Chicago: How can I be removed and go home? I really need to.

I wonder what prompted him to wear that?

"The juror sent the judge a note which read, "How can I be removed and go home? I really need to."

Oh, that link is working now, looks like Kels got cleared of all charges.

Keep an eye out for a big yacht off of Navy Pier tonight.

Finally, DeRogatis cited the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination and declined to testify. Attorneys had said he might be accused of child pornography for possessing and viewing the tape.

That would've been crazay.

J. DeRogatis: "that shit's digital"

There is an article in the Reader about how he had reason to believe this is true. The article references another reporter's article in Salon, which she titled, "Why I need to see child porn."

That's the title for the next thread.

I'll be taking some time off then.

Chicago: I could suuuure go for some hard candy about right now.

Yeah, that Reader article made child-porn laws in the US seem really draconian:

In another, a couple in Maryland whose home surveillance camera caught a neigh­bor boy performing sex acts with their dog turned the tape over to the police but only after telling the story to friends. They were charged with possession and sentenced to probation.

Yeah, you can never be too safe when it comes to kiddie porn. I like his little bandit mask, though. The mask is an underused fashion accessory.

well it certainly is daring to be a black man in chicago wearing a mask. cpd being what they are and all.

kels has nothing if not derring-do

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k307/ohmygowda/stipe_420x284.jpg

Duet?

well, that and a mole

michael stipe's mask (which appears to be makeup?) gives him a distinctly weenielike look. r's mask is bandito style and more appealing.

R. looks like Zorro and Stipe looks like "Zorro."

Stipe looks like he's going to try out for Blue Man.

Neither look like Zero:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/images/mostel_z_pic1.jpg

Or for that matter:

http://www.dkmorgan.co.uk/pics/Bandpics/smashing_pumpkins.jpg

And if you'll indulge me one last free association:

http://www.sbarro.com.jo/Sbarro/uploaded/history1.jpg

when i was a kid i had a book that featured many pictures of zero mostel in a diaper. to this day i don't really understand it. all i know is that it was him, he was wearing a diaper and i guess it was supposed to be funny.

also neither of those dudes are wearing a mask in those pictures, so wtf ;)
are we not talking about masks?

I was just going off "Zorro."

Man, Des Moines must be pissed off that part of their city is being evacuated and all the headlines are Russ and R.

further proof that iowa is maddeningly boring

But listeners hungry for some opera weren't totally out of luck. When it came time for "Feelin' on Yo Booty," he sung it through, then disappeared. When he came back, he wore a Zorro mask, a top hat and an opera cape, and stood in front of a music stand. Sure enough, it was time for the opera remix. "Boo-oo-ooty," he sang, or maybe lip-synched. "Boo-oo-ooty!" A pre-recorded orchestra swelled. "Boo-oo-oo — " he paused and paged frantically through the sheet music. Finally he found the page he was looking for and sang the final syllable: "Ty!"

When I see Michael Stipe looking like that I either think of Marylin Manson or recent Boy George.
http://anemicroyalty.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/boy_george_og_rosie_111679a.jpg

Boy George is shilling for Sherwin-Williams now?

jesus christ

http://www.geocities.com/skaterman.rm/hamburglar.jpg

So gonna happen

I have to tell you - I love Boy George.

Please don't start painting yourself like that.

http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v55/schauspielerin/IMG_0268.jpg

I love him, but I don't want to be him.

I read his autobio, and while it was all over the place, and he is a fucking mess, I decided that my feelings toward him were no longer ambiguous.

http://www.t-shirtz.us/images/masks/burglar-mask.jpg

Halloween 2008

http://www.rational.org/img/maaskedmaan.jpg

it was a NEWSPAPER interview, how 'bout you just don't run a photo?

heh heh

http://www.rational.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/AA.masked.jpg

Old-school AA meeting.

good old akron

Whasshappening with Trapped In The Closet? I was well into that.

i just found out that one of the nearest bars to my house has $1 draft pbrs, all day every day

whoa. which one?

i like these masks, i may have to get one.

handing my car over to the buyer actually made me cry. in the parking lot of the k-mart on addison. classy.

goldie's on lincoln, like a block north of grace

aw. I can understand that. xp

Dead Man's Cell Phone was spectacular. This is a quote from A Tale of Two Cities that is referenced in the play, printed in the playbill, and that reflects the theme of the play.

* A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it! Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is preferable to this. No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.... It was appointed that the book should shut with a spring, for ever and for ever, when I had read but a page....

My friend is dead, my neighbour is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead; it is the inexorable consolidation and perpetuation of the secret that was always in that individuality, and which I shall carry in mine to my life's end. In any of the burial-places of this city through which I pass, is there a sleeper more inscrutable than its busy inhabitants are, in their innermost personality, to me, or than I am to them?

The tone however is comedic and lively.

the darling of my soul is a great turn of a phrase.

Great to hear that it's a good show.

Didn't horseshoe go to college with the playwright?

Today is Chicago's Lesbian Pride parade. 2 weeks till the big Pride parade.

Wrong thread. Still relevant though.

Midsomfst is today and tomorrow. If you want to get in free, I know a fool-proof way. I'll tell you for $10.

1. Dead Man's Cell Phone: I was surprised it was so comedic - I read that it was funny but still, I thought that humor would be used as a counterpoint to heavy drama. Instead it was sort of serious comedy.

I went in with moderate expectations - a play about a woman who finds a dead man's cell phone sounds like, it sounds like it could turn out like a Phonebooth or a freshman fiction workshop assignment - not really, since it is the Steppenwolf, but still, it exceeded my best expectations.

The only con was that sometimes the dialog sounded a little naive, but what with all the fantasy and dreaminess, this wasn't a huge problem. Also, the main character's voice got annoying. (Courtney said, "Who does she remind me of? It's bugging me." It was Honey from WAoVW, of course.)

I'd be interested to know how the set looked in other productions. The Hopper-esque qualities were apparent and appropriate, but not distracting.

2. I was reading the playbill on the bus home and a guy with a partially burned, hand-rolled cigarette leaned over so that his head was right next to mine and asked me to go back a page so he could read about Gary Sinise. I used Jenny's simple and effective line, "I don't want to be bothered on the bus." He got pushy, "I'm not bothering you, I just want to read about Gary Sinise. Turn back the page. Turn it back so I can read about Gary Sinise!"

I snapped at him and moved seats and he got off the bus. I got off one stop later to transfer to the Broadway bus. The guy followed me, crossing the street back and forth, staring at me until the bus came.

who wants to go for a run today?

we can run to the zoo and look at otters and beavers

then I'll make you a margerita

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/03/06/malkovich460.jpg

"Turn back the page. Turn it. I'm not bothering you. Turn. It. Back. So. I. Can. Read. About. Gary. Sinise."

I'm going to Midsommerfest in A-Ville.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25123570/

I wrote the administration and counselors and PTA a letter. I described their mothers' gruesome injuries.

today is also the puerto rican day parade. the neighborhood has been seeing an increase of cars bearing flags on their hoods for the past week but today has been the first day of cars just driving around, drivers leaning on their horns.

should be a fun walk to ronnys tonight.

having central air is so great these days

it is like a fucking greenhouse in my apartment.

My neck! It's sunburned something fierce.

ha, we were out with a couple of people visiting from london last night and eventually they were like, "what's up with all these cars driving around with flags and honking? and they're not even american flags are they?" and it turns out that they were coincidentally in new york for last year's puerto rican day and so just assume that this kind of thing happens every day in america.

yesterday at midsomerfest i saw this dude with a fauxhawk and a "i <3 hot moms" t-shirt. i turned to c0urtney and said "that guy looks like a douche." then c0urtney went up to him, shook his hand and said "i just want to say i'm a really big fan." turns out it was some dude from the last season of top chef (dale i think?)

Things that would make that story better: she is not a really big fan, he is not famous in any capacity, and she is just messing with his head.

She wasn't messing with him. She liked him and wanted to say hi, but that was the only way she could.

She said he's gay, which makes that shirt just dumb, not douchey.

I heart hot dads would be a little creepy.

There was a guy at Simon's with a shirt that said SILF under a picture of a big sandwich.

We saw that tiny weird-looking Asian dude who walks the street festivals in Speedos and no shoes (we say him at Midsommerfest before and at Pride) and this time he had on a denim bikini and no shoes. Some guys at a bar told us that he's a lawyer, and that he is in a master/slave relationship with his partner and his partner demands that he dress like that and walk around street fairs alone. I heard this from a friend who is a bartender too, so I'm awarding it Significant Credibility.

August: Osage County sweepin' the Tonys tonight.

i accidentally caught the performance with the rapping. it was wack but oddly compelling.

I continue to kick my ass for not seeing it. August: Osage Co. that is.

