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

So assuming we don't hit the financial apocalypse that leaves us all eating housepets and bugs, I'm coming up there in late October.

Get here before Nov. 1, because that's when all the leaves blow away.

Keep us updated and we will take you out.

What will your trip be like? You mentioned the road food thing, but I can't remember if you are still doing that, or what.

Jaymc and K were faced with a difficult decision at alinea. As part of new experimental cuisine, they had to choose which one of them would be cooked for the other to eat. Since K is not a veggie or fish, and Jaymc is grass fed and free range, he was the logical choice. RIP. Delicious RIP.

Haha, part of the Jungle 1842 menu for Next.

I'm going to skip the Roadfood thing. The main plan is ilxor meetups, excellent foods and drinks, and some touristy stuff in between meals.

If anybody wants an evening of southern home-cooking and is willing to hand over their kitchen, I will cook for y'all! (He said arrogantly but perhaps misguidedly confident in his own skills.)

Loooool Jeff.

WmC, you might be in business.

Can I help too? Would be so fun!!

Lol Jeff.

Wow, that's a really great idea, WmC. You are totally welcome to use Jenny's kitchen to feed me!

Sure! It's all about maximizing the http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liypikryo11qd5z7s.gif

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It's too bad that we live in a world where I wind up in Rebecca Black's corner. I'm looking forward to the time when we have eradicated misogyny, sexism, and asshole-ism so that I can hate her on her merits.

Though to be honest, I did wind up liking "Friday." :-/

is anyone interested in pub quiz this tuesday?

ooooh maybe

Yeh, I'm in (unless I am accidentally double-booking myself - I will check my calendar when I am back home).

given that you guys will accept bulgogi tacos, you guys may appreciate my carolina bbq tacos

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6043562761_f077f7e806.jpg

Yes, I will accept that.

Fusion scares me.

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Fission scares me.

what's up dudes

The sky.

Thinking baout the October trip. Transit options, itinerary, etc

I watched a video of the stage collapse in Indiana and I can't stop thinking about it. Haunting.

I was thinking this morning that I'm really ready for tights weather.

Well that post makes me sound shallow…

I love fall but I have squandered my summer activities. I haven't gone swimming and I haven't gone rollerblading.

i'm thinking about what to do for my birthday
so far, nothing
kind of a bummer

Roller blading is so gross.

What am I doing for my birthday?

For both of youse birthdays:

http://www.noveltygolf.com/

I've already been there!

Wow, that site has the dumbest use of flash ever. To display text.

Also, credit cards are not accepted. You'll put flash on your website, but won't accept credit cards. What has this world come to?

Would go.

xp nevermind :p

Flash and no credit cards = Novelty!

Who cares if they don't accept credit cards?

I went last month and loved it. Clearly one guy designed the whole place. It's really fun. And the arcade has 3 top-notch pinball machines, in addition to Galaga, etc.

hahaha

xp to... everyone i guess

I don't get it.

I'm pretty easily amused, but I am failing to be amused by this birthday.

I am not offended that they don't take CCs, but I pretty much never carry cash, so when I wind up at an establishment that doesn't take plastic, it doesn't make me very happy. They should have a big sign on the door announcing it, at least. Maybe in Flash.

There's usually a sign indicating that they do accept cc so you could always just look for that.

It's a few blocks away from Superdawg, so you can have a total 1955-in-Chicago night without credit cards.

A - the joke is that they are wacky and novelty for using Flash to display text (which is really annoying and I guess more complicated than just regular text in HTML) and not taking plastic in 2011. And I thought it was funny that Jenny was on board until she saw that juxtaposition.

no CCs is the only thing I hate about Flying Saucer — however Bite does accept them so I'll probably be going there more often as the nearest BoA is a mile and a half away

I emailed Jeff for help the other day b/c one of our clients, a learning institution, sent us a 20-some page manual for review. It was in Flash, so we couldn't mark it up, couldn't print it, and couldn't copy and paste from it. Very annoying!

Eazy that's what we did last year for D's birthday, that exact thing.
Superdawg is fun, but a little overpriced I think -- also they force you to get fries with every dog! That's weird.

I was saying never mind as a joke that Jeff wouldn't go there bc of the Flash on their website.

I don't like when businesses don't take credit cards at this point bc it feels hostile to customers for no good reason. I wouldn't avoid a business for that reason but it does blow to get all the way to, say, Lincolnwood and then have to hunt down an ATM. Or pay $5 total in fees to use the ATMs businesses that don't take credit cards so kindly put on their premises.

I feel the same way about restaurants with long ass megawaits that won't take reservations.

I kind of like the principle of not having to give 1.5% or whatever to those companies that are tearing apart americaaiunadsiuadgn;aierubge5gubheruern;oaern;on;odbnmagtrb

Oh hey guys.

Alinea was very good. It's hard to say whether it was "worth it" because it's the only 20-course meal I've ever had, but I'm glad we had the experience. Only downside was that I booked a reservation for 9:30 PM, not considering how long the meal would be. We left the restaurant at around 1:15 AM.

I also saw Steely Dan twice this weekend at Ravinia!

I think it took us about 4 hours at Tru too. At least 3 and change.