Liz found
Entrepôt Saint-Germain, a great vintage consignment warehouse. I wasn’t sure what to expect walking in, but it was a delightful assortment of all manner of wonder.
I made a new playlist that I’ve been listening to on a loop (yes on a loop – shocker). The songs though… they’re a little, odd. They’re songs I like, but they mostly come from a 2000 – 2002 era. Most of these songs I remember from the radio.
I have some very specific memories, listening to Q101 while I was driving to/from the Barrington suburbs, for my first job out of grad school. I can’t say these are favorite artists (some are), but the songs from the time are what I’ve kind of been amassing.
“And being alone is the, is the best way to be
When I’m by myself it’s the best way to be
When I’m all alone it’s the best way to be
When I’m by myself, nobody else can say goodbye”
Speaking of nostalgia… our office also is having a Ping Pong Tournament. I was a little unsure about signing up, but figured… what the hey. I’m in the office, I may as well take advantage. And besides, what kind of tech company employee would I be, if I didn’t play ping pong at work?
Today, I was in one of the hallways at the office, and I noticed how it was this long, uninterrupted stretch of carpet. And I immediately thought about Fun Slides, a toy that made a list of the most dangerous toys of 2004.
This would have made a most excellent skating area.
The new Grubhub office is large and, honestly, quite luxurious. There are numerous kitchen areas (our office spans the entire length of the Mart)… and coffee options aplenty in each one.
There’s drip coffee, which isn’t… great. But hey, the price is right.
MTV Rewind is a fantastic online project by FlexasaurusRex. It’s an incredible online repository of MTV videos, spanning all the way back to the first day on air.
I got to the office fairly early, and there were just a handful of people milling about. But I think this spot got a lot more popular, as the day wore on.
What tickled me the most: I remember an earlier promotion, right at this exact spot in front of the Merchandise Mart, some 20 years ago. This was way back in the day, when it was still a novelty that Starbucks opened up a store in the building.
I remember being given a copy of the album 5150 by David Crook. I think this was in middle school. The album was dubbed on a cassette – specifically a Memorex transparent cassette.
“The lightning, strikes cracking the night
It feels like never before
Thunder and spark in the heart of the dark
I hear a rising force”
“‘Round here, we’re carving out our names
‘Round here, we all look the same
‘Round here, we talk just like lions
But we sacrifice like lambs
‘Round here, she’s slipping through my hands”
I’m an old man, who’s also (trying) to be more health conscious. But I’m also an old man who can’t let go of his Simpsons references, from nearly thirty years ago.
It was a little touch and go, but we got the thing in my car! It had just started to rain when we got here, and I honestly gave us a 50/50 chance of it fitting or us needing to run back to the entrance.
I’m always reminded of Bernie, whenever we see or pass by the chapel. And though I seldom say it out loud, I do tend to say hello quietly to Bernie, every time I see the building.
And today, as we sat there listening to the bells… I felt like Bernie was saying hello back. Each time I hear the bells, I like to think he’s saying hello back.
I have specific memories of marmalade from my childhood – specifically, orange marmalade. I remember this from breakfasts at my grandmother’s house, when my sister and I would spend the night. I never really had it anywhere else, and it’s a distinctive taste that brings me back to those very specific times.