rarely emerges)! This is a totally new way for me to experience the legal profession. Awesome.

I also need to buy a suit now! Not so awesome! I have a $35 (yes, thirty-five, as in three tens and a five) suit that I bought for a stupid dumb presentation last year, but I swore that when a real job interview happened I would buy a real suit and now I'll all like, dag. I have to buy a suit.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

Beese?

Jesus. It's a wonder I can put on pants, much less get a job interview.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

No no, I love Burt's Bees. I think I actually was going to get some last time, but the store was out.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

Nice, 'nasta! http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/canasta.html?7915

I think you should show this photo to people who have never seen you, Jaymc, and have them try to guess which one is you.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

Yay for C-nasty!

Jaymc is the one with the beard. Heh.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

Jenny, I also need a suit. I was actually going to look for one on Saturday (hint for having someone to go suit shopping with).

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

I can't go on Saturday because I have one last final on Monday, but next weekend, I am all about suit shopping if that's not too late.

I was thinking of just going to Marshall Field's (because I have a charge card for that store) and just throwing myself on the mercy of a sales lady.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

I just spoke with Nick. He had FUN on his first day at work. He is now eating salad and... and I forget what else he's eating, but I'm sure he'll update you later. Oh! Veggie burgers I think... Yes, that's the ticket.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

Next saturday I'm heading out to DE. I'm game for week night shopping though, if you like. No pressure, though.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

Who was the non-Nick Nick?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

I wrote a song about my morning:

I got the worker justice blues
I've been sitting here for an hour waiting for a phone call from this dude
and I could be at the library checking out some booooooo
ks, but instead I'm on the internet talking with youse.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got the worker justice blues.

xpost: Weeknights are probably good, but we're leaving for NC on the 22... I need my suit by Jan. 5, so any time before that is cool.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

The non-Nick Nick was the Nick who said the non-Nick Nick wasn't Nick.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:39 (nineteen years ago)

SHOW ALL DETAILS

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

I'm leaving on the 22nd as well! We can talk more IN PERSON tomorrow!!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

The guy said he'd call me
when he got off work.
But he's barely scraping buy
and his boss is a jerk.

So he can't be reliable
about when he calls.
It's a catch-22 because the guy who needs the worker justice the most is the guy who can't get it at allllllllll

I got the worker justice blues....
YEAH YEAH I want to go home.
I got the worker justice blue-oo-oo-ooo-ues.
Oh please call me on the phone.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

In other words, IT WAS YOU!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

Kelsey, I look forward to talking with you in person.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

Homiez, I am at home. The domino told me to come home, so I am at home.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

So the accountant just gave me my pay stub (I have direct deposit). I opened it up and my jaw dropped. I was in total shock. What did they do wrong? I checked and rechecked everything. And THEN I turned it over and figured out it wasn't my pay stub, it was hers. She gets a nice hunk o' change.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

I'm at home too! I just had lunch with my girl at HUE. Tasty tasty tasty. I think I should clean house some now, but I'm just enjoying doing nothing at the moment.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

Okay I'm leaving. I'm going to the library and then I'm going to go home and make some pozole. With chicken. Or con pollo, if you prefer.

PEACE OUT CHICAGO ILX HOMIES. I WILL SEE SOME OF YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

xpost I'm jealous! HUE for lunch! Cleaning house! It's snowing again!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Bye!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

I made a dent in my apartment-cleaning last night -- the vast majority of my boxes are now out of the place. (Only ones left are the two that have all my vinyl records.) I realized I should make my place be somewhat liveable for when Mark visits.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

I wanna be in Chicago. this thread has all the fun. :(

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 15 December 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

My new job was fun.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 15 December 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

See, and you're done already!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

That wasn't so bad, was it?

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 15 December 2005 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

Hi. This is Jesse. In Chicago. First time caller. And first-time listener too. Hey John Cunningham.

― Jesse Kehr, Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

this ilx has a lot of words. a lot of words and i think i might have to know html in order to do something simple like post a pic. this makes me a little sad.

― jesse "darjeeling" kehr, Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:19 (nineteen years ago)

Hi Jesse.

http://www.eastbayvoice.org/movieimages/spellbound4.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

why that pic? that's not me.

― jesse "mungbean" kehr, Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

Hi, Jesse. I see you tired of talking to yourself on FRM this afternoon.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:35 (nineteen years ago)

That pic = the Indian kid in Spellbound who, in a hilarious ironic twist, had trouble spelling "darjeeling."

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

oh that IS ironic. And isn't it ironic that I called myself 'darjeeling'?

NO! NO IT'S NOT!

― jesse "jackfruit" kehr, Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

JESSE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

You're going to gay this place all up.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

there are plenty of homosexuals on ilx.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:23 (nineteen years ago)

Not that kind of gay.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

ahh.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

I like bamboo shoots too.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:26 (nineteen years ago)

It's dark outside again already!

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:27 (nineteen years ago)

Speaking of gay, I went into a shoe store today and the guy was listening to a talk radio show about Brokeback Mountain and the hosts were such idiots that I wanted to strangle the DJs and burn down the shoe store, even if it meant burning down Lush right along with it. Just a lot of "Ooooo there are dudes making out in this movie! I don't want to admit it's a good movie or I might suddenly have a hankering for a mouthful of cock! Ha ha hahaha!"

You know, straight dudes, you can just like the movie, or just not like the movie, on its merits, without worrying about what that says about your sexuality.

Obviousness is so irritating to me.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:29 (nineteen years ago)

That last sentence was not in reference to Eric pointing out that it's dark outside, which while obvious, is not irritating in the least. xthxbi

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 15 December 2005 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

NOTE: I am a straight dude going to see Brokeback Mountain with you on Friday, not worrying about what it says about my sexuality. I am still a little worried about it being boring though.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 16 December 2005 02:29 (nineteen years ago)

hey. n/a. who are you?

I'M ON ILX. HTTP!

― jesse "stinkberries" kehr, Friday, 16 December 2005 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

Wait just a minute here. This is what I wake up to? GAYS? Has the entire world gone totally bonkers?! There aren't any gays in Chicago and there hasn't been for CENTURIES.

It looks like we're back in FUNZONE, Chicago. Keep it clean out there!

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:03 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, it wasn't as fun of a walk in from the bus this morning as it was yesterday. Ick.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

I can tell already that I'm going to need a lot of entertaining today. You may begin! *sitting back, arms folded*

But seriously folks, I am apparently completely incapable of getting ready by myself in the morning. I sat in bed listening to Dinosaur Jr. I emailed my sister. I changed my clothes a million times. I put away some dishes. I left the house with my hair wet carrying a bunch of bags. I'm going to have to start laying my clothes out the night before or something.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

My walk was marvelous! I just wish it was colder.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, Nick - I didn't mean to implicate all straight dudes in my ire. Just straight dudes that feel like they have to be dicks about a movie to save their honor or something.

You be rockin', dawg.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

I wouldn't mind it being colder if the ground was clear of ice. Also, I need to work on limiting the amount of stuff I bring with me to work. Walking would be a lot more fun if I wasn't loaded down with a bunch of bags.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

And has this thread title put "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" in anybody else's head but mine?

What's it gonna be, Santa? Yes? Or no?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

Hi guys. I'm officially done with the semester. Yay.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

I carry tons of baggage too, Sarah -- I feel your pain. Somehow I must find it comforting to carry around a ton of crap with me everyday.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

All right, Amanda!!!! Congratulations!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

You, my dear, are almost done too. Then we will both be light as a feather, but not stiff as a board.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

I keep transposing Santa to Satan.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

Me too -- it just sounds more natural that way. Who would taunt Santa that way?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

Chicago-related post: Did you guys know that there's an ice skating rink in the park (name?) at Western and Peterson? Yeah! Skating on the northside! I love ice skating.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

Is the carrying-tons-of-shit a holdover from using a car to get places? My sister can't leave the house without every item she would need to survive 36 hours on the freaking tundra, assuming the tundra featured a hot nightclub in addition to freezing wasteland -- total load split between trunk and backseat. She'd curl up and die if she had to take mass transit and pare down to one tote-full.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

My favorite aspect of FUNZONE is the cars with one tiny viewport brushed away on one random window and otherwise covered in snow. These cars then lurch to and fro crazily.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - For me it's just the opposite. If I had a car to hold stuff in, I would not have to carry it all on my back. It's a factor of bringing all of my food for the day (sometimes, if I have class after work, all three meals) as well as school books, folders, whatever non-school-related book I'm reading and that's really about it. It's the books and the food.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

I always have to bring a lot of stuff with me everywhere because WHO KNOWS when I'll have to wait for a long time... like last week when I worked on a sock monkey as Nick drove us home in the snow.

Ok, SO. I have eaten ENTIRELY too many cookies this morning, so I am crazy.

My parents said they would take care of getting a little something together for the new in-laws, so my sister and I wouldn't have to worry about it. But today my youngest sis sent a really long email to us saying that she understands we are spending a lot of money to get there, etc etc, but that his parents have spent just as much buying ingrediants for these elaborate meals we'll be having at their house. ALSO they (the parents and the sister as well as the brother-in-law) have all bought us nice presents individually AND we should reciprocate. I'm sure she's right, but what am I going to get? I'll have to buy stuff tomorrow. Also, in case anyone missed the memo, I am not Miss Moneybags.

I'm seriously considering buying their presents at Target. I mean, at least they won't recognize them as they don't have a Target in the south of France (I'm guessing).

What can I get that would seem nice but not necessarily cost a lot? One idea I had is a scarf.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

The in-laws spent HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS on these meals?!?! WOW! That better be some meal.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sorry. I'm lashing out at your sister and I don't even know her. That was crass of me. But still. Way to belittle the massive amount of trouble you're going to in order to be there for the holidays.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, I always think that consumable things are preferable in a pinch -- even if it's not the world's most perfect present, at least it will eventually be used up and go away, unlike say, a picture frame. I usually go for food and/or personal care products like bath salts & loofahs & beautiful imported bars of soap; for men, some specialty shaving cream or etc. I don't know if that helps, really, your situation is so...odd!

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

I agree with Laurel. Maybe you could make them some bath salts. It's pretty easy, with sea salt and essential oil and some other kind of oil I forget. There are recipes on the interweb. Put a bow around it and it's done. Is it too late for more sock monkeys?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, honestly, I would email your sister and tell her that your parents are handling it and that you're not buying these (nice and very generous, yes) inlaws individual gifts on top of everything else. Then tell her to take it up with you parents if she has a problem.

Seriously. All this transcontinental guilt about the holidays is absurd. That's why people move away from their family - to get away from the guilt trips.

― jenny not jeff (Jeff), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

BUT then again, I'm also kind of bitchy about stuff like this, so my solution is not right for everyone.

― jenny againy (Jeff), Friday, 16 December 2005 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

Argh. I'm so sick of gifts after an evening of shopping yesterday. I think I'm done though, I just have to get some spices for my stepmom and burn a couple cds.

I got Katamari for my dad! The same game that is currently played itself at home, since Maddie wedged a book up against the controller in an effort to get one million roses.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, I spoke too soon. I was just handed a pres from one of our typesetters, and it turns out she sent me...a picture frame. WIth little glass beads wired on. Hel-LO regifting.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

Ha! That's awesome, Jordan. Are you going to play with him in competitive mode?

My plan is to get them small, nice looking things that transport easily and don't cost much. These are magical things which I haven't identified yet, but I will get something.

Did I mention I find my youngest sis a bit immature? But also I feel sorry for her because she's always had... issues. And she's been a stay at home wife for a long time now so no wonder she's especially crazy these days.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

I am down to monkey crunch time. I finished my fourth one last night, so I'm done with my family (mom, dad, 2 sisters - brotherinlaw will be fine without his own monkey I think). I'm on Monkey 5 right now (for my friend Sarah), plus I need to do a 6th one from scratch this weekend (for Ben). Then I'm going on a zen retreat away from sock monkey making for at least a couple of weeks.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

So are you shaving time off your previous record with each monkey?

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

Nah, but he started playing Prince of Persia last week and I think he's a bit out of his league, so I had to do something.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

Probably a little, Dan, but it's weird because the monkeys look completely unique, even the two which used the same kind/color socks. The one I'm working on now is a lot smaller - made from crew socks instead of tall hiking socks. I'm thinking maybe I should just buy another pair of crew socks for the last one too because it doesn't take as long. I don't know.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

Have you considered giving the in-laws all-American sock monkeys?

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

You mean made out of patriotic, flag-print socks? One of my coworkers suggested I buy them Chicago sweatshirts, keychains, etc. ha ha.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Eric, Can I buy your cd at Reckless? I could buy one for the Dad! BOO YAH! (I bought an Edith Fr0st cd for Nick's mom).

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I bet my mom might like the Edith Fr0st CD! Can I get that at Hard Boiled (yes, I'm sure)? btw: Hard Boiled is GReAT.

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

(Also, one of my sisters is getting a Nasta cd from Nick)

I'm sure you can, gib. I love that place too. I haven't been there in a while though. Can I get it there, Eric? Actually, Roscoe has some cute shops and I bet they won't be that crowded this weekend.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

I'm making my mom a cd of all stuff with me playing on it. I don't know what I'm going to do for my dad and stepmom, probably copy the 70's soul mix a friend made for me.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Hey guys. I know this probably isn't exactly within the musical tastes of anyone on the board (but I hope to be surprised)... Can anyone reccomend a good blues-type bar in the Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square/general west side? The only place I've ever heard of is Reservation (Preservation?) Blues on Milwaukee, and I don't know if that really is just a blues bar or what. My friend's dad is looking for a place to chill and hear some music tonight.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 16 December 2005 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

I missed all the hot gay axxion!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

Yep, yep, Sarah, Reckless has it. (And Hard Boiled had EF's CDs last time I was there.)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

http://blogbuster.teampdafrance.com/sega_idog-thumb.jpg

A good xmas present for a juvenile 24 year odl brother, or not?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

old

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

What IS it?

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

Dan, I don't know blues bars or the west side, but Von Freeman is playing at the Green Mill tonight and that's usually pretty hot. He's gotta be, like, 90 by now.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

What IS it?

It's an i-dog, silly!

You "feed" it with tunes from your ipod.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

Does in bark in time with the music?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

it dances and its face lights up.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

It also has little outfits

http://www.techiediva.com/weblog/images/idogchillset.jpg

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

Ooo! I need to get my step dad one more gift, and EF's CD would be a great idea! And I need to get myself a gift and EZ's CD would be perfect!

Good thinking, Chicago ILX.

xpost: Is that thing for real?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:22 (nineteen years ago)

yes!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

Does your brother like that kind of stuff? Then it's a good gift. Speaking for myself, the novelty would wear off in about one minute and I would just get angry at the damn thing for demanding so much of my time and eventually ending up in a landfill.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

I agree with Jenny.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, that is a worry.

My brother has no attention span or interests, this is the problem.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

He's an Ebay tycoon and his life is his job.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

Doesn't he hang out with a lot of Brit pop bands?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

haha. yes!

And Swede pop bands.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

Make a charitable donation in his name -- does he really need anything, anyway??

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

(I think each of the two Reckless stores has only two copies of the CD, so get there bright and early!)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

You're related to a TYCOON!

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:28 (nineteen years ago)

See?

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=575608

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, but most importantly, your brother is in the legion of Marine Girls fans.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:32 (nineteen years ago)

Wow! I tycoon at 24. When I was 24, I was just drunk.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:32 (nineteen years ago)

ihttp://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=1625&cat=355
Get him this instead.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

Hmmm...quite good.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

Oh dear. Now I must have the kelly green ipod case w/ wallet inside.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, but most importantly, your brother is in the legion of Marine Girls fans.

What does this mean, Eazy Eric?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

When I was 24, I was just drunk.
Whoooooo! Me too! PARTY!

Sigh.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

It's just that I love the Marine Girls, and he has their album cover posted on his MySpace page, and thus he is my brother as well, but in a way that's different from the way he's your brother.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I don't know who that is. Are they indies? Are they Swedish?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:37 (nineteen years ago)

Kitty iPod case: http://www.fadfusion.com/selection.php?product_item_number=20184800340

Only good if he likes cats, though.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

I want ALL of these things!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

I think I'm going...you know, funny. I almost bought a khaki jacket with FAKE FUR TRIM the other day!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

That just means you miss sitting at the back of the bus in England.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:41 (nineteen years ago)

You are a curious one.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:42 (nineteen years ago)

Marine Girls was the band Tracey Thorn was in before Everything But The Girl, probably when she was 18 or 19, around '82 or so. Very clean guitar sound, no drums, very moody but catchy stuff -- very much like some of the riot grrrl bands 10 years later except very quiet and clean and cool-jazz instead of distorted. That CD combines two records, Lazy Ways and Beach Party, and has 30 tracks, none of 'em over two minutes long.

When I was 24, I was the office admin to a group of narcotics cops working undercover in the M1nneapol1s public housing system. And I was kicking myself a bit for not doing as much creative work as I had when I was 22. And I was trying to get some grants and other kinds of respect that I didn't get, but by the time I turned 25 I'd figured a few things out and was doing better.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:42 (nineteen years ago)

NARC!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

When I lived there the back seats of the bus were always filled with Neds in fur trimmed parkas, having put the tracksuit jackets away for the winter.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

I see.

Eric - wow!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

Good use of "neds" too.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

Should I join Myspace again? What is the point of it, for somebody like me?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

You could record yourself giving British accent lessons and put them on the embedded music player.

I just got my holiday bonus! Somehow, I actually forget about this every year.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations!

Spend it on something ridiculous, like...a sousaphone!

I don't get a bonus because I work for a non-profit! :(

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

Myspace profiles are only okay at our age if we are in bands.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

Aww.

I would get a sousaphone, but only to donate to some New Orleans musician, except they cost a lot more than $100 and I think all the sousaphonists I know have been taken care of. Although, I did hear that a bass drummer I really like needs a drum. Hmmm.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

My holiday bonus was a box of chocolates : (

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

That's bullshit.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

(Yes, Jenny, that's right.)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

I keep getting Christmas cards from my family addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Beetle, so I emailed my mom and asked if everyone was aware that I had kept my birth name, and she said, "I have told them repeatedly that you did not change your name, so good luck with that."

That made me LOL in the computer lab. I guess you have to know my mother and be familiar with her deadpan delivery and dry humor.

My Christmas bonus is a MONTH BREAK BETWEEN SEMESTERS. That starts Monday at 4:30. Whose up for drinking???

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

My wife kept her name and my parents refuse to accept this, constantly sending us things addressed to "Mr and Mrs evine".

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Levine

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Also my mom and stepfather are coming to visit in January and I'm really happy because I am pretty sad about not seeing them at Christmas and was trying to be all stoic about it but now I can just enjoy Christmas and see my parents in January.

xpost: It would be even worse if they couldn't even spell your last name right.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

WHO'S NOT WHOSE

God damn.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

In contrast, I did change my name when I got married and my dad told me this story where he purportedly forgot what my name was and had to call and ASK ME. Thanks, Dad.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:06 (nineteen years ago)

I've had extended family members ask me what Jeff's last name is, but not my parents. That's... absent-minded.

Oh Amanda! I got your response about the cherries and thank you! I need to go to TJ's anyway because we're almost out of coffee and I like the coffee there so that works out nicely. Yay! It's almost cookie time!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

That's... absent-minded.
You're too generous. I would say "shitty."

I think I'm making cookies this weekend too. Raisin-spice, maybe?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

His last name's PTTL, right?

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

Ugh. Another day, another co-worker leaving, another party with cake. Didn't we have that discussion before?

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago)

i always forget people's married last names, and then how the hell do you put them in your address book so you'll be able to find them? i don't do xmas cards anymore though, which makes things easier.

my sister kept our last name when she got married, and she sometimes gets christmas cards addressed to mr. and mrs. spblahblah(our last name rather than his).

― Juulia (julesbdules), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:19 (nineteen years ago)

even shitty bought-from-jewel office cake is cake though. i want some cake.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

His last name's PTTL, right?