Hey. Did you know that crepes are yummy? I had never had them except as my dad prepared them, which was with an unfortunate German-Midwestern/health food twist. Tonight I had them w/ goat cheese, chicken. Dan's chicken curry crepe was also pretty delish.

come buy my crap on the internet http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fur/721195468.html

some of what i said was not entirely true. the true fact is that my cat shits and pees like a doberman and as she grew, the littermaid couldn't keep up.

Go to Ikosium Cafe at Foster/Clark for delicious crepes.

OK.

We went to La Creperie on Broadway. Their back patio would be an ideal date spot. Though the weather would have to be just like it was tonight.

At the Green City Market, the organic farmers' market in Lincoln Park on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from something like 7-noon, they make good good crepes.

hahahah my high school reunion was changed from a teetotaling "family picnic in a park" to a "casual get together at ___ ____ winery"

yr goddamn right
i'm still not going, but at least someone has come to his/her senses

ps you are all very good crepes

That was a successful weekend. Aside from making way less money and having more time to spend money, quitting that horrible restaurant is a great thing.

i forgot that you had a robotic litterbox.

-i found a friend who lives on the north(east?) side to car-sit for three weeks! this makes my trip way easier.

-attn dan m: apparently the band will be playing at a Euro Cup game! no idea where or what teams.

actually looking at the Euro Cup website, i'm guessing it must be in Bern.

jesse you should upload pics from midsomerfest

I started to upload pics yesterday, but then the battery on my camera died (my previous camera recharged thru the USB cable, which was so much nicer). I'll have them uploaded "soon" LOL

Jordan: that is awesome.

srsly

wow, jordan that sounds great! the big tournaments like euro and world cup are so prevalent there that everyone gets into them even if you don't know much about football. i watched greece win the finals four years ago in a field in denmark, it was better than the horrible headliner band (i can't remember who they are, i will post after i ask toby) and everyone was totally excited even though it was pissing down with rain and we were up to our knees in mud.

amanda, i want to go to your reunion as your date and meet all of your classmates. i can imagine that being amusing.

crepes are indeed yummy, glad you discovered a good spot, jesse.

this is the car that woke me up saturday morning. sitting outside my place tuning his engine. fucking dick.

yeah, being there two years ago when the World Cup was going on was so much fun, i'm glad something's going on this time.

yeah playing at a giant sporting event sounds really exciting!! tell us all when you come back.

colette i think the only way i WOULD attend this reunion is if you joined me as my date.

Colette's story about the Londonders made me chuckle.

This Cut Copy album is 80stastic.

did anyone else get caught in the rain yesterday? it went from perfectly fine morning to animals walking onto an ark two by two in the span of about 10 minutes. unfortunately it was during the 20 minute walk from the damen blue line stop to my house.

Which Cut Copy album, Dan? The new one? I'm not sure I love it as much as some people do (although "Hearts on Fire" is a pretty great single), nor as much as I liked the first one, which was maybe a little more synth-pop than synth-rock.

I got rained on a bit at 11 a.m. but missed the big storms. Even last night there were some beautiful anvilheads out over Lake Michigan.

Part of what made my high-school reunion work was having a party on Friday night and later Saturday night on top of the official 7-9 p.m. reunion. It would've been too overwhelming to have had just those two hours, or it would've been talking to everyone in soundbites. Instead, there was a good amount of casual hanging and actually sitting down together instead of standing around with a drink and an appetizer and a nametag.

The two parties were hosted by one of my classmates and her husband, who ended up buying her parents' house, the same one where there were parties in high-school -- so here we were, a bunch of folks in our thirties feeling like the host's parents are out of town for the weekend and we're taking over.

Also, back to crepe talk: I like Ikosium's crepes better than La Creperie's, but La Creperie definitely wins on ambiance.

It's "In Ghost Colors". Now I'm listening to The Dodos.

Have you guys been to the crepe shop on Clark just north of Fullerton, underneath a parking ramp?

I think that may be the original Ikosium?

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i feel like there is a wall between me and the above post

that's it, i'm done having faith in humanity.

http://www.pr-inside.com/us-salmonella-scare-halts-mexican-tomato-r640333.htm

ok the link is kind of self-explanatory, but wtf is happening in the picture

whoa
is that guy going to flood mexico with tomatoes?
he is nude, yes?

I
just
don't
know

i particularly enjoy the look on his face

this is going to become my new image of excelsior!

http://www.pr-inside.com/images/ap/80635.jpg

that's the personification of jubilation right there.

i don't even think there are tomatoes on that platter. it looks like a fruit tart or something?

Those do look like strawberries on the outermost ring.

gleeberries more like

so gonna happen

for serious: how long do you think would it take to bike from my house to evanston?

20 min

40 min

Do you bike aggressively? Me, I mosey, and even on the Laskeshore path, it takes me about an hour to get to the Loop from my house.

i say that because it takes me about 30 minutes to get from jarvis/greenview to your general area and i am slow, so assuming you are a little bit faster than i am but not super speedy, that is my estimate.

I suppose I don't know where Evanston is, really.

I believe this image is the personification of being BLOWN AWAY

http://tittysprinkles.net/images/no-porn.jpg

(that makes me chuckle every time)

i am kinda dreading taking the el to O'Hare with all of my gear. although if i can get through the turnstile, it's probably all downhill from there.

depends on which part of evanston, how many lights you have to go through, whether or not you are going a little out of your way to go north on a street that is bike-safe...

jordan - they have special lanes/turnstiles for people with luggage. it's no biggie.

Be prepared for the el to O'Hare to be s-l-o-w. Like I said last week, I literally spent 20 minutes between two stops (Jefferson Park and Harlem), in part because they're running trains on a single track, so one train waits while the train in the opposite directon goes on the track, and then the reverse. (Had the same damn thing happen on the Brown Line this weekend between Southport and Irving Park, too).

yeah, i want to leave at like 9 am (for a 2 pm flight).

The single-track/bus detour thing only happens at certain times. If you're going through on a weekday, during the daytime, there's a good chance you won't be held up like that.

that is good news about turnstiles for drummers.

it's about 7.5 miles approximately based on the most direct route that doesn't take me on any huge main streets like western ... basically i mapped taking ravenswood up to ridge rd. to my work

xpost that's me still talking about biking to work

i like riding on ravenswood, there's like no traffic but there are still lights at the major cross streets and there's fun stuff to look at

plus if i follow the metra i can't get lost

plus if i follow the metra i can't get lost

-- n/a, Monday, June 16, 2008 1:55 PM (Monday, June 16, 2008 1:55 PM) Bookmark Link

"hi sarah? it's me. listen, don't ask how it happened but i'm in antioch..."

note: at peterson and estes ravenswood gets cut off
i'm pretty sure that at some point you have to go on clark (which turns into chicago in evanston) or another N-S street

I went to the Fireside (on Ravenswood and Thorndale-ish) for the first time in forever and loved their beer garden and food and choice of drinks.

rich people get architect to design apartment, architect builds RPG-esque scavenger hunt into home

Hey, in case anyone's interested, Casey D1enel (who some of your saw at my house concert in '06) is at the Hideout tonight.

I am going to buy pick up a coffee table from Craigslist.

http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/27328_PE090824_S3.jpg

By tonight, Jenny/Jeff, Courtney, her sister, her brother, and her parents and I will all have the very same coffee table.

And Nick and Nora.

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Ebrooksie/Stars/CHARLES.JPG

jesse, are you looking for any other furniture? we're selling everything we've got...

hey, did anyone here see "baby mama"?

for serious: how long do you think would it take to bike from my house to evanston?

You should ask Kr. She biked to work last week.

If I were biking to Evanston, I'd take Ravenswood up to Rosehill Cemetery, then swing over to Clark/Chicago for the rest of the way.

(Or Ridge, I guess, depending on where you work.)

Colette:

TALK DIRTY TO ME ABOUT FURNITURE.

i still say 40 minutes is a decent estimate if you do not possess superman legs or wings

(I heard that to the tune of Poison's song. It looks different in writing.)

yeah, it looks weird

I would like: an arm chair, outdoor furniture, an hammock, and a portable grill.

i saw baby mama. it was ok.

we have 2 ikea poang arm chairs with foot stools. no hammocks, and sold the grill already.

also have mid-century modern corner table, dining room table, deco-ish chest of drawers, weird old wooden school desk we use in the kitchen, and big black work surface table that toby uses as a giant desk. oh, and a little wine rack.

xp - that's what all movie reviews should look like (with different adjectives, when necessary)

also have mid-century modern corner table

if only i hadn't blown all my money this weekend.

Hmmm. I will think about this. I would like the poang chairs, but I have to assess my space needs. Are you selling this on Craigslist?

I bought some unpasteurized goat/sheep cheese at WF, and it stinks so fucking bad. It's yummy, but I'm embarrassed to eat it in the office. It truly reeks. Of dog shit. I'm going to have to explain this smell.

I also need to assess my finances.

