Chicago: More Bars in More Places

No, I haven't. Should I?

Yanno, I was really sort of casual about the fact that I threw away the only paper with a copy of my bar examinee number on it and thus have to wait for my results to arrive in the mail. Really casual, that is, until the results went up on the internet and now everybody knows but me and the other handful of idiots who were so dazed after the exam was over that they threw out everything that was even remotely related to the stupid test.

NOW I WANT TO KNOW SO I CAN CELEBRATE WITH MY COMRADES.

I keep looking at the page that lists all the numbers (hxxps://www.ibaby.org/testresults.php) to see if I recognize mine but I don't.

I'm telling ya, Gorky Park is where it's at for that a+b+c+d.

Amanda, yes, it is great and I thought of it when I read your criteria above. It's basically a Southwestern noir novel about hitmen and drug-running on the Texas/Mexico border in the 80s, and for Cormac McCarthy it's super-readable. And the movie is coming out soon.

I CARE ABOUT RADIOHEAD ALBUM!!!!

Jenny, I heard that you passed.

Shut up. You will feel so bad if I failed.

Not as bad as I will feel, though.

:(

I will stock up on all these well-rounded crime books. Thank you!

AMANDA TELL ME THINGS ABOUT RADIOHEAD!

If you buy a physical copy of the album it is like 80 bucks.

I am not Amanda.

I don't know squat about Radiohead!

Tell me more, tell me more.

I bet I'll like the new Radiohead.

Nick reminded me that my sister mailed me 3 books she loved. I want to go home and read Bel Canto all day so I can read those.

I thought that was just for the super-special edition with the vinyl and the bonus cd and artwork and stuff.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46015-new-radiohead-album-aaaaaaahhh

I can give you some nonsense, though, if that's what you want...

Radiohead brought down the Berlin Wall
Radiohead has an associate's degree in Early Childhood Education
Radiohead is the beer of choice for 48-year-old accountants
Radiohead makes every sandwich taste like a million bucks

Oh, I thought that was Amanda asking "Jordan, do you care about the new Radiohead album." But no, it was Jordan asking himself...

Oh you're right, there are only the download and the super-bonus set planned for release at this point.

So you can pay either 1) $80 to order the set from the UK, or 2) whatever you want for the download. Hmmm, tough choice.

(sarcasm)

I'm going to do the download. I am thinking I'll pay $9.00

I'm an insane bastard and ordered the $80 "discbox". The artwork looks pretty nice, plus the bonus songs sold me. Wouldn't have happened if I didn't get an unexpected bonus at work though.

Where can you order the stuff anyway? On their blog I only found a link the their homepage, which only links back to the blog.

I am going to download it for $0 dollars and if I like it I will probably buy it eventually, assuming there is a normally-priced cd or vinyl release at some point.

From what I've heard, a regular CD release will be in stores sometime in '08.

It's pretty cool they're doing all this without a label too. More established bands should handle their own business without a label.

I have not been excited about Radiohead in quite a few years -- Kid A was released October 3, 2000, which makes it officially seven years since I cared. But I have to love this marketing ploy. Brilliant.

Yeah, now that they don't need the marketing, this is exactly what they should be doing. I wonder if they paid for their studio time out of pocket?

Their last three records are my favorite.

Jordan: http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex2.html

I haven't really been excited by the last few Radiohead albums, but I think it has more to do with me than with them. I still really respect them a lot.

Though each album has at least one or two really exciting songs on it.

Now I want to listen to the last couple so I can reassess them. I don't even remember which songs are on which. Not on my ipod so I guess I'm waiting until I get home.

I accidentally wiped my iPod this morning when I plugged it into my work computer. All the newest stuff is gone, and all the stuff on my work machine is all I have for the day.

Sigh. Life will continue.

http://dan.friml.com/cds/Images/687.jpg
Hold on for one more day!!!

"National Anthem" and "Idioteque" were the jaaaaam on Kid A.

xp lol

that lady-bowl haircut was insanely popular and totally unflattering
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Yeah, Idioteque is definitely one of their best songs. Is National Anthem the one with the horn section? I like the one with the horn section.

How long till Jeff shows up and shits on Radiohead?

Radiohead is perfect, perfect reading, working, and train music.

Esp the last 3 albums.

Everything in its Right Place is my favorite Kid A track.

I liked the Thom Yorke album last year... liked it a good bit.

I like "I Could Be Wrong," especially the midsong breakdown and what follows.

Yeah, there a couple tracks on the TY album that I love.

Thx Nick, I made my 0 pound purchase.

wow. Radiohead's site is dragging.

I'm waiting for it to show up on oink. (As per usual.)

UH