avoision: November 2003 Archives

November 30, 2003

I've been working on setting up a customized page for one of our stations in LA. Basic request - they wanted to get rid of the right modules (the right column), and extend the area that holds the center receptacles. I've been working on trying to tweak things for over... (read more)

100%

November 29, 2003

This is a little something from twelvestone, prior to the weekend. Take the Jung-Typology Personality Test Yup. Alright. After taking it again, here's my score: Introverted: 100% Intuitive: 33% Feeling: 33% Perceiving: 22% After taking this thing again, the other scores fluctuated. But the introveted score stayed at 100%. Go... (read more)

I Blame WOT

Before I left for home, my parents gave me a spare DVD player they had. After I got back into Chicago, I stopped into the local Best Buy and picked up a copy of Family Guy, Season 2. Freakin' hilarious. Needless to say, I got little done this weekend. I've... (read more)

Thanksgiving: Chinese American Style

November 28, 2003

Dinner was fucking awesome. After the park, I stopped by my sister's house (her HOUSE!), and got to see her new digs. We had a big gathering at the restaurant, and a ton of food all around. Of course, the restaurant was open... but after we closed (around 8:00 PM),... (read more)

A Walk With My Parents: Eagle Creek Park

For most of the walk, I kept asking them to wait as I took pictures of random things. Right at the start, I saw a sundial that I thought was pretty cool. Unfortunately, I was hoping there would be some sort of inscription... but no luck. Still, neat. Here's... (read more)

Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2003

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By Now

November 26, 2003

I'm home in Indianapolis. Or on my way there. Nothing big planned, family-wise. We're all going to eat together, and my parents are most likely working to some degree. It's always been like this, as long as I can remember: my parents working on Thanksgiving. We always have dinner together,... (read more)

10:22 AM

And I'm eating a Corned Beef sandwich, with Swiss Cheese, on Rye bread. A coworker brought in a ton of this stuff from a favorite restaurant of his, just as a nice gesture. And it's fantastic. Everyone in the office today converged on the kitchen, and made a sandwich (or... (read more)

On My Way To Work

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Blah

November 25, 2003

Sorry. I haven't been in much of a mood this past week. Hell, maybe even these past two weeks. Work has been chugging along, and I've been back and forth. Lately, it's hard for me to tell if I'm being really social or if I'm being really reclusive. It feels... (read more)

Jerusalem

November 24, 2003

by Yehuda Amichai On a roof in the Old City laundry hanging in the late afternoon sunlight: the white sheet of a woman who is my enemy, the towel of a man who is my enemy, to wipe off the sweat of his brow. In the sky of the Old... (read more)

Hmm.

Many hours later, as I'm writing this and trying to get my life updated on the blog... I'm looking at the television with a more critical eye. I notice that the brand name is Advent. I wonder if this was intentional. I'll have to talk to Ben tomorrow on this... (read more)

Setting Up

I got the television set up, and now my living room actually feels complete again. I replaced my futon cover with one that I had purchased several weeks back, and it's like a whole new room. I don't have an antennae, so I'll have to pick one up tomorrow at... (read more)

Dinner At Nola's

Oh my word. Ben and I walked over to Nola's, and waited around for Justin, Kent, Christine, and Stu. We chatted a while and, slowly, over the course of 15 minutes, everyone trickled in. Justin and Ben both had never had oysters, but they ended up trying one for the... (read more)

Discovery

As we make our way outside, we walk onto my porch, I lock my door, and turn to leave. Ben says "Your door's open," and when I go to check... he's right. My door is slightly ajar, and he tells me this is exactly how he found it, when he... (read more)

Interlude

Ben and I sit at my kitchen table for a while, and we talk. On looking over the note on the television, he knows me pretty well (given the disclaimer about not giving it back or paying for it). I'm at a loss for words, and not really able to... (read more)

Who Is That, And What's He Doing Inside My House?