Yes. It's Aztec.

My friend sent us a little photo christmas greeting of her and her PRECIOUS daughter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Jen FOREVA Beetle.

Which makes me wonder... what is the "proper" way to do that?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

When I quit my last job before moving here for school I not only didn't get cake, but the last thing my boss said to me as I walked out of his office forever was, "Can you check to make sure there's paper in the fax machine?" But he was a dick.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:22 (nineteen years ago)

OMG YOU GUYS so at my new job nobody talks because they're all busy trying to WRITE so everyone communicates by email and IM even though we're all in the same room but it's kinda nice because it's really quiet all the time. Anyways, this one girl sent me a couple of stories by IM to do, so I IMed back "Ok, I'll get to them in a sec" but I typed "sex" instead of sec! Embarassing!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

that's cold.

careful, dude.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

I wanna go ice skating. It's so relaxing.

haha Nick!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

Relaxing? I guess you don't fall down much.

Nick, that's funny. Try not to IM anything about organisms, just in case.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, it's sailing across the ice, not thinking about anything except staying vertical. Like rollerskating but (sadly) without the music. I'm not good at it or anything, I just like it.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

screaming organisms.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, Jenny.

When the last company I worked at got taken over by GE, we got an intra-company IM program. There were all kinds of hijinks with gossip accidentally being sent to the wrong person, typing offensive messages at other people's computers if they left them unsecured, etc. It was also weird because I could talk to my dad on IM.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

A financial report I edited talked about the company's pubic finance strategies, ugh.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

(Or failed to edit, as the case was.)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

I'm listening to Lambchop right now (Nixon) and I think there's a musical similarly between you, Eazy, and Kurt whathisface that I can't really explain or quantify except to say that it's probably why I like your music so much. Whatever shared characteristic is there is something that really appeals to me.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

I like Nixon.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

Me, too. I think it's the quietness. It's quiet music about quiet things that aren't actually all that quiet, really. I think that's the similarity. Obfuscatingly quiet music.

We saw Lambchop in a theater somewhere in NC and it was one of my favorite shows ever.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

I like the Lambchop/Vic Chesnutt collabo best. That album is so underrated.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I like it because of the Curtis Mayfield/disco influences!

haha

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

I saw Lambchop in a large open square in London, next to a building which apparently houses SECRET RECORDS on everone in the UK!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

Record files, I mean. Not vinyl records.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

It would be much cooler if they were secret vinyl records on everyone in the UK. Singing in the car, singing in the shower, drunk answering machine messages from the middle of the night, angry tirades in front of the mirror directed at absent bosses...

Or am I the only who who does that last thing?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

...

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

^^^

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

Years ago someone heard me play and told me to listen to Lambchop and I didn't for years, and then finally did hear them and definitely understand the quiet comparison. Deann@, their cellist, used to live in Chicago and is pretty great in her own right...

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

I like Marine Girls. I used to play them on my radio show.

Did I ever tell you about that time in 7th grade when I was asked to read aloud from the text book in science class and everyone wouldn't stop giggling? And finally the teacher yelled SILENCE! and asked WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??! And apparently I had been saying ORGASM instead of ORGANISM and did this like 50 times? (sex ed was the class right before science)

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oh god I love Lambchop. I wish they could play in my living room each evening.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

I love rock bands with cellists. I have chosen to follow up Lambchop with Matt Pond, PA (The Nature of Maps). I believe "cello" is the musical theme for the day.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah! My friend K4rl Br0wn did the same thing in seventh grade science class, except he only did it once. But we all still LOLed our faces off. And then later he was all pissed because everybody had laughed at him and he was like, "You don't even know what orgasm means!" and I was like, "I do, too! It's the sounds women make when they have sex!"

Heh.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

I am going to start working on my monkey very very discreetly - shhh!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds so dirty.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 20:57 (nineteen years ago)

People, it's hot like a honky tonk in here.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

Like 80+ degrees hot.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

It's freaking hot in my office too. One coworker keeps holding the front door open.

I just sewed on an arm - I only have one arm and a tail left!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

A woman. A needle. A monkey. A race against time.

CLANDESTINE SOCK MONKEY.

Coming in Spring 2006.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

Actually, Christmas 2005, more accurately. I went to the post office to get away from the inferno.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

i stayed home sick b/c i'm hungover.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

ha! guess you had fun last night, huh?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oh no! Are you coming to the movie tonight?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oh no! Does this mean that you want to meet us at Renaldi's Pizza on Broadway/Clark/Diversey at 6:30 to regain your pizza and beer equilibrium?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

How was Velvetr0n? How was Jag0ff?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

I need to see this monkey. Here's one I made.It's "outsider art".
http://static.flickr.com/7/11526574_bd511c19ef.jpg

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

I've been to FIVE stores in the last two days looking for a certain lipgloss and I am at ZERO SUCCESS. Then I stomped back to the office and ate a pomegranate over the sink and got stainy stuff on the cupboards. Whoops!

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

fun last night, yes. the bands were great & i ended up talking to this 39 year old dude for a large portion of the evening. it was odd, but nice. i am always so overzealous about bringing leaf up just so that all the gents know i'm not available & this dude seemed totally into platonic, which is always a nice thing. you know, at a bar & stuff.
pizza sounds awesome . . . beer does not! i can't believe i am this hungover. i just woke up an hour ago. i am a glutton for liquor.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:16 (nineteen years ago)

what lipgloss, laurel? i love lipgloss.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

Biotherm "Glossy Splash", apparently. GRRRR.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:19 (nineteen years ago)

I, too, love lipgloss.

I almost bought John some "Chap Off" or some sort of Chapstick knock off at Walgreen's today, but then thought that was just dumb.

We are talking about lip products again! Whoo hoo!

xpost: I've never heard of that. Alas!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

on the biotherm site there's "glossy splash" & "glossy splash INTENSE"

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

Jenny, etc: Nick and I are going directly to the pizza/movie side of town after I get off work (which is at 4:30) so if anyone gets there early, call me on my celly, um, if you want.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

Wow! I mean, Intense!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.biotherm-usa.com/_us/_en/makeup/index_prod.aspx?prdcode=040232&CatCode=AXE_MAKEUP^F1_COL_LIPS^F2_COL_Lipgloss&

The best texture & colors, my all-time perfect gloss. Except for the part where it's not carried at Sephora, Sak's, or Henri Bendel, and Macy's is out of stock. Sure, I could order online, but where's the fun in that?!

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

I'll probably just leave the house in an hour or two, depending on if i still feel pukish.
I SHOULD NOT BE PUKING THE MORNING AFTER!!!!

it's cool to join y'all for pizza though? you won't see it come up, i promise.

i think nordstrom carries it . . .i bought my mom some biotherm face soap there. xpost

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

Heck yeah you can join us for pizza. If you puke, try to aim for Jesse.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:26 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sure he deserves it for something.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

Or he will do something deserving of it later.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

I'm having a very Kenan-esque musical day in that I LOVE everything I'm listening to and want to grab the nearest person and force them to listen how great this album is so we can talk about how amazing it sounds, because it's just too good not to share with errybody else, thus increasing the quality of their lives.

I believe this is how evangelical Christiams feel about Jesus.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

Therefore, Matt Pond = Jesus. QED.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

i just ate my first food of the day . . . amy's tofu lasagna. and a glass of coke. i think having sugar helps?!

what music, jenny?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

Wait until I tell the Quakers!!!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

Actually, right now I'm listening to New Pornographers. Before that it was just Neko Case. Before that, Matt Pond PA, and before that Lambchop. And before that The Flaming Lips.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

And it's great! It's like my ears have taken Stimutax.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

What does Matt Pond PA sound like, apart from Cellotastic?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

Is he from Pennsylvania?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

Oh fer chrissake, hah! Jenny, that is exactly how my mother feels about Jesus. I suppose it's kind of the best possible end of the Evangelical Christian spectrum, the ones who are JUST SO HAPPY that they can't stop yammering about it with, truly, no other motivation.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

I have a coworker like that.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:44 (nineteen years ago)

Update! I just have to repair a hole in the tail!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:46 (nineteen years ago)

I don't even know if the band Matt Pond, PA has a guy named Matt Pond in it or not, because I have a bad habit of not investigating these sorts of things or reading liner notes. I do, however, know that the band is from PA because when I lived in the Delaware Valley, I saw them a few times in Philadelphia and they were considered a local band.

What do they sound like... poppy yet mellow, occasionally epic, reminds me of snow. That's probably not very useful. Summer is Coming is my favorite MPPA song ever, if you want to find it for download. I'd put it somewhere for you but I am not on my computer.

xpost: Go Sarah go!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

Also, I think Jeff told me that they lost the cello player for their last album. Since cello love > Philly band loyalty, I didn't bother to listen to it. I'm a bad fan, I know.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

aren't they canadian but the one guy lived in philly for a while or something? i could actually look this up but i don't feel like it, so i may very well be full of shit. i knew someone who knew members of the band but hell if i remember her stories.

i like them though.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

That would make sense, given that whole "snow" thing. Canadians just have this snowy sense about them.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

Done! 5 Monkeys down!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

I'm just listening to the LITE radio play xmas songs at my desk really quietly.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

I like it, but thankfully, unlike my last job, I can actually turn this radio off when I get tired of hearing Christmas songs.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

i feel so much better after eating! yay! it's kind of pathetic that i didn't go in the day after our christmas party, huh? like obvious & stuff?

i'll totally be ready for pizza in a couple o' hours, though. it's that kind of hangover day.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:12 (nineteen years ago)

Yay! I'm excited about a night out!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

Me, too! I miss you cats.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

Is tonight a night to go to King Kong or a night to drink beers and meet girls?

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:46 (nineteen years ago)

I just discovered a limit to my love of quiet music today and that limit is: Sam Prekop.

xpost: It's a night to go to Brokeback Mountain at 8:30 and drink beer and meet girls. That you already know.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

If I go to Brokeback Mountain, though, I'll catch gay and won't want to meet girls. Probably.

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going tomorrow.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

See King Kong, preferably with your shirt off.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going tomorrow.

To Brokeback Mountain? I KNOW you're not fishin' up there.

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:50 (nineteen years ago)

True, true. Brokeback Mountain is going to make you want to kiss boys. But then it won't matter that you'll be meeting girls that you already know who have boyfriends. So it seems pretty win/win to me.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

I think, although I am not sure and I do have to meet a study group at 10 AM tomorrow morning, but I think that there will be beers after the movie, perhaps in a location that includes girls you have yet to meet.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

I KNOW you're not fishin' up there.

No, I'm not. It's showing in a movie theater.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

Can I take my shirt off?

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

okay everyone! i'm leaving my house shortly! see you down there at the ol' fishin' hole!
you should come, gib!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

speaking of boys with their shirts off....

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this is the sort of amusement that comes from people designing dvd covers or whatever and not considering the overall look of things... just thought i'd share.

enjoy brokeback mountain, i totally want to see that!

― Juulia (julesbdules), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

My roommate is making unilateral decisions w/r/t movies.

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

girls of Chicago ILX.

giboyeux wants you to introduce him to your single friends.

thanks,
Adam

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

I tried!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Friday, 16 December 2005 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

(ps - adam! grime!)

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

giboyeux wants you to introduce him to your single friends.

My roommate would probably appreciate it, too.

...there's a reason we're not seeing Brokeback Mountain tonight. AWKWARD.

― giboyeux (skowly), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

Have a good time tonight folks! I expect a full rubdown, I mean, rundown tomorrow.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:03 (nineteen years ago)

My roommate is making unilateral decisions w/r/t movies.

This is illegal under the good faith bargaining provision of the NLRA unless your negotiations have reached an impasse, which can be judged by the length of negotiations, the importance of the provision, and the subjective belief of the parties regarding the status of bargaining.

JUST SO YOU KNOW.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

Landmark at Clark and Diversey.

Where are Nick and Sarah going beforehand? Anywhere good? I can't search these threads for shit.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

Ok, well, I'm going early to get tickets, and if you want to find me before the movie, I'll probably be at the Borders across the street stealing magazines.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 16 December 2005 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

Oh well. I arrived at 6pm, and it was already sold out for both 7 and 8:30. I guess it's not playing many places in town. I saw Syriana instead, and thought it was really good. Oil's a bitch, man.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 17 December 2005 05:19 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry to miss the movie - ended up for 90 mins at a hispanic lesbian karaoke bar in Lincoln Square, did "Hot Child In The City" and had a pint of Blue Moon, made it back home.

― Eazy (Eazy), Saturday, 17 December 2005 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

I think that's pretty much the same as watching Brokeback Mountain, though.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 17 December 2005 07:41 (nineteen years ago)

I woke up sad about the movie this morning.

I think that Hispanic lesbian karaoke would cheer me right up, though.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Saturday, 17 December 2005 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

why so sad about the movie?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Saturday, 17 December 2005 17:16 (nineteen years ago)

KENAN why didn't you call one of our cell phones? We could have all gone to the stupid Lincoln Park bar afterwords together.

YOU GUYS. Our taxi driver home last night was RAY ST. RAY, the SINGING TAXI DRIVER. He was wearing like a vintage tuxedo thing and told us a menu of song subjects we could pick from. Sarah picked "love song," and then "sappy." I was worried it would be embarassing, but it was pretty good, very They Might Be Giants-esque! He gave us a flier for our fridge and told us about his one-man show. It was the best taxi experience ever.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

that sounds incredible!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, that's amazing.

HEY YOU GUYS. I was watching that beer documentary that Chris recommended, American Beer, and when the go to Bell's Brewery, what's playing in the background but MAMA D1DIGD0WN'S! Crazy!

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

KENAN why didn't you call one of our cell phones?

Couldn't find my phone list. I really should put all that into my computer one of these days. I'm no damn good with paper.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

Singing cabbies! Amazing.

...my "band" is "practicing" right now. We are called the Sh4rks!

― giboyeux (skowly), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

No! No more "The _____s" bands! Call yourselves "O! Sh4rks" or something.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

Just sad about how these two dudes were totally in love so bad that they couldn't love anybody else but couldn't be together either and that's like the saddest thing ever, to have all that love and not have anything good to do with it.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Sunday, 18 December 2005 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

In the movie I saw, I was very impressed with the way the script understood how simple it is to hurt or even kill a lot of people, and how when it happens, your understanding of what has happened falls easily and naturally between total understanding and total incomprehension. Everything is so cut-and-dry from one person to another, and everything is so frighteningly foggy once you put it into a larger context.

Yeah. Go see "Syriana." It's quite great.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 18 December 2005 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

What about "Shark Week?"

― giboyeux (skowly), Sunday, 18 December 2005 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Oh man, I LOVED shark week!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 18 December 2005 19:12 (nineteen years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/9/74907033_cc03827b0e.jpg

ha ha ha

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Sunday, 18 December 2005 21:44 (nineteen years ago)

Ed is in my inbox.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Sunday, 18 December 2005 21:46 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think that picture gives a clear enough indication of Ed's enormous size.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:57 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I hate it when I have stuff in my inbox that I haven't dealt with it yet and it just stares at me.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 03:19 (nineteen years ago)

And then sheds on you.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:57 (nineteen years ago)

Wake up, Chicago!!!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

I'm up!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

I've been up for basically ever!

― giboyeux (skowly), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

Guess what? Guess what? My last exam is today!!! My pal Nora and I are hitting the Hopleaf and Simons when we're done around 5 or 6ish if anybody is around and wants to watch law students decompress.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:14 (nineteen years ago)

I'm afraid I just don't have anything to say.
This weekend I:
* made peach crisp and NC-style bbq
* studied for comps (a little)
* bought some new blush
* wrapped christmas presents
* drank some beers

Jenny -- Almost done -- yaaaaay!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

Tell me about your NC-style BBQ. Was it eastern or western? Pork?

What kind of blush did you buy? (I turn into such a girlie girl when make up talk happens...)

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

1. Eastern, with a vinegar base and tons of paprika, cayenne and brown sugar. Cooked in the crockpot all day. Pork.

2. It's one of those little blush sticks that's like a sort of gel instead of liquid or powder. At Sephora the lady put it on me and made me look like I had rosacea, but it looked better when I put it on at home.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

Whoa! How did it come out? We miss bbq sometimes. It never occurred to me to make it at home. What cut of pork did you use and how did you prepare it? If you don't mind me asking. I'm fascinated.

Although our crock pot is broken. But I am hoping Jeff's mom gets us a new one for Christmas. She likes to get us cooking things.

I'm afraid of any make up that requires precision application. I have some powder blush that really is about the same color as my skin and I just sort of squint and aim for my face and ta daaa! Nobody can tell if I'm wearing it or not, but I feel better and that's what counts.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

I'll email you the recipe -- I sort of made it up but adapted it from one I found online. The pork roast can be found at TJs -- it's really lean and I freeze it until I'm ready to use it. I think it's 2 or 3 lbs. (In the aisle with the rest of the meat.) Dan claims (enthusiastically) that it tastes exactly like the stuff you get in restaurants in SE NC. The best part is that you can put on the spice rub, let it sit in the fridge for a day, then cook it overnight while you sleep!!

Sorry for the pork talk. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

PS --I've made it like 6 or 7 times, it's pretty much foolproof.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

Awesome, thanks! Holy shit, if I manage to make biscuits AND SE NC bbq, my inlaws will be so happy they'll adopt me. And then I'll be married to my brother.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

That would be xxxtra hot.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

Good morning!

Nick and I had our Christmas together yesterday and, among other things, he got me a pretty Anthropologie apron and a baking cookbook. So I played with my new toys yesterday and made peanut butter cookies. The first batch turned out a little on the crispy side, but the second batch was soft and good. Mmm...

I think Brokeback Mountain is an amazing movie. Also, I loved all the sheep in it. The only way they could have improved on it was to have a talking sheep character and a song/dance sequence.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

I'm so angry that the movie was ruined for me by those assholes that wouldn't quit talking. Also, I'm not the biggest fan of how angry I get when people are talking during a movie . . . I wish I could "let it go," as they say.
So, Amanda, the blush is working for ya now?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

The blush is working out nicely -- I like it, but I'm afraid that it might be making me break out. That's not good.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

you can probably return it, especially if it's causing skin problems!
I still love my eye shadow!!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

I heard those guys laughing once, but didn't hear them talking. That is infuriating. Especially in a movie like that one which is not the raucous "GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!! AHHH!" type movie where everybody talking is part of the experience.

There was a guy behind Jeff who kept kicking his chair. I could hear it. I just don't understand why people act like that in public. I would like to have a talk with their primary caregivers.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

There were two things that I almost did:

1. Gone out to seek the manager. I would have EXCEPT I really really wanted to see this movie & I didn't want to miss any bit of it. I thought that telling them to be quiet three times would do the trick. It didn't, which only made me more frustrated & more focused on how they were destroying the movie with each little comment & chuckle.

2. Ask those guys to pay me $10 to cover the ticket price. So maybe I would not have actually done this, but they honestly made me so angry that I was going to say *something* to them once the movie ended. But, they jetted outta there FAST. Perhaps they knew!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

Wow! You told them to be quiet and they didn't even after that? That is fucking COLD. And shitty. I wish those dudes ill.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

There's no brown sugar in BBQ!!!!

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

does anyone have a copy of "mus1c has the r1ghts to children" that I could burn? i can't find mine.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

Dude, I dunno - the recipe I found had a little brown sugar in the spice rub mixture. You can adjust it however you like.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

it makes sense to me that bbq would have brown sugar in it . . .

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

I think there is brown sugar in BBQ. Stamey's definite had a sweet component to it.

I just looked at that recipe and I am SMITTEN. I would love to manage to make some bbq slaw, too... oh man, this is exciting.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

does anyone have a copy of "mus1c has the r1ghts to children" that I could burn? i can't find mine.

Yeah, I can lend you mine.

Hi, Chicago! I am exhausted from all the touring...

