Chicago: More Bars in More Places

Modern Bionic Woman, Retrograde Feminism

So let's assess our new-school bionic babe, keeping in mind Eick's comment that this show is about how "we" feel now that we know women can do anything men can. Apparently "we" feel that women only become powerful through their sexual relationships with men. "We" also feel that even when women are powerful, it's probably because men implanted something inside them that the men continue to own and control.

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet

Wow. I had verbal diarrhea last night. Sorry about that. The Sonata kicked in and I just ignored it, so I was posting in my sleep, in a sense.

I stood at Broadway & Barry this morning and watched all those runners go by.

chilx girlz--both elevators in my building are broken, so i think i'm going to have to cancel tonight. check the email for details, and spread the word to ppl who might not check their email regularly...

We're going board game shopping.

Congratulations Jenny

Condolences Jeff and people who like the Cubs

I drove back from Michigan today after a weekend wedding tour/reminder of why I don't like the central Lower Peninsula.

Oof, over 250 hospitalized from the marathon because of the heat.

:(

I'm optimistic for next year. Not many people, myself included, expected them to do anywhere near as well as they did this year. I like the young guys on this team and I think next year will be fun.

We bought Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne.

someone stop the weather

You guys Carcassonne is so fun. Get the many expansions once you get sick of the regular rules! They add a lot of complexity, but it also sometimes makes things so complicated that I don't even want to get started playing because it makes my brain hurt. We also have the Carcassonne Castle, Hunters and Gatherers (my fave) and City games.

I've heard of Ticket to Ride but have never played it.

Speaking of transportation-themed board games, we have Metro, which is pretty fun but not as fun as a 2-player game as it is with more people. Unfortunately, there are rarely more people anywhere nearby so it doesn't get played much.

i rode my bike to the mca today. beautiful art lovin' ladies everywhere. i fell deeply and truly in love at least 25 times. when i pedaling down chicago i was cursing the heat but when i saw all those girls in their summer finest all that hatred for the heat melted away like the sweat running down my forehead.

football on tv, paul revere & the raiders on the turntable, and the a grilled cheese sandwich in my belly, perfect. no, if i had two ice cold cans of beer then it would be perfect. but this is good enough.

speaking of board games, if anyone ever sees a copy of stop thief for sale, please alert me to it.

Ticket to Ride was pretty awesome. We played two games, splitting them. It's good with two people but would be really awesome with more.

We'll try Carcassonne after dinner.

I really want to play Euphrat & Tigris, but that requires three people. I don't think one of the cats is up for it.

maybe the other one is

Okay, we split two games of Carcassonne too. I think we're going for a tie breaker.

I won. I scored lots of farm points.

killer marathon, eh?

that shouldn't be as funny as I find it.

wait did people die?

one did, three still in critical condition at northwestern, 300 got medical treatment before the race was cancelled.

nw doc said one person was brought in with an internal temp of 107 which means brain was literally cooking inside the guy's skull.

prob not good for liver or kidneys i'd wager.

oh jesus. those poor people.

apparently the water stations were not prepared to handle the increased demand due to the weahter. i biked from the western and division to the hancock at noon and thought i was going to pass out by the time i jumped off the bike. i can't imagine trying to run in the heat.

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I'm waiting to hear from my friend Sarah G., whom I went out to see at 9 this morning at Barry/Broadway. It was pretty amazing seeing the range of people running.

I hope she's okay, Eric!

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z128/ericzieg/marathon2.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z128/ericzieg/marathon3.jpg

I assume she is, but I hope so too. I can understand why people who have spent the year training almost daily for this would overexert themselves and keep going, as well as those runners who would need to finish this one to qualify for Boston.

A zillion runners comment here.

Best comment? This is EXACTLY why you should never run unless something bad is chasing you!

They should hold this in february. No chance of heat stroke.

i can't sleep. i am literally just lying in bed, sweating and feeling terrible. i had sort of forgotten how badly the heat fucks with my ability to basically anything.

according to the little thermomer deal on my clock, it is 88 degrees in my room right now.

FUCK YOU

that ain't right, it's only 74 outside. Open a window!

i'm gonna go step in front of a bus

Chicago marathon next year. Me running it. Maybe?

I'm sure I would destroy some part of my body.

Why the hell don't my shoestrings ever come out even?

this house is the most poorly insulated piece of shit ever

fully 15 degrees warmer in my room than outside. i think i slept like four hours.

whatever. at least i'm awake early. get 'er done!

I'm supposed to be the only person on here this early.

what about me

i'm going running

look at this sweet banana with a face
http://www.crispywaffle.com/images/cookie.jpg

Those games are fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun. Carcassonne is one of those games that looks really simply but has a lot of depth. Ticket to Ride is super fun because it is about TRAINS and MAPS.

Up way, way too early this morning. Its gonna be a long day.

I biked around a lake yesterday! It was fun!

Ohhh rw I feel your pain. The summer I was unemployed was the last summer I didn't have an air conditioner, and I don't think I slept more than 4 hours at a time. I spent my days in a coffee shop or the library just to not die.

The A/C at my office is not coming on. At all. The thermometer on the thermostat is at 82. SO FUCKING GROSS and it's only gonna get worse.

This is so frustrating! It's OCTOBER. In CHICAGO. Fuck you weather.

Supposed to start cooling down tomorrow, down to low 60s by Weds/Thurs.