Chicago: home of the President of the United fucking States

that's better.

^^^^good title

im supposed to be canvassing tomorrow early - must go sleep now

gotv

way to jinx

how'd i know this'd be a kenan thread

don't jinx things further by doing a "Chicago: home of the motherfucking 2016 Olympics" - it's not in your bag just yet

though i think your only competition there is Rio. if Obama loses though, the chances there don't look good either

fuck the olympics

at least we know who to blame when o loses

hi gbx. how are you?

good title

hello, things are well. are you going to the Spies show in Nov? I'm not :(

i don't know, we couldn't play because that's the day sarah's family is coming in for thanksgiving, but i might be able to sneak out and go to the show

i have a test the following monday, so coming down to Chi is right out. bummer!

carried over from previous thread

Man, I hate this thread title. Next time: "Chicago: so 'literary' and lofty and ridiculous and just kill us all right now before we go on about ourselves any longer"

― Mozarella sticks. Think about it. (kenan), Monday, November 3, 2008 2:37 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hey I have an idea for you: kiss my ass!

also what everyone else said re: jinxing

i can't wait for january when the chicago threads get REALLY bitter.

xposting from election thread b/c some of you will love this

http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2008/10/riot-survival-for-dummies.html

as opposed to new york, which is bitter year-round

mpls is never bitter

wait what happens in january

winter?

yeah but that happens every year

i bitch about it every year

This thread title...I don't believe in jinxes, but still.... Even if it isn't a jinx, it's a bit arrogant.

as opposed to new york, which is bitter year-round

― metametadata (n/a), Monday, November 3, 2008 3:48 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark

Man, you're really stuck on this New York v Chicago thing, huh? Get over it.

I don't get the January thing. I hope that it didn't mean that we'll be bitter in the event of McCain's inauguration lol?

ok

Take the bitter with the better, bros.

Sooooo... I think that I may be at a party with the Dem Veep candidate tomorrow night! My boss's friend is a personal friend of JB's and apparently his restaurant has been crawling with S3cr3t S3rvic3 folks all weekend. If anyone is interested, email me - $25 for open bar and appetizers on MI Ave, convenient to the rally. Starts around 6.

wau!

I'm as impressed by the low, low price tag as by JB's appearance.

Hey, Chicago. Welcome to what Texas and Arkansas has been for the past 20 years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/us/politics/01angst.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&hp&adxnnlx=1225563866-xmqckjvOdSe7Ts1u7f1Qzg&oref=slogin

this thread title is drawing a lot of outside attention. I love it. :)

Also, what nick said about the olympics. I don't want 'em. I like being able to afford living here.

So much for Obamapalooza happening in the rain. Can't trust a 10-day forecast, I oughta know better. Instead, the weather will be like the good lord smiling on us. It is almost stupidly gorgeous outside.

I have to go on record as being very much against this thread title.

is it the profanity, or the jinxing?

After a weird bounce yesterday into the 6% range on 538 yesterday, we're now back to this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5ieXw28ZUpg/SQ69tlv7lDI/AAAAAAAAAlI/VUeBHgXnrlk/S1600-R/1103_mainchart.png

The jinxing, but moreso the arrogance.

I heart arrogance

Chicago does not equal Midland, Texas. At the very least it should be "home of the next President..."

I heart accuracy

Get a mod to change it for you then change it back in january.

yeah, i should never start a thread at 3 in the morning. :(

^ truth bomb

I really hope you take his possible future status as "the FUCKING president" well....

Jesse, kick Biden in the balls for me.

I think he passed a Violence Against Biden Act that prevents me from kicking him at all.

I just conducted a poll that indicates that today is not very productive for Chicago workers due to 3l3ct|0n-related nerves.

nerves about WHAT? between McCain's utter stupidity and the schoolgirl fantasy crushes on O, it's in the bag.

media satellite trucks I saw while riding the 2 through grant park today

CNN
ABC
NBC
CBS
Fox
Sky
BBC
Al-Jazeera

and a bunch of others with logos I didn't recognize

Morbs u did read that cop blog post right? Riots r no fun, plus it could fuck up my commute.

did you call the cops on the last one dan

yeah, they told me they're "ready" :\

I just want this to be over. I want you-know-who to win and McCain back in the desert and Palin off preparing for her next steps.

I have nerves that McCain will be president. I can't bear any more pain!

Mostly I fear the same folks who stomped their feet in Florida will stomp their feet in this election and try to sabotage or invalidate it.

That too.

I feel like it's Christmas Eve, but that when I unwrap my present, it might be filled with killer bees.

If Those GOPeople try to steal an election that's not close, riots would be an excellent idea. (Should've been done in 2000.)

well said xp

I have faith in the Obama "ground game." These guys know how elections are stolen, and they're all over that shit.

ONE MORE DAY OF THIS BULLSHIT

and then the governing bullshit starts.

STOP THE GROUCHING
START ENJOYING THE NICE WEATHER

it is a sign

9/11 was a beautiful day.

touche

Today through Thursday look like five stars out of five.

So pissed. I had a meeting with a large Wisconsin contractor that our company has worked with for over twenty years. I cringed when I pulled in to their lot and saw the huge McCain/Palin sign in the front of their building. Anyway, while I was in their office for a 45 minute meeting, one of their employees stole our Obama magnet. It was a private lot with controlled access and since the conference room we were sitting in faced the lobby, I could see that no one else came in the building while were in there.

omfg

I hope a complaint was lodged?

Thats the problem. The owner of the company is best golfing buddies with my boss. As in, they take twice yearly week-long golfing vacations together. So if I do complain, it will cause major problems for me here. Plus, my boss is also a huge Republican, so he's not likely to really back me up too much.

wow

Maybe it was a gag. Like, the employee who stole your magnet has been doing that all year long and like tomorrow, the owner of the company is going to come out to his car and find it covered under 200 Obama magnets.

hm seems like theft by company employees would be cause for concern but whatevs, you know the situation better than I.

just let it go ... you lost a magnet, they're going to lose an election

If it was me: fuck bosses, fuck golfing buddies, I want my shit back or at least 5 minutes with the fucker who took it.

I agree with you dan, unfortunately the relationship (both professionally and personally) they have with our firm puts me in a really hard place to be very vocal about it. Obvs its just a silly magnet, but the principle of the thing kind of pisses me off.

lovely weather.

deeeeeep breaths.

oh hai.

It really is a beautiful day.

Dan, which bus do you take to work? I just drove down MI Ave and couldn't see crap.

I take either the 2, 6, or X28. The reason you didn't see crap is because none of the stuff is on Michigan, it's all on Columbus.

Or at least it was this morning.

You do know where the rally is, right?

I do know! But I thought I might see something from the car.

My stomach feels very sick.

Haha: Jenny tried to ease her anxiety by bra shopping.

bra shopping makes me anxious all by itself!

unless it's online, where you can buy pretty things.

and not worry about whether they'll ever fit your freakish physique once you get them in the mail.

once=until

whatever.

A bra seems like it would be difficult to fit without getting a custom job. Boobs would be kind of a hassle, I think. I mean, balls are no walk in the park, but at least they don't require special equipment.

ever play hockey?

Not with balls.

What? I don't know what that meant.

i feel like my brain is totally fried

i should probably take a break and go for a walk but also if i keep working i will feel less stressed and more proud of myself and get to relax more later in the week

actually what i need is a beer

that's it, turn to the bottle

goddammit where can i live where the weather would be like this every single day? it's perfect out there right now

oakland

probably someplace lame like california.

wish i could go for a bike ride instead of going to the airport. have a good week chicago, i don't think i'll be online until next week.

xp

no way when i was in SF it was gray and freezing every day until like 3 pm when the sun would finally come out

hey asshole did I say San Francisco??

HEY

Oh man...it's getting dark. Oh, for the days of being a waiter and getting all the sunshine I could want.

goddammit where can i live where the weather would be like this every single day? it's perfect out there right now

sadly the answer is Los Angeles. :(

Rand McNally named Oakland as having the best weather in the United States.

don't question me

My co-worker is whistling tunelessly and it's making me FUCKING NUTS.

xpost haha

ok, never again

Jinxing the election? Counting my chickens before etc? Relax, you guys.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ov-pT1x-W8Y/SQ9_M0yKUuI/AAAAAAAADB4/Dz8C5na9QZs/S1600-R/1103b_mainchart.png

1.9% is as close to certain as a mathematical model gets.

no it isn't!

wait, yes it is

i'd be happier if it was even less, tho

obama needs to give 110 percent

lol

My co-worker is whistling tunelessly and it's making me FUCKING NUTS.

haha welcome to my everyday hell

Your co-worker also farts tunelessly, I've heard, so you have it worse.

