― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link
You're all supposed to add more questions...
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link
- Have you ever been swimming at a city beach?No
- Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?Father & Son's
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link
2. Which do you take more often: buses or trains?Bus (every day to work)
3. Have you ever walked between cars on a CTA train?no! I have never felt to be in immediate danger in my CTA train car.
4. Do you own a car? How often do you use it?Yes. About every other day.
5. Own or rent?Rent.
6. What neighborhood do you live in right now?Wicker Park
7. If you could live in any neighborhood, housing costs be damned, where would you live?Roscoe Village
8. Are you *from* Chicago?Nope
9. Did you go to high school here?Nope
10. What's your favorite local band? (Other than the one you're in...)Nasta
11. What's the best Chicago music venue?The Hideout
12. What's your favorite bar and why?Club Foot, but I don't know why
13. Mayor Daley: Will he die in office or what?Seems like it.
14. Who, besides Rich, would you like to see in the mayor's office?Dunno
15. Big Box Living Wage Ordinance: Good or bad for Chicago?Good.
16. Wal-Mart: Disaster waiting to happen or good way to revitalize the south-side economy?Makes me sad.
17. Ever been further south than 95th St.?Yes. I got completely and horribly lost down there when my dad was visiting this past weekend. I was trying to drive us to Beverly's historic district. We most definitely didn't find it.
19. Ever been further north than Jarvis?I don't know where that is, but probably. Is Evanston further?
20. Did you go to college in Chicago? If so, where?Nope.
21. Who is your favorite CTA busker?Don't have one
22. Weirdest panhandler story...None come to mind.
23. Macy's: Retail vampire sucking the life out of State St. or a the wave of the future?I visited it this weekend. Fields was better. I was sad when I had to explain to my dad that is USED to be Marshall Fields.
24. What's your favorite shopping district?Mag Mile because I'm a sellout
25. Chicago dogs or deep dish pizza?GROSS and DOUBLE GROSS
26. Smoking ban: Mike Ditka or the American Lung Association?Smoking = also GROSS
27. Kanye or Common?Both bore me. I used to like Common.
28. One place you always take first-time visitors.Lincoln Park conservatory
29. Have you ever called your Alderperson?No.
30. Have you ever called the mayor's office?No.
31. What's your favorite place to eat breakfast?Victory's Banner
Bonus Questions:- Have you ever ridden a Metra train and where to?Never
- Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?Dunno. I prefer TOMBSTONE thin crust cheese.
My questions:- How many places have you lived in Chicago? just the one
- What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit? the trash on the ground EVERYWHERE
- How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library? about once a month
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Description:Dave's storiesmp3s:http://www.temporaryservices.org/track_listings.html
It's basically the musings of a homeless man in Chicago, recorded on a tape player given to him by some guys who ran art exhibits downtown. I found it incredibly interesting.
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:22 (seventeen years ago) link
- Have you ever been swimming at a city beach?Yes, but the pollution grossed me out so much I can't bear the thought of it now. I need to find me a swimming pool in the summer.
- Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?Laurie's.
- How many places have you lived in Chicago?I'm on my third.
- What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit?I've never been embarrassed.
- How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library?Probably four or five times in the past year. More often when I worked in the Loop. Occasionally I go to Sulzer.
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:27 (seventeen years ago) link
- What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit?Usually the state of my apartment.
- How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library?I have only been to the Washington Library once, but I have made multiple trips to the Logan Square Branch and have also visited the Bucktown/Wicker Park branch.
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― allie (allie b), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:30 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't know what would embarrass me. New Yorkers mocking the Midwesternness of the place kind of stings.
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Hi, lurker Allie!
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link
2. Which do you take more often: buses or trains?i take both everywhere so i'm guessing it's probably equal.
3. Have you ever walked between cars on a CTA train?sure.
4. Do you own a car? How often do you use it?no. n/a.
5. Own or rent?rent.
6. What neighborhood do you live in right now?ukrainian village.
7. If you could live in any neighborhood, housing costs be damned, where would you live?i'd own one of the gigantic greystones in ukrainian village. i like my neighborhood.
8. Are you *from* Chicago?nope.
9. Did you go to high school here?nope.
10. What's your favorite local band? (Other than the one you're in...)c0c0c0ma, he4d4che c1ty, v33 d33, bu5y 51gnals. 11. What's the best Chicago music venue?bottle.
