Chicago: Become Familiar with its Distinctive Neighborhoods

Did I not just suggest a place called "Northside"? I can't be held responsible for their inappropriate name/location issues.

The blue line stopped very suddenly today and a standing woman slipped and fell flat on her front w/out even putting her hands out in front of her. It was bad.

I know it's cold, but I would have found it a little funny... Like when people aren't paying attention and they lean on the old doors that open inwards and then get mauled when the train stops.

Are those doors on any other trains besides the Blue Line? I don't like them.

Jesse, it is a bad idea to drive to the crotch anyway. Traffic SUCKS around there.

To reiterate, traffic sucks at the crotch.

Sorry.

Ay ay ay. We can't leave that hanging there! Come on!

haha ok.

I'm just saying that that's the only decent way to get over there. There are cabs of course. But those are for rich white people.

There are buses for Damen, North, and Milwaukee. Also, the Blue Line.

No good.

I would have to take a bus to Damen.

Also? I would have to take a bus.

Ride your "Red" line to North, take the bus west. It's fast. I have done it.

just go to moody's, dammit!
it's nearby, it's cozy and the food is adequate!
that's right: adequate!

I'm just scared.

I think we're going to Bin 36.

Wine + Cheese = uh-huh.

I like wine.

Also, I like this ALOT:
http://www.thewavemag.com/images/articles/11001-12000/11151.jpg

That reminds me, I saw a bottle of Sizzurp at a liquor store recently. I thought that they discontinued that shit.

never heard of it.

Me neither. Not outside of hip-hop slang, at least.

I thought it was cough syrup or some mix involving it.

http://www.mkjohnsimport.com/sizzurp.html

NOTE: I am not making any value judgement on this stuff, just the fact that it exists is enough for me.

No codeine, no credibility.

OMG Pandora just played TWO Duran-Duran* songs in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Precious and Come Undone, 2 of my favorites)

*in Spanish this means "they last-they last"

Lost
In a snow-filled sky
We'll make it all right
To come undone

Hi.

Hey!

Yo

Hip-hop hooray!

I'm doing the LA times crossword.

I'm doing the Highlights crossword.

I did that one today. Also 2 Ben Tausig puzzles (at Metro Times and AV Club) when I had some downtime at work, which used a fair amount of the same answers.

I don' wan' to drive to band practice tonight in the snow.

I'm having fun on the pizza thread. Pizza turns people into assholes, I think, but that's fine.

The roads, at least around here, are completely fine now - even some of the side streets that were a bit treacherous this morning. The sun and traffic has gotten rid of pretty much all the ice/snow on the roads.

God I have made way too many pizzas to be on that thread. When people started talking about how they liked their pizzas constructed I was all thinking no, no, no, NO, NO.

Oh good, Jon. I haven't been outside since this morning. I'll still have to scrape snow off my windshield, though.

THE HORROR

I know.

I'm just bitching because now that the el stop is literally right around the corner from my apartment, it makes me want to drive less.

I hear ya there, except as of late I have been too lazy in the morning to get up in time.

hi chicago; how are you guys doing?

I am pretty alright, but hating PostScript at the moment.

I am pretty alright, but hating PostScript at the moment.

huh, i was just hating authors who upload 45 MB .ps files. seriously. fuck you guys.

I want to live where John lives.

i found a secret stash of graham crackers on top of the fridge in the break room

If you lived where I live, you'd be drunk on crab legs every week.

OMG you guys, i'm british!

BEGONE