CHICAGO: If Hepatitis C Were Attacking Your Face Instead of Your Liver You'd Be Doing Something About It

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Seriously, though, I walked four blocks this morning with frigid wind blowing directly in my face, and I thought I was going to die.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I got a new winter coat and a moustache this weekend:

http://static.flickr.com/106/313349673_632589420e.jpg?v=0

I love my coat, and the Burlington Coat Factory in which it was made.

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Kevin, I am seriously worried about the fact that there's no heat in yr apt. Gotta find a solution, dude. Did you say you had space heaters? We used to put a standing propane heater in my childhood bedroom but only my parents could operate it and there was no risk of anyone being DRUNK or FUCKED UP. Fire hazard-wise, I'm not sure I'd recommend one of those for you.

Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Leave earlier to allow for delays.


I leave early! Earlier and earlier every day, yet I still manage to be late. Yesterday I was due at work at 4. I left the house at 3:05, and got to work at 4:20! And as most of you know, I live within earshot of the train. CTA trip planner says my commute should take between 19-25 minutes. No.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Mustache is awesome!!

You didn't grow it for this, did you?

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Jesse, thermostats don't operate by OUTSIDE temp, they only regulate based on the temperature in the room where it's located

I am aware of that, but the outside temp has a direct impact on the temperature of the temperature indoors. So when it's 40, it doesn't get cold enough inside to turn on the heat. But when it's coooold, it comes on and never turns off. The fact that it never turns off is kind of odd: is there no heat source in the room with the thermostat?

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha, no, some friends in Milwaukee had a moustache party. I don't even know if they actually did it yet, I just said I would do it in solidarity and send a picture. To think that I could actually good have done good, with a moustache.

moustache vs. mustache?

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Agreed - leave early does not always allow for the kinds of delays you encounter. Sometimes it's no problem, or it's just a little late. Sometimes the trains stack up 10 deep, and you sit there and wait in line for 20, 30 minutes. I'm worried that calling in to work with the "I'm stuck on the train" excuse is going to wear thin soon.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:57 (seventeen years ago) link

I think gmail chat has been blocked at my work. Probably for the best.

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:58 (seventeen years ago) link

No, you just have to sign on. It doesn't automatically sign you into chat anymore. Which is definitely for the best.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Jesse, that's exactly the question you should be asking. :) As I said before: our thermo was in the furnace room, which was lined with fire-proof bricks and basically an air-tight seal so no fresh air got in and the room temp went up quickly and stayed there, keeping our heat off around the clock. We started propping the door open with a broomhandle, which was against fire code but the only way.

Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

laurel, i'm going to home depot this afternoon for space heater. it won't be propane because i'd be worried about blowing myself up. my shopping list consists of big assed space heater and christmas lights for the living room since i broke the overhead light. the pull chaing broke off inside the fixture and i haven't had the patience to try to turn off the electricity and fiddle with the wires yet.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

is there no heat source in the room with the thermostat?

I'm guessing, basement.

I found it odd that such an old woman would be so reluctant to turn the heat on. Aren't old women supposed to be cold all the time?

Otto -- I feel for you, I do. I lived without heat last winter for about three months. I had three space heaters going all the time, and hundred dollar electric bills.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:03 (seventeen years ago) link

it's just gonna be a pain in the balls getting this thing home on the bus. but whatevs, it will be better than shivering on my couch or dragging my comforter with me all over my place. i need a superwarm blanket or afghan too, the fleece blanket i'm using in the living room just isn't cutting it.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link

lol at this ad

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/fluxion23/tattoo.jpg

That's a pretty sweet tat you got there, tough guy.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I asked her about the heat and she said it was on. Apparently she was right, but it's just weird heat. I hope it stays tropical in here as I can always open a window.

I'm sure Jeff is somewhere out there grumbling about how we're talking about the weather.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey Amanda!

I was suspiscious of the mango splitter when I saw it in the store, but this email from Cook's Illus. changed my mind:

Mango Splitter:
The OXO Mango Splitter is one of those rare kitchen gadgets that actually works. Try as we might, we couldn’t round up a mango that it couldn’t handle, and the mango splitter never left extra fruit on the pit by overestimating the pit’s size. It's especially useful if you're making our Curried Fruit Chutney to accompany a curry.
$11.95, www.cooking.com, item#411725

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Ooh! Interesting. But what can that thing do that a knife can't do? That's how I cut a mango anyway, by cutting two large slabs and then trimming/gnawing the rest.

I like the mustache, Jordan. It's cute.

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:23 (seventeen years ago) link

I think the point is that it is curved to fit the pit, and it only takes one pass to remove the fruit.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Thanks Amanda.

(just so we're clear, I lack mustache commitment and shaved it off soon after taking that picture, so now I look like I'm 12)

My boss is out all week and it's not helping my motivation.

