Chicago: Become Familiar with its Distinctive Neighborhoods

Ooh ooh, we just got Taboo!

We've got Taboo, too. I wonder if they've updated it in any way since the edition we have (made in 1989 or thereabouts).

I've been spearheading an Eat Poop U Cat/Telephone Pictionary renaissance lately.

ah, we're out to dinner for toby's birthday on saturday, but games night sounds fun-- if it happens again i'd love to come.

Happy birthday, Toby!

i'll pass that along to him on wednesday (his actual birthday).

i think we're both taking wednesday off, and were thinking about going to the field museum to see the maps thing. but is it the worst time to go because kids aren't in school?

I doubt it. I bet most kids will be playing in the snow or inside.

otm, kids would only be at the museum if it was with a school trip, lol.

I don't know about that. The last time I went to the Field Museum was on the 4th of July, and the place was overrun with kids.

Yeah, but also I'm thinking parents would be alot less likely to take their kids to the museum when it's this cold.

i can tell you for a fact that the field museum has been over-run by kids and parents all last week. getting out of work early was great but the metra only runs once an hour so i wound up waiting at 57th st for a bus and there were TONS of kids and parents making their way to the museum.

Weird, I would think that parents would be more likely to take kids to a museum in the winter, since it's a good indoor activity when it's so cold out.

hey, bill & lisa are having a sale if anyone needs t-shirts:

2007 was the best year yet at Black Hole Press, so we want to start the new year right by offering great printing deals from January 1st-31st...

50 standard tees with one color ink: 210.00 (230.00 if you need shipping in US)
50 standard tees with two colors ink: 240.00 (260.00 with shipping)

100 one color tees: 375.00 (inquire for shipping)

As always send print ready artwork (jpeg at 300dpi OR photoshop file) along with color choices and size breakdowns.

Love,
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I'm Audi.

happy new year, sarah!

I have no idea what happens here anymore. Hi guys.

My morning has been nearly French, so farcical it was. Lots of frantic running around, lots of yelling at people who can't possibly do anything about any of it.

My kitchen sink to this moment continues to overflow every 20-30 minutes with HUGE amounts of water -- 20-30 gallons, I estimate -- and to boot, the water smells like a fish tank that hasn't been cleaned for two years. It is vile on top of vile. The landlord is totally and completely MIA. I can't even leave him a message -- his phone number plays me a message that loops forever like the transmitter on Lost, and says to call back later. That's the only option available. Unless I call a plumber, document everything very carefully, and bill him for it. But this is feeling like a thousand-plus-dollar plumbing problem, and I don't want to just dance into sticking my landlord with that. And so here I am, not going to to work today so I can jump every half hour and sweep many many gallons of nasty nasty water out the back door, because otherwise the water will be in the living room and bedroom in a scary hurry.

This fucking sucks. :(

oh shit!

i think you should call a plumber, that sounds like an emergency.

that sucks

I take it your building doesn't have a maintenance guy in addition to the landlord?

xpost to Jordan: it's an emergency, alright! but i don't trust a plumber any more than a mechanic in this kind of emergency. I'd really rather keep bailing out the kitchen until the landlord gets back, so I can let him pay for it without any worries.

jaymc: the landlord pretty much is the maintenance as well. He owns the whole thing and tries his darndest to maintain it with the help of a couple old friends who also live here. Bless his heart.

incidentally, the old friends are nowhere to be found, either.

it's NYE, if you don't get a plumber soon you may not be able to later?

that, sir, is a fine point.

maybe i'll ride the el all night, that's something i've never done for new year's. like ride each line it's entire length so i can see every station. maybe bring an ipod and a hip flask with me.

you should also have an alarming cloud of BO around you so you'll fit in with the rest of the all-night crew

i think we will watch troll 2 tonight

(did i tell you that d got the troll/troll2 dvd for xmas? he did! troll truly has the best cast ever: noah hathaway (atreyu) as "harry potter jr.", sonny bono as "neighbor" and julia louis-dreyfus as "other neighbor.")

you should also have an alarming cloud of BO around you so you'll fit in with the rest of the all-night crew

-- La Lechera, Monday, December 31, 2007 1:18 PM (Monday, December 31, 2007 1:18 PM) Bookmark Link

i'm working on it.

amanda, we talked about this already, right?

http://www.bestworstmovie.com/

Wow Kenan, that does suck. My only idea is that maybe you do something like set the building on fire so that someone will call the landlord.

we did!

<i>My only idea is that maybe you do something like set the building on fire so that someone will call the landlord.</i>

funny you should say that... what finally got them down here was water leaking into the apt downstairs. I am unloved.

But they ARE HERE. And it's snowing. It's all gonna be ok.

damnit, step away from ilx for a couple weeks, and suddenly I forget all about bb code. Selective memory, I think.

check out my new baby:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2152304949_0037ee203f.jpg?v=0
i don't know if it works and i had to carry it home in the snow but it was cheap and i like it

Happy stupid new year.

Hmmm. It sounds like your night went about as well as I expected it too (because you're home b4 midnight and you referred to '08 as "stupid").

I had a yummy new year. And it continues to be yummy because I JUST ATE A POUND OF BACON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy new years

years?

happy new year

Eating gorgonzola risotto and falling asleep by 1 was indeed a happy time. The drive back yesterday kind of sucked.

jaymc: I have it on good authority that kr. is a heckuva cook. Let her know that's the word on the street. :)

she very very very much is. OMG.

a new year's card i got:

http://www.someecards.com/filestorage/new_14.jpg

:)

holy shit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxion/2156397340/

holy shit

-- gbx, Tuesday, January 1, 2008 10:10 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

ha ... you ok?

we danced to like three songs from 'graceland' last night, i had forgotten about that album but i downloaded it this morning ... it's good!

i had forgotten about that album

I guess you've been avoiding reviews of Vampire Weekend then?

Jenny made an awesome dinner from Rick Baylesss' cookbook. A spicy arroz con pollo with chipotle and some other bullshit. So good for a freezing awful night like tonight!

Then for dessert, Abuelita Mexican hot chocolate with Kahlua. MMMMMMMM

Does it strike anyone else as really odd that Netflix online movie viewer is only compatible with Internet Explorer?? You have to use IE and Windows Media Player.

But even so, it is delightful.

it's only compatible with PCs, which pisses me off greatly. i wonder if i could get IE and windows media player on my future linux computer and use it that way. probably not.