You guys, I'm like Kurt Cobain here with my stressed out guts. I think down the road it will be clear that I took this fucking election too much to heart. What will I think about after it's over?? Pretty sure this could lead to a listlessness and feeling of let-down no matter who wins.

The gut-wringing shits is not going to combine well with rallying in the park!

can i just politely interrupt to say gbx OTM re: oakland weather. it rained for the first time in about 4 months this weekend. and also: sf might as well be on the other side of the country, the weather is so different there.

continue.

The gut-wringing shits is not going to combine well with rallying in the park!

Title of the next Chicago thread?

no

you guys

and your titles

I just voted! Barely any line at my polling place, thanking u early voterz.

Iconic scene of the morning, a guy standing outside the zone of exclusion loudly exhorting that "If you're gonna vote, vote for GOD, and everything will be all right." I thought about saying "I didn't see that name on the ballot" but I had headphones on and didn't want to admit I could hear him.

huzzah! I hope a lot of people have an easy time voting today (though I'm sure a lot of people won't).

I, for one, have had enough of the failed policies of the God administration.

Voting was pretty easy at the Bezazian branch of the CPL in Uptown. 45 min. wait from 7 a.m. But the line did get much longer at around 8. That site was the polling place for the 40th and 48th precincts (i think), but strangely, all but 1 or 2 people were in the 40th.

The workers at the polling place were...special. The guy who looked at IDs said a couple of times - before even looking at the ID or his book - "Hmmm I don't know if you're in the boookk...."

well how could he know if he hadn't looked in the book yet? he was just being honest.

He should have said, "Sir, at this point there is NO way for me to tell if you are eligible to vote in this precinct."

His breath smelled like he had been drinking coffee brewed with cigarette butts and durian.

HALLMARK IS ALREADY RUNNING CHRISTMAS THEMED TV ADS OMG WTF

hi guys

OK ppl what is the drill for tonight? Crashing Grant Park? Molotov cocktails in the streets? Gathering at a bar? Cmon cmon cmon

i plan to stay at home unless somebody with cable invites us over to watch the daily show/colbert report and cable coverage ... i've got a lot of school stuff to do this week and can't really afford to be exhausted and hung over tomorrow

So my boss tells me that the NYT said that it's possible that the outcome could be clear by 9 p.m. EST, which makes sense, as I think the latest that the polls are open in the east is 8:30 for N.C.

does that mean you want to hang out and drink or what

"CBS has signaled it might project a preliminary winner at 8 p.m."

xp- I'm going to be in Grant Park!

I have my ticket sitting next to me on my desk.

elitist

I don't know if my boss thinks anything is going to get done today, but if she does, she is somewhat mistaken.

who's getting out of work early today? sarah?

I have a followup interview for the possible jobby job (!) at 4, I'll probably vamoose not long after that wraps up.

A Loop business assoc. urged Loop businesses to let their people go at 3 p.m.

The newspaper shows the line that is forming for the rally. Gates don't even open till 8:30!

what is going to happen at the rally if the results are close and/or mccain refuses to concede until all the votes are completely counted? are people going to hang out all night doing nothing?

riot

ILLVILLE!
wish I could go to the rally, but I don't know how bad the congestion is going to be (besides the fact I don't have a ticket).
probably better off watching it at home.

I can't find it now, but I read somewhere that the organizers got a license for amplified sound until 1 a.m.

If McCain doesn't concede until late, Stevie Wonder does another set.

i mean, isn't there a pretty good chance that this might not be all figured out until late? i know a lot of the swing states are in the east but if it's even remotely close, won't mccain want to wait and see what the complete totals are?

There's a good chance that the networks will call the race at 7 p.m.

Hour by hour guide to results -- these times are Eastern. Results start at 5 p.m.!

There's a good chance that the networks will call the race at 7 p.m.

― Eazy, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 2:24 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Why do you say that?

i know a lot of places are saying it might be callable early but it also seems possible that it might take until the wee hours of the morning

no one knows

from what I've read, if you see PA, NC, VA, FL etc going Obama, they're going to be calling it early

Because http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/us/politics/04network.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss]
says that "senior vice president of CBS News, Paul Friedman, said the prospects for Barack Obama or John McCain meeting the minimum threshold of electoral votes could be clear as soon as 8 p.m. — before polls in even New York and Rhode Island close, let alone those in Texas and California. At such a moment, determined from a combination of polling data and samples of actual votes, the network could share its preliminary projection with viewers, Mr. Friedman said."

Thanks. That's what I've been reading too, but some folks I talk to dismiss the idea of calling the election at 8 p.m. - regardless of the results - out of hand.

the idea is completely dismissible, that does not mean they won't be doing it anyway

you guys i have a bunch of facebook "friends" (people who went to my hs) and still live in ohio. some are GOBAMA but others? "McCain all the way baby" etc.

i am nervous about ohio because i want redemption for my state of origin.

i also want the desire to troll these people to go away, but so far i am keeping it barely under the surface

I learned last night that there's a law in Canada that forbids the media from talking about election results at all until all off the polls have closed nationwide. In last month's election, this meant that bloggers were all on top of the story for hours before the media could legally announce anything.

sorry to keep harping on this, but even if networks call the election for obama by 8 or whenever, it seems like it won't matter because obama will be hesitant to claim victory until a) mccain concedes or b) all the votes are actually tallied. so really it comes down to when mccain concedes, not when networks call it.

i learned today (on 538 i think) that france has a ban on polls 48 hours before, and maybe after, a major election? seems like a good idea

just says in France, it is illegal to conduct a poll of any kind within 48 hours of the election, which is somewhat unclear

1.9% is as close to certain as a mathematical model gets.

― Mozarella sticks. Think about it. (kenan), Monday, November 3, 2008 5:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

down to 1.1% now btw

Obama should just start a five-hour victory speech at 7 p.m. (I know, I know, park's not open). Do it William Jennings Bryan/Castro style.

My folks were in Spain for their last election, and if I remember right the candidates there can't even campaign until like the 2-3 weeks prior to the election day. No ads, no speeches, nada.

A:... The permit for the event runs until 1 a.m., but it may run later if necessary.

Guys, I'm going to go ahead and call it at 3:30 CDT.

I bet someone called it halfway through Obama's speech at the 2004 Dem convention.

Hey, did you guys see the names on the sample ballot that the voting folks use to show how to vote? There was one section "Chicago Arts Commissioner", and the choices were Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy -- the whole thing had some good lolz.

not lulzy:

the old man election judge who looked at me and hissed "you're all voting for obama, aren't you. you should be voting mccain"

i tried to call that hotline jenny's working for and it put me on hold forever so i had to get off.

hay does anyone have any tickets for 2nite!!! ive changed my mind and now i want to go

The proper response is "Step aside, old man. You're on the bus or you're under it."

also may i recommend a downtown stop w/ free drinx!!!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14889794956

WHOA. That's fucked up!

Jenny had some interesting stories of shenanigans in Indiana - like the Republican poll-watcher who was asking people who they were voting for, and asking to see their licenses in an effort to disqualify them based on their addresses.

man, I would have outed his bullshit right there in line, I live for that stuff

obv xp to Amanda

i glared at him and then loudly told another judge what he said
her response: "he's mean"

that's why i called the hotline.

Oh man, I wish I could have met that fucker.

Lemme at him!!

he's old, fat, seated and sitting at the nursing home at sheridan and chase

(not a resident, at least not that i know of)

I bet Joe Biden will drop in at that Q-Tip listening party.

Anything can happen -- Joe Biden was at my high school last night!

Joe Biden thinks that sweater brings out your eye color nicely.

http://barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com/

Joe Biden doesn't know that I have been wearing this very sweater since I was in the high school he was at last night.