12. What's your favorite bar and why?club foot or goldstar. i like club foot better if it's not crowded but it usually is. i was at goldstar on sunday and there was an overabundance of baseball hats in there. bad sign.
13. Mayor Daley: Will he die in office or what?what?
14. Who, besides Rich, would you like to see in the mayor's office?jim belushi, if he promises to stop making films and tv shows.
15. Big Box Living Wage Ordinance: Good or bad for Chicago? bad bad bad (i like pushing jenny's buttons).
16. Wal-Mart: Disaster waiting to happen or good way to revitalize the south-side economy?there should be wal-marts in every vacant lot in the city. or, if said lots are too small for wal-mart, they should be paved and used as satellite parking lots for wal-mart. and the city should subsidize the cost of the shuttle for wal-mart.
17. Ever been further south than 95th St.?sure have.
19. Ever been further north than Jarvis?sure have.
20. Did you go to college in Chicago? If so, where?nope.
21. Who is your favorite CTA busker?i hate them all equally. wait, that's not true. there's the guy at the end of the tunnel at o'hare (which i think may still be cta property, i'm not sure) who is horrendously, horrendously bad. but he's always there, that kind of dedication in the face of an utter and completely obvious lack of talent is inspiring. kudos, talentless hack, kudos to you and your beatles songs. 22. Weirdest panhandler story...i've never panhandled and i resent you asking me that question.
23. Macy's: Retail vampire sucking the life out of State St. or a the wave of the future?who cares? will it honestly affect you one way or another? will it honestly affect you three years from now?
24. What's your favorite shopping district?i don't shop that often and when i do it's usually at resale/pawn shops in the area. milwaukee from damen to ashland is good for that.
25. Chicago dogs or deep dish pizza?hate deep dish so gimme a dog and don't forget the sport peppers.
26. Smoking ban: Mike Ditka or the American Lung Association?NO WIN SITUATION.
27. Kanye or Common?how would I know about kanye or common?
28. One place you always take first-time visitors.my apartment.
29. Have you ever called your Alderperson?nope.
30. Have you ever called the mayor's office?nope.
31. What's your favorite place to eat breakfast?my old apartment at 2340 w augusta.
32. Have you ever ridden a Metra train and where to?took it out to deerfield because my ex had a job interview out there and was nervous and didn't want to go alone. i called in sick to work and walked around for the four hours while she was at her interview. it was about 10 degrees outside. it was my 29th birthday. she got the job.
33. Have you ever been swimming at a city beach?nope.
34. Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?barcello's (pepperoni & pineapple).
35. How many places have you lived in Chicago?I'm on my third as well.
36. What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit?are you kidding? 37. How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library?never been.
38. What do you like best about living here? Like least?
EXTRA BONUS- Where's question 18?
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link
This made me chuckle. :D
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:47 (seventeen years ago) link
lolz
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:48 (seventeen years ago) link
33. Have you ever been swimming at a city beach?Yes, somewhere on the far noth side with Jesse. There was trash in the water. I haven't been since.
34. Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?We always ordered from Gordano's, the place famously characterized by Jonah as looking like it was run by rats. I don't have a favorite place in our new neighborhood yet.
35. How many places have you lived in Chicago?Two
36. What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit?I was a wee bit embarassed when Jeff's parents came to visit for the first time and someone stole his mom's wallet on the train.
37. How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library?Monthly, roughly.
38. What do you like best about living here? Like least?Best - there is always something entertaining going on, and nine times out of ten, I can walk to it. Also, public transportation.Least - sometimes it's a little too noisy. Chicago, slow down!
EXTRA BONUS- Where's question 18? In the gimp room.
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
xpost- dang.
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:00 (seventeen years ago) link
Do you drink Chicago tap water?(yes)
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:11 (seventeen years ago) link
I was on my way down to ask you about this. I missed the she part, but still wondered what was up since you and Jeff were a couple on your 29th b-day as far as I know.
