Chicago: Become Familiar with its Distinctive Neighborhoods

Don't feel down, Jordan! You da man!

you should come visit chicago in the new year.

totally

Harlan T. Bobo in Chicago, Sat Jan 5
Opening for Bobby Bare Jr. at Schubas.
Their website sez the show starts at 10 and tix are $12.
FYI.

too bad bbjr is so repellent to me. but hell, it's the first weekend after payday so maybe i'll blow 12 bucks to see harlan then leave?

oh, on Jan. 31st i have a gig in racine, and green mill the next night. i'll probably take off work and hang out in chicago all day friday, is anyone going to be not working?

or up for hot doug's lunch?

I will tentatively answer yes.

Also I'm likely taking my houseguests to Hot Doug's tomorrow :D

Nick gets out of work early Fridays, so he could probably meet up with you guys there.

CHECK THIS. My mom just looked at her paper tix for the first time, and the operator with the airline had mistyped.. and had her flying out of Orlando instead of Omaha! ay ay ay!

oh no! i hope they're able to sort it out without too much headache...

i'm having a hard time getting my head around lily allen being pregnant by a chemical brother. also, the mini-spears as well, but i guess that's not really surprising. i read too much gossip online!

URRGGHGHGHGH
I'm in a bad mood today. :-(

Paycheck finally came through this morning, thank god. Now to just deal with the burst pipe and water in our crawlspace.

yeah i don't know if i can take that day off but i could probably get out early enough to meet you dudes at hot doug's

sarah, only 2 days of work left (half today, all tomorrow, half friday)

I've been moving all these heavy files, sweatin' up a storm, papers all over my desk... Then I got that email from my mom saying they want to charge her $500 more to change her ticket even though she didn't make the error. Then (and I realize this is petty) we got these super cute cookie tins at work full of goodies and I was so excited about taking the tins home to use for candy next year, like unnaturally excited, and I just heard someone in there talking about the tins. So I walk in the kitchen and my coworker is pouring all the candy out and taking the tins. And I say, "(sigh) I was going to take those!" She says, "You snooze you lose sister. My grandma wants them for her cookies and she's in her 80's, so..."

I hate everybody. She made it sound like I was greedy to steal from an old lady.

I thought it would be rude to pour out the candy! UGH

yeah, that's a cold move

that is lame but i don't think you should hate everyone over cookie tins

sarah maybe you need to eat some sugar, you might be coming down off your high

But I am only trying to go 24 hours without candy or cookies! Why is life so hard?

haha, sarah is trying to straighten out her life, but nick is like the pusher who keeps dragging her back in.

i'm just saying maybe cold turkey isn't the best way to go, you have to ween yourself off that crazy high

Totally.

I had sugar in my coffee this morning. Shouldn't that have been enough?

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sarah did you know ben put that practice video up on youtube?

like a week and a half ago apparently, ha ha

Don't go cold turkey, sister. ease down with some nibs. Xpost

i don't know what to get my dad and stepmom for jewish xmas. i'm thinking about season 1 of the wire, but i don't know if they'll like it? my stepmom has a BOOKSTORE, so that cuts out like 99% of my ideas.

i think your dad and stepmom would DEFINITELY like the wire

j/k i have no idea what they like

Just get it from somewhere they can easily return it if they don't think they'd like it.

arghhhhhhhhhhhhh people are so stupid and myopic sometimes

good point

xpost

sarah, this is NOT the season to go cold turkey on sugar. eat the candy, and take any tins that are left.

There were 3. She took two and gave one to a different coworker.

I'm going to go eat a fuckin' Clementine I brought. That will show them!

Things are going poorly here in Waterworld.

i'm sorry you have to drink your own urine, jesse :(

Man. I'd sooner do that than deal with angry condo owner (calling and bugging), insurance guys (taking statements), and carpet guy (telling me "The carpet is fine, but the owner insists it be replaced").

I have the joy of telling all our subcontractors they won't be paid before Christmas (because one coworker (not candy tin coworker) sat on the Draw for 3 weeks, but this way I can be the bad guy! joy!).

There was two much 'joy' in that post.

jesse, that sounds totally messed up! are your bosses doing anything to shield you from their insanity?

Not really since I'm directly in the line of fire, answering phones and at the front desk.

but can't they just say "the carpet expert said it wasn't damaged, get over yourselves and let our wonderful assistant get back to work!"?

That is lame! I feel for you, Jesse!

Also, I blogged about my own troubles.
Also, I ended up eating TWO Clementines. That's the kind of badass I am today.

They've still got to clean it, which we're liable for. Plus they're insisting that the ceilings be cleaned as well (they're made of hardwood!) It's running about $1500.

that is batshit insane

sarah, you are punk rock.

jesse, as long as you're paying to get it all cleaned, i suggest that every time you need to use the bathroom today, you piss on the floor.

Can I come piss on the floor too? I still have some angst left.

Sorry, that was gross.

Sarah is esp. punk after that statement.