Amanda, I shared your horrible experience with Jenny and she said to email here: http://www.nationalcampaignforfairelections.org/page/s/sharestory

I learned last night that there's a law in Canada that forbids the media from talking about election results at all until all off the polls have closed nationwide. In last month's election, this meant that bloggers were all on top of the story for hours before the media could legally announce anything.

this is obv a pretty new measure - but most (but not all) bloggers kept quiet as they feared going to jail.

This show talked about the election -- from what they said, it sounded like some Canadians living abroad (on foreign servers) covered it.

lol @ my sister sending me a someecard

http://mail2.someecards.com/filestorage/soto_59.jpg

i got a good amount of work done today so i am now feeling more interested in leaving the house tonight, though probably only to a bar that is nowhere near downtown ... anything brewing?

the hideout is having a party that i will stop by
same with danny's

i wanted to leave work early but i was told that i have to stay "at least" until 5:30

;_;

basically i want everyone to come to a bar near my house, where i will probably hang out for about an hour or so before i go home, leaving everyone else at the bar

ok?

theenks, but no theenks

dudes m@x is hanging at the election party w/college pal who worked on the campaign which might mean he will be touching the hem of his garment or something o_O

I think matttttt, margs, and I might be at Small Bar for a while. Or I might be there by myself. Who the hell knows?

IM SO EXCIIIITEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ COSIGN

i was beaming when i left the polling place

ppl in my neighborhood are CIVICALLY INVOLVED. everyone is wearing stickers, and a v v pretty 20 y/o girl was walking down the street chanting O-B-A-M-A. it was annoying, but whatever, she was cuet and the sun is shining

ugh fuck me why tf is tmobile not working!!! i cant get a call through at all

i have to admit that sitting here covering the late shift in a quiet, windowless office is sort of an anticlimactic way to spend the warmest, most beautiful, most historic election day of my lifetime so far.

:(

fuck it our celebration is that we ordered a pizza

just got back from drinking outside in this glorious weather! Now we are going to stay in and await what is hopefully the good news...we also just ordered a pizza, it is that kind of night.

Also have an expensive bottle of wine in the wings. by "expensive," I mean not two-buck-chuck.

three bucks here, pal

can someone give me some interesting election news please? i am at a computer that is too slow to load any fancy infographics and i want info.

I've got one bottle of good Champagne that I've had stowed away for about five years, and I'm gonna get it out tonight.

Talking Points Memo has some info.

Amanda, I don't think there's any real news yet, and probably won't be until polls start closing at 7 est.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! so excited you guys!

i went there and there was a giant map that refused to load and some shit about robocalls in florida.

just get me outta here! i was so excited all day and now i feel like i am wearing a muzzle. no likey!

Meantime, Obama returned from a rally in Indiana to play a pickup game of baskeball at a Attack Athletics, a West Side gym. As is is custom before a big election, Obama likes to play ball with Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan.

He will spend the evening watching returns at the Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive before moving a few blocks south to the rally in Grant Park later tonight.The stage where Obama will deliver either a victory or concession speech is simply adorned with a series of American flags in front of a blue wall. It's a far cry from the Greek columns and highly stylized backdrop the campaign used at the National Convention in Denver.

Traffic around the park has been re-routed, and there is no parking for miles around the site. Once spectators get here, there's only one way in, through an entrance at Congress and Michigan Avenue. The park doesn't open until 8:30 p.m. but long lines are expected. Once inside, people will be directed to one of two locations in Grant Park.

View Map Of Grant Park

Ticketed guests will go to Hutchinson Field. Inside, the speakers' podium is flanked by two large panes of bulletproof glass. Most of the ticketed guests will stand to the side of the podium; only the most important VIPs will get a position in front of the podium. Everyone has to pass through metal detectors.

The rest of the public can watch the action on video screens set up on the north side of Grant Park in Butler Field.

Right now, all streets around Grant Park are closed. Right now, drivers are unable to park on the street anywhere from Lake Michigan to the Kennedy/Dan Ryan Expressway, and from Cermak north to the Chicago River. People are encouraged to take public transportation.

ahhhhh news
thank you

nothing on local broadcasts, most 5:00 news broadcasts are just doing regular news with some election stuff up front, only channel doing election-only is fox (I#@)$(@#)$)

Yeah this is going to be fun. I'm rooting against Elizabeth Dole extra hard. There is no Dole!

A bunch of Ohio ppl yelling cheering and hugging at Small Bar, and quite a few smiling happy ppl on the streets during the walk home. Happy election everybody!

abc news just called it for barack

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it's true
finally

xposted from election thred: so glad I found my firecrackers

Watching McCain concede, feels so good.

Thanks you USA!

Dear United States of America,

Thank You,

-The rest of the world.

our pleasure guys

We love you Team USA!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

i wish i had been in grant park tonight

In no particular order:

1. OK, actually this is foremost: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!!

2. The crowds were very well managed. We got in easily and all was cool. We could reeealy have used additional points of egress, but still, not too too terrible.

3. The crowd had amazing energy. My heart was bursting out of my chest. There was a lot of goodwill in the air. We weren't all that close to the stage, but we could see it sometimes. Still, it was good.

4. Seeing Obama and family onstage was wonderful. Seeing him and Joe Biden was wonderful. Seeing the whole family made me tear up a little. They seemed like (I hate to say it) regular folks who enjoyed one another. Also, they're really very attractive people. I can't wait for Ol' Joe to start saying weird shit.

5. A really sweet moment: we were walking on the street outside of the rally and a young black man looked at our group and said very excitedly and sincerely "Hey! We've got a black president!"

6. Holograms????

good job jesse

check it out guys. It's morning in America. (no,really!)

guys i feel so earnestly happy that i want to listen to U2 and cry tears of joy all day long.

happy birthday everyone

I love how Obama's whole thing of offering an alternative to fear, an alternative to post-9/11 blues, gets embodied in this giant thing in the park (oh no giant event in the park with black leader, oh no chicago cops, etc.) -- and it all works out OK! They planned the hell out of it, that's part of it, but, I mean, I was walking down Michigan yesterday during the day and I could've had a duffel bag full of explosives and blown up something mid-day, but I didn't do that and no one in the world came to town and did that either!

Then again, there would've been something fun in a totally different way, too, if, when Obama appeared for his victory speech, he came out in a bow tie and had a team of Fruit of Islam around him.

check it out guys. It's morning in America. (no,really!)

― Mozarella sticks. Think about it. (kenan), Wednesday, November 5, 2008 8:08 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I have been thinking this all morning! And hearing, as best I remember it, the voiceover and music from the original commercial.

LOL to Eric.

Eric H.?

Eazy is an Eric.

Ugh. I slept from 4:00 until 7:00.

xpost I didn't know that. Neat!

Hi Eric. I've got my fingers crossed for Franken!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t306/shakesville/herrings_all_the_way.jpg

That otter is crazy. HERRING over shrimp??

when you're that cute, you don't have to be smart

Gonna vote in a new Funky President

Might not fix our stank economy

But he'll look smooth trying.

Jesse's weird computer issue # 10 billion: when I was typing, the letters began to appear to the RIGHT of the cursor, and would sometimes appear in reverse order (I hit g b and x and it came out looking like "|xbg"). This was happening in Firefox, Word, and Outlook. I had to restart and now it's fine.

otter favours bulk.

the surprise hidden gem of happiness this post-election morning has been reading the incredibly butthurt facebook status updates of my conservafriends

can we get some samples?

David is I'm so embarrassed for my country.

Jason is starting a motion to gather like minded people, move to one or more states, and secede from the union. Any takers?

etc etc

Times I Cried in Grant Park Last Night by jenny, a complete puddle

1. When PA and OH went for Obama.
2. When VA went for Obama.
3. When they called the election for Obama.
4. During the montage with the National song.
5. Every time anybody said "President Elect Obama."
6. When Obama introduced Michele as his best friend.
7. When Obama said he loved his kids more than they knew, and that they could have a puppy.
8. During the whole Amanda Jones story.
9. A coupe of times randomly as we walked out of Grant Park and to points west to look for a cab.

Then I cried again just now because Jesse put me on hold for two minutes then came back on the line and told me that he had to go.

xposts these are the type of dudes who likely did absolutely jackshit zero to support their candidate of choice btw and I have no sympathy whatsoever

the surprise hidden gem of happiness this post-election morning has been reading the incredibly butthurt facebook status updates of my conservafriends

I guess I don't have very many conservafriends. I scrolled through like two dozen "OMG YOU GUYS!!!!" before I got to one tepid "Evelyn accepts the coming changes, but is not sure how it will affect her." And I haven't even spoken to her since 8th grade.

