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Yup.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

Laurel 8080, and also it's just kind of nice to get out of the house, especially when it's a nice day, instead of sitting at home and feeling lazy.

xpost OK I see your point.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

Dude feeling lazy is not part of my vocabulary

BUT right now I am being lazy by not grading papers.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

I guess I should go.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

I like restaurants, even when it's in my financial interest not to eat at them so often.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

Same with bars. I like public spaces.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:50 (nineteen years ago)

Actually what I just said is untrue. I feel like being lazy all the time, I just rarely get to indulge that urge.When I have the chance I allow myself some easytimes.

Which reminds me: how many of you shower and put your clothes on IMMEDIATELY after waking up on a weekend? (versus wearing pijamas or a robe or whatever loungewear around the house for hours) (note: i do NOT shower/dress immediately...but i'm wondering if anyone does)

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:54 (nineteen years ago)

hell no

― Jordan, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

Nope. Unless I have to be somewhere within a half hour.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

u mad?

xpost

― Jordan, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

Me too. I am the 21st century equivalent of the guy who goes to the diner most days for cheap coffee and eggs.

― Eazy, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

My sweatpants and robe and I have a very good relationship on weekend mornings. Last Saturday I didn't put real clothes until right before I drove up to Milwaukee at around 6.

― dan m, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

However, I almost always shower before leaving the apartment. That one Saturday a few weeks ago when Kr and I inexplicably woke up at 8:30 AM and went to Harvestime to get ingredients for Korean pancakes, she had to persuade me that I could shower later, after breakfast.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

Man, I LOVE walking around in my jammers until the last possible minute. The only reason I ask is because I realized the other weekend that FiL is like Mr. Efficiency and he wakes up and showers, gets dressed and CLEANS THE TUB all before breakfast. I think that's NUTS.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

"hell no" is the correct answer to my question, thank you jc.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

I do sometimes have a burst of energy in the morning, when I'm all rested and shit. I'll wash the dishes or go to the gym before my body knows what it's doing.

― Jordan, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:01 (nineteen years ago)

Well, I mean as long as it's occasional and not REQUIRED.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:03 (nineteen years ago)

Alright. That's it. Time to grade papers. "My Neighborhood", here I come.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:09 (nineteen years ago)

Brunch is hell, you have to get up so early. I hate hate hate Victory's banner. They have no room to wait, and are so glassy eyed they can't think of any system to deal with the people waiting. Heartland can be good, but those "biscuits" are stupid. Tweet is great, because you can wait in the BAR. That's awesome, I could wait hours. I want to try Odessa in our neighborhood. It opens at 10:30, so I could wake up at 10:15 and be there when the doors open.

― Jeff, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

<I>Brunch is hell</I>

OMG, for me this is like saying "sex is hell" or "bacon sausages are hell".

― Jordan, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

Honestly, I kind of like Wishbone for weekend morning meals.

― dan m, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

I say "honestly" because it kind of surprises me, though I can't say why.

― dan m, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

Am I hermity because I have dogs or do I have dogs because I am hermity?

These little fellas need me to be at home to keep them company, after all. They're happier when I'm here and can't go for walks without me. That's my excuse.

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― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 23:25 (nineteen years ago)

EEEEEEEEEEEEE sorry for the giant pics. it's time for a new thread anyway, i guess.

― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 April 2007 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

I like eating brunch, I just don't like the process of getting it.

― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 00:11 (nineteen years ago)

Sam & George's on 3000 N Lincoln was very good. Probably the best skillet I've had in the city.

― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

wait there are sausages made out of bacon???

― river wolf, Thursday, 19 April 2007 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah.

― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 00:16 (nineteen years ago)

I had brunch at Flat Top last weekend, across from Schubas. Eggs, fresh veggies, potatoes, nan bread, etc. Good stuff.

I have a weird thing about wanting to be productive on the weekends when I get up; I don't really want to start my day at 3 p.m.

― Eazy, Thursday, 19 April 2007 00:17 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, what about my p*rty?

JOHN I LOVE THE SONG ROSCOE A LOT TODAY.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 02:20 (nineteen years ago)

I drank with lawyerz tonight.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

the trick with brunch is that you have to balance brunchy goodness with getting up early enough to avoid brunchy interminable waits. i rarely can combine the two, but when i do lula's is my favorite. because i can refresh myself with a mimosa while i endure the inevitable wait (see above: cannot wake up early enough to avoid lines). on other important matters: i don't wake up, shower and immediately dress on the weekends. but i do dress pretty much immediately after showering. and shoes. i must have shoes on before i feel awake.

