Chicago MMXII

got my license renewed. i had to take the written test for some reason but it was really easy. whole process took an hour and cost $30.

Can't believe you had to take a written test.

That URL also suggests that he used Bobcat Goldthwait as a weapon.

I think I had to take a written test when I renewed in 2006.

maybe because i've gotten a couple of tickets over the past few years?

this morning i was listening to jaymc's steely dan mix and i was like "i'm going to wait and listen to 'hey 19' after i'm done at the dmv and walking over to my work." and then while i was taking my written exam at the dmv, i realized they were playing "hey 19" over the speakers.

I think I have a free ticket to see Kurt Vile at Lincoln Hall on the 20th, as part of an assignment to photograph the show. A paid assignment with a press pass! Awesome!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/plsmith/10876808.jpg

You are at Pippins.

My head is awesome.

What year was that?

Here's an old picture, of me and Je55e sharing a tender moment.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7183211388_0bef10b11a.jpg

Aawwww...

Is that at that bar in Carrboro, NC??

I don't remember that picture but it reminds me of that place - the Orange County Social Club.

Also, I have no idea what year that was - I found it on another thread. I forget which one.

Yes, it is the OCSC.

We have a bunch of pictures from there for some reason.

Half of them are of Christian.

I'm ready a really good book. The Countess by Rebecca Johns - http://www.amazon.com/The-Countess-Novel-Rebecca-Johns/dp/0307588459. It's historical fiction about everybody's favorite grumpy Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Nadasdy nee Bathory. It's proper historical fiction, not SHE WAS REALLY A VAMPIRE fiction, and it is really fascinating. And gross.

A friend who works in one of the Prudential buildings is FBing about protesters breaking in and getting arrested (Obama HQ also in that building).

Oh dang.

just got a copy of a PDF detailing road closures for NATO, hello chaos

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa356/fugexlac/NATObasemap_Revised_2.jpg

omg hellzone
thanks nato

I'm torn between being very excited about all of the protests/civil disobedience and being preemptively exhausted about how this is going to impact my daily life and also being very stressed because I have so much work to do and can't afford to miss any days.

The latter two are exacerbated by my having contracted a Hell Cold sometime this weekend.

jenny you need to slow down!

hey did you get yourself a present?
i did -- i bought three soundtracks from la la land records :-/

three

http://www.trbimg.com/img-4fb10c5f/turbine/chi-antiwar-demonstration-20120514/600

Slow down, Chicago (Jenny slow down)

I did not get myself a present. But I'm not shy about getting myself presents so it's okay.

Interesting group of folks, Catholic Workers:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/natosummit/chi-protesters-march-outside-obama-campaign-headquarters-20120514,0,86274.story

I learned a new word from that story - squadrol. It's the proper term for a paddy wagon.

Man, I wonder what the Russians-Control-The-Weather guy is doing this week.

Also reading about singing Down by the Riverside and This Little Light of Mine as part of a faith-based social justice protest gave me flashbacks.

xp Or Obama Spare My Child for Me/Father's Rights Hunger Strike guy, nee FBI Stop Raping my Wife guy. Maybe he's working from home.

Dan, who issued that map? I don't understand the why it says Northbound Lake St. and Southbound Lake St.

That's my fault, I cut off part of the legend when cropping it out of the PDF. It should be Lake Shore Drive.

Also reading about singing Down by the Riverside and This Little Light of Mine as part of a faith-based social justice protest gave me flashbacks.

Me too! I actually had to speak during a public group prayer one time in NOLA. Fortunately the some leaders of the Worker Justice, Inc. had schooled me on their experiences in hiding godless atheism.

They are removing public bike racks for next weekend. I feel like that's more about targeting protesters than it is about public safety.

If they want to remove things that might interfere with public safety, they should burn the big white statute/public urinal in front of my building.

people are freaking out. but it's so beautiful outside.

so a friend of mine is pretty heavily involved with occupy chicago's media team, and he keeps retweeting people who are harassing them via twitter, and it's like reading the comments on a trib article but worse

Ugh. Rahm has basically painted all potential protesters as terrorists so it's no surprise people are being jerks.

Anyone want to go on a trolly tour? http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/upcomingevents/tours/chicago-craft-beer-week

n.m., regional one sold out. Not too interested in Europeaon. USA USA USA.

Although, that may be less of a clusterfuck than other events.

Did you know the Map Room opens at 6:30 AM every weekday?

Wow, I'm getting annoyed by news headlines this morning. Not even the articles - just the headlines (especially this one - Political Memo: For Some, Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Politics, It’s Personal - NO SHIT). I think I should call out of work and go to the Map Room.

Also this one, which is blessedly behind the Sun Times's new paywall - "The real black marriage problem."

Black marriage should be legal IMO.

I hope the article is accompanied by a guy with a cat-who-ate-the-canary smile and a woman with her arms crossed.

I have an ear infection.
I found a spider in my shoe.
Happy birthday, Nick.

...video gaaaames?

Happy birthday, n/a.