Busy weekend coming up. And I recently took on some freelance work, which has kept me busy the past few nights. While I’d like to try to write some… or surf around some… or come up with some more interesting entries for this blog… I don’t have the energy for it. All I really want…
Well, this is the first time that my blog has informed me of recent events. Thanks, whoever you are, for sending me this note. This evening, a reader sent me a message letting me know that John Spencer died. Spencer was the actor who played Leo McGarry on NBC’s The West Wing. I know little…
Seeing as how I’ve been using a PC since… well, forever… switching over to a Mac is going to be a prettyhuge shift for me. Justin and Benare arguably two of the most efficient, productive folks I know. I’ll be hitting them up for tipsand tricks, as I learn more about the Mac OS (I’ve…
From: Rick DiMaio (Meteorologist, Fox Chicago)To: JaneSubj: RE: Crazy Snow! Dear Jane….. Great question. The reason why the snowflakes were so big was because the temperature above the ground was very cold, nearly 10-15 degrees below zero at 10,000 feet where the flakes were forming. Because the temps were relatively warm at the ground level,…
From: JaneTo: Rick DiMaio (Meteorologist, Fox Chicago)Subj: Crazy Snow! Dear Rick, My co-workers and I are simply ogling at the HUGE snowflakes (clumps of snowflakes?) that are falling right now downtown! What are the conditions that cause this? My guess would be that it’s going through some warmer air so that the flakes start to…
Late in the morning, someone looked out the window and noticed the incredibly HUGE snowflakes coming down. Granted, it was snowing pretty hard, but I don’t know that I’ve ever really seen snow this big before. This had everyone out of their seats and up against the windows, looking out over downtown Chicago. I don’t…
Post-party, I hitched a ride with Chris and Leslie. En route home, Leslie suggested we swing by Marshall Field’s to check out their window display. According to her, this was one of her family traditions – something she remembered doing as a kid. The whole family would pile into a car and drive downtown, to…
We were at the top of the W Hotel this evening, for our annual office party. This is an all-station event and, since we’ve added The Loop to the mix, I guess that makes it a dual-station event. Lots of free booze, great food, a pretty snazzy room, door prizes and a live karaoke band….
Just try and visit this site without misting up, just a little. I dare ya. Link via Ektopia.
Ok. Holy shit. Where in the hell have I been? How did it take this long for me to find out about R. Kelly’s magnum opus, Trapped in the Closet? This thing has had me (and everyone in the office) beyond speechless. I’ve laughed harder than I can remember in a really, really long time….
Tonight all of us from work had our department holiday dinner (for Emmis Interactive). We met up at Uncle Julio’s, where we hung out for a bit as they found room for our group. I got to meet several of the “significant others,” which was great. I’m remembering some three years ago, when our department…
Panda Pang is your typical “one panda versus a horde of invading aliens that look like green, sunnyside-up eggs” videogame. Addictive as hell. Avoid this if you have ANYTHING you want to get done in the next hour or so. I’ve played this thing probably 10 times in the past 12 hours. The little panda…