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

stolen from john's former bandmate on facebook

LOOK AT IT

i did, and was unmoved
armadillos are modest creatures

but!

The pink fairy armadillo is approximately 90–115 mm (3.5-4.5 inches) long, excluding the tail, and is pale rose or pink in color. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.

it's like a giant slug with feet and a face in a somewhat pinkish coat

sounds like my prom date

That's a weird li'l thing!

Nick's prom date, I mean.

these are the three most interesting creatures on the planet btw

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6202706246_3b1f1e7ba3.jpg

I tried to look at the Wikipedia page at work for "pink fairy armadillo" at work but it's blocked as "adult content."

I'm going to Chipotle for lunch today and you can't stop me.

There are bus ads for some Grubhub type service that feature pictures of delicious tacos (yuppie tacos, though, hence Chipotle) and it is like there are tacos dancing around my head singing to me about how delicious they are.

Jenny, can I come over and look into your neighbor's window?

Gay Eric who I used to work with could see into his neighbor's bedroom window and he often saw him masturbating.

"frightening the pink fairy armadillo"

He had curtains up, but they were lacy.

"EDIBLE DORMOUSE"???

"EDIBLE DORMOUSE"???

Are you okay?

I'm calling L166y. I think you're having a seizure.

edibledormouseedibledormouseedibledormouseedibledormouseedibledormouse

i'm surprised you haven't gotten hung up on pudu instead

I don't know why it double-posted my previous post. Or even how ILX allowed that to happen. Normally you can't post identical things right away.

haha "hung up on pudu"

Tonight at the Empty Bottle: Edible Dormouse and Pudu.

"Hung up on pudu" is in my head, to the tune of Madonna's "Hung Up."

Congratulations, you are now officially hung up on pudu ;)

L166y

I always read this as "Liggy".

i'm not sure i would enjoy patton oswalt coming to my apartment and eating pie, but: http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/hey-chicagoans-want-patton-oswalt-to-come-to-your,63280/

he'd probably want to talk about star wars

I just pled ignorance of how to add a new contact to my iPhone.

is there an app that makes it look like you are adding someone's phone # but in fact are doing no such thing?

oh man that is so mean! can't you just delete it once the person is gone?

Oh no. This was yet another request for tech support from my tech-incompetent coworker who thinks iPads have too many buttons. I am setting some major boundaries about how I can't help him with his computer problems. At first I was fine with it until the depth and breadth of his ignorance (once asked me how to put blank lines between paragraphs in an email (answer: the enter key)) became apparent, as did his inability to retain info or his disinterest in learning as opposed to relying on others.

If somebody I didn't want contact info from gave me contact info I would just delete it after the fact or decline it to begin with.

I have handed people back business cards and told them I didn't need them because I was not planning to call them, but those people were pushy assholes who did not take my first ten "No thank yous" for an answer.

I was thinking about US military history and American personality stereotypes and the extent to which I pride myself on being the kind of person with no compunctions about returning an unwanted business card and I worried that I would never be able to live in another country without being appropriately classified as a jerk, per that other country's standards of niceness. Like Canada. Everybody would hate me in Canada.

i meant having "an app for that", but yeah, ime americans are rather brusque/matter-of-fact about rejection.

also i will admit that i am hypersensitive about people claiming to have lost my phone number/address/contact info.

Really? I thought we were fairly gentle, especially compared with those filthy Dutch motherfuckers, and other Eurpoeans.

I met and put the moves on a married Canadian man last night. I told him how much I wished I were Canadian.

He was married to a man.

EDIBLE DORMOUSE

Family With Newborn Gets Lost In Corn Maze, Calls 911

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/29448885/detail.html#ixzz1aa6EsBga

"The maze path has maps and signs to help people along the way."

Canada isn't really that different from here fwiw.

It does have beer stores just like in Strange Brew, however, complete with rolly-conveyor-delivery-system.

I thought Canadians were reputed to be polite and self-effacing to a fault, whereas I am more like "FUCK YOU! I'M AWESOME!"

Too bad there are no Canadians on ILX I can ask about this. No Canadians at all.

this is a question that i could probably find out the answer to myself but i choose to post it here because it's something i know john will know the answer to immediately: is the newish version of jane eyre (starring mia wasikowska) eligible for next year's academy awards or would it have been covered in this past academy awards? we watched it over the past few nights and i was really impressed with wasikowska's performance and think she should win some awards.

yo La Lechera - the photo you posted above - of those wildlife cards - what were those cards called? I used to have 'em and loved 'em when I was a kid - think they may have actually been my kid sisters ...

Canadians can same-sex marry and they have universal healthcare in a way that we don't.

Illustrated Wildlife Treasury!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6202194621_6fece0e9ce.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6202193899_edbd6eab7a.jpg

Proto lolcats

Wow - you still have the box & everything " plastic snap sound." I'd head out to a trivia night if you brought that along.