Jason is starting a motion to gather like minded people, move to one or more states, and secede from the union. Any takers?

Give 'em Idaho.

Hmmm... Idaho is too pretty and the humidity is very low. Maybe AL or MS.

Give 'em Hell.

Dan, you've inspired me to cull some of my Facebook friends that I never should have been friends with anyway, like the guy I barely knew in high school who hopes that after this election, we can still keep God in schools. al;skdjfa;lsdj

Yeah, I kind of like Idaho, actually. Maybe they can have AL AND MS.

they can secede and call themselves soreloserstan

^^what I would have commented on that dude's status if I felt like actually acknowledging his existence

At his concession speech, McCain looked kind of embarrassed to have these booing knuckleheads as his constituents.

Jason is starting a motion to gather like minded people, move to one or more states, and secede from the union. Any takers?

to be fair, this is just the equivalent of dems going "wah wah wah, i'm going to move to france if bush wins, wah wah wah."

That speech. I wanted to shake his hand.

xp

And Phil Collins. Or did he, and is he on his way back now?

Wow, Franken and Coleman have only a few hundred votes separating them.

it sounded just as stupid when dems said it, too

i cried in Grant Park, too. weirdly, i cried the most right after cnn called it and that white republican pundit dude put on his reading glasses and read the MLK quote, "i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the promised land." i think that was the only moment of the night where it sunk in even a little for me what has happened. the rest of the night was a daze. best daze ever.

OMG YOU GUYS

Prop 8 is fucking breaking my heart, though. Cripes.

yeah. :(

:( seconded.

only shows that there is a lot of work still to do /cliche sry

but it's true

As Sister Maria would say, whenever the Lord closes a door, somewhere he always bans gay marraige.

No, it's totally true, and I am looking forward to applying the required pressure to this new administration to keep the momentum going. I think I'm going to take tonight off from doing things, though. My knees hurt from standing so much yesterday.

Dammit, Kenan, you made me laugh with your gallows humor.

I am so happy today, you guys.

Also, I'm bossless.

Prop 1 passed in MI, we can be happy about that (maaaan)

Oh was that the medical maryjane measure? Sweet, dude.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-11/43203613.jpg

That's our new administration!

LOVE MICHELLE'S DRESS! LOVE!

We need to heal the divide on that issue.

I think she looks like she was wearing a fine black dress, slaughtered an animal, then put a belt on.

horseshoe, I am with you. Michelle looked smoking. I need to add one to the Crying Count:

5a. When the First Family Elect (is that right?) took the stage for the first time and it really hit me that THERE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN THE WHITE HOUSE WHAT?????!?!?!?!?!??

Also, this is a hopeful take on Prop 8: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/11/words-of-hope-from-middle-aged-queer.html

Ha. True, but it's still a great dress. xp

I owe some props to chicago: left my ipod (a swanky touchpad one, btw) on the El on the way to the airport. Realized it at the security gate and promptly freaked out, ran all the way back to the train (already gone), asked a bunch of the maintenance staff (nothin'), barely made last call for boarding the flight. ("maybe the person who grabbed it is here in the airport and I can spot them. oh wait, every person here has an ipod.")

so I sit on the plane ipodless and defeated, thinking the only chance I have is if someone is 1) incredibly nice enough that when they find it they try to return it and 2) is smart enough to access my email address inside of it. riiiiiight, that'll happen.

Aaaand it did. Guy dropped it off at my brother's office yesterday.

xp - And to be fair, Michelle Obama actually could have worn a fine black dress, slaughtered an animal in it, and then put on a belt and I would still be all "OMG Michelle Obama is smoking I love her so much woooooooooooooo!"

Holy shit, bnw, that's an awesome story! My heart just grew ten sizes this day.

I credit the new administration for the return of your iPod.

I need to really take full advantage of all the goodwill that is out there today (esp. Jenny's).

Jenny, thanks for the blog link.
Despite the seriousness of Prop 8, every time I read it I think of Prop Joe from the Wire.

I loved the bit about the puppy.

And for some reason I also love that Michelle and Jill are holding hands. Do you think Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney ever hold hands? Did Cindy McCain and Todd Palin ever hold hands? Maybe, but Lynne and Cindy probably were palming thumbtacks.

When the First Family Elect (is that right?) took the stage for the first time and it really hit me that THERE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN THE WHITE HOUSE WHAT?????!?!?!?!?!??

I know. Sometimes throughout this campaign I have thought "OK, Obama is really only half-black, and his ancestors were not slaves, so racial barriers have not completely fallen" but then I think about his whole family, Michelle and the girls, and the idea of all of them in the White House is pretty momentous and awesome.

My first misty moment was when I heard that they called the election, and I heard it from Jon Stewart. Only the second time I have even gotten misty during Jon Stewart, the first time being after 9/11, when it was more than just misty.

My second time getting misty was after Obama's speech, when Michelle hugged him and said "I love you" in his ear. That still kinda gets me, just thinking about it. Especially after reading his last book (there will be more, you betcha), where he was talking about his family, and the insane schedule he had to keep just to get the Senate seat, and the strain that it put on his family. And the way he said during the campaign (probably truthfully) that Michelle put her foot down: he can only run this once. But goddamnit HE DID IT. That's what stuck in my throat. The sense of pride and relief and HOPE has to got to be 100x for that woman than for any of us.

Is there a cabinet speculation thread? I'm really interested to see who he picks for various positions.

Have I put this video on here? I <3 the White Sox fan.

Also, how about that Anita Alvarez, huh?

I haven't even looked to see how my local races went since everybody in my district except for Water Reclamation Commissioner ran as an unopposed democrat.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/05
/bts.chicago.mos.reax.cnn?iref=videosearch

grrr

oh they better put the daily show election coverage on hulu

Jenny: Your 2008 Obama Cabinet/Appointments Speculation Thread

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/05/bts.chicago.mos.reax.cnn?iref=videosearch

chicago, y'all done good last night.

god that was an amazing scene.

: )

I got misty on about every crowd shot. Still get some chills thinking about his speech.

Oooo thanks John!

i am watching the daily show coverage again right now!

Hey! Great lunchtime activity.

The nerd in me was analyzing the positioning of the stage, seemed a little strange at first that it was turned to one side, but I figured it was probably intended to give a better TV picture and nothing more.

what were your other ideas?

They just called Indiana for O. Awesome.

I felt something like patriotism last night. It felt funny and kind of good. I'm sort of feeling proud to be an American.

But when the crowd started chanting "USA" I tried and quickly realized that I wasn't quite ready for that jelly.

I've been feeling a good bit of patriotism lately. Having friends in foreign countries helps.

It's possible to be a patriot without buying into the stupid side of it imo

I meant to say "other countries" but it's hard to shake my non-flat-world thinking

Local shopping: today everyone wanted to chat about the result, especially the Bangladeshi guys who run the off-license/overpriced awful food shop where I bought the full set of newspapers not owned by Rupert Murdoch.

xp The dress would have looked much better if that red fadey bit didn't go all geometric fake belt/weirdo bad seamcraft at the waistline (that kind of thing can look cheap). Better for there to be a straight red fade interrupted by an actual wide cinch belt. We know she rocked the Alaïa belt and it would look good with last night's dress. She is so cool and so toned, wrong clothes appear to wear her and this is one of them.

You guys, you know what this is?

It's more than a feeling.

I feel like I have some peace of mind.

It's been such a long time.

I was just thinking about the voter turnout and that made me smile. Good fucking job, USAers!

take a look ahead

yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaah

I can't wait another day, Amanda.

Now we gotta keep on reachin for higher ground.

people livin' in competition -- all i want is to have my peace of mind

and also to take a look ahead

i think it might be time for some karaoke this weekend

It's great how "Peace of Mind" is so totally hippie, lyric-wise. "Ambition is evil!" Zen monks would agree.

Also Mary Shelly.

"Ambition" creates monsters.

it is pretty ugly when it gets out of control

Not realizing that you're part of something bigger than yourself is pure poison.

Amanda, Good job with Ohio.

John, what was it like when you met Obama?
Also, does Nasta have any new songs? I heard this song in Urban 0utf1tters just now on my lunch break that sounded exactly like Matt's voice but I've never heard the song before. Some line about taking someone's daughter to school..??