― sisut, Thursday, 19 April 2007 04:25 (nineteen years ago)

the key to brunch is mimosas and eggs.

― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 April 2007 04:29 (nineteen years ago)

J****, Y*u will have p*rty.

Or Heartland! You live close to Heartland! Go there, buy a NYT, have a nice leisurely breakfast and coffee. Good cornbread.

"Leisurely" is the staff's middle name! Their other names are Slow, As, Fucking, and Hell.

The food is good (except those awful, awful "biscuits,") but fer realz, the service fucking sucks.

― Jesse, Thursday, 19 April 2007 06:11 (nineteen years ago)

"Biscuits"?

I'm trying to think of bad, complaint-worthy service I've had in this city, and I honestly can't. I don't really get the people who post on Metromix and are all like, "The service was terrible! I'm never eating here again!!!" Some places are quicker with your food than others, some might have a server who's new and doesn't understand the menu yet, but hey man, that's life. *I'm* the one who is setting foot in *their* restaurant, I don't expect to be treated like royalty just because I'm paying them money. Plus, some places just have bad days from time to time.

― jaymc, Thursday, 19 April 2007 06:40 (nineteen years ago)

My doppleganger pitched a no-hitter last night.

― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:45 (nineteen years ago)

ESPN could have done better with this headline:

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― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:47 (nineteen years ago)

This is my favorite part:

The pitcher said his teammates tried to avoid him on the bench as the game progressed, following baseball tradition. But he went up to a couple of players in the dugout around the fifth inning and said, "You know I got a no-hitter going."

"People try to jinx and I was trying to jinx on myself," Buehrle said.

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:53 (nineteen years ago)

Good mornin'.

Hmmm... I love Victory's Banner. I don't know if my tolerance for the wait is built more on my patience or my love love love for their food.

You know what's fun and very unbrunchlike? Sunshine Grill over on Chicago. It's a little diner place. They also have a small back patio that's open in warm weather that makes you feel like you're eating in someone's backyard.

Usually, on the weekend, I'll make (or Nick will make) one breakfast at home, almost always muffins of some sort. Then the other morning, we go out to eat brunch. Personally, I love brunch a million times more than any dinner foods. Perhaps this relates to me being veggie, or perhaps it's just because I have a sweet tooth.

Oh, I love Flo too, but it's super noisy, so not good for any conversation.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't been to Ann Sathers in a while. Would anyone be up for that? Or Clark's Diner? The only downside is that they are both pretty loud.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

But Lula is pretty amazing... Maybe I should just pick a place and time and see if anyone can make it?

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

Meeting up with folks at Uncommon Ground was fun that time, even though the food wasn't that spectacular. It's nice to see you guys in the light of day for a change o' pace, as opposed to a dark bar.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:08 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, yeah. We also met up at Heartland one morning.

Talkin' to myself about brrruuuunch... Talkin' to myself about bruuuunnncchhh....

My eyes shoot open by 8am usually on the weekend. I'm just too excited about free time to waste it sleepin'. I do, however, almost always end up taking a nap at some point in the day. I want to get out and about.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:10 (nineteen years ago)

I am an early bird, which I guess explains why I'm the only one posting on here at 7am, while a ton of people seem to post after midnight.

Ok, I guess that's a hint for me to go to work now.

― KitCat, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:23 (nineteen years ago)

Victory's Banner is one of those places where I really have to balance my patience with my desire for their food. I also have to have come out on the right side of the brunchy goodness/intolerable wait for that one since there's not much room to wait once you get there. But when all is right with the world, VB is spectacular.

Jesse, the last time we went to Heartland it was almost okay. We got a table before I could really get into any free radical newspapers. But then we had to give up on jelly, salsa, ketchup, and something we actually ordered because our server somehow never managed to come to our table again.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

I'm awake! And now I'm hungry!

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:26 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I don't like Ann Sather. Their sticky buns are great, obv, but their savory brunch food is really just so so, I think.

Tweet Let's Eat is lovely for brunch.

― Jenny, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:28 (nineteen years ago)

Oh man, PF is hating on the new CoCoRosie album today. I quite like it.

― Jeff, Thursday, 19 April 2007 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't heard the new one, but their old stuff annoys the hell out of me.

― n/a, Thursday, 19 April 2007 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

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