Chicago: customers are advised to allow extra travel time

John, what was that bar that you, horseshoe, and I went to after CLUBBIN' that one time?

Oh, and Jeff, you can add another cat to your count of how many one can find in our apartment.

Maybe I'm just doing the thing that I hate when other people do, which is overemphasize the uniqueness of my time period, but it just feels like people of our generation are more likely to reflect on and glorify their teenage years.

I think movies about teenagers from the 50s and 60s especially, including Rebel Without a Cause, look at teenagers more with a fearful/cautionary eye. RWaC is an exception, because there's more sympathy for the teenagers, but I still think it was intended as a cautionary tale - ie, look at what's happening to our children. Though teenagers watched it and were like "cool!"

Novel are a different matter.

Colette, if the temp work stays dry, you might want to try signing up at Northwestern -- they have their own temp service now.

That R. Kelly/NY Times article did a good job of articulating a few things about the dumb-genius take on his songs, but I also hear what you guys are saying.

I am so bad at reading books that I receive as gifts.

I am all alone at the office, and while I think it would be OK to lock up and go find some lunch and stretch my legs (I didn't even realize it was almost 2 and I've been here since 8!!!), I don't want to abandon ship.

I have snacks here, so I guess I'll be OK.....

Should I be on ILX???

John, what was that bar that you, horseshoe, and I went to after CLUBBIN' that one time?

Clark Street Ale House

THX

YR WLCM

I am going to the store formerly known as Marshall Field's on State Street after work today to pick up some new pants for my sis' wedding (and maybe a present for the couple although I think I am just going to give them $$$). Anyone feel like grabbing a beer at OTs or elsewhere?

Can't, we really really need to get groceries as we have no food at home.

I'm saving my Old Timers energy for Friday!

Hey what happened to Laurel?

Isn't she on a trip or something?

Ooooh. Just wondering. Jaymc's YR WLCM post reminded me of her for some reason.

I'm actually free on a Monday for the first time in a while, but I'm not really in the drinkin' mood. (Had a lot of wine last night.)

xpost I think she was in Seattle? But she hadn't been posting on the Chicago thread for a while before that...

Oh no.

Uh oh.

Oh what?

Hey oh

I want this to be the next brass band hit.

jaymc r u ok?

I'm fine. I was just reacting to...

reminded me of her for some reason.

Why is that "oh no"

Never mind.

So.

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Tell me about what brings you here.

I read Dara Moskewitz's steak essays this morning. Good stuff.

Oh! I had my first taste of foie gras on Saturday.

ew.

Dara describes it as "meat-butter" and that seems pretty accurate.

double ew.

foie gras is incredibly fantastic, amazing, and also fantastic.

We had awesome foods yesterday: big ol' steaks, big big ol' baked potatoes, which I scooped out and mixed with bacon and cheese... you know, that potato bacon thing. Next time I'll cook the potatoes slower, though.

You made all that?

For you and Julia?

foie gras is in the "veal" category of cruel tactics for food.

let's no go there again

You made all that?

steak and potato is low on labor, high on quality of ingredients -- my kinda cooking

I just can't picture you eating anything besides takeout! (or s.t. her roomie makes, ha ha)

we eat takeout too often, it's true.

I also made Boca burgers... fried in bacon grease. Makes 'em so much better. :)

ha ha YoU WOULD!

i'm not trying to stir shit up but i do think that there are ethical lines crossed when it comes to food within the realm of eating meat. i'm not pointing my finger at anyone here it just seems like "in this day and age" there has to be a better way to get yer foie gras off. if you know what i mean.

you're not stirring anything up. it's just that we've been through this 10 times on 10 other threads.

how do you cook your steak, kenan? is that a grill thing or a stovetop thing or . . . ? I just realized that I have no idea how one would even go about cooking steak.

A grill would be premium, but in a plain skillet works, too. Medium-high heat, about 5-10 minutes on each side. Oooh... I should get an iron skillet. That would be better than steel and teflon.

I also made Boca burgers... fried in bacon grease. Makes 'em so much better. :)

Haha, I have totally done this.

Kelsey, I had that dinner with my stepmom and it did seem vaguely weird that she doesn't eat pork, because of keeping kosher, but is cool with foie gras.

Foie gras = a whole new kind of yum. I thought I had tried it before, but indeed I had not--only pates. "Meat butter" is totally OTM. Fucking delish in taste and texture.

Foie gras is from the goose which is "clean."

That is odd, Jordan. I'm puzzled by the eating habits of others. I'm sure my own would puzzle some as well.

Too bad we're not still in Chicago, Kenan. We have three cast iron skillets & really only use one regularly. It's pretty much the ideal Kelsey cooking situation. I love being able to turn the burner on & not worry about having things start smoking like crazy. I suspect I do not really know how to cook with a non-iron skillet anymore.