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

You are a rock star!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Huh. I'm not very porksperienced, but I'm looking to getting some good BBQ this weekend in Kansas City.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

If you can figure out the slaw, let me know how you do it!! I've passed this recipe around a bit and everyone (NC-natives and non-natives alike) seems to be pleased with it. I think you will too. The brown sugar helps to cut the vinegar a little.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

yay! thanks, john! i knew you'd come through! i'll even help put your futon together . . . how about that?!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

Jaymc, tell us stories from the road, please. I hope someone sang "Turn the Page" in the tour minivan.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

i'll even help put your futon together . . . how about that?!

Can you do it tomorrow night?

Haha.

No, seriously, Mark is going to be sleeping on it later this week. I just figured he'd make do with the mattress, but...

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Amanda: "Turn the Page"?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

I saw a play yesterday afternoon, and in the lobby beforehand a middle-aged bearded guy fell asleep and started snoring. I thought, Uh oh. He ended up sitting in the row behind me (there were only about 25 people total in the audience, and the theater is pretty tiny), and three or so times during the show I heard the breathing behind me get heavier. Each time, I poked him in the leg each time the breathing turned into sawing logs. I said something to him after the show, and he was friendly to me but was also clearly schizophrenic or something similar, told me several times that the play was "needlessly complicated".

J., did my Pittsburgh friend show up?

I would love to try the SENCBBQ.

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

possibly. let's talk . . . tomorrow night is the only night where it is mildly plausible. what time do you get home?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

Amanda: "Turn the Page"?

YOU KNOW, the Bob Seger song about the hardships of touring!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

hehehe. it's a really melodramatic song. metallica covered it.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

E: I don't think so ... or at least nobody came up to us claiming to be friends with you!

That was an odd show. It was at a vegetarian cafe/coffee shop, and one of the bands we played with looked like what might happen if theatre techies formed a band: the lead singer had a bowl cut dyed pink, and the drummer (named Manny) looked like a character from a Daniel Clowes comic: mustache, balding with a mullet. They sounded like the Dead Milkmen. (I just wrote the above in an e-mail to Laurel. Hi.)

Then the next dude looked like Gene Wilder and did this campy rock piano extravaganza.

A chubby kid in a Boy Scouts shirt seemed really into us, though.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

K: I get home around 7 pm, usually.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha
You can listen to the engines moaning out as one note song
You think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before

But your thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do
When you're riding sixteen hours and there's nothing much to do
And you don't feel much like riding, you just wish the trip was through

Here I am - on the road again
There I am - up on the stage
Here I go - playing star again
There I go - turn the page

So you walk into this restaurant strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you, as you're shaking off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you, but you just want to explode

Yeah, most times you can't hear 'em talk, other times you can
All the same old clichés, "Is it woman? Is it man?"
And you always seem outnumbered, you don't dare make a stand
Make your stand

Here I am - on the road again
There I am - up on the stage
Here I go - playing star again
There I go - turn the page

* * *

I would love to hear 'nasta wrestle with this song.

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

I didn't eat much BBQ in resturants growing up, we always made our own from killing the hog to chopping the meat. I pretty much like it as sour as possible, with bits of fat and skin in it. Lean meat makes it too dry.

Stamey's was good, but not the best by a longshot.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

Hog killin'!

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

(Jay, I never got your txt on Sat. Perplexing! But hi.)

I don't know what the Dead Milkmen sound like.

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

Oh boy, well, I guess you might find it too dry, then, but it's better than nothing at all?! Maybe?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

I meant the pork, not the milkmen.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

I don't really know what they sound like either -- but a couple songs into their set, I thought, "I have a feeling this is what the Dead Milkmen sound like." And then after that, two separate people said, "It's kind of like the Dead Milkmen, isn't it?" So yeah. It was sort of rudimentary three-chord punk with consciously stupid, jokey lyrics.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

So is the consensus favorable on Brokeback Mtn., then? Apart from the disruptive dudes?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

Favorable, in a haunting, sad, and sheep-filled way.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.vanstone.com.au/_pic/sheep.jpg

(that's from googling 'Murakami sheep', btw)

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Do you think that's Haruki Murakami inside that costume?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:45 (nineteen years ago)

I liked it. I wonder if it was really filmed in Wyoming? It was pretty.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

Wyoming = Matthew Shepard subtext?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

Jaymc, I really hope so.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:49 (nineteen years ago)

I think the short story was written before Matthew Shephard was murdered.
http://www.annieproulx.com/
Where did the story come from?

I write almost exclusively about rural North America and rural social situations. Brokeback began as an examination of country homophobia in the land of the Great Pure Noble Cowboy. Years of accumulated observation went into the story.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

The story was published in the New Yorker in '97 or so.

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 19 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

Pretty sure it was filmed in Wyo / MT.

Where I may be moving!

Who were the disruptive dudes?

― giboyeux (skowly), Monday, 19 December 2005 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

You are a lucky bastard, Gib.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

All-you-can-eat tacos/Jordan = 5

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

It's just for school. You can go too, if you like!

― giboyeux (skowly), Monday, 19 December 2005 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

Jordan, that made me think of you standing on top of a small mexican cafe, waving your arms in the air, exclaiming:

"Jordan: 5! Tacos: Zero!"

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Boo Ya!

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

That's not far off. Except I think it was a pyrrhic victory.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:22 (nineteen years ago)

Sometimes I forget that the rest of the world isn't as damn liberal as I am. During lunch today, one of my coworkers asked what I did this weekend and - not thinking apparently - mentioned that I saw Brokeback. So then one male coworker gets all disgusted and says no way would he ever be caught watching a movie like that. Then a female coworker was like, 'Do you think I could take my daughter to that?' And I said, I don't know. The sex scenes are kind of graphic. So she asks, 'Wait, they don't like kiss or anything in it do they?' And then everyone squirms in their seats saying ICK ICK How could you WATCH that?

*sigh*

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah. ALSO another coworker had mentioned that her husband's boss was outed by someone this weekend. And someone asked, You mean he's gay? And she said, Actually he's bi. This started a discussion as to whether or not bi people actually exist. I mentioned I have a friend who's Bi and the same male coworker was like, WHAT?! Really? NO way. I don't believe you.

I'm SARAH! I'm CRAZY! I watched a movie with GAY GUYS IN IT! I know a bisexual or two! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

Ah geez.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, people disappoint me sometimes.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

Weird.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

Do these people all live in the suburbs or something?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

The guy grew up in Naperville and he's 24 I think.

Two of the female coworkers are married to big manlie conservative men.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

"manly?"

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

I think I preferred "manlie".

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

I just have trouble believing that people that live and work in Chicago can be all that conservative. It just doesn't accord with my experience.

I know a gay man who grew up in Naperville.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

i think 1/2 of the 4 men in my office are gay. maybe your co-workers will be surprised to learn that homosexuals hold jobs & stuff. and they don't spread their gayness through office memos.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

One of my gay co-workers called me a fatty at the holiday party last week.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

Well, not really. He was talking about going to the gym later, and I said something about how I had been fallen off the wagon for the last month or so and he said, "Haha, it shows!"

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

I am suddenly imagining that scene with Gear's midget co-worker in the role of the gay dude.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

And I'm imagining that as a scene in a Lynch movie, with awkward pauses and walking basslines and stuff.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

That gum you like is back in style.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

I just have trouble believing that people that live and work in Chicago can be all that conservative.
Ha Ha, John. Maybe I should introduce you guys. It will be like that MnM's/Santa commercial where they run into each other in front of the Christmas tree and are like, "YOU DO EXIST??!"

Maybe some of my officemates are conservative because they have money? Not that it makes it ok...

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

I can imagine the richie-riches you work with being fiscally conservative, maybe, but socially...?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

It takes a certain amount of willful ignorance and lack of exposure to the television, movies, and the internet to "not know" that people are bisexual. Either that or they're all lying and giving in to massive amounts of work-related peer pressure.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

To be fair, I think it's still fairly common to think that bisexuality is a myth, even with in the GLBT community where there's often resentment toward bisexuals as not "real" queers. But that's not to say that there aren't thousands of people who go around identifying themselves as such -- half the people I knew in college said they were bi!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

That's what I mean -- the dude is 24? -- what planet did he go to college on?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Keywords "in college".

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Wheaton?

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:08 (nineteen years ago)

Keywords "in college".

Well, yes...

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:10 (nineteen years ago)

Well, the owner isn't conservative and he WINS for having the most money. The male coworker of which I spoke asked him if he'd ever be caught dead watching that movie and he said, "Well, I probably won't see it, but not because I don't have anything against it. It just doesn't sound like something I'd be interested in."

One day someone asked me why my dad doesn't get along with his brothers during the holidays. I started by saying, "Well, my dad is a democrat and.." before I could get to 'and' she made this horrible hissing sound. It was kind of funny actually.

I can't remember where that guy went to school but he was a frat dude and it was some tiny college not far from here. Maybe it was in Indiana?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) Also, I was friends with a lot of "artists."

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

I meant: "but not because I have anything against it..."

I can't type today.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

Nearly everyone I work with lives in the suburbs. A lot drive from Indiana.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Monday, 19 December 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

There is a homosexual couple that works in my office.

― giboyeux (skowly), Monday, 19 December 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Hi guys. Sorry I got all grumpy with the world today. I am feeling better now! Also, I get to see Pepperkins when Nick comes to pick me up since we're taking her to the vet.
http://static.flickr.com/23/25081691_a8ca125269_m.jpg

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Monday, 19 December 2005 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

1. I know an otherwise extremely liberal, like get out and march in the street for your rights type progressive, intelligent, really great woman who just does not believe that people can be bisexual. She thinks they are just indecisive or something. Note that her best friend ever is gay - it's just some sort of cognitive dissonance or something.

2. I know a worker justice dude who's an intern and goes to Wheaton and he's amazingly smart and funny and cool and I finally was just like, "Why oh why do you go to WHEATON" and his reasons were kind of odd and didn't make a lot of sense to me.

3. I am now halfway done with law school and completely done with exams this semester. So... what's everybody doing from 12/25 - 1/18?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 04:31 (nineteen years ago)

So... what's everybody doing from 12/25 - 1/18?

I'm drinking wine right now, and will probably continue to do so through the holidays!

― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 04:36 (nineteen years ago)

This started a discussion as to whether or not bi people actually exist.

Let's be fair, though. Gay people have this same conversation all the time.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 06:22 (nineteen years ago)

I know an otherwise extremely liberal, like get out and march in the street for your rights type progressive, intelligent, really great woman who just does not believe that people can be bisexual. She thinks they are just indecisive or something.

I've felt pretty "bi" before, up to and including some firmly (pun intended) gay behavior, but I sometimes wonder whether anyone can really be bisexual. Not neourologically or physiologically; it's not about what genitals you are most comfortable with, because I believe you can accept both equally. Of course you can. But politically, it gets ugly. Straight people don't like it so much, but whatever, fuck straight people, they can think anything they like and it doesn't hurt them. But gay people, in my experience, REALLY don't like it. It's almost like putting on blackface. "Yeah!" the bi man says with a deliberate swish. "Oh, I love the cock!" Slurp! But he likes girls, too. So he's an automatic part of one club, the straight club, by default, and at the same time he's trying really hard to be part of the gay club, too, which understandably pisses a lot of gays and lesbians off. They worked too hard for any respect they came by to have it capitalized upon by some fucking slut who'll sleep with anyfuckingbody.

None of this would matter if I had ever met a "bi" person who wasn't basically an indecisive philanderer. Maybe one of you can introduce me to one.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 06:38 (nineteen years ago)

Ouch.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 07:22 (nineteen years ago)

This is why I stopped identifying as "bisexual."

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 07:23 (nineteen years ago)

It's also why I stopped identifying as "gay".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 07:30 (nineteen years ago)

I like the womens.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 07:34 (nineteen years ago)

But do you also like the gentlemens?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 08:02 (nineteen years ago)

Good morning!

Eazy, I was listening to you this morning at home. You will be appearing on many a family member mix cd this year!

I packed for my trip to France last night. I couldn't decide what to take, so I'm taking a lot a lot a lot. What I need is a suitcase with wheels (that work). Anyway, most of my outfits are like the ones I took the other time I've been to France - skirts, sweaters, tights, and boots. Also I studied up by reviewing my Nylon issue about what's cool in Paris - ha ha.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

Man, I just found out that our Christmas party isn't starting at 11 tomorrow as planned but is being pushed much later in the afternoon. I don't know when. And I was going to leave after that for the airport, but now I might miss it. BLAST!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 14:36 (nineteen years ago)

Have fun in France, Sarah - that's so exciting that you're going there (and thanks for putting the songs on the holiday mix!).

I like the womens and admire the gentlemens:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000747N.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

When I was in high school I used to have a crush on Paul Weller and his funny little haircut.
http://www.theretropostershop.com/Images/1024x768ScreenSavers/Weller2bw.jpg

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not leaving until tomorrow, but I'm too excited to do anything but think about it.

Eazy, I picked out particular songs from your cd for each person based on the ones I thought they'd like best.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

Now I have "A Town Called Malice" stuck in my head.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

I feel like listening to the Pumpkins.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

Come back everyone! Hang out with me.

I just found out that people in my office will be exchanging gifts with each other tomorrow as well as doing the secret santa thing. I don't have any presents for anyone. I R Dumb.

Also, I found out I have to be dressed up for the party because the restaurant is pretty nice. I was planning on wearing my plane clothes (ie: cardigan, t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes) but they said at the least I should wear different clothes and then just have my plane clothes in my carry on to change into. Doh.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

You work with aliens.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:55 (nineteen years ago)

That is TOO MANY PRESENTS. Your co-workers are ridiculous.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

I had a stupid night due to the wonders of (mis)communication, and have to work late tonight. But at least we tried (and succeeded) at making oysters last night and there will be free pizza tonight.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:00 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I have about had it with those coworkers. They live on another planet.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

my wife went to wheaton, not the one in illinoize though.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

Chris, did I mention that I started watching the bockumentary you recommended, and that my band is in it?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

I attended Wil Wheaton University.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

really? when?

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

The not-in-Illinois Wheaton was going co-ed the year I applied to colleges - 4-to-1/5-to-1 f-to-m ratio! Whereas the gals had, I think, Wabash College or another one going co-ed around the same time...

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

wheaton got mad horny when it went co-ed.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

Hello, I spent six hours in your lovely airport (O'Hare) waiting for a flight to Atlanta. I will have to visit your city properly next time I come over.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

really? when?

There were correspondence courses, every time I would cut class at UW-Madison and sit around watching Star Trek dvds while eating frozen pizza with my roommate.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

If you saw the Corner Bakery and the Potbelly at the airport, Mike, that's pretty much the whole city right there.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Wabash is still all male. So they all come up here on the weekends to hunt.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

Jordan, i meant the movie!

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Jordan I have picked out your not Christmas present...
http://www.hallmark.com/wcsstore/HallmarkStore/images/products/gifts/qxi6205_xl.jpg

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Haha. When they go into Bell's Brewery for the first time and the owner is talking, the music playing in the bar is a song called "Voodoo Groove" from a cd that my band put out in '97. I freaked out when I heard it, but I guess it makes sense because they used to play there back in the day (before I joined).

Thank you Jocelyn, it's lovely.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think I'll buy anything else anyway. No one gave me the heads up on that before and I can't afford it. If they give me presents, maybe I'll bring in some dessert I bake in January when all the Christmas treats have run out (when they'd appreciate it more).

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:38 (nineteen years ago)

I'll be in Chicago for about 40 minutes tomorrow morning, so you can wave towards ORD if you think of it between 11.30 and 12.20. Safe flight to you too, Sarah!

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks! I'll be at O'Hare a couple of hours after that.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

Somebody brought two kinds of homemade BAKLAVA in today. It's really good.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

If you're flyin' United, print out your boarding passes ahead of time if you can... I heard the line to check in was out the doors and into the cold on Saturday.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

Yummmmmmy baklava.

I think I might need a cure for Grinchitude. Any suggestions?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

NOGGIN' IT.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

I'm flying Northwest. I'll go to their site and see if I can get my tix printed out. I've actually never done that before. Usually, I have electronic tickets that I print out using my credit card at the airport.

AMANDA! I feel like hanging out with you. BBUT I can't until I get back from my trip. How are you? Stop being Grinchy! Who are you spending Christmas with? I forgot.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

With United, you can check in electronically at the airport with your card or print your passes 24 hours in advance. The one time I've flown out of ORD with them (and returning from BUF) it was very, very useful.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

I sound like a United schill... Let us not forget that they were 4 hours late getting me home. Jerks.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

I'm ok, I just feel underwhelmed by the holiday spirit. We're going to VA to be with the part of the family (not my part) that has kids, two little boys. One's 3 and one's still under 1. I just feel sorta *blah* about it.

I'm not mean-Grinchy, just BLAH.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

I still need to pick up some Christmas gifts... Help me think of some simple, Chicago-y things for my sister!

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

Stuffed pizza, drive by shootings...

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

John Belushi

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

Frank Lloyd Wright

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

Franks.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

Mrs. O'Leary's cow

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

These suggestions, while "hilarious" are not helpful, guys. Never mind.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

:'(

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:45 (nineteen years ago)

Adam, when are you going to be here?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

I might ask the same question of you.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

I'm in town through Friday night.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

I arrive on Thursday. I was considering either staying in town for Thursday and getting the last South Shore train, OR coming back up on Friday, just for the day. Then I also realized that I am ill-equipped for the cold and have very little money, and wondered whether it was actually a good idea at all?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

So is it?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

Chicago gift ideas: Ann Sather cinnamon rolls; Chicago stuff from Quimby's; stuff from Marshall Fields (since it's going to be Macy's by this time next year); stuff from the Art Institute gift shop; NUTS ON CLARK.

I love love love the swipe-a-credit-card-and-get-your-boarding-pass machines at the airport, and never having to wait it line anymore. I love them. Flying is all luxury now.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

When is the last South Shore train?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

REALLY early! Like 7:30ish.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

I think.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

(You could also stay at my place on Thurs. night, if you like, and catch an early train on Fri. morning.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

(That is, if you would like to go to a party with me at Eazy's place.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, I promise I wasn't hinting!

(or should that be in parentheses?)

I don't know, I wouldn't want to inconvenience you. I can't make up my mind. I don't want to be cold!

Are you working on Friday? I suppose you are.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

No inconvenience at all!

But yeah, I am working on Friday, unfortunately. I took some days off last week, so I can't really take any more for the rest of the year.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I wouldn't expect you to.

Can I think about it? Like, until this evening?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

Yes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

If you do come, though, could you make me a copy of the Chelonis R. Jones album? Haha.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

Of course. And anything else you might like.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

Those are all great ideas, Eazy!

Quimby's is great. You could throw in a tiny FLW calendar from Barnes & Noble if she's into that kind of thing. Paper Doll is a great place to get handmade card/stationary sets or just your Christmas card even. They also have fun little gifts, like the baby one piece I bought there or the tote bag my sister got me - both with their pug mascot screenprint. Penelopes and Rotofugi both have neat unique gifts but they can also be pricey. What about caramel corn from that place on Mag Mile?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

Of course. And anything else you might like.

Do you have Metro Area?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

Yes. Yes I do.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

Oooh.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:22 (nineteen years ago)

Oooh. "Oooh".

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

I can't stop playing "Miura," but I think I need the whole thing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

IS THERE ANYTHING MORGAN GEIST CAN'T DO?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

Unfortunately, that's the best track. But the rest is still very good. The cover was designed by ILX's own Dan Selzer.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:24 (nineteen years ago)

No.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

when i play metro area's traks on my club,everybody just dancin and screaming!!
Lukas Koba,Poland

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, Lukas is a top geezer.

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

brrrr.

i'm sticking around here for xmas, but my sister will be in town on thursday, which is really cool because i haven't seen her for like 2 years. (chicago-y things my parents have brought to her when they've visited where she lives now: eli's cheesecakes, frozen deepdish pizzas. but maybe they're more to her because she used to live here too)

i hope you have a great great trip sarah and nick, and everyone else who's heading off soon...

those boarding pass machines rock.

also, brrrr.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago)

I don't want to be brrrr!