I heard on NPR that in WI 90% of registered voters voted.

You know something? The absolute best choice for a cheesesteak topping is Cheez Wiz (aka "wit").

I am speechless. No. Cheesesteak requires cheese.

Maybe it's just that cheez wiz is better than you're used to, but that hardly excuses it.

You realize that it's very much authentic Philadelphia style to put Cheez Wiz on a cheesesteak, right?

As someone once said, giving the people what they want is one thing, but what about what they don't know that they want?

But I was incorrect about the "wit" which refers to onions.

Cheesesteaks elsewhere

In other parts of North America, many sandwich shops offer their own versions of the cheesesteak. However, according to Pennsylvania Governor and former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell, cooks outside Philadelphia cannot produce an authentic Philly cheesesteak because, "first, they use good meat. You need the fattiest, stringiest meat to get a proper taste... The second mistake is, they use real cheese. Real cheese doesn't melt like Cheez Whiz... And third, when they fry their onions, they actually drain off the grease. You can't do that."[26]

Good god almighty, I never ever want an authentic cheesesteak. That makes "cheesesteak" sound on the level of "dirty sanchez."

Your loss.

I'm going to stick a pea under your mattress to test a theory I have.

jenny, i cried at fucking everything last night.

and then i thought i was done, and declared it so. no more crying.

i was laying in bed trying to sleep with my mind spinning at 2 am or so, and listening to city noise. some guy yelled out "YES WE CAN!" out of the relative quiet, and i cried again.

then i thought i was done. but i keep reading things today that get me misty all over again. ah well.

i've never had philly cheesesteak, but it sounds NASTY.

also, i like that all my religious facebook friends are bemoaning the results of prop 8. they're the good kind of religious. :)

John, what was it like when you met Obama?

Well, it was a little rushed, but he seemed like a genuinely good guy, and he had a reassuring handshake.

Also, does Nasta have any new songs? I heard this song in Urban 0utf1tters just now on my lunch break that sounded exactly like Matt's voice but I've never heard the song before. Some line about taking someone's daughter to school..??

I guess they've been playing a couple new songs live lately, but they haven't recorded anything, so I doubt it was them. If they do record a new album, it will be kind of weird for me, because most of the songs will probably be songs I had something to do with writing.

Philly cheesesteaks are delicious - fuck the haterz.

You can get an authentic cheesesteak with either Cheese Wiz or provolone, although Philadelphia is a town rent asunder by debate over which is better and more authentic. Personally, I like them both equally, but in different ways. However, I am from Delaware, which is not Philadelphia, as much as we sometimes might like to pretend that it is.

there is a good cheesesteak place on milwaukee between sacramento and fullerton, apparently it's run by actual philadelphians

truth: i have never eaten a philly cheesesteak, authentic or otherwise

i will forever battle against the importance of authenticity in food

it's the bane of my existence

Ed Rendell is kind of a goober, too. The biggest obstacles that I personally have found in the way of a good Philly cheesesteak outside of Philadelphia are incorrect choice of bread (Amoroso's FTW) and an urge to expand the cheese selections beyond Wiz or provolone.

don't forget tomatoes too nick

None of which is to say that a cheesesteak outside of these parameters is not good, just that it doesn't meet the definition of Philly cheesesteak. Call it something else, like "Delicious Non-regionally Affiliated Steak Sandwich."

how about "steak sandwich"

lol dan otm

how about "steak sandwich"

Too short.

fauxlidelphia steak sandwich

Greasy
Steak
Sandwich
with
Onions
and
Cheese substance

I second Fauxlidelphia.

I ONLY brought up authenticity b/c Kenan was acting like such a thing as Cheez Wiz on a cheese steak was unheard of an somehow a violation of all that is cheese steak.

The whole point is that - again, authentic or not - it's divine.

Uh, the ONLY *reason I* brought up...

Guys, this is like arguing over what an authentic donut is. It's a fatty piece of shit that is engineered to taste good to the part of our brain that thinks it needs to fatten up for the winter.

I will not argue about cheesteaks on the internet.

gross
kenan eats donuts made of poops

xp yeah but is it real excrement or is it that processed crap

xxp damn it, joek too slow

Let's talk about something less controversial.

Personally, I believe there is no god.

HA yes, high five

you guys

crackin me up today

Again, I am not now, nor have I today argued authenticity.

This reminds me of a Tim's sister who, when someone mentioned chocolate and bananas eaten together reacted as though she had heard "ice cream with sisal rope."

don't get me started on donuts. i discovered a newfound loathing of donuts yesterday. i will eat a pint of ben and jerry's if i want to augment my hips with insanely caloric foodstuffs. fuck a greasy, heavy donut.

i ate one and felt sick all afternoon.

i'm glad someone besides myself is perpetuating the "i am not arguing about ___ on the internet" meme

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/feministing/941098.png

And Tim's friend pointed out that a very well known choco/banana combo was a banana split. Her response: "Well, I don't like banana splits."
asdkfj

xp!

Krispy Kreme's are the answer to greasy heavy donuts (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FUCKING DUNKIN')

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Nick.

Krispy Kreme's are the answer to greasy heavy donuts

Uh huh. It's right there in the name, innit?

Li'l more on Prop 8's future in the courts: http://soqueer.blogspot.com/2008/11/prop-8-update.html

hey y'all.

if you want amusement, check out the results for the congressional races in chicago. jesse jackson jr. won by something like 89/11. bobby rush, 86/14. jan schakowsky, my mom's congresswoman, something like 77/23.

she is my congressional rep too (schakowsky)
i voted for her

Used to be mine, too, but now I'm on Rahm's turf. Although perhaps not for long, if he accepts the CoS job.

Luis Gutierrez got 80some% too IIRC.

I voted for the Green candidate b/c the dude showed up at our door one day. No I can't remember his name.

I'm a Jan fan, but she's not my rep. I'm in Rahm's district, too. My state reps are Cullerton and Feigenholtz, who retained their seats.

I was hoping that the greens might have won Water Reclamation District commissioner, but they did not.

Oh I forgot to mention that I won tickets to that Swedish vampire movie for tomorrow night. Anyone want to see it with me? It starts at 7:00 at Landmark, but I'm probably going to get there at least 30-40 minutes early, because they always overbook these things.

dang i would but i have class until 6:30 and then practice

I voted Green for most of my local elections unless I particularly liked or hated the other candidates (Dick Durbin and Tony Peraica, respectively).

Oooo I definitely want to see that movie. Is it going to have a regular run at the Landmark or is it one night only?

i want to do something fun tonight since i have barely left the house so far this week

I think it is going to have a regular run -- this is just a preview screening.

lol I voted for Tony Peraica against Todd Stroger for Cook Co. Board President, the only time in my life I have voted Republican. (It had less to do with Peraica than with Stroger, who seemed like an incompetent stooge).

Oh okay, good. I really want to see it, but I can't go tomorrow. Don't tell me if it sucks!

John - I did the same, for the same reason. And I think we were right. Sigh.

John, I would love to go with you if no one else has taken the ticket off your hands.

As long as we can hold each other during the scary parts.

Jesse will cut a hole in the bottom of the popcorn bag.

Haha. That gets me every time. I need to find the email where you first said "You can cut a hole in the popcorn bucket and put your pecker through it."

I am not reading ANY bad news if I can help it today. Tomorrow I can deal with bad stuff. For today I'm going to enjoy the good parts.

wtf you sent me that stupid editorial saying we should be sorry for Bush, what was that?

that was for LOLs

Bush is on his way out.
+
WSJ says we've been mean to him.
=
LOL

I suppose dumber than shit does not equal bad, necessarily

Haha. That gets me every time. I need to find the email where you first said "You can cut a hole in the popcorn bucket and put your pecker through it."

this is from the movie "diner" and also from history

I suppose dumber than shit does not equal bad, necessarily

But in this case it totally does.

Note: I never claimed originally re: pecker through the popcorn bucket.

IT IS?

JENNNNNNIFERRRRR!!!!

