Archive for June, 2003

Pearl Jam Tickets, Part 2

This contest involved taking off your bra without taking off the shirt. The winner had to swing the bra three times around their head and scream out "Fuck me like an animal, Turd." Guess who made up the rules? In the video (below), you’ll see the winner yell that phrase into the mic. No audio,…

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Pearl Jam Tickets, Part 1

Sherman and J Love devised several ways to get the crowd going, prior to the big event. They were giving away a bunch of Pearl Jam tickets and were able to get four volunteers on the stage: one couple, and two guys. The contest was this: exchange clothing while under the blanket. And the rules…

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UltraCrib II Giveaway

Most contests, this would be the grand prize. For Q101’s UltraCrib giveaway, this is only one of many prizes. Not only do you get the car, but you get a nice little apartment where you can rest after a long day of just driving around BECAUSE YOU OWN A BWM. Interior. I’m not one who…

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A Little History

UltraCrib is a cool little project, specifically for me because it was one of the first Flash projects I helped out on, back when I was a freelancer. I was brought on to help with a big multi-site migration project, and Rey tapped me for some Flash work. From there, I’ve been able to do…

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Lost, Then Found… Some Others Who Were Also Lost

After work, I walked to the Red Line and hopped a train over to the North/Clybourn stop. I had a general sense of where the location was (Weed Street), and made my way to the short stretch of road. It ended abruptly and I was unable to find where it continued. I made a big…

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Just So It’s Clear

I thought a long time today, about whether I was going to go to this thing or not. Part of me felt like just running back to my apartment, doing the whole hibernation/hiding thing from the rest of the world. But another part of me though that, given the fact that I showed you a…

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Self Portrait

Around 2:30, I leave work to go uptown and meet up with Nikki. We’re meeting at a neighborhood Einstein Bros. and, when I arrive, she’s talking with her prior appointment. I hang around a bit, set my things down on the table and go to get a coffee. When I get back, I decide Hey,…

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Suuuuuper Geeeeeenius

  So they wheeled in the front door for the UltraCrib contest today. Vic was working on wiring up the lock so that a siren and flashing light would go off once it was opened. In case you haven’t read about this on the blog, there’s a contest going on right now at Q101. Part…

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Papers Papers Papers

Today, I had a meeting with my accountant. That sounds really weird. I’ve never really hired anyone to do my taxes before but, this year, I just wanted someone else to handle everything for me. I got Nikki’s name from my friend Stu, and she helped me file an extension in April. Today, we were…

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Art Film Deferred: Or, Matrix Reloaded Revisited

Inside the theater… and let me do this tangent thing for a minute. It’s still weird for me to go to movie theaters inside big buildings). The idea of a movie theater suggests to me a singular building built expressly for that purpose. But downtown, the actual theater rooms are like up on the sixth…

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Drinks At The Barro

I met up with MaryAnn after work, outside the Siskel. We decided to meet there, and then just wander around until movie time. She had remembered a nearby Mexican place called Barro, and so we ducked in there (very wet and soggy from the rain) and settled down to a nice, spicy meal. Our converastion…

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The Art Movie Identity

Alex and Justin rented The Bourne Identity. I had seen it before, but no big thing. We settled into a relaxing two hours and went through all the bonus DVD stuff at the end. Holy crap – the alternate ending is even cheesier than the actual one in the movie. By the end of the…

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Dogs Love Me

Afterwards, I made my way to Justin’s to watch a movie with him and Alex. I stopped off home first and, while I was there, I decided to drive my car over. After a few Indy 500 laps around his street, I finally found a parking spot about a block away. Now get this. In…

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