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March 1, 2004

Danny's

Justin, Kent, Dave and I all met up at Danny's. We talked a good long while about what's been going on in our lives. Work. Love. Art. You name it. There were some rather sinister/evil/fun plans made for my birthday, but we'll see how far they progress. Dave and I [read more...]

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March 3, 2004

The Romance of Magno Rubio

Chicago folk! I got an e-mail from my friend Lloyd, saying good things about this play. Check out Victory Gardens Theater. I haven't been to a play in Chicago yet (shame shame). Perhaps now is time for me to take one small step forward. :)----- -------- [read more...]

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Crazy Woman in a Fur Coat

Trian stop this morning. I was walking up the stairs briskly until I almost ran into a woman taking each step very, very, very slowly. It sounded like she was talking to someone using one of those fancy hands-free phones. She had on a grey fur coat, so I assumed [read more...]

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Breath mint? Anyone?

All day today, I've felt crappy. Residue from last night. Haven't had whiskey in a long while, and it stuck around in my system longer than I cared to have it. In fact, it stuck around on my breath as well, this morning, despite a good toothbrushing. Ben made sure [read more...]

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Come on in... don't mind the mess

Today, I passed along some .fla files to a coworker in New York. We've got a new webmaster named Keith working on the HOT97 site. He's got an impressive body of Flash work under his belt, and they're planning on doing an apartment giveaway, a la the UltraCrib giveaway that [read more...]

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Upcoming Poetry Reading

Chicago folk! My friend Gretchen will be participating in a reading, along with other folks who've published in The 2nd Hand, at Quimby's on Thursday, March 18, 7:00 PM. [read more...]

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Editing

Sorry - not much for you this evening. I've been going over poems, doing some slight editing. Actually, I've been going over the group that I've labeled "strong," and I still don't feel fully confident. At times I feel like I could probably spend the next few months just editing [read more...]

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March 4, 2004

Alex! Linda! Married!

I can't recall if Alex told me this over the phone, or if I just found this out tonight on Blogpickle. So I'll cover both bases here. Alex and Linda, this is for me finding this out online: And now, this is for you both: Can't wait for the [read more...]

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Blogpickle

I got an e-mail from my friend Lloyd today, and found out he's started up a group blog. Being a playwright, Lloyd's got a good sense of the word (read the e-mail he sent me about his thoughts on Goonies and Corey Feldman). Here's an excerpt: Hey you two, remember [read more...]

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Revolt!

Tees, hats, and stickers for all the boys and girls. The revolution may not be televised, but that doesn't mean you cna't look good, right? Check out Revolt. [read more...]

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU, I WIN

God dammit. I'm fucking good at what I do. I just need to say that, for myself. I was going to knock off for sleep around midnight. But work stuff was nagging at me in my head. I've been working on this bracket dealie in Flash. So far this week, [read more...]

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March 5, 2004

Midpoint

Right now, I'm not sure if it's in my best interst to just go to sleep or try to stay up and work. Before you immediately suggest sleep, there are pros and cons. And don't get the wrong idea here - I love sleep as much as anybody. I got [read more...]

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God DAMMIT

I lied. I started working again. Gonna go crack a beer. [read more...]

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3:56 AM

Alright. So here we are again, second night in a row. :) But I've gotten a lot done so far, and I'm pretty proud of my progress. Ah damn, the initial high I had on completion (some fifteen minutes and 5 testruns ago) has since faded. I'd better try to [read more...]

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Whew!

Long day. Got a fair amount done, but there's a good bit of work yet to make this whole bracket thing pretty. I've got a problem posting my variables to an ASP page that Matt created, but I don't know if I even have the energy to ask for help [read more...]

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Katie: Last Day at Q101

Today was Katie's last day, working with Fook. For about an hour and a half, I hung out with the two of them, just sitting in the studio and watching/listening. Watching Fook move was almost dizzying - he's someone who definitely has the multitasking bit down. In addition to [read more...]

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March 6, 2004

10:20 AM

*wakes up* *rolls over* *looks at alarm clock* "I wonder if the morning rush is over at Gallery Cafe. I'd like some breakfast." [read more...]

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11:40 AM

*wakes up* *rolls over* *looks at alarm clock* [read more...]

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Shopping List

I've been working on this bracket thing again, all day today. It's about 11:21 PM, and I stepped out to get: 1 mocha (with an extra shot) from Filter. 1 six-pack of Bass The mocha is to see if I can keep myself wired and focused for the next four [read more...]

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8:00 AM

*wakes up* *rolls over* *looks at alarm clock* "Oh good, I can get an early start today." [read more...]

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9:15 AM

*wakes up* *rolls over* *looks at alarm clock* "Damn. I fell asleep. Oh well, it's still sorta early." [read more...]

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March 7, 2004

I'm Seeing Double Here!

Eight Anthony Robbins-es! [read more...]

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BEER TIME

4:42 AM. All my code is now working well for this bracket deal. I'm verifying each step along the way, and progress isn't allowed unless all the proper fields are filled. Reset buttons work like a charm, and data is being sent successfully to the ASP page Matt created on [read more...]

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March 8, 2004

Waking on the couch, 11:51 PM

*yawns**scratches head* [read more...]

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I know, I know

The IM stuff isn't quite right. I've got plans on making some kind of XML-based Flash version but... time time time. [read more...]

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Snapshot: 4:23 AM

Wyndom Earle: well, I guess its not as bad as your 'video' guy getting you video oh about 2.5 hours before the project is due Portnoy: lol Portnoy: Is that what you're working on? Wyndom Earle: yeah Portnoy: Jebus Portnoy: You were handed files at 2:30 AM? Portnoy: What [read more...]

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Snapshot: 5:40 AM

Portnoy: I am copying and pasting so much code right now Portnoy: :ashamed: Wyndom Earle: shit, I thought that was the point Wyndom Earle: hahah Portnoy: I feel like a sixteen year old virgin again Portnoy: I don't care who or how Portnoy: I just want it to happen [read more...]

Posted by avoision on March 8, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Unconsciousness

*insert sleep here* [read more...]

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March 9, 2004

Current Time: 3:09 AM

My sleep schedule is so FUCKED right now. :) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on March 9, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Great Evening

I had a blast tonight. I got to eat dinner with my family, some long-lost relatives, and my friends. Afterwards, on the way to Justin's, I discovered a series of gifts (balