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

John's process and attempts at smashing the shatterproof razor case he didn't steal would be something I personally would watch on youtube.

Once at Sears in GSO the cashier didn't remove the exploding ink packet from a jacket I bought. For some reason it didn't go off when I walked out the door. I only noticed it was attached after I threw out the receipt, so I wrapped it tightly in grocery bags and duct tape and pried it off with a screwdriver.

Actually it probably wasn't an explosive device bc that wouldn't make sense since it would destroy the article as it saved it from being stolen. I think the point of it was ti ruin the coat if you try to remove it at home.

Oh, I did try smashing it with a hammer, believe me. If anyone else wants to try your luck, you're welcome to come over.

I was at a CVS in Evanston on Saturday and noticed that there was a little sign attached to all of the self check-outs that said something like, "Package for Mach 3 razors must be removed by an employee." That might have been helpful.

Btw, the CVS I usually go to, by my office, has a whole different setup for razors. It's like a vending machine: you pull a lever, and one drops into a bin.

(And yeah, I have the receipt.)

is that cvs also in the future?

btw you guys were right -- LOST is beyond sucking and is into cheaply and poorly produced middle grade adventure lit. I will continue watching on those merits, but this is not the same show that gave me nightmares.

Pub quiz rounds:

1) Why My Hell Narrates 12 pts
2) Draw Owl Wort 11 pts
3) Match- Blocks My Toss 13 pts
4) Chemical States Round 16 pts
5) Dead Or Canadian 11 pts
6) Pictures 15 pts
7) General Knowledge 22 pts

1 = WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
2 = WORLD WAR TWO
3 = STOCK SYMBOLS

cat 4 sounds sublime

Oh man I would be really bad at most of those categories, unless I have retained a lot more information from the rabid WW2 reading I did in junior high than I think I do.

For years (and even now still rarely), I have this feeling in stores--when I'm carrying anything in my backpack/bag that the store carries--that I'm going to be stopped and accused of shoplifting and have to earn their trust that the book/CD/whatever is something I brought in to the store.

That happens to me a lot with food and grocery stores because I often have a snack in my bag.

I have that feeling too, particularly when I go into a store after work or something and have my bag with me.

I never have that feeling. I mean, look at me. Nobody's going to accuse me of shoplifting.

brb gonna go steal some of those awesome instant coffee packets from Starbucks.

brb gonna go steal some of those awesome instant coffee packets from Starbucks.
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Haha. It took me a minute.

I used to have that feeling a lot, and still occasionally. I still feel that way when I'm driving in front of a cop car. Both used to be pretty justified since in 7th and 8th grade I enjoyed shoplifting, and in my early 20s I drove with *things* in my car a lot. And *things* in me.

those categories are horrible. i'm sure if i read the wikipedia entry on world war II i'll get all the answers.

Drake name-drops the Chicago hotel I've been working with lately.

If I have to entertain another thought about WHMS in my lifetime, it will be one too many. That movie makes me ill.

well maybe we should wait for a better week. i need to get bachelor groceries for me to eat this week and tonight is basically the only time i can do it. but if other people are psyched for pub quiz i will show up.

I am not psyched, only interested.

Je55e's new one-man show:

Not Psyched...Only Interested

Eric, I like that you believe in my one man show far more than I even know that it even exists.

I'll book it, promote it, make posters and a website, give you a couple of drinks, and then let you know about it.

Haha. Yeh, just wind me up and see where I go.

I don't post to politics threads, so I'm going to put Rick Perry here instead

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iLoOGhfZN9g/TkpeTK_LZWI/AAAAAAAAOGE/ftT9JROfbT0/s1600/RickPerry.jpg

ty

can someone animate that and make him do that one-hand-out dance to OPP?

omg i just found this and it is making me so happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm_zQ3NlZMs

I've been fact-checking Rick Perry's biography all day.

is he down with opp y/n

Indeterminate.

Like Jesse, I am not psyched but interested.

In pub quiz, that is.

I HAVE NEWS THAT I CANNOT SHARE

It's eating me up.

It's probably good news.

― weakness for Cinnabon; rampant heterosexuality (Je55e), Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:36 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Are you having a puppy?

― Jeff, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:39 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Argh. Some of you can probably guess the news. It involves my employment and some really stupid fucking shit that some idiots are doing that is stupid but that will probably lead to improvements in my life.

Sorry, vaguely talking about drama is annoying.

― weakness for Cinnabon; rampant heterosexuality (Je55e), Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:47 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

It's official! I got this email from my current female boss:

CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW EMPLOYMENT!!!

I'll be working only for her and the rest the others are moving to offices in either the Loop or the burbs. There will be less douchery and she gave me a raise beyond what I asked for.

You know what is a strange coincidence? I first started working at this office 8/16/07. For years on the nose.

Congrats!

Yay! I can't believe it has been 4 years though, whoa.

Four years is a good time for a change (even if it's not a dramatic one).

Thanks.

It's actually a sort of significant change, and it's pretty damn "dramatic" in the sense that the circumstances are tumultuous and gross.

As of today I've officially switched employers, but practical things will be in transition until October 31, the moving date (and the day we start a big federal trial, so Halloween ought to be eventful around here). I'm looking forward to the new arrangement, and expecting things will be increasingly tense around here until then.

You know what else is a coincidence, is that the m3rg3r happened on Aug 18, 3 years ago (which, incidentally, was also the last time I got a GD raise). Is there some astrological significance to this period of time?

Oh well, then all the better.

Is there some astrological significance to this period of time?

You started the job on the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death, and the m3rg3r happened two days after Madonna's 50th birthday.

Well, they are both stars, but I'm pretty sure that's not how astrology works.

Oh, I did try smashing it with a hammer, believe me. If anyone else wants to try your luck, you're welcome to come over.

btw I'm concerned they're going to prosecute you for damaging their property

I accept your smashy challenge.

congratulations to you jesse

i guess let's skip pub quiz tonight, i'm tired now and kind of just want to get my groceries and then lay on the couch for four hours

Have any of you eaten at Roti? It's good! We should all meet for lunch there.

I have decided I like CVS better than Walgreens. CVS doesn't lock up everything (my coworker says she buys deodorant in the suburbs because it's unlocked and doesn't have security stickers all over it) and they will put your embarrassing purchases in a paper bag whereas Walgreens is like DO YOU WANT A BAG FOR THE VAGISIL OR WILL YOU BE PROUDLY CARRYING IT FROM THE STORE?

The thing is, Walgreens will always dominate here b/c it's based locally. I don't have anything against them, but last night I noticed for the first time how comprehensive CVS offerings had become.

Walgreens has my bank's ATMs, so I appreciate their ubiquity. But god damn unlock the fucking feminine hygiene products so I don't have to ring for the surly 16-year-old kid to come open a cabinet and hand me my lady business.

Then it's like "Stick with me, kid. I need some Immodium, clinical strength Secret, Preparation H, and a box of them Adkins bars."