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Thx Jesse, that sounds familiar.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

Or this website: http://www.ip-adress.com/index.php

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

I tried one of those websites first, but I'm using a virtual machine and I don't think it's accurate.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

In Is There No Place On Earth For Me?,the book I'm reading about the woman with life-long schizophrenia, the author talks about problems with misdiagnoses due to foreign-born and educated doctors' being unfamiliar with subtleties of language and culture. The subject of the book is interviewed by her Taiwanese doctor who deems her free from delusions and hallucinations, despite the fact that she claims that she is surrounded by stars: that a doctor who treated her is Lou Costello, that she has met Mary Poppins, her X-ray techinician was Peter Lawford, and the security guard at her apartment was Don Knotts. Later interviews revealed that those were just names to him.

Also she brings up the interesting case Robert Torsney, a NYC police officer who was approached by a 15 year-old African-American boy who asked him a question. Torsney shot the boy in the head, point blank, and then walked back to his cruiser. In his trial his attorney claimed insanity, as Torsney claims the boy pulled a shiny gun-like object out of his pocket but no such objects could be found.

He had no history of psychosis, and had never been known to have prior hallucinations, openly said that he didn't care for black people, and had been angry about having to spend Thanksgiving Day with "criminals," the(all-white) jury found him not guilty by reason of mental defect, and put him in a hospital. Once there, the doctors were unable to make a diagnosis of any mental defect and they ordered him released within 60 days. The court demanded that he remain institutionalized and be treated. However since there was nothing to treat, he was considered cured, and after some time, was released.

Then, ha ha, he petitioned for his full retirement benefits ($14K/year in 1977) with the force since he was unable to work due to mental disability.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:08 (nineteen years ago)

xpost I have to use a virtual machine for some of my stuff at work, I hate it.

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

(mostly because it's slow)

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

Slow, yes, it's awful when I have two or three open at a time, but it's kinda indispensable for what I do.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

two or three open at a time

O_o

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:23 (nineteen years ago)

I want sausage. And an avocado sandwich on crusty bread.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

I want those things instead of my dentist appt.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

a moderate amount of tenacious green sputum

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

hey guys.
i'm moving into a garden apartment without bars on windows
urgonagetraped.jpg
should i be concerned? ask for security system? buy gun?

― deej, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

I want those things instead of my dentist appt.

X 2

What about sputum?

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

Where is this apartment?

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

sputum

A random quote from my work. Also the title of my next novel.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

deej, what 'hood? i felt safe enough in oak park w/o bars on the garden level. i'm in a basement now and there are bars in the dining room but not in the bedroom, living room, or kitchen. but seriously, god fucking help whomever breaks in to my little shack.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Where's the apartment? I would be concerned, but I have your average woman's heightened sense of personal safety. I'd probably share my concerns about security with the property and see if s/he won't put in some bars or a security system. I would also make sure the windows are secure - the windows in our apartment don't lock, but we're on the second floor behind a security gate. If we lived on the first floor or it was easy to put a ladder up against our building, I would have kicked up a fuss, or just not taken this apartment.

― Jenny, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

Just put a big NO FEAR sticker in the window and you'll be fine.

― Eazy, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

Get an automatic robot dog bark.

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

Sarah, you forgot to ask where the apartment is.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

EZ OTM

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

yup.

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

Ha ha from my schizophrenia book--

The state hospital, which housed patients with serious delusions had a mural that was "meant to soothe the patients." The mural featured a princess who bore similarities to the Virgin Mary, a white unicorn with garlands on his neck, and a multicolored snake wrapped around a tropical tree. The patients were not soothed.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

I am totally out of my element on the gun control thread. I've never even touched a gun. My only experience with them is hearing about when people get murdered. I have a hard time expanding my perspective when it comes to this issue.

― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

I'm anti-gun but I'm glad I went to a shooting range that one time, just to know what it's like to handle and shoot a real gun. Jesse and Courtney were talking about going sometime, yeah?