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Party Time Country Female (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― gbx. (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Here are Jeff's survey responses:
1. What's your closest CTA stop?Addison redline el stop and #32 Broadway bus
2. Which do you take more often: buses or trains?Trains
3. Have you ever walked between cars on a CTA train?Yes
4. Do you own a car? How often do you use it?No, I iGo.
5. Own or rent?rent
6. What neighborhood do you live in right now?Lake View East
7. If you could live in any neighborhood, housing costs be damned,where would you live?I don't know, I want to live in many neighborhoods. A different oneevery two years.
8. Are you *from* Chicago?No
9. Did you go to high school here?No
10. What's your favorite local band? (Other than the one you're in...)Bloodyminded
11. What's the best Chicago music venue?Empty Bottle
12. What's your favorite bar and why?Simon's
13. Mayor Daley: Will he die in office or what?Die in office
14. Who, besides Rich, would you like to see in the mayor's office?No one else. Daley sucks. Sucks at a lot of things. The thing is thathe does things. He's always doing things, both good and bad. He'sAction Mayor.
15. Big Box Living Wage Ordinance: Good or bad for Chicago?Good
16. Wal-Mart: Disaster waiting to happen or good way to revitalize thesouth-side economy?There's kerosene around, something to do.
17. Ever been further south than 95th St.?Yeah, when we moved here, we came all the way from NC. So I've beenfrom NC to 95th.
19. Ever been further north than Jarvis?Yes
20. Did you go to college in Chicago? If so, where?DePaul, currently.
21. Who is your favorite CTA busker?All bad.
22. Weirdest panhandler story...None really
23. Macy's: Retail vampire sucking the life out of State St. or a thewave of the future?I don't really care.
24. What's your favorite shopping district?Rush st maybe? I don't know. I shop at sears.
25. Chicago dogs or deep dish pizza?hot dog
26. Smoking ban: Mike Ditka or the American Lung Association?ALA
27. Kanye or Common?neither, really
28. One place you always take first-time visitors.Redline
29. Have you ever called your Alderperson?No
30. Have you ever called the mayor's office?No
31. What's your favorite place to eat breakfast?Sam and George's
32. Have you ever ridden a Metra train and where to?Yes, from downtown to ravenswood, just on a whim
33. Have you ever been swimming at a city beach?No.
34. Where is your favorite place to order delivery pizza of any style?Gigio's
35. How many places have you lived in Chicago?2
36. What are you most embarassed by in the city when guests visit?White people
37. How often do you go to the Harrold Washington Library?once a month
38. What do you like best about living here? Like least?Public transitProximity to suburbs, the rest of illinois, other cities, other statesand other countries. Chicago should be an island in the middle of theocean.
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 21:30 (seventeen years ago) link
My new favorite Hannah's Bretzel Sandwich:
It's called the Sergio's special. It's got French ham, gruyere cheese, mango chutney, avocado and slightly sweet jalapeno peppers. The mellowness and creaminess of the avocado and chutney balance out the jalapeno's perfectly. A++++++++++++
― Jeff. (Jeff), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 23:28 (seventeen years ago) link
I am going out with my little jailbird buddy tomorrow. I don't know that it's a date, but we are going out at 8:00 for food and a beer.
― The Pig on the Stairs (hanging in a groovy purple shirt) (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 23:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Man oh man, I wish I worked in the West Loop...
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Thursday, 7 September 2006 00:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 02:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 03:08 (seventeen years ago) link
"Roast chicken, peanut butter, cilantro, and special sauce."
Sounds a lot less appetizing now, doesn't it?
(gah. especially the peanut butter.)
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 03:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Also, I think I tend to get embarassed or prideful about different aspects of the city because I have to defend living so far away from the relatives.
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Jenny, tell me about this Tweet Lets Eat place.
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link
I am excited about seeing Chicago.
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:33 (seventeen years ago) link
SARAH! We MUST go to Tweet Let's Eat. It's up north on Sheridan and Argyle/Carmen and it's a wee bit pricey and there can be a wait, so it's not an every weekend kind of place bust sister, their brunch rocks socks. Plus if there is a wait, you can sit at the bar in Big Chicks (it's owned by the Big Chicks lady and is right next door) and drink delicious free coffee (no, seriously, it's wonderful) or not free but also wonderful bloody marys. Then you eat awesome food.
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link
I have heard such wholesale ringing endorsements of Jerry's Sandwiches that I trust their secret sauces are wonderful.
Today looks to be a busy one.
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Thursday, 7 September 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link