So I show up at my apartment, and I can see that the front door is open. Through the screen, I see someone standing there, looking at one of the poems I've got taped to my wall. I walk a little closer, and realize it's Ben. At this point, I'm... (read more)

Justin: Portrait of a Rebel

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Anthony

Justin and I worked until about 6:30 PM, and talked briefly with Anthony as we were on our way out. Let me take an aside here and mention that Anthony was pulling a late evening, pushing to try to get some pages done for Q101. Like most of us working... (read more)

Heading Home

Earlier, Ben kept asking me what I was up to tonight. "You have plans?" he'd ask, always grinning. Justin had invited me out to catch some seafood with a bunch of folks, and I told him about dinner. Ben sounded like he had something up his sleeve, but whenever I... (read more)

So It Begins

First snow of the year. This was a rather unsettling thing to see, but it was bound to happen. The past few winters have been remarkably tame (compared to the very first winter when I arrived in Chicago). For the longest time, I thought every winter here would involve mountains... (read more)

Slow Sunday

November 23, 2003

It's been pretty rainy outside, dark and overcast all day. I've been in my pajamas all day, and plan to go back to sleep shortly. When I first woke up, I put on my glasses, grabbed my book, and spent the next few hours still in bed, reading. And you... (read more)

Call Of Duty

I got handed a copy of this game Friday. Mike just up and walked back to the Interactive area, and asked if anyone wanted it. Lo and behold, I get a free copy of a really fun game. :) Here's a few screenshots. A lot of fun so far, and... (read more)

Old Jewelry

November 22, 2003

by Felix Jung A girl who loved me once, once bought a silver ring for me. She purchased two of them, identical, and said "Let's wear them, just the two of us." Each time our hands collided, fingers intertwined, I swear I felt a spark. I'd like to think she... (read more)

Guilty Secret #13

I saw Elizabeth McCracken read some of her work at the Grandview Public Library, in Columbus, OH. This was around 2000, back when I was still a graduate student at Ohio State University. I liked her work a great deal, and went to the reading with the full intention of... (read more)

This Is What I'm Saying

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Another Excerpt from "Niagara Falls All Over Again"

by Elizabeth McCracken That night, we danced. We'd only ever danced during my lessons, but now we jitterbugged. Then double time. Then quadruple. I couldn't tell whose idea it was to speed up, mine or hers or the band's, but I realized that everyone else had stopped dancing and had... (read more)

Excerpt from "Niagara Falls All Over Again"

by Elizabeth McCracken All these years later, I still dream about the people I have lost: Hattie, my mother, my wife, Rocky. They are always travelers, always home with a suitcase, mildly surprised at how much I love and miss them. Then I wake up, and it takes minutes for... (read more)

Alley

After I took out the trash and walked down to Gallery Cafe for some coffee... I noticed this pair of discarded shoes in the alleyway. I didn't have my camera on me so (let this be a lesson to you - always carry your camera around), after I got back... (read more)

Well...

November 21, 2003

Not very fast paced here, but another day gone by. A lot of folks were out of the office today but, despite that, things were fairly consistent. Alex got done working in the office this week, and resumes helping out via Green Bay. Should be an interesting next couple of... (read more)

The Tyger

November 20, 2003

by William Blake Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare sieze the fire? And what... (read more)

Downtown Chicago

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XP Install

I spent most of the evening after work, helping Cathie install Windows XP on her machine. Had some good conversations, ate some pizza, and watched a fair amount of television throughout the process. In fact, I remember more of what was on the tube than what was on the computer.... (read more)

Another Reason I Love My Job

November 19, 2003

And in particular, another reason I love Phil and Anthony... who gave me free copies of these: I just about went apeshit when I found out I could just have 'em. Now all I need is a TV and a DVD player. ;)... (read more)

Cranking

It's not the right word. "Cranking" suggests to me more like I'm working at a very rapid rate, making speedy progress while I'm at it. I need to find another word, something as pleasing to the tongue, to describe working at a slow but steady rate, focused and systematically, incrementally... (read more)

