Those have been spotted on Northerly Island.
― Jeff, Saturday, 17 December 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
that disappoints me quite a bit.
You're right. I'm sorry. I DO want to drown them.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:03 (twelve years ago) link
We went to see Protomen (lol all ages show, we're home by 9:00) and... they were kind of amazing.
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhpectDVQD1qeomrno1_500.jpg
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:15 (twelve years ago) link
All ages show and Protomen were the second band, I should say. We'd still be there if we stayed for the headline. But instead we came home to watch STAR TREK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
STAR TREK.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbqi9cJ2Hh1qz9muno1_400.gif
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
That picture of the Protomen is not from the Metro, obv, but it was the best representation of their live show, which is very theatrical and kind of bananas.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
There is a mid-20s, normal, clean cut guy on this brown train carrying an half-drunk 1500 ml bottle of red wine. Just sat down, stretched and yawned loudly and amiably.
Now he's drinking from the bottle and muttering.
Point is: Incongruous look + behavior.
― Sandbox Jesse, Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
Then there's the late 40s guy who looks totally normal, except he rode and got off alone with two empty strollers.
― Sandbox Jesse, Sunday, 18 December 2011 03:28 (twelve years ago) link
I am stocking up on tea, orange juice, vitamin C, and airborne (even if those things dont work at all) today in the efforts of being the only one not sick at our house. The little one has croup and I can honestly say that hearing those coughs come out of your kid is frightening as hell.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
Is the croup a specific thing or a name for a bad cough?
Even though I know there is no evidence that loading up on vitamin c or echinacea etc does any good, I do it anyway. (though actually maybe echinacea does something since doctors warn people with immunity problems to avoid it)
Anyway, good luck.
― Sandbox Jesse, Monday, 19 December 2011 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
Its specific, but ultimately little more than a really horrible sounding cough. Its one of those things that sounds worse than it really is, because even in the middle of one his most horrifying sounding coughs last night, he was smiling and laughing about all the attention we were giving him.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
da croupier
― jaymc, Monday, 19 December 2011 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
Sadly enough that display name did pop into my head at the doctor's office early yesterdau morning.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
sarah's mom came into town ahead of them leaving for DC this morning, but she has had bronchitis so now i'm paranoid that one of us will get bronchitis. i was awake for about an hour at 3 a.m. because she was coughing in our living room and every time she coughed it sounded like someone firing a shotgun.
― n/a, Monday, 19 December 2011 15:43 (twelve years ago) link
people please stop being sick, thanks
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
i am also getting sick today. sore throat/cough. :-/
btw i am just pretending i live in chicago now, hope that's ok
― Z S, Monday, 19 December 2011 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
that's cool. we've had other regulars in these threads who don't actually live in chicago.
― n/a, Monday, 19 December 2011 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of which -- where has Jordan been lately?
― jaymc, Monday, 19 December 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
(o not 0)
Yeah, I actually haven't lived in the city for 4 years now.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
evanston counts imo
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
or wait... skokie? waukegan? wisconsin?
it doesn't look like Jordan's been on ILX much at all recently, I know he's doing a lot of music stuff (as usual).
― n/a, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
Airborne is just a fizzy, drinkable version of Vit C.
My fave cold avoidance strategy besides washing my hands like an OCD sufferer is that at the first sign of getting stuffy, I take Sudafed (the real kind). It keeps my head clear and (gross alert) prevents my ears from getting clogged up, which seems to be the trick in avoiding ear infections, which is pretty much the endgame for any cold I catch.
Also, I think I'm going to resurrect whiskey and honey as a cough remedy now that I've read numerous articles about how cough medicine doesn't actually do anything and thus ruined the placebo effect. Might as well just knock I myself out.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
you should read the new yorker article about the placebo effect and how placebos work even if you know they're placebos as long as you believe in the placebo effect. then the placebo effect will be restored.
― n/a, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
the next time jordan is in chicago i am going to make sure to go to his show. does anyone know when that is?
also, i am in ohio, whee
jenny, also whiskey tastes waaaay better than cough syrup -- skip the honey and do it up right
― league of women voters, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
i believe in the placebo effect and i do believe i read that articleit's why i can drink whiskey when i have a cold instead of increasing my zinc ions or w/e
― league of women voters, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:18 (twelve years ago) link
Cough drops help, too. Placebo or glycerin/Mentho-Lyptus WHO KNOWS. And DON'T TELL ME. Because I can't do shots of whiskey at work.
My office is full of zinc pushers and I don't want to be all "SCIENCE SAYS THAT IS NONSENSE" but I also get tired of politely declining their zinc donations every time I sneeze.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
Placebos working really depends on how you define "work".
― Jeff, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
Belief or not.
the last shit-cold I had, about a month ago, gave me a whole new appreciation for hot toddies with lots of lemon and honey
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Evanston.
That New Yorker article was pretty interesting.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
i don't like it hot thoughroom temp toddy pls
― league of women voters, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
Well a "room temperature toddie" just doesn't sound as inviting, tbh.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
to me it does!
― league of women voters, Monday, 19 December 2011 16:59 (twelve years ago) link
i find hot liquor kind of repulsivemulled wine, etc
I like Glogg, but I was kind of ho-hum on the warm sake I had the other night. (Chilled is better, IMO.)
― jaymc, Monday, 19 December 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Had Glogg at Simon's on Friday after some xmas shopping and it was suitably festive.
Today is my last day before we leave for Connecticut and trying to care about work is proving to be very difficult.
― well in (advance johnson), Monday, 19 December 2011 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
breaking: i'm flying into chicago wednesday night, interviewing thursday (and up for a fap anytime after!), megabusing to st. louis on friday morning.
― Z S, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Good luck with the interview! Wish I could FAP, but I will be driving to Ann Arbor Thursday night, weather permitting.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
I am getting my hair done, which feels like a vain endeavor that I should gladly cast aside in favor of fellowship and libations but if I reschedule I won't be able to get another apt for at least a month and lord, you should see my roots now.
If y'all go somewhere nearby, I will stop by after.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
Which is code for "Jesse, organize this at Delilah's."
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
whoa, good luck with the interview Z!
― well in (advance johnson), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
i miiiiiiiiight be able to FAP on Thursday depending on how prepared i am to leave on friday (mainly how clean my apartment is).
i would be willing to do delilah's
― n/a, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
good luck ZS!
― julia, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/ct-books-chicago-favorites-2011,0,6237753,full.story
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
Z, where are you staying? Do you want to meet at Delilah's? It's right by Jenny's house, so you should just crash at her place.
― Sandbox Jesse, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
Delilah's http://g.co/maps/t7rdt
Where are you staying?
― Sandbox Jesse, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
i'll most likely be staying with a friend around Logan Square for Thursday night, but i still need to ask about that!
― Z S, Monday, 19 December 2011 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
Hey, my neighborhood! You guys should hang out there, there are cabs now.
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Monday, 19 December 2011 18:52 (twelve years ago) link