you guys i am a total failure at getting people to learn thingsi'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
― league of women voters, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 02:37 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 02:45 (twelve years ago) link
ty 4 yr post
― jaymc, Thursday, 15 December 2011 04:27 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 04:30 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:56 (twelve years ago) link
eh, that's an exaggerationstill, lots of hard work sometimes does not yield anything resembling the desired resultbut that's ok, happens to everyone i guess.
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
Teachers should get far more respect, adulation, and pay.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
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 DONElike 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.
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:14 (twelve years ago) link
i'm going to assume jenny's also feeling better today because now i feel like crap
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
And the universe retains balance.
― Kenan, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
I do, actually. I am sorry you don't. :(
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
i deserve it for being overly positive yesterday. negative karma.
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
stay posi guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gMaBh0cmkI
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
Stay poz.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
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!
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7E0lCqmIPY
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
really i just need some sleep. been sleeping like crap all week.
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
OK.
Jenny, I cun't believe you didn't comment on the bizzaro Walgreens coming to your work hood.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
i need some sleep too. man, like 4-5 hrs a night? i am turning into a crazy person.
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Sandbox Jesse, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
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
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
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
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
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?
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
no it's definitely because i'm tired and grouchy, it's the usual annoying people but getting under my skin more than usual
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
the sandbox breeds that sort of thing w/o the everpresent threat of the sb
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
alternately spend some quality time gossiping about it via email
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
(haha not that i would ever do that haha)haha
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
haha
lol
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
(the "haha" was sarcastic, the "lol" was sincere)
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Thursday, 15 December 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
i have been bitching about people (not on this thread) to jesse on gchat, since he's the only person aside from sarah who talks to me on gchat
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh this is probably not the best time to tell you this but it is a positive thing so i hope it lifts your spirits a little
i shared (via link) our best of 2011 doc with a few other ilxors in the outloud room and they thought it was a novel way to collect and share recommendations AND they thought our recommendations were interestingor at least that's what they said and i choose to take them at their word
― league of women voters, Thursday, 15 December 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
piranhanananananananananananananananananananaaaaaaaaaaas
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Friday, 16 December 2011 03:19 (twelve years ago) link
This is a great shot of Chicago. It's a view you don't often see. In fact, I had to look at it for a while before I was sure it was Chicago.
http://i.imgur.com/filcn.jpg
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 16 December 2011 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
certainly not a recent shot
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Friday, 16 December 2011 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
Where is that?
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Friday, 16 December 2011 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
It's really compressed, which is probably throwing you off a little.
You're looking south down Franklin. The train is leaving Ogilvie Transportation Center. The black shiny building is Citicorp, and the you can see an El station on Lake St.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 16 December 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
My guess is Ogilvie Transportation Center, and the street is Clinton (looking south).
― jaymc, Friday, 16 December 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
Oh. Yes, I guess it is Clinton, not Franklin.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 16 December 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
I was going to guess Ogilvie because it's downtown, there are a lot of Metra trains, and it's not Union Station.
Neat!
― wore glasses and said things (thejenny), Friday, 16 December 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
xp obv!
― jaymc, Friday, 16 December 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
Wait -- I meant to say "My earlier post was obviously a x-post." I didn't mean to say "Obviously!" as an x-posted retort to Jesse.
― jaymc, Friday, 16 December 2011 04:12 (twelve years ago) link
Your meaning was clear.
― Sandbox Jesse, Friday, 16 December 2011 04:49 (twelve years ago) link
just got an email about the chicago job. sounds like they really want me - in Louisville. :-/
i'm going to call at 9am and try to persuade them that i'm much more suited for the chicago job (which is true - it involves enviro/energy efficiency work; louisville's is about developing a regional export strategy), but my chances just went down to about 0.42%
― Z S, Friday, 16 December 2011 13:22 (twelve years ago) link
fuck. i spent so much time the last few months working on this fucking thing