Chicago MMXII

Well, maybe not WOW, but it seems like a strange place for a donut shop, especially since Corner Bakery has donut-like products.

Is it donut switching if a person starts going to the donut shop instead of Corner Bakery?

Yes.

Yeah the thing about Medieval Times is that its really fucking far away from the city proper, so even if you do it its not like you'll be nearby other fun things to do afterwards or something. Unless y'know, wandering around a horrible mall is your idea of fun.

Also in news of things opening and closing: The extraneous Sally Beauty Supply - 2 blocks from the new one by my home - is closing finally. Jeff, you should be pleased.

yeah we're staying in logan square which is already kinda northbound? idk it's my birthday i'm sure i can whine my way out of it. whatever goes down we'll wing most of it and fun will be had.

Here's your election-time reminder to Vote for Judges! These are the jerks that have the most potential to personally ruin the lives of you and your loved ones, so it's important to have competent, reasonable people on the bench. http://voteforjudges.org/

And you can get your sample ballot here so you can research your water reclamation commissioner vote and then write it down to take into the booth with you - http://chicagoelections.com/voterinfo.php

thanks for the links, I just spent like 20 minutes noting down which judges to vote for. I hope I don't forget my notes like I did last time. though I have a smartphone now.

If you want more detail on why somebody isn't qualified, this is pretty good - http://voteforjudges.org/judge_evaluations_feb2012.pdf

There are elections in my subcircuit where nobody stands out (or after eliminating a couple that are considered NQ/NR by almost everybody, nobody else stands out) so it's interesting to see what the objections were. Like it's worth noting that Trib endorsed candidate St@nl3y H1ll was held in contempt for professional misconduct in 1994 based on a finding that he "acted at trial with the specific intent to prejudice a fair and impartial proceeding by refusing to abide by the rulings of the court." Since there's another candidate found to be qualified, I'll pick her (plus the Trib endorsed GWB for his second term so I don't trust their endorsements too much).

god i remember when the trib endorsed GWB for '04. i was so mad.

Me, too!

Ravinia schedule is out.

Highlights:

June 9: Earth Wind and Fire
June 10: Iron & Wine/Dr. John
June 15: Al Green
June 17: Jimmy Cliff
June 23: Philip Glass
June 24: Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
June 25: Esperanza Spalding
June 27: Sergio Mendes/Ramsey Lewis
June 28: Glen Campbell/Ronnie Milsap
July 11: The Blues Brothers (Aykroyd/Jim Belushi)
July 22: Seal
August 3: Crosby Stills and Nash
August 18: Tony Bennett
August 29: Duran Duran

Probably lots of good classical, too (and less-good adult-contempo stuff like Train).

http://ravinia.org/pdfs/calendar_at_a_glance_2012.pdf

the other night i was up at 4 a.m trying to get evie back asleep and i had a flash memory of a bunch of us in john's old apartment, using a karaoke website and bellowing "possum kingdom"

Ha. I remember that. Not "Possum Kingdom" specifically but that night.

Never forget Possum Kingdom.

Hey, how was Aida?

Amazing. Hui He is an incredible soprano, maybe the best I've seen. I don't think I've ever reacted as strongly and emotionally to a performance as I did to hers. Visually, it was spectacular. I mean, Aida is written to be a spectacle but it's one thing to say that and another thing to be in the room with it. Verdi is my homeboy anyway, and Aida is totally a greatest hit, but dang, seeing it really hammers home that sometimes things are favorites because they are just that good.

Nice nice nice.

so this is kind of inspiring/uplifting and involves a member of the fire supporter group I've become part of, nice guy and a good story

http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/section-8-veteran-donates-bone-marrow-help-save-life

Whoa. Donating bone marrow is no joke. High five, soccer fan!

It's interesting that you have a waiting period to find out whether the treatment was successful.

They turned Lizzie Borden's house into a B&B. I'm going to stay there some day. http://www.lizzie-borden.com/

Of course you are!

experimental musician keith fullerton whitman is doing a free-with-rsvp show on saturday night FYI
http://www.lampo.org/current/

ooh! neat.

why does stuff like this bother me so much?

"Being Flynn" is based on author-poet Nick Flynn's searing memoir, with a largely unprintable title. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0306-being-flynn-20120309-24,0,6827022.story)

there is literally one unprintable word in the book's title ("another bullshit night in suck city"

unprintable!
unfathomable!

If you want to be really pedantic about it, the entire title is printable; the Tribune just chooses not to.

Daylight savings time starts this Sunday. Glad I don't live in one of those states that doesn't observe it. I wish it was DST all year long.

I can't remember what the text below is called, can someone tell me?

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thx for posting

Dear Dan,

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Michigan Ave. is a MADHOUSE. Besides the pedestrian-choked sidewalks, there were a bunch of ambulances and a minivan w/ loudspeakers on the outside that kept making the rounds blaring what was presumably apocalyptic messages in what was presumably Korean, based on the writing on the outside in English and Korean.

It sounded like Blade Runner out there.

The people in the coach house behind our next door neighbor's house have a giant confederate flag hanging n the window. :(

Ugh. You don't see too many of those around here!

Courtney and I saw Silent House and it was tense and scary and quite a bit better than expected. And it was interesting but I don't want to say more b/c spoilers. Jenny, I think you will like it.

And it stars Elizabeth Olsen, which is nice. I like looking at her.

I want to see it!

somebody invite me over for movies, i'm bored and alone

middle aged single man at home w/ cats on a Saturday night - life is as sweet as it's ever been

saw hot shit at the green mill and am tipsy now. also where did all the money I don't have go this weeked crap

That's the Chicago way.

So in the light of day, the confederate flag revealed itself to have a wolf on it. Jeff thought it might be a Chicago Wolves banner but I just completed some surveillance/research and it is, in fact, a flag version of this:

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa236/tonyahickey/ConfederateWolf2.gif

PS for more confederate flag images, enjoy this website: http://crackervilleusa.piczo.com/dixieflags?cr=2&linkvar=000044

http://api.ning.com/files/Z5JjmHdZNXQ7fxVbqSNljnyGiD7TFwBHzW2XezofpH56XuU0YId*ooEdZB0eTVBjiIc-x3KyEECXGCEpNXqXQbSR-2ilZ*8G/rebel_flag_wolf_tapestry_540.jpg

You can buy one of your own for $4.99!

Sorry! I'm a little obsessed with this hideous item and the fact that it is publicly displayed in the window of one of my neighbors!

That's the wolf of Northern aggression shredding states' rights.

We're watching Homicide and over the last two episodes, they have peripheral suspects named Lane Staley and Chris Novaselic.

Which is maybe on purpose? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106028/trivia

The dream of the 90s is alive.