From: AnthonyTo: FelixSubj: Epilog This is an ode, to my vending machine betFor less than 12 hours ago my gut was still setSee I started to eat, with great reckless abandonBut I’m not a pup and am no longer standin’The ole heart just gave out, and my face bears a frownCuz there’s a hero today…just…
Fourteen down (fifteen counting the oatmeal), twenty to go. Three hours in, Anthony takes another power nap. At this point, Anthony is telling us about how his heart is racing pretty quickly. The reason for all the naps, we find out, is him trying to rest himself and slow his pulse some. He’s not feeling…
During the whole process, we had a video camera trained on Anthony. I didn’t record the entire event start to finish, but instead chose to film several quick segments. At the end of the day, after all was said and done, I stayed late at work to muck with the video files. Let it be…
First of all, let me set the stage. The brave gentleman you see before you is Anthony, outdoorsman, farmer, writer, former webmaster for Q101 and thrill-seeker extraordinaire. As he was a former coworker of ours, it’s only fitting that he return to the office to partake in our little challenge. Behold: The Vending Machine Challenge™….
I’m not crazy about this photo, but it seems that an obligatory “new glasses” shot is in order. Keep in mind, I’m a few drinks in the bag. And if you’d like a kind of comparison? Check out the glasses I used to have, way back when.
Hung out with Justin for a good while at Rainbo. It seems like it’s been a while since we’ve hung out, and tonight felt quite good. In fact, tonight’s talks made me realize just how long it’s been since Justin and I just hung out together. After throwing a few down, we parted ways. He…
Got off at the Division stop, so that I could swing by and pick up my new glasses. En route, we saw several bicycles… lost to the snow. The folks at Division Optical actually gave me a call yesterday afternoon, saying my glasses were ready. “Nah,” I thought to myself, “I’ll just pick them up…
So tomorrow is the big day, where Anthony will come in and attempt the Vending Machine bet. Justin and Chris, discussing the feasibility of the challenge. Compared to what it looked like in the machine, this collection doesn’t seem all that daunting. A few of us were wondering how quickly Anthony might finish tomorrow. I…
Starting around 3PM, snow just kept on coming down. At several turns during the remainder of the work day, I found myself drawn to the window… just so I could watch the snow gradually accumulate.
Yesterday, Ludmilla (Milla) joined our office. She’ll be working with us until the Spring, coding and writing stored procedures, and doing all that fancy backend/database stuff that I’m totally unfamiliar with. And of course, I had to take a photo. Like I did for Bryan. Like I did for Jane. It’s a hard habit to…
Walked into an icebox of an apartment tonight. I guess, during the whole “fixing” process this morning… the guy working on my heater forgot to flip some switch back. I had hot water via the sinks, but the heater wasn’t circulating any warm air at all (and hadn’t been, all day). I was able to…
Met up with Jon, Ric and Dustin today, after work. The three of us met at the Hilton (where Dustin’s staying), and meandered over to the South Loop Club for a quick drink. Afterwards, we headed over to the nearby AMC theater to catch a showing of First Descent. To be honest, I had no…
I think this here might be the friggin’ problem. Several months ago, my landlord (after hearing my complaints about the cold winters) had some guys install a new heater in my apartment. Free of charge. Well, it turns out they had this workaround. The vent (or exhaust, or whatever) should normally exit out of the…
This morning, I woke up and when I brushed my teeth… noticed that I had no hot water at all. The past few days, it’s been pretty cold out. And inside my apartment, it’s been a little chilly, Having lived here for the past few years, I know it’s cold in here (technically, it’s a…