Jesse, I started the new Sedaris book this morning. Technically, I got it for Father's Day, but since I won't see my dad until next weekend, I get to read it first.

colette we might be interested in some of your furniture, we need tables of various kinds. i'll get sarah to confer with you

Don't get spaghetti on the book, John.

I took the jacket off so I wouldn't ruin it on my commute.

Hey, interview with Richard Price on Bookworm.

i rode my bike in today, as planned. it did take about 40 minutes so good job to the estimators. took ravenswood to ridge. btw ravenswood isn't really "cut off" at peterson, both lanes just shift to the west side of the metra tracks so you have to kind of jog over. it was a pretty fun trip except my right leg started to cramp up a little, should probably take the time to stretch before leaving. also ridge was sucky to bike on once i crossed over into evanston, there was construction for a while leaving only a very narrow bike lane, then there were a lot of really shitty potholes. might try to find an alternate route back to chicago for this afternoon.

can i recommend chicago to clark to ravenswood? you can get over on ravenswood anywhere along clark in rogers park. also you get to bike through my hood and possibly pick up a taco if you're hungry. yay biking to work!

also if you have bike problems there is a bike shop (that looks like it is always closed but is usually not closed) right there on clark near...lunt? i think it's just north of lunt.

you could take howard too if you are going east-west -- there is a designated bike lane, although i rarely see people on it.

Hello Chicago, Costa Rica is beautiful. I really didn't miss your spring rain too much, but it does feel nice to be back home.

this richard price interview is great but the interviewer is annoying the hell out of me.

his whole thing about the "natural writer/actor/etc." vs. the envious wannabe is total bullshit.

welcome back, jon! are you all married and stuff?

nick, toby rode in to work as well, haven't heard how it went. i think ridge is supposed to be closed to cyclists, according to a very old evanston cycling map in my building. but i suggested ravenswood once he got north of the lake path, so hopefully that works well for him!

I am all married and stuff now. It's weird, it really does feel different to be married. I mean, my wife and I have lived together for a couple years now, so I didn't think it would feel all that differently - but it does.

Yeah, even without construction, I'm not sure I would want to bike on Ridge. It's great for driving, since there are relatively few stop signs for what appears to be a mostly residential street, but that same quality means that cars are zipping by and probably not on the lookout for cyclists. (I tend to avoid biking on Ashland and Western for the same reason.)

in the one bad experience i had biking on it, western is a terrifying nightmare

esp at night!

it's like biking on the expressway

Which bar is this? I'm guessing it's in Wicker Park.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/hottype/080327/silver.jpg

congrats on the wedding, jon

there isn't really much traffic on the roads yet when i'm going to work but it might be different on the way home. but it seems like clark would be more congested than ridge?

looks like the weird hand bar

Is that the Handlebar? Are you stalking someone?

Congested, yes, definitely.

it is not handlebar. but i don't know what it is

congrats on the wedding, jon!

nick, i think that clark has a bike lane for a lot of it, which does seem to make a difference, at least to me.

if we had CSI zoom-and-sharpen technology we could check out that menu above his head for clues

Just want to know where this guy hangs his hat.

And search for that green scaffolding across the street.

more bus tracking information. yay, 56 milwaukee bus!

yeah, i've been loving the bus tracking for getting to and from the violet hour. and they're adding the addison and belmont bus next week, yay! it seems to work really well.

Amanda, biking on Western at night is not for the faint of heart! You know what is for the faint of heart? Biking on the sidewalk along Western at night. I know all the arguments for staying off the sidewalks, but almost no one walks on the Western ones, especially after dark.
xpost

Or you could just stay away from that godforsaken deathtrap of a road altogether.

HEEEEEEEEEY - would people be interested in having a "game night"/hang-out session at our apartment on saturday evening? we can make refreshing blender drinks

Yes, probably. Can we call it a hang-out "sesh"?

I think we're going to Pizza Fest earlier that afternoon for the surreal experience of watching Canasta from the other side of the stage.

Well, surreal for me, at least.

but almost no one walks on the Western ones, especially after dark.

are you calling me almost no one?

in other news i have decided that "can't explain" by arthur lee & love is the best song ever so then can just shut down ilm now. debate is over.

none of y'all live on the north side, right? i'm probably going to be out for a drink sometime on wednesday night.

It depends on what you consider the North Side. By one measure, all of us do.

rogers park-ish

i am about to bike downtown to meet dan for lunch. let's see if it takes me as long as last year! (>1hr) i'm still slow, but i think i am less slow than i was at this time last year. will report back.

i live so far north that by another measure, you and i are neighbors, jordan

i live in rogers park

i cannot promise that i will feel like joining you, but if i do, where you gonna be?

I'm probably going to be out for a drink Wednesday too, and *gasp* on the far north side! (John, I'm meeting up with my friend from K, who apparently knows L|nds@y)

Jesse, Eric, and Kenan are also close-ish to Rogers Park. So's Jon, in the other direction.

xp Allison B.?

jordan, i work up there and im free wed. - when/where are u around?

The very same. If ppl are meeting up someone send me a text. xp

dudes
you guys are coming to rogers park
wonders never cease

no idea where. i will text u guys if it happens.

Cool. I'm not as close to Rogers Park as some folks, but I can probably be convinced to have a drink somewhere.

Heartland Cafe has catfish. I'm blanking on what I've got tomorrow night, but I think I've got something.

yeah we might could be convinced to head up to rogers park for a little bit

Kevin, you are *almost* no one. Suggesting that, by the very skin of your teeth, you are someone. Besides, I'm talking about Western north of Fullerton...I'm guessing you're usually walking Western south of North Ave.

any suggestions for a decent bar?

friend of mine is spinning pretty good music @ morseland

...just down the street from heartland

Any of you soccer fans (just dan?) play video games? We got a PS3 for our wedding and I'd really like to get a good soccer game. I'm looking at FIFA 08.

I like Cunneen's a lot, but it's on the south edge of Rogers Park.

i walked down western from the western brown line stop to irving park the other day, it was kind of interesting in an urban desolation kind of way. lots of car dealerships and plumbing fixture stores. it had a certain appeal.

but yeah i would never bike in the street on western.

ive biked on western, its not that bad. not that fun either

i'm usually south of milwaukee but occasionally (either late at night or early in the morning) i've been known to walk from diversey.

I ride on it occasionally, but only in small stints. I mostly avoid the 6-ways if I'm not turning right.

ps if you guys are having an all-dood fap in rogers park i will not spoil your party

if i go, i'm sure sarah will go too

the ol' ball and chain

oh i'm going to get it now

Just wait til you get home!

Amanda, here is a little secret: I think doods who are not y'know the kind who think that women be talkin bout shoppin are secretly always happy to have a girl "spoil" the party.

I know from having like one or two guys show up to a girls thing, even if you were having a perfectly good time, it just ups the ante a tiny bit and makes everyone more sparkly and funnier.

Oh man, I need to scam my way into one of these "girls thing".

I know from having like one or two guys show up to a girls thing, even if you were having a perfectly good time, it just ups the ante a tiny bit and makes everyone more sparkly and funnier.

-- Laurel, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:06 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

just like amyl nitrate

guys: just like amyl nitrate

haha they call dan m "poppers"

Except cheaper and without contributing to HIV rates.

we rode out to hot doug's on saturday and the one block of western between roscoe and addison was really scary even in the middle of the day. then when we turned onto addison, it was nearly just as bad-- cars going like 45 at least, tons of giant potholes, etc. if we do that again i'm riding on the sidewalk for those 3 blocks or whatever.

xp Although I suppose both of those depend on the subject of the inquiry.

I know from having like one or two guys show up to a girls thing, even if you were having a perfectly good time, it just ups the ante a tiny bit and makes everyone more sparkly and funnier.

i've found that wedding rings tend to cancel out that extra something.

not that i'm trying to dissuade any of the married chilxchix from going out for a wednesday drink.

bullshit, i spread sunshine wherever i go

sunshine, i spread bullshit wherever i go.

lesson as always: don't listen to me.

ha, i found a "space pen" when cleaning out a box of office supplies at home, new in the box with a gift receipt from 2001 in the box (i have no idea who gave it to me, either). decided to list it on amazon just in case and sold it for $25! hooray.

Like the one from Seinfeld?

Wow, my secret santa gave me a space pen in 2002 and I was like oh a pen when everyone else got coffee and candles et al.

From time to time I see it in a drawer and still am like oh a pen.

i mean, it's a cool pen as far as pens go (black ink, red ink and pencil all in one!), but as i haven't done more than open the box in 7 years, i figured i could let it go...

this is something i've been meaning to check out.

1. Around Uptown Bike, the cops like to prowl for people riding on the sidewalk and give them tickets. I was test riding a bike and I mounted it on the sidewalk in preparation to ride onto the street, but I was told that they will give you a ticket for riding on so much as an inch of sidewalk. Fuckers.

