Chicago: robe or housecoat?

I really want to see United 93 -- I've only skimmed what Kenan and Jesse have said, but based on other reviews I've read, I wouldn't be worried about it stirring up any jingoism (unlike, perhaps, the forthcoming Oliver Stone movie about 9/11).

Oh gross.

I really really really can't stand that guy.

that's the pink line, formerly the douglas branch of the blue line. instead of hooking up with the blue line just east of the medical center stop it will continue on the paulina connector and hook up with the green line at ashland. that starts in june. that was being looked at as phase I of the circle line, a larger project that will link all cta lines and many metra lines.

But now they've changed their mind, and are planning on extending the circle further west? Here's the original proposed map.

I don't want to see any fictionalized accounts of 9/11 or Jesus being crucified.

Then you're doing exactly what they expect you to be doing. The test is really a test of your ability to do exactly what you describe.

Holden: You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down...
Leon: What one?
Holden: What?
Leon: What desert?
Holden: It doesn't make any difference what desert, it's completely hypothetical.
Leon: But, how come I'd be there?
Holden: Maybe you're fed up. Maybe you want to be by yourself. Who knows? You look down and see a tortoise, Leon. It's crawling toward you...
Leon: Tortoise? What's that?
Holden: You know what a turtle is?
Leon: Of course!
Holden: Same thing.
Leon: I've never seen a turtle. (pause) But I understand what you mean.
Holden: You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back, Leon.
Leon: Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden? Or do they write 'em down for you?
Holden: The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I'M NOT HELPING?
Holden: I mean you're not helping! Why is that, Leon?
[Leon has become visibly shaken]
Holden: They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response. (pause) Shall we continue?

Yeah, when was the last time Nick Cage = quality? Does anyone remember? I seem to have some kind of vague memory of liking him once, somewhere around "Honeymoon in Vegas."

People liked Face/Off although I didn't see it.

"quit crappin' me negative" was in heavy rotation when i had a rommate.

2) I got the results of my psych profile, and apparently I'm anti-social, low-energy, an open-minded listener who doesn't like to persuade others, and a service-oriented worker. Whatevs.

I dislike the robot that someone replaced the REAL N. Cage with sometime around the time of Face/Off -- is he a scientologist? He seems like one.

Does anyone feel like talking to me today?
I think I'm just tired and grumpy about money, ie: the lack thereof.

Wha wha whaaaa?

What would you like to talk about, Sarah? I'm up for anything so long as we're not talking about money.

Mapquest says I would take I-90 to CR-34 to CR-5 to IL-31 to IL-64. Ooookay.

I really think I'm going to go, and it would be nice to hang out in Chicago afterwards.

"We realize that percussion instruments must sometimes be played loudly in order to properly demonstrate them, but we must insist that there be no extended solos, jamming, or other inappropriate behavior that ruins the event for others."

“Lawyers are the people who go to weddings and think about the divorce.”

When I worked for a Realtor, he said something similar. He said he loves it when his friends get married, because he can help them buy their first home together and sell the homes they had on their own. He loves it when they have children, because he can sell that home and help them buy a larger one. And then, though divorce is horrible, he can then sell that home and help them each buy their own new homes.

I don't really understand why WOULDN'T you -- it's pretty compelling fodder for a motion picture.