i was thinking about how even though i've been in this city for almost eight years, i still always look up from my book when the el goes over the river - it's such an amazing sight each time for me
― n/a, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
^^^I still do this too.
― I left my login in El Sandboxo, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
I love that view.
― thejenny, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
I haven't looked out a window in years.
― Jeff, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
That's probably not true.
When I used to live off the Red Line, I would sometimes take a Brown Line from the Loop to Fullerton/Belmont and then switch, just so I could enjoy watching the skyline recede from view.
Now that I take the Brown Line every day, I don't pay attention as much. But it still beats the subway.
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
Thats why I try to take the purple line home at night rather than the red, even though it means walking further out of my way to get there.
― I left my login in El Sandboxo, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
Who are you?
― thejenny, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
jon/via/chi
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
happy friday, chicago! love, minneapolis
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
xp (I'd assumed as much when I did a search on the login a few minutes ago and saw that he'd posted about metal, Smashing Pumpkins, and Community, but the Purple Line ref confirmed it.)
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
Good day, Minneapolis!
kelsey my sis in law just is about to have a baby (first) and i have to get her a xmas AND bday gift
tell me what to get her (please)
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
are you looking for baby specific gifts or gifts for her as a new mom or ...?
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
gifts for her as a new mom or just gifts for heri have NO IDEA what to give this person
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
I was going to say, if baby-specific I can speak from experience that gift cards for places that sell baby stuff and diapers while not always the most thrilling of gifts, are HUGELY appreciated by busy new parents.
And jaymc with the quality detective work.
― I left my login in El Sandboxo, Friday, 2 December 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
Is she planning to breastfeed? Because what I loved was having just a big pile o' magazines. Reading a book was too much at first and the magazines were a lifesaver when Rowan would nurse for a LONG time. So I'd just grab a magazine & feel indulgent. So you could get her that. I think anything cozy is nice because in the winter you're just hunkered down being all nesty with the baby. So maybe a nice wrap cardigan or some slippers?My best friend bought me some yoga pants & a hood-less hoodie after I gave birth because she (rightly) assumed I was tired of all my clothes. They were great casual clothes, but I could also venture out in them if need be. She got those at Old Navy.Is she girly? Other nice things would be a gift certificate to get a pedicure and/or manicure, maybe a little satchel with some hair ties, a lip gloss, a nail polish, etc. so she can feel put together. I honestly started wearing make up WAY more after I had Rowan. My academic brain thinks this is because while my body was (and is) changing so much (and has changed so much) it was this thing that could still be under my control. Plus, it has helped me feel more put together when everything else feels very chaotic.
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
I like your login, jon. Also hello!
― thejenny, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
me too.
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
You could also get her a bottle of wine and some advil. Those were two things I couldn't have while pregnant that I was excited to have back in my life.
Also nice - gift cards to restaurants that deliver.
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks.
The gift cert for a mani/pedi is also an awesome idea. I know my wife was thrilled to feel more "human" (her word actually, lol) when she got to get out of the house and feel pretty when she was home on maternity leave.
― I left my login in El Sandboxo, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know if you live close enough to do this or would even be willing to do this, but if you just gave her a 'coupon' to come by after the baby arrives so that she can take a shower or have a nap or whatever, that is an amazing gift at that time. Or do dishes.
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
job interview went well, decent odds that i'll be in chicago later this month for a final interview.
― Z S, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
nice
― n/a, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
She lives in VA -- good ideas w/ the restaurants that deliver even though I don't know if they have any? Decent comf loungewear sounds like a best idea.
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
no, restaurant delivery has been banned in virginia as sinful and godless since 1874
― n/a, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
It's a rural area, smartass.
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
this is kind of awesome:
http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2011/12/02/jayz-beyonce-hit-vincent-while-waiting-for-great-lake.php
― advance johnson, Friday, 2 December 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
Wow. The idea of Jay-Z and Beyonce hanging out in Andersonville is kind of blowing my mind.
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Friday, 2 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
That is awesome.
― toes bonesly, Friday, 2 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
Yuppies
― Jeff, Friday, 2 December 2011 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
I told my stoods and they found this news v exciting. None of us appreciated "frites" though.
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, I would love to know what jay-z/beyonce thought of Andersonville.
― advance johnson, Friday, 2 December 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
They miss Clark's on Clark.
― Jeff, Friday, 2 December 2011 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
Lol.
What's wrong with frites??
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
fries
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
frites are okay but they should really be called "freedom fries"
xp
― well in (advance johnson), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
I just zipped my upper lip in my zipper and it fucking hurt and now it's bleeding. Jesus Hepatitis Christ.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
IDG what's wrong with frites.
they are fries
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, December 2, 2011 7:20 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink
i'm going to assume this was your pants zipper
― n/a, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
What about biscotti and creme fraiche? Cookies and fresh cream?
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
Sandbox doesn't alert one to xposts.
Nick I encourage that assumption.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
shut up, you knew what i meant
― recently deposed application inspector for the (league of women voters), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
i keep cracking myself up thinking of someone zipping their lip in their pants zipper
― n/a, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
Me toooooo
― thejenny, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
I just snorted next to people I am walking next to reading it.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
Jesse, you bleeping philistine, crème fraiche ≠ fresh cream
― William (C), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
I think "frites" implies slender, golden-crispy fries, generally served with aioli or some other "exotic" dipping sauce. Possibly also served in a paper cone.
― dyao think i'm sexy (jaymc), Friday, 2 December 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
Chose to complete that sentence as:
Jesse, you bleeping philistine, get your lip out of your pants zipper.
― thejenny, Friday, 2 December 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link