2. I will be in Houston this weekend.

3. Amyl nitrate contributes to HIV infection? That got debunked in like 1983. (There may be a correlation, but it's not a causative relationship.)

how long does one boil boil-in-bag rice? i left the box at home. ;aksdf;lksaj

If it's the perforated-bag kind, ~10 min.

Ah. Thanks. I asked others and got the same answer, so I think I'm safe.

Last night I made a red curry, and like all of my cooking efforts, it got HUGE. It started with a medium saucepan, but then it wound up being about 2 gallons. Curries are so fucking easy. Mine has green beans, butternut squash, fake (seitan) "duck", bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts. Nom.

That sounds delish.

Man. The butternut squash is what makes this dish.

last night someone came over and made spaghetti w/olives, sun-dried tomatoes, the regular kind of tomatoes, and some other stuff w/green beans on the side. it was very Italian in the sense of not having a thick sauce, just lightly coating the noodles for flavor.

Putanesca?

How about Moody's for Jordan?

it was very putanesque.

which sparked a discussion of whore's sauces.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2484238765_f2cc082a2a.jpg

Whoa.

http://students.uis.edu/rskor01s/images/UncleJesse.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u4/rainbow_zen/stamos2.jpg

Some things get better with age.

uncle jesse is banging lindsay weir on ER.

and lisa miller is an alcholic :(

alcoholic

we're now playing dc in addition to troy and NYC at the end of july. anyone have any tips/thoughts for a cheap van or SUV rental?

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/758/305433.JPG

fatwallet.com has a travel deals forum with a thread with rental car discount codes. if you are going to return it to the same place but need lots of miles, hertz might actually be your best bet...

What city is that, Jesse? It looks like it was designed by Frank Gehry.

I don't know. I found it on Reddit. It said Japan.

I usually rent from Budget, as they do unlimited miles, and are consistently cheapest. But then, discount sites might have some advantages.

Grrrr. Plans to eat right today were foiled: they brought in yummy muffins, which won out over yogurt. And now we're going to have an office meeting w/ Greek food and booze. I JUST WANT TO LOOK LIKE LATTER-DAY JOHN STAMOS, DAMMIT.

Why don't you just not eat the muffins and Greek food?

(Drink the booze though obv.)

because they're free. i understand this.

Yes.

Though this is the same logic that pisses me off in coke-heads.

Though in their case, it makes them slimmer.

hey guys? how can i be removed and go home? seriously, i do need to.

"Our first step is to establish identity, Brooks said. It is a little mysterious, but we don't know if it is linked to others."

i'm sure it's just a coincidence.

"At first, the talk about it was really humorous. But as more feet turned up, the talk became sinister," she said. "These are pristine islands, not the place where you would expect to find a bunch of severed feet."

i know, like there are tons of islands off the canadian coast where, sure, you EXPECT to find a bunch of severed human feet.

there are places in the st. lawrence seaway where you can't even land a boat because they're clogged with them. no danish shoe joke intended.

that's my new comedy scale, 1 - 5 severed feet (1 being the funniest, apparently).

ok so it only took me 60 minutes this time! what a difference a year makes.

also bullshit, i spread sunshine wherever i go

-- n/a, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 16:16 (5 hours ago) Link
me too
...but i know that sometimes i do NOT like it when a dood spoils a perfectly good girls' night. hence, if i am the only lady, i will leave the talkin to the doods. having me there could be a wet blanket in spite of my light-bringing

oh, and ask me about my experiments with making spiced vodka, because so far i think they went well!

are you making infused vodka?

yeah
i made two kinds
(1) with star anise (i know, groan groan anise is gross blabla)
(2) with clove, cinnamon pieces and cardamom + lemon zest

1 needs to sit for a while longer
2 is pretty good so far, and i have plans to make spiked iced chai with it.

by "made" i mean "i threw a bunch of crap in a bottle and waited for it to taste good"

clove is also gross, blah blah blah

interesting. should i make jalapeno vodka y/n?

Y.

Also, make basil/grape vodka

Also, jalapeno/pineapple tequila

you're gross

but anyway, this is my first experiment doing this. so far, so good. i figure i can think of a few other things that might taste good and then keep trying.

i've only made vanilla before.

...but i know that sometimes i do NOT like it when a dood spoils a perfectly good girls' night

I understand this, but I personally can't imagine many scenarios in which the sudden presence of a girl in the room would change the way I act or what I talk about.

we've already established that you're not into proper bro-downs!

GROSS?? Are you serious? Those are fucking delicious infusions!

OMG WTF LOL J/K!!K'ASD

no yours sound good too. i was talking about YOU.

har har jk

Hey, I mentioned it last summer, but I want to give a full endorsement to the Dawghaus Cafe, right on the water at Granville and Sheridan.

Awesome, Eric. I didn't see that last summer, so I'm glad you re-posted it. A friend and I were just trying to think of a place for dinner tomorrow, and hopefully we will go there.

Actually, we're probably going to La Creperie. But I wanna go to Le Maison des Chiens also.

Let me guess: you're getting the curry crepe?

You know it, sister.

There are a lot of dogs at Dawghaause! Yay!

I'm going on a date. That's good, and the guy seems nice, but I'm having a sorta Seinfeldian issue: he looks vaguely like this horrible guy from college who faked being English, and he has the same name as my ex-boyfriend.

I'm REALLY looking for a guy named "Luke" because my last boyfriends were Matthew, Mark, and John.

suburban kids with biblical names...

I have a huge crush on a Peter, and I went out with a James a few times too. I'm guessing things will really get difficult when I get down to Judas Iscariot and Thaddeus, but there's always Utah when I get desperate.

xp

speaking of Seinfeldian, why did my Hanes tank tops come in a resealable plastic bag?

so, does anyone need a three day pass to pitchfork? i accidentally bought a ticket and then realized i am standing up in a wedding that weekend and will be tied up.

Crosswordheads: my cousin Angie is filling in starting tomorrow on this puzzler blog.

Quite a list she'll be covering:
New York Times (every day)
L.A. Times (every day)
CrosSynergy (every day)
New York Sun (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Chronicle of Higher Education (Fri)
Newsday (Sat)
Boston Globe (Sun)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Sun)

Apparently the Saturday Newsday is especially tough.

Or starting tonight, it turns out.

I read that blog once a week to see her comments on the Ink Well/AV Club puzzles.

i didn't know matt jones was so widely syndicated. i wondered if he was local but thought he was probably too good for that.

omg!!
THE EX & GETATCHEW MEKURYA
Logan Square Auditorium, 8/17, all-ages, Pritzker Pavilion, 8/18, free

whoa

I only know Getatchew Kassa.

1) gonna be awesome show
2) free!
3) jaymc you listened to this at the halloween party and i don't remember but i think you liked it

i will definitely go to the free dealie if i remember, that is awesome

so i'm not sure when i'll be free this evening (might not be until 10ish), but i will text people if i'm able to go out. btw, i'm staying on touhy near sheridan.

speaking of Seinfeldian, why did my Hanes tank tops come in a resealable plastic bag?

-- Jordan, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

so, does anyone need a three day pass to pitchfork? i accidentally bought a ticket and then realized i am standing up in a wedding that weekend and will be tied up.

-- t0dd swiss, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:28 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Jordan - I wondered the same thing! Very strange.

t0dd - How much?

Everyone - what is the most acceptable format to write AM and PM in?

a.m.
A.M.
AM
or (small caps) AM
?

AP style is a.m., p.m.

the standard at my company is AM, PM.

but that's a little different because it's software entry, not in complete sentences.

OK. So I'm going with AM because who needs extra periods? I like the look of small caps, but I'll be damned if I'm going to putz around w/ that.

I need to let you know - this week's weather has been 100001% perfect. Cool at night, warm days, no need to run more than a fan at night and only an hour or so of a/c in the day. And the rest of the week looks like smooth sailing.

xp- I'm going to ignore what you just said.

I'll just heed this info:
The equivalents in Greek are "πµ" and "µµ"

i just caught the middle of the celtics/lakers final last night (most of the second and third quarters) but it was fun watching the celtics totally embarrass the lakers (mostly kobe bryant, who is way overrated and annoys the shit out of me)

embarass is one of those words i just can't spell

Chicago style is a.m. and p.m. UNLESS you're using small caps, then no periods are necessary. Use small caps, Jesse.

i hate the look of double periods at the end of a sentence, like "i'll be there at 10 p.m.." or "i drank, smoked, etc.."

pretty sure that use of double periods is incorrect. should just be "i drank, smoked, etc."

oh good

well, now i feel embarrassed for the last ten years of my writing.

it's an easy mistake to make, because both options are kind of weird

Small caps is what I use here.

When I'm not at work, I use full caps, mostly because I like it better aesthetically.

jaymc you listened to this

Is it a collab, then? I only really know the Ex from seeing them open for Sonic Youth 10 years ago, and I thought they were OK. I must've heard that Ex/Tortoise collboration for the In the Fishtank series, but I don't remember a lick of it.

