Chicago MMXII

yeah

Green Mill on Friday nights can be funny though, or at least it was years ago when I was there -- lots of business folks who had gone drinking after work and so were completely gone by 1 a.m., combined with the regulars.

xp - also, maybe i am overstating this, but make sure you are in the mood to pay attention. there's not a lot of fluff/discussion/rumination, things just happen and happen and happen. sometimes at the end he sums up & analyzes but not a whole lot.

sounds good, i'm getting annoyed at podcasts about serious topics that still have that overly light, fluffy tone. i'll give it a shot.

I tried to listen to a history of Rome podcast once, I don't think it was the same one. Wow, it was boring.

I'm liking Monocle's podcasts, especially The Urbanists, which has to do with city life around the world.

wow, the urbanist seems right up my alley, though tbh I'm not sure if can handle another podcast subscription

They are oppressive.

live on the wild side, folks

i think maybe i was overly ambitious in creating a spotify playlist of "the greatest songs ever of all time"

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fdcae34e76/chicago-vs-chicago-round-1

i thought that was actually kinda funny, esp the pizza bit at the very end. also i love the thought of offerman as a grizzled cubs fan.

anyone getting out of work early today and interested in having a beer or two -- R and I will be at the Vi||age T@p in an hour or so so she can catch the MN Twins opener

i think maybe i was overly ambitious in creating a spotify playlist of "the greatest songs ever of all time"

I keep forgetting to post this, but a few weeks ago I made a Spotify playlist of songs from 1994. It ended up being about 130 songs, iirc -- songs I liked at the time plus others I've discovered since. A handful are also plainly shitty, but I included them as a document of the era.

example of "plainly shitty"?

All-4-One, "I Swear"

Here's the link:
http://open.spotify.com/user/seaworthyset/playlist/0YLN3SJC0OhM4moGlP41Xo

Daniel, I am off on this blessed day but I'm hanging out at home and watching horror movies.

going to a bar and watching baseball sounds delightful but i'm going to settle for following the white sox game online while at work and hanging out with my family (lame) after i get out

I technically have a half day today, which means that I could conceivably leave in 30 minutes, but I think I'm going to stick around to finish the task I'm working on.

jenny, thank you for answering my american flag question

You're welcome. I hope that helped in whatever your endeavors happened to be at that time.

If you want to see it, look up Ursula Martinez Hanky Panky. It's not a flag, though. It's a scarf.

I seem to recall discussing the video on ILX and that discussion evolving into jokes about pulling an American Flag out of our downstairs orifices. Although really, that's where like 90% of our discussions end up.

*pulls American flag out of butt*

yeah I totally thought it was the butt. I even searched my email on my phone and found a conversation from 2006 where I was telling T0mas about the upcoming performance.

Hahaha

I tried to find the conversation but I'm bad at ILX searching. Maybe John can help.

It's okay to search "woman pulls scarf from vagina" at your work, right John?

I have no idea what you guys are talking about.

art

I FOUND IT

And you were right:

Chicago HOTs: Pancakes, The Pink Line, and a Cat-friendly Bird

<3

Mmmm labia.
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:13 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

Lob-ee-uh

http://chicagopast.tumblr.com/

I wish there was a tumblr with pictures of Chicago in the future.

I wish my dogs would learn how to clean up after themselves/use a vacuum and earn their keep around here a little bit.

I will NEVER EVER google image CAT HEAD again. * shutter * All I wanted was a cute little cat face. CRY!
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:58 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark

I love that Tumblr, Jeffie.

haha

I never expected my feelings to be popular among, you, my renegade biking peers.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:15 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark

Oh man, I had just been thinking about how I wanted to remember some of the crazy shit the reeeeeediculous NOLA intern said and I found a ton of them by searching for AMEDB (African-Methodist Episcopalean Dumb B.). This is a nice example.

"I thought Jesus was a carpenter"

"He was"

"But he couldn't have been a carpenter; carpet wasn't invented yet!"

-Exchange between me and the AMEDB

man I am not too into going back and reading what 2006 me had to say on this thing

I read through some of the thread and you comported yourself with dignity, intelligence, and grace.

There was a conversation about how we'd never get rid of Mayor Daley, which just goes to show you. Never say never get rid of Mayor Daley.

I enjoyed re-reading that thread. I really need to keep a journal.

But this is far better than a journal b/c it's a log of everyone's thoughts.

Spent a good hour or so in the stained glass museum in Navy Pier. Had no idea it was there! Plus, it's pretty much completely empty because no one cares about stained glass.

I've been there -- it's beauuuuuutiful!

I knew you'd like it! Pretty things.

I like to look at pretty things, it's true.

You guys, have I already talked your ears off about The Runnies?

Listen to "Ghost" for a weeper or "Easy" for a rocker

http://www.candydinner.com/album/the-runnies-you-cant-win/