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago)

it's supposed to warm up toward the end of the week.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

To 42 degrees. Or, if you prefer, 6.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

"warm up"=omg maybe it'll be above freezing a little bit, but it's something.

xp yeah, that.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

Frozen deep dish pizzas are ridiculous 'cuz you're like, hey, I'm hungry, I think I'll have a pizza...IN AN HOUR!

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

Then I get impatient and say, hey, that looks done, but then top layor of crust is never cooked.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

Dan just came downtown to have lunch with me and get audio books from the library for our 26 hours in the car! That was nice. I feel happier.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

Ooh. You're driving to VA? I haven't made that trip in a while, but Nick made it several times before we moved here (he was going to job interviews).

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

My brother's driving from VA to here on Thursday. He's going to turn into an angry icicle once he hits OH.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

Ohio does that to people.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

I can say that because I'm from there.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

Ah hell, I love Ohio. Who am I kidding?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

Ohio, on fire
The new age desire
Oh Cuyahogaaaaaa

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.stomp.com.au/coverscan/580000/578028.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

I just had lunch with my gettin'-famous playwright friend at Hot Dougs and ate:

The Marsellus Wallace (Today's Celebrity Sausage)
Tequila, Black Bean and Lime Chicken Sausage with Roasted Corn Salsa and Pepper-Jack Cheese

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

xp that sounds goood.

frozen deepdish pizzas are great for if you're taking them to someone across the country. otherwise, halfbaked.

books on tape are great for long road trips! what did you guys get?

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

Don't tease Jordan like that, E.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

On drives between Chicago and Minnesota I've listened to Ian McEwan's 'Enduring Love' and 'Amsterdam', loved 'em both, and now have much more inclination to listen to his other novels than to read them.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

I'm so bored at work today as our system is being upgraded.
I have to go to Borders tonight to pick out books for my brother to get me.
So far I have:
The Great War & Modern Memory -Paul Fussell
An anatomy thing for class next year

I need two more!

Bear in mind I have The Brothers Karamazov & Middlemarch unread on my shelves. And eazy's post reminds that Atonement is on the shelf as well.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

Oh my god, so jealous.

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― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

I wish my car's tape player worked... I just found my books on tape versions of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:39 (nineteen years ago)

atonement was good. i should look into those other ian mcewan books on tape--i love when stuff is read well.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

I am not leaving Chicago again without having Hot Doug's again.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

It was the same actor reading both of those McEwan novels - not Richard E. Grant but someone like that. 'Enduring Love' was the best book-on-tape I'd ever heard, though I lent it to someone years ago and never got it back. Powell's on Lincoln Ave. has cheap cheap books on tape in their back room. Richard Ford's a good reader too - maybe better in audiobook form than on the page.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't had Hot Doug's since the first time I visited Chicago, in 2003 I believe. Next time your in town, CALL ME.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

Speaking of Richards, if Kelsey shows up on this thread, she should let me borrow that book about that transsexual who's friends with Richard Russo.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

Confession: I've never eaten there.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

hahaha. i meant at hot dougs, not "at the transsexual who's friends with Richard Russo"

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

Man, I fucking want to go to Hot Doug's tonight, but they close at 4? WTF guys? Double. You. Tee. Eff?

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

This was my first time there ever. I'll definitely go back. There was a line out the door (even on a Tuesday afternoon), but it only took about 5 minutes to order and luckily a table opened up when we were ready to sit down.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

WILL DO.

It won't be too long, either, I know the band has some Mardi Gras gigs in February (inc. one for NOLA relocatees) and another Green Mill weekend sometime.

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

I'm a little admiring of people who can listen to books on tape -- maybe I should give them another honest effort but right now they drive me CRAZY. Too slow, and too...pre-digested, depending on the particular delivery of the reader and how much it gives away. (Although I was subjected to Malcolm Gladwell on a trip in someone else's car and every time he used big Latinate words I got a little squirmy...but then he's my writerly crush since DFW is hitched.)

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

HOTT

http://www.macleans.ca/images/photos/books/hp_gladwell.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

I know, I know, he's odd-looking and kind of little, too -- petite! Also apparently a horrible tipper and perhaps even slightly rude (to a friend of mine who delivered his dinner on multiple occasions) so really I should kick him to the kerb (but maybe it was just a bad day? arrgh). But see? Even knowing all of that I'm still In Like with his cultural capital. Maybe it's not a crush so much as the desire to keep him on my dresser?

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

Also apparently a horrible tipper

So the author of The Tipping Point doesn't see the point of tipping?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

In another ironic twist, Gladwell reportedly keeps his wide open at all times.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

his EYES wide open

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

But does he wear a hott doo rag?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.idonline.com/images/ted_malcolmgladwell.jpg

Great writer who apparently has learned a lesson in self-branding from Lyle Lovett.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

bad tipper + 'fro vs. doo rag + tobacco spit-cup

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

Jay I TOLD HIM HE SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT! I told my friend repeatedly (until he probably wanted to hit me with a big heavy box of baked goods) that he should have told MG the POINT of TIPPING was to pay your server a living wage. But he didn't think fast enough.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

Question: How does a stupid email forward you've seen a million times of unbelievable things (ie: a mom duck and baby ducks crossing a highway unharmed, the kitten in the glass) become "a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to everyone and pray..."?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

I found out what we're getting for our Christmas bonus, but I'm not supposed to tell anyone (I signed for the delivery). We're all getting ipod nanos.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

Whoa.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

I've never received a Christmas bonus. :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

Is that better than my mini ipod? I'm rather clueless.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

Man, the guitarist from my band got a iPod video from his parents for Xmas. Then he went to work the next day and got another one from his boss. I wish I worked there.

I still like my bonus from this year: $100 in books from the Press. Easiest shopping for my parents ever.

xpost: Better is in the eye of the beholder. Nanos have less memory but they are smaller. Might be a good regifting candidate?

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:44 (nineteen years ago)

Also, some would say Nano > Mini because it has no moving parts.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

Whoa is right. We don't get anything for Christmas.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

At most jobs, I've gotten a gift from the boss and money, usually about one paycheck's worth. I prefer money. BWAH HA HA. My boss in Virginia always got me great gifts, like a couple hundred dollars worth of gift certificates to a salon.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

The apple site says the nano holds @ 1,000 songs. Isn't that what the mini holds too? It doesn't look like apple is pushing the mini very much right now. Their site features the shuffle, nano, and newest video one.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

I think the mini has been discontinued, from looking at info the other day.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:51 (nineteen years ago)

The Fat Lady of Limbourg
Looked at the samples that we sent
And furrowed her brow.
You would never believe that
She'd tasted royalty and fame
If you saw her now.
But her sense of taste is such that she'll distinguish with her tongue
The subtleties a spectrograph would miss,
And announce her decision,
While demanding her reward:
The jellyfish kiss.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

A "song" isn't a unit of memory, though. A Nano could hold 10,000 songs if they were ripped at low enough quality or were really, really short.

You should carry both, and while on the train/bus switch from one to the other just to be ridiculous.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

That reminds me: I LIKE SHORT SONGS

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:54 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, we should just keep the Nano in the closet or a drawer or something until one of our iPods inevitably breaks. I've had mine for 2 years now so I think it's due.

Or we could just use it for a really pretentious and ostentatious art project.

Or you could, you know, give it to someone who doesn't have one.

Or sell it for $$$.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

If I had two iPods, I would use one for new music, or music I was writing about, and then the other would be more of the greatest-hits/library version.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:56 (nineteen years ago)

I am getting a shuffle for Christmas.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 20:57 (nineteen years ago)

I got a fleece zip up thing as my bonus.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:00 (nineteen years ago)

...

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:00 (nineteen years ago)

with corporate branding on it of course.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

Uh, I got more money, but now I feel guilty about it.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

Last year, everyone in this office got North Face coats.

xpost - Why?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

Because y'all are getting crappy holiday bonuses, like corporate fleeces or nothing. The Nano is cool, but small consolation for having to work with idiots.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

A corporate fleece sounds great!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

I do find it slightly ironic that as a short-order cook in college I got a bonus that was more than three times the size of my bonus from this year, and in cash to boot.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:18 (nineteen years ago)

Not to mention all that free booze after my shifts were done.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:18 (nineteen years ago)

I did also get the vegas trip.

I'm crashing from all the free cookies.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

I've received 2,000 pounds of nothin'.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

One of my co-workers has pseudo-pralines, so I'm keeping the sugar rush going.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Two different vendors came in today and hand delivered presents to everyone in the office but me, even though they see my face every time they visit, the bastards. Presents I missed out on:
* $50 bloomingdales certificate
* huge bottles of alcohol
WOE IS ME! I'm JUST A WEE SECRETARY!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

(Well, receptionist, but whatever)

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

I'm trying out using multiple tabs with different websites on them. It's pretty fun, but also it's making me kind of loony because I keep clicking on different ones and hitting refresh over and over.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:35 (nineteen years ago)

I luuuurve tabs. My desktop would be a huge mess without them.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:36 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, I just got some good news:

1) The new Digd0wn cd will be done (or at least done with mastering) this afternoon.

2) Someone on teh intrenet has D1gdown ringtones!!

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:45 (nineteen years ago)

Man, another vendor just came in with presents for everyone but me - huge baskets full of liquor and stuff. I know it's dumb, but it's making me feel really bad.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

That's exciting about the digd0wns, jordan!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:50 (nineteen years ago)

It would have been nice to have copies of the cd for holiday gifts, but oh well. Considering how long mixing and mastering has taken, finishing the design and getting copies pressed will probably take months.

That sucks Sarah, I felt that way when I was a temp and missed out on all the bullshit like "bonuses" and "health insurance".

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:54 (nineteen years ago)

i think it shows poor taste to give out to everyone in the office except you. poor taste & even poorer character. it's too bad it's not a situation where you can say something!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

man, i just got dissed over google talk! i was typing leaf & he just went "offline" . . . I guess that's what you get for invading someone's study time.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

Were you ever a longterm temp? I worked one place for @ 3 months and it was horrible feeling so left out just because I wasn't permanent. But anyway, that was a very very long time ago.

I know I'm being dumb. I'm like a little kid sometimes. I just feel like, Hey! What about me? Don't you like me? Don't I do a good job? Why don't I get a present?

xpost - Kelsey, maybe it was an accident?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

Anyway, I guess giving a gift to the receptionist just isn't done, seeing as how three different vendors in a row did that today. On the other hand, lots of companies just send baskets for the whole company to share. I've definitely had my share of chocolate covered cherries, yogurt covered pretzels, and lots and lots of cookies.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

Did I mention I have never received a bonus in my life?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

Neither have I, John.

Sarah, I think it's sucky if that's "standard practice." It's discrimination on a present level & that's worse sometimes. I experienced the same thing when I was a temp, but you're a PERMANENT employee!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:04 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah Sarah, I temped at the same place for a year. Everything about the job got worse as time went on, but especially feeling like I was a real employee but without any of the benefits.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:08 (nineteen years ago)

The double standards were my favorite parts of temping... like, no corporate food/presents for you, but you still have to dress like those assholes.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

Man, I'm so glad I don't temp any more. I remember this one place I worked at for a summer where all the ladies would go to lunch together but never invited me because I wasn't a REAL employee, so I ate alone in a tiny windowless room. OH, THE LONELINESS!

Nick is here, kind of. He came in for a second to borrow my celly, but now he's back out in the parking lot. I sure will miss him on my trip.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

Was it a horrible misunderstanding, kelsey? (google talk)

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

John, take my old editing job like I told you and you'll get a bonus and no more boo hoo out of you.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

No. I'm certain I was dissed.

It's not the first time!

He actually called me earlier b/c he was "procrastinating." I told him that was a lovely reason to call [sarcastic], so we were being hammy with one another until I told him that I was not procrastinating. I IM'd him to tell him that I was trying to procrastinate from doing work.

Then I got all hung up on.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

When a law student is near finals time, I wouldn't take his focus on something as a dis.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:42 (nineteen years ago)

Instant message programs are weird like that, though. Sometimes I'll have one open because I felt like talking to someone, but nobody's around, and then later I'll forget it's open, and then I don't feel like talking to anyone anymore, and I'll see someone pop in, and I'll be like, "oh shit" and be all "log off! log off!" and hope that didn't see I was there in the first place.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

I guess this is why Away messages are useful.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I totally emailed him while he was labeled as "busy." This is all in good humor, by the way. I'm not upset over it. I'm amused that he called me at work & then dissed me on IM.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

I just added a bunch of you suckas to my Flickr contacts.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

I saw that.

I have a LOT of photos due for upload.

What is the correct etiquette for eating somewhat...aromatic food in the office?

― [jailhouse tattoo] (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:20 (nineteen years ago)

I'm usually set to "away", even when I'm there, because I have a huge tendency to forget to set it to "away" when I leave. So "away" really means "no promises".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

Adam, you must inhale rapidly and without ceasing, so that the smell doesn't have a chance to make its way into the office.

Apparently "I'm working late because I have a shitload to do before the holiday" = "hey, maybe I'll spend half an hour on my best music of '05 blog post". Sigh.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 00:03 (nineteen years ago)

This morning I had a cup of Mariebelle hot chocolate. OHMYGOD was it ever good. And isn't the package purrrrty??

Happy 21st everyone. I hardly work at all today (!) and then I go to a Christmas party (!) and then I go to the airport and go to Detroit to meet up with my mom and sister and then go to FRANCE!!!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

Mornin'. I'm tired as all get-out because we went to see the Vandermark 5 at the EB last night, but excited because D sent me a link this morning: Someone at the Onion loved Sheriff!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

I like the Vandermark 5.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

Have you seen them with the cello player dude? He makes some crazy sounds on that thing. They're playing again next Tues. $5!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

I've never seen them live, well I've seen Ken Vandermark with Paal Nielson-Love (the best drummer I've ever seen live). I'm a fan of recorded output though.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, that guy's outta control! We have Dual Pleasures 2 (I think?) and D loves it. It's not really my thing, but I like it enough.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, I was reading the music section of the Reader yesterday and saw the listing for the Ken V. show and if I hadn't been way up north I might've gone, and that would've been such a strange coincidence! But it didn't happen. Congrats on the Onion pick - can't wait to see the movie.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

Ha! That would have been strange. They're playing again next Tuesday for the last time for a while, so you guys should go. It was awesome.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

I've heard great things about the Vandermark 5. From Jordan, I think, on the Jazz Douchebag threads on ILM. Worth seeing?

How can I see your movie?!

Also: company party last night. I won a crockpot!

― giboyeux (skowly), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

And a hangover!

― giboyeux (skowly), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Gib -
1. See V5 at the EB next Tuesday, $5, 9:30PM. They're great!
2. Crockpots rule for cooking-while-you're-sleeping. I think you'll enjoy it.
3. Sheriff: Channel 11, WTTW, Jan. 3 10PM!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

PS -- That's the 60 minute edited-for-tv version. The 75 minute feature-length version had to be cut in order to be on Independent Lens (the PBS program).

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

Is Vandermark the guy who sings You were my Fiji? If so, I luurve him.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Nope, that's Vanderslice. I love that song too!!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

3. Sheriff: Channel 11, WTTW, Jan. 3 10PM!

Awesome!

― giboyeux (skowly), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

I really like the Vandermark 5, but I didn't get the last couple of records because they started to sound samey. I'm very glad they have a new lineup/sound.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

Vandermark is an avant jazz reed player with a buzzcut.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah! Have a wonderful, fun, safe, and super awesome trip to La France!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

One more thing about Sheriff and then I'll STFU:

From the A/V Club's year end movie run down thingie:

Worst Of The Year
It probably isn't polite to kick a well-meaning documentary like 39 Pounds Of Love, which just wants to tell a nice story about the simple aspirations of a severely handicapped man. But when soft-soap feel-good tripe like this makes the short list for the Academy Awards' Best Documentary category while great films like Grizzly Man, Double Dare, Reel Paradise, and the all-but-unknown Sheriff get overlooked, it's time to get a little cranky.

TIME TO GET CRANKY!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

I love Dual Pleasures 2. Me and D are one.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

You are!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

That's AWESOME!

Roger Ebert ripped 39 Pounds of Love a new one, too, and got indignant about Grizzly Man being passed over as well.

Amanda, this is so exciting! I'm so happy for Dan. I'm going to have a Sheriff party.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

Ha! I think 39 Pounds of Love might actually be a movie about my dog, Carl.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

The only time I've heard Ken V. live was when I was walking down Wabash and ran into a guy I know who teaches at the Art Institute, and he said that Kev V. and a bass player were doing a show in the SAIC library, and so I went upstairs and he was! While people were studying! Honk honk honk! Very good. And then I guess I saw a few mins of a Peter Brontzman concert at the Cultural Center and he was part of the 40314890-piece ensemble...

Manda, would your fella rather have us see the unedited version sometime than the TV version? Can we huh?

Hey, are the FFs still playing the Ice F for N Y E?

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:10 (nineteen years ago)

You're welcome to -- email me and I can probably get you a VHS copy if you want. We don't have a DVD burner.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

I kick myself everytime I've missed Brotzmann. KICK.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

Bill Clinton is a big Brotzmann fan. FACT.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, jenny!

That's cool, Amanda. There totally should be a Sheriff party, either to see it on air or on video/dvd. And there should be POPCORN!

I actually have to be in the office for almost another full hour, but I'm being good and not eating junk today since we're having this huge fancy lunch. I only had my hot cocoa and an orange. Now I have orange fingers. Yum.

Eazy, we are! But you have to RSVP to them in order to go so they make sure they have enough alcohol (it's 20 bucks, but all you can drink). We're actually going to be kickin' in the new year. It's too bad we don't have a big triumphant sounding hit single we can play at midnight, like Allstar or Hot Blooded.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

"Hot Blooded" would be sooooooo great.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

I love that about Clinton.

Maddie and I did the present thing last night. I gave her/us a HOMEBREWING KIT. We're going to make BEER when we get back from Missouri next week.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

Aww, Amanda got a linguistics thread.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, today must be my big day!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

THANK YOU, DOMINO!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds fun!

Nick's dad made homemade root beer one time. It wasn't the greatest, but the bottles were really cool.

I miss Nick already. I had to say goodbye to him this morning at like 5:30. :-(

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

Aww.

I'm excited about making beer, although parts of it seem disturbingly like high school chemistry class (which I never finished!). We have a couple of friends who have been doing it for years though, I'm sure they will field our stupid questions.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

I did really poorly in high school chemistry.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

I made a lot of beer back in the day. Start with a couple of kits, then get this book:
http://www.simpleliving.net/images/cover_photos/ecjohb.gif

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

Is it cheaper to make one's own beer, or just more fun?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:16 (nineteen years ago)

I would say that it's cheaper in the long run because you can make certain styles of beer for far less money than you'd pay if you bought them in the store. Of course, amassing a stockpile of bottles (read: drinking non-twist-off beers) and getting your technique down can be a little difficult and/or time and money consuming.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

Both? I didn't really think about the cheaper aspect, but once you've got the gear, apparently you can make 5 gallons/48 bottles worth with about $20-30 of ingredients, which doesn't suck. If you don't mind waiting a month for it to be ready.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, Dan. I've been looking at http://www.howtobrew.com, which seems pretty good.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

did American Beer inspire you?

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

We have the full complement of home brew equipment that I bought Jeff for his birthday a few years ago that he's never used and can't quite bring himself to get rid of.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

We had talked about it before, but I certainly used American Beer to get her in the mood. For beer.

xpost, haha!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Am I a fool because I am concerned about my band seeming "cool"? We got another one of those positive reviews that nevertheless used all the wrong reference points.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

I thought that endearing dorkiness was part of the appeal?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

Are you too cool to be my flickr contact? You didn't invite me. :(

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

Ah yes! I just went in and started adding people randomly but you're right, I missed you. I will fix that!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

I think being uncool is cooler than being cool. Unless people are comparing you to DMB, I wouldn't worry about it!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

I would think it'd be kind of cool to find out what other people hear in your music.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

True. But not as cool as being ice cold.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, Amanda, how come I can't find you? I know you're ratso finnerty, but I don't know how to just access that blindly. You don't seem to be friends with any other ILXors.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Unless people are comparing you to DMB, I wouldn't worry about it!

