I swear, this is starting to turn into some sort of unofficial sport with us. Mike ended up bringing in a big water cooler jug of change. As a frame of reference, let me refer you to: 1) The first ever coin-guessing game. 2) Matt’s Bag-O-Money Challenge 3) Justin’s Quarterless Bag of Money Chris, using some intricate scientific method to…
After sampling some chili-infused lollipops at a Mexican grocery store near his place… Ben has developed a bit of a jones. Today, his package of Mexican candies that he ordered arrived, and he was kind enough to share some of the goodness with everyone. The lollipop I had (mango) was good, but ended up being almost too strong for me….
Almost two years ago to the day, Ben and Laura moved into their first home. Today, Justin and I went to visit their new digs, and to help get some paint on the walls. The movers had all their stuff stored, and were delivering the furniture tomorrow morning, 8 AM. So… we had an evening to get three bedrooms primed…
Today, we had meeting back in the office, downtown. Keep in mind that up until now, all I’ve seen of the place has been the pictures Phil sent of the construction progress, two months back. Barring that, we’ve all seen nothing of our new office area since we moved out. Got to see a ton of folks again, who I…
Near the Blue Line stop, there’s this Chinese restaurant called "Silk Road." I’ve eaten there maybe once for lunch, with Justin. But it seems like they started serving breakfast stuff within the past few years – mainly to folks on their way to work and nearby construction workers. I had an egg and sausage and cheese sandwich, on a croissant….
A bit late with this, but I’m hoping it’s worth it. Here’s the recap of yesterday’s adventures with Justin and Ben, floating for an hour in sensory deprivation tanks: Ben and Justin, all of us standing at the Merchandise Mart station, waiting for the train. I’m excited at this point, and it’s around 1:00 PM. The idea that we’re going…