Chicago: More Bars in More Places

JENNY BOOGESS

Wow. My former boss just resigned from his position. This in itself isn't that weird, but the catch is that he's accepted a position with the organization that is taking over publishing all the journals I work on.

I already hit him up for a job :D

JENNY BOOGIES

Irony (OR IS IT???): in sixth grade people sometimes called me "Jenny Birdchest."

Oh. I think that using that term was (according to the defendant) the last straw. If I'm not mistaken, it came out that, finance being the cutthroat world that it apparently is, there was a lot of jealousy and backbiting, and they were just looking for an excuse.

Anyway, that sub-file amuses me greatly.

john:

I think Julia just underwent a Comcast nightmare, so she might have some input.

am still undergoing. got sick of complaining about it.

i had at&t dsl at my old place and have comcast cable at my current place. at&t is a horrible evil company and i loathe them, but i'd choose them over comcast. i remember calling their cust service a few times about internet and it wasn't a big deal. comcast customer service is a crazy crazy level of living hell which has made me cry more times than i can count. i've probably had a much worse comcast experience than most, but still, everyone who deals with comcast hates them and has stories of inconvenience and headache. stay away.

Dan, would that mean working in the UK?

Fuck Comcast right in their asses. Worst company I have ever dealt with in my life, unfortunately I'm going to have to stick with them when we move. Not happy about that.

dan, am i to understand that ALL the journals will be taken over?

No, unfortunately he's going to their office in DC. But they are headquartered in merrye olde Englande (Bristol).

And, no, it's just the @meric@n @stronomic@l Society journals. All the others are still here (for now -- I don't have a lot of faith in current management).

I'd still consider going to DC, though, my sister lives there.

huh. Not to get into this again, because I have ranted at length in the past, but while Comcast was shitty, AT&T was a lot worse. Think, butt-headed, unforgivable rudeness vs. assault and battery.

Hey AREN'T COMCAST AND AT&T THE SAME COMPANY?!?!?!

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/press/steven-colbert-explains-the-cingular-att-deal-229321.php

The same company since 2002?

Aw, video no longer availble.

PS "This video is no longer available."

I have used AT&T/SBC/Ameritech for the entire time I've been in Chicago and have never had a single problem with them.

I mean, I don't doubt that others have had bad experiences, but I'm not going to let that stand in the way of my continuing patronage.

also: near-monopoly

Haha, yeah.

Hey! They're finally showing the Simpsons movie at the Logan! Sarah, do you want to go tonight maybe?

from a customer standpoint, they're different, whatever the business details might be. and they both royally suck, but i've had worse experience with comcast. they don't have a working phone system--when i call their cust service, which i do frequently (ongoing nightmare, ugh), i have to make 3 or 4 phone calls to get through to the dept i want, because their automated system is fucked.

i never had probs with ATT until i switched to comcast and they screwed up the transfer of the telephone line, which took two months to correct and which i'm still dealing with financially. i wish my building had RCN so i could deal with neither company ever again.

i will shut up now.

I don't doubt that others have had bad experiences, but I'm not going to let that stand in the way of my continuing patronage.

perfectly understandable. Go with what works for you, because they all suck.

I want to do SOMETHING tonight. I've been watching too much TV.

The Good Emily passed the bar! (Still no mail for me or Lezzles.)

they're showing a verhoeven double-header at the clipper tonight: robocop and starship troopers

I OWN Robocop

so THERE

you do not own a bar

besides starship troopers is better

i own beer

Damn it, I try to keep it low-key for a week in anticipation of a fun-filled wedding weekend and these movie temptations come to haunt me.

Who is using Office (Word) '07? Where have they hidden print preview?

oh never mind

Office '07? Fancy!

there's a show at the note tonight nick. looks like i won't be going as apparently the dogs i'm watching were barking last night while i was out and i got an angry email from my land lady.

i need a fucking job so i can move out of this hovel. that's what i want more than anything else.

Yeah, we all upgraded a couple months ago. It was a pain at first (no more drop-down menus) but I'm cool with it now. Excel is still kinda tough but I was never very good at it (not like you, jaymc, lolz).

Yeah, I know the Jay Reatard show is tonight, but I'm pretty tired and probably won't be wanting to do anything that late. I'm thinking more like early evening. Simpsons movie is at 6:50.

Haha, remember when Sarah had to tell me how to do something in Excel, though? I've never had to use it for anything work-related, so the only time I ever use it is to update my movie-watching log and crunch baby-name stats.

heh. There is no Office '07 for Mac. Looks like there's going to be an '08, though.

Oh man, I'm boring myself.

Nick, I listened to your mix and the big winner for me (ie I checked out their myspace and would buy a record) is Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities. They actually remind me of the Lounge Lizards a lot. What can you tell me about them.

Also, Nick, I think that I will finally get to work on that track tonight.

You think that's boring, Kenan?

I have used POWER POINT '07 and I will be happy to tell you all about it.

You can make the words fly right onto the page!

REALLY?!

I have Powerpoint '07 but I've never opened it. Same for Access '07, Publisher '07, InfoPath '07, etc.

I know it's so f'n cool!

fuck microsoft office

rw, what time are the movies at the Clipper? I have to teach tonight, but I always want to drink after I teach.

greg cartwrigtht- live the life, live at the goner store.