Staying In

November 18, 2003

I was up really late last night, trying to get that poem together. Didn't get much sleep, and for the second morning in a row... woke up feeling crappy and semi-nauseous. Tonight, I'm heading to bed early. Going to curl up with a book, my cat, maybe a bowl of... (read more)

Yikes

Yesterday's poem. Yeah. Haven't fallen on my face like that in a while. But still - a good exercise to go through, all told. Now. Let's never speak of this again.... (read more)

What It's Done So Far

November 17, 2003

by Felix Jung I have a version of "The Rainbow Connection," as sung by some punk rock band that bangs their instruments and yells a lot. Despite distortion and the heavy drums, I know they mean the words. I hear it in the way the singer pushes every note until... (read more)

Photoshop: Secrets Of The Pros

A lot of folks I've met online are in this one. Check out the book's main page: www.photoshoptennisthebook.com. Among the designers involved: Matt (Tha.Riddla), Audrey (audrey), Ian (arigato), Christine (smartiehouse), Evan (templeton), and Michelle (chelle2008). Some incredibly talented folks here, and some big, big names on the TOC. Check... (read more)

I Knew This Would Come Back And Bite Me In The Ass

From: rypunked To: Felix Subj: I challenge thee!! I Invoke the Puppet Challenge!!!!!! -JMe... (read more)

Flesh THIS Out, Beyotch! :P

From: templeton To: Felix Subj: don't hit me :) [quote] I owe two poems still from this week: one for Friday, one for today. During the day trip yesterday, Alex gave me the assignment to write a poem while we were out and about. I have an idea that I... (read more)

Just So You Know

By reading this blog, any and all e-mail correspondence sent to me becomes "fair game." By reading this paragraph, either out loud or in your head, you waive any and all rights you may have over sent e-mails in perpetuity throughout the universe. Just a FYI.... (read more)

Shesh

November 16, 2003

I owe two poems still from this week: one for Friday, one for today. During the day trip yesterday, Alex gave me the assignment to write a poem while we were out and about. I have an idea that I have yet to flush out, but any writer worth his... (read more)

Sunday Night Kegger. Sorta

Here's a snapshot of the evening. Stu was having a bunch of people over at his place, mainly to celebrate the fact that Alex is in town for a week. To add to the festivites, Alex's good friends Jason and Claire are also in town. From left to right:... (read more)

Finally

Took me much longer than I thought, but I've finally got them up. Sorry about that. Pics from the Halloween Party at the Foxes. Here's a sample:... (read more)

God Damn

November 15, 2003

What a great, event-filled fucking day. Normally, I tend to want to isolate myself from the world on the weekends. I want to be alone, and to hold the world at bay. Today, I don't know... I'm proud of the world. I'm happy to be interacting in it. I'm happy... (read more)

Pics From The Evening

Fuzzy shot of the front door. Ten bucks at the door (donation), and in return I got myself some stickers and a few posters. Well worth it, in my book. I was excited to see what was going on, but the moment I walked inside and looked around... I... (read more)

You Are Beautiful: Current Works and Proposed Projects

Sorry if today's entry seems a little rushed. Got home, started updating this page, and now I'm heading out to a gallery. I've enjoyed the stickers I've found around the city immensely, and hope to meet some of the folks responsible for this. If nothing else, I want to show... (read more)

Southwest

I arrive at Justin's (20 minutes late), and all of us stand around, discussing what we're going to do. When I bring up the "West" bit, Alex turns to me and says "West? No no no, we're so past that. It's Southwest now." And so we're off. Most of the... (read more)

*yawn*

Last night, Alex, Justin and I were talking about a road trip. Somewhere. Last night, we agreed to meet at 8:00 AM. What was I thinking? *yawn* Should be an interesting day. Mainly because I have no idea what we're doing, or where we're going. Well, I have some idea.... (read more)

