Sorry – I’ve lost a lot of steam in the last half of the day. There was a mention of the Pogues’ Fairytale of New York earlier in the day, and that’s gotten me a bit down. Not that the lyrics are all that terribly sad (in fact, there’s a refrain that just cracks my shit up). But it’s reminds…
Today, I ended up working through the day, straight. Didn’t get a chance to take a lunch, and decided I was going to leave a little bit early. Work is really good about schedules – if anyone needs to leave early, reason or not, they just go. Everyone trusts everyone to put in their time. I still don’t feel entirely…
I think I set some kind of record today. Look at all those cross-referenced links! :proud:
Back when I was a grad student, I had this nasty habit of staying up super late and falling asleep on the couch, with the television on. Oftentimes, I’d wake at 3 AM, only to find some fascinating documentary on PBS playing that would then keep me awake until it ended. One night, though, I woke to this great voice…
Justin wrote me earlier tonight, as I was looking up links for The Private Life of Plants. He was asking if anyone was interested in going to see Redmoon Theater’s Winter Pageant on December 29th. He’s also going to go see The Apartment at the Gene Siskel Film Center afterwards. I think I’d be interested in that too. Sounds like…
As I was walking home on the bridge across the Chicago River, I stopped about halfway. Turned around, dug in my pockets and gave the $2 to the homeless guy who’s always sitting on a crate, begging for change. I used to say that I’d give change to anyone who asked, as long as I had it. Working downtown for…
At the end of the workday, Matt and I talked again about his Venus flytraps. I brought up a documentary that I saw a few years ago, when I was in Columbus. It was by Sir David Attenborough, and called The Private Life of Plants. Some amazing forms of plant life on that documentary (not sure if it started, or…
While standing in line at Au Bon Pain (where I tend to get a bowl of soup for lunch), I looked down and saw two folded dollar bills, sitting on the ground. For some reason, I seem to be attracting a lot of loose, lost money lately. I pick up the $2, and proceed to ask everyone in front of…
Today, Matt walked into the office with a small parcel from the post office. As a few of us were milling around and talking, we look over and see Matt remove three objects from his box – each one looked like the plastic container you would get if you ordered a sundae. On closer inspection, we discovered he had purchased…
At the Christmas party for Q101, I talked briefly with one of the guys from Mancow’s morning show. I asked him a bit about what he does, and expressed interest in watching him work. I’ve always been curious about some of the sound applications they use, and how they go about creating effects, voice-overs, and the like. Well, today I…
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Officially, two people have told me over the Internet that they were "impressed" by my "nakedness." I’d just like that on the record.
A little under an hour to go! Good thing too, since it’s gotten much colder. Heat is on and running strong. So far tonight, I haven’t gotten much else done. I had dinner and watched the first half of Sneakers (bought the DVD yesterday). Played Unreal Tournament naked – that was a first. I think I’ve run out of nude…
When you go to the kitchen, where you’ve kept all the lights turned off so that no one can see inside… when you go in there to grab a bottle of Bass from the fridge, remember one thing: It really makes no difference if you crouch down when that fridge light pops on. Understandably, you don’t want people to see…
God damn! When did it get cold? Jebus. I’m almost tempted to wash some dishes… almost. Five hours until midnight. Then I get to put on some pants.