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Are there any good online crosswords out there? The UI on the AV Club's xword is great.

-- Jordan, Thursday, August 2, 2007 4:05 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

you used to be able to do the ny times syndicated puzzle on the sun times web site, not sure if you still can.

I am suspicious a new thread was started solely to avoid discussion of Eric Carmen videos.

no, no, had nothing to do with Eric Carmen. Of zits, tbh. It was just 2000 posts long.

Nick, your second quarter 2007 mix has been making me very happy lately. Also, I think I'm in love with Grinderman. What an awesome, sloppy, nasty record.

I'm surprised not to have seen any reviews putting comparing/contrasting Grinderman and the new Stooges.

I haven't heard the new Stooges, but I hear it stinks.

old and in the way vs. old

i know who i'd choose.

I have no problems with megaposts thread. It always comes back to what I have no read yet. I miss the zittiest summer already.

I still have a couple of zits.

old and in the way vs. old

which is which?

iggy is teetering on the brink of self-parody at this point. nick cave is still a cool motherfucker.

The main difference seems to be that Nick Cave writes songs from the perspective of the (dirty, crazy) old man that he is, while Iggy Pop still seems to be trying to write as a teenager, which is sad.

Nick on point. I love the part of "No Pussy Blues" where he's talking about combing his hair and hiding his gut to get with this younger girl. So awesome. I haven't heard anything else off that album yet though, sounds like I should.

The album is like half awesome, the other half is fine but not especially memorable. My faves are "Get It On," "Honey Bee," and "Go Tell the Women."

is this a new nick cave y'all are talkin about?

Somehow I don't think Nick Cave has that trouble IRL. No pussy, I mean. Maybe he does have a gut, but he's still Nick fuckin' Cave.

Kelsey, it's the Grinderman record, which is supposedly Nick Cave's new rock band but is really just him and most of the Bad Seeds playing more noisily than they usually do. It's good though.

also, I love "Depth Charge Ethel"

yeah, kels, Grinderman is Nick Cave's new band, and it's fairly off the hook.

ZITS ZITS ZITS

ooh. thanks! i'm sure leaf knows about it already but he's the nick cave head in the family.

HI AMANDA!!!!

Hi Kelsey. I am back from Wisconsin, back from the post office and back from the grocery store.

I'm back.

Back to school next week too. Sigh.

I am so glad you are back!

I'm so glad you're ok! I called my mom to find out if my aunt (in twin cities) is ok and she was like, "why would i call her? i'm sure she's ok." WHA?

I left JUST enough time to get to O'Hare on the Blue Line, btw.

I'm glad I'm okay too! It was literally because I was making lasagna last night that I opted to not run the errand that would have taken me over the bridge.

losing my mind w/ this job. LOSING MY MIND
i know i ask for this semi-regularly but if anyone sees any job openings/opportunities tossed around, feel free to throw them my way

Lasagna saves lives.

Classifieds provide jobs.

A few open positions here:

Editorial Assistant, American Journal of Sociology
BiblioVault Operations Assistant (entry-level techy position)
Graphics Specialist (book jacket design, I think)
Production Controller, General Journals Production (sort of what I do but for other Journals)
Promotions/Marketing Assistant

What do you do?

La Lechera - just tellin' it like it is.

Speaking of classes a few posts ago, I am signing up for two! One is a sewing class & the other is the sound art class I mentioned a couple of days ago.

xpost Basically, I coordinate peer review and some production activities for 4 astronomy and astrophysics journals. The position above is for several of the smaller journals, I'm pretty sure. Probably some sociology/ethics/social sciences stuff.

I was reading two things at once and thought I saw the headline Britney Collapses In Minneapolis.

I know what you do! What does deej?

Ha! That, I do not know.

I'd love to Sociology EA job, but I'm a no-go on the degree. Was an independent contractor for McGraw-Hill in Higher Ed Psych and intern occasionally for Oxford University Press for communications and media studies conferences but I think I'm pretty stuck for most EA work until I'm finally able to go back for that degree. Lame.

Who does Deej?

Wait. What?

debbbie does deej

Deej does Dallas.

I'm about to call up my new "mentee". :>

"I do Dallas"
http://branthansen.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/djcandace_1.jpg

That hair! Reminds me of this youtube video I was sent yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGDwScgb_Y0

lolololol

Malibu S. Ted Esq.

i'm guessing that guy did not go to college

Candace today:
http://www.lbeventsandpromotions.com/CandaceBure1_op_400x600.jpg

Sweet vid!

but I am sympathetic to Amanda's point. every time I've been to the Brew and View the second movie is inaudible because of drunken yahoos.

drunks with a sense of shame and civics are fine with me, though.

