Chicago MMXII

Not me. Longish run tonight and already drinking 2 nights this week.

Not that I ever go anyway, so no net loss here. Perhaps even a gain.

FYI guys there is a USA USA USA world cup qualifier tonight so the Globe might be slightly busy.

oh ok nevermind. though i wouldn't mind being somewhere showing the white sox/tigers game since it won't be on wgn.

I'm going to the gym to work off what I hope is my last dose of impotent rage at my asshole employer.

just saw this graphic posted somewhere in support of the teachers

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/546746_326805377415024_1908744638_n.jpg

haha awwww

ok the 'rahm emanuel likes nickleback' sign pic is so great

also fyi downtowners

ChiTeacherSolidarity ‏@CTSCampaign

Today's rally at CPS HQ (125 S. Clark) begins at 2:30pm (not 3:30 like yesterday). Please RT!! #CTUstrike #FairContractNow

here's the Library Journal article that askance johnson was referring to yesterday, it's pretty dorky: http://advancebasemusic.com/LibraryJournal.jpg

Aw, nice.

Definitely!

Oh yeah, the teachers are gathering outside.

Yeah, as I noticed on my walk after lunch, today it feels like the rally is going to be 40,000 striking teachers and 20,000 amateur photographers.

Nice article! Was never a huge fan of Owen's old band, but I've been meaning to check out some Advance Base.

the album's on spotify. i'm also really happy with how our daytrotter session turned out but it's not online yet, could be a couple of months.

i accidentally went to the turkish festival at lunch today. i got a turkish coffee and saw a turkish fashion show. it was pretty cool.

Hey, I was there during the fashion show, too! I watched some dancing and a little of the fashions then I went to Target and bought coasters.

are you going to do a senior skip of work tomorrow?

Nah. Most of the lawyer types are going to an annual two-day training so I'm going to clean out my cube without bugging anybody, say goodbye to people (well, except the lawyer types, I guess), finish up a teeny bit of work.

Oh, Jesse and I are supposed to have lunch at Ronny's, which is something I swore I would do before I left here.

http://www.trbimg.com/img-504fc07c/turbine/chi-teacher-strike-expected-to-go-into-2nd-day-20120910/400/16x9

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/398989_4644973802732_2103314508_n.jpg

Cool.
I wonder if that's Rahm-approved?

Those how did they unscramble "heroes" from "teachers"? Worst anagram ever.

Enjoy this illuminated flaming bloodbath, teachers.

I saw Eazy on the sidewalk yesterday btw.

I saw La Lechera yetserday btw and she was this amazingly stylish redhead.

Haha. Flattery: I'll take it!

Free Second City Strike Day Camp!

That's pretty cool!

FYI, Lincoln bus goes away mid-December.

From western to Fullerton only.

Great photo:

http://www.trbimg.com/img-1347460484/turbine/chi-lake-forest-teachers-strike-20120912/750

somewhat amusing/depressing roundup of what the country is saying about our teacher strike
http://www.wbez.org/blogs/bez/2012-09/what-does-country-think-chicagos-teachers-strike-102370

billy corgan's tea house in highland park, "madame zuzu's," opens tomorrow
http://www.madamezuzus.com/
http://chicago.eater.com/tags/madame-zuzus

http://www.salon.com/2012/09/11/stand_against_rahm/

yeah the extra work hours where whittled down to 30–60 in negotiations.

just think though: the initial city proposal was to increase work hours by almost 20% and increase pay by... 2%. wtf.

that's probably the i'm-going-to-shit-on-my-boss's-desk point right there.

SPEAKING OF shitting on the boss's desk, I'm in a cab on my way home from my job for the last time ever! :D :D :D

I did not shit anywhere inappropriate btw. I even cleaned my desk thoroughly, vacuumed my keyboard, and left my voicemail password since getting a vm password reset there is one of the biggest hassles ever.

...and set all of the prisoners free!

he uncaged all the dogs and cats, who then shat on his boss's desk.

(she - it's the poster formerly known as jenny.)

And no one is especially protective of their work voicemail password, anyway.

yay carl!

in honor of j's last day i got a malt from the m burger in the basement of her building. it was good but not appreciably better than potbelly malt imo. but i got vanilla, maybe that was the incorrect choice.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4060/4691430386_46c239be76_z.jpg

I was so touched by the crowd who turned out at my going away party...

I think we all cried, didn't we?

holy shit take a look at that.

One of my coworkers gave me this as a going away present:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BHWiTUttL._AA300_.jpg

Look at all the fun it contains!

http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/88/22/87/882287738_260.jpg

Aww, how nice :)

Game night is never going to be the same.

(I don't mean to detract from the teachers' strike. I've just been waiting for this wonderful day for 4.5 years and I'm pretty excited it's finally here.)