Chicago: The Eponymous Thread

hmm well it was more just like paying $4 + tip to drink a cup of coffee in a hotel lobby, and the chairs next to the fireplace were reserved, so it was mostly just overpriced and weird. i think the illy coffee bar is just in the morning, at lunch it turns into more of a bar.

good luck z_s

suerte to you, ZS -- and zip it with the "fools" business!!

what what

thank god
so bored 2day
i cheated and added a fourth song to the spreadsheet

greg kott named the serengeti album his no. 1 best album by a chicago artist in 2011
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-20111214-best-chicago-music-pictures,0,6109778.photogallery

I'm so grumpy today. grump grump grump

sarah is too, you should be in a grumpy club.

i'm doing pretty well. things are quiet at work because of holidays and one of our members sent a letter (actual snail mail) to our president highlighting some research i did for him so that was pretty cool.

my present shopping is DONE

this may be the earliest I have ever completed this bs

I am happy

sorry for happiness in the face of grumpitude, you can have some if you like

I am not grumpy in a way that begrudges others happiness. I'm just tired and kind of cold and having trouble concentrating so I feel like I'm working uphill against the wind and a few people in my life (none of you wonderful people) are irritating the crap out of me.

I have one more gift to buy for my mother, and I have no idea what to get her. It doesn't need to be anything fancy - just a small secondary gift to even everybody out. I'm drawing a blank. I'm also slightly hampered by not wanting to pack/ship anything too complicated.

I always like buying little kitchen and food goodies for my mom -- flavored vinegar/oil, or spices, candies, just generally ingredients she can't get out in the boonies where they live. this year she's getting a couple of pounds of israeli couscous to supplement her main present (a book)

we're not doing a lot of presents this year (except for evie and her cousin) but we still need to make pralines this weekend to give out

No one get me anything. Thanks.

The couscous is a neat gift.

I just bought her something - a mounted heart-shaped map of Chicago.

I was super grumpy at my useless umbrella and completely inaccurate bustracker this morning.

This is what I got. I am posting it because I think it's kind of precious, and also I miss my mom:

http://img3.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.273335651.jpg

you guys i am a total failure at getting people to learn things
i'll take a little bit of grumpy if it means not feeling like everything i do is totally pointless

still, i can almost see a little tiny light i'm going to make it shine if it's the last thing i do

Sorry Leaguechera. You are a hero, even if you don't feel like it right now. (No sarcasmo.)

Jenny, that map is pretty cool.

Good luck, ZS.

Good luck, everyone.

I'm watching Beavis and Butthead, Season 1 on Netflix streaming. I wish it had music videos.

Commerce updates:

1. INSANITY: This Will be a Walgreens That Has a Sushi Bar and Nail Salon

http://chicago.racked.com/uploads/sushi%20and%20nails-thumb.jpg

"INSANITY" is actually pretty OTM.

2. The Bally's in the Century Mall was purchased by L.A. Fitness. I bet this means no more unbelievable $12/month membership.

ty 4 yr post

You know what is very satisfying? Seeing Isaac destroyed in Children of the Corn. I really want to stuff that kid's squawking face with corn until he -----

shit. As I was typing that, the little shit came back from the corn.

FUCK I hate that kid's face and voice.

yknow. that video for water 3 has increased its views by nearly 100% since i put it in our spreadsheet! it was at 44 when i c/p the link and now it's at 85!
seriously, i just bought that record like a week ago but i liked it so much that i put it in there because i knew no one else would listen to it otherwise.
wtg guys.

i feel better btw -- yesterday was a rough one but i am on the upswing for sure. teaching is just really demoralizing some/much of the time.

eh, that's an exaggeration
still, lots of hard work sometimes does not yield anything resembling the desired result
but that's ok, happens to everyone i guess.

Teachers should get far more respect, adulation, and pay.

i don't even count when people think about "teachers" -- but i can tell the students who had good teachers in high school and the ones who didn't, that's for sure. the vocab section is what really bummed me out.

anyway

ALMOST DONE
like metaphorically 5 more min of work (starting now) and i will reach the finish line. but you guys know how i feel about racing, so i am taking my sweet time.

i'm going to assume jenny's also feeling better today because now i feel like crap

And the universe retains balance.

i'm going to assume jenny's also feeling better today because now i feel like crap

I do, actually. I am sorry you don't. :(

i deserve it for being overly positive yesterday. negative karma.

stay posi guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gMaBh0cmkI

Stay poz.

my exams are totally buoying my spirits today -- somehow a magic wand touched them and made them able to write clearly and accurately (compared to yesterday, which can only be described as a total grammar bloodbath) things will be ok!

like soon, maybe within the HOUR!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7E0lCqmIPY

really i just need some sleep. been sleeping like crap all week.

Stay poz.

OK.

Jenny, I cun't believe you didn't comment on the bizzaro Walgreens coming to your work hood.

i need some sleep too. man, like 4-5 hrs a night? i am turning into a crazy person.

xp I tried to click the link and it didn't go anywhere so I forgot about it. I'll probably get my nails done there.

Our power just went out in our office for the third time in two weeks.

I haven't been sleeping well either. Our bedroom gets really hot when the temps are over like 38 and I think that's why.

Oh, weird. The URL contained the sandbox url + the correct one. Anyway, it's going to be a Walgreens w/ sushi, hair salon, and wine bar. There is a Duane Reade in NYC that is similar - it is simply *opulent* - marble floors and columns, luxe boutiques, etc. Like Nieman Marcus or something.

http://chicago.racked.com/archives/2011/11/24/insanity-this-will-be-a-walgreens-that-will-have-a-sushi-bar-and-a-nail-salon.php

loving the use of "jizz" in this title/url

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/duncan-biddulph-whiz-with-cod-jizz/Content?oid=5144442

also there's another article in the same series that details the use of gjetost, R's favorite scandinavian sweet goat cheesey product

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lula-cafe-jefe-jason-hammel-digs-gjetost/Content?oid=5176664

i feel like everyone on ilx is teaming up to troll me today. i should do something else but i'm too tired and bored.

I am not saying they aren't, but when I feel that way, it usually means I need to take a break from ILX at large. Also you're tired so you may not be as impervious to the slings and arrows of loltrolls on ILX. Also, do you want me and Jesse to go take care of anybody for you?

no it's definitely because i'm tired and grouchy, it's the usual annoying people but getting under my skin more than usual

the sandbox breeds that sort of thing w/o the everpresent threat of the sb

alternately spend some quality time gossiping about it via email

(haha not that i would ever do that haha)
haha

haha

lol

(the "haha" was sarcastic, the "lol" was sincere)