Chicago MMXII

Hey speaking of... nothing, actually, I took the elevator to the train platform this morning and I stepped in behind a guy who got on and stood in front of the buttons, and the door closed and we didn't go anywhere because... he didn't push the button for the platform. I mean.

Also, the 2012 Chicago Opera Theater season is amazing - Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla, and Verdi - http://www.chicagooperatheater.org/2013-season/.

J355exX, I think this place is opening next to Gamestop on Clark soon. http://chicago.grubstreet.com/peasantry_menu.jpg Vegetarians, no need to click the link.

N/A that was a lovely lunch and the rest of you are suckers for missing it. Also I'm sorry if I abruptly walked away from you, but I really needed some blush. BLUSH EMERGENCY.

it's cool. i had shrimp tacos for the first time, they were delicious.

I drove down Wabash to see if I could find a quick parking spot to come up and surprise you but no luck.

I had to drive my boss' car somewhere, which is why I couldn't make it to lunch.

Jeff, I've noticed that place and I was interested but also I was a little annoyed at the fact that they call it "peasant food."

Remember that horrible clusterfuck in the "shallow pedantic complaints that drive you crazy" thread re the trend of "peasant" and "slow" food?

Also, I'm not a fan of offal. Except sweetmeats.

Oops, I meant sweetbreads.

I haven't had fried gizzards since I was a kid. I used to love them.

I don't know what it says about me that the most appealing thing on that menu right now is the beet flatbread. It probably says that I just read "pickled lamb tongue flatbread" and something in my brain shut down.

I was going to try and meet up with you guys, but thanks to the goddamn Columbia College Urban Art Fair it took me about three times as long as usual to walk up Wabash. Fucking art students.

Damn kids. I'm sorry you didn't go!

Loopers, I'm going here immediately after work. Join me for a drink if you wish. http://watershedbar.com

Thats a pretty solid beer list.

And the chairs look comfortable.

Important consideration.

Why are you going there?

for a drink fool

To stand up and drink water, iirc.

I'm having a drink with The Good Emily at an alternate, undisclosed location but then I will be joining J3ff.

jvc, right that wrong from your lunch outing and join us.

I will not be there b/c I have other plans.

g-d I wish I worked in the loop

and did not have a dog that would pee all over the floor if I did not go home immediately and let him out

actually I don't wish that, it's just inconvenient sometimes

I think I just may do that. What time will you guys be there? I have to finish up some stuff here and journey up from the South Loop.

Wish I worked in the loop too.

and the peasantry looks pretty awesome.

I'll be there a little later bc of my previous engagement. I don't remember when Jeff gets off work so I'll just let him answer for himself.

sorry but i am going home to make pizza and eat pizza with my family then watch a movie and drink beer with sarah

my wife and son are in Michigan for the weekend, so beers after work sound pretty goddamned fantastic.

Oh man! Do it, jvc! I wish I could be there for a jvc fap!

But I have other plans.

I'm at pops right now. Will head down to the watershed at 5 pm.

I have other plans.

jesse, do you have other plans?

I'm so glad I switched my schedule to getting off work at 4:30.

Ok this place is cool. Got a seat for Jenny, jvc, and one empty. Who wants the empty seat?????

Not Jesse. He has plans.

I'll be on my way up there soon.

i'm way up here, so no way
but i'm so glad jvc is finally hanging out! it's a momentous day in chilxorlore!

i don't think i know what jeff looks like actually. perils of not participating in wdyll threads.

He's a good looking white man with a beard. IIRC he's wearing a blue shirt.

There are only 3 ppl here so far. I'm the one that is alone. And I have a big box sitting beside me.

okay

Ok more people here but I still am the only one with a box beside me.

Man please stop saying big box bc the temptation for a mean joke is growing too strong.

I was just at Macy's.

If this lag time remains steady I will be at watershed at 11:00 tonight.

I have been meaning to check out Watershed! But I'm having dinner on Devon 2nite.

Watershed is great so far.

I met jvc and he rules and you're jealous. We solidarity fist bumped like 1000 times.

We did. It was fun!

Road closings for that NATO thing - http://www.suntimes.com/news/12320074-418/nato-closures-emerge-including-kennedy-and-lake-shore-drive.html

Also LOL forever at the Sun Times trying to go to a digital paid subscription model. Maybe if you assholes hadn't laid off so many copyeditors so that reading every article is a chore (albeit at times a hilarious chore), or that more than half of your content wasn't AP wire service stuff available everywhere else for free, I'd think about it.

Actually, no I wouldn't.