two hundred redundant inches
― dan m, Tuesday, 21 January 2014 22:00 (ten years ago) link
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 21 January 2014 22:27 (ten years ago) link
the snow is up to my waist in the backyard
That's incredible. How is that possible? It has to be b/c of drifting, right?
― Je55e, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 02:28 (ten years ago) link
Or did your area get significantly more snow than where I live and work?
― Je55e, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 02:29 (ten years ago) link
Both I think! Definitely drifting, but also amazing shit tons of snow.
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 03:11 (ten years ago) link
Is anyone else just not getting mail? We haven't gotten any mail in at least a week, maybe more like a week and a half. I would assume there was just no mail for us except we were supposed to get a Netflix last Thursday and it hasn't come and the estimated delivery dates on those are pretty much always accurate.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
Our mail was a bit fucked up after the Cold of Doom, but it's been back to normal for the last couple weeks.
― ruth rendell writing as (askance johnson), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 16:43 (ten years ago) link
Ours has been really intermittant since the Poehler Vortex. My New Yorkers have been coming like a week late and we'll go 3-4 days without anything and then everything all at once.
― an enormous bolus of flatulence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 16:44 (ten years ago) link
Mail delivery in Chicago has always been a bit laissez faire, in my experience.
― I Melt Your Face (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
It's usually pretty reliable at our apartment, which is what makes it weird. I just submitted a complaint form on their website so I'm sure that will fix everything right up.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Now your mail carrier is going to poop in your mail box wtg
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:25 (ten years ago) link
I think our mail has been pretty normal? I think it's unusual to get no mail, not even junk, for a week and a half for sure, though. We at least get some kind of sales paper or charity solicitation bullshit every day.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:27 (ten years ago) link
We had a couple of days of mail.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:28 (ten years ago) link
I got a call back, apparently it's a problem with the carrier's access to our building specifically, so I passed it on to the landlord.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
wow, that's service!
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
is your door jamming because of the cold
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:32 (ten years ago) link
I don't think so? It's something to do with the mail carrier master key and our lock. I haven't had any problem getting in.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:33 (ten years ago) link
for the record i am a fan of the US postal service
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
i just found an apple that was as old as the moon inside my desk drawer
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:39 (ten years ago) link
so gross
A few weeks ago I reached into my work bag and squished my finger into a soft tangerine that had been in there for too long. This is why I don't eat enough fruit.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
oooh i know the feeling
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
Some people at my work were talking about this place and it looks insane: http://www.kingspa.com/c-about.php
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:28 (ten years ago) link
Yeah that place rules
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:33 (ten years ago) link
my friend loves that place but i've only been to the sauna on montrose (paradise!)
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:35 (ten years ago) link
ive been to both and paradise on montrose is like a fleabag motel compared to king spa's resort hotel... and they cost around the same!
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:37 (ten years ago) link
bring a water bottle though... the dry saunas really really dry you out
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:38 (ten years ago) link
yeah but i like the idea that i won't see anyone i know at the fleabag
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:38 (ten years ago) link
does everyone walk around naked at kingspa?
also take the MEDICAL BENEFITS plaques posted all around w/ a grain of salt obv
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:38 PM (30 seconds ago)
the dry saunas (all 11 or 12 of them) are co-ed, as is the cafe, the movie theater, and the nap room (!!) and you have to wear the shorts/t-shirt uniform they provide
the baths/steam/showers are mandatory nudity, save for a towel
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:40 (ten years ago) link
For the ladies: I rep hard for Thousand Waves Spa on Belmont. Muuuuch smaller than these look but really pleasant.
My old boss was a bug fan of Kings Spa. Any relaxing that occurred would be totally undone by having to drive back from Niles, though. Bleh.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:43 (ten years ago) link
*big fan
LOL bug fan
I will never visit any of these places. All I want is a completely woo free massage. Does not exist.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:44 (ten years ago) link
oh i didn't know they give you little uniforms
no one even has towels at paradise spa, it's just wall to wall nudity
woo free?
