Hmmmm... apparently he G8 summit is now going to be at camp david but NATO will still be here?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-g8-summit-to-be-held-at-camp-david-not-chicago-20120305,0,2787373.story
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Monday, 5 March 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
whoa
― dan m, Monday, 5 March 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, well I guess you suckers are all going to work after all.
― carl agatha, Monday, 5 March 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
I had actually taken off the week of the G8 summit so my car wouldn't get firebombed on the way to work; now I will have to reconsider my options.
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Monday, 5 March 2012 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe you should keep the days off and schedule a vacation in Thurmont, MD.
― carl agatha, Monday, 5 March 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
#OccupyMaryland
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Monday, 5 March 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
my hotel room in thurmont has been booked.
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Monday, 5 March 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/03/05/g8-moving-to-camp-david-one-less-summit-to-protest
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Monday, 5 March 2012 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
LOL at this
http://www.chicagoreader.com/binary/c332/1330984856-nomoreg8.jpg
― carl agatha, Monday, 5 March 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
Wait
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431528_10150569572611861_682376860_9518526_958449922_n.jpg
― dan m, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
Oooh -- Wolcott's is gone and cool new french bar to open in its place!
http://troquetchicago.com/
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
$5 pints of Blue Moon just wasn't enough, I guess.
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 03:42 (twelve years ago) link
Wolcott's didn't last long. Did we ever go there? I can't even remember.
What does it mean to be a "French bar"?
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
We never went there. At least not according to my untappd.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Sometimes I go places without your untappd.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Wolcott's was almost never full, even for big sporting events. There was even a short-lived Wednesday karaoke night -- I walked by one time, and it looked like it was just one dude mangling "Edge of Glory."
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
Chicago Magazine:“‘Troquet’ is actually the French word for bar,” Nicole Outrequin Quaisser says. “It will have your croque-monsieur in different varieties, and we will have traditional baguette sandwiches. And we will have something like a small plate, like a pork belly or veal breast with traditional french fries and some salad.” French, German, and local beers will be offered on tap, and chalkboard menus will give the place a traditional atmosphere.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
From the owners of LM (the French restaurant in Lincoln Square), btw.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
Tricky having that just two blocks from Fiuntainhead, though LM has its foodie fans.
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully that area can sustain two such places. That particular intersection really can use a bar/restaurant. Wolcotts, for its shortcomings, was a good idea.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
A brand new Mariano's is being built by my work, at Halsted and Monroe. That's only one block south of the Dominick's at Halsted and Madison. Sort of a weird choice.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
Further retail updates while I'm at it: Wal-Mart is under construction at the former Pearl art store at the Chicago Brown line stop and a Target is being built near mu work on Van Buren about 4 blocks west of Halsted.
Also that CVS in the Century shopping ctr is going to be pretty huge.
― garbage corn fan (Je55e), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
xp Well, that one Mariano's at Roscoe/Western is right next to a Jewel.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
it's 9:30 am, why does my stomach think it's lunch time?
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
the gut wants what the gut wants?
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
other neighborhood restaurant updates:* the shitty thai restaurant at byron and lincoln closed, is being replaced by ... another thai restaurant. hopefully less shitty.* a grilled cheese/soup/coffee place is opening on lincoln across from the jewel. i think this is the fifth restaurant that has been in that location since i moved to the neighborhood.* big bricks looks to be doing pretty good business. would like to eat there sometime.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
i think this is the fifth restaurant that has been in that location since i moved to the neighborhood.
Yeah, I think it was a teahouse? And then Indian?
I couldn't tell if Big Bricks was open yet or not when I drove by the other day. This was during the day, though. Seems like it would be a good place for a large gathering.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
I had a good lunch at Apart Pizza yesterday: $5.35 for a decent-sized pizza and soft drink, good stuff to read, and good service.
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
it was a teahouse, a coffeeshop, an Indian place, and a sushi place
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
It's kind of an awful space for a restaurant...would probably work better as a store?
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
I actually wanted to go to the Indian place but didn't know about it until like a week before it closed.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:40 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the Indian place looked alright. i think i hung out at the teahouse once during my work from home/school from home period.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
I've wanted to, but I've never actually set foot in the Mariano's on Western. I take one look at the giant clusterfuck that is its parking lot and decide to skip it and go somewhere else. I suppose I should walk or bike over there.
― dan m, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
I want to go to Big Bricks.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
ok let's all go there for pizza and beer someday
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
Okay.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
now you are talking real talki don't care what opened or closed, i just want to do something funTHE WEATHER IS MAKING ME FEEL CRAZY
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
it's definitely the weather
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
So tired of people not being able to get their shit together. We were supposed to be practicing for an interview for a new project today and as of last night, we were told to get here early today to start practicing. Got in at 6:45 this morning and finally heard at 8:15 by the partner in charge of the interview that "something came up" and the practice was delayed. Same thing was emailed at 9:30 and 10:45. Now we were just told that we would be starting practice at 5:45 tonight, "so make whatever arrangements you need to be able to stay really late tonight". Yes because its always easy for everyone to completely rejuggle their lives because you are a horrible planner and completely unable to prioritize.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
oh any pub quiz interest for tonight?
1) In The Year 2525 10 pts2) Itchiest Oreganos 12 pts3) Match- Virgin's Nasty Fear 14 pts4) Chemical States Round 16 pts5) Dead Or Canadian 11 pts6) Pictures 15 pts7) General Knowledge 22 pts
i'm pretty tired and have a long-ass day tomorrow but would go if other people do
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going to see Aida tonight.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
Can't do trivia as I have plans to go to Cal's tonight.
In other words, stop by Cal's and say hi.
― dan m, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going to be playing Mass Effect 3 tonight.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
Can't do it tonight, would still love to do it pretty much any other time.
Let's make plans! Next week?
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
next week would be good for me
midtarms heeeeeeeeeeeey
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
next week would probably be good for me too
― all i can think to play is guns and war (askance johnson), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
I'm directing a reading of a play near the trivia joint, but it won't be done 'til 9.
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
next week fer sure
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link