Chicago: customers are advised to allow extra travel time

It's like Oak Park thinks they are too good for the Chicago numbering system.

actually nick this dates back to before chicago had annexed the village of austin (now the austin neighborhood, but previously it's own town) to when the city limits were miles to the east. a lot of western burbs changed their numbering systems when chicago began annexing surrounding locales, oak park did not wish to be annexed and never changed. you may also notice that division is the 800N block in oak park as well as they use lake st. as the dividing point for north and south.

I r bored on a weekend nite again. I think I'm going to go to Sm.Bar in a while if anyone's interested.

I had a fancy wristband to go to a priv party at the Hideout with T. Leo and the main Spoon guy DJ-ing but did not go, nor did I go to The Go, but I saw Sicko (v. good) and talked with good friends.

Kevin, is this your stuff?

Spoon guy is a notorious dick, anyway.

but BOY did he make a good album this yr

I had to wake my neighbor up this morning because I locked my keys in the laundry room. I really hope this is the dumbest thing I do all day.

early disagrees with me

I like this "M.I.A."

drunkathlete.com is full of yum-yum.

I mean seriously! Does this get you all het up or what??

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/562565562_a222b3e1d5.jpg?v=0

I just saw the Sonic commercial featuring S@yj@l, I think.

I want to see it.

The first one she did was something about mini-sundaes. I don't know what the second one was.

i am strangely "angry" about the "use" of "quotations" in this "craigslist" "ad":

$800 / 2br - UKRAINIAN VILLAGE 'VINTAGE'

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Reply to: see below
Date: 2007-08-05, 5:35PM CDT

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE 'VINTAGE': Ideal for artists, designers, law school students needing sunny
4-rooms, 2-bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen,
private brick balcony, new rear porch+yard, ornate woodwork plus.---$800-850.

Also AVAILABLE 'NOW':
4-rooms, 1-bedroom w/formal dining room + large eat-in kitchen.---$700-800.
6-rooms, 3-bedrooms, 2-full baths. 1500sf.---$1200-1400.

SUPERIOR ST.-East of WESTERN AVE.
4-1/2rooms, 2-1/2bedrooms--Available "August 15/September 1"--$850-950.

Each apt. 'Tenant' heated. Lease+security. 'WALK' to METRA TRAIN.
Phone:--773-545-0505--to 'view' apartment--appts to 'schedule' August 5 -or-'after' August 8th--

Location: CHICAGO & WESTERN AVE.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

OK, I can get that someone might use quotes for "emphasis" (I can't remember if italics or boldface are options on Craigslist--even if they aren't, you still have CAPS) for key words like "vintage" and "now," but why "view" or "schedule"??

Each apt. 'Tenant' heated. Lease+security. 'WALK' to METRA TRAIN.
Phone:--773-545-0505--to 'view' apartment--appts to 'schedule' August 5 -or-'after' August 8th--

"walk" to metra, like there is a large contingent in the neighborhood who do summersaults down western to the train or something. "view" the apartment seems to indicate you really won't see it, maybe they'll just drive by the place with you and slow down. "schedule" perhaps means they won't really show up and the nudge and wink implied by "after" august 8th says to me that there still may be tenants residing there when you move in.

Even the "vintage" is scary.

"vintage" = decrepit in my experience.

this weather is fucking miserable

Chicago's "cozy" summertime weather.

I dreamed that I went back in time and was hanging out with Prince when he was in high school. He was lookin pretty greasy back then, in case you didn't know.

"Good" Morning.

I posted an ad for a bass on craigslist and I might actually sell it tonight, which means I won't go in the red before payday. WOO HA.

:(

That sucks. I feel that, though.

Wait. What sucks? I WON'T Go into the red. This is GOOD.

Is it the big heavy bass?

Oh, I thought it was bad news to sell a guitar.

You've got another bass, right?

Yep, Jordan.

It IS a pretty bass, but it's too heavy for me anyway. PLUS, Nick has the exact same bass in a different color, so it's kind of silly that we have both anyway. If I didn't need the money, I would keep it I suppose, but it's not like I'm selling my pink SG or anything.

Yeah, Nick's got a bass and I've got the sparkly one.

Anyone else who liked McLusky should really check out Future of the Left. It is the new band that has the singer and drummer from McLusky, and it is really awesome. Sounds a lot like McLusky, but maybe slightly poppier? Really really good.

It would not be a "good" morning otherwise.
I'd have to be REALLY bad off to sell my sparkly bass.

Nick, I put that on my ipod this morning but then couldn't remember what they were called so I couldn't find it when I was browsing the artists. THE DUMBEST!!!

Listening to Le Show this morning on the way to work, and KCRW left the pledge drive in there for the podcast. All of it. So, literally half the show was gone. Not that I can listen to Harry Shearer drone on forever, and GOD the comedy bits are so so bad, but he does read news I might otherwise have missed. I like it when he reads the trades. Anyway, no show this week, just a pledge drive. :(

Nick: hot tip. Thanks.

There are a few songs on the myspace page, to which I linked.

J0dy and Ben from the Sharks are writing/recording some stuff, I think they'll have it on MySpace soon. Nueva reborn.

WOO HOO!

I'm editing a quarerly report from Bennetton, and somehow they made €990 million in the past quarter. They must be on every block in Europe and Asia, 'cause they can't be making too much here.

This is going to be hell week. As in, hot as. Humidity around 80-90%, thunderstorms that will only make things more humid, and a heat index that may actually be a useful indicator, since it'll be more than 10 degrees over the actual temperature, from which I can glean that it will be sweat soup out there. After that, I think it's all downhill. I hope. If I didn't have AC right now, I don't believe I could have stayed in my apartment last night.

bitch bitch bitch

Sweet. I wouldn't mind doing some recording/playing with other people, just for fun, but I don't know when I would find the time to do so. I guess you have to "make time" for projects.

I might have a country gig this week! It depends on if Ev4n wins his ultimate frisbee game. :>

If I do it, I have to buy one flannel shirt?

Might be a bit hot for that, Jordan. How about overalls?

I might have a country gig this week! It depends on if Ev4n wins his ultimate frisbee game.

A bet's a bet, bro. You lose, and it's two sets with Tennessee Pride for you.

ha

Shirtless w/overalls is basically a good look for anyone.

no

Next time you come to town, I will prove this to you.

We should all do shirtless overalls and go sing karaoke.

Shirtless with overalls=my 2nd to last LTR.

i don't know that you even have to be shirtless for it to be very bad. Overalls are enough.

You mean he would rock that look, or that it's a metaphor for your relationship?

(btw guys, I am aware that it is a horrible look, nothing goes with overalls)