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:45 (ten years ago) link
man, the lady who does the scrubs at paradise sauna is definitely not interested in wooingher manner is ideal imo
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:46 (ten years ago) link
wearing shirts in a sauna wtf
― dan m, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:49 (ten years ago) link
I mean wearing shorts in a sauna wtf too but shirts is unheard of ime
― dan m, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:50 (ten years ago) link
there is an "ice room" too which is basically a walk-in refrigerator and feels awesome after exiting a 200 degree brick sauna
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:55 (ten years ago) link
that place sounds like heaven right nowis it still open 24/7?
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 19:58 (ten years ago) link
yeah and admission permits you to stay for up to 24 hours
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
being in niles doesn't sound like fun but otherwiseyes pls
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
they give you a little bracelet that has an RFID chip in it so if you book a massage or order lunch/a smoothie you dont even need to carry a wallet-- they just scan your wristband and charge you on your way out
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
also look at how hilarious and awesome the furniture in the common area is, i feel like its up yr alley LL
http://i.imgur.com/lVSEjlk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2Fus9uD.jpg
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:03 (ten years ago) link
i have wanted to go there forever! i just didn't want to make the trek alone, and i had been putting off inviting anyone bc i don't know a lot of people who would be into full days of nudity but now i know that there are little uniformswhen are we going?
i have room for 4 ppl in my car.
think it over
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
well tbh if you invite lady friends it will prob be a half days of nudity
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
also i saw that fred frith is going to be at constellation 3/3 if anyone's interested?
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 22:08 (ten years ago) link
do i need to wear clothes
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 22:15 (ten years ago) link
in general or to this event?
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 22:19 (ten years ago) link
My wife swears by this Korean spa in Niles where old, underwear-clad Korean ladies scrub inches off your body:
http://www.kingspa.com/
She and her friends now call it the Naked Spa.
Having just moved to a new place and settled in, our cat picked the one-month mark to make his escape. He's been missing since Sunday. I can only hope he's found some place to wait out the weather while feasting on small(er) animals, but I feel horrible every time the temp drops further.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 23:26 (ten years ago) link
xxp drank too much really fast and then took a nap in direct sunlight, I think
along with just drinking heavily all the time heavily, iirc
― Upright Mammal (mh), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 18:26 (eight years ago) link
Pitchfork (actually Intonation) Festival, 2005:
http://oi57.tinypic.com/210b03m.jpg
― jaymc, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:21 (eight years ago) link
(from Kenan's Flickr, obv)
Oh my.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:43 (eight years ago) link
who's top left?
― let no-one live rent free in your butt (sic), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:47 (eight years ago) link
Jaymc bro.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:56 (eight years ago) link
's bro, rather.
Thanks' bro.
― let no-one live rent free in your butt (sic), Wednesday, 22 July 2015 00:37 (eight years ago) link
That's when I met you guys! Hope there are no pics of me in there but I'm not going near them to check.
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 00:38 (eight years ago) link
Remember when we did this? Then smartphones were born and it became impossible. https://flickr.com/photos/84722686@N00/sets/72157602099955014
― Jeff, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
I saw an iphone/smartphone for the first time at that Halloween party where I threw the winis everywhere. That was a shitty thing to do and I'm sorry!
Good old times though, no?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 00:55 (eight years ago) link
Wow, weird reroute down memory lane. Some of you looked so young!
LL, the Winnis-throwing was a delight.
At that Intonation I drank Kenan's Beam and his sloppy kiss.
― Je55e, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 01:50 (eight years ago) link
I was hilarious 10 years ago. Whaaaaa happened??
― Jeff, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 02:05 (eight years ago) link
LEY steak, $$$-level: Wildfire, Joe's Stone Crab, or Shaws?
― Je55e, Friday, 24 July 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link
I burned my hand at wildfire once. So screw it.
― Jeff, Friday, 24 July 2015 16:57 (eight years ago) link
(making) No Little Plans: Chicago 2015 pt 2
― ive reddit all your posts and I want a crowdfund (dan m), Monday, 27 July 2015 21:10 (eight years ago) link
When I was 17 I flew out from Philly to go to that Intonation festival
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 20:22 (eight years ago) link
There's a new thread, bro.
― Je55e, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 20:36 (eight years ago) link