Chicago: customers are advised to allow extra travel time

I want to try Resident Evil 4 for wii, but that is not exactly a party game.

RE4 is fucking terrific also. Now if you'll excuse me, stop talking about nerdery so I can get my ass back to work.

Wow, neat:
Another bit of Surly news that interested me: You can now get "growlers"—resealable, refillable gallon jugs of beer—from the brewery in Brooklyn Center almost every Saturday, from noon to two o'clock.

Is Surly in a lot of bars/stores in Mpls?

i'm in minneapolis so i see dan about as frequently as i see any of the chicago-ans (which is to say not nearly enough). the local video store has wii game rentals - maybe we'll just do a trial run of games there.

I love growlers! Dogfishhead has them & there's a brewery near my office that has them as well.

EZ: It's in a few, actually. I think I last had it at the bulldog, but a few other bars & even restaurants carry it.

although most recently i've been savoring oberon since it's exactly the kind of summer brew i love.

Hey, this is neat: Roger Ebert is going back and writing some four-star reviews of movies he missed last year. Today he's got Casino Royale.

That's cool.

I think you can get growlers of beer at Piece.

Btw, Eric, I saw Zodiac the other night and like it the more I think about it, but I really wish I'd seen it in the theater.

I had a kobe beef hot dog for lunch.

You can get growlers at most brew pubs, which unfortunately Chicago is severely lacking.

we first tried the surly beer b/c we thought it was put out by surly bikes.

i don't know why i'm adding this detail.

I was just going to ask about that. They're both based in the twin cities no? That doesn't help things.

Yup. I wonder if anyone is mad about it. Surly bikes are well established.

If the other surly was like an advertising firm or something, probably. But it's beer. Bike dudes love beer.

They do! Plus, surly bikes makes booze accessories like bottle openers & flasks, so it would make sense for them to brew beer.

...and promote beer.

I wonder if it's a Simpsons reference?

http://figures.nohomers.net/Custom_Contest_Surly_Duff.jpg

Casino Royale is excellent.

And Superbad looks fantastic.

I wonder if George Michael will ever cease to be George Michael in my eyes.

You should all have invitations to sarah's b-day at this point ... if you don't, let me know.

That's gonna be one busy weekend. I think we're gonna go to Hideout Block Party on Sat. afternoon.

We're going to the Dan Deacon show that night. I guess he goes on early at the block party.

Us too after another party.
It will be a CRAZY PARTY TIME EXTRAVAGANZA!

Yeah, that is kind of an insane weekend.

Cubs are tied for first in their division.

I wish I could afford to go to a game anytime soon.

I had a kobe beef hot dog for lunch.

Woah. Doug's?

kobe beef hot dog

that sounds either extravagantly delicious or like an oxymoron. I will have to try one.

Nah, Rosebud Prime, the steakhouse that opened in the same building as my work. It was pretty good, it's served kielbasi style. I don't know if it was worth $15, but tasty nonetheless.

I prefer Kobe Bryant hot-dogging.

http://www.geocities.com/tzovas/gallery/bryant.jpg

I say I bought a $15 hot dog right after I said I couldn't afford to go to a Cubs game. Something is wrong with me.

No, your priorities are in the right place.

great. Now I want a hot dog. Damn you all to hell.

I need to talk to Horseshoe -- can someone email me her number?

I want two hot dogs.

hi Amanda! I can totally email you my number!

did you get my email?

oh, I just got your email. awesome!!! I emailed you back.

Tim Harrington, who once shoved his face in Jenny's crotch, is the subject of a good Guest List column in Pitchfork this week.

I read that. It was funny.

>> Best Thing I Did This Year

I could talk about my baby <laughs>. That was probably the best thing in terms of, like, I'm going to be talking about how cool it was: We had a kid and it was a natural childbirth and I sat with my knees up and my wife sat in front of me and I looked over and saw "poosh" blood and head shooting around. That was the best thing ever; totally a winner.

I guess I did something-- I probably did something a little earlier...if you catch my drift <clicks tongue>. If you know where I'm coming from...Intercourse. The sex act. It happened...Yeah, that was pretty cool.

And just like that, 'shoe and I are now coworkers.

I only make job pimpin' look easy because I'm so good at it.

!

I know, right? SO EXCITED YOU GUYS!!!

Details?

There was an open comp class at our west campus, she's got the goods (MA English) and teaching experience, presto. Coworkers.

Sweet.

I haven't seen Horseshoe in eons, either. Let's change that!

She is invited to Sarah's party. Will she attend? Nobody knows. It will be a surprise.

I wasn't evited....