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i hate you.

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Say hi to Toons and Luce.

I'm going to do a teeny tiny bit of work and get something hot to drink.

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Mmm, I just got a second cup of coffee. Pepper keeps coming in here and going to sleep on my chest while I work.

― n/a, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Oddly, that was an xpost, though it addresses both points made in Sarah's post.

― n/a, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:43 (seventeen years ago) link

you guys should totally get married.

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Could Ira Glass look more like a milquetoast?

― Jesse, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Or maybe, look like more of a milquetoast.

― Jesse, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:52 (seventeen years ago) link

MMMMM...milquetoast.

― Jesse, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh look, I was anonymously dissed on craigslist too. This is the best morning ever.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Are you sure it was about you, J?

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey Jordan, here's an ego boost, maybe: Courtney's sister is an immediate HUGE fan of Digdown. As soon as she got back to NY she ordered a CD and listens to is a lot, and plans to order more.

― Jesse, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Pretty sure. I'm sure I wouldn't mind if I wasn't already hyped up from my car troubles.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:58 (seventeen years ago) link

You wouldn't mind?

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:11 (seventeen years ago) link

That's pretty cool, Jesse, thx.

Have any of you guys heard The Dr4stics? Apparently they're a Chicago band who does a live dub thing, and they're playing up here soon. Looks good on paper, but bad "dub/afro-beat/hip-hop" bands are REALLY bad.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Are you sure it was about you, J?

Based on the evidence, it's pretty damning.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I also decided that Ira Glass is a cross between John, Kenan, and Eric.

I want Kelsey to show up and respond to this.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:23 (seventeen years ago) link

What kind of lame-ass disses people on the internet?

Oh, wait...

― dan m, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:31 (seventeen years ago) link

I think we all know who the real loser is in this scenario.

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey, so the club is near Ontario/Franklin - is walking from Chicago/Clark OK, or should we pick somewhere closer to the club to eat? Any ideas? Anyone eaten at Singha?

The two touchstones for the post-sensitive man are Ira Glass and Lyle Lovett, and Jordan, John, and I combine them in different ways.

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

and Kenan, of course.

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

(and all the homiez)

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:43 (seventeen years ago) link

TS: post-sensitive v. sensitive post

― dan m, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Those aren't the only two, surely?

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

hey, nobody tried to call me at midnight last night, did they?

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

<i>cool layout. I'm done after that. If you're ready for sensory overload, this is your place. I'm not just talking about the music and lights. I'm talking about clientele. How many patterns can one guy possibly wear? I recomend the folks at the Guiness Book of World Records to check the guys out here. I dont think you're allowed in unless you have a wife beater peeping out of your shirt. The women are attractive though. But I still prefer a girl who's a little more classic looking</i>

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyone eaten at Singha?

Yeah, I work a block away from there. It's OK, but I'm not sure it's any closer to Sound Bar. I'm fine with Panang, but if you wanted super-close, there's Kan Zaman (Middle Eastern) at Ontario and Wells.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I love that all these reviews just repeatedly reference how disturbing the clientle is. I'm looking more and more forward to this.

― dan m, Friday, 2 March 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Today's MySpace band request is from...

[Band] is an international pop-rock electro band that was formed in the mid 90s during a break in a BLUES TRAVELLERS concert at the American University of Paris.

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:00 (seventeen years ago) link

haha

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm here, John. You want me to respond to who Ira reminds me of? I think moreso than Eric & Kenan, he reminds me of you, dude. Maybe a sprinkle of Eric, but not so much Kenan.

Jenny: did you go to the live show? I wondered if they would make it out of Minneapolis alive. I saw the show here on Wednesday & loved it. I thought Rakoff was hilarious! I am also feeling confident about the tv show...something I was really uncertain about for a while.

Ira has lost a ton of weight. When I worked there he was on this self-imposed "one fried egg sandwich will be good enough for breakfast AND lunch" diet.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I keep getting wrong number phone calls at my desk for some caterer who's trying to deliver food to one of the other Journal offices. I don't know their number, so I gave him the University switchboard operator number. If he calls back again, I'm taking delivery of the food and having lunch for a week.

― dan m, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:26 (seventeen years ago) link

I got my first text message spam yesterday. Someone with horrible texting skillz asked me to come to jesus.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:28 (seventeen years ago) link

That sounds a little...dirty.

― Laurel, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I enjoyed the show as well. I only heckled a little.

― Jeff, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Kels, do you still have the audio thing we recorded at the TAL studio? "No no, it was poignant!"

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes, we saw the live show! IG said they weren't sure they were going to make it to the theater, but they did and it was very entertaining. He reminds me of Kenan in his inflection and some phrasing. There were a couple of things he said that could have been Kenan. It was kind of eerie.

― Jenny, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

yes, but is he kenanish?

― kenan, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link

John, are you talking about the one with Kelsey listening to a tape of herself as a kid? I love that piece so much.

So - re: tonight - let's stick with Thai at Panang (corner of Clark/Chicago) around 7:45-8 and then heading up from there (apologies to 'shoe and Sarah if they have bad shoes for walking).

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:55 (seventeen years ago) link

John, I still have it! Of course!

Thanks, EZ. That's very sweet of you. I've been having "a time of things" lately, your comment is sweeter than you could know.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, that piece, EZ.

I'm down with Panang. What should I do in River North for the hour between work and dinner?

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link

i am going to milwaukee tonight so someone please please PLEASE bring a camera or at least a camera phone.

also, i don't want to die in a van accident on a snowy wisconsin highway.

― chicago kevin, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link

(I want a copy.)

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link

john, did you ever get that thing i mailed you?

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

I think my tall black boots will gain me entry into de Club as well as be good for walking in the snow.

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:02 (seventeen years ago) link

My slutwear... not so much.

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Kelsey, Did you see the Top Model premiere this week?

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey Kelsey, the fun polyamorous folks you met last summer in Mpls are throwing Mardi Gras party on Saturday night. I'll send 'em your e-mail address.

― Eazy, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:04 (seventeen years ago) link

john, did you ever get that thing i mailed you?

Yes, I did! Thank you so much! I haven't had a chance to use it yet, though. I also need a 1/8" cord (is this what you called a "mini-plug"?) I have a 1/4"-to-1/8" adaptor that I can plug into the keyboard, and then the 1/8" cord would go into your gadget, I'm guessing.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I actually saw some of ANTM, while eating baked eggplant and goat cheese before L O S T.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I haven't watched top model in Minnesota save for that time when Katie brought a VHS copy of a couple of episodes for me! We don't get the station in on our tv set...I am super bummed!! I was hoping for some remote-watching together. Alas, I am sad. Was it good?

Eric: thanks!! I actually have plans on Saturday, though. For once!! I got a bunch of folks from work & a couple of misc. friends to head over to St. Paul to watch the MN roller derby bout! I'm excited!!

And J: yeah, the mini plug is the 1/8" thing. Yup. Glad you got it...I've had bad luck mailing things to Brooke & so I wasn't sure whether it made it to you or not!

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:19 (seventeen years ago) link

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