Chicago: home of the President of the United fucking States

Wait. You have Flash on your computer now? !

Oh. "(2 hours ago)"

I guess you weren't at work at 7:22.

You really must find a way to get Flash installed on your work computer.

The best thing about that song is the guitar in the chorus wang-a-wanga-wang-wang.

jordan (and anyone else who cares): stella is performing in chicago on fri. dec. 5. sarah and i already got tickets.

oh interesting. where is it?

at rehearsal the other day we were reminiscing about michael ian black's last show here, where he had the crowd rolling for 10 minutes without saying a word. he was just using a hand to represent the motions of his anal sphincter after eating at a certain local taco place the year before.

that sounds pretty funny

it was

it's at the vic, right by the belmont brown/red line stop

how much were your tickets?

From a deposition I just read:

Attorney: Did you have sex with __________?
Female witness: I don't know. I'd have to ask him.

tickets are listed at $28 each but after charges they're more like $40, and that's for the ones where you print them out online

thx. i asked my chicago bros if they want to go.

Hi. I have to tell you guys (don't really have to) about a dream I had last night. Most importantly, Jordan was in it. Also, other random friends were there (sorry you guys, but you were random). Nick was there too.

Me to Jordan and random friends:
Have you guys seen that new tv show starring Seth Rogan... called like Sam's Life? or Sam's Day? Something like that...

Everyone: no, it looks dumb - isn't it that show that got all the hype for saying motherfucker for the first time on tv?

Me: yeah

Random friend: No, that was NWA on an mtv live show

Random friend: But that's not regular tv...

(discussion of swearing on tv goes on for a while)

Me: Well you should totally watch it.

Random folks: Um, no. Seth Rogan is annoying.

Nick: No, seriously, it's really funny. Like that episode, the motherfucker episode, it starts off with this really long intro full of sappy music about the history of pancakes. It really added alot of heart to the show.

THE END

OR IS IT?

haha.

"Pancakes Motherfucker" would be a good band/song name.

Or a great name for a pancake house.

Might lose some of the after-church crowd, though.

I just discovered Chicago Fire fanfic... I just... ew.

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/taste_test_jeppsons_malort

I love the video on that. When I am in the old folks' home, bring me photos and videos of people drinking malort.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/2393029376_47a630e9ee.jpg?v=0http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2397067981_f1f2bcd29d.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2295458464_b0feab1250.jpg?v=0

Man, I would pay the full 10 bucks to see a show at the MCA called Malort with wall-size photographs like those.

It could be called something lofty like "Malört: Portraits of Revulsion," or, "Malört: A Malediction on the Palate."

Fäcës öf Malört

Steppenwolf Theatre honors the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, broadcaster and activist Studs Terkel, who died on October 31, 2008 at age 96. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is an unforgettable evening of song, story and celebration. With a cast that includes both Steppenwolf ensemble members and renowned personalities and performers, the concert-style reading will incorporate music to illuminate Studs' poignant book of interviews on death and dying. Recognizable interviewees portrayed on stage include author Kurt Vonnegut, actress Uta Hagen and Chicago Reader theater critic and AIDS activist Justin Hayford. There are also everyday Chicagoans - parents, medics and teachers - who share wise words and meaningful memories. The result is a vibrant tapestry of life's full process, sure to stir compassion and inspiration.

November 17, 2008 at 7:30 pm
In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre

Call Audience Services at 312-335-1650 to reserve your free tickets (limit four per household).

Hey there is a protest against Prop 8 at the Federal Plaza this Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30 if anybody is interested. It's part of a nation-wide protest happening across the country at the same time. xoxo

Also, great place to hook up.

malort tastes like grapefruit juice

Also, great place to hook up.

― fiscal liberal (kenan), Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:39 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

! That's true!

I can find fellow mack-tivists.

malort tastes like grapefruit juice

...strained through a bum's dirty underwear and mixed with crushed up aspirin.

If hate had a taste, it would taste like Malort.

Welcome to Chicago, where the time-honored local customs include gangland murders, rampant political corruption, inhuman winters, and one of the foulest liquors ever deliberately created!

Walk away and taste the pain

hey dudes ... ally is going to be in town this weekend, would anyone be interested in hanging out? friday or sunday would be best for me and sarah.

I'm up for hanging whenever, but just to be difficult... Saturday is best for me.

if u guys are looking for some kind of nightlife experience my friend is djing @ evil olive but that might not be up yr guys alley. just thought id throw it out there, thats where ill be

friday

Oh cool, I've never met Ally. I can't do Friday at all, though (wedding). On Saturday I'm going to a co-worker's art show, but I'm pretty sure that'll be early evening, so later would be doable. Sunday's fine, too.

Whenever. But yeah.

If I see you this weekend, Kenan, I'll try to remember to burn your 1993 mix.

Oh rock! Yeah, that would be cool. I can't believe I lost every copy I had of that.

ON SATURDAY YOU FAGS SHOULD COME PROTEST RIOT WITH ME AND JENNY AND SARAH.

Assuming Morbius hasn't already posted this:
August, Osage County to be adapted to film

huh

Hi! Hi. I really want to make some gingerbread. Does anybody have a good recipe?

This recipe for gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting is like WHOA - http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2008/11/gingerbread-cupcake-recipe.html.

But I would also like to make just regular old gingerbread.

http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2005/11/the_gingerbread.html

That one looks good because it has coffee in it.

i always start with the joy of cooking recipe because i figure that it's time tested. i made gingerbread once and it was really good, but i never made it again. if memory serves, it was pretty good.

So did we ever determine when we're hanging out w/Ally?

no

i'm thinking sunday but i need to check with her

I think I'll just make gingerbread cookies instead.

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