Chicago MMXII

I wouldn't have been bothered at all if I hadn't needed to drive to the office today.

hmm apparently it was a good thing I worked really late tonight or else bho's visit (which I didn't find out about until like half an hour ago) would have destroyed my life

I figure my ease tonight was karmic payback for the week-long bus reroute shitshow I and many others endured due to his election night victory party set-up.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-drunk-driver-leaves-car-teetering-on-edge-of-montrose-harbor-20120110,0,4146713.story

Headline and story changed "drunk" to "confused."

Holy cats I slept better last night than I have in weeks. I am seriously looking forward to taking it again tonight. More sleeeeeep!!!!

Professional development day -- the day you thank yourself for having the sense to get a smartphone.

Snow is coming!

This is looking like a red letter day for everyone itt so far.

If I shake this cold, I'm up for Numero Group dance party - I love giving those guys money (listening to the Syl Johnson box now - so dang good). I'll bring my girlfriend. She's a Loyola english prof., so some of you ivory tower types may have some sort of notes to compare when not dancin'...

Ooh, that sounds great. I may be up for going.

We might be up for that, too -- Kr has been talking lately about wanting to go to Danny's.

-snoooooow

-hey guys

-hey n/a, thanks for the heads up on 'terriers' being available for streaming now. although sarah and i watched the pilot last night and it was just ok - does it get a lot better? i think i liked it more than she did, but i'm predisposed toward detective shit and have lower standards.

hey, where u been?
terriers stays pretty consistent so if you didn't like the first ep the rest probably won't suddenly change your mind but there is an overarching plot that develops and gets more complex. it's not like a blow you away amazing kinda show, it's more like a fun, comfortable, charming show.

we're only about 5 episodes in btw

xp that reminds me of this blog post someone forwarded to me re: Danny's, wondered if any of you had seen it (after googling I discovered it made it onto Chicagoist etc)

http://bronxcheer.tumblr.com/post/14084752042/swans-you-fucking-people-make-me-sick-by

do you guys realize that dance night doesn't even START until MIDNIGHT!?!
are you all INSANE!?!?

If I shake this cold, I'm up for Numero Group dance party - I love giving those guys money (listening to the Syl Johnson box now - so dang good).

Might I recommend hydrocodone.

I realized that and I still wanna go if anyone else does!!

arouuund. i got pretty good at not checking ilx when there was no ilx to check.

i'll be in chicago on feb 10 & 11, digd0wn is doing another green mill weekend.

hydrocodone makes it hard for some people to sleep, e.g., me

WB, Jordan!

I have had that hyper reaction to codeine in the past, but something seems to have changed and now I'm a well on my way to being a pill junky.

do you guys realize that dance night doesn't even START until MIDNIGHT!?!
are you all INSANE!?!?

When I was your age, young man, I was seeing Fake Fiction shows at midnight.

Lol talk guy on bus stood up and said loudly "Hey, get up jackass, we gotta be in court." a lot of heads turned bc it wasn't apparent that he was talking into his hands free phone mic.

dang it's snowing so hard but doesn't seem to be sticking at all. all this wasted effort by god.

i think the problem is all the snow seems to be going sideways, instead of towards the ground.

rookie mistake

Ha!

Hey so Kr and I got Settlers of Catan for x-mas. Anyone wanna play it with us sometime?

YES OMG YES

I love that game.

OK so i have a TEN MINUTE lunch break
if anyone wants to go to the thing on saturday, email me -- I know it's late, I know you're weary, I know your plans don't include me...still, dance party!! think about it.

Settlers of catan looks awesome, though tbf I'm not exactly sure what it is.

In related news, due to wedding registry hilarity, we now have two brand new "classic" Clue board games, if anybody wants one.

I'll play if it is the iPhone version.

I got electronic catchphrase for Xmas that I want to break out for a game night.

i wish someone here would play catan with us

jeff and jenny have we played settlers of cataan? i get it mixed up with that other board game we play sometimes.

Who wants to play the battle star galactica game again??

We have, I think you may have won.

n/a we played Settlers once and IIRC you liked it.

I was thinking about the BSG game the other day and coming to terms with the likelihood that I'll never play it again.

:(

We should really just sell it then.

I got electronic catchphrase for Xmas that I want to break out for a game night.

I thought you have always had Catchphrase?

It's *electronic*.

I would like to give Settlers of Cataan a go. I'm worried I'm not smart enough for it, tbh.

I was not aware there was an analog Catchphrase.

xp Aw, I made you frown. I just feel like its complexity makes playing it a chore for ppl who aren't super enthusiastic about that kind of game. Since its hard to find players, we don't play it much and we have to relearn it every time, which makes it more complex…

I feel like we need to go play at the f'n Dice Dojo or something to really take full advantage.

Jesse, Settlers is really easy to learn. It probably takes a few games to really develop a strategy but that's part of the fun IMO.

I had to drive to and back from a meeting out in Aurora this moring, they are actually doing an admirable job of keeping up on the roads and sidewalks. Its nasty way out west.

Dice Dojo is awesome!

I feel like the captain of the football team when I walk I'm there.

No, I just got electronic catchphrase. I think there might have been a card game version?

So who brought electronic Catchphrase to our apartment in like 2008?