Chicago MMXII

Vintage jaymc.

Everything about that ad is terrible.

I saw a guy fall face first into the revolving doors of my building this morning!!! He was carrying two cups of McDonald's coffee and coffee went everywhere and I was really worried that he was going to get his arm caught in the door and the dummies trying to exit the building wouldn't notice and his arm would get ripped off. But that didn't happen. He just spilled his coffee and whacked his face.

I hate seeing people fall.

Geez. Did anyone stop to ask him if he was ok?

I did. I believe my helpful comment was, "Holy shit! Are you okay?" then I helped him pick up the coffee cups/lids. He said he was okay but would probably have a black eye and was pissed he had to go back to McDonalds for more coffee.

He works in the building so I'll probably see him again and can check out his shiner.

There's something about me that makes people ask me for directions and fall face first into things right in front me, I guess.

I'm super clumsy and have fallen down like that in public (not drunk!) multiple times.

So I identify with that guy.

Carl has tripped me too, that was the most recent one.

Not you carl, canine carl.

Carl the dog, to clarify. If you fell in front of me I would make sure you were okay. I'm practiced. xp!!!

In other fun carl agatha news, I accidentally bought "Fresh Wave" deodorant instead of unscented and now I aggressively smell like a dude.

Do any dudes want some "Fresh Wave" scented Mitchum? It doesn't smell anything like what you might think a wave, fresh or otherwise, would smell like.

Or ladies, if you like dude deodorant. I ain't judging.

I actually use Mitchum, which is funny only b/c their ad campaign is all MITCHUM MEN DO STEREOTYPICALLY DUDE-LIKE THINGS. But I'm good, thanks. (I use the unscented, too.)

Those ads are awful. I don't always buy Mitchum (any on sale unscented antiperspirant is fine with me), although it does work really well.

hi guys. it's so freezing in my office today.
we're going to wisconsin for "camping" (in a cabin) this weekend. ready for a vacation.

Hey, Michael Shannon has a band playing at Schubas this coming Monday.

Opening for a tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

i want to have a new band. but i don't want to write any songs.

Wall of Voodoo cover band.

I've been obnoxiously productive today.

I would kind of love to be in a cool cover band

yeah. as long as we cover songs with pretty easy guitar parts.

If there is gbv cover band you must let me be the bob

I have energy and know all the songs

Guided by joyces, who's in

i want to go see serengeti, one of my favorite oddball rappers, at logan square monument next saturday if anyone else wants to go
http://do312.com/event/2012/06/23/summer-sessions-on-the-square-%E2%80%94-featuring-serengeti-las-guitarras-de-espana-the-sweats

J3ff did I see you running West on Balbo yesterday around 6:00 pm or do you have a running doppleganger?

K8E and manfriend are going camping this weekend, too. In KY. But I think it's really camping - in a tent - not "camping."

I might go to NYC next weekend to escape the horrors of Pride. Strangely enough, if I do, I will be involved in a sort of camping, too. Brain Zeg**r is going to be doing some art thing on the LES about Arab-Americanism involving some kind of "weird modular house" where I would be a docent.

R and I went camping in WI last weekend. Tent camping, that is. It was fun but the ground was a little lumpy, I need a better bedroll.

(Come see the future General Zod with me Monday.)

I must have a doppleganger, yesterday was my gym day, no running.

I miss tent camping.

I would like to go tent camping again if I had porters to set everything up, prepare food and clean up, and break everything down again.

Yeh, I'm wondering if I would still enjoy it. The labor is not the kind of stuff I particularly enjoy and I'm not sure the pay-off would be worth it anymore. Especially without being drunk. And also since camping areas are not just a few miles up the mountain like they were in NC.

Still, I would like to sit beside a fire and roast hot dogs and lay out by the lake.

That last sentence is what I'm talking about. I like sleeping outside, too, although I'm too old and creaky to sleep directly on the ground (or even with a Thermarest or whatever) these days.

You know what's really freaky? Giant jellyfish.

Bet they'd make a nice foundation for a bedroll.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/photogalleries/giant-jellyfish-invasion-japan-pictures/images/primary/090729-01-giant-jellyfish-invasion_big.jpg

Squishy.

the ocean is fucked up. so scary.

There was one time when I had the opportunity and the will to eat jelly fish, but the restaurant had run out. I think that might have been my one window.

Like the time I ordered brain tacos one drunken evening and they were out. Probably not going to do that again!

I was there w/ you. And I think you might have been w/ me when I tried to eat jellyfish. I think it might have been when you, Jeff, and I had Xmas dinner in Chinatown.

jenny are you aware of the improvised star trek podcast?

http://www.theimprovisedstartrek.com/

Jesse, you were definitely there on brain taco night. I think I remember Xmas in Chinatown and Christ's miracle that they were out of jellyfish.

I am unaware of this podcast but I am kind of excited about it now!

i haven't listened to it but the av club highlighted it this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33zPlnhymCU

I love this because I love Triumph

ha i was JUST watching that, impressively filthy

i totally recommend watching it at work with the volume way up

My chat w/ Comcast is going a lot like this hilarious classic from Jeff

Chicago: Singing Italian Songs

which I found by searching for "Caby."

Please do yourself the favor of reading that transcript.

That may have been my comedic pinnacle.

haha Caby