tbf that would also freak me the hell out.
― carl agatha, Friday, 19 October 2012 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
you break it open and it's full of blood, like a mosquito
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 19 October 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
hey look a carmen miranda costume for your doghttp://www.mydoghalloweencostumes.com/images/calypso-queen-dog-costume.jpg
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 19 October 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Your dog maybe!
That reminds me, my mom sent us a dog baseball cap for Vonn which, unsurprisingly, he refuses to accept being strapped onto his head. We tried all kinds of treats and cajoling and it didn't work. Can't say I blame him.
― dansplaining (dan m), Friday, 19 October 2012 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-abbate-bar-beating-trial-20121022,0,6092676,full.story
It is infuriating that the city won't settle here. It's possible that they'll get a jury of people sympathetic to the police, and juries can be very unpredictable, but that seems like a big gamble to me.
Also: does anybody know about the three "public questions" on the ballot this election? I know I'm still getting AFSME robocalls (with no way to inform them that I'm no longer a public employee or member of their union GRRRR) telling me to vote NO on the second question about teachers' pensions (and the wording of that question makes me v. angry because it is a dishonest oversimplification) but the other two I have no idea about.
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
Here are some completely unsurprising state shenanigans for you: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-20/news/ct-met-admin-leave-20121020_1_employees-state-investigators-pat-quinn
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 13:28 (eleven years ago) link
xp
1. electricity confusing WAHT2. teachers' pensions (obfuscatory wording WHOA)3. corporations/political funding
iirc. sealed my absentee ballot this morn.
― JuliaA, Monday, 22 October 2012 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
:)
yeah -- otm on all three counts
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, I was not clear. I have a sample ballot so I know what the questions are, I just don't have enough information on how to vote on them and I was hoping one of you fine folks had an opinion.
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link
we talked about it a yesterday, j and i, and came to some conclusions. i don't know that i can articulate them concisely enough to feel comfortable putting it out there for the world to read though. not that the ballot had even TRIED to articulate anything clearly and concisely!?!?
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 14:28 (eleven years ago) link
are there organizations to which i can donate my time and support that advocate for clarity and average readability in public writing?
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 14:29 (eleven years ago) link
Attn Lechera:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisritter16/50-best-costumes-at-tompkins-square-dog-halloween
― pretty even gender split (Eazy), Monday, 22 October 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
omg by a wide margin this is my favorite
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/10/21/10/enhanced-buzz-30961-1350828986-1.jpg
16 oz soda
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
The @bb@7e thing makes me fucking furious.
The people I work with say that the city never settles. Liggy's explanation is that no one wants to be responsible for making the call.
We sued shortly before I started working here for a case that most other defendants would have settled. The verdict was $1M, and Liggy said they could have easily gotten out for 1/4 that.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 22 October 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
And then they didn't pay for almost 3 years (per Ligs this was, again, b/c no one wanted to have their fingerprints on something unpleasant, even though they had a federal judge wanting to skin them for not paying), so the judgment accrued interest at the statutory 8% APR. Not a bad investment.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 22 October 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
So my stupid grocery store was held up at gunpoint right in the middle of the evening.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/inside-booster-news-star/the-market-place-latest-victim-of-string-of-armed-robberies-on-north-side/464607103560528
Sorry for talking to myself a bunch here, but I wanted to share and it might be interesting to others, too.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
According to store manager Michael Proce, “I could tell just from the body language something wasn’t right as soon as these five black men came in with their heads down."
Sigh.
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
Yeh, no kidding. The first site where I read about the robbery was a blog post w/ a title about "bandits" robbing a grocery store. And it called them "hooligans" and of course said right off the bat that "five black men" robbed the store.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
I say fuck the city if they hire thugs like that asshat, take 'em for all they're worth. Yes I realize that means we're paying taxes to cover their losses.
― dansplaining (dan m), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
My parents are coming on Thanksgiving and it's my (unpleasant landmark age) birthday and I dropped the ball on making a dinner reservation and all of my first choices are taken and now I don't know where to go. Some nice restaurants are doing buffets, but I refuse to stand in line for food on my 40th birthday.
Any suggestions?
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
are they only going to be here on thanksgiving? you could just go out the day before or after, fuck a holiday
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
No, they will be here before and after but Thanksgiving is my actual birthday. But yeah, maybe..........
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
http://urbanunionchicago.com/
Posted about this a few months back when R and I went there. It was really good & decently easy on the wallet (but you could definitely still have a fancypants time), and getting a reservation was pretty easy afaik.
― dansplaining (dan m), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
Their menu made my mouth water.
B/c of watching a movie w/ multiple lobotomy scenes, I keep thinking of stabbing that POS cop in the heart w/ a lobotomy probe. Gah. q
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 22 October 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
My parents are coming on Thanksgiving and it's my (unpleasant landmark age) birthday and I dropped the ball on making a dinner reservation and all of my first choices are taken and now I don't know where to go. Some nice restaurants are doing buffets, but I refuse to stand in line for food on my 40th birthday.Any suggestions?
