So I’m at the Damen Blue Line stop this morning. I arrive on the platform and look down at the street. I see this minivan parked by the side of the road, blinkers on. I think – ok, someone must be stopping quickly to drop something or someone off. It’s a temporary thing, we’ve all…
I had plans to go to a museum this morning. And as I was rushing around today… I decided that I wasn’t really in the mood. I was dragging a bit, and the more time that passed, the more I felt I needed to “hurry” to get a full day’s worth of time looking around…
I’m sipping whiskey from a coffee mug. My cat has decided to jump onto my lap, and she’s purring quietly. Every once in a while, she pushes her face into my arm. I’m feeling pretty relaxed tonight, which is a good thing. I’m proud of myself for taking part of today, and all of tomorrow…
Around 7PM, I decided to head over to Filter to spend some time revising poems. Right before I left, Justin gave me a ring and we decided to meet up there. Walking down North Ave, I saw this: Great! Now all I need to do is find a tanker truck full of Scotch. And I’m…
I was an an incredibly piss-poor mood at work today. I felt like I was snapping at everyone, and just generally needed to get out of that place. I wasn’t happy there, and felt that I had hit some sort of limit, as far as how much I was willing to work. I got things…
I ended up driving in to work today. As I was tooling along down Elston, I got stuck behind a cement truck that was going a good 7 MPH. After a small eternity of following behind it, I was able to zip past it when the road connected up with Milwaukee. At that intersection, Elston…
I spent most of today working on work stuff. There’s a promotion being launched tomorrow morning. Giveaway stuff. I made a dynamic photo gallery in Flash to showcase all the items. Six areas, with up to nine photos per area. The whole thing’s XML-based, Flash 6, uses jpgs, and anyone else can modify the thing….
During the night, Stu called up his wife Juliet to see how she was doing. Around the time that we were setting up lights for the wedding, she was off at a job interview. As it turns out, the interview went really well. They offered her a job right on the spot. First interview, first…
Man, for not really doing much of anything, my feet really hurt. We arrived around 2:30 PM or so. There is a surprising amount of equipment needed for these sorts of shoots, I’ve realized. All in all, we had our own dolly and bags and bags of equipment. Here’s a basic rundown of what we…
Around 1:30 PM, I slapped on my new clothes, and walked over to Stu’s house. Along the way, I spotted this. I guess I like the idea of just finding flowers like this, because they seem to either misplaced or forgotten. It makes me wonder what the original thought or intent was, behind the flower….
I was up early again this Saturday, and actually did get to buy some new clothes (unlike last weekend). It felt incredibly nice to be up so early. But around noon… I started to slow down some, and even ended up taking a quick nap. Got a bunch of pants, and a few dress shirts….
I ended up working until 10:00 PM. So much for separating out my personal and work life. Still – the progress I made tonight means less time developing for me over the weekend. I’ll still expect do work this weekend, but not nearly as much (given what I’ve gotten done). Hung out with Justin and…
After work, Justin and I hung out at Pontiac for a good while. The weather was remarkable, and we just relaxed and hit a wide range of topics. While we did talk about work initially, we fell into the kind of ephemeral banter that seemed to be indicative of our undergraduate years. It’s great to…
Every time I go to the Damen stop, I check to see how this bird is doing. Anymore, I can’t tell if it’s just making a space for itself, or if it’s protecting its children.