The Hack/Professional, Pill/Game Paradigm

November 14, 2003

Inner Town Pub. This palce is literally a stone's throw away from Justin's apartment. Three or four doors down the street. Things ended between Justin and Emma. So we all talked a long while about women, about relationships. Alex and I talked with Justin when he needed to get... (read more)

Alex Is Back, But

Alex is in town, to do some work for Stu and to help out with some freelance work. Just got a call from Justin. When I asked him how he was, he said "Not well." They're going over to Intertown Pub, and I'm meeting them there. Justin's week-long no-drinking ends... (read more)

This Evening

On the way home, I walked by a woman who was holding a one year old outside a local pizza joint. She was trying to get her daughter to wave goodbye to another one year old, who was waving from inside with her father. I just happened onto the last... (read more)

Love & Memory

From: Juliet To: Felix Subj: love & memory Felix, I just read your poem from the 13th. Itís got me thinking (good sign for you, Mr. Poet). Iím wondering if there can be love without memory. I mean, if you could remember nothing about the person next to you, would... (read more)

This Morning

On the train in, I was standing in front of a kid (seated) who had his guitar with him. Not a hard shell case, but one of those zipper ones that's almost in the shape of the guitar itself. He had a keychain on the zipper, that said: No Autographs,... (read more)

Dementia

November 13, 2003

by Felix Jung If I could choose the illness that would finish me, I'd want the one that slowly eats away at memory, to lose the splinters of my life a little at a time. I'd be a tree in Fall, my mind a hearty oak that spent a lifetime... (read more)

Impatience. And A Wager.

rypunked: hurry up and finish your blog! rypunked: i want something to read rypunked: i'm bored :P Portnoy: rofl Portnoy: Working on a poem right now. Portnoy: Should be up a bit later. rypunked: about puppets? :D Portnoy: Surprisingly, on beer #4 which is hahahahaha rypunked: j/k ;) Portnoy:... (read more)

Talking 80's Movies With Rypunked

rypunked: totally off the subject of corey feldman, i also love all those fantasy films like neverending story, legend... Portnoy: omg Portnoy: :love: rypunked: and that one that totally just slipped my mind rypunked: starts with an L Portnoy: Labyrinth! rypunked: YES!!! Portnoy: :D Portnoy: hehehe rypunked: i love... (read more)

Katie Returns!

Katie stopped in to the office late this evening. She's planning on coming back to Q101 this Winter, although her exact role is a bit up the air. Part time, she'll be working with Fook; part time, she'll be working with the Marketing/Promotions department. I talked with Katie a good... (read more)

On The Subway Train This Morning

November 12, 2003

by Felix Jung A man in front of me, his hand against the glass partition, starts to fall asleep while standing. Staring at his wedding ring depresses me, and makes me wish I was in love again. His head is bowed, as though the day has broken him already. Half... (read more)

Notes

On the train this morning, I stood next to someone that I got fixated on. The way the guy had his hand, I just got drawn to it and really should have taken a picture. I'm not sure if my poem does the image in my head justice. As soon... (read more)

Concert Pics

Got around to updating the pictures from Sunday, at the Damien Jurado concert at Shubas. Click here to see.... (read more)

My Mother Comes From The Days

November 11, 2003

by Yehuda Amichai My mother comes from the days where they made paintings of beautiful fruit in silver bowls and didn't ask for more. People moved through their lives like ships, with the wind or against it, faithful to their course. I ask myself which is better, dying old or... (read more)

Three People Today

have yelled at me about not getting those Ohio pictures up, from Halloween. Soon. I promise.... (read more)

Like A Pirate Except

From: Juliet To: Felix Subj: toe story Hi Felix. Last night I broke my toe. It was sticking out sideways from my foot. It looked sort of like this: One of the nurses asked me, ìAre you sure you werenít on drugs when you kicked the chair?î The doctor taped... (read more)

