October 22, 2017
The box is called a “Caja China Box,” and interestingly – I had just heard about this on Friday, at 20×2 Chicago. Someone had answered the question “How Does It Work” by describing how a Caja China box works – and here I was looking at one!
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August 1, 2016
On Saturday, Liz and I headed over to Ben and Allison’s to meet up with many folks gathering to celebrate Ben’s 40th Birthday. It was a great chance to celebrate, and to meet up with many friendly faces I haven’t seen in a super long while.
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April 6, 2016
At the start of the evening, we were told that “Tight lips sink ships.” And that a key component was for everyone to communicate with one another. If you can imagine the fun and chaos that ensues when 16 people are trying to figure things out collectively… you can imagine what went on.
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January 4, 2015
This morning, Liz and I met up with Chris and Leslie at Longman & Eagle, in the back at the Off Site Bar (OSB) for their Weekend Donut Shop.
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October 21, 2013
Over the weekend, I ended up catching a ride with Chris and Leslie to the suburbs, where we went to go pick up not one… but two pinball machines that Chris had purchased, out in Hoffman Estates. We got some coffee, a rental van, and headed off to some random guy’s basement.
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July 8, 2012
On Saturday, we were invited over to Ben and Allison’s place to hang out, sink some beers, and a little game we like to call Ballsdurdash.
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March 24, 2012
Last week, Leslie and Chris swung by to hang out a bit after work. Leslie was working on some sewing projects, and Chris was going to swing by as well (to play videogames with me).
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October 30, 2011
Today was the very last day for Wolff’s Flea Market at the Allstate arena. Chris mentioned having an interest in going, and convinced Leslie to tag along. The night before, I got a call from Ben, also asking to tag along.
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May 5, 2011
Today, Leslie graduated from UIC with a Masters in Nutrition. Lots of folks showed up at her parents’ house, to help celebrate. Since the event itself was on May 5th, the party had a Cinco de Mayo theme to it. Of course, I didn’t get a photo of her wearing her gown. And didn’t get to capture shots of all…
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February 2, 2011
Since we’re working from home today, Chris chatted with me on IM to ask if I wanted to meet up at Longman & Eagle for lunch. It was a short trek (despite the snow), and so Liz and I bundled up and made our way out around noon. A few smaller side streets had been cleared, but after the mid-morning…
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July 13, 2010
On Sunday, a few of us headed over to Ben and Allison’s place, to celebrate Ben’s birthday. A little while after we arrived, Chris and Leslie showed up with a third guest: a freaking awesome piñata they had picked up. Justin and Chris. chatting over some delicious guacamole and mangos (brought by Chris). Allison and Leslie, in the shadow of…
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January 13, 2010
Prior to the holidays, Justin sent out a dinner invite to a few of us. He’d been hard at work re-arranging his apartment, and the dinner was a way to celebrate his “new” place and the new year. Justin rushed home right after work, and by the time many of us showed up (circa 7:30 PM), he was already in…
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December 6, 2007
Since our department moved out into its own office, our holiday celebrations have also separated themselves some from the stations. In the past, us Interactive folks would celebrate along with the stations; but we’d also have our own gatherings and dinners. It’s wild to think about, but about 5 years ago now… I sat down at a table with all…
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July 4, 2006
This afternoon, Liz and I swung over to Chris and Leslie’s place, for an afternoon cookout. On arriving, we learned that they had a series of last-minute cancellations, and so it was just the four of us. We hung out in the backyard for a good while, sinking beers and chomping on chips and some (homemade) salsa. The backyard area…
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December 3, 2005
Prior to the birthday festivities, a few of us met up at Cafe Bolero for dinner. I walked in shortly after two other women, and shortly thereafter realized we were all attending the birthday dinner. I sat down with Nicole and Megan, two DJs at WLUW that also work with Chelsea. We were soon after by Nuanda, Matt, Tracy and…
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