Chicago MMXII

Then DISREGARD/IGNORE

double ignore for steampunk

Kind of funny, though, inasmuch as it feels right.

If you like scientific breakdowns of Chicago's neighborhoods, here's an interesting one that compares the types of waste disposed: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/December-2012-1/A-Look-at-Chicago-Through-Its-Trash/

Tho I don't know enough about either Edison Park or Staten Island to say whether that one makes sense.

(Re the steampunkers' map.)

I feel cheated, Lechera promised me she lived in the equivalent of the Bronx.

I just mean what are his criteria? Population? Ethnic composition? Poverty/wealth? Geography? Access to transportation? General ~vibe~ according to him? Stuff like this drives me nuts.

I'm sure a lot of it is ~vibe~. Like, "Brooklyn" is the hipster enclaves of Logan Square, Wicker Park, Pilsen. "Queens" is working-class white, "Bronx" is working-class Latino.

Ok then I officially don't care about that map.

BTW I only said the Bronx because when I went there (once) the train ride was roughly the same length from the place I was staying in Brooklyn as my train ride from home to a similarly located place. My comparison was unscientific and poorly informed at best. I just wanted to illustrate time, distance, and effort required to get from one place to another.

it should be like a middle ages-style map with a massive compass and "WARNING: HERE THERE BE HYPSTERS" in calligraphy and ornate illustrations of cheap tacos and frat boys and strawmen

i bet if i made prints of that, people would buy it. too bad i'm lazy!!!!! ;)

haha

I'm just gonna ask this here because I know one of you will know the answer -- who is responsible for that current top pop hit song that sounds exactly like the Police?

Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven". I've not liked him before, but that one is really growing on me.

Not sure I've heard that one? I was going to guess Gotye.

Garfield Park?
No thonx.

I know that I have a disgusting mind, but the second column made me pause, re-read, pause, then chuckle.

http://www.chicagomag.com/whet/Screen%20shot%202012-12-11%20at%205_32_49%20PM.png

It totally is Bruno Mars! I swear, within the first 10 seconds you can hear The Police. Not a bad song, at least I don't hate it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-fA-gBCkj0

Hmmm, trying again:

http://i.imgur.com/ZOV8M.png

Yep, I was 100% confident that that was the song you were thinking of, as I thought the exact same thing within 10 seconds of the first time I heard it.

So far today I've listened to Big Black, The Jesus Lizard, and Monster Magnet so I am clearly in some kind of a mood.

Going back to the map, the whole "South Side of Chicago" part is what really puts me off, because it's a total cop out and makes me think the jackass has never been south of like Roosevelt.

dan m otm, like he's saying, "I don't even know how to deal with or process this huge area I'm too scared to even think about so we'll just leave it at that"

There's an article in the New Yorker this week about Trent Reznor, so today I've been listening to the excellent The Social Network soundtrack, which I seem to recall Kenan sent me.

Someone on NPR was talking about Bruno Mars last night and they played a bit of that song. I immediately thought "that sounds like Stewart Copeland's drumming" and like 30 seconds later the reviewer referenced the Police.

Its a pretty fantastic Police homage, at least that's how I think of it.

i'm listening to "i'm different" by 2 chainz over and over, it's the dumbest song but it has an amazing chorus that i just want to walk around yelling at people

Going back to the map, the whole "South Side of Chicago" part is what really puts me off, because it's a total cop out and makes me think the jackass has never been south of like Roosevelt.

I actually took it as a joke about the singularity of the South Side, but I'm probably being too charitable.

this is how it goes:

i'm different yeah i'm different
i'm different yeah i'm different
i'm different yeah i'm different
PULL UP TO THE SCENE WITH MY CEILING MISSING
PULL UP TO THE SCENE WITH MY CEILING MISSING
PULL UP TO THE SCENE WITH MY CEILING MISSING
PULL UP TO THE SCENE WITH MY CEILING MISSING
MIDDLE FINGER UP TO MY COMPETITION

yeah my interpretation was similar to jaymc's

I thought it was a scathing commentary on common non-South Siders' perception of the South Side. Or what j and n said I guess.

On his facebook page he just says the whole thing is a joke.

I went through a period of obsession with that 2 Chainz song too, it's ridiculously stupid and ridiculously difficult to not want to shout the hook at people.

Ha, my wife thought the Bruno was the Police, too. I thought it was so shameless it had to have something to do with Maroon 5.

Yo, I'll be at the half acre tap room tonight for a tweet up of beer nerds, if any of you in the area want to drop by. It's bring your own Instagram.

that sounds fun but i'm pretty beat. had to move all of the library's books for the second time in three days today.

"shameless" = otm

this is what my library looks like right now

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A-AdTxoCUAEkMrs.jpg

Wednesday night drinking probably wasn't the best idea for me.

What does "bring your own instagram" mean? I've thought about it and I still dgi.

It was a joke. Because twitter beer nerds post pictures of their beer on Instagram.

What are those n/a? They look like pumps or generators.

i'm not 100 percent sure but i think they're superpowered dehumidifiers

I'm on one of the fancy new trains. It's possibly the gentlest train I've ever ridden.

I hate the CTA. I'm buying a car.

Jarvis stop is almost ready to open again! Hooray!

Oh wait I guess I have heard this Bruno Mars song. The Police hadn't originally occurred to me, but that's a good call.

That was such a smooth, quiet train. I didn't care for the seating layout, though. I'm looking forward to riding one of the new cars when it's super packed at rush hour.

Man, I barely remember what it's like to ride a train during rush hour.

Miserable. I don't see how anyone south of Fullerton on the Red/Brown/Purple line do it. All trains are packed. Sometimes I left 3 or 4 go by before I can even squeeze on one.