Grey Day

Regular work day. Nothing out of the ordinary, or terribly exciting. I did go out on my lunch break to the bank, hoping to get a temporary ATM card so I could withdraw money. But when I got there, I saw that they were closed due to Veterans' Day. Ah... (read more)

Whew

November 10, 2003

It's a wonder I stayed awake long enough to even post this. I had half a mind to throw in the towel about an hour ago, and just update this thing tomorrow. *pats belly* I ate my share today, and then some. Oooooh lordy. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm... (read more)

The List

I felt this needed to be documented. Anymore, I've started into the habit of forming a list that gets passed around. This helps organize things, but it also prevents us from double-ordering items (unless we know we want double helpings). Yes, my friends employ this system. Yes, I think this... (read more)

Kind Of A Loss, But Not Really

One scary thing that happened: when the bill came, I went for my wallet and found that... my debit card was missing. :( Looked and looked, but it either fell out of my pocket somewhere, or I left it in the ATM machine this afternoon. I'm usually good about remembering... (read more)

Psssst! Pass It On!

smartiehouse: do me a favor smartiehouse: send this link to Felix smartiehouse: http://www.tastycrockpotrecipes.net/ smartiehouse: hehe Mr. Grumpy: ok, hold on smartiehouse: thanks Mr. Grumpy: ummmmm smartiehouse: hehehe Mr. Grumpy:ok, i'm not even gonna ask... (read more)

Iberico, Ho!

Settling into a meal at Cafe Iberico, with a bunch of friends. I met up with Kent and Christine, Justin, Emma and Dave. Unfortunately, Stu was planning to join us but had to cancel last minute. This whole meal, by the way, was made possible by an incredibly generous... (read more)

Damien Jurado @ Shubas

November 9, 2003

For a long while, I debated on whether I was going to attend this concert, or just stay home. I've been out and about a bit more lately, and really wanted to just hole up in my apartment. But... the idea of seeing Damien Juado again was too good to... (read more)

Lots of Errands!

Spent most of this morning running from place to place. Started off at Target, ran to petSmart, Home Depot and Stanley's. I went around to several big-name places, but winded up getting very little done. I spent part of today trying to seal up windows/doors, and getting things winterized. Before... (read more)

After Work

November 8, 2003

Justin and I decided to go see Kill Bill, Vol. 1. We got to the theater early, and ended up hitting a nearby Barnes and Nobles to kill an hour. I didn't really read much, and spent most of my time checking up on old, favorite authors, trying to see... (read more)

Good Day

Justin and I had a nice breakfast at DeMar's and spent the rest of the day... well, at work. But we were working on a personal project that we both discussed a few weeks back, while we were out at the Artful Dodger. Today, I got to walk through making... (read more)

Early Morning

It got pretty cold last night, and as I was walking to my car this morning... I spotted a small patch of leaves that had recently fallen to the ground. The odd thing was that, everywhere else along the street, the leaves on the ground were in varying stages of... (read more)

Well

November 7, 2003

I wish I had more, but I spent most of tonight on the computer. I tried writing some, and eeked out a crappy poem for Matt. But the plus side is that I got writing again - it's going to take some time to get back fully in the practice... (read more)

Saturday = Work Day

Justin and I are heading in to the office, to try to hash out an idea we had a few weeks back. I'm picking him up tomorrow at 9, we're heading to DeMar's for breakfast, and will most likely spend the day geeking out and planning. Should be fun. :)... (read more)

Quiet Day

Ben was out. Jill was out. Rey and Deb were both out. Quiet day at the office. Justin was in a really bad mood, and couldn't seem to shake it for most of the day. He lost his cellphone sometime last night, and I think that just added to his... (read more)

Little Brother

November 6, 2003

After work, Justin and I hit microcenter for some errands. I wanted to buy a laser printer, and he needed a few items. This is a fairly big, impulsive purchase for me... so I'm surprised I just out and out did it, without really doing much research or giving... (read more)