Hey if you're in the mood for incense (I know, I know, neither am I, usually) and see something in a homemade paper package labeled "Kemet, LTD," do that. I have assumed for years that Nag Champa was supposed to smell like Tommy Chong with all the windows closed during a week-long cold spell. I had no idea that it's supposed to smell like sandalwood, fresh flowers, and soap.

I was reminded of something this morning: people who bring bikes on the train during rush hour are inconsiderate idiots.

Yup. They always look really embarrassed, too, like, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I never thought that so many people would be getting on the train at 8:30 on a weekday morning." That's because you're an idiot.

They're not supposed to be allowed to bring their bike on the train at that hour, iirc. The CTA employees should stop them. I mean, when they're not bust cleaning bodies off the tracks or extinguishing potential infernos.

busY, not bust

you're gonna hate people who bring bass drum flight cases on the train during rush hour too.

I dunno... that's not something you see every day. There's a charm to that.

Ha! Knowing drum cases, I think I can say it won't be as bad. They're not as long, that's the real problem.

Plus if you're going to the airport in the a.m. you'll be going against the real crush of traffic.

And here's the real thing: the dude had a nice hybrid bike... ride that shit!

yeah, you can't ride a bass drum case even though it has wheels.

they are pretty lol hueg though:

http://www.harmony-central.com/articles/modern_drummer/gfx/Staggcases.jpg

(if I were playing gigs) I (would) need a hardware case.

i just googled a co-worker and someone with the same name has this as their only imdb credit:

Strangers with Candy" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Jerri's Burning Issue (2000) TV episode (special thanks)

that would be rad if it was the same person.

oh dear lord am i out of shape! it took more than an hour to ride up to work, although that did include getting kind of lost once and stopping and reading maps another time. managed to avoid the worst of the bad roads by remembering that amanda said to go on greenview/glenview/glenwood or other roads that sound like that, and that advice actually worked. so thanks amanda!

i rode home via chicago through evanston yesterday, and while it was better than ridge (fewer potholes, no construction), it was still not great. there is no bike lane or even any extra space for much of chicago, so i had cars moving over the other lane to pass me

omg ridge is too narrow for cars, much less anything else.

yaaay colette! i use those roads pretty much every time i go anywhere because there is no other safe way to get out of here.

nick, i don't really bike in evanston much, so i can't give you better ideas other than use howard to get east-west (there's a bike lane) and then clark (there is a bike lane) to get back onto ravenswood.

I saw TWO people get on Brown Line trains in the Loop during rush hour yesterday. Bad.

There is an SUV on its side on Jackson. Bad wreck. BAD.

once in evanston, rode on custer to dempster, i think? and then rode on sherman for a while.

amanda, we went right past your hood, i pointed out the yummy pizza and half price wine place as we went by.

ha! you went right past chez moi!

amanda, i wasn't dissing your suggestion, it was better than the route i took in the morning

ravenswood does some weird things on the way south also ... first it's northbound and southbound traffic both on the west side of the tracks, then northbound and southbound both on the east side of the tracks, then ONLY northbound on the east side, with no southbound traffic, before finally going to northbound on the east side and southbound on the west side.

some arcane knowledge for you

Yeah, I've never been able to keep track of Ravenswood's peculiarities, even though I've lived within three blocks of it for the last 7 years.

someone was telling me about a path along the river, but as that's even further west and i'm dragging ass as it is, i figure i should stick to near the lake.

nick, did you think ravenswood was a decent road to ride, then? or was it too bizarre?

Yeah, the river path is nice but doesn't make any sense from where you are. (It also doesn't get you to downtown Evanston, either -- you'd probably have to cut over at Dempster and bike an additional 1.5 miles.)

ravenswood was great for northbound - hardly any traffic, lots of nice trees and interesting sights. could be good for southbound too once you're aware of where it shifts around and don't mind riding against traffic for the few blocks that it runs one-way northbound

:(

I don't get my bike back till July 1.

are you grounded?

haha no tv either, internet is ok but only for homework

what gets bicycle grease stains out of clothes? i got more on my pants today grrrrrrrrrr.

scissors.

red wine

oh, weird and kind of long story:

my boss got a call at the office from AT&T after i left yesterday. first it was a recording saying they had emergency information, and to be connected, press some key. once connected they said they were calling because there was an unidentified woman at the ER at X hospital, who had this number as an emergency contact. she could be connected directly to the hospital by pushing * and some numbers and should ask to speak to officer blah blah.

i guess the fact that we'd had a talk about bike safety and me not getting into an accident right before i left might have put her in the right state, so she called the * number, couldn't get through, and then the hospital directly, getting through a ton of voicemails and transferring to various departments. she was getting increasingly worried because this was taking a long time.

when she finally got through, the hospital told her that they've been getting dozens of these calls a day, it's a hoax of some kind. doesn't seem to be on snopes, but i figured i'd give you guys a heads up in case you get the same call! i'm wondering if she'll have some weird charges on the next phone bill, as well.

amanda, the shout concentrated stuff with an orange plastic brush on the top has been doing a decent job for us-- toby seems to get grease on his shorts like every day somehow.

ok thank you

someone recently recommended me a cleaning product that's supposed to get rid of the sweat/salt pit stains that ruin my shirts, but i can't remember what it is.

oh man

that is a weird story about the hospital! i would think that was totally legit too. glad to know about it.

that reminds me that one time we got a collect call from the county jail, and you know how you can record who the call is from, and they play that for you? well we received a collect call from the county jail from someone named "baby, i miss your fat ass."

lol

ha, did you decide if that was for you or d?

jordan, i would be interested in such a product. i've tried aspirin as recommended by google, but no luck.

my ex shared a name with another girl in town, so she would periodically get prison calls looking for the other girl. i would always feel bad for those dudes, what if that counted as their one phone call?

we're pretty sure that call was for carl

hot carl.

Chicago: Baby, I Miss Your Fat Ass

10 years ago, when everyone had land lines, there was an epidemic of phone jamming, where small telecoms would call people and give them a survey or something like that hospital story, and the result would be these folks inadvertently changing their phone service to some pricey scammy company.

I am having one of these w/ my lunch:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Cel-Ray.jpg/190px-Cel-Ray.jpg

Where can you get those? There's been much chatter about the Cel-Ray on ILX lately, and I'm curious to try it, but I never buy soda, so I don't notice it in stores.

I got mine at University Market, on 57th between Kenwood and Kimbark.

It's surprisingly sweet (I said in my other post I wasn't too stoked on it having HFSC instead of cane sugar) and surprisingly celery-y. Not something I'd drink on a regular basis but I've wanted to try it since it came up here.

er, HFCS

now i want some Doc B's cream soda

HFCS is kind of a deal-breaker for me. :/

i wonder if it would make my tongue numb like celery does.

"Celery Seed Extract" is on the ingredients list, so, maybe?

cel-ray is pretty jewtube, no?

my dad is obsessed with that stuff
i always mentally put it in the same category as jack nicklaus and scatman crothers (things my dad was obsessed with that also seemed to be missing a syllable)

**this is not an exaggeration -- i actually mentally made this mental category as a child.**

My bike is in the shop for a tune-up and neglect reversal procedure.

They, uh, had to remove the chain with bolt cutters.

lololol @ little amanda

a bro just texted me from Kuma's, so jealous. he thought i didn't know about it and was like "dude, i'm eating at your new favorite joint."

jesse, you need this stuff when you get your bike back. it's not thick and gloopy like some lubes, and is what we use in the shop.

should i be lubing my bike?

ooooooo i forgot to tell you guys that i went there for lunch last saturday around...3? i had the "high on fire" and it contained
sriracha
sweet chili sauce
pineapple
prosciutto
roasted red peppers

was NOM

also no wait for lunch on saturday at 3 if you don't mind sitting inside

Damn it, I still haven't gone there yet despite riding my bike right past the place about 900 times in the past month or so.

u mad

b&l emailed me about going last night but i declined. celtics were top priority last night.

okay, CHICAGO BRO SQUAD, it is time for tough questions:

1) are you dudes gonna get together for a drink regardless of my situation tonight? if so, someone just send me a text with the place.

2) if i go out at 10ish, is that too late for y'all on a school night?

3) i need to do things like hook up with my bandmates and give my car to the car-sitter, but if things work out then i will text deej, dan, & nick (those are the numbers that i have). this is not a question.

10 might be too late for me to go out, but not if I'm already out, if that makes sense.

Also, you don't have my cell? I have yours.

yeah, almost every time we've been to kuma's it's been at random times that no sane person would eat. and there's usually only a couple free tables. that's totally on the "have to go before we move" list.

jordan, yes you should be lubing your bike. get that white lightning, follow the instructions on the bottle (do it outside so it can drip without worry), and then do it every week or so. more if your bike lives outside. it'll make not only your chain last longer, but helps prevent stuff gumming up your gears, etc.

p.s. i think i missed it somewhere, but jordan are you guys playing here or are you here on a social visit?