How about Barenaked Ladies?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, millions love 'em. Can't get compared to Black Dice every time...

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

Haha U r Canadians.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

Cool = Not Goofing Around.

http://www.nfld.com/~craig/gp/mm/gordon.gif

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

I'm really sorry, I didn't know that photo would be so unbearably large.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe this goes back to adolescence or something, but I don't really like the whole self-aware dorkiness that I notice a lot of my friends espousing. Like, "OMG you guys, we are such nerds!" There's this sense of, you know we've always been this way, but now that we're older, we can laugh about it and accept our true identity. I guess I'd prefer to think that the advantage to getting older is not in acceptance of your essential dorkhood but getting to a point where those distinctions were redrawn somehow. I mean, a lot of the people I think of as "cool" aren't cool in the "popular kids in high school" sort of way, but I also don't think they're "cool because they're uncool," either.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

Eric, did you ever see this ILM thread? TS: Most Retarded-Looking Barenaked Ladies Member on This Album Cover

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

(Nice thread!) I read an interview with Beck where he said something similar, J. - he was asked if there was a music genre he didn't like, and all he could think of is They Might Be Giants, for the very reason you're articulating.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Oh God. EL and I fight about TMBG all the time.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

I can see how being compared to Barenaked Ladies would bother a person.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

I added you to my contacts list, so maybe it will give you the option of adding me too?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

But if the band decides to get somber and serious and dark in reaction to getting compared to BNL, you'll end up getting compared to Trent Reznor. That's just what happens. The 'nasta CD might serve the same function in the world as a BNL CD (cover art aside) - not to people who read about music in music publications, but some kid in a dorm who wants to repeatedly listen to something that...[fill in the blank].

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) Yup. I don't know why I didn't see you before.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

Man, I started on my mixtape for the mixtape party, and I am having trouble deciding whether I should make a who-cares eclectic mix of awesome songs, or a more focused mix with a specific vibe and a good flow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

Have you decided yet?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

Nope!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

At first I was inclined toward the second: I started out with Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek," which is a melancholy song using vocoder and nothing else, which then seemed to suggest more sad, soft electronic-oriented music, like Kelley Polar or "So Weit Wie Noch Nie," and then I fell into this eighties kick, with Talk Talk's "Life's What You Make It," and for a second there, I even thought about Pebbles's "Mercedes Boy," and then I just got confused.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

You could keep it and specify that it's for mood swings. Or say that it's for going from point A to point B and take the person musically from A to B.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

A to B is a fun idea.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

You could also make it like a specific activity "crawling out of a hole" or "climbing a mountain and walking down the other side", "getting ready to go out dancing at a club you think might be full of people you don't like" or "surviving a shark attack."

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

I wish I could go to this "mixtape party."

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

You can! Ask Eazy, it's at his place.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

(Tomorrow night.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I know -- he even invited me! It's just that I'll be driving to VA tomorrow ALL DAY AND NIGHT so being at a party in Chicago isn't going to be possible. I should have mentioned that.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, okay. When you put "mixtape party" in quotes, I thought that meant "this elusive mixtape party you keep talking about that I clearly am not invited to."

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

I wish I could go to the mixtape party! Maybe I should throw one up here.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

Oopsie. Silly internets.

Are we the only ones left here? Guess what I got for my holiday bonus?

Three small pieces of pizza.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

Um, that's better than no small pieces of pizza, I guess? No, you're right, it's bullshit.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

The editorial department has been bringing in a different holiday treat each day for everyone on the floor to partake in. So I find myself making an excuse to go over there at least a couple times a day. Today: fruitcake!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

I mean, whatever, it's nice and all, but there's something so humiliating about having someone say "You guys hungry? You want some pizza?" It's humiliating in a way that I'm not equipped to describe.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:15 (nineteen years ago)

I felt like were all supposed to jump up and scream "Yeah! PIZZA!" in unison and then scramble to the minivan and fight for shotgun. It was a "pizza party."

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

I'm around off and on, sort of packing and gathering and getting things ready so that tomorrow morning is not such a dreadful rush of leaving activity.

I just opted to save $20 and not guarantee delivery of some presents by Christmas. Does this make me a bad daughter/neice/granddaughter?

And hey guess what? I am going to take BELLY DANCING classes after we get back! "Belly dancing class" sounds so much more appealing than "ONE HOUR OF HARD CORE AB WORK," doesn't it?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

Does this make me a bad daughter/neice/granddaughter?
No. However, being unappreciative of free food makes me a bit of a brat.

"Belly dancing" sounds a lot better than anything including the word "work."

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:38 (nineteen years ago)

No party for us either, we'll be in NC.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

How long does it take to drive to VA, Amanda? I would never ever never ever drive from Chicago to NC. That's well over my limit of how much I will drive to reach a destination. 3 hours is my limit.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

It's 13 hours. We drove from NC-CHI and back three times before we moved here. Ugh!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

The only time we drove is when we moved. It took 14 hours to reach Indy on the first day. Our track was overpacked and would rock violently, so we essentially drove around 45mph all the way here. Never again.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

Two vehicles, 3 cats, 1 bird, 1 homo.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

3 hours is my limit

Haha, I think I logged approx. 35 hours of driving last week.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

Two vehicles, 3 cats, 1 bird, 1 homo.
Someone needs to make a fake movie trailer for this.

You guys have a bird?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

Homo has a bird, we moved up together and lived together for 2 months.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

That's adorable.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

Now that I don't live with Kenny, I think he's awesome. He would ring like a cell phone, answer himself ("Hello? Hey."), have a little muffled conversation, and then say "OKAY BYE" and *click" like the sound of a flip phone being closed.

And whenever Jeff says, "Hi Kenny," Kenny says, "MEOW."

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:27 (nineteen years ago)

He would ring like a cell phone, answer himself ("Hello? Hey."), have a little muffled conversation, and then say "OKAY BYE" and *click" like the sound of a flip phone being closed.

AWESOME.

I have been editing articles about birds all week.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

i just found out that i didn't get the job in mn.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

aw :(

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

Aww, that's too bad. There will be other jobs, though!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

I hear they have all kinds of 'em up there.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

oh man. it might be better, though, since you felt rushed?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

i did feel rushed, but i think it sparks a whole slew of new questions. Questions like, do I honestly wait until Spring to move? I was planning on moving in March-ish, but now I wonder if it should be end of January, early February. I don't know. Leaf & I will have to talk about it over break. Thank god I'm heading home tomorrow . . . it'll be good to talk it out with my parents as well.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

Kelsey, I'm sorry! But a good job will come, I just know it.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

Head on up. You'll have your pick of apartments (because few people move in Jan/Dec), you'll be able to find decent work up there, and the guy you love is up there.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

Also, an excellent park system!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

how good is temping?

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

Kelsey, just say the word and I can get you a glassblowing job making weed pipes. :>

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

i would honestly probably enjoy that kind of work.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

Temping as as good as the temp assignment you get. But even bad temp assignments are bearable because they're, well, temporary. And you will have a lot of HILARIOUS stories to tell.

I think you should move because being lond distance from your honey is for the birds.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

I temped up there for years - there's a lot of work in the city, and if you have your car up there there's even more temp jobs to take in the 'burbs.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:56 (nineteen years ago)

I miss temp adventures. I worked with the abovementioned narcotics cops, chemical R&D (in the lab), plenty of banks/investment firms/accounting, with an outgoing exec who had to clean his desk out over the weekend and needed help, an institute centered on American Indian Health (people calling in kept asking what tribe/band I was part of), all over the University of Minnesota, etc., etc., etc., etc.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

It was a great way to learn the city when I first moved here.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

my technology failed today. I don't know what happened, but I have to reinstall the entire adobe creative suite. It's a trap, I tells ya. Without Photoshop, I can't work. Without work, I can't make money. Without money, I can't do anything at all. I am a complete non-person while I wait for this to download. Depressing.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

Without money, I can't do anything at all.

You can still masturbate. They can't take that away from you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

You can check out DVDs from the library.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:28 (nineteen years ago)

You can still masturbate.

But what if the internet goes down too?!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

DURNK ON GLOGGG

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

Glogg?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:32 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I love glogg.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

It's the annual Glogg-fest here at the office. I drank a bunch and chattered merrily with some senior editors I've never really talked to before.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

The rest of the workday is going to be kind of challenging.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

It's too bad I can't set up ILX to cross-post these posts to the "drunk at work" thread.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

"cross-post" != "x-post"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

I know, it's confusing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

What's glogg?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:42 (nineteen years ago)

Mulled red wine. It's pure awexome.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

That might be an oversimplification. It's Scandihoovian.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

It's sort of like mulled wine (warm and spicy), but usually with some other alcohol added to the mix, too: vodka or whiskey. I don't know what kind I had. Actually, there were two varities on hand: Swedish and Norwegian. It's a Scandinavian holiday drink. You can get it at Simon's or Hopleaf in December.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:46 (nineteen years ago)

Someone's pretending that I don't exist.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

Hm -I didn't know that. I tried to mull some wine over Thanksgiving and it tasted medicinal. Honestly, it tasted gross.

And they gave you that at work? Nice!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) It's called an x-post, dude.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

What on earth were you mulling it with? Whiskey?

(xpost la la la I can't hear you)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

I used spices and an apple and wine. Is there something else that needs to go in there? It was just sorta, I dunno, gross. Maybe I don't like mulled wine. I would like it if it were served to me at my desk at work, though.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

RAISINS

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

I'd have gone with citrus rather than an apple, but then again I prefer it not to be so sweet.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

Glogg is available the day before thanksgiving at Simon's. I love the first sip of the season. I got my parents a bottle of glogg for christmas.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - Hmm. Next time I'll try that. I'm willing to try again.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

MALLORT
GLOGG

What's next?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, the last Chicago thread is number #6 on google for mall0rt.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

awesome.

I've never gotten john to take a shot of mallort. or Amanda.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:11 (nineteen years ago)

mmmm unique botanicals.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:17 (nineteen years ago)

mmm. dickishness.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

Amanda, this looks like a reasonable recipe for homemade glogg: http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/2005/12/15/christmas_cocktails_gl246gg_gl246gg_gl246gg_gl246gg.php.

I've never gotten john to take a shot of mallort. or Amanda.

If John took a shot of Amanda that might cross some boundaries.

On xpost... Is that guy back? Guy, I really wish you ill.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 22 December 2005 00:03 (nineteen years ago)

Woke up this morning, my head was so bad
The worst hangover that I ever had
What happened to me last night
That girl of mine, she loved me so right oh, oh
She loved me so long and she loved me so hard
I finally passed out in her front yard
It wasn`t wine that I had too much of
It was a double shot of my baby`s love

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

Merry Winter Holiday of Your Choice and/or Tradition, Chicago! See you on Dec. 26!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 22 December 2005 03:26 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, me too! Same for me.
Happy Merry Jolly Berry from yours truly, Greg Dulli.

See y'all on the 26th.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 22 December 2005 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

hello, chicago. i'm tipsy on glogg in your fair city. yay wireless internet in hotels.

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 22 December 2005 05:55 (nineteen years ago)

I'm tipsy on beerz. And I have wireless in my OWN APARTMENT.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 22 December 2005 05:58 (nineteen years ago)

Why are you in our city?

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:07 (nineteen years ago)

visiting people. shopping. wedding research. hanging out.

i've tried to organise FAPs before, but it always seems to be a bad idea at this time of year, so you all are just still mythical figures to me.

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:09 (nineteen years ago)

hi colette! fact fans: colette is from kalamazoo.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:19 (nineteen years ago)

which, uh, i'm only bringing up because a couple of us here lived in kalamazoo, and there are other michiganders on this thread occasionally, as well.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:22 (nineteen years ago)

Collette - come to the mixtape party tomorrow night. Jaymc can give you the details.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:50 (nineteen years ago)

(Other Kalamazazoo people will be there)

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 06:55 (nineteen years ago)

Is anyone here today?

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

Hi.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

Hey.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

So when are you having a Thin Red Line party, J.?

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

Huh?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

(I'm such an amateur here. I strayed from the Chicago thread and read the Malick thread this morning in which you said you had the Thin Red Line from Netflix, but now I see that it was June and not this week that you wrote that message. Alas.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:55 (nineteen years ago)

I am.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

Cool.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:58 (nineteen years ago)

I'm thinking about coming down to Chicago because one of my favorite jazz trios (Mel Rhyne w/Peter Bernstein) is playing at the Green Mill during the first weekend of January. I will probably laze out after traveling this weekend and next, though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going home on Saturday but is anything worthwhile happening Friday night? So far all I have lined up is laundry.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

ILX is boring. I have a ton of work to do, but can't do it because all of our software testing environments are busted beyond all hope. BORED.

6 hours until road trip!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

ILx is pretty boring today, huh?

I'm using worktime to apply for grad school. Suckers.

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds constructive.

Sweet! Maddie's car has broken down. Some excitement!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

I think I have this mixtape figured out.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

ILX is boring, work is boring... I'm still pissed we miss out on days off just 'cause the holidays fall on the weekend. I should be home right now!

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Can I post the tracklisting, or will it ruin the surprise for tonight? Eazy?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

I'm home, it's snowy, my parents' new dog is hilarious. We've only had collies for years and years and they're so wolfish in the way they run & land & their body language in general. But now we have a standard poodle and he's such a DOG, he's a big soft doofus who thinks he ought to be able to get on laps STILL even though there's not a chance of him fitting. Also, his ears are adorably floppy. We just had a snow romp -- well, Jack had a snow romp and I had a cigarette & a cup of tea.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

It's all 5/4 songs, isn't it, J.? Sure, go ahea and post.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

Knowing me, I may do a last-minute tweak or two, but it will be very close to this:

1. Imogen Heap, "Hide and Seek"
2. Phoenix, "Too Young"
3. Chelonis R. Jones, "I Don't Know"
4. Kelley Polar, "Here in the Night"
5. Out Hud, "How Long"
6. Saint Etienne, "Nothing Can Stop Us"
7. Belle & Sebastian, "We Are the Sleepyheads"
8. Bumblebee Unlimited, "Lady Bug (I Just Wanna Be Your)"
9. Althea and Donna, "Uptown Top Ranking"
10. Isolee, "Schrapnell"
11. Robyn, "Be Mine!"
12. Joni Mitchell, "Help Me"
13. Feist, "One Evening"
14. Beach Boys, "Busy Doin' Nothin'"
15. Shuggie Otis, "Aht Uh Mi Hed"
16. Young Marble Giants, "Final Day"
17. Life Without Buildings, "PS Exclusive"
18. Sonic Youth, "Sunday"

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

(Nice - I've only heard two of those!)

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Lemme guess: Joni and YMG?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago)

Shuggie!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

Yep, that's right (and probably have heard the Feist song once but don't remember it). AbbyG's mix is "Songs of Love and Hate (and Confusion, Anticipation, and Regret)". Mine is a close variation of the one I made for Cleary's a few weeks ago. EF's doing a DVD mix.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

I enjoyed this Ben Ratliff essay on live albums:

Whenever history tells you that a masterpiece was recorded in the studio on a certain day at a certain hour - Charlie Parker's "Koko," Pat Metheny's "Bright Size Life," Ornette Coleman's "Shape of Jazz to Come" - it's probably not a patch on what those groups did later that night.

So true.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

Oops:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/arts/music/21jazz.html

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

yawwwwwn

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 20:45 (nineteen years ago)

I moved over to the Wisconsin thread.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 20:52 (nineteen years ago)

Fuckin' Chesters

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

"Chesters"?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

Wisconsinites ---> Cheeseheads ---> Cheetos ---> Chester Cheetah ---> Chesters ---> Wisconsinties

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

That's almost Cockney rhyming slang right there.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

I'm in Virginia. Hi all. I am sad that I will miss the mixtape party, esp. because on the train ride I was listening to Morricone and Cody Chesnutt and thinking it would be fun to make an all-instrumental mix, not even knowing about the mixtape party.

I recommend the new issue of the New Yorker (the "international fiction" issue), because of these three features:
1. Profile of dude who writes the His Dark Materials novels.
2. Review of biography of Helmut Knutson, Danish novelist and Nazi collaborator.
3. Excellent short story by Roberto Bolano.

It also has a Nabokov short story but it's very early and pretty mediocre.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

There are a lot of Cornish (ok, not Cockney, but...) people in the U.P. And a lot of crazy people. A crazy person of Cornish descent introduced me to that particular bit of slang.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

My parents always have a half dozen or so New Yorkers lying around the house... I'll keep my eyes open for that issue.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

I'm bored, guys. I haven't done shit this afternoon besides listen to the recording of band practice we made last night and write down all the places where what I'm playing sounds shitty and out of place.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

Professors in having New Yorkers lying around the house shocker.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

Also, Dan, I just found out that a co-worker of mine is leaving here to go work at your place. I think she's going to be doing some sort of marketing?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

Interesting. Must have been the Journals Marketing position. I don't really have any contact with anyone outside my group (Astronomy.)

They're trying to grow the Journals division by 2x in 5 years, which is a bit of an odd goal for a supposedly nonprofit institution. At least, I think it is...

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

I'm back. Maddie's car was hemoraghing transmission fluid and is now safely in the shop.

Wasn't Amanda leaking transmission fluid? She oughta get that shit checked out.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

I mean her car, not Amanda personally.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 December 2005 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

Whew!

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 22 December 2005 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

So the question is: Do I try and make the drive back to MI this afternoon/evening or wait until tomorrow? It will take ~8 hours.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A+chicago+IL+to%3A+Houghton+MI&t=h&f=d&hl=en

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

Why not today? The weather is nice.

I'm like the only one in the office today, it seems.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like to do it today, just not too excited about doing 2/3 of it in the dark.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

There are also very few people in my office.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

Where in MI, Dan?

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

I like that Jaymc posted his, because he's the most likely guy to have duplicates of songs I would want to put on there.

I will crank out something smooth and irresistable this afternoon.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

Houghton, MI

(for kicks I posted the Google map of the route above)

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

I took the Feist song off, btw. It made that section of the mix drag, I think.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

Jay, that list amuses me because I heard something on NPR yesterday evening in which three music biz people (one was a reviewer for the Chicago paper) gave their "Most Underappreciated" albums of the year...including Imogen Heap and Out Hud! Hee.

Oh dear god, Dan, you're driving to HOUGHTON?? My college roommate was from there, it was a 10ish hour drive even from Grand Rapids. SuX0r.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

It's worth it when you get there!

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

(one was a reviewer for the Chicago paper)

You don't remember who this is? I can't think of any Chicago newspaper critics that would be big-upping Imogen Heap and Out Hud. (I haven't even heard the Imogen Heap album, I just love that single.) Maybe Greg Kot, but I'd be surprised.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

I heard that NPR report as well. I was kind of disappointed they didn't mention the labels that those records came out on. Seems like that's part of the point of it all to me.

xpost It was Greg Kot

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

And he was the one talking up Out Hud. The woman who does the music for the OC was the one backing Imogen Heap.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

It kind of makes sense, given the Out Hud -> Kranky -> Chicago -> Greg Kot connection.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) Okay, that makes more sense. That's cool that Kot likes the Out Hud disc. He's a pretty no-nonsense, workaday sort of journalist, but I'm usually pleased by his wide-ranging tastes -- esp. compared to DeRogatis.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

Here's the story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5066509

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, Nick, you actually think that Kot is predisposed toward Out Hud b/c they're on a Chicago label? I hardly ever remember that Kranky is based in Chicago: they don't seem to have nearly the same recognition as Thrill Jockey or Drag City or Bloodshot.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

Yes and yes. (Greg Kot and the OC music woman. And some other music guy whose name I never caught -- Chris Something? Someone was backing Otis Taylor, which was pretty much lost on me.)

