Great photo:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-1347460484/turbine/chi-lake-forest-teachers-strike-20120912/750
― canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
somewhat amusing/depressing roundup of what the country is saying about our teacher strikehttp://www.wbez.org/blogs/bez/2012-09/what-does-country-think-chicagos-teachers-strike-102370
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
billy corgan's tea house in highland park, "madame zuzu's," opens tomorrowhttp://www.madamezuzus.com/http://chicago.eater.com/tags/madame-zuzus
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/11/stand_against_rahm/
yeah the extra work hours where whittled down to 30–60 in negotiations.
just think though: the initial city proposal was to increase work hours by almost 20% and increase pay by... 2%. wtf.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
that's probably the i'm-going-to-shit-on-my-boss's-desk point right there.
SPEAKING OF shitting on the boss's desk, I'm in a cab on my way home from my job for the last time ever! :D :D :D
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
I did not shit anywhere inappropriate btw. I even cleaned my desk thoroughly, vacuumed my keyboard, and left my voicemail password since getting a vm password reset there is one of the biggest hassles ever.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
...and set all of the prisoners free!
― canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
he uncaged all the dogs and cats, who then shat on his boss's desk.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
(she - it's the poster formerly known as jenny.)
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
And no one is especially protective of their work voicemail password, anyway.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
yay carl!
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
in honor of j's last day i got a malt from the m burger in the basement of her building. it was good but not appreciably better than potbelly malt imo. but i got vanilla, maybe that was the incorrect choice.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4060/4691430386_46c239be76_z.jpg
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
I was so touched by the crowd who turned out at my going away party...
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
I think we all cried, didn't we?
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
holy shit take a look at that.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
One of my coworkers gave me this as a going away present:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BHWiTUttL._AA300_.jpg
Look at all the fun it contains!
http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/88/22/87/882287738_260.jpg
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
Aww, how nice :)
― courtnoodle, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
Game night is never going to be the same.
(I don't mean to detract from the teachers' strike. I've just been waiting for this wonderful day for 4.5 years and I'm pretty excited it's finally here.)
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
Oh god, is this Guy Fieri on this box? I can't believe I have something in my house with his stupid face on it.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
teachers' strike really deserves its own thread. not trying to force people off here but it seems like a big topic that non-chi people would want to talk about
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
sorry to interrupt w/ teacher's strike stuff! congrats on leaving the job! (hopefully with a new one in the cards???)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
xpost
yeah n/a i'll be posting on the other thread from now on. sorry!
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
oh i guess there already is another thread, sorry. no apologies needed, just a respectful suggestion!
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
just a little bitwhen you get home
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
Teachers on Strike: Classic or Dud?
^^ That's pretty active right now.
It's okay about the strike stuff! It's important in general and to me, and I don't really want to get into a debate about it (so disinterested in the aforementioned thread) but I like seeing notable pictures and hearing personal stories.
I do have a new, better job lined up! I start the 24th. I would probably be slightly less happy if this was an unplanned departure, but not by very much tbrr.
xpostsssssss
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
I saw Teachers on Strike open for Black Flag in Boston in '87.
― canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
Hey Jenny, do you want to see a matinee of The Master on Friday?
OOPS OOPS J3NNY
― canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
Where's it playing?
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
Not online yet, but I bet it'll be at River East 21 and the Century and the Evanston.
― canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe, baby, particularly if it's at the Landmark.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.theonion.com/articles/chicago-public-schools-celebrate-third-straight-da,29538/
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
ouch
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
i mean, sadface
big chicago sports night tonight, guys! bears vs. packers! white sox vs. tigers with the white sox one game ahead in the playoff race, with sale and verlander pitching! exciting stuff!
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 13 September 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
big couple of nights this week for the fire too, they took sole possession of 2nd place in the east last night, can take 1st on saturday with a win (and a KC loss)
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
think i might finally check out green apple grill for lunch today. i am not very experienced with korean food.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
kimchee, bbq, bulgolgi
the sum of my koreafood knowledge right there
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
and I didn't even spell it right
i like korean foodbibimbop is classic like pad thai is classic
there's really no spelling it "right" because it's a transliteration, isn't it?
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
spose
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
The bibimbop at GAG was just okay. However, I am unfairly comparing it to bibimbap at Jinju, the only other place I've had it, where it was amazing. I loved the bulgogi but that's a big plate of beef by definition.
― carl agatha, Friday, 14 September 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
GAG worst name for a restaurant or...?
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 14 September 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha
Amanda, this news article was linked with the text "Lurid criminal trial in Los Angeles" and thought you might be interested: http://www.laweekly.com/2012-09-13/news/scott-barker-trousdale-estates-murder-trial-tony-takazator/
I haven't read it yet, but I'm finna.
― carl agatha, Friday, 14 September 2012 18:02 (eleven years ago) link
I can think of worse restaurant names, but GAG would always make the top five. I smell a McSweeney's list there somewhere.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
i know this is annoying, but can i get a c & d on the irl name?
can't wait to read that article or wear my ridiculous new boots!!!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 14 September 2012 18:04 (eleven years ago) link