I would expect as much at the Brew and View, because that's what it is. But to hear cans opening and falling on the floor at a regular movie theater irritates me. At least have the decorum to bring a quiet flask!

What the fuck is sad about sneaking booze into a movie?

alright alright, christ, i take it back. I was thinking more of what eric was talking about, like having a half pint of something strong in your jacket to keep you from feeling sick. That's all I meant by "sad."

I guess when I think of "booze" I'm not thinking of beer or wine or anything but the hard stuff.

Uh I have never heard of anyone sneaking alcohol anywhere for that reason, Kenan. Maybe I've been hanging out with the wrong/right crowd?

Jesse: You inspired me, and I bought a watch today. It is this:

http://www.swissarmy.com//images/ProductCatalog/sa/sa_24656_sol_a03.jpg

The band is actually leather wrapped in cloth, for maximum durability. I figure, I'm not buying another watch for a long, long while. It's not like shoes or something.

There is a dude at work with a nerd watch. It's in binary or something. What kind of asshole wears a watch that no one else can read?

Wait, why in the WORLD would you wear a watch for other people to read?? It's like the most basic thing about a watch that it's turned to face you when you hold your arm up. If it was for other people, it would be upside-down. Or something! If you want to know the time from someone, YOU ASK THEM.

I guess I was thinking of when you ask someone for the time, and they hold out their watch for you to see. Which I guess is kind of rude anyway? I don't know, I haven't worn a watch since high school.

Yeah, me neither -- that's what cell phones are for.

ok, anyway...

thanks to jesse for the "buy a watch" idea and jeff for the big-ups of the swiss army brand... I am very happy with my purchase. I believe I got something attractive-yet-practical enough for any occasion.

Yeah, me neither -- that's what cell phones are for.

heh... there's a thread somewhere where I go off on how stupid it is to have a watch. I reserve the right to change my mind at any time.

The real reason to have one is that it's a classic accessory. And a handsome one.

I don't like accessories. I tried wearing a watch for a couple of days in like 6th grade, but I couldn't get used to feeling something on my wrist. I wonder how I'd do with a wedding band.

Cell phones are fine, but it's like the difference between a pocket watch and a wrist watch. Except that the cell phone isn't as aesthetically pleasing as a nice pocket watch.

Even so, a watch is more of a wrist accessory for me. A functional one.

My ex-bf used to wear his non-functioning watch when he would go out or dress up.

I have to wear a watch because I'm really anal about time.

I loooooove accessories (right this sec I am wearing two giant plastic Jane Jetson-style bangle bracelets so big I can barely type with them on) but watches always seem to stop within a few weeks of my receiving them. And god knows I never get around to buying new batteries.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/b3/180px-B60s-Clocking.jpg

^Nick

because I'm really anal about time

it's about time you were anal!

ignore me. I don't even know what that means.

http://www.scifilm.org/tv/tvgraphics/batman-anim-clockking.jpg

"I'm really anal about...time."

So sleepy.

SO FUCKING SLEEPY!!!

You seem pretty angry about it.

And, you know, excited.

I think I'm going to get pwned in high school trivia tonight.

I think I'm getting pwned in a coast-to-coast break up for no reason that I can apprehend. Very confusing.

http://www.c4vct.com/kym/sg/pilots/pilot2a.jpg

?!

Kind of like that, yes.

"high school trivia"?

so sweeeeepy ;__;

hey! question!

How?

How do I tab BACKWARDS through fields in a document?

shift tab

I didn't know that myself. Hm.

aw, Laurel. that sounds sad.

Thanks. Muy helpful.

Jaymc, it's just normal bar trivia except the theme is stuff you learned in high school (I think I mentioned our team is the "McKinley High N0rsemen").

Shift + tab is key.

I thought it was going to be like, match the high school with the TV show:

1. Bayside
2. Capeside
3. Harbor

a. Dawson's Creek
b. Saved by the Bell
c. The OC

If it were all questions like that, I might do okay.

Sounds like "Are You Smarter than A High School Student"

I am almost positive that I am not as smart as I was in high school.

But luckily there will not be any real high school students there who have thought about this stuff recently, just us 20 - 30 something slackers.

xpost

People, places, science, odds and ends, and things you should've learned in school.

That's one Madison-y thing I've never done, is go to a taping of that show.

Now this seems like quality theater to me.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/IMC/g1455.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/vaughan_photo/hahq5.gif

Studying for the GRE has made it painfully obvious that I'm not as smart as I was in high school. I used to be awesome at math, now I am miserable.

Hi. Could someone please start a new Chi thread? I want to start fresh. This one is loooonnnggg.

Nick, stop being silly. You just need to rememorize the formulas.

Chicago: Please don't park your Lamborghini on the highway