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

In my case, you make another typo, and so you have TWO $30 holds and ZERO tickets before you see the transaction alerts from Chase. And the holds last for 72 hours.

we use ticketleap for fire tickets, it works really well

or at least it seems to, I have no idea how the money side of things happens

I guess I should be grateful b/c if the transaction had been successful, I would have spent a couple hours dicking around getting to and from the venue for nothing.

jesse i am so glad you didn't do that.

Thanks. Sorry if my text confused or alarmed you! (my text to her was "all is discovered; flee at once")

it was fine -- i was at the end of my class, and about to bike home. i was worried that i had screwed up the date in my calendar.

Speaking of purchasing tickets for things...

If you wish you had a special event to attend this November
and you think affordable, accessible healthcare for women and transpeople in Chicago is important
and you have $65 to spare
please attend the Chicago W0men's H3alth C3nter's first ever big party funtime fundraiser!

When: November 10, 2011
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Where: Greenhouse Loft, 2545 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago, IL 60647

You can buy tickets online here - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186189 - or contact me if you want to purchase them through mail or from my hot little hand.

If you wanted to do something philanthropic that involves booze, food, and silent auctions, this is the best bang for your non-profit, annual fundraiser dollar you're going to find. Do it! DO IT!

I will be there. Will you invite me from your calendar?

Ticketweb added another hold, this one for no discernible reason. They don't know why. I am going to contact the FTC (and Consumerist?) about this.

Will you invite me from your calendar?

No, I don't use Google calendar. But I'm excited you are going to the event! Courtney already bought her ticket and the rest of you want to be as cool as Courtney and Jesse, right???

I'm not cool yet bc I do t have a ticket yet. Incite (ha leaving that typo) me through whatever calendar you use an then we can start negotiations.

Lol, I just googled "superman filming at fountainhead" and got a bunch of links about Ayn Rand and Nietzsche.

i'm having a mcdonald's temptation of my own right now. i want to go downstairs to mcd's and get an egg mcmuffin and hash browns. mainly because i feel kind of gross and hot grease sounds like something that might make me feel better. i bet they've stopped serving breakfast though.

Stops at 10:30.

so, what are you guys up to this weekend? i've got no plans.

oh not much

Tomorrow I'm going to be hanging out with my friend Hug0 and then on Sunday I'm going to help Courtney w/ Ikea furniture. Those are my only plans.

Hug0 Ch@vez

I'm going to be getting better health insurance under my "new" job. Hoorah. I chose an HMO plan b/c that name best fit my lifestyle.

$0 deductible
$0 out-of-pocket
$20 co-pays
100% Dr. K

BREAKING NEWS: They were not filming "Superman" at Sola and Fountainhead.

They were filming ...

...

... a FORD COMMERCIAL

http://www.centersquarejournal.com/

C** Hungry B-holes??

xp - oh

Why the Fountainhead, I wonder?

it would have been funny if there had been a 45-minute-long scene in superman where clark kent and lois lane meet up for some hand-pumped keg brews at fountainhead, then take a leisurely stroll down damen to dine on asian-influenced nuevo american cuisine at sola, the whole time ruminating on their doomed relationship per "before sunset."

Haha, I like it. I've never seen True Lies, but I remember all of the reviews mentioning some kind of quiet 10-minute conversation about marriage in the middle of it.

Also, Nick, if you're bored this weekend, Bill Callahan's playing tonight and many other folks at this.

yeah i saw that but probably won't go unfortunately

so, what are you guys up to this weekend? i've got no plans.

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DULUTH, THE AIR CONDITIONED CITY

What's happening in Duluth?

I had a long and detailed dream that I came to peace with Michigan and I was looking for a house around Petoskey. The roads were iced over, but it was summer and every tree and plant as in bloom.

Congrats jaymc! Are you heading anywhere for a honeymoon (completely hoping you are enjoying marital bliss and are not checking ilx today, tbh)?

Its kind of frightening how quickly my body has converted back to the years of very little sleep during my design classes in college.

How's the baby doing?

He's doing really good, actually. Since he was a bigger baby, he's sleeping pretty well already. Kid would sleep for six hours straight if we'd let him. It was really hard to come back to work today.

i started a professional twitter account on friday and it already has twice as many followers as my months-old personal account.

i forgot to give you the audiobook!

i started a professional twitter account on friday and it already has twice as many followers as my months-old personal account.

And more people come to where you work than come to your house.

Pretty sure I'm down to like 12 followers on Twitter now.

well the org i work for has its own twitter account so i just went through and followed most of the people they follow and a percentage of those followed me back so that's mainly what led to the quick accretion of followers

also your magnetic tweets

Twitter's a pro tool.

I was typing in mail and ended up at this site by mistake:
http://gail.com/

'mander linked to this news story, pretty interesting:

http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-09-20/metro-inmate-highlights-chicagos-connection-mexican-drug-cartels-92217

Ooo. That looks good.

I saw Common at Macy's yesterday.

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i just got a silly lol from a promotional email touting a show by "Sam Prek0p, of The Sean and Cake"

that's a Cibo Matto tribute band

hi ho
hi ho
this email touts a show

^^ a good way to start your next promotional email

students totally animated today talking about hoarders (the show). it was weird.

Je55e, this is opening near you soon. Looks fancy: http://www.2sparrowschicago.com/

has anyone been to "marmalade," that new place that opened where the gross diner used to be at damen and montrose? it looks like a fancy brunch place.

also does anyone else have any interest in seeing moneyball? i'll probably go see it sometime this week while sarah and e. are in france, since i know sarah won't want to watch it.

we're going to go see "drive" tonight and i'm pumped about that.

Jeff, I've seen the signs up. The menu looks great.

I don't want to see Moneyball.

Swans were great. We got home at 1:20 or something. I'm really drowsy now. It was fun for a couple hours this morning feeling all buzzy and weird, but now I just feel sleepy and weird.

Gmail is down.