Chicago: Totally hands-free!!!

Oh stuff it, Kenan. No matter what you and jw say I am not opening a facebook account.

KEVIN, YAY YAYAY AYAYAY for little dogs. I like your happiness.

Speaking of ice cream (ok, well, way upthread), Nick introduced me to this loveliness last night:
http://www.dcsnacks.com/images/large/products/ben-and-jerrys--creme-brule_LRG.jpg

Any pix of the wee ones, Kevin?

I know that Facebook as a nice, clean interface and all of that, but it hasn't clicked with me. It feels like there's too many places to try and communicate (communites, messages, walls, I don't know what) and I've never contacted or been contacted by someone on Facebook that couldn't have just e-mailed me.

Everyone knows the REAL online ass-shopping hottnezz is iilwy.com.

batteries are dead in the camera but peep this guy... http://www.myspace.com/littleboybanjo

But inilwy.

i'm not trying to be prescriptive about facebook, really i'm not! Do what you like. It's just that it's the next generation - there are so many features and games and useful apps that sooner or later you'll probably be told about something on there that you would really like to be a part of. See the still-growing ILX scrabble community, for one example.

I hate Scrabble.

i'm sure there are many useful aspects to it but i'm at the point where i have neither the time nor desire to be part of another social network. once this one circles the drain i'm done too.

xpost- laurel you have just made a mortal enemy.

But inilwy.

well you have one of those girlfriend things

xpost yeah it has way more potential than myspace to be a TOOL, like a personal wiki with social-networking already built into it.

i don't a "personal wiki". that's what my purse is for.

I am sad that Banj0's profile is set to private. CUTE!

Back in Virginny, I used to play literati quite a bit at work with my mom and sisters (also at work).

i don't *want/need* is what i meant.

oops. snark attack failed.

yeah, i don't want many people, let alone anyone who can read, knowing all sorts of shit about me. fuck, i can't even remember everything that happens to me.

No one would know anything you didn't want them to know. You can limit access to your profile to just your friends. People are skeptical of the fact that Facebook is opening itself up to Google searches, but you can tell it not to, and even if you don't, all people see is a name and a photo, anyway.

Anyone see 2 Days in Paris?

i like that--i have my (unusual) real last name on facebook, which i don't have on any other social networking site. and some friends from eons ago have found me as a result, which is kind of cool.
xp

Nope, Jordan. I really wanted to, until I read it was more about a couple arguing than anything else. I still KIND of want to... dunno. Have you seen it?

I hear it's really good. I am seeing it this week!

No, but I was thinking of seeing it tonight. I like Julie Delpy and couples arguing.

Ditto.

But I also want to see the nu-westerns and Eastern Promises.

I heard enough of my parents arguing growing up to last a lifetime.

Me too, I guess I draw a mental line between older couples in hopeless marriages and young couples in relationships trying to figure things out.

I DO really like Julie Delpy.

a friend reports that it is the most feminist romantic movie she's ever seen. which, maybe it doesn't have a lot of competition in that department, but still.

I'm up for 3:10 to Yuma at some point.

Do these look like a good idea or a very very bad one?

Those look like the best idea I've seen all day.

Ok Ok Ok I'm pressing my luck now, but what about this?

Facebook is for college kids, all of you are too old for it.

I only do MySpace for band stuff.

Sarah, you don't like tofu. We are like Jack Spratt and his wife except I only eat fake meat products and you only eat squash.

I found a reasonably-priced guitar I like at Chicago Music Exchange that I might buy, if I can sell my current guitar for a decent amount.

That is not as exciting to me, but I won't lie to you people, I would probably eat mustard-crusted styrofoam.

Tonight I'm going to chill and do a homemade pizza, I only wish I hadn't finished all my netflix stuff yesterday.

So you didn't end up trading guitars with that dude?

I'm getting a zit.

I am wary of trading guitars after the discussion on the IMM board. I'm worried I'm going to get dicked over. Plus he was really uncommunicative about meeting up.

It's on my left cheek, right below my eye, so I can constantly see it.

This is *the zittiest summer ever*.

Nick,
* I like tofu when it's dry, so I'd just press it between plates or s.t.
* What did you think of the other recipe?

The potato cakes sound v. interesting and I would like to try, but I bet I would love the tofu.

For the office potluck today, I made "tofu ranchero," which is basically just ratatouille but with salsa instead of marinara sauce and with added tofu. Ingredients: extra-firm tofu (seasoned with a little cumin and cayenne), carrots, zucchini, red onions, bell peppers (I used red, yellow, orange, and green), and Trader Joe's Fresh Mild Salsa.

Not super-creative or anything, but it turned out pretty well and people seemed to like it.

i like potatos and peanuts

* I like tofu when it's dry, so I'd just press it between plates or s.t.

I never knew how to prepare tofu until Kr showed me how to drain it by cutting it into three long slices and then stacking them on top of each other, with paper towels in between and something heavy on top. Sautees much better that way.

I never cook with tofu. That is Nick's department. I need to learn. I'll try that.

nick, are you trading in the fender? the cyclone or tornado or waterspout or chinook or whatever it is?

You know how else you can dry tofu? By freezing it and then weighing it down. VERY firm tofu results. The only kind I can stomach.

weighing it down as it thaws.

Ok, so do you just stick the whole tofu block in its packaging in the freezer? Because I only like it really firm as well.

i like tofu. always mash it under a heavy book. usually i slice and bake or cut up into very small squares and sautee in sesame-chili oil + ginger + garlic til it's browned then splash with soy sauce at the end. makes any stir fry extra yumz.