Chicago: Totally hands-free!!!

oh i've totally been to helens. i never really associated it w/ a name

quenchers i'm lukewarm on too

pretty sure that armitage is the southern boundary of logan, and western is the eastern boundary

totally off tropic (mmm... tropics):

Jenny, right now, for reasons unrelated to anything that will earn me money or advance me in life in any way, I am reading about and discussing with a friend online the Commerce Clause. This is some shit, lemme tell ya. It doesn't even make sense as a law.

EVERYTHING is commerce. Everything that is bought or sold, ever, anywhere, is commerce, and so falls under this definition technically.
And the "channels," "instrumentalities," and "actions that substantially affect" this commerce basically encompass all human activity on the planet.

Except maybe, like, fucking. That seems to fall outside its jurisdiction.

I'm lost, but at least after reading all this shit, I don't feel alone.

quenchers is too "theme-y" for me. though i do appreciate the personal pizzas.

xp *_*

Except maybe, like, fucking. That seems to fall outside its jurisdiction.

And that's only because prostitution is illegal!

the two way is open 365 days a year and will be where i'm spending xmas this year. if there are any other chicago "orphans" with nothing to do for the holidays let's go there and open presents. and by presents i mean cans of old style.

hmm, lots of bar options. i wish i liked beer, it would mean even more options.

i think toby and i are here for xmas but as i don't drink beer, i'm not sure only old style is such a way for me to celebrate. but it kinda sounds awesome nonetheless.

What is the theme of quenchers? At least they have a decent bottle selection.

Wow. I did not realize it was so early when I wrote "why am I still up." I went to bed and read less than a page before I started going to sleep.

I woke up to find yet ANOTHER zit!!!! Why? That's 3, and they're all on the left side of my face.

I thought Western was the eastern boundary of Logan Square. If it isn't, what's between Wicker Park/Bucktown (which end at Western) and Logan Square?

wikipedia: The community area of Logan Square is, in general, bounded by the NIRC railroad on the west, the North Branch of the Chicago River on the east, Diversey Avenue on the north, and the SOO Line railroad on the south.

That isn't very helpful.

I thought Western was the eastern boundary of Logan Square. If it isn't, what's between Wicker Park/Bucktown (which end at Western) and Logan Square?

Dragons?

Man, the "Farm" entry on Wikipedia continues to annoy me. Fucking vegans defaced it with statements about "dairy farms are places where female animals...are exploited as though they were objects."

According to the experts at ChicagoHome.com:

North Boundary: 2800 N Diversey
South Boundary: 2400 N Fullerton
East Boundary: 2400 W Western
West Boundary: 3600 W Central Park

http://www.chicagohome.com/neighborhoods/images/large/ACFF6E.gif

One more day of reprieve, Edens construction doesn't start until 10 PM tomorrow night.

That doesn't seem right either ... what would be south of Fullerton? Humboldt Park?

I like Quenchers, except for the name, which I find dumb, and the guy who kept reaching into the popcorn thing with his bare pee paws instead of using the scoop, which I found repulsive.

I am not talking about the Commerce Clause on the internet.

i wish there were a place i would feel comfortable dancing. i LOVE dancing. more specifically, i love dancing with people i know. dancing with people i don't know is considerably less fun.

quenchers sounds like a really bad north carolina bar. i know it's not, but it sounds like one. to me.

Place for dancing: Chic-a-go-go. Plus you get to be on TV.

And they tape on Saturday morning, when you have energy.

Humboldt Park is pretty big, but I don't remember seeing maps that showed it going that far North.

you don't get it. i do NOT want to be on TV.

also i work sat. mornings.

watch as logan square gets bigger and bigger as real estate prices rise

The answer to the dancing issue is:

More weddings.

LaL OTM re: ever expanding Logan Square

watch as logan square gets bigger and bigger as real estate prices rise

or watch logan square get smaller as realtors make up fake names for the nice parts of logan square and divide up the neighborhood.

West Broville

NoArm

SoFull

WeWest

cray-cray
Ha ha ha, John.

Ok, so this is the second time I've seen the word felch this week, so I finally looked it up in a slang dictionary online. I already wish I could go back to the halcyon days of not knowing.

Jordan, What is the vacay for? A tour? Something else?

I love love love dancing and I will go dancing whenever whereever with you people. Just name a date and place.

Jeff, How old are you now? Just 29, right?

Colette - I was searching old threads about BOOTS because I have boots on the brain, and I found this pair of boots you posted which look alot like the ones I first posted upthread. How were/are they?

Jeff has to be 28 or younger, because he is younger than me.

Nick, when did you say before is the best time to ask for something from your boss?

I don't think I did say?

Because I don't know?

Weird. I thought you'd done a story on it or something. I remember that one good time is after he/she has had their coffee for the day, but my boss doesn't drink coffee.

Jordan, What is the vacay for? A tour? Something else?

pseudo-tour, the same overseas jazz festival we did a couple times before except a week longer this time

Where will you be heading this time? Do you know?

The main thing is in Ascona, Switzerland, but we'll be there a week ahead of time to go around a do promo shows in nearby towns and in Northern Italy, I think.

I've still never been on a real tour (which in my mind = longer than 5 days and playing every show in a new place) but it's a pretty cushy gig. :>

We auditioned a new pianist last night. Apparently he knows Dan M. from back at MTU, although not well, I don't think. (When I mentioned Dan's name, he said, "Oh yeah, he worked at the radio station. And hung out with this whole H0ught0n High Sch00l crew." His name is J0sh Schn@ble. We knew him because he's dated two separate K College alums. Michigan gets smaller and smaller.

(Not sure yet whether he will actually join the band or not. That's a whole other conversation.)

Dan has a common name too though.

Wait, are you suggesting there was another Dan M. from H0ught0n who worked at the radio station at MTU?

I don't know of any other Dan Martin's at Houghton High. We didn't grow up in a very large place.

argh, inappropriate apostrophe.

Ignore me. I'm blinded by my Sarah J0hnson past.

Dan has a common name too though.

It's actually quite exotic in Michigan.

Yeah, I mean, if he had said, "Oh I totally know Dan Mart1n, he was this big-time goth in the theatre department," I would've said, "Er, probably a different Dan Mart1n."

Morning, crew. I came in 45 minutes late today, because I knew I could. Everyone is either at a meeting or on vacation. My immediate boss is out for a week, and my higher-up boss is going to be too busy to mess with me for a while. It's sweet. I think instead of dicking around all day, I might actually catch up on some old, languishing projects.

I am not talking about the Commerce Clause on the internet.

That's too bad, but I understand. It seems... um... complex. Worthy of a never ending series of debates. Which, I understand, is pretty much what goes on between the Supreme Court and Congress. :(