For her part, she was downtown for her migraines. She’s tried a lot of medication that hasn’t worked all that well. So the recommendation was for her to try an intravenous infusion treatment.
I got a call on my phone a bit after her appointment started. It turned out, she started to have an allergic reaction. And they immediately stopped the treatment, and gave her a combination of a lot of Benadryl and a steroid.
Came across some chatter in Slack, around an upcoming move for Grubhub – over to the Merchandise Mart.
Or, for some of us… a move BACK to the Merchandise Mart.
A sad thing about turning 50 years old: I’m eligible for the shingles vaccine.
It’s been an odd and interesting show to watch, so far. We’re several episodes into the first season, and I’m still trying to figure out the genre.
In a few instances, it’s a bit gruesome and gory. But it’s also playful and silly (with Tudyk’s character getting into arguments with an elementary school kid). There are moments of serious drama, and other moments of slapstick comedy. It’s a bit all over.
“They amputated
Your thighs off my hips.
As far as I’m concerned
They are all surgeons. All of them.”
Honestly, this took a lot longer than we anticipated. We’ve actually been doing this for a few nights, and it’s been a slow slog, with us putting in a few hours each night.
Big birthday day! Lots of photos. Placeholder for now.
I work half days on Fridays (a perk at Grubhub, where we all technically end the work week at 1PM on Fridays). Today, Liz took a half day to meet me downtown, and had an early birthday celebration for me planned.
I didn’t know what to expect, but hung out in the car as we drove our way to Logan Square. And parked on Milwaukee, alongside the two destinations (which were pretty close to one another).
Spotted along 53rd. I like the backdrop of the arches. And how all that remains, all the eye focuses on is the mouth. And how you can almost hear the roar, even as the rest of the creature is fading away.
Big day for us – we have a scheduled delivery of our interior trim. It’s not everything we need for the house – but it’s all for the first floor.
Nearly every time it catches my eye, it makes me think a hawk has flow into the house… and gotten itself entangled in our lamp. And is hanging there, exhausted, trying to gather its strength so that it can thrash itself to freedom.
Fun evening – we got to sit next to Michael, one of the regulars. And if memory serves, Michael (along with the event host Elhan) was among the first founders of the Chicago chapter of Drammers.
It was really fun for me to sit back, and to listen to Liz and Michael go back and forth. I tend to be intimidated in these settings, as my palate and experience seem limited compared to others – and I’m always awed to watch Liz, who is very much in her element.
More demo in the office today, though the actual demo portion was less. It was more about the joist spaces, and cleaning things up.
So many molds. Interestingly, these machines are inextricably tied to MSI in my mind. I remember them from my visits as a child, and the sights and sounds (and especially the smell) elicit a very strong wave of nostalgia.
“Up, up, and away, away from me
Well, it’s all right
You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy
Or anything”