(to be read in the voice of Colonel Klink)

authenticity re: food - no
authenticity re: popcorn glory hole gags - yes

not authenticity, just plain HISTORY

i'm wiser and sadder

i'm not sure there's an inauthentic way to stick your penis through the bottom of a popcorn box

i guess if you used a dildo

xp I know, I just couldn't resist making that leap

xps lol

Anyway, yes, John, I would love to go with you. And you can hold the popcorn box through the scary parts.

or, the scary parts through the popcorn box

Excellent. Shall we meet there at like 6:20-6:30? Whoever gets there first can just hold a place in line.

OK. I will leave work at 5:15 or so, which would put me there about 6:00-6:15.

ah so disappointed in dupage, it's always so red.
i will move to cook one day.

just went to check on NC...Guilford County went RED? I'm very surprised.

I was looking at the UP county by county results earlier. My home county went red (not a big surprise) but several more-rural-than-rural (i.e. "real america" Sarah Palin style) counties went blue, which was a nice thing to see. Go Ontonagon!

I'm looking forward to NC being called.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2008/11/05/article/with_all_votes_in_nc_president_race_too_close_to_call

Kevin said that a friend of his flew home to NC this week just to vote! Looks like the right choice.

Jesse where did you see Guilford county going red? They were like the lone spot of blue in NC in 2004!

OH WAIT I'M DUMB and I was looking at Wilkes Co. LOL

OH GOOD. That would have made me sad to see the librulest county in NC go red in this election of all elections.

Man, the cover of this week's Reader is awful. I had to rant to them about it in their comments section.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/homepage/pix/barackcover.jpg

is that an 3rdman? he is the last person I want painting Obama right now

It is. He has one of McCain as well. There's also a Studs painting, not sure if it's his, that mimics the Obama posters and says HOPE DIES LAST. Jesus.

I mean, I love the Reader, but my first reaction to the cover was: I wish Obama had said "Don't screw this up" to the Reader three years ago, when it was the best source for local news and arts coverage in Chicago.

I guess I don't have very many conservafriends. I scrolled through like two dozen "OMG YOU GUYS!!!!" before I got to one tepid "Evelyn accepts the coming changes, but is not sure how it will affect her." And I haven't even spoken to her since 8th grade.

― jaymc, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 11:00 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark

haha this is like a pitch-perfect parody of my conservafriends

"R_____ is processing her thoughts and feelings, this could possible take all night!!! 10:06pm"

also yeah major thumbs down on that reader cover, wtf

and john - how on earth did u meet obama??

Someone with whom I was actually good friends back in the day changed his status to "JC hopes the restaurant isn't empty because his clientele thinks the savior's wealth redistribution plan started to-day."

I rolled my eyes so hard I think they are still somewhere toward the back of my skull.

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I got a Wii fit. I'm pretty sure I'm almost indestructible now. 20 minutes in.

Wow. The Reader cover.

It seems to me that the problem is one of timing. Today the story is that history was made- a major historical figure was born, America woke up and spoke out after years of complacency, African-American and all American history has changed forever. Yes, it's important to hold him to his promises, and no one is asking for "cheerleading," but to play the watchdog today is at best to be posing as jaded and world-weary no-nonsense, hard news, and at worst, a slap in the face to all the peoplefor whom BHO's election was one of the most significant things of their lives.

Disappointing.

I said this in an email to Jenny, but for me it boils down to the likely fact that a lot of people into local art and the Reader and whatever gave a lot of time and money to help the campaign, and that portrayal of Obama kind of shits on that effort. Then again, what do I know about art.

xpost!

So I opened this thread to see if there was any good Obamarally stuff (k@tie has been in hiding all day) and now find myself thinking that a popcorn bag handjob would be really unpleasant what with the grains of salt and all.

I don't know if this is widely known yet. As I was on (partial) bad news hiatus, I only learned of it through a friend's IM.

Not sure quite Fox is up to here - they seem to be dumping blame on Palin at times, but then later it seems more evened out. Interesting nonetheless. I smell a tell-all book coming out.

and john - how on earth did u meet obama??

At this thing.

I'm not sure why Sarah was asking about it today. Maybe just how does it feel to have met the guy who is now the president-elect?

that is wild

In '02, my boss at the time sent me an e-mail for a $10/ticket happy hour with Obama at HotHouse, promoting his run for the senate. Missed that! Alas!

I know the two pubs in Wokingham/Bracknell where he went to that stag do...

i've been meaning to write a complainy email to the Reader since they had a two-week stretch where they covered exactly zero local bands in all of their music coverage, but was worried it might sound like sour grapes coming from me.

yeah but they had that great cover story about an obese internet fraud! that was almost as good as the drano-drinking party girl they covered a few years ago.

"great"

At the same time, John Burge was arrested this week -- he's the retired police captain who had a hand in all of those violent interrogations that the Reader spent years investigating (until the paper laid off its investigative reporters).

The Reader was one of the primary reasons I moved to Chicago -- back when they were reviewing every single play running in town. I feel a little akin to an early-on Rod Stewart fan, not sure whether to give up to be grateful for glimpses of what used to be there.

I posted my 2¢ on their blog.

Re. the Obama cover.

There's also a Studs painting, not sure if it's his, that mimics the Obama posters and says HOPE DIES LAST. Jesus.

This is the name of a recent Terkel book.

OMG, there is a rumor floating around internet soccer circles that Obama and the girls will be at tonight's Fire/New England playoff match.

stoke controversy about erdman's reader art -> value of said art skyrockets -> profit

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5751/1225890455052st0.jpg

You should invite Ron Paul. He's feels sad in his feelings area.

C or D: black sneakers with a suit

no racists allowed in section 8

This is the name of a recent Terkel book.

But, again, kind of like the cover, I don't mind the sentiment as much as the cheap execution: feels like "Obama hope campaign" + "Studs Turkel is dead" + book title = HOPE DIES LAST.

Studs dies last? WTF?

Compare this to the photo that the Reader ran 12 years ago in a feature about him:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ourtown/081106/studs.jpg

no racists allowed in section 8

Yeah, I'm not really feeling too sorry for him.

I gotta say, Lasers and Fast and Shit is the best band name I've heard in a long time.

NORTH CAROLINA! Raise up!

Wooooo - Now NC is the bluest state in the fucking country.

Tarheels
Duke
and Dems

My brother, who lives in NC, said that his son Bradley's senior year civics class had mock presidential debates. Bradley was assigned the role of BHO and the teacher moderated. As moderator she asked, "What do each of you think of Obama's lack of experience?"

When Bradley answered the (leading) question by pointing out that Palin also lacked experience, the teacher/moderator got angry and started arguing with my nephew, defending McCain/Palin. It's worth pointing that this happened at a good private school.

!

OK...what's weird here?

Bush Calls Obama

The White House press office says that President Bush called to congratulate Barack Obama at 11:12pm this evening. A couple of quotes from the press release:

"Mr. President-elect, congratulations to you. What an awesome night for you, your family and your supporters. Laura and I called to congratulate you and your good bride."

....

President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Olmert of Israel
Oval Office

1:54 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome back. First of all, I want to thank you and your good bride for being such gracious hosts to Laura and me.

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT'S CLUB LUNCHEON

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2003

THE PRESIDENT: Ed, thank you very much. It's an honor to be here. I appreciate your invitation. I want to thank you for your decades of leadership in the conservative movement. Presidents come and go, except here at the Heritage Foundation. (Laughter.) I appreciate being with your good bride, Linda...

LOL

Has he been The Crucible?

It sounds like an old Puritan name.. Goodbride.

Exactly. The first thing I thought of was Young Goodman Brown.

Emma Chastity Goodbride

I thought maybe it was an old-timey expression I wasn't familiar with, but Googling ["your good bride" -bush] only pulls up weird international dating services.

has anyone read that sarah vowell book about puritans? if so, is it good?

Bridgeview, Ill.. (November 5, 2008) – Sears Tower, the tallest building in North America, will illuminate its twin antennae red tonight to support the Fire’s playoff game against New England.

The antennae will remain red all evening long and during tonight’s game which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at TOYOTA PARK.

What are you trying to say? Wasn't it always called Toyota Park?

oh sorry... I c/p'd that from a press release and they fucking always put TOYOTA PARK in caps

Oh. The point was that they're finally getting some respeck, correct? That's cool.

