Archive for December, 2006
Group Portrait
Allison’s been working on an illustrated group portrait of all of us back in Emmis Interactive, for our holiday card. And… the rest of us have also been working on the holiday card, as well. Can’t wait to send that guy out.
Walking to the car
Walking to Justin’s car with Allison, the three of us talked about Chicago in winter (this being Allison’s first): the scenic, the cold, the good and bad. Whenever I think of a GOOD aspect of Chicago winters… I think of those poignent instances where there’s been a heavy snowfall, there’s no one else around, and…
Emmis Interactive Holiday Dinner: Frontera Grill
Tonight we had our group holiday dinner at Frontera Grill, the restaurant run by chef Rick Bayless). I’ve watched his cooking show on PBS a lot, ever since moving to Chicago… and it was great to finally have a meal at one of his restaurants. Bryan and Rey, having a moment.
Christmas Tree Decoration
A few days ago, Liz and I got a Christmas tree together. Tonight, with her roommate Lisa, we loaded up on wine, gingerbread and eggnog… and settled in for a night of decorating. Lisa and Liz, getting the stand ready. Unadorned. A little wine, some gingerbread. The Beam was supposed to be for the eggnog,…
*cough*
Feeling the onset of what might be a cold. Called in this morning, and decided to work from home instead. I woke up last night with a pretty sore throat, and today I’ve been throwing down Advil and Echinacia, trying to stay ahead of the illness. So far, so good. A little woozy upstairs, but…
Updates!
12/03/2006
Dave Fischoff: Spin Magazine’s Artist of the Day!
I found out that Dave got picked to be Spin Magazine’s Artist of the Day today, on their site! How cool is that? The coverage seems to be getting better and better. The more the merrier, I say. Swing by Spin’s site for a free mp3, and if you want more audio goodness you can…
It’s official!
We finally completed a website for ourselves. After several years doing stuff for others, we’ve finally put our own portfolio together. Feels good to have it finally done, after much talking and planning and working. I’m particularly tickled that, in the Portfolio section, yours truly makes an appearance. And in the front row, no less….
Tree and Wine
Running errands in the evening, Liz and I also picked out a Christmas tree. I honestly can’t remember if I ever have done the tree thing before. We had a plastic one when I was growing up; I think I may have gotten an actual tree in the last serious relationship I was in… but…
Forgetfulness
Chicago: Winter Parking Ban
I’m not sure when this rule went into effect, but I guess now there are “Priority Arterial Routes,” where nobody can park… regardless of the snowfall amount. I’m used to seeing the old signs where, if there’s 2 inches or more on the ground… you can’t park. Those signs I’m famliar with, and they run…
Updates!
11/30/2006