Chicago: The Eponymous Thread

I am a little freaked out by the crawling sloths and the bucket o'sloths, I have to say. I don't want to drown them, necessarily, but I don't think I want to go work at the sloth village, either.

that disappoints me quite a bit.

Cmon they are ADORABLE. The music is a bit quaint, but they (the sloths) are exemplary.

owls in chicago.

http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/ct-met-snowy-owl-20111214,0,6052048.story

Those have been spotted on Northerly Island.

that disappoints me quite a bit.

You're right. I'm sorry. I DO want to drown them.

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

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

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.

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.

Then there's the late 40s guy who looks totally normal, except he rode and got off alone with two empty strollers.

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.

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.

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.

da croupier

Sadly enough that display name did pop into my head at the doctor's office early yesterdau morning.

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.

people please stop being sick, thanks

i am also getting sick today. sore throat/cough. :-/

btw i am just pretending i live in chicago now, hope that's ok

that's cool. we've had other regulars in these threads who don't actually live in chicago.

Speaking of which -- where has Jordan been lately?

(o not 0)

Yeah, I actually haven't lived in the city for 4 years now.

evanston counts imo

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).

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.

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.

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

i believe in the placebo effect and i do believe i read that article
it's why i can drink whiskey when i have a cold instead of increasing my zinc ions or w/e

^^^

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.

Placebos working really depends on how you define "work".

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

evanston counts imo

Yeah, Evanston.

That New Yorker article was pretty interesting.

i don't like it hot though
room temp toddy pls

Well a "room temperature toddie" just doesn't sound as inviting, tbh.

to me it does!

i find hot liquor kind of repulsive
mulled 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.)

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.

breaking: i'm flying into chicago wednesday night, interviewing thursday (and up for a fap anytime after!), megabusing to st. louis on friday morning.

Good luck with the interview! Wish I could FAP, but I will be driving to Ann Arbor Thursday night, weather permitting.

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.

Which is code for "Jesse, organize this at Delilah's."

whoa, good luck with the interview Z!

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

good luck ZS!

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