Remember the cute girl that I noticed at Marshalls, about a week ago? Well, it turns out Will ran into her again recently, and gave her my blog address. And she wrote me. :) We met up for drinks tonight, and talked for a few hours. It was a bit silly, as we tried Rodan…
Out and about today. Went over to pick up Ben, and the two of us drove out a solid hour to around Channahon for a poker tournament. I got knocked out early on. Ben did really well, lasting to about the last 10 or so. And Mike ended up taking second overall. I don’t have…
I came home to find yet ANOTHER gift from Gretchen who has, apparently, some sort of amazing memory. I can’t recall when we talked about Calvino, but he’s one of my favorites. And! It’s a hardcover first edition, to boot! Woohoo!
A box arrived today at work, addressed to me. There was a company name as the sender, but nothing I recognized… Inside, there were several dozen bouncy balls, various pirate eye patches, and a nice pirate hat! Sweet! As soon as I saw what was inside, I figured it had to be Gretchen. Who else…
Walking in to work today, the sun was hitting the Mart just right. And so I stopped to grab a photo. It’s a huge building (and always made me think of a giant Sumo wrestler, squatting). And if you think the view from the ground is impressive – check out the view from the roof.
Post gallery, the five of us headed over to a nearby Subway for a late dinner. While there, we were listening to some weird hip-hop station that played a remix of the Peanut Butter Jelly Time song. Of course, the conversation soon turned to our two Peanut Butter Jelly Days we’ve had at work (Version…
Tonight, I met up with a few folks at Intuit Gallery to see a documentary called Other People’s Pictures. Ben and I headed over there after work, and met up with Chelsea, Anne and Michelle. Prior to the show, we wandered around the main gallery area, taking in an exhibit called Accidental Mysteries – found…
Sent out an email to some coworkers, and set up the projector before lunch. Today, I’m holding an impromptu screening of Missing Pages (Amended Version), which arrived in my mailbox yesterday. I’m not going to spoil this movie for anyone else. Suffice it to say, it was awesome to see it on something larger than…
I opened my front door to find this lovely box waiting for me. Here’s Harmony, checking out the box, wondering what’s inside. It *HAS* to be Gretchen… The nerd in me immediately oohs and aahs over the packaging, and how they went about transporting flowers in a box. And, they came with a vase! How…
Thanks to the folks at Q101 (and Jeanine in particular), a bunch of us got passes to attend an early screening of Dave Chapelle’s Block Party. We got there a bit late (the line was crazy long), and we were worried we might not make it in. But – it was a big theater, and…
First of all, I don’t think I’ve made this announcement yet: WE’RE GOING BACK TO MEXICO! YEAH! We hit our stretch goal this year and, as part of the incentive… our division is heading back to Aventura Spa Palace. I can’t freaking wait. And, to top it off, a few of us are extending our…
Headed over to HOB today (specifically, the hotel) to check on a room. I’m looking to reserve a nice place for my upcoming birthday party… but wanted to make sure it was big enough, before finalizing plans. Well… I could have bothered to call over to check if they could give me a walkthrough, prior…
I forget who it was that handed me my mail, but they said “You got something today. It’s from Japan.” Sweet. A while ago, I posted my correspondence with Jerome Olivier. I was very taken with the film he created, Missing Pages (amended version). When I asked how I could go about seeing the full…