Work Meeting Becomes Lunch Meeting

What started out as a late-morning meeting evolved into a lunch outing. Rey suggested we all go to Manny's, which ended up being fan-fucking-tastic. As it turns out, Manny's is on 1141 S. Jefferson St., not far at all from where I was a few weeks back when I... (read more)

Meh

November 5, 2003

I meant to get the Ohio pictures done tonight. But... I'm drunk, and tired, and thinking about sleep soon. So - tough luck. Check back in a few days.... (read more)

Josh

Justin stuck around with me after work... trying to troubleshoot a stupid Flash problem. I never did figure out what the fuck was wrong, and ended up applying a manual hack to get things working properly. Fuck - I was so disgusted, I felt bad for Justin sticking around. We... (read more)

Halloween Updates

November 4, 2003

Got the pics from Halloween up. Gonna be a while on the Ohio party pictures. Maybe a day or two.... (read more)

I Think

I think I deserve some kind of nerd award for coming up with that thing. After all, I'm the... What's that you're saying? I can't hear you - you'll need to speak up. The only thing nerdier... that the gang sign is asking... for a nerd awa...... (read more)

The Flash MX Gang Sign

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November 4, 2003

rypunked: /flashes gang sign Portnoy: hehe Portnoy: I think I once made up a gang sign for Flash MX Portnoy: You do the devil horns with both hands, point the fingers down, and cross your index fingers for the "X" rypunked: oh i gotta see a pic of that... (read more)

October 19, 2002

Mr. Grumpy: /makes MX sign Mr. Grumpy: damn that's a complicated gang sign to make Portnoy: Dude - I just totally made it Mr. Grumpy: /makes VI sign Mr. Grumpy: ahhhhh Portnoy: Make the Metallica heavy metal devil horns Portnoy: minus the thumb Portnoy: do that with both hands... (read more)

More Evidence Of A Storm

When I stepped off the train this evening, rain was coming down pretty hard. This morning, I read that it was going to be in the low 70's. As I stepped outside, I decided I didn't want to bring my jacket. No umbrella either. This evening, between the train and... (read more)

Evidence Of A Storm

Saw this on my way to work this morning. The pine tree in the yard was draped with tons of leaves that obviously got blown from somewhere else. They looked less from a tree, and more like plant leaves that got ripped by, what must have been some seriously... (read more)

Homebound

November 3, 2003

The walk home was fully spooky - tons of fog and muted lighting. This is a shot with the trees. Although a fairly populated neighborhood, it felt like no one else was around. Side street. Vacant. Leftover Halloween prop. Scared the CRAP outta me. Evil faces, half-sad because they... (read more)

After Work: Danny's

Justin convinced me to hang out with him and Kent (a lot of work that was) at Danny's. We met up there around 9 PM, and talked a good long while, sipping drinks and passing the time. One of the cool folks we met was Michelle: who was celebrating her... (read more)

Westward

November 2, 2003

I wish I wrote more down about my drive home. But I had a fabulous road trip back. If I were to chart for you how good I felt starting Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon, it would be one slow forty-five degree angle. I felt like crap when I woke... (read more)

The Next Morning

Amazing, I was up by about 8:30 AM. Go figure. I felt great, and talked a while on the porch with folks who were also planning an early exit. Dan, trying to tame his hangover, swigged some beer. I was pretty impressed. When asked if he was drinking again, he... (read more)

Halloween: Muskingum Style

November 1, 2003

Woke up feeling pretty wretched. Threw on my makeup, and then made my way over to work (where I had an extra clipboard, and where I could make some more photocopies). Walking around in full costume on Halloween is one thing, but doing so on November 1st gets you some... (read more)

Ohio Bound

Off to visit The Foxes, and another Halloween party. Apparently, there was an attempt to get people to all dress up like Abraham Lincoln. For some reason. I'll be sure to take pics.... (read more)

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