I credit Obama.

lol fan art

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/murtaugh29/shutupnewengland.gif

like I said before, there are rumors he's going to be in the team owner's private suite tonight with the whole family

yeah but when are they getting the puppy
and if so will it be a chicago mutt or mutt from somewhere else?

i have a chicago mutt they could borrow if they want to try one out...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2685043897_df2339be31.jpg?v=0

damn it I want a dog

he gets tired too
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2685042621_9f2d9aa476.jpg?v=0

That Bush quote is weird most of all because I can imagine him saying it, stuttering a bit, and it STILL sounds weird.

"Blessings upon you and your goodly wife. For your feasting table, we will be sending you a fine fat goose!"

That is a very pretty dog.

thank you! he is a handsome man. if only he were as friendly as he is cute.

* enter Ferris Bueller dog theme song*

Work has been too much like work today, despite still being bossless.

Yeah, John, I was just thinking of your 0bama meeting because I looked on Nasta's page to try to find out if they did that song and saw your band pic with him again.

I love Carl from a distance.

I also like it when dogs do funny things like put their butts on rock ledges and put their legs on lower rock ledges. Or when they put their butts on the couch and their feets on the floor.

A woman with a seeing eye dog got on the bus this morning. She sat in one of the middle-facing front seats and the dog dutifully got under the seat and rode there quietly with his nose on his paws. Awwww.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/?slug=chi-obamatimelapse081105-wn

time lapse of the rally site, "Choosing the First Puppy" and mucha mucha more.

well, actually not much more....

3-0 to the fire, what a great game

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-11/43237229.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2n1ufpk.jpg

the first goal was really well received

if anyone is sitting near a radio or computer with nothing to do from 4 to 7 tomorrow, we're playing on northwestern's radio station

did obama show at the game?

hey guys. sioux falls is boring and republican.

overheard a doctor the day after the election: "well, i guess i'm going to have to move to mexico now!" ironic b/c she probably hates mexicans.

nobama at the game, though I started getting my hopes up when traffic was insanely bad getting out there

what movie should we go see tonight?

role models at davis (looks funny, easy to get to the davis)
synecdoche, new york at evanston (mixed reviews but i want to see it but would have to drive to evanston)

might see role models tonight and go see synecdoche after playing on the radio tomorrow

Let the Right One In was good. Three out of four of our group agreed. It was quiet, dark, moderately gruesome, and atmospheric. It also answered some vampire what-ifs: what if a vampire eats regular food? what if you don't invite the vampire inside and it comes in anyway?

The dissenter's complaints were that it was too plodding and that you didn't get into the characters' heads.

i forget if i mentioned it, but if The Pool is playing in chicago, i highly recommend it (set in India, directed by the American Movie dude, and one of my bros did the soundtrack). i think jaymc would like it in particular.

Role Models looks terrible. I think we might finally see Rachel Getting Married tonight.

Oh also I meant to ask: Is anyone else besides Eric interested in seeing the live simulcast of the Met's production of Doctor Atomic tomorrow afternoon? In Evanston, probably.

i didn't know david wain directed role models, i might see it anyway.

Jesse, there is a thread on Let the Right One In now.

here's my band playing the obama campaign party in madison without me:

Role Models looks terrible.

uh no it looks great. i'm pretty sure it has people talking in it, if that changes your mind.

Oh also I meant to ask: Is anyone else besides Eric interested in seeing the live simulcast of the Met's production of Doctor Atomic tomorrow afternoon? In Evanston, probably.

― jaymc, Friday, November 7, 2008 11:52 AM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

tell me more about this! i would be interested if i can get there on time.

http://chicago.mrmovietimes.com/movies/Metropolitan-Opera-Doctor-Atomic-The.html?date=52472

It's at noon. Kr and I are thinking about doing brunch at Heartland beforehand, if you want to join us.

It's showing tomorrow at noon, a live simoulcast from the Met.

Seeing a simoulcast of this other high-tech opera could be good, too.

Role Models looks like 10 other movies with the same formula (boys become men), but, hey, there are plenty of heist movies with the same plot, too, so hey.

Also, lol @

i'm pretty sure it has people talking in it, if that changes your mind.

EZ, do you know if there are discount tix available for Jon?

I think I can get you some. The discounts are age-based (25 and under), but I should be able to get something. It's a fantastic show.

Oh, cool.

http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/

Eric, can you recommend me a play to see on my birthday (11/22)?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__XCWUd8FFjQ/SRSQc3YAPgI/AAAAAAAAFsw/vxX_oL62w0E/s1600-h/SpudCash.jpg

The aforementioned Jon is really good.

I'm directing a short play that is part of this show, opens on the 15th and runs 'til Christmas. Mine has a great script and two strong actors -- I'm guessing it will be a good show all-around.

Thanks, Eric! I read something about Jon yesterday and for some reason it didn't really appeal to me. The other show looks really interesting, though. It will probably be lighter than the 3.5 hour production of the Brothers Karamazov that I was considering...

Oh, Nick can't go to that b/c it says it's 3 hours and 21 minutes and we have to be at the radio station at 2pm.

HIIII. It is almost the sweet, sweet weekend.

:(

Tbere's another screening of it in December, and the Met will (or may already be) streaming the opera on its site.

is this the new production of it i was reading about in the NYer that's more minimal (ie less crazy set design)? they didn't give it a particularly positive review in comparison to the original production

The first production was directed by Peter Sellars, who is pretty much one of the best directors on Earth. (That version is available on DVD, and is the one that the Lyric produced last spring). The current one is more of a concert staging, with some multimedia bells and whistles as well.

netflix doesn't have the dvd :/

eazy, are you talking about this documentary on it? or is the whole play available on dvd too?

This one here (includes a 90-second clip). I didn't know about that doc -- I wanna see that.

Me giving BHO the clap

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oh chicago

hey dudes

role models was not amazing but good, had some laughs. then we came home and watched stella for more 'the state' veteran action and that show is hilarious. ran into courtney and tim at the davis. they were going to see w.

can't decide what i feel like doing now, maybe reading or playing video games or something

i wish i had video games. i am trying to DL hellboy II but it is taking forever, and i wish i still lived with that asian fellow because he would have had that shit on his computer like what

http://www.brianzegeer.com/alhambra/37.jpg

I love this picture. A friend took it somewhere in Andalucia.

Although I guess it's not so great since these are only a handful of hundreds of hungry strays.

I saw this Eric Bogosian play Red Angel tonight and would highly recommend it (it runs tomorrow and Sunday). Main guy reminded me of jaymc. Very good two-people-in-a-room show.

Finally saw "Happy-Go-Lucky" earlier today and it was pretty amazing, best mike leigh for me since at least topsy turvy. Kind of was really life affirming.

I should see more movies at the davis, but they never seem to have much good playing there. Thing it's where I saw "the dark knight" though.

Good to hear about HGL -- will try to catch that next week, maybe.

I ate so much Korean bbq tonight.

Where did you go?

To a Korean bbq place up north on Western.

I should see more movies at the davis, but they never seem to have much good playing there. Thing it's where I saw "the dark knight" though.

― askance johnson, Friday, November 7, 2008 11:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

but if you get there before 6, tickets are $5.50 so it's ok to go see something mediocre

The last time I was at the Davis, a few years ago, I was seeing one of those movies where the opening credits are flushed alternately to the left margin and the right margin, and the whole thing was cut off. AD PITT...DON CHEAD...EAN'S 12...

i want to make a clever joke about what you were watching being something else but im not clever enough

guess I should go to davis to see random movies during the day...though sometimes I think I'd rather travel and pay a little more to see what I really want to see (assuming there is something I really want to see somewhere). Actually think I want to go see Lola Montes at the music box next week. Apparently it is the best movie ever or something.

Can I use you guys for a reference for this?

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i love stella

The beer, the comedy trio, or the Streetcar Named Desire character?

hay dudes
karaoke gathering tonight if you're interested
you know where to go

Oh damn, I missed it. Were the PA gals there?

http://lolatmccain.com/images/obamadriving.gif

hey we got a new tv and it's huge and beautiful and awesome!!!

experience in web posting

What can they mean by this? I'm kinda stumped.

Nick, show me the TV. How big? HD?

Ooo new TV. I know just the movie you should watch on it!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/RyanPC_2006/SC_John.png

What movie is that?

