I haven’t been good about updating lately, and a lot of stuff has happened – particularly friends who have either launched new sites or have new stuff for the world to see and enjoy. So here we go. My friend Mitch is in a band called The Shuteye Train, and they just released their CD. Check out the site, listen…
I haven’t mentioned this, despite the fact that it’s a pretty huge and tremendous thing that’s going to happen this week. A few months back, the company I work for (Emmis), recently acquired a second radio station here in Chicago. They own Q101, and the other station they got was The Loop. After a lot of planning and discussion, they’re…
Here’s the relocated bookshelf. This one holds all my poetry books, and anything writing-related (poetry anthologies, writers on writing, etc). Here’s a slight aside. A few weeks back, Matt and I talked about starting up our poetry exercises again. But this time… we weren’t interested in the daily, short poems. We wanted something a bit lengthier, and due maybe once…
I felt pretty lucky! Spotted this fantastic bike right outside the Division Blue Line stop. I got off here because I was returning a video to the nearby Blockbuster. Yes, yes, it was a DVD from the show Monk. But I’ll likely not do this again, because as of yesterday… I now have Netflix.
I finally decided to join Netflix tonight. I’ve heard a lot of good things from folks who have it, and I’ve been on the peripheral for a while now. Decided to take the dive tonight. Of course, first up on my list… I’m totally binging out on episodes of Monk. And I just found out THEY HAVE EPISODES OF NOVA….
I moved all the crap out of my office today. I had piles of paper and books piled up on every available space on my desk, up as high as my printer. I took another of my bookshelves, and moved it out by the kitchen to clear up some room. Before, it was all my anthologies, non-fiction and fiction books….
I’ve been bad about the blog stuff lately. I haven’t been going out a ton, but other things have distracted me from here. Which… honestly, I think is a good thing. I’m sitting in front of a freaking computer for a good number of hours every day. It’s been a bit liberating to just let the blog got to pot…
I tend to update this thing late at night. But, I try to be good about updating daily. Please check back later on. More likely than not, you’ll see something new on here.
I tend to update this thing late at night. But, I try to be good about updating daily. Please check back later on. More likely than not, you’ll see something new on here.
While waiting for the train home, I saw about four guards with their dogs waiting on the platform at Clark and Lake. After keeping my distance for a minute or two, I decided to approach them and asked a few questions. Honestly – this whole time, I thought they were part of some governmental force on the lookout for either…
Let me explain. About two years ago, Ben, Justin and I talked about sensory deprivation tanks. Well, as luck would have it we found a place in Chicago called SpaceTime Tanks, and off we went. Fast forward to today. Justin has a year-old coupon with a bunch of “floats” left on it. Five to be exact. Well, the expiration date…
A splash of color.
Swung by the California Clipper tonight, to hear Gretchen participate in a reading sponsored by The Guild Complex Gretchen – taking the mic. Post-reading, I hung out with Gretchen and Eric (who I first met at Gretchen’s birthday party, way back when). Really fun time throwing down drinks and hanging out, literary-style.
From: KashifTo: Emmis InteractiveSubj: Last Day Everyone, It has truly been a pleasure working in your company. This has been one of the more unique experiences in my Consulting career, where I see such a dynamic group of people enjoying each other’s company while staying productive. I am sad that this is the last day of my project but I…