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Not predisposed, just more likely to be aware of them than some other mediocre music crit from a different city.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Also, Nick, hi! At the party last night, AbbyG was being very effusive about the F. Fictions.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Ooops, shit, wrong woman/Imogen Heap connection.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

I hate Derogatis, Kot, and their Sound Opinions TV show and so I'm totally dreading their stupid NPR show. At least we won't have to look at their ugly faces. But we'll have to hear their dumb rock critic voices.

Oh yeah, how was the mixtape party? I'm so bummed I missed it. I went to bed at 10:00 and slept like a log full of veggie chili and homemade beer and cookies.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

Wait... the mixtape party was LAST night?

Well, fiddlesticks.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

Tonight I might hang out with some DC ILXors, but my schedule is crazy because I'm supposed to go to a party that some old college radio station peeps are throwing too.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

I read an interview with Bruce Springsteen earlier this year where he mentioned Out Hud as something he was listening to. (He tends to throw curve-balls in interviews when he's asked what he's listening to - 15 years ago it was Sir Mix-A-Lot, pre-"Baby Got Back".)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

*sputter*

I really thought the party was Friday night! I really wanted to go!

Can I make mixes for some of you, anyway?

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

Stephen King named "I Summon You" by Spoon the best song of 2005 in Entertainment Weekly, and I just might agree with him on that one!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

I'd take one

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

Sure, K. - I'll take your mix, Santa. But, yeah, it was last night. Good crowd, good mix of people, everyone gone by 1:30 and the place actually clean, too. And we've still got plates of cookies and a lot of beer, and a few random mixes (the ones the housemates drew, I'm guessing) around the living room.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

Uh, they've been doing this radio show for years on WXRT, and then on Q101 before that. Actually, Kot hasn't always been around, but DeRogatis has been co-hosting Sound Opinions on the radio in some form since 1994 or so. (At that time he was teamed up with former Reader critic Bill Wyman. Yes, I know. Not that Bill Wyman.)

The show was a boon for me in high school: I'm pretty sure it's where I first heard Stereolab and Yo La Tengo and "Little Fluffy Clouds" (which was sampled in the opening theme music). It came on late at night, so sometimes I would tape it before bed and then listen to it in the morning.

I don't think the TV show was much of a success, but I think they were hampered by the half-hour format -- they didn't have time to just banter, which is often part of the fun.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

There was a good party that was OVER by 1.30?? Man, you do things early in Chicago.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

I played my top single of 2005 for about 15 people last night --
http://www.lavenderdiamond.com/music/lavenderdiamond_youbrokemyheart.mp3 -- but Jaymc was apparently not convinced.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

Man, you do things early in Chicago

It was also a Thursday night.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

I'm surprised about Springsteen and Out Hud. Based on this, I thought he played it pretty safe. (With the exception, I guess, of Four Tet.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

It looks like those mixes were for his solo tour (CD 1 Of 3 Walk In Vol 2 was the one that cycled through three or four times at the United Center show in October) - makes sense that he'd pick acoustic-y stuff for that particular show. (And, hey, he closed with a Suicide cover.)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

What Suicide song?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

"Dream Baby Dream" - felt like it was about 10 minutes long. Played solo on a pump organ.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Wow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Did I ever tell you my theory about how "Dream Baby Dream" = the Nueva Cats' "Beets"?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

The whole concert was uncompromising for an arena show - only a few hits; some songs sung through a bullet mic and (deliberately) unintelligible.

xpost (No, you haven't!)

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

Well, it's not much of a theory apart from the fact that they sound similar. Like if I'm listening to "Dream Baby Dream" (as I am now), I keep wanting Jody to sing "I wanna make a cake with you" over it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

Aw, now I'm listening to all the Nueva Cats songs on Myspace.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

Jody came to the Fake Fictions show at the Darkroom last week!

Isn't there a NEW Sound Opinions radio show now though? And it's on in PRIME TIME or something?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

You played a show at Darkroom last week? Bah...

Yeah, well, the new Sound Opinions radio show is on at 7 pm on Saturdays on WBEZ. I don't think it's that different from the old show, though. I haven't heard it yet.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

They were publicizing it like it was something new and exciting.

You all should come see us play at Cal's on Dec. 30 with a band consisting of one of my college roommates, two of his brothers, and their friend. We forgot to flier so we need people to come.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe I will. I was gonna go to see Diplo/The Books, but I think it may be sold out, and my insider contacts aren't responding to my e-mails.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:17 (nineteen years ago)

Mwahaha. I'm going to a rock show w/ my 27-yr old brother tonight, THAT oughtta be funny. It's at a community center! I have no idea who the bands are! Oh the indignity of small town subcultures. Last time I went to a show w/ my sister it was in a complete shithold called the Icepick, and the drummer for the last (and worst) band turned out to be my biggest high school crush...only he was heroin-thin (I could tell because for some ungodly reason he had his shirt off) with more tattoos and fewer teeth.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:28 (nineteen years ago)

The gals just made breakfast, and we listened to Daft Punk (best of '97).

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

I'd love to see a show like that, Laurel (hypothetically).

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

The gals just made breakfast, and we listened to Daft Punk (best of '97).

OMG. 1997. I need to be listening to this somehow. (Did you get my e-mail with songs culled from www.rockonthenet.com and the P&J singles poll?)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

"Brick"!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 December 2005 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I was surprised how few of those '97 P&J songs we came up with last night- they semed so obvious afterwards...

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

Dan leaving 3.5 hours early when his boss is gone SHOCKA!

Have good holidays everyone.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

have a good trip, dan. we'll want to hear about your gf's reaction to her present!

my parents are coming by in a little bit with COOKIES. woooooooo.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

I have eaten so many cookies that I'm now 23% cookie. And my mom is still going to make a pecan pie.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

WELCOME YOUR NEW COOKIE-MAN HYBRID OVERLORD

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

That just doesn't sound scary. Sorry.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

You'll all be trying to storm the castle, and instead of boiling oil to kill you, all we'll need is warm milk.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

What if I was...HOT OUT of the OVEN? I could...SCALD YOUR TONGUE!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

Then we'd use cold milk. You can't win, see.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 23 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

I got a $25 online gift certificate to Amazon from my aunt. I wonder what I should get? I want to get a CD or two, I think.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 24 December 2005 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

I know I'm in the homeland of my people when I get into this community center for a crappy all-ages show and all the girls are fair skinned and shortish and ever so slightly broad in the beam. And also about 7 yrs younger than me on average, but that's the risk you take, going out with your younger siblings. I had the MOST Michigan evening: drank "red pop" at the show, hung out with the current bass player for Mustard Plug, and ended up at an altogether too well-lit dive bar, watching bikers shoot pool, drinking Bud out of the can, and lighting endless cigarettes with a Wesco lighter that Nat just bought me (so I'd stop using his).

― Laurel (Laurel), Saturday, 24 December 2005 05:49 (nineteen years ago)

I hung out with Tombot and Ally in an insanely crowded and loud bar, saw some people I barely knew in college, then went to a bizarro diner with my old college pal/bandmate.

― n/a (Nick A.), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

I watched Anacondas: the search for the blood orchid with my sister.

― giboyeux (skowly), Saturday, 24 December 2005 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Christmas Eve, dudes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

I am beside myself with excitement about the coming of the messiah.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 24 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

NC is warm.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Saturday, 24 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

My mix tape would have rocked. I think I made it two years ago.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Saturday, 24 December 2005 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

Warm here, too. Snow all melting, skies leaden...blech. It might actually rain on Christmas.

― Laurel (Laurel), Saturday, 24 December 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

Ho HO Ho.

― Eazy (Eazy), Sunday, 25 December 2005 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

Took my laptop in to get something fixed (I know, I know, but I knew Best Buy'd be open for service today - when I got there I found out that, since I bought a service plan there when I got the laptop two years ago, that they would've come to my house and ^picked it up*) - anyway, point is that it's off getting repaired for the next two weeks or so, so less of me here and more fun in the real world.

― Eazy (Eazy), Sunday, 25 December 2005 02:31 (nineteen years ago)

Merry xmas my friends. I am waiting for my mom to wake up so I can open presents.

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

Good heavens, we were up around 8 and drinking coffee by 8.07 (thanks to my sister). Mom is off singing solos at church while the rest of us ne'er-do-wells sneak smokes on the back porch and Dad gets the turkey out of the basement. It's kind of a disgustingly Currier & Ives Christmas around here (except for the smoking) but sadly the weather is NOT cooperating.

― Laurel (Laurel), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

Is it too early to start selfishly complaining about our presents?

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

I'm dreaming of a wet christmas...

On the bright side, I have finished a little more than half the scarf I intended to crochet for my friend Courtney for Christmas, and she might just get it before her birthday in April. Or March. May... I can't remember.

NICK I got a Harvey Bridman, Atty @ Law DVD for Christmas so you should come over and watch with us because it's the funniest eva.

Happy birthday, Jesus. I miss you Chicago.

― jennynotjeff (Jeff), Sunday, 25 December 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I decided I'm not going to complain after all, I think I was just sad because I miss Sarah a lot and because I miss getting toys instead of things I need. But I do want to watch Harvey Birdman. And I still get to spend my $25 gift certificate at Amazon, so recommend me CDs you think I might like, new or old.

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Yay! I got an external hard drive!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 25 December 2005 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

Nick: I can't stop listening to The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle. If you're in a British Invasion kinda mood.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 25 December 2005 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

I already have that, in fact I have the "Zombie Heaven" 4-CD set that I think is basically everything they ever recorded. But I pretty much only ever listen to Odyssey and Oracle, which is amazing. Sarah and I saw "the Zombies" reunited (actually just the original singer and keyboard player backed by session dudes) a few years ago and that singer guy still had the pipes; he sounds great.

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

I have been posting more on ILX in the past few days than I have in the past two weeks. Credit my dad having two laptops, both with wireless highspeed internet, and me being really bored. I have also read an entire James Ellroy book and three (so far) Muriel Spark novellas.

― n/a (Nick A.), Sunday, 25 December 2005 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

But I pretty much only ever listen to Odyssey and Oracle, which is amazing.

Ain't it, though? Right up there with my favorite Kinks and Beatles albums.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 25 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

I got a cashmere sweater and a copy of Updike's The Early Stories : 1953-1975

― deej.. (deej..), Sunday, 25 December 2005 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

I've never owned cashmere. It is very nice, but a size too large.

― deej.. (deej..), Sunday, 25 December 2005 20:17 (nineteen years ago)

Good evening, we drove back from Missouri tonight. There was only one toll, but it took ONE HOUR OF 10 MPH TRAFFIC to get through it. Enjoy that dollar, state of Illinois.

Maddie's mom is crazy and her grandma gave me little emergency lights that I can apparently tape to my car in times of need. All in all, I'm glad to be back home.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

I've got a bunch of cashmere from January-April clearances at Filenes/Marshalls/etc....$150 sweaters for $25, etc. And then you get your winter coats in July, and you've got a closet full of bling for a song. This has been Eric with Couture Tips For Manly Men, good night and good luck.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 06:09 (nineteen years ago)

Is it the new toll at the IL/WI border? Because that one took us an hour to get through at Thanksgiving. You'd think people would have learned by now.
Hi Chicago. I have been sick since last Wednesday and the highlight of my Christmas was actually leaving the house yesterday to go see King Kong. I am back at the ~~gulag~~ work today.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 14:03 (nineteen years ago)

Hi guys.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

Rather, hi Jocelyn.

I saw King Kong yesterday too. Did you like it? I did.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

That's the toll, Jocelyn, ugh.

I didn't mean to sound too grumpy, though, the weekend wasn't that bad. I had some ass-kicking Kansas City BBQ, saw where little Maddie grew up, etc.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

I liked it, yes. More movies need apatosaurusii.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

We're back. Thank god.

I LOVE CHICAGO.

Jordan, when does your band play the Green Mill again?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

Oh we watched American Beer last night. It was okay, but not as informative about beer as I would have liked. I was glad to see my hometown brewery get so many props, though.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

For Christmas this year, Santa brought me:

(1) Shirley Collins box set
(1) French bread pan
(1) quilt
(1) special anniversary edition of Born to Run with (2) DVDs of live performances
(2) Incredible String Band albums (in one great package)
(3) Mix CDs my friend made for his girlfriend, complete with many, many songs about making love and the CDs' original artwork, which included hearts and arrows and {XXX) + (XXX) 4-EVA.

Knowing me, which of these things do you suppose was NOT ON MY CHRISTMAS LIST?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

Cool, Jenny. We've only watched up to the Bell's segment, we still have to finish watching it. We picked up a kit for a "KC Pale Ale" while in Kansas City, and may even start brewing this week!

According to the GM's calendar, we'll be there during the second weekend of March. We also have some Chicago gigs on February 18th, but I'm hoping to come down just for fun sometime soon.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

I LOVE CHICAGO.

Moi aussi. Looks like we're even going to get a little bit of sun today. And you guys missed the worst of the snow -- you know, that period when it's all turned to ice and mixed with car exhaust, dog urine, and cigarette butts. Nas-tay. You're back just in time.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

Hi!

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

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― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

I'm really really really glad to be back.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

Not at work, but in Chicago.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

Hi everyone.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I don't really get fun x-mas presents anymore, but that's because I don't really ask for anything.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I am UNhappy to be at work. Thankfully, there's like 3 people here! GRAD SCHOOL!

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

same with me, mostly (xp--gifts). i don't ask for anything because i don't give much, so it's only fair, really. i got a cool plushy beanbaggy pillow from my mom though.

my parents are driving me crazy and i haven't even spent much time with them. rather than asking if i have plans and seeing if they could visit this afternoon, my mom just called me and told me they were coming over at x time. i had the audacity to have a medical appointment, so drama ensued. yay holidays. i got to see my sister this weekend though, which was really really cool.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

If you're feeling left out, you're welcome to the CDs that my friend made for his girlfriend who I've never met, but now feel like I know intimately. Too intimately.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

We got money from my family because it's easier to mail, and some good stuff from Jeff's family, including a new cutting board, the aforementioned Harvey Birdman DVD, some PJs and long undies, books, and socks. Glorious socks!

I must have murdered the village sock maker in a past lift because I never ever seem to be sufficiently be-socked.

Xpost... Amanda, that's gross.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

Oh and thanks, Jordan! My parents are coming to visit in January and I always hope that their visits will correspond with a MDD's show at the Green Mill so I can impress them with the cool people that I know.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, I actually wanted socks & underwear, and didn't get any for the first time ever!

Amanda, why do you have the CDs?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

Aww.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sick for the third time in a month. I don't understand you, immune system.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

Amanda, why do you have the CDs?
Because my friend from college, the boyfriend of the anthologized woman pictured on these CDs, sent them to me for Christmas! Dude has no idea.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

Anthologized -- not the right word. Exalted.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

That's...weird. I still don't get it.

I suppose she could be anthologized if there was a picture of a different part of her on each cd.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

It's weird and gross!

Dear Jaymc's immune system,

Would you like some more fruits and vegetables?

Sincerely,
The Nutrition Patrol

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, and some regular sleep.

― jaymc's immune system (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

hi everyone!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:43 (nineteen years ago)

Hi Kels! How was Delawarrrr?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

hi kelseeeeeeey.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

It was a lot of fun! I got trashed with the family on Thursday . . . so much so that I only remember ONE THING from the third bar we went to. The one thing is doing a shot of everclear that tasted like grape kool-aid. I was sure hungover the next day & got pizza at nicola (that's for jenny). christmas was great, christmas eve we tooled around cambridge, md to visit family. very fun weekend. now i'm stressed about work & having leaf around*!!!
also: check out the "snow globe" at neiman markus. my parents got one from some fancy friends of theirs. it's so tacky! i'm returning it for 75 buck-a-roos today!

*b/c i'm worried about not having enough time!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

did your mom like her 35 lip pencils?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

I got significantly less drunk over the holidays than expected. Which is a good time.

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

she LOVED them. she really went nuts. I put them in this cute pencil bag I bought in Minneapolis with little tags on each one explaining the drama of the pencil . . .she thought it was hilarious.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

ha! that's a cute idea. there was a story for each one, that's for sure.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, you actually got her 35 lip pencils?

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

Three.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, ok then.

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

How did the mixtape party go?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

I was sorry to have missed that!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

I just got back. To Chicago. Hi. Now I'm going to take a bath and listen to Dangerdoom. If anyone knows a band that wants to open for us at Cal's on Friday night, please have them contact us.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, that sounded cool! tracklists, plz.

xp hi nick.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

Good! Really fun. I left my newly acquired mixes at Eazy's place, though, so I'm gonna have to get them from him on Wednesday. One of them is his own mix, and the other is labelled only EL ALACRAN.

There was a guy at the party who used to be friends with J. Blount back in Georgia. (This is a guy whom I've met a handful of times, but I only recently discovered the connection.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

What were the mechanics of the mixtape party, again?

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

Make a mix. Bring two copies of it. Put the two copies in a bag. Eat, drink, be merry. At the end of the night, reach into the bag and take two mixes made by other people.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

Eazy ended up with this CD called BEDROOM JAMZ:

1. Sleep - This Heat
2. Octopus - Syd Barrett
3. Whirlybird - Silver Apples
4. Duchess - Scott Walker
5. I Am A Full Grown Man - Phosphorescent
6. The Butcher's Boy - Buell Kazee
7. Two Heads - Jefferson Airplane
8. Cerise - Ken Nordine
9. Rebecca Sylvester - Gastr Del Sol
10. Carpark Records - Greg Davis and Sebastien Roux
11. Pachuco Cadaver - Captain Beefheart
12. Angel Child - Bruce Haack
13. Mother/Father - Angels of Light
14. Eaising the Sparks - Akron Family
15. England Swings - Roger Miller
16. Piece of You - She
17. Out of Tunes - The Soft Machine
18. Come Out Tonight - Steven Jesse Bernstein
19. There She Goes Again - Velvet Underground
20. N.I.T.A. - Young Marble Giants
21. Charlemagne - John Cale
22. Down On The Farm - Gary Higgins
23. Bathysphere - Smog

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Also, Edith made an awesome DVD mix of 1980s hip-hop videos.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Sweet, I wanna have one. Except we never have parties (and rarely visitors) at our place.

xpost, wow

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Anyone notice who's on the front page of Wired today?

http://www.wired.com/

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

Another mix from the party:
"AbbyG's Songs of *Love and **Hate (and ***Confusion, ****Anticipation & *****Regret:

1. Oh Donna - Richie Valens***
2. Art School - The Clean**
3. Look Back In Anger - Television Personalities**
4. Always Waitin' - Paris Sisters****
5. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Handstring Heartjob [AbbyG & Shelley]****
6. Hey Baby Get Out of My House - Supercharger**
7. Babe I Love You - Jandek*
8. What Love Is - Rocket From The Tombs*
9. You Can Never Go Home Anymore - Shangri-La's*****
10. You've Gone Too Far -Slumber Party*****
11. Dumb Head - Ginny Arnell*****
12. Somebody's Baby - Pat Kelly****
13. Sex Doll - Young Stuff***
14. Government Centre - The Modern Lovers****,*****
15 Wings of Love - Nino and April*

The CD was wrapped in a piece of paper folded into quadrants numbered 1-4 and then with 'Love, Hate' etc. in each quadrant and the track listing folded underneath - like one of those kid games where you pick a quadrant and find out who you're going to marry, etc.

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, that's a very hip mix. Jandek and Television Personalities (i.e., artists that I had never heard about prior to ILM and have still never actually heard)?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

Jack Dangers! I thought the world had forgotten...

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:04 (nineteen years ago)

um... that was in ref to the Wired article. Which was a ref to Jessa, actually.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

(Hey, and her photo made the front page, eh?)

― Eazy (Eazy), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

I can't get to the full Wired article, for some reason.

Jack Dangers! I thought the world had forgotten...

Jack Dangers, though? He DID put out an album this year with some people I really like but it was extremely...forgettable.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

Those are excellent mixes. I love that TV Personalities song and also the This Heat song that starts the other mix.