Sun Wah in Uptown does an awesome Thanksgiving turkey a la their Beijing Duck. Call or email to order.
>773.769.1254sunwah✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
No, probably won't take my rural parents to Sun Wah.
(I love it, though.)
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
Urban Union looks amazing, but they are either closed or booked on Thanksgiving. I'm not quite ready to give up on going out on the actual birth/holiday, yet.
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:01 (eleven years ago) link
If you don't/can't go out, you can always get a great bird at Publican or Butcher & Larder.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:04 (eleven years ago) link
xp dang
really haven't gone anywhere else fancy recently, been trying to save $ for wedding & honeymoon (looking like Puerto Rico!)
― dansplaining (dan m), Monday, 22 October 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
Takeout is a good idea.
xp nice!
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
Good afternoon! PQM will be offering Turkeys for the holidays. Our prices are $3.75 per pound for non-organic turkeys and $9 per pound for the Heritage organic turkeys. Weights range from 12-14 pounds up to 26-28 pounds. Please call PQM at 312-445-8977 to plae your order! Thank you
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?pid=1&m=3
you probably already saw this but if not...
― dansplaining (dan m), Monday, 22 October 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
Longman & Eagle did Thanksgiving last year:
The L&E is pleased to announce a special series of Thanksgiving tastings, focusing on a very special ‘family style’ menu created by executive chef JARED WENTWORTH. The menu will include…Roasted Heritage Turkey“Green Bean Casserole”Piggy Brussel SproutsBourbon and Orange Cranberry SauceRoasted Spaghetti Squash, Chanterelle Mushrooms, and TarragonChestnut Foie Gras StuffingPommes RoebochunSweet Potato Pie2 seatings are available (3pm or 6pm)tickets are $65 and available HERE.(Please note that beverages and gratuity are NOT included in the ticket’s purchase price.)
Roasted Heritage Turkey“Green Bean Casserole”Piggy Brussel SproutsBourbon and Orange Cranberry SauceRoasted Spaghetti Squash, Chanterelle Mushrooms, and TarragonChestnut Foie Gras StuffingPommes RoebochunSweet Potato Pie
2 seatings are available (3pm or 6pm)
tickets are $65 and available HERE.
(Please note that beverages and gratuity are NOT included in the ticket’s purchase price.)
Dunno if they're doing it again ...
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:08 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, snap, they are: http://www.longmanandeagle.com/blog/2012/10/thanksgiving-family-style/
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
Announced 30 minutes ago, hah ha!
October 15, 2012The L&E is pleased to announce that we’ll be accepting Thanksgiving reservations, where we’ll be offering a very special ‘family style’ menu created by executive chef JARED WENTWORTH.Roasted Heritage Turkey“Green Bean Casserole”Piggy Brussel SproutsBourbon and Orange Cranberry SauceRoasted Spaghetti Squash, Chanterelle Mushrooms, and TarragonChestnut Foie Gras StuffingPommes RoebochunSweet Potato PieTaking place Thursday, November 22nd, the price will be $65 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 773-276-7110 between the hours of 11am and 6pm.
The L&E is pleased to announce that we’ll be accepting Thanksgiving reservations, where we’ll be offering a very special ‘family style’ menu created by executive chef JARED WENTWORTH.
Taking place Thursday, November 22nd, the price will be $65 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 773-276-7110 between the hours of 11am and 6pm.
so hungry
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 22 October 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, Dan, I've been checking out the Open Table list. That's where most of the fancy restaurant buffets are. David Burke's is doing a decent looking sit down meal, so I was thinking about that one until I started looking more thoroughly. I LOLed to myself at the thought of taking my family out to Beef & Brandy for Thanksgiving.
L&E is very promising.
― carl agatha, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
I might steal their menu -- I feel too lazy to think of my own and it sounds SO GOOD.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
FWIW, we made a bourbon and orange cranberry sauce last year, and it was awesome.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 October 2012 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
usually i just do orange cranberry, but bourbon is sounding awfully good with those two things (although generally i don't like hot booze)
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 22 October 2012 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
We had a very delicious dinner at Bristol with my parents recently.
― sisut, Monday, 22 October 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
This will be very nice:http://www.balsanrestaurant.com/menus/thanksgiving.pdf
― pretty even gender split (Eazy), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 05:41 (eleven years ago) link
Whoa that does look really good.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.tv.com/m/news/19-highlights-and-lowlights-from-lifetimes-drew-peterson-untouchable-with-gifs-27635/
Oh dear.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
I won two tickets to the Swans show from CHIRP!
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
Hey, awesome! We'll see you there!
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.tv.com/m/news/19-highlights-and-lowlights-from-lifetimes-drew-peterson-untouchable-with-gifs-27635/404 - Error retrieving page:(
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
sarah doesn't want to go to the swans show so if anyone wants my +1, let me know ASAP
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
i might have a taker
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 18:22 (eleven years ago) link