He's leaving for Switzerland tomorrow and is here overnight so he can get himself to the airport in the morning.

ah, the euro thing. it's all making sense now. thanks!

(was mostly asking because toby hasn't been to the green mill yet and i thought jordan's band would be a good motivator)

oh wait, i do have yours, jaymc. just not amanda or eazy.

colette, i will do that. my bike lives inside at least, but i am bad at bike maintenance aside from keeping air in the tires.

and neither really, my band is going on tour tomorrow and i'm flying out of O'Hare, so i'm staying at the trumpet player's place in Rogers Park tonight.

xp

Colette, go see Patricia Barber on a Monday night.

you should definitely text me no matter what but i have a feeling that if it's at 10ish i probably won't make it out, i haven't been getting enough sleep lately. HOWEVER, there is a chance of an afternoon nap today so that could change

she's also doing a friday and saturday later this month (PB).

xp

i emailed it to you, just in case

^^^will do

HOLY crap there's been a lot of activity here. Will catch up later. Just came here to tell you that while on hold w/ Verizn, I learned that they have a new service that allows you told hold your phone up to a speaker that is playing a song you like and it will recognize it and download it for you. Freaky.

I think there's been a commercial for that.

http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/1027-V-CAST-Song-ID-Music-Hunter

Jesse is a Verizon viral marketer.

totally doing this by the way.

What's good around Dearborn/Division in the bar/restaurant realm?

gibson's is down there if you're looking for a steakhouse.

oh, wait, remember eazy posted about this place a looooooong time ago?

http://www.barchicago.com/

Nominated for Best Pick-Up Bar
- Citysearch 2003

lol, just where I want to go with my high-school friend and her brother

Dearborn/Division is like the top of the Viagra Triangle, right? If I were you, I'd just walk a half-mile south to Clark St. Ale House.

yeah, that's the area. my first night in chicago the guy we were working for took us to jilly's, it was hilarious. then we went and closed the bar at the drake, which was pricey but way awesome.

cru isn't a million miles from there, it's at rush and delaware, they do wines by the glass and have nice nibbles to share. i think they have seating outside, as well.

i could use some nice nibbles
i'm HONGRY

txt them directions to logan square and go to small bar.

^^^^was considering this

Go to the Third Coast Cafe.

I thought you were drinking in Rogers Park, anyway?

I was sort of liking the idea of meeting somewhere up there and having Jordan join us when he could. But it might be too complicated to coordinate.

3rd Coast is casual, neighborhoody, classy, decently priced, not too loud, and has good food and drink.

I thought so, but her bro is staying somewhere near there on Dearborn, and neither of them have cars. Plans are still up in the air, we could always hop on the Red line and come north, too.

I checked out 3rd Coast, gonna suggest that. Thx, EZ.

i like that idea too. if you guys are meeting earlier, maybe i could just stop by first when i get into town.

lol, I'm making a collaborative mix with Drew G. of chill, daydreamy summer songs -- my first two selections were Alla and Shuggie Otis -- and he just picked a RANCID track.

If tonight is like last night, the beer garden at Moody's would be v. nice. Or if we were up in Rog Park, that bar on Jarvis between the Italian place and the coffee/bagel place would be OK...

poitin stil
i could wave to you from my window!

it doesn't have a whole lot of charm, but it has clean bathrooms and a pool table

I like Moody's, but I don't know how easy it would be for Jordan to get to from Clark/Greenleaf.

morseland is a good option

how far is hopleaf from everything?

i keep meaning to go back but never do. ;_;

i liked that bar we went to at jarvis, it seemed like the kind of place you can go and drink alone and make new strange friends.

amanda, look for us riding past you again in like 40 mins!

hopleaf is at least a couple of miles away

Ohh, Clark and Greenleaf. If J-man gets on the 22, there's Hopleaf et al...otherwise, Jarvis is a hop/skip/jump...

colette - i'm at the office - maybe i will pass you on my way home!! look for my greenie bike

i think we should avoid making jordan take a bus -- he has to go to switzerland tomorrow!

drink alone and make new strange friends.

well which is it?

i would drive to wherever it is, then go to my friend's house afterwards (at some point meeting up with dude who is taking my car).

let's make this happen people.

i'm liking the idea of meeting earlier now. my eta is 8:30 - 9:00, depending on traffic?

jordan, time to change your comedy ratings from a scale of 1 to 5 to a scale of 1 to 6. authorities still aren't sure if they're related of course.

hilarious!

Some have wondered if the feet could belong to a group of men who were in a plane that recently crashed in the waterway where the feet were found.

Should we do Moody's then, per EZ's suggestion?

It's got its own parking lot...

remember when i asked if anyone knew why adobo on division and damen was closed? looks like the tribune knows why...

A cluster of nine salmonella cases linked to tainted tomatoes occured at the Adobo Grill's two restaurants on Chicago's North Side, the Chicago Department of Public Health said Wednesday.

But it's still unclear whether that cluster is the same one that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is focusing on in its investigation of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 227 people nationwide since mid-April.

The outbreak has been widespread, affecting people who've frequented a variety of restaurants and who bought tomatoes at myriad grocery stores. Nine of the 17 cases reported in Chicago involved people who ate at the Adobo Grill's outlets in Old Town and Wicker Park.

Paul LoDuca, President of DaVinci Group, Ltd., the management company that operates the Adobo Grill restaurant at 2005 W. Division St., said Wednesday that the restaurant was the "unknowing victim" of tomatoes contaminated with salmonella.

"When purchasing produce for use at the restaurant, there is no way to know whether it may harbor salmonella bacteria," he said in a statement.

The FDA still hasn't been able to track down the origin of the bug, though it believes Mexico or Florida are the most likely sources.

David Acheson, the FDA's assistant commissioner for food protection, said this week that nine cases in the same geographic location is the agency's best tip so far in its hunt for the bug's source. With a cluster of cases from one origin, the FDA hopes to track tainted tomatoes through the supply chain.

Acheson has declined to comment on the location of the cluster. Tim Hadac, a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said his agency assumes the FDA is talking about Chicago in reference to the nine cases.

"It looks like they are talking about the same thing," he said.

If it's anywhere along the Red Line and it's not too late, I'll be there. Otherwise I'll catch you on the return leg, J-co.

xp I figured that was the reason!

Moody's sounds good

Paul LoDuca, President of DaVinci Group, Ltd.,

So that's what he's been doing since he's been on the disabled list.

/baseball joke

so yeah, Moody's Mood for Love?

http://media.npr.org/music/bjrl/moodysmood200.jpg

Yeah, sure, let's do it. I can be there around 8:30.

Currently listening: Dan M.'s Pinback mix. So solid.

okay, i'll plan on that, will text when i'm getting close.

Sounds good - I'll be there about 8:30 too, may invite some locals.

i may or may not be there, depending on how long my infernal condo meeting goes. i kind of forgot about that. :(

i will not be there so have fun!

jesse,

i would go as low as 50 bucks for the pitchfork tickets because they would be wasted otherwise. Just let me know. I am not out to scam anyone, I just feel like an idiot not realizing what weekend it was.

$50 is a pretty great price. I am going to sit here and hem 'n haw about it , so if you get another buyer, go for it. I proooossibly might take them just because other people I know will be there.

I usually don't mind that my workplace forbids edits to Wikipedia, but on the day the new Girl Talk album is released, I'm really itching to change the group who performs "Back to Life" from En Vogue to Soul II Soul.

Say something on the article's talk page.

num, i stopped at bennisons to get a doughnut this morning and it was so so good.

also, our train was stopped for a while, and then the driver comes over the intercom and says "oh, we'll be standing for a few minutes, the track ahead of us is on fire and the fire department is working to put it out" which only caused like 20 minutes of delay, which seemed pretty reasonable to me.

hey john it was good to see you

RIP jordan!!!

sorry i didn't make it out, turns out i was too tired. we watched the first half of "amadeus" (which is awesome) and went to sleep

got in my first bicycling yelling match with a driver this morning. dude rolled through a stop sign and then got mad at me for being in his way. we exchanged a few "fuck you"s

did i tell you i got called "whitey" during last weekend's puerto rican day celebration? highlight of my year so far.

Yeah, I didn't end up meeting my people until almost 9, and in Wicker Park, at that (totally didn't expect them to pop up there). We should schedule another beer garden meet-up soon.

It was beautiful out there last night. Chilly for some of the bros, but real nice. Good burger, fries, pitchers of Beck's and Berghoff Red...

hey, our bartender last night was telling us about a big restaurant-supply place that's somewhere near north and halsted. googling isn't helping, does anyone have any ideas of what it's called?

There are a ton of them.

why do i keep forgetting that the swell maps are totally fucking awesome?

