Chicago: Become Familiar with its Distinctive Neighborhoods

I figured they were mostly keyboard cats.

My freshman year in college, I developed quite the crazy cat lady reputation when I blasted my Jingle Cats tape all December long. The tape finally broke a few years later. I fixed it with tape, which worked for a while. Then it broke again.

Who is she to decide what you (plural) should be eating?

Sarah, it's been said before and it will be said again, but your coworkers sound like they rank amongst the worst people in Chicago.

That happens every year. It's not just her. Usually the boss man does it because he's a closet treats eater. A couple years ago I watched in horror as he tossed about 25 full size candy bars in the kitchen garbage.

I'm sorry I'm bitching so much about them today, you guys.

I wasn't complaining about your bitching, I was only restating the obvious. I don't know how you put up with it!

xpost Oh no! I didn't think you meant it that way. I'm just sayin'.

Ooh ooh just one more.
One coworker at lunch was complaining that she'd probably never be able to afford the 1.5 mil house she wants and will have to "settle" for one @$800k instead. This is just for herself!

Now I will bitch.

I delivered some stuff to the lawyer who manages the unit downstairs. The owner of the unit (a known a-hole from way back) gave me a tour of the damage. They pulled all the carpet out of two large offices!

Turns out that when the plumber's burst pipe 3 years it was his space that got flooded.

sarah, your office sounds messed up! can't you tell people to give you the food, rather than throw it away? tell them you'll hide it from them if they're that sad...

What are you bitching about there? xp

My coworkers already see me as being this needy person... Nick suggested I go take the box of cookies out of the trash. I mean, they are in the box. I'm kind of worried someone might see me doing that though.

Maybe he's bitching because the one plant thing opened this whole other can of worms.

Which, from the sounds of it, he'll have to handle.

Dunno.

Was that not bitchy enough? I guess the spark's gone out of it....

I just didn't understand. I r slo.

This fucking guy. He kept saying "there's no way this was from watering plants! Not unless you were using a garden hose!" And when I tried to tell my side of it, he interrupted me and said (in a really annoying, ingratiating "friendly" tone), "It really doesn't matter, as long as we get it fixed. I'm not angry you know." Then he would say more shit about the sheer quantity of the deluge.

IT WAS LESS THAN A GALLON OF FUCKING WATER.

That's better, Jesse. USE THOSE CAPITAL LETTERS!

You should have said "it was about this much water" and then dumped that amount on him.

I reached down to pick something up off the floor, got too close to a timber and jammed a splinter deep, deep into my fingernail. More than 1/4 of the way! Wah.

i would take the candy out of the garbage

http://copyranter.blogspot.com/2007/12/taint-another-american-apparel-ad-is-it.html

American Appparel ad, so possibly NSFyourW.

it's a butt

Sarah, your office should give the giant candy bars to the homeless or to terminally ill kids.

What?!? GIVE something away?! What kind of message does that send? No-one's going to GIVE you a million dollar condo, you have to go out and TAKE it.

ha ha ha exactly

Whoa. I just found my predecessor's stash of pics. Why look at porn at work??

http://bp1.blogger.com/__XCWUd8FFjQ/R062bv8DxbI/AAAAAAAACNU/Ur79oirGrNE/s1600/Genital2.jpg

Crazy.

What?!? GIVE something away?!
Remember how my one coworker called me crazy for wanting to RECYCLE 20 or so computer monitors instead of having them thrown in the dumpster, which would be easier? And then he just ignored my requests? Well, the boss found out he hadn't taken care of it yet and gave him what for. Huzzah.

Wait. Did you mean to post a pic, Jesse?

Yes ma'am. That's SFallW, isn't it?

Nothing shows up.

I just tried to go save the cookies, but she'd thrown them away cookie-side-down, so that all the cookies spilled out into the rest of the trash.

My mom's ticket got resolved in the sense that she can still come to NC, but she'll be arriving 24 hours later, which is sad.

http://bp1.blogger.com/__XCWUd8FFjQ/R062bv8DxbI/AAAAAAAACNU/Ur79oirGrNE/s1600/Genital2.jpg

omg the name! it's an Amnesty Int'l anti-genital mutilation ad! Features a rose in bloom that is sewn up with black thread.

jesse, eazy, could either of you recommend a bottle of $15-20 bottle of wine to bring to an xmas party?

Here are some recs they gave me in that range:
* Fife
* Wild Hog

thank you!

Roederer and gruet are both sparkling wines under $20 that are about as good as pricier champagne.

I keep hearing things about prosecco from Colette, but I've never had it.

(as another sparkling wine similar to champagne)

i still think zardetto is a great buy for the money-- it's about $12 at binny's, and the bubbles are nicer than other proseccos...

Go with the bubbles!

Sparkling shiraz is kind of a good time, though I honestly don't remember what it tastes like (besides favorable at 3 AM at a party one time).

Office veterans,

How important are coverletters for enclosures? I am referring to a letter that simply says (on letterhead), "Enclosed is ________ document, please enjoy responsibly. Love, J."

There are times when they are necessary (when the enclosure alone might be confusing and the letter helps remind them who it's from and why, etc) but then other times it seems ridiculous (when you can be informal or it's really obvious what you're enclosing).

So?

What are you talking about?

Enclose a coverletter. Better yet, enclose an office letterhead memo. Then you're basically just filling the page out with the To and From fields, Names and Addresses. Then you can put in a short sentence below or just throw the enclosure name in the RE: field.

OH I see. You should put a README file in your .tar.gz archive.

I believe they are called Transmittals.

I thought about whipping up a memo, but it seemed really form-lettery, which is EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, I guess.

Today for example, I'm mailing our co-counsel a copy of some medical records and letters between doctor and employer. He knows what it is b/c he called and asked for it. So it seems needless and overly formal to enclose a letter, but it seems sort of abrupt and discourteous not to.