Chicago: More Bars in More Places

unconditional support means sometimes doing thing you don't want to do.

I was hauling it from Binnys.

So I'm still interested in getting rid of the tall white bookshelf in my dining room. I was going to post a photo, but the USB cable for my camera is packed, and I have no idea where. So, if you've never seen it before, all I can tell you is that it's about 6' tall x 3' wide x 1' deep. Movers are coming by tomorrow between 2 and 3; I'll instruct them to bring it down but not load it into the truck. If you want it, it'll be in the alley behind my building.

Moving sucksssssss.

Yes it does. I keep wanting to move a little closer to downtown, but I decided to put a fraction of the energy (and money) that I would have used for moving into making this a better apartment.

I'm packing up the ol' computer. Don't know when I'll be back online. Maybe not before I go back to work on Tuesday...

I've been playing solitaire for the last 4 hours and haven't won a single game.

I won on the 56th hand I played!

Was that in any way fun??

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/548578/headphone_hack_make_you_own_noise_eliminating_headset/

Chicago: More Threads in More Places

My angry inch, let me show you it.

Lit- My Own Worst Enemy

This is the "car is in the front yard" song we talked about and agreed that was the best song of the eighties, nineties, and beyond!

It was very fun.

Courtney and I are going to ride our bikes down the lakeshore path. Join us if you dare.

My bike doesn't work.

fix it

Eric, if you're listening, I had a dream about you last night. You were at a party at your house, and some people I recognize were there (as well as some people from my past). You were all disgustipated with the way your life was going and saying you wanted a change, so we all came up with the idea to burn down your house. It was a free-standing house with a garage, which we set on fire first. You had dozens of rolling racks of clothes, the kind of racks you see at fashion shows. We decided to save those.

The fire didn't spread to the main part of the house, and you decided to let it burn out and not make it spread, but there was a girl there with a grudge against you. She put a lit turkey fryer on rails and rolled it into your living room where she knew you would mistake it for a pot of soup and pour in liquid which would cause it to boil over and set the main house on fire.

Then a pot dealer rang the bell and we all bought quarter bags.

I'm sorry we set your house on fire, but you have a great wardrobe!

fix it

-- river wolf, Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:02 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

I'm a fair weather bike fan, I just can't be bothered when it isn't playing well.

I'm also:

Adverse to manual labor.
Lazy.
Too embarrassed to take it into a shop. It's like taking your baby to the doctor after you have beat it up a little and left it out in the rain.

What's wrong with it? What does it not doing?

I'm embarrased to look at it too. The front tire is flat, I know, and it's rusty to all hell.

Wow, the church down the block from me is rocking some live gospel reggaeton.

i took my bike out yesterday, i tried adjusting the shifter cable but i need to take the cable off and re-install it. oak park cyclery did a shitty job of installing it two years ago after my bike was vandalized at the ridgeland el stop. this is precisely why i rarely rode it last year and had ridden exactly once this year prior to yesterday.

also, i went to the farmer's market today and they didn't have much of a selection. in hindsight i probably should have bought some pears but i didn't. my friend amy bought a squash and some garlic spread thing, then we went shopping on damen for a birthday gift for a friend of hers. i got a lot of good xmas ideas. then i bought two six packs of pabst and now i'm watching football. if today ends with pizza or a blow job it's the best day ever.

I want to jump rope.

I've been doing a lot of push ups lately. We have one of these in our hardware department at work. It's actually neat, even though it looks stupid.

hershel walker never lifted any weights during his college or pro football career. i remember reading in the sporting news or si about his workout regimen that included 500 push ups a day and then something insane like a combined 1,000 sit ups and crunches.

Uh, the most I can do in one set is like 20. Three times a day.

Ha, those things. Their ads are on Fox Soccer Channel all the time.

"rotates -- just like a punch!"

Classic Lions/Bears game today. The only thing that could make it more classic is more field goals.

i'm watching the browns/ravens game on cbs. as i said over on ilnfl, that bears/lions game would probably make me hate football.

Go panthers.

Besides Duke basketball, my last NC sporting allegiance.

unfortunately for me i'll be rooting for a mid-level team in acc hoops (bc). but they're the class of the league in football!

I've been doing push-ups too because I moved farther away from the gym. I just do two sets of 25 and go eat a hot dog.

i am so fucking bad at pushups. i max at like 20, on a good day. pullups ok, pushups no.

Jesse, that sounds exactly like my life at present. If I had had that dream myself, all the elements would have made since. I mean, in the past few days I'm wearing a fall jacket that I found on clearance earlier this year, and I'm very happy with it. And I'm moving and about to start (as John just did) going through my stuff and wondering what's necessary -- I would probably be pretty happy keeping my clothes, books, and CDs. And, who knows, it's a transitional time now but pretty much in a good way all around, setting my home on fire in a controlled burn.

Hey, out of the blue I'll be directing some radio plays onstage in a few weeks, Friday the 19th I think.

made since? made sense

as yet no pizza or bj's but there are little dogs playing about my living room.

I like the headphone hack Jesse posted. I am probably not going back to buying Shure-brand headphone bud tips... the impromptu modified foam earplugs block out more noise, are more comfortable, and feel a bit more sanitary... if they get grungy, throw 'em away. Foam earplugs are like $3 for a box of 20 pair or something.

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, No Pizza, No BJs

heh

My trainer gave me a great home routine--do pushups and situps every single day - only need to do 1 set, but every day increase by 1 pushup. I started at 17 and I stopped for a while when I got a bad summer cold, but I'm at 36 push-ups right now.

I have not been so diligent with the sit-ups.

These are my favorite headphones I've ever owned--

http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/bmz_cache/8/8d77184c237ebb77839af3ab2f6bbfe2.image.320x320.jpg

http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/smokinbuds-p-10.html

They are comfy, have really good range (I'm always disappointed in Shure headphones' bass) and best of all???? Only $12.99 at Staples.

Push-us are fun! Um... kinda. Anyway, I understand how they could be fun and invigorating. Sit-ups, I can't get myself to do. They're more of a pain. Can't say why.

I think I hate my abs. I don't want to "work" them, I just want to magically be skinny like I was 10 years ago.

I am seriously considering buying this if it stays cheap http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Glade-Plugins-FRESH-Refills-Glistening-SNOW-NEW-HTF_W0QQitemZ160162472628QQihZ006QQcategoryZ20553QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

How much cheaper is that than from the supermarket?

They're hard to find at Target and Jewel. Last Xmas and the one before (when I discovered Glistening Snow) I could only find the candles and the spray.

Glistening snow smells like pine, but softer, with a hint of spice. It's all holiday scents rolled into one non-cloying package.

JEFF

If you're not going to be biking for a while, can I have your helmet?

Didn't you guys have an extra helmet lying around?

Jesse, I have a fine helmet that I'm sure I'm done with for the year. It's blue and shiny and helmet-y.