Because you don't play "Let's Build a Car" often enough?

that burger i had was so good. want a burger right now

my unpasteurized cheese was too much cheese for me. i feel defeated.

it left my tongue tingling!!

and the office is stinky.

jesse, if i just go to that area, will i find them? i suspect they're tucked away in those random industrial estates, maybe?

I have seen restaurant supply stores east of Halsted on Randolph and on Madison. The ones I saw were right in the middle of restaurants and not very industrial stuff.

"We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy,"

huge wtf here.

For Jordan: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2590782627_3767018d68_o.jpg

swell maps are awesome

I'm listening to a broadcast of Euro 2008 from Basel, where Jordan is going. So fucking jealous.

I want to know what Jeff thinks of Feed the Animals.

what do YOU think? (i haven't heard it yet, will probably DL tonight)

From my cousin's crossword blog:
"Brown (University)'s first mascot was a burro, first introduced in 1902 in a game against Harvard. The burro mascot was not retained after it seemed frightened by the noise of the game, and due to the laughter it provoked."

Huh. A "burro"? I wonder why they went with the Spanish word.

In NC they used to play donkey basketball. I think you ride or lead a donkey to the hoops?

someone say something. i'm bored and swamped over here.

gas prices sure are high, eh?

hullo

hmm, guess what? i really don't like moving! i'm sure that is a surprise to everyone.

the queue of bu boys and girls stretched around the block,
take my hand honey we'll go somewhere else AND LET IT ROCK.

maybe my favorite lyrics of all time.

Ugh.

I thought Amanda was moving for a second.

I CANNOT WAIT to move. It's going to be easier than easy and at the end I will have a porch.

Ooopsssss. I forgot I said "ugh." That was directed to Colette, not you, Kevin!

what's a bu boy?

http://www.issa.org/images/E-News/boston_uni_banner.jpg?

^^ that.

not profound lyrics but it's a great pop song and it always leaves me hopeful which is pretty hard to do.

http://feministing.com/ top of the page today is a lovely video for your pleasure.

Anyone wants a nice summer night in the woods and Willie Nelson tomorrow night, I'm getting lawn seats with a bunch of folks, and you're welcome to join. Plenty of food and drink, too.

guh gung
guh gung
guh gung
guh gung

GUNG GUNG

IT'S WONDERFUL FUN.

you can what him right across the room??!?

that lady has a lot of personality

This rules, and Robert Pollard is a hilarious drunk.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=khpQQLzWHF8

This also rules

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2LWN9_kypU0&feature=related

if you post a gbv song, it will rule automatically

unless it is "mushroom art" and honestly, i just never really liked that song

Jaymc: So far so good!

I paid 0.00.

http://bp2.blogger.com/_87NnYBM8OQQ/R2LPZHdCS4I/AAAAAAAABSo/Ejhty4tagUE/s1600/78_WilsonYard_corner_Target_2009.jpg

http://bp0.blogger.com/_87NnYBM8OQQ/R2LPlndCS5I/AAAAAAAABSw/nbQYHn8fgR0/s1600/78_WilsonYard_top2_Target_2009.jpg

Artist's rendering of the Target that will one of these days occupy Wilson Yard (both showing the eastern side of the development). God, how we've had to wait and wait.

me too, i said i was in the "music industry"

lol, I paid $13.

While you're talking music I have to interject real quick-like and say that the new Grouper is lovely. Very lovely. Despite the fact that it's called "Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill," which sounds like a less than lovely way to spend your time. But the record sounds a lot more like floating a dead deer up a hill. (heh.)

ok and now that it's light out... this:

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=102044

Has anyone else heard this, and does anyone else like it quite as much as I do? Because I frickin' love it. :)

oh btw, sorry I was so not fun the other night -- my thinking was that, hey, I'll be putting beer in my gut, so I should put some greasy-ass food in there first. That's the conventional wisdom, right? I have grown unaccustomed to beer. So anyway, I went to AJ's Grill and ordered the Greasy-Ass Grande, and then I just got kinda sick. I never even got to the beer, I just kinda broke a sweat and went all green and had to lie down. Fucking lame. :(

Hey- Amtrak is running a midnight Hiawatha train during Summerfest!

http://bp1.blogger.com/_87NnYBM8OQQ/Rktca4jNijI/AAAAAAAAABE/tQX2XPDOJhY/s400/010.JPG

I may be the only one who cares about Uptown, but I read that the Uptown Broadway Building is going to be the site of a new Club Lucky and some retail. Being right across from Agami, we're making great strides towards being trendy.

Jenny and Courtney pooped their pants (their words) at the news and pics of the Target. So happy, you guys!

I took Kr to Agami for her birthday on Monday. Halfway through our dinner, a busser pointed out that Kr's bike, parked on the sidewalk outside, was smoking. Indeed, we glanced outside and saw thick plumes of smoke jetting out from what looked like her front light. We hurried outside and discovered that someone had lodged an Ammo Smoke firecracker on her handlebars.

Also, I think I forgot to post links to the Target last night.

http://bp0.blogger.com/_87NnYBM8OQQ/R2LPlndCS5I/AAAAAAAABSw/nbQYHn8fgR0/s400/78_WilsonYard_top2_Target_2009.jpg

Facing southeast:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_87NnYBM8OQQ/R2LPZHdCS4I/AAAAAAAABSo/Ejhty4tagUE/s400/78_WilsonYard_corner_Target_2009.jpg

xp - Wow. That's our Uptown. Jesus.

Hey, remember how I thought that Piggly Wiggly stores shelved their products in alphabetical order, and all of you former Southerners laughed at me? Turns out I was just thinking of another store.

hey guys, i got a job offer. now i need to decide what to do with it.

You can always revive this old chestnut. (That was pre-Chicago threads, though. Now I'd probably just ask you guys here instead of starting a whole new thread about ME ME ME.)

i has the hangover.

isn't that exciting, guys? (sorry to waste space)

TAKE THE NEW JOB.

Summer Hours are 8:30-3:00 every day.
Summer Hours are 8:30-3:00 every day.
Summer Hours are 8:30-3:00 every day.

Heh, I know. Eric, have you heard anything good/bad about the school itself on the streets?

is that the place down on like chicago and sangamon?

Is it a high school? I don't know anything about it.

it's chicago's prepartory high school for the arts.

If it's like this, I'm all for it.

Spam e-mail of the day:
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New job sounds like a winner.

Within 5 more paid holidays, you're really only losing a week of vacation, and in my mind, the short summer hours would compensate for that week.

It is, indeed, kind of like Fame. It's an independent (i.e. private) high school for the arts. They just got an award from the Kennedy Center last year. 4-5 hours of regular coursework, and then arts instruction. It's pretty exciting. There's going to be some competition soon, though, as CPS is opening an arts high school in '09, I believe.

Yeah, I'm definitely leaning toward it right now.

speaking of uptown, truman is building a gigantic new student center.

Not bad for a guy who's been out of office for 56 years.

Good that there's all this new development, assuming Borders is going through with their plans to shutter the Uptown store and others.

HOW AM I ONLY HEARING ABOUT THIS NOW??????

Pizza Fest Chicago 2008 takes place tomorrow and Sunday at the intersection of Fullerton and Racine...

I'll be there.

I think we're going to Pizza Fest earlier that afternoon for the surreal experience of watching Canasta from the other side of the stage.

-- jaymc, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:38 AM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

weird, i just saw the entertainment lineup.

where was i tuesday morning?

i really really love pizza. i know we all do but it's really one of the few things in my life that i truly have no complaints about. almost any pizza is good pizza (not good pizzas include pizzas used as ashtrays, pizzas from garbage receptacles, pizza you have to fight a dog for, etc.)

I'm here to ask for help. A certain friend of ours forgot to Google-proof some names of companies where she works/may work in a post on a certain message board and now she would like to make a mod request, but the mod req. board is all locked. WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

she can start a new thread on the mod request board
that's what i did

Ah. We were having trouble figuring out these things. Thanks. Together we generate less IQ than the sum of our parts!

sigh. it's true.

http://a1272.g.akamai.net/7/1272/1121/20080226182233/www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/p-29926-40171P-010-cat.jpg

I just purchased this for my boss. This is what the beginning of a decline toward senility looks like, doesn't it?

Chicago: How can the name of my past and future employers be removed? I really need to.

(names)

IM interview with porn actress Taylor Rain:

Zack: Hey Taylor, I’m a big fan of your work. Thanks for talking with me.
TaYLORRRAIN: SUP IN HERE BOY
TaYLORRRAIN: YEA
Zack: You have a very impressive catalog of work.
TaYLORRRAIN: HELL YEA THANKS
Zack: What themes do you feel were left unexplored by Cum Dumpsters 1 that compelled you to return to the set to film Cum Dumpsters 4?
TaYLORRRAIN: LOL WHAT
Zack: A thirst for knowledge sent you to school in Anal Trainer 2 and then you returned again in Anal Trainer 7. Do you feel that anal education is a lifelong process?
Zack: How much knowledge can one anus retain?
TaYLORRRAIN has disconnected****

Moderately NSFW pics

Zack: How much knowledge can one anus retain?

i'm guessing after 7 movies titled "anal trainer", the ability to retain ANYTHING is severely compromised.

we're having our moving sale tomorrow! i'm kind of freaking out at trying to price stuff, does anyone know any websites with tips on what crap should cost? (random clothes, books, magazines, etc) i'm pretty clueless-- i don't want to give it away, but don't want it to be so expensive that it puts people off, you know? also, does anyone have any other moving/garage sale tips?

