Well, I said that I would be keeping my family out of this blog (since they never agreed to its terms and it feels a bit invasive to me). So… you all get the edited for TV version of the weekend. Basically, everyone (and I mean everyone) on my father’s side of the family gathered…
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Got swept up into a side thing for Matt. It’s a basic programming experiment, and bugging me since I can’t get it to work. I’ve been futzing with this for longer than I’d like to admit. Still – good practice. Unfortunately, I may not get done with it tonight. An early evening for me, as…
I’ve been looping "Rapture" by Pedro the Lion lately. The lyrics aren’t all that earth shattering, but I’m definitely drawn to the music/notes. And because it’s song, I give the words/rhymes/phrasing more leeway than I would a poem. Overall, I like it a great deal. When I was in grad school, I was asked (during…
Hehehehe. For a while, everyone playing UT figured out this way to "walk" on the air. Next thing you know, we’re all screwing around and people are trying to lie down on the sky. A silly thing, but this game is a comfortable habit. Everyone knows one another, and there’s yet another variation on online…
I’m sitting here, sipping on Maker’s Mark (it’s in the coffee mug), a bit of RC Cola, and just typing away. I’m in that whole "Gee, I should be out more and trying to be more social" mindset. But by now, you must know this song and dance fairly well. There’s more I should be…
The Shamrock: local pub, right near the office, and fast becoming a staple post-work hangout. Justin mentioned going for a drink or two, but it ended up turning into a bar-hop evening. Justin, people-watching. There’s a lot of activity near this place, as it’s right on the corner of Wells and Kinzie – especially at…
So Ben apparently sent away for a hand-held, lie-detector. It’s a small, hand-held device, and measures vocal patterns for truth/accuracy as well as stress. He was playing around with it at work all day today.
This morning, I turned into a fascist fucking cop for like two seconds. I got off the train at the Clark/Lake stop. This particular station is underground, and so everyone needs to take the stairs/escalator to get above ground. Fine. I get in line for the escalator and stay to the right, understanding full well…
Standing on the overpass (Blue Line stop), I looked down to see this:
At home, I did a little cleaning. I wish Jim would have gotten into town earlier, as I would probably be rip-roaring drunk right now, and taking a ton of photographs to boot. Ah well. Ohio. There’s always Ohio. Today, I’ve been looking forward to watching NOVA. Tonight is Nazi Prison Escape. Yeah, I hear…
My friend Jim was (sorta) in town today. He had planned to arrive around 3:30 PM, but his train was delayed and his connecting train out of town is at 10:30 PM. Turns out, he’s only going to have an hour between trains. We had talked a bit, and discussed when we would see each…
Got Beth Orton’s "This One’s Gonna Bruise" looping in the background. Might have to send off another marriage proposal, if this keeps up.
Ah, let’s get to the festivities from the weekend, shall we? Mike, who works at Q101, is getting married soon, and had a bunch of guys celebrating his impending married status. Start of the day. This is around 4 PM, and everyone’s gathered at Mike’s to have a few beers before we go. Introductions are…