Chicago MMXII

since i have been known to post pictures of terry gross, what do you think of her new look
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6763971111_8f0b290821.jpg

Lol are you asking bc she's flipping the bird?

Amanda as I was perusing old ChILX threads yesterday I found a series of posts of you soothing me by pretending to be Terri Gross.

So you know how I was bragging about my iced coffee yesterday? I went to bed at midnight and didn't fall asleep until about 3. And I had to get up at 6:30. Karma.

Fuck Adam Scott, now there's a triangle head. (Also, what is that from, Chicago Tonight?)

colbert!

She looks like an old man who looks like an old lesbian.

http://www.minilps.net/images/stories/shop_image/product/pink-floyd-meddle-inside-gatefold.jpg

'Sup.

can someone clone him please

I know, right? (That was totally a LL bat signal.)

Hey, Chicago Opera Theater is running a 50% off 2012 subscription sale so if you want to go see all three operas in their season this year (Moscow, Cheryomushki; Teseo; and The Magic Flute) you can do so for as low as $72 total.

I got the Wednesday night subscriber package. Also! A fellow board member works for the L. Opera and free tickets is one of her perks and she hates opera (lol) so she's giving me freebies to Aida in March.

I am definitely making up for not seeing any opera in 2011.

R and her mom (and maybe me?) will be going to Aida as well

I <3 Verdi.

i lol every time i read "long duk dan"
seriously

thx, it is one of my better display names

I'll admit to briefly considering making it "long dong dan" but I figured that'd be in too bad of taste

also not as funny as duk

totally

richard wright looks like my dad during the 70s in that photo

I <3 Verdi.

Not a sentence I see everyday, anywhere, but one that I fully agree with.

One of my favorite movies of 2011 (7.5 minutes long):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzm3knkjzg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofy5gNkKGOo

It was inevitable...Does anyone else hate these people as much as I do? Is it even worth talking about how dumb this one is? Not to mention racist and homophobic!

I'm impressed by how consistently unfunny those videos (apart from the original) are

I *just* watched it right before you posted it. And yeah, pretty dumb.

I also didn't understand 90% of what the woman was referencing during that quick-cut sequence near the end.

ALSO I hate when things like "Hold on, there's a train" are construed (in this video and IRL) as "LOL Chicago!!!" when they're true for any city with a subway/rail system.

right, as if asking "how much is your rent" is sooooo chicago. and john, i think she's listing 4 AM bars, which devolves into just a list of random things. but seriously, fuck these people. please move back to osh kosh.

hey, do you guys have any thoughts on what cell phone carrier might get the best voice/data coverage around here? I guess we're actually choosing between at&t and sprint because sara wants an iphone and I don't want to stick with verizon...I have no ability to choose between these two carriers, thus my asking here

I've had Sprint with my dumbphone and it's been fine.

Depends where you are though, when I used to have Sprint and lived in Bucktown I couldn't get a signal at all in my apartment. But I'm sure the service has improved since then.

I have AT&T and I have constant frustration with slow/no data. If I'm not mistaken, the iPhone 5 is going to be on their new 4G LTE network, so maybe that's worth waiting for.

That Shit Chicagoans Say video is just terrible. A FB friend posted it last with the comment So much of this I say!! Some people Liked it, and one of his friends said Denn!5 McDullardhead I am overwhelmed by how much I can identify with the things said in this video! ; )
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Hmmm...well I'm probably going to get a 4G phone now, and I think sara's going to get like the iphone 3 or 4 to save money so who knows

maybe it doesn't matter and I should just flip a coin

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maybe it doesn't matter and I should just flip a coin

I think this is the key. I've had U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon over the past 10 yeas and I've had pretty much equal overall service.

maybe we should just go with at&t then, that's what sara has now and she's okay with it, but she only has a dumbphone at the moment. and at&t gets like the worst ratings ever in consumer reports, which scares me.

I'm sure this is all very interesting to all of you.

Yeah, I am lukewarm on AT&T but Jeff sent me something recently wherein somebody compared data speed and connectivity among Chicago carriers and AT&T was the clear winner. So p much they all suck and you should go w/ the cheapest or one w/ best customer service.

I would be very surprised if the next iPhone is a 4G phone.

The 3G coverage in Hong Kong was amazing. It was like a broadband connection that always worked. That needs to happen here.

I got Sprint basically only because I get a discount through the university.

n/a is on his way to go hang out in my old 'hood in ATL and I am having a strange combo of envy and nostalgia, which is weird bc I was objectively miserable for most of my time there and I have never really wanted to go back.

LOL based on how slow the MARTA trains are and the walk Im only going to have like 45 minutes to hang out. My goal is a good lunch. Maybe a burrito.

Burritos are one of the things I'm nostalgic about!!!

Jeff, why do you think the next iphone won't be 4G?

MARTA will make you appreciate the CTA, though. Phew.

Where's a good burrito place in the loop that might actually have seating available at lunch? We've got a big client in the office and we've been instructed not to eat at our desks so bringing food back is not an option. I'm really craving a good burrito today.

What time? I like La Cocina.

Probably be after 1 or so, to avoid the main noon rush.

You've got to be kidding me that AT&T was rated best. That's terrible news. I'm also disappointed to hear that iPhone 5 won't be 4G. Why the hell not?

You'll be good then. There's one in Jackson between State and Dearborn.

Thanks! Think I'll give that a try.