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.npr.org/programs/day/features/2005/aug/mango/blurb200.jpg

Groovy!

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:34 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4790537

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:35 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess that's a neat invention, but I would be just as happy with a knife. Also, I can sharpen a knife but I can't sharpen that thing.It would be handy for fruit stand ladies, though.

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

I am not happy with a knife and a mango. Mangoes are difficult for me, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link

howdy folks

thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 4 December 2006 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Jesse has a better nose.

Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:02 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.npr.org/programs/day/features/2005/aug/mango/blurb200.jpg

It's the Georgia O'Keefe of kitchen gadgets... I use Amanda's knife n' gnaw method.

Jordan, I was going to tell you to keep the 'stache because it's very handsome but I see you have already ruined everything. NICE ONE.

Whoa - who is that first guy? I thought it was Jesse for a second.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link

First guy = Keith Harris, a freelance music writer from Philadelphia who contributes to the Reader occasionally.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

(Although I agree that Jesse is hotter.)

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Also -- hi Chris!!

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:09 (seventeen years ago) link

TOTALLY OFF TOPIC:
I forgot to mention that I saw Rocky for the first time this weekend and I have two comments:

1) I admit it, Rocky is appealing.
http://iblnews.com/getpic.php?idfoto=105913
http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/36/27/07/18467337.jpg

2) But Adrian! She was supposed to be a loser? Put her in 2006 and she's the most popular girl in art school. She was ADORABLE.
This photo does not do her costume design justice.
http://www.talia-shire.com/images/gallery_slyend.jpg

That concludes my review of Rocky

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha. I guess she was a loser in tough guy-Philly, because there weren't any emo dudes to appreciate her.

I saw Aguirre (really liked it but I kept getting distracted, also I expected Kinski to be more overtly nuts) and Before Sunrise (pretty much what I expected but I was into it) over the weekend.

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:19 (seventeen years ago) link

I mean, I thoroughly understand the circumstances that would cause her to be a "loser" at the time of the movie and the circumstances that would cause her to be considered "super cute" now, I guess I was just surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie.

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Amanda, me too!!! I'm always telling people how I just saw both Rocky and Jaws a few years ago and loved both! You are totally right about everything except that the weirdest/worst part of Adrian's being a "loser" was that she seemed to lack any processing or communication skills whatsoever. I'm talking, on a mentally handicapped level. Worrisome.

Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:30 (seventeen years ago) link

In which sequel did Rocky start smacking her around? Or am I making that up?

I just rearranged our netflix queue b/c it's exam time, baby, and I get to exercise dominion over our leisure time:

I, Claudius: Disc 1
The Wicker Man
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Ravenous
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
The Sentinel
Black Sunday
Eaten Alive
History Channel: War of 1812: Disc 1

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:33 (seventeen years ago) link

I haven't seen Jaws yet, but I remember enjoying Rocky as well. I watched it for a college sociology class. We had to write a paper about "heroes." It was kind of dumb, but it was Sociology 101.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:34 (seventeen years ago) link

So the themes for Jenny's Netflix queue = cannibalism and Billy Wilder?

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Being back at work after a fun weekend with old friends is a dud.

Coming back from said weekend to a cold apartment that doesn't want to heat up is also a dud.

People in Tennessee are some of the worst drivers I have ever seen, or maybe they're just all drunk.

I don't know if I've ever seen Rocky or Jaws in non-edited-for-TV versions.

I wore flannel-lined Carhartts today and was very comfortable on the way to work, but now I am experiencing a bit of overheating.

I am starting to agitate for TT early this week. Thoughts?

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

xp - And pagan sexytimes.

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Pretty much.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Exam time is like being eaten alive by Billy Wilder during a historical reenactment of a pagan ritual, so it all makes sense.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:44 (seventeen years ago) link

I can only hang out on Thursday, so unless we go out on Thursday, I will not be there.

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyone going to see the FFs tonight?

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Jaws is such a great movie. Robert Shaw especially, but even Dreyfus is good.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Needless to say, I must decline to participate in FFs and TT. I have my first exam on Friday. It should be easy, but I'm not going to tempt fate by going in with a hangover. Even if I have been studying while drinking coffee and amaretto for the past week.

xpost - I love Jaws.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Also who needs FREE tickets for the C4N4ST4 show on Friday?

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:54 (seventeen years ago) link

In which sequel did Rocky start smacking her around? Or am I making that up?

hm. Maybe you're thinking of The Godfather?

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 4 December 2006 17:55 (seventeen years ago) link

He's a rough-and-tumble working-class dude -- it's bound to happen.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 December 2006 18:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, Jaws is great. I think I've only seen it on tv though, I should really remedy that.

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 4 December 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link


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