Chicago: customers are advised to allow extra travel time

I think bedbugs are impartial to the cost of a mattress (just for the record).

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I took it out back and beat it out and sunned it
from what i've read, this might not be the best idea. bedbugs are often carried in from alleys, from furniture/other things brought inside from alleys, particularly if someone has discarded an infested mattress. just sayin'. if i get an itchy spot, my first fear is always fleas, followed by bedbugs.

ps kelsey i know you're not judging me -- at least i hoped not!

pps - someone on tracks at jarvis??!?

I didn't take it that far out back! There's a porch.

ok good.

Guys I got paid today, what should I have for lunch?

Sarah's big 30th bday is in three weeks. We are planning on a party on Sept. 15 I think. There will be evites coming but just letting you know ahead of time.

I want pad thai but Cozy Noodles is kind of far to walk to, get food, and bring it back to the office, and I don't really want to drive.
Other options: veggie sushi, Cosi veggie muffaletta, mysterious new falafel place I haven't tried yet, different Thai place I noticed the other day that I know nothing about, many other chain restaurants.

My birthday is a week from tomorrow. There will be no party.

Go to mysterious Thai place and get pad thai.

What will you do to celebrate?

falafel

We are planning on a party on Sept. 15 I think.

Ah, I'll be sorry to miss it, since I'll be in Michigan for EL's wedding.

I wonder if I can remember where the mysterious thai place is, I passed it the other day on my way back from JAMBA JUICE. I could retrace my steps I guess.

Goddammit John.

You should do less things.

I know you probably think that you can't have a good time without ol' JC in the house, but I think you'll manage. :)

(I should know less people.)

xp: Jesus is a party animal.

Maybe Sarah's party will be an "ALL THE JAMBA JUICE YOU CAN DRINK" party.

No.

JAMBA JAMBA JAMBA

JUUUUUUUUUICE

My bday is 9/22. There will be no party for me either. The last bday party I had, I was 14.

It sucked, it was all family.

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Yes, please.

I plan to celebrate my birthday every year for the rest of my life.

I didn't have a party or anything last year. I think I was sick.

What will you do to celebrate?
Celebrate my 32nd birthday? I don't know that I need to do that. D and I will probably go out to eat and to congratulate myself for making it through another year, I will order whatever I want and also order dessert.

Sick in the head! xpost

I didn't have a party this year because my bday was too near the wedding. The bachelor party was more fun than most bdays anyways.

I've only had birthday parties twice since I was a kid, and this year was the first one that I organized myself. In college, it always fell during spring break.

I'm trying to figure out what to do for my birthday as I will turn the big 3-0 this year. Leaf will probably have to study for exams and all my friends here (save for two) are trying to get pregnant which really puts a damper on the drinking.

also, my birthday always falls around someone's holiday party. it's dec. 11.

Celebrate my 32nd birthday? I don't know that I need to do that....congratulate myself for making it through another year

:-(

what do you want for your birthday present, amanda?

you do get a present, don't you?

Sometimes I get presents. I mean, my parents used to send me stuff but now they just call. Dan gives me presents. Most of the people who would give me presents would have to mail them and as much as I hate mailing presents, I sure don't expect anyone to mail one to me. Mailing presents has become a totally depressing chore to me.

It's just not a big deal. I'm glad to begin my 33rd year, be done with telling people that I am a prime-number-age and eat a big meal that someone else cooked.

Celebrating a birthday every single year seems like way more trouble than whatever middling happiness it would yield for me. I'll stick with important number birthdays. 38, for instance. (38 is my magic number).

and all my friends here (save for two) are trying to get pregnant

That is so gay. Must be the hip thing to do in Mpls (same thing w/my friends there).

I think it's adding to my itch to live in a larger city where I have friends who are less focused on settling down in a more traditional way.

I.E. FUCKING TO MAKE BABIES AND TALKING ABOUT THE KITS THEY BUY TO TRACK THEIR CYCLES AND MENTIONING "MAGIC DAYS" . . .

ew

Constant discussion about shit like that could/probably would make me not like those people anymore. You have my sympathy, Kelsey.

I'm breaking my ILX silence to publicly shame Jesse for deciding to get rid of Brenda because she's inconvenient for him now. That really sucks.

I.E. FUCKING TO MAKE BABIES AND TALKING ABOUT THE KITS THEY BUY TO TRACK THEIR CYCLES AND MENTIONING "MAGIC DAYS" . . .

I don't have any special word for people who have children, but people who do it like this, I call "breeders."

Jenny OTM! If I have to deal with a house full of cat fur & puke then so does Jesse, whether he has abs now or not.

I dunno... if Jesse finds a nice home for Brenda with someone he trusts with her, isn't that better than never being around for her?

It is just such a different approach to what Leaf & I would take. For one thing, right now we're leaning on the "no kids" side of life but things could change. For another, I don't want to bed my husband on a magic day just out of principle.

Seriously... fucking like it's a job must be something less than fun.

jenny - thanks for saying something. I am not as close to jesse to feel comfortable doing so, but since you broke the ice . . . I agree with jenny!

Poor Brenda Waterbed.