Chicago: They paved a fetid swamp/and put up a parking lot

Well, I suppose thats not entirely true, there was a whole 25 minutes this morning I was in before she got in and cooked her first bag.

out of context and i would wonder what sort of line of work you were in!

ah that's the issue, it's heroin-flavored popcorn

I've been having a recurring dream that the moon is HUGE in the sky, way closer than it should be, and it frightens me.

I mean, I'm just torn about the whole thing. Like its obviously a really annoying smell and I'm not the only one who has complained about it, but I'm not really sure I'm set to really throw down on the issue because this girl is 100% the type that will go to the wall fighting for her popcorn and we'll end up where the microwave gets removed and no one gets to use it. And I don't want to be the guy that does that.

Unburned microwave popcorn is pretty foul, too, especially the butter flavored kind.

My boss just got an email delivery failure notification for an email he sent in August, 2009.

yeah but he probably tried sending it from excel

Boss lady emailed me yesterday "The drop down menu on my home computer disappeared. Can you help?"

That message was extremely special to me.

I'm working on a case involving a m@n of the Cl0th d1ddl!ng b0y5. Gr055.

Took me a second to process that one and for a second I thought you were referring to a horrifically named boy band or something, the Cl0th D1ddl!ng B0y5.

d1ddl3 that cl0th

D!ddl3 it
Ju5t @ l!ddl3 b!t

I would like to say that we are NOT representing a holy man who got fired for accusation of molestation!

Also, it's not something I should post about in a public forum, though I haven't said anything improper so far.

^^I read that last post with no context. Sounds like one of those TV-evangelist samples on a 1980s industrial-dance record.

xpost

"We are not
We are na-na-na-na-na-na-not
We are not representing a holy man
Holy
Holy man
Huh-huh-huh-huh-holy man"

*krsh krsh krsh krsh*

I guess it's no more problematic than posting about something ridiculous that a co-worker does, but still. I'm getting more careful/paranoid as time goes on.

xp ha

Or a Swans song:

WE ARE NOT

clang clong

REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

clang clong

WE ARE NOT

clang clong

REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

clang clong

WE ARE NOT

clang clong

REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

clang clong

WE ARE NOT

clang clong

REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

clang clong

WE ARE NOT

clang clong

REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

clang clong

haha

Now I'm imagining Diamanda Galas chanting

SCRREEEEEECH!!! [YODELING] SCRREEEEEECH!!!

WE ARE NOT
REPRESENTING A HOLY MAN

CUNT!

CUNT-CUNT!!

WE ARE NOT
REPRESENTING

A HOLY

MAN

[timpany and vocals that sound like a drowning turkey]

I was also thinking it would work as one of those muffled movie clips that plays as an intro to maybe something off this album:

http://deadgoatcult.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/death_spiritual.jpg

dammit - i was just peeing when i realized i'd misspelled "timpani."

this preachyness made me think of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74y88YuSJ8

'merica

Short-ass notice but tomorrow The Northwest Chicago Film Society is showing, o.m.g., Rain (Lewis Milestone, 1932) starring, yup, Joan Crawford. It was a flop in its day largely because Crawford was taking a break from her shopgirl-makes-good roles with her portrayal of brazen South Seas prostitute Sadie Thompson. History has been much kinder to it, though, and it's now recognized as one of her best performances. Give or take her role in Possessed (1947), it IS her best performance imo. Also, the soundtrack is remarkable, dense and combative, quite advanced for 1932. And it's pre-Code too so expect some sauciness (though no nudity). Go see it!

WHEN: Wednesday, July 27th at 7:30 PM

WHERE: The Portage Theater, located at 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave (directions and parking information can be found here)

Those directions can't be found there. Google Map it. Sorry.

O
M
F
G

is that real??

xp

real as 'merica

whoa
what is matt damon doing there

This might mean something to you Torchwood fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPMdOAxjSEM

Ha. John Barrowman's character on Torchwood is handsome makes out with EVERYBODY so he's like a made-for-slash-fic TV star (also John Barrowman is gay and handsome) so yes, I get why that was a thing.

Like, one or two episodes ago a three-episode guest star left and on the way out she kissed John Barrowman's mouth and said something like "Well, you've all had a go" referring to the other people in the alien-fighting organization and oh god the more I try to explain this the more ridiculous it sounds.

And I have now watched that prayer and I hate and love it at the same time.

Man KJB all these shows are always on days that I work :C

The Gene Siskel Film Center is playing Stalker this weekend.

John Barrowman is gay? I don't know who he is but it still is a mild surprise.

Are you always surprised when people you don't know are gay? Do you think you know all the gay people in the world?

I guess I'm just surprised that an openly gay man could find a job.

gay irl, sexy bisexual on the show who sleeps with everyone. or makes out with them all anyway.

>I mean, I'm just torn about the whole thing.

oh god i'd just gotten natalie imbruglia out of my head.

that was how you felt

you're a little late

i'm a baby bjooooorn

Everybody's tendency to make out with everybody else is definitely one Torchwood's appeals.

ha that is the thing I find most annoying about Torchwood

otm. My wife and daughter were/are big fans of the show, and if I wandered into the living room whenever an episode was on, I could count on his character giving somebody a big overacting "see you in valhalla" french kiss before the big climactic showdown. Dude, stop admiring yourself and just get on with it.

I'm sorry you guys hate kissing so much.

A "see you in vanilla" french kiss

It's not that I hate kissing, it's that Jack's flirtations are funny when the other character rolls their eyes and says "um can we get back to business now?" a la Rose/Martha in Doctor Who, but when the other person is all "ROWR SEXY SEXY *snog* oops we almost got eaten by bat people" it strains my willing suspension of disbelief

I was not bothered by the Jack/Spyke kissyface action since they were exes and the Tosh/Owen arc was just beautiful storytelling, but Ianto is a completely useless character 90% of the time whose main plot function is to remind people that Jack is bisexual.

I think I don't hate kissing so much as I hate UK television. The acting is so hammy -- I gather that it derives from a stronger stage tradition than in the US? I don't think a more naturalistic style is necessarily better, it's just a matter of personal preference.

But Dan is otm again.

No no no Ianto's main function is to be cute on my TV.

I think you're both right, btw, about pretty much everything. Like Julia said elsewhere, Torchwood is addictive and fun and it's providing me with pretty much everything I'm looking for in a TV show at this point but I wouldn't put too much effort into defending it.

I sincerely am down with all of the over the top making out, however. It's kind of like a soap opera with aliens. I readily admit that is ridiculous.

Its moot, though, since Jeff is coming back from HK tomorrow and he hates Torchwood (feels about BBC programs the way you do, WmC) so it's tabled until he goes out of town again.

Would I like Torchwood?

Which, in combination with Corey's earlier post reminds me: I asked here if I would like Stalker. I saw it and I would like to report back that I am not sure what I feel.