Chicago: The Eponymous Thread

Kels, congrats on the triathlon! You are a ROCK STAR!

xp I generally avoid making train friends (You are all falling over in surprise, I am sure, given my proclivities to make all sorts of inappropriate friends in many circumstances) because public transpo time is MY time. I usually resent seeing acquaintances that I feel compelled to chat with during my ride. I'm usually pretty excited to see real friends, though, since one of my favorite ways to spend ME time is with my amigas.

When I was at the bus stop in DC it was mostly because this girl was super chatty and I didn't really have a choice but to jib jab with her.

Chicago: Hi Dere Cuet Indian Girl @ Logan Square Stop

I don't talk to strangers much but I don't regret it when I do, except sometimes when they're schizophrenic.

Wait, I thought Leslie WAS your professor...?

This is just like the guy who cornered me when I was waiting for K@tie to get her taco before heading into the Green Mill the other night. Biiiiiig mistake making eye contact with him.

I do recognize people all the damn time too, and it weirds me out - kind of in the same way going back home and seeing random people I know (but don't KNOW) walking down the street weirds me out. I have gotten too used to the thin veneer of anonymity that Chicago provides.

Leslie is going to be asking the questions. She is a live question asker. Prof. is going to be on a team answering questions. She will probably be on a team w/ Nora, whom you all have met. This means that ILX is free to form its own team, show up, register said team, and then compete against Prof. and Nora's team for the grand prize which is like beer or something. I don't know. Leslie has nothing to do with the teams because she is asking questions.

Capiche?

\louisjagger

And yeah, if I was teaching, I'd be pissed too. I'd probably be pissed if I knew/liked the teacher, too. But since I'm completely removed, it's kind bad-ass.

Amander, you're not prudish. If I were teaching students under, say, 25 I would have a shit fit if I found out they were drinking during my class. Similarly, there was a whole cadre of ding dong frat boys who would come to class reeking like booze, sit in the back of the room, and whisper all through class my first year and they made me FURIOUS.

I'm coming to realize that's just the way I roll, opinion-wise.

do you have any recommendations of good venues my band might be able to get a gig in chicago. i've heard it's really tough to get into the "cool" venues, so any advice would be much appreciated. thx.

Matt - try South Union Arts (as long as you're not a straight-up rock band).

I do have a pair of sweat pants. They say DePaul on them and I wear them all the time but only around the house and to Jewel.

ALTHOUGH I must tell you that in college I had a huge crush on this obviously ballsy dude who would wear the same sweatpants and Public Enemy t-shirt to breakfast every single day. He swaggered mightily and didn't give a single goddamn shit what he was wearing. He was cute and I invited him (anonymously) to a party once. The story will end there.

hmm....we're pretty "regular" like post punk/new wavish...is that more an art space/noise/improv dealy?

If I spent that much time schlepping around the house to need eight pairs of house pants, why do I feel so stressed out, I ask you?

Maybe Beat Kitchen or Subterranean? I get the feeling that no one randomly checks out shows here at most bars, so it's hard to know where to play and get an audience.

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