I took a bath, went to Reckless (where I bought a Robert Wyatt cd), ate a tasty lunch at Earwax, went to the video store and checked out "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," which I will watch as soon as my coffee is brewing. Sarah's cat is sitting on my lap. Is it wrong that I'm having more fun today than I did any other day of my vacation, when I was visiting my family?

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

Aw bitchin', a new seafood place opened close to my work/home. I had FISH TACOS for lunch today (they were good but very much Wisconsin fish tacos rather than California fish tacos), and tomorrow I will have a WALLEYE SANDWICH.

Nick, I just watched that last week. Maddie unexpectedly enjoyed it, and we bought the whole trilogy for her dad.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

(I also bought Once Upon a Time in the West for myself, but decided to give it to my dad before watching it)

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

I watched the Tim Burton "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on the train last night, and maybe it was lowered expectations from mixed reviews or the fact that I don't revere the Gene Wilder version, but I thought it was excellent. Better, in fact, than most of the other 2005 movies I've seen recently, including Brokeback Mountain and King Kong. It was so agreeably NASTY, and I love Depp playing Willy Wonka as a deluded jerk (and I saw more Carol Burnett than Michael Jackson in his portrayal). There's a great gag when we're flashing back to Wonka's childhood, and he runs away from his dentist dad (Christopher Lee!) and his dad says "If you leave now, I'll never see you again," and he runs away anyways, spends the day on the streets of the city, and when he comes back at night, not only is his dad gone of course, but their ENTIRE ROW HOUSE is gone, chopped out of the row.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

Awesome, I had written that movie off.

I watched the Incredible Hulk movie at Maddie's grandma's house, and I actually thought it was excellent, Nick Nolte rants and artsy screen paneling included.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

Jordan, what is this new fish heaven? (Adrian in Madison right now and getting very bored).
n/a, I thought Christopher Lee as a dentist was a brilliant addition. I also liked the oompa-loompa(s times itself) better than in the Wilder version, they were nastier.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

The fish place is called Joey's and it's on Mineral Point near Gammon (I forget what the exact cross street is), on the west side.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

Here is a random question that I'm not sure merits its own thread: does anyone know how much the average Whole Foods employee makes an hour? I'm curious.

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

probably $7 - $10. I know they start at seven, anyway.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

Guess I won't be quitting for THAT job, then.

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 21:18 (nineteen years ago)

Holy shit, I can't believe it's almost 5:00. Fastest day ever.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 22:50 (nineteen years ago)

Ditto!

It's awesome having no one in the office.

― gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

hungry hungry hungry

today has been interminable.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

I have to go back to work tomorrow. suck.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

I'm working OT because I have to pay off some bills. Yay. At least I have that option, I guess.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 23:11 (nineteen years ago)

I missed Chicago. When I was in Union Station on the way out, I was sitting in the big lobby area, and all of a sudden these two globe-shaped speakers hanging from the ceiling started emitting these seemingly random patterns of static - not just "CCSSSSHHHHHHHHH" but like "CCCHHEHHEEESSSSPPPpppppooooosssssSSSHSHHCKCKCKCKCKCKaaaaaaaasssssshhhhhhhh" and so on. The sound was bouncing all through the high ceiling and sounded like constant thunder or waves. It was one of those moments where an accident (presumably) becomes art.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 December 2005 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

...what is there to do in this city anyway? I'm bored.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 00:44 (nineteen years ago)

I'm kind of bored and restless but also I'm tired. So I'm probably not going to go out anywhere.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 00:55 (nineteen years ago)

A SURPRISE LATE CONTENDER FOR "MOST BORING AND POINTLESS ILX POST OF 2005"

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 00:58 (nineteen years ago)

I got an ipod!!!!!!!!!

― deej.. (deej..), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

*HIGHFIVES*

I am now drunk and bored and home alone.

CHICAGO: ENTERTAIN ME.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 04:17 (nineteen years ago)

― truck-patch pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 04:35 (nineteen years ago)

― truck-patch pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 04:36 (nineteen years ago)

NOTHING WORKS.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 05:41 (nineteen years ago)

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― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 06:11 (nineteen years ago)

Gbx, there were so many options in Chicago tonight! Too many, in fact! I missed the good free-jazz at the Bottle, missed poker with the recording engineers, missed another thing or two, and ended up instead at a dinner party at a professorial house in Evanston hosted by the housesitter - so it felt a little like a high-school party, in that we were all in this swank house but none of the stuff was ours. I brought a bottle of '98 Ridge Cabernet that I'd bought at the winery two or three years ago and had been saving and anticipating, and it tasted pretty fruitless and vinegary to me, alas, but others must've been OK with it because it was gone within a few hours.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 10:54 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going to Marshall Fields to look for a suit today. I play to pin a note to my shirt that says, "I need a suit for a law firm job interview, please," put my MF card in my hand, and then lie on the floor belly-up like a submissive puppy until a saleslady takes care of everything.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

I hope someone tickles your tummy before they start showing you suits. That would be cute. You should also make sure your ears are down, to show that you're submissive.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

Cingular is so expensive here that Jeff and I will save over $200 by next August by paying their contract cancellation fee and switching to US Cellular service. That's fucked up. But I have a neat new flippy phone with a camera on it, and Jeff has the pleasant knowledge that he is patronizing a company for whom Joan Cusack is the spokesperson.

xpost: I'll pee a little to make my point completely.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

Does wearing a white sweater ALWAYS make a person look like health care professional, or only sometimes, depending on the type of sweater and the person wearing it?

Because I'm wearing a white cardigan today and I feel like a nurse.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

missed the good free-jazz at the Bottle

Ooh, I would've liked that, I bet.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

I, too, am wearing a white cardigan. Except mine shrunk and it makes me look extremely short waisted. I dread the day when I have to wear nurse shoes.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

Maddie made CHILI last night. Oh man. We didn't use Gib's recipe, but it was pretty decadent anyway. I know there was garlic, ground beef, chipotles, green & red peppers, kidney & black beans, TONS of cumin, and some porter involved.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I used to have a white cardigan that I wore all the time and loved. I don't think it made me look like a nurse, but it did come from my nurse mother who wore it to work all the time.

So I don't know if that helps or hurts, but Amanda, I would imagine you look pretty darn adorable in a white cardigan.

Cute nursing shoes

My mother used to get so furious at portrayals of nurses in popular media because they always wore high heels, which she assured me no real nurse would ever dream of doing.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

Jocelyn, are you going to be a nurse?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, when does Sarah get back?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

Hopefully. I have to send my application in soon to the 2-year program, and beg them for a co-op position so that I can get paid for going to school.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

Cool. After working with some nurses for my job, damn, I've got a whole lotta respect for that job.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

Whenever I would seek advice from a career counselor or my horoscope, it told me that I should be either a nurse or a teacher. Given my aversion to viscera, I chose teacher. Isn't your birthday near mine Jocelyn? Late August?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

where are you thinking of going, jocelyn? from what i hear, there's a lot of schools that have programs that pay tuition or extra or whatever if you agree to work there for a certain amount of time after...

i had a roommate who was a nurse, and that seems like a crazy job.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

Having been raised by Super Nurse and knowing my fair share of nurses both good and horrifying, I share Jordan's absolute respect for the good ones. I also candy striped for one summer! That was... ill-fitting. I share Amanda's aversion to viscera. I also can't handle snot or poop or vomit. At all.

I spent most of that summer in the nurse's lounge reading books, or getting cigarettes for this guy who had been in a motorcycle accident. Which should tell you something about the era in which I candy striped - motorcycle guy sending a 12 year old kid to the store to get cigarettes to smoke in his hospital bed.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

Please tell me he looked like Sam Shepard.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

i was raised by a super nurse too! were you always getting lectures about nutrition at the dinner table? i know all this trivia about the bioavailability of various nutrients in various forms and how such and such enhances the absorbtion of whatever other vitamin and etc...

i used to want to be a doctor but i got over that.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

Not Sam Shepard. What's that guy's name from Mask?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

Sam Elliott
http://www.flyingfistranch.com/albums/celebrity/SamElliott.jpg

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:05 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah gets back 2-nite.

I am on the verge of signing up with Cingular and getting a new phone. I'm going to get their cheapest plan because with Cingular it's free to talk to other people who have Cingular and that's what Sarah and my parents have.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

you should see if you can get an extra line added to sarah's plan -- we got one for $10 extra dollars a month!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

ten dollars extra dollars typing while on hold is not good for dipshits like me.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

i used to want to be a doctor but i got over that.

Uh oh. Is this something I should be getting over? I've actually thought about nursing.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

He was a lot younger than that, but I recall thinking he was cute in a cigarette-smoking, motorcycle-wrecking, I'm-totally-12-years-old, kind of way.

Julia, not so much nutrition (I was a fat kid and was constantly being put on new, clever diets but that's a whole other thread of conversation and/or therapy fodder) but legend has it that I could name all the major bones in the body before kindergarden. And she was adamant that I use medically proper terms for body parts and illnesses (no cutesy names for my vagina, I'll tell you what). I also got all kinds of cool, authentic nurse stuff to play with and an unlimited supply of rubber gloves. Mostly, though, it meant that I had to present sustained and deadly serious symptoms of illness or injury before she would take me for any sort of professional medical care. Such as dismissing sore throats as allergies until I ended up in the ER with a 104 temp, a rash, and strep throat or tonsillitis; or telling me my head, tooth, and jaw pain was stress until finally taking me to the dentist who quickly scheduled me for "expedited" extraction of all four impacted wisdom teeth. Or chosing to treat a gory ankle injury at home with tylenol and an ace bandage because a doctor would only give me painkillers, an air cast, and crutches. (Caught my left ankle on a pointy wooden fence when my leg slipped off the side of a pool slide as I slid down backwards and headfist in a misguided attempt to impress my friends at a pool party.)

It's okay, though. It made me tough. TOUGH I TELL YOU.

xpost: Yeah, Nick, get added to Sarah's plan. Otherwise Cingular is teh costly. Their cheapest plan, which still had four times as many minutes as I ever used, was about $60/month with taxes, ect. It's a little more than that for Jeff and I to share a plan through US Cellular. Also - the groovy phone.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Mostly, though, it meant that I had to present sustained and deadly serious symptoms of illness or injury before ~~she would take me for any sort of professional medical care~~ I was allowed to miss school.

Having a doc at home was pretty great -- every time I have had surgery in my life it has been performed by my dad, at the kitchen table.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

whoa.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

What's a good price for a cell phone plan these days? I don't even know, but I pay like $75/month for Maddie's and my Verizon plan.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

Holy crap, for real?

Hey, the American Dialect Society is getting ready to choose their "words of the year." Dig the press release pdf.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, wow. I think I mentioned this before, but my friend's dad is a doctor, and removed a few moles from his back while we were mixing the new D1gdown record.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

"Not!" as the 1992 word of the year is kind of embarrassing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

1992 was embarrassing for so many reasons, it's difficult to narrow it down. I like when they choose morphemes, like -agra or -gra. I would have nominated -tastic.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

I will be kind to my kids, I promise. Unless they whine, and then they're getting home-brewed tetanus shots. (yes, Amanda my birthday is August 14th which I think is very close to yours?)
I have no problem with blood or needles, but I'm not a big fan of poop or vomit. But I don't know many people who are.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

Looking at that word list, I concur that 1992 was indeed embarrassing. I am glad that the "Franken" phase is over.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

i used to want to be a doctor but i got over that.

Uh oh. Is this something I should be getting over? I've actually thought about nursing.

nah, i just got some chronic health probs and got completely fed up with the med profession for personal reasons. well, that and it's so incredibly high stress and competitive, it wouldn't have worked out for me anyway, personality-wise. and the mcats...well. if you want to talk premed, you can email me anytime.

though nursing can be a good career...my mom goes on and on about its benefits. and my cousin travelled all over with various travelling nursing stints before she got married--she was living in hawaii when she met her husband.

my mom's a nurse practitioner so i've always gotten lots of preventative talk. and she's crazy observant about stuff--she noticed some hormonal skin discoloration i had that most doctors didn't (i always had to point it out to docs, since it's pretty subtle). (her oh-so-tactful way of bringing it up: "what's up with your face? you look like you've been in a barfight!). she can also smell it on my breath if i haven't eaten in a while or if i'm dehydrated, which is just freaky.

it's nice if i have any little health concerns, i can just talk to my mom instead of going to the doctor. and since i've done research for her for some of her presentations and such, i know about all sorts of little weird things that happen that are no big deal.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

Holy crap, for real?

Yeah! I mean, I've never needed more than stitches/something lopped off (like a newly-discovered mole). Once, I cut my thumb down to the tendon and, while sewing me up at the counter, my dad was all "check out your tendon. pretty cool, huh? try wiggling it. Isn't that neat?!"

It was pretty neat. Thank god for local anesthetic.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

that's actually really cool! though yeah, it certainly wouldn't be without anesthetic.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

Man, that's pretty cool. I wish I had a mole-removing dad. Your dad is coo-oo--ool.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

my post makes it sound like i have bad breath, which i don't, my mom is just freaky and can smell ketosis or whatever it is when your blood sugar is low.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

Once, I cut my thumb down to the tendon and, while sewing me up at the counter, my dad was all "check out your tendon. pretty cool, huh? try wiggling it. Isn't that neat?!"

I feel sick.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

Gib, you & I had the same at-home surgeries!!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

And we get drunk with our families!

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

And you enjoy bike riding.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

Jenny, Cingular has a $40/month plan too. It's 450 minutes. But you're right, I should see about getting added to Sarah's plan, that makes more sense.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

Argh, it turns out my band's album is NOT done with mastering. The dude who's doing it is a good traditional recordist/studio guy with great gear, but I'm skeptical of his aesthetic.

It seems like he's dragging his feet because he's trying to get it to sound a certain way, but I want to say, "dude, it's not an audiophile recording, it's a 3-mic live record and you'll just have to make do with what you got." Some of his concerns are legitimate, I'm sure (i.e. he doesn't like the pre-mastering we did, incl. some judicious limiting), but I'm not impressed with the mixing and mastering job on this other brass band record that he did (and I guested on). It's way too loud and overcompressed, and I don't want that for ours.

Sorry, this should probably be an IMM post but I mainly wanted to vent.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:38 (nineteen years ago)

GOTTA GET A RECORD OUT

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

CAN'T LET DOWN THE STREET JORDAN THEY'RE WAITING FOR YA

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

Ha! You're right! I got trizzashed on Thursday. I did five Irish car bombs. I may have talked about this already. Yeah, I think I did. I'm surprised I'm alive to tell the tale!`

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

The weird thing is that I don't have that much respect for doctors. (Although I am sure that gib's dad is cool) I have much more respect for nurses and nurse practitioners. This could be a problem? This may be due to (Juulia and maybe Maddie could confirm this) being blown off for a long time about "women's problems" only to discover that hey! That mass isn't just cramps, is it? Which is why I want to go into Gyn nursing, because people (I think) forget that it's not just about babies and that it is a very traumatic experience to have people operating on your reproductive parts.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

Word to that, Jocelyn.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

Note that the 40 dollar plans at cingular are never 40 dollars, they add taxes and other stuff onto your bill. With the data and text messaging package, that's how mine ballooned to 67 a month.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

Not that I want to turn the Chicago thread into another Rumpie's adventures with the speculum man one.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

I have a speculum.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

That's purely speculumation.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not going to dicknify that with a response.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

(I'm embarrassed. Someone ban me so I don't make any more horrible genital puns.)

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

Do you have a congenital pun defect?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Meaning that I can't stop once I start? If so, then yes.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:08 (nineteen years ago)

Nothing kills a thread like compression and dick puns.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:25 (nineteen years ago)

(i'm so ashamed.)

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

Don't make me drop the icky story I threw into the mix on the Gyno thread.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

(now i need to go check the gyno thread, i guess, xp)

being blown off for a long time about "women's problems"

ohhhhhh yes. i had a simple question for a (male) PCP once and it made him really uncomfortable, he got all weird and suggested i see a GYN, which seemed totally unnecessary. so i ended up looking it up on the internet and it turned out to be no big deal, but really it was BASIC MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE that happened to be about chickstuff.

women get blown off about medical probs more often too (esp with male doctors) with the assumption that symptoms are due to depression or PMS-related depression or whatever when they're real physical symptoms.

back to genital puns! i started to type gentile.

― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

Let's all talk about our vaginas.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

TS: tray-loading vs. slot-loading

― truck-patch pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 20:37 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going to talk about food instead. I've been eating really weird today. I had coffee and a granola bar this morning, then when I got home I ate some pretzels (at 11:30) and then I wasn't hungry at all. Which is weird because that's not very much food for me. Now I'm making a mini DiGiorno pizza even though I'm still not that hungry.

How come no one wants to open for us at Cal's? I sent a myspace bulletin and then emailed some bands that we've played with and everyone's all like "Eh, we're taking a break/writing new songs/not playing shows." Fuck that noise. Do any of you want to open? You can do a "performance" if you don't have songs to play.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

I went back to that seafood place and was kind of disappointed today. I had a walleye sandwich that was pretty blah, and overpriced. I've been eating too much lately, and we're meeting my dad and stepmom for Indian food in about three hours.

What night is that show, Nick? I wish my rock band hadn't sunk back into not-happening-land.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

You can do a "performance" if you don't have songs to play.

I was actually SERIOUSLY considering this yesterday. Like spontaneous improv keyboard jamz.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

Hell, I'll play Cal's, if people want to see us do another bill together. I'm game. I wish the Nueva Cats would've done a show while Jody was in town.

Hey, if you're bored tonight (like Gib was last night), come to the hoot night at Schubas. I'm playing, a few 'nasters are playing (I think), and others. I'm covering two songs that are pretty much polar opposites (other than a 1-4-5 progression).

Phone-wise, I've got Nextel/Spring, and it runs about $55/month, but I also got something like 10,000 frequent flier miles for signing up. I've got an old school DOS-like phone, so I'm ready to switch and upgrade to some fancy bling, preferrably with 'Push It' as a ringtone.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

I could also check with my pal Geoff, in case The Dirty Rugs are in town and want to play a night out.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:26 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost) Do you have a keyboard with rhythm/auto-chord accompaniment?

And yes, I'll be at Schubas tonight, although I won't be playing myself. I think Matt, Elizabeth, and Ben will be involved somehow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:26 (nineteen years ago)

shit. wish i'd known! i'm hanging out with a mixed crew at o'neil's.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

Yep, I do have that kind of keyboard, J. We could do something arty farty. I can even play some of my songs on it with the rhythm/auto-chord - very Miami Vice sounding.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

I've tried that before, E (with your songs). I wasn't thrilled with it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:35 (nineteen years ago)

B-but with a suave Ferry-like delivery...

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:36 (nineteen years ago)

Hmmm, yeah, maybe I was playing them too fast?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

I wish I could offer to something since some of my horn player friends live in Chi now (and I love doing jazz duos!), but I've got a wedding gig that night. :(

Btw, if anyone needs a good sax player, let me know.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:41 (nineteen years ago)

See, now I wish I still had my clarinet, because I could accompany EZ that way, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

The only one I've really arranged with the rhythm/autochord is 'Room At The Dells', but it's really different from the acoustic version - very slinky and a little oily, in a good way, not unlike L. Cohen's "I Can't Forget" or perhaps "Lady In Red'.

(xpost) Man, I'd love to do a show with a sax and a clarinet. My sax player moved to Japan this fall, so I could actually use one.

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:44 (nineteen years ago)

I'll e-mail you his info if you want, Eazy (is that your real e-mail?).

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

Sure - send his info! (That's not my main e-mail address, but I'll get it there.)

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

Done.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 22:06 (nineteen years ago)

I am totally disoriented right now. Was there a time when I wasn't sitting at this desk, making these phone calls? Is it really almost 2006? Do I now have a scar on my lip thanks to some shitty dog who bit me a couple of weeks ago?

The answer to all of these questions is yes, but I can't seem to grasp it at the moment. I feel weird.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

An idea for a DJ name: DJ Crocodildo

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

Crocodildo! Yes!

