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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

Tire update: I have a spare, it's on the car, so I was able to drive to the tire place and just drop off the old wheel for them to fix. The new tire will be free, but the rim is bent to shit and I'll bet I'll have to buy a new one, who knows how much that is.

When I worked there he was on this self-imposed "one fried egg sandwich will be good enough for breakfast AND lunch" diet.

That sounds like a horrible idea for a diet.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

I told him as much as well. I mean, seriously?!

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:43 (seventeen years ago) link

how was the baked eggplant & goat cheese? that sounds kinda awesome, john.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't believe I have not told you this! They put ads on the side of our apartment building, such as a giant glass of Stella, and our current ad is a HUGE ANTM ad featuring all the contestants and Tyra standing in a jungle. I think of you every time I see it, Kelsey.

― Jenny, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:46 (seventeen years ago) link

oooh! I am so jealous! and so honored that you think of me! too bad there wasn't some way to pose with the ad so it would look like you were a contestant. you could charge admission for that kind of thing.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:48 (seventeen years ago) link

It was awesome. Although Kr is the one who made it, courtesy the Deborah Madison cookbook. You just cut an eggplant into thin slices, salt them, drizzle oil, etc. Then bake 'em in the oven for a little while. Then you smear goat cheese all over the slices, put 'em back in the oven for like a minute, just so it melts. And then we served with marinara sauce, like regular store-bought Ragu or whatever but tricked out with extra garlic and a bay leaf and I forget what else she put in there.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I only watched a teeny tiny bit of Top Model. It was pretty embarassing.

Their big photo shoot had a contraversial topics theme. The girl who ended up being kicked off was supposed to be anti-fur in her pix. She was supposed to use her props (paintbrush, can of red paint, pile of supposed fur coats) to depict the cause. Anyway, she just looked confused the whole time. She told the camera she liked furs and didn't know why anyone wouldn't because of "fashion and stuff." Later, in the judging room, they asked her what her personal stance was on wearing furs, since she just looked confused in her photos. She said she was fine with furs when the animals just died of natural causes and stuff, like getting in fights with each other in the jungle, but not if someone just killed them for their fur.

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:50 (seventeen years ago) link

"They do die of natural causes sometimes, right?" Her voice was annoying. I'm glad she got the boot.

― jaymc, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Speaking of clueless people, one of my coworkers (big surprise!) was whining about how hard Lent is. She can't have meat on Fridays until 4pm. 4 PM! What is she supposed to do until then? She just feels like she's starving on Fridays. It really is a sacrifice. Meanwhile, she's eating a yogurt and a 100 calorie pack of cookies. That's it. I say, hey, you could pack a PBJ! She hates PBJs. I say, what about a salad? What about soup? I don't like salad. Vegetarian soup is bland.

And apparently, she can eat fish. She should just cram it with tuna.

After a while, I gave up and let her get back to her moaning.

― KitCat, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:55 (seventeen years ago) link

That's what she gave up, meat for half of one day a week? I'll never understand Christians.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Good news: I won't have to pay much for the new tire, since I just bought the damn thing last month.

Bad news: they don't have any new tires, and have to order it from CHICAGO, so I hope my spare gets me through the weekend.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link

yum. Panang sounds good. my black boots are also good for walking, so I'll be fine.

― horseshoe, Friday, 2 March 2007 19:00 (seventeen years ago) link

WOW. That girl sounds awful!! Both girls, actually. Dumb fur & dumb meat ladies.
I suppose I felt more hungry right after I went vegetarian because meat does leave that "filled up" feeling. It is rather amusing that she's restricting herself to a yogurt & a cookie pack until MEAT TIME...as though she's sacrificing through her slight reserves until she can binge until dawn.

― sweet tater, Friday, 2 March 2007 19:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Are you vegetarian now, Kelsey? I can't remember.

― Jordan, Friday, 2 March 2007 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link

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