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

I think I'd be too scared to even touch a gun.

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

Not that I wouldn't trust myself.

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

I passed a hunter safety course in 6th grade. It was required. We got to shoot skeets.

― Jeff, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

On tap for lunch today:

Mixed greens topped with:
Avocado
Chopped pear
Raspberry vinaigrette

And a 1/2 slice of pita bread.
BRING IT ON!
(in an hour or so...)

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, I keep wanting to go to a firing range. Courtney and I have been talking about it for some time, but it just hasn't happened yet.

I almost became the owner of a gun last week (rifle, not handgun). I was going to take my dad's old rifle here to sell it, but it seemed like too much hassle (I don't know Chicago gun laws very well), and my brother could use it, or could at least could sell it easier than I could.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

I enjoy shooting. I've mostly shot rifles, but I did use my brother's teeny tiny pocket-sized .22 pistol once. It only holds one shell at a time! It was so tiny that I had to be really careful not to put my forefinger in front of the barrel. Cuz that would tickle.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I wish I could find a picture of that pistol. It was cute.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

2x Jeff.

We actually have quite the arsenal, mostly inherited from my grandad who shot competitively for the Air Force for a lot of years. A lot of target shotguns, but a few weird things because he was quite a 2nd Amendment believer. Nothing assult-rifle-ish, but a couple handguns and one seriously scoped out 30.06. My dad sold most of the stuff becase it was just too much to keep, but I'd say we have ten or so long guns still. Sometime I want to fire the blackpowder rifle because it's just sooo huge and crazy old-timey.

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:15 (nineteen years ago)

(note: none of these guns are here in Chicago, they are all at my family's house and have been for years)

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/shotgun.jpg

Kind of like this.

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

ok, new officemate reads out loud. in a whisper but still, i just gave her a 20 page document to proof for me and SHE'S READING OUT LOUD. wtf lady?

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/358825704_6df32552f6.jpg%3Fv%3D0

― Jordan, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

This is my favorite song today.

― n/a, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

I think I underrated that song when I reviewed it (although the review wasn't actually printed, so it doesn't matter). I still wish it had some kind of melodic underpinning to serve as counterpoint for the chant/beat, which is what elevates "Hollaback Girl" and "Drop It Like It's Hot."

― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

It seems like it will have very short shelf life, which is why I said "today."

― n/a, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

Also the MP3 I downloaded doesn't have the clap-breakdown part. ;_;

― n/a, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

I am out of touch with radio pop/hip-hop. What else is good these days?

― n/a, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:26 (nineteen years ago)

ok, new officemate reads out loud. in a whisper but still, i just gave her a 20 page document to proof for me and SHE'S READING OUT LOUD. wtf lady?

Are you going to take any action?

― Jesse, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

How about you repeat everything she reads aloud?

― KitCat, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

HEADPHONES STAT

xpost Awesome idea!

― dan m, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

I am out of touch with radio pop/hip-hop. What else is good these days?

If you like "My Love" by J. Timberlake, you should try "Ice Box" by Omarion, which has a similar Timbaland production.

I like the new Avril Lavigne song, "Girlfriend," an awful lot, too. It's very spunky.

The last couple of Amerie singles have been pretty good, too. Not that I've ever actually heard them on the radio. But she's really good at that funk-R&B style -- which she started with "1 Thing," I'm guessing -- and I still think she sounds like Michael Jackson sometimes. The songs are "Take Control" and "Gotta Work."

― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, and there's something oddly ingratiating about Mims's "This Is Why I'm Hot." It took some time to grow on me, and I can't quite explain why I like it, but I do.

― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

On the mainstream hip-hop tip, "Throw Some D's" is pretty good although it took me awhile to warm to it. Very similar to what jaymc sez about Mims.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:38 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, that's good, too. I dl'd it a while ago but haven't really listened to it much.

― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

i need a fucking cigarette so badly.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

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