Uh, my "band" could open, n/a.

Except not really?

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

You guys are all being too wishy-washy. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, SAY SO.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 December 2005 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

I bought a suit. I could stand up on stage in my suit and act all like somebody who wears a suit. It would be extra funny because I don't have any appropriate shoes, so I could wear purple sneakers.

Marshall Field's suit buying advice: There are two suit sections. One has pre-fab jacket and bottom (and sometimes shirt) combos. These are cheaper, but they are also kind of hyper trendy and sometimes infuriatingly ugly and totally inappropriate for law firm interviews. But don't give up, even if you tried on three inappropriate suits and are almost in tears because you look like a lumpy bumpkin in all of them! Because if you walk to your left as you stand with you back to those suits, you will find the section where you can buy different jackets, pants, and varying lengths of skirt in the same fabrics. It's more expensive, but that's where the law firm interview suits live.

Note that if you plan to throw yourself on the mercy of a salesperson, it's best not to shop for suits around the holidays, because really they don't have time for you. Even if you pee a little to show that you are harmless.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 29 December 2005 00:30 (nineteen years ago)

ILX people with fashion sense: Can I wear these shoes with a suit or is that too wacky?

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 29 December 2005 04:17 (nineteen years ago)

I would say borderline-no but it depends on the suit! And on quite how you're styling yourself IN the suit. Did you get pants or skirt? Wide leg or narrow, skirt long or short, straight or A-line, etc etc? How many buttons on the jacket, is the neckline by-the-book up-and-down or open a little wider, portrait-style?

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 29 December 2005 04:21 (nineteen years ago)

(Um also I can only really see things MY way where style is concerned and since the other women in my family think I'm crazy, pls feel free to ignore me completely.)

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 29 December 2005 04:24 (nineteen years ago)

Since you seem to have gone for the night and I probably won't be on line tomorrow, I think the shoes could go with a skirt suit w/ a '40s flair -- maybe with an A-line or trumpet skirt and slightly wider neckline/broader-than-usual lapels and a waist that was tailored to nip in. If the suit is the narrow, J Crew-y minimalist kind of pants suit, I just can't see those shoes with it (but as always this is quite possibly my own failing).

But that aside, are you sure the shoes themselves are quite serious enough for law things? I look young and innocent (read: dumb) unless I wear tailored, even severe things so I probably err on that side, but the shoes do seem a bit artsy librarian which is, of course, delightful but...will you feel powerful & confident in them?

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 29 December 2005 05:27 (nineteen years ago)

I WANT TO PLAY.

Actually, I think that me and Eazy and Geoff are going to do an improvised set. Yes? Yes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 05:48 (nineteen years ago)

I see no reason why shoes like that wouldn't go with a suit. They look like nice shoes. Suits are nice, shoes are nice = niceness. But I am absolutely the last person you should ask about matters like these, so feel free to ignore me.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 05:50 (nineteen years ago)

This very suit, with a skirt, too. The skirt is about as bo-ring as suit skirts get. No cute 40s nipped waist nothing. And I feel like an asshole in a suit, period, so the shoes are either just going to be an extension of the assholery that I already feel, or some sort of redeeming accessory. And while the style of the suit doesn't match those shoes, my hair and glasses do. So yeah. Who fucking knows???

I think I wander around shoe stores on Monday and hopefully find something reasonable. I do kind of love those shoes, though. I suppose I could order them and return them if they don't work.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:09 (nineteen years ago)

Alright. I ordered them since Zappos has free return shipping and a 100% money back guarantee, etc. I guess I could buy a cheap-o pair of these kind of stupid shoes for the interview and then SUPRISE them with my awesome librarian shoes when I work there.

The only time I ever wish I was a dude (except for when I have to pee in a car badly enough to wish I could easily pee in a Snapple bottle) is when I'm buying business attire.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, it's depressing to spend so much money on clothes that are so aggressively boring. I like those first shoes, but I'm not sure they're right for the suit.

Note: I don't own a suit.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:41 (nineteen years ago)

I like those shoes! Wear them with other things if they don't work with the suit.

Hello, everyone. I put my 5 sock monkeys on flickr. Also, I went to France. It was nice. My family is crazy.

Yesterday I was awake for over 24 hours straight. This should make for an interesting day.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

Welcome back Sarah!!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:46 (nineteen years ago)

ALSO, my family is crazy.

My mom is super crazy. My sister is crazy. My other sister is crazy. My dad is crazy. They are all a bunch of crazies.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:46 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008WJDA.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

Oooh that suit is SHARP. Not hugely individual, no, but sharp and open to accessorizing. You're right about the second shoes, though -- they're pretty matronly. I just bought nicer heels at the DSW in Grand Rapids for about $40 so I would think you could do better in Chicago...? Do you hate shopping? Why do you feel like an asshole in a suit? I'm not sure anyone is really AT HOME in a suit but they're not THAT bad...err, not that I own one but publishing isn't really very formal. Damn, I was going to look up some low black shoes to throw in here but I have to get to the airport.

What the hell, wear the shoes you like -- at least ONE thing about the outfit will make you happy. I guess if I were doing that I'd dress up the suit with chunky peasant jewelry or something, to match the sort of rustic whimsicality but like you said: who gives a fuck?

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

The Crazies is a good movie.

Jenny, you should get some shoes -- are flats ok? -- that have a little detail near the toe, a buckle or something, to make the outfit more fun. Question: What is chunky peasant jewelry?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, did you have any excellent cheese or wine or fruit or beautiful women or whatever in the South of France?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I dunno, like carved wood beads, or cloisonne, or something red or mottled orange like dyed coral (for the color contrast), or something with a carved wooden flower or etc etc. Just something chunky and rustic in a bright color. OR to keep it simple, maybe a multi-strand faceted necklace in black glass (or actual jet, if you've got one from grandma's dresser). You know, like normal-people's-opera-jewelry (which is to say, NOT gemstones). Gotta run!

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

Travel safely, Laurelita.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

My Dad to my sister's new father-in-law which my sister had to translate for him: "You know, Paris is such a beautiful city, historically and culturally rich...it's a shame that it's ruined by smokers."

Amanda, I ate just about every frenchie food out there, minus the meat stuffs on the table, like fois groie and duck and etc.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:08 (nineteen years ago)

On a scale of 1-10, how dreamy was it? (The whole trip, minus the familial drama.)

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

My Dad to my mom and I as we sat at Chilli's in the Detroit airport: "You know I didn't hear ONE, not ONE (!) Christmas carol in France. I thought the Europeans were actually supposed to care about Christmas!"

xpostular
Dreamy? Hmmm... 8.5? I need Nick present to reach true dreamy levels. I mean, everything looked romantic, but without someone to share it with ...

Random Dreamy moments:
* Eating a picnic (of quiche and fruit and coffee) by a river in front of a medieval castle while watching french countrymen fish
* Seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle in its special holiday lights
* Looking out the window of a french restaurant to watch huge snowflakes falling on the Champs d'Elysees

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:14 (nineteen years ago)

Ha, I saw the sock monkey thread and said, "hey, Sarah's back!"

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:31 (nineteen years ago)

I vote the picnic as the #1 dreamiest moment. Wow. That sounds nothing short of super-duper-mega-over-the-top dreamy.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

Welcome back Frenchified Sarah! (jenny-I like the Zappos shoes. But then again I have weird taste.)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

Today's the 2nd wedding anniversary, y'all. We were supposed to go out to dinner (we decided on Frontera Grill on Jenny's recommendation), and I got all gussied up this morning since we're supposed to meet after work, but I think the man is sick! :(

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

You know I didn't hear ONE, not ONE (!) Christmas carol in France

Where is he supposed to be hearing these Christmas carols? I mean, I'm not sure I heard any apart from the radio at my mom's house and Hoot Night.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

(Which was fun, btw: Eazy played Joni Mitchell's "River" and the Hold Steady's "Your Little Hoodrat Friend.")

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

Also I would be remiss if I did not say: Welcome back, Sarah! Happy anniversary, Amanda!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

thanks! jaymc, i had a dream last night and in it you were totally bff with sufjan stevens. you guys were writing a song together and everything.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, awesome. Last week on the Stylus staff board someone said they thought Sufjan was ugly, and I got all defensive and started posting HOTT pictures to prove them wrong. (Have you seen last month's issue of MAGNET? Hoo boy! Pin-up material!)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

Ugly? Bitch, PLEASE.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

Happy anniversary! Maybe you can get fancy food to go and eat it at home.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 29 December 2005 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

Welcome back, Sarah! Yay!! Glad you're back all safe & sound!

I think we get off work early today . . . that will be a major blessing.

Jenny, your suit is gorgeous. Really a great, basic suit that is easy to accessorize & is so classic that it'll last you a long, long time.

I agree with what people said about the shoes upthread . . . what about something like these?

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/9766397/c/3.html

they have a low heel, so they're less matronly in that regard, yet not too flashy and/or "different" . . .

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

those are cute!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

I just checked out the sock monkeys!! They're adorable!

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:05 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, those monkeys are really really cute.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

Happy Anniversary, Amanda & Dan! I hope Dan is feeling better! Leaf got kinda sick last night, but I think it was the cheese on the nachos he ate. It was the gross pour-y velveeta kind.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

These are nice and only $22...but I don't know if slingbacks are very practical, I tend to get my tights soaking in the winter when I wear them.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AQI0JM.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

Are mashed sweet potatoes better for a person than regular mashed potatoes?

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

Sweet potatoes, apparently, because they have less carbs (28 vs. 51) and more fiber and vitamins.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

Ooh, I had some good mashed chipotle sweet potatoes for x-mas.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

I'm asking because I ate a TON of them just now and they were really really really good. Mine had brown sugar and cinnamon and a little butter rather than smoked pepper. That sounds good though. I LOVE YOU, YAMS!

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

Tell me this: is it odd that my aunt, who makes things like chipotle sweet potatoes and asparagus w/wasabi mayo for her x-mas spread, doesn't know what falafel is? At my dad's birthday party, she pointed to the falafel balls and said, "What's this?" I said, "Falafel." She wrinkled her nose and was like, "And that is?" This is a woman who shops exclusively at Whole Foods, worships Martha Stewart, etc.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, that's weird.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago)

We make good chipotle mashed sweet potatos. Really easy, just add chopped up peppers and some fat free sour creame and mash it up.

― Jeff-Beetle (Jeff), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

Is it because falafil is, you know, sand people food?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

And then there was the entire major chain grocery store in rural Virginia that had never heard of hummus before...

Amanda, Please email be a mashed sweet potato recipe. One of my goals for January is to get my ass in the kitchen and start rustling up some vittles (though not literally).

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

I have a great mashed sweet potato recipe. I will try to find it at home. It involves a lot of brown sugar.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

(Uh, I was kidding about the sand people thing)

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe, jocelyn. All I know is that I'd had falafel before I ever had chipotle or wasabi.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

I have lots of brown sugar! And an apron!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

I had falafil and pita and stuff long before chipotle too. But I guess the c-word is the biggest food trend right now, isn't it?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 29 December 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, this is true. It's like sun-dried tomatoes ten years ago, or pesto before that.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

My mashed sweet potatoes went like this:

*peel 2 yams and cut into evenly-sized pieces
*boil for 10 minutes or until soft
*drain, put in bowl and mash
*add about 1 tsp butter, about 2 T of brown sugar and some cinnamon
*stir, add sugar and cinnamon until tasty (not much more)

I also added some pecan bits for no particular reason.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

Totally.

We put some chipotle into the chili the other night, it was good.

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 29 December 2005 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

hey amanda, two ideas for mister feeny:

valium &
the "hysterical woman"

i'm bored & want to go home now.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Just last night, I was trying to figure out whether Valium was the same thing as Quaaludes.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

On our long car trip to VA we listened to Shadow of the Dolls (sequel to Valley of the...) on tape. It was pretty good, but sort of like the sequel to Fear of Flying. ("You like the drugs and sex? Here's a TON MORE OF IT.")

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

Whilst we speak of pills, I mean.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

I love sweet potatoes.

Nick - Jaymc, Geoff and I can improvise some fun noodly B.S. on Friday night. Do you want that? I wish we could project a Buster Keaton movie behind us. Or if you want really songs or something, I'd be up for that too.

One housemate took her iBook back to Ann Arbor, so I have less computer access for the next few days - still a little, but not a lot.

I polished up my nylon-string Hoodrat cover this morning, so it will be in fine shape next time the occasion rises to play it.

Stocked up on soap at the Merz Apothecary today.

Happy Anniversary, 'manda!

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:32 (nineteen years ago)

The dinner is ON, by the way -- no more sickies! Yaaaay. I was hoping that I didn't wear heels and a skirt for nothin'.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 29 December 2005 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

rex the dog tomorrow?

― deej.. (deej..), Friday, 30 December 2005 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, where?

It looks like I'm going to be performing with an impromptu group tomorrow, opening for the F. Fictions. Plus, I'm still getting over a cold, so it's probably not a good idea for me to go out for a club, even if it were later.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

Good morning.

Who wants to come out to Cal's tonight? huh huh huh? If I'm anything like my loopy jetlagged self from last night at practice, I promise I'll be very entertaining (or at the very least annoying).

This morning I was wide awake when Nick said goodbye to me before 6am, so I shot out of bed, unpacked, put more songs on my i-pod, took a long bubble bath, and played with the kitties.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 December 2005 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

Wake up, sillies. I'm in need of entertainment.

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:07 (nineteen years ago)

Ugh, I'm up and at work, amazingly.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

I'm up and at home, AWESOMELY.

― gbx (skowly), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

Last night, to promote a show next month, we went out to about eight bars. We played a song or two and had a drink/shot at each (if it was free), and handed about 1,000 fliers. It was fun, completely unlike this morning.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

That's cool you could do that, Jordan. It would be nice to not have so much set up and break down involved whenever we played somewhere. You guys could just parade into anywhere.

Word on the streets is that everyone will be leaving early today! Woo hoo!

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 December 2005 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

I slept in until 9:30 today! Whoa. Tylenol PM is no joke.

Thanks for the shoe and suit support, everyone!

I kind of have an irrational opposition to kitten heels (they are so tiny and wobbly and I am so large and unstable on any heel that I feel like a cartoon fat woman with teeny tiny little feet), and as for sling backs, I have to factor in the possibility that it will be snowing when I go for this interview. At least it's close to school, and I can change shoes in there and clean up before I present myself.

And welcome back Sarah and happy anniversary Amanda! Even though it's the day after, my feelings are very heartfelt.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

I hope Amanda is still sleeping off her anniversary.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Thank you, Jenny.

I love kitten heels, but to each her own. You see, when you are gigantic comme moi and feel like wearing heels, the shorter the better.

Happy anniversary, Amanda! Do I remember correctly that you celebrate the day you met instead of the day you got married?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

Also, I feel like an asshole in a suit for the same reason I would feel like an asshole in holiday specific sweatshirts and stretch pants, or really elaborate brand-name jeans with shiny logos all over them, or Ugg boots... It's just not something I am used to wearing or would normally chose to wear and it makes a statement about me to onlookers that I would not chose to make myself.

That statement being, "I am wearing a suit." I'll get used to it, though.

Amanda has off today.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

hehe hi dudes. i slept pretty late today. we ended up going to brasserie jo instead of frontera grill because the wait there was TWO HOURS and that just wasn't going to work. but we drank a whole bottle of wine and ate tons and got an appetizer (goat cheese tart) AND dessert (mocha mousse thingie).

as for the celebration, there's the day we met (sometime in early august?) which is how long we've been together (six years) and there's the day we got married (yesterday) which is fun to celebrate for no particular reason other than so far our parents have given us money to go out to eat.

dan is sick though -- some weird coughing thing. the good news is that i'm at HOME! ha! this is great.

― The Milkmaid (of Human Kindness) (The Milkmaid), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

I often admire kitten heels on the shelf and on others. It's when they are on my feet that they lose their retro charm and make me feel so oafish. I actually have a pair of brown 9 West kitten heels that I bought for some law school related thing last year. I just feel kind of wobbly in them.

Ooo Brasserie Jo! Jesse talks about that place. Yay for anniversaries!

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

I'm wearing a navy shirt and blue jeans today because I think I was wearing a combination like that in a dream last night. That's all I remember, though.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

My shoes came! Wow, thanks Zappos!

They are actually a lot dressier looking than in the picture - they are shiny and don't have that squishy leather look that so many "comfort" shoes have. I will try on the entire ensamble this afternoon, but I think they will work.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

So I made that 6-CD best-of-'05 mix I said I was going to make. I might still tweak a few things: I'm realizing Paul Wall appears nowhere, and he was one of my favorite MCs of the year (maybe I'll replace "Diamonds" with "Drive Slow"). But that's more or less it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Preemptive strike: I didn't put any F. Fictions on there because I imagine that the new awesome-sounding stuff will be on next year's mix.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

YSI, pls.

Btw jaymc, I took your name in vain on my lj yesterday if you didn't see.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

I'm guessing it was a good dream then, John, if you're hoping to repeat it?

― Sarah Kittensmew McLusky (coco), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, I don't think I'm subscribed to your LJ, Jordan! Although I think I know what it is...

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, I really honestly don't remember anything about the dream except for what I was wearing! It may not have even been a dream. It was just like, I woke up this morning, and something about wearing a navy shirt and blue jeans felt already prescribed somehow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

If dream-jaymc walked off a bridge, would you do that too?!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

Nice comment on Sam Prekop, Jordan. That one sort of sneaked onto my list at the 11th hour: I'd forget about it, too, but I always loved it when I was actually listening to it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

Me too!

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

Welcome back, Sarah & All! Thread was quiiiiiet all last week, nice to have you here again.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 30 December 2005 18:13 (nineteen years ago)

I slept weird and so I actually remembered some weird dreams I had last night when I woke up this morning. They involved having to go in a public restroom with no shoes, just socks, and getting some weird goop on my feet and climbing to the top of the Sears Tower and Dan Ackroyd and Bill Murray and police.

I finished work at 10:30 today so I went to Dr. Wax and found a Fall cd and a Brian Eno/Cluster cd used, both of which I've been looking for for a while.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

classic!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

What's the, um, dillio with tonight, Nick? I'm still mostly offline (checking e-mail at Kinko's right now for a minute), but send an e-mail or give a call and I'll get it later. John, if we're on, can G. and I roll with you down to da club? If we're not on for playing, I'll still likely make it down for the Fake Ficks.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago)

Oh um right: Eric, we're on. I'll call you.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.eriu.com/journal/apr0900L.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

Ummm?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 30 December 2005 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

I forget, have you not seen Kids in the Hall?

That picture makes me happy.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 30 December 2005 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

I wish I had seen this before x-mas:

Random Pictures >Tampon Christmas Tree

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 22:14 (nineteen years ago)

Ha ha... inserting message. Hee.

― squirrels-r-FOREVA (pullapartgirl), Friday, 30 December 2005 22:15 (nineteen years ago)

Hi everyone. I miss the city.

― Df'nM (OutDatWay), Saturday, 31 December 2005 07:34 (nineteen years ago)

GUYS I AM SORRY I LEFT BEFORE THE FAKE FICTIONS SET, BUT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT I HAD ARM-WRESTLED M.I.A., SO IT WAS WORTH IT, SEE?

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 31 December 2005 09:52 (nineteen years ago)

New thread for a new year:

Chicago: This Will Be Our Year

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 31 December 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

You and the arm-wrestling.

― gbx (skowly), Saturday, 31 December 2005 17:49 (nineteen years ago)

nine years pass...

threads like this are amazing stoned

― jaymc, Saturday, 9 May 2015 04:44 (ten years ago)

everything seems so performative

― jaymc, Saturday, 9 May 2015 04:45 (ten years ago)

also, we should all definitely go to a quaker meeting

― jaymc, Saturday, 9 May 2015 04:51 (ten years ago)

threads like this are amazing stoned

― jaymc, Friday, May 8, 2015 11:44 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or not stoned

― Immediate Follower (NA), Monday, 11 May 2015 17:31 (ten years ago)

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