Sleepaway Camp

That man is saying, "John!"

karaoke was fun
some bitch asked us a dumb question "because [we're] older"
her name is NINA and she can fuck right off
also i sang "since you've been gone" by rainbow - i don't recall anyone ever singing that song at the HC. i didn't even know it was there. and yes i did hit the key change.

and yes the sisters were there.

it looks like this, if we were to play madden on our tv:

http://usercast.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/samsung-ln26a330-widescreen-hd-lcd-tv-series-3.jpg

dag
that's a nice tv

Sarah, you would be proud of me. I went on a cleaning binge yesterday and got rid of my horrible, embarrassing Pile of Teacher Junk in the corner of our office room.

i'm guessing no one wants our old tv? it's a good size (19-inch) and works great but it's old school so if anyone wants to use it past february they would need one of those digital signal converter box thingies. we also have a dvd player to give away if anyone needs it (we had to buy a new dvd player because our old one wouldn't work with our new tv apparently)

can i accept it as a donation for my school?

(i mean if no one else wants it)

sure! do you want the tv and the dvd player?

some bitch asked us a dumb question "because [we're] older"

haha, what was the question?

which version of "gloria" was the one by laura branigan

i mean, i can think of three different songs with the name "gloria" but i don't think she knew that because she is but a cub of...wait for it...25.

ps i also knew this information and could have answered her question when i was 25 but that's just because i am awesome

u2, Them, LBran, PattiSmith.

The one she's thinking of is the one by Laura Brannigan.

yeah i know that

see, you must be very very old because you know FOUR versions

i have never even heard of the laura brannigan version, i just know the them version and the patti smith version

i like the U2 Gloria a lot, but it's pretty overwrought (which probably makes me like it more)
are patti smith and them the same song?
LB Gloria and U2 Gloria are not g-l-o-r-i-a glooooooooria -- they're completely different songs. one is quasireligious and the other is like mega 80s aerobics music.

Nick, that's a wonderful TV. At the Halloween party you said, Jesse why is your TV nicer than ours. Are you trying to one-up me?

How big is it?

I really wish I had held off buying my current TV - it's HD, flat *screen*, but not flat panel, and it weighs a ton, plus it's only 32" - but I was without a TV and this was the most TV I could afford at the time.

i've only really heard the Doors cover

The PattiSmith one is a 'medley' from her own Gloria (in exchelsis day-o, dayayay-o), about Patti Hearst, into the Them classic.

I guess we're not talking about "Gloria, I think they got your number/I think they got the alias/That you've been living undeeeerrrrr"?

^^ that's one of them, the one she was asking about

Sleepaway Camp is something else.

Leave 'em hangin' on the li-ine/Calling Glori-uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

(Gloria)

ours is 32" also, which seems plenty big. it's huge. it's in our bedroom right now but it takes up the entire top of the dresser and the dvd player barely fits up there. i'd like to have it in our living room, so people could come over and watch movies or whatever but it would basically involve rearranging everything

i'm watching a show about baboons as i'm working

i probably know the u2 song also then, i just can't remember how it goes

Glorrrrria, kind of like that

Imagine Bono yodelling.

come on it's better than that!

the video is pretty hilarious though

you can almost smell bono's armpit as he sings his heart out in an industrial wasteland

btw, yes, if no one else wants the tv and dvd player, i will gladly accept both as a donation to my school! maybe i can pick them up on wednesday, if i go to ddpp?

oh yeah, i know that song, pretty cool guitar part by "the edge" there

sounds good, amanda ... you're going to be driving, right? because the tv is pretty heavy.

I have been thinking about getting a small TV for my bedroom. Not that I want Nick's, I'm just saying that that's what I've been thinking.

You thinking about getting a small TV?

No, I know I'm gonna get a small TV; I'm thinking about poon-tang!

lol

I know the Laura Branigan and Patti Smith songs.

yeah, i'll drive if i come to pick up a tv.

i wonder how many hundreds of videos there are that could be described this way: "...sings his heart out in an industrial wasteland"

...and the ensuing discussion on ILM of whether or not the guy is really singing his heart out or not

What I want to know is, how did this girl know you were older? I mean, you don't look your age. Was Maggie singing obscure late '70s country songs again?

she was, and i sang rainbow so i guess that didn't help, but i have no idea how she knew we were older or why she thought it was necessary to mention it out loud

because she's a bitch amirite

i stated that earlier i think

speaking of tv has anyone bothered to get a digital converter yet?

I don't think I have to since my TV is HD.... The local Fox affiliate is running 2 tests this Thursday (6:53 a.m. and 5:23 p.m.) to help viewers in determining if their TVs are ready. If you see regular programming with a crawler, you're fine; if you see only a message on the screen saying something, you're not fine. If plegm and other humours begin to ooze from you're TV, you have a poltergeist.

oh the FF's radio performance from Saturday is streamable here: http://airplay.wnur.org/performances/. I think it turned out pretty well despite me breaking two strings and ben breaking his snare during our set.

Yay! I'm so glad you can take the tv and dvd player, Amanda! Also, good job cleaning up and throwing out crap. PAT ON BACK TO YOU.

My boss left for a loooong meeting this morning. :-D

wow ben must have been amped

ha ha, actually just the snares came off the bottom of the drum, but we couldn't find a screwdriver for him to reattach them, so he tried just duct-taping the snares back on, which didn't exactly work

yeah, that is the worst thing when it happens.

It's important to learn from incidents like this one, so in the future Ben will be taking a backup drum set with us in the car to all our shows.

.. or a screwdriver.

or some coco pops to put inside the snare. (tip)

or put a tambourine on top of the snare in a pinch.

Tambourines are your answer to everything.

guilty

dangit, didn't get the job I was going for

sorry

yeah, well... I still have severance coming :D

I applied for another position too, and the manager who almost-but-didn't-quite hire me said she'd put in a good word.

rats

I THINK THEY GOT THE ALIAS
THAT YOU BEEN LIVIN UNDER

Vastly hilariouser and thus superior Laura Branigan song:

Whoa. I missed the lesbo implications in this video the first time around.

Huh. Laura Branigan is dead.

Probably from lesbo implications.

Wait. You have Flash on your computer now? !

Oh. "(2 hours ago)"

I guess you weren't at work at 7:22.

You really must find a way to get Flash installed on your work computer.

The best thing about that song is the guitar in the chorus wang-a-wanga-wang-wang.

jordan (and anyone else who cares): stella is performing in chicago on fri. dec. 5. sarah and i already got tickets.

oh interesting. where is it?

at rehearsal the other day we were reminiscing about michael ian black's last show here, where he had the crowd rolling for 10 minutes without saying a word. he was just using a hand to represent the motions of his anal sphincter after eating at a certain local taco place the year before.

that sounds pretty funny

it was

it's at the vic, right by the belmont brown/red line stop

how much were your tickets?

From a deposition I just read:

Attorney: Did you have sex with __________?
Female witness: I don't know. I'd have to ask him.

tickets are listed at $28 each but after charges they're more like $40, and that's for the ones where you print them out online

thx. i asked my chicago bros if they want to go.

Hi. I have to tell you guys (don't really have to) about a dream I had last night. Most importantly, Jordan was in it. Also, other random friends were there (sorry you guys, but you were random). Nick was there too.

Me to Jordan and random friends:
Have you guys seen that new tv show starring Seth Rogan... called like Sam's Life? or Sam's Day? Something like that...

Everyone: no, it looks dumb - isn't it that show that got all the hype for saying motherfucker for the first time on tv?

Me: yeah

Random friend: No, that was NWA on an mtv live show

Random friend: But that's not regular tv...

(discussion of swearing on tv goes on for a while)

Me: Well you should totally watch it.

Random folks: Um, no. Seth Rogan is annoying.

Nick: No, seriously, it's really funny. Like that episode, the motherfucker episode, it starts off with this really long intro full of sappy music about the history of pancakes. It really added alot of heart to the show.

THE END

OR IS IT?

haha.

"Pancakes Motherfucker" would be a good band/song name.

Or a great name for a pancake house.

Might lose some of the after-church crowd, though.

I just discovered Chicago Fire fanfic... I just... ew.

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/taste_test_jeppsons_malort

I love the video on that. When I am in the old folks' home, bring me photos and videos of people drinking malort.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/2393029376_47a630e9ee.jpg?v=0http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2397067981_f1f2bcd29d.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2295458464_b0feab1250.jpg?v=0

Man, I would pay the full 10 bucks to see a show at the MCA called Malort with wall-size photographs like those.