Advice, not really. Go with your gut. I would do (and have done): clothes around $2 or $3 (unless it's hot shit); books - $.75 or$.50; furniture - answers may vary.

Look on Craigslist. Imagine you're at a garage sale. Drink some wine.

um so is anyone coming to our apt. tomorrow night for game night/hang out drinking frozen alcoholic beverages night? we had maybes from john, jenny and i don't remember who else.

I'm still down.

i think we're another 2 maybes-- it really depends on how the sale goes and whether we're packed up by going out time. is that too annoying?

jesse-- good idea. we have some (like 3 bottles) leftover charles shaw, perhaps we can serve it to our customers to help with the buying mood?

perhaps we can serve it to our customers to help with the buying mood?

hoping to get sued before you leave town are you?

they'd just be friendly neighbors, it's not like we'd sell it...and i wouldn't give anyone more than a little paper cup full.

ever since yesterday afternoon, our entire apt. building has reeked of weed

Nick and Sarah,

Thanks for the invite, but I am in the deep South. And Courtney and Tim are in the mid-Atlantic South.

It's hot. I'm scared b/c I have never been to summer camp, a convention, or lived in a college dorm.

xpost neat! :)

my neighborhood is filled with music, and most of isn't even so bad. Some people acroos the street were up late with billie holiday and sade, and this morning: "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"

what's that song about hte holiday inn?

Rapper's Delight?

"Holidae Inn" by Chingy ft. Ludacris and Snoop Dogg?

It's also mentioned in "Knockin' Boots" by Candyman.

Where's my roommate? As much the thought of a roommate causes me anxiety, I would like to at least take my chances. If he doesn't come, I'm afraid I will be stuck in this room alone, posting to ILX all weekend. The front desk told me his name is C0l|n 0'M@||3y. Could he BEEEE any more Irish?

Dude. It is so disgustingly hot here. Nonetheless, I will be returning a deep, deep bronze. Or a fiery red.

I went to Big Lots! There needs to be one of these closer to my house. So. Much. Cheap. Shit.

WHY R U N TEXAS?

i mean Y R U N TEXAS?

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For this convention of the Restaurant Do-Gooders of America.

The water here is very earthy. I gagged while brushing my teeth. It smells and tastes very distinctly of swamp. Not cool.

omg hailstorm
street is a tidal pool of water and ice
thanks, chicago

GUESS WHAT?? THE "FUN" ICEBREAKERS, SKETCHES, AND INTERACTIVE GAMES? THEY'RE NOT FUN, AND THEY'RE EMBARRASSING, AND THEY MAKE ME FEEL RESENTFUL AND ANGRY. Especially when you're doing them for 11.5 hours with a total of 40 minutes of breaks.

Other than that, it's fine. Just fine.

this morning there was still ice in my backyard
what the flip, atmosphere? what are you making up there?

we watched 'musician' yesterday. i liked it.

yaaay

Taste of Chicago setup = TRAFFIC MADNESS in the South Loop. I am so buying a Metra pass and not riding the bus again until it's over.

Taste of Chicago setup = TRAFFIC MADNESS in the South Loop. I am so buying a Metra pass and not riding the bus again until it's over.

yeah, we sat for three light cycles at michigan and balbo this morning, that was after sitting for two at state and balbo. and of course we had the obligatory guy trying to make a left turn onto columbus even though there were barriers all the way across the road.

taste of chicago is such a huge mess
are there any fun nostalgia acts playing this year? i'm still kind of pissed that i missed ray davies whenever that was, a couple of years ago.

I just completed a phone call in which I engaged in not-very-smooth negotiations for the UNNAMED NEW JOB. He said he'll call me back later today or tomorrow after he checks in with human resources. But I basically accepted the job. Now I just want it finalized so I can resign. Especially since I'm going to a day-long training tomorrow, and would really like to do it today, and tomorrow at the latest. If I submitted my resignation first thing tomorrow, could I still give 2 week notice so that my last day was on July 7?

katie do whatever you have to to get out of that place

In other news, a random Italian astronomer has provided what I think should be a new meme for our workplace: "Is it possible that this is a hacker's doing ?"

stevie wonder is the big name act at TOC this year, don't remember anyone else who's playing

also two week's notice is basically just a polite formality, not a requirement, so if you need to be done by july 7, just tell them you're leaving on july 7

chaka khan is the opener, that much i remember.

i posted this on the cubs thread but i love this expression so i will repost here:

"Obviously we caught them when they had some guys that you could say were as hot as doughnut grease," White Sox first baseman Nick Swisher said.

hot as doughnut grease!

i like swisher, he always has such a good attitude about everything

hm
i can live without chaka khan

swisher blows as a baseball player is the problem with him.

GvsB is rockin' me right now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcqkTOVbdPw

i guess they announced the lineup for the hideout block party. no one i want to see that i haven't already seen.

mmm... donuts. Grease.

i can live without chaka khan

i see where you're coming from, but "I Feel for You" is one of my favorite songs in the history of the world, so she gets forever props from me on that. Of course that has as much to do with Prince writing it and Stevie Wonder playing harp on it as it does her.

I found out recently that Chaka Khan went to college where my dad teaches. Strange that he's never mentioned it before -- she's surely their most famous alum.

i has a craving:

http://wannaveg.com/blog_images/grilledveggies.jpg

^nom

My latest discovery at our local butcher is "carne del res por tacos" or shredded skirt steak, the perfect size for tacos. It's like $2/lb. I was cautious at first, figuring it might be some mystery meat, but it's not. Last night I soaked about half a pound in the juice of a couple of limes for a half hour or so, then pan fried it. Tacos of that, hot sauce, chopped cilantro and white onion on white corn tortillas = fucking nirvana. I'm doing it again tonight.

that is some artful grillin' right there.

xpost, but... maybe not

FAME! I'm gonna live forever!

I'm trading in Humboldt Park for a pair of legwarmers and a sweatband. Starting in July, you can find me on the 1000 block of W. Chicago Ave.

congrats sisut!

^^ that second sentence, to someone who may not know you as well as we do, could make you sound like a prostitute.

xpost.

er, 2nd and 3rd now that i look at it again.

lol

but congratulations none the less! huzzah!

(wtg kates)

People will see you and cry, "FAME"! You will also light up the sky like a flame.

Congrats on the new job/summer hours!!

Well, kevin, there's not really a raise involved, so I may need to supplement my income...

katieburgernotOTM

Like this, Amanda?

http://steve.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/hair-on-fire.jpg

Congrats!

Everything is quiet at Jesse's desk today.

more like this
http://blogs.argusleadermedia.com/uploads/2007/07/jazzhands.bmp

!?!

xpost to katie

that's the sad but inevitable fate of this guy

http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/afro4.jpg

amanda, that is the greatest thing i've seen this month.

kenan, that's why my hair would look like if i chose to forsake conditioner.

i can live without chaka khan

-- La Lechera, Monday, June 23, 2008 12:03 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Link

crazy talk btw

xpost you should then pay conditioner all due respect

Underrated Chaka Khan song: "Love You All My Lifetime."

http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/images/amg_covers/200/dre600/e607/e607622s5ol.jpg

omg yes, plz kiss me, nice disco lady

hey i think we talked about this at moodys and someone (either eazy or jaymc i guess?) didnt remember my post about kumas so here it is:
Chicago: Become Familiar with its Distinctive Neighborhoods

I remember that. I still need to go there, even though I don't eat meat. I hear they do a killer mac and cheez.

I want a YOB right now.

Man, Des Moines must be pissed off that part of their city is being evacuated and all the headlines are Russ and R.

-- Eazy, Friday, 13 June 2008 19:59 (1 week ago) Link

further proof that iowa is maddeningly boring

-- La Lechera, Friday, 13 June 2008 20:00 (1 week ago) Link

We're not your bread and circuses, carry on and look elsewhere

there was some dude from a metal magazine going around with bru(3 l@mont yesterday showing him the "metal" side of chicago. they were going to kumas for lunch.

SLAYER Pile of fries topped with a ½ lb. Burger, Chili, Cherry Peppers, Andouille, Onions, Jack Cheese, and Anger
12

with bru(3 l@mont

I read this as Bruce Dumont and was like o_O.

pffft I could name half a dozen punk bands that are angrier than slayer

Go start a punk-themed burger joint then.