Chicago: home of the President of the United fucking States

People keep showing up for SOME reason, for sure.

Hum! I was thinking that on the train this morning but then I thought it sounded wrong. Thanks.

damn it, wish I worked at this place

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27958458/?GT1=43001

I like all of those bars. And they're all near my house, although I don't go to Weegee's as much , now that I'm not working in Humboldt Park. I also like hot buttered rolls. And hot buttered rum.

Goddamn. I heard that story before but only as "5-figure bonuses." I didn't realize how high into the tens of thousands they were going.

I wondering how this year's Xmas bonuses will look in light of the merger. I am expecting smaller :(

I love my Sonic Pandora station: Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Strokes, White Stripes, Joy Division, and Smashing Pumpkins.

you only posted that to show off your new screen name

Guilty. But the screen name broke things.

omg i could have taught this class! i was going to work for these people before i got my FT job.

W0rkforce Langu@ge Servic3s has been providing English language coaching to the Chicago Fire’s team captain, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, a native of Mexico City. Classes have focused on basic survival English, and Temo’s efforts to learn English have inspired many of his other teammates to do the same. Says Temo, "The service to me as a student is first class."

also i still get their emails and they were looking for someone to do 1-on-1 tutoring. maybe it was this class!

ha

haha cool, love that guy

For those of you who have been all messed up wondering about if I would ever love a panini, I just wanted to let you know that I had a breakfast panini (egg, cheddar, bacon) from Corner Bakery this morning and it was goooooooooooooood.

does anyone want a pair of curtains? light blue, somewhat heavy material, wrinkly but never been used!

Do you know the dimensions, Dan?

4'5" wide by about 6' tall

those are pretty bad dimensions for a person, but ok for a curtain

Yeah, I'll get back to you on that. I know Kr was talking about putting up curtains in our front room to minimize drafts.

Or not curtains specifically, but just some kind of fabric to cover the windows.

i would like someone to come to my house and design, buy, and install curtains for me. the thought of even beginning to measure and design window coverings fills me with dread and avoidance. but i want nice curtains.

OK, just let me know, J.

I am pulling an Eminem and Cleaning out my Closet, such is the life of the sick, unemployed, and stir crazy.

I love Eminem. Like I want to hold him till it's all better.

¡El Pollo Loco es no mas!

guys help me with this school paper: what is an online reference tool that you would say is simple but works well? like instead of having 100 features and doing 100 things, it does one thing really well?

uh google?

so apparently i'm going with maddie tonight to see a screening of "my name is bruce", with special guest bruce campbell.

Nick, doesn't your school's library website have search tools? Maybe you could call them and get more info.

¡El Pollo Loco es no mas!
What are you talking about???

what is an online reference tool that you would say is simple but works well? like instead of having 100 features and doing 100 things, it does one thing really well?

Language translation: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
Currency exchange rates: http://www.xe.com/

Oh. I understand the question now.

Directory of all heads of state, ever: http://rulers.org/

google is probably a bad idea, library folk are not always pro-google, though it wouldn't matter if i made a good argument for it

i think i might use the RHYMEZONE rhyming dictionary

or some other rhyming dictionary

the heads of state directory is pretty neat

I use that one at work all the time.

library folk are not always pro-google

yeah i guess this doesn't surprise me.

i was going to say imdb, but once you get into things like quotes or keywords it gets pretty wonky.

John, how would you go about finding the minimum wage for minors in IL in 2001? Jenny was inquiring about that and it's probably irrelevant now, but I'm still curious. We were unsuccessful at Googling it.

there isn't a separate minimum wage for minors, is there?

Wikipedia? Although the information is of variable quality, it is very easy to use and works well (unless you include "delivering consistently reliable information" in your definition of working well).

Employment law info at http://www.workplacefairness.org/.

I actually really like my agency's webpage, too. Well, "really like" is kind of strong, but I have never been annoyed by it, let's put it that way.

Yes, there is a separate minimum wage for minors - http://www.state.il.us/Agency/idol/Facts/mw.htm

wikipedia is also kind of a touchy subject for library people. google or wikipedia would have been good choices if this was a major part of the assignment and i had to write a lot, but it was just an extra part at the end so i don't really want to do something that detailed. thanks though.

Under Federal law, you can pay an employee under 20 $4.25/hour for 90 days, then you have to bump them up to the federal minimum wage, which currently is $6.55/hour.

I could see Wikipedia being a touchy subject for library ppl. Or anybody who values truth and accuracy.

Jenny, did you find the info you were looking for? If so where?

No, I never found it. I actually found a link to a table at the US DOL website that tracked changes to minimum wages in the states since like 1980 on some random website, but it was dead and I couldn't find the correct URL.

I just made my argument without it. I didn't really need the info, it just would have bolstered my argument that the employer was totally taking advantage of this kid by having him do ridiculously skilled labor for a pittance.

It sounded like he was just strining wires through tubes.

/sounding like a greedy employer

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gomgomomaosidfalksflak;jsdflk;ajsdflakjsfBUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we just had a lawyer come in from http://www.advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/ and the list of ppl i want to punch in the face just got a whole lot longer, wow

(not pregnant women, btw)

you want to punch pregnant women?!

xp lol

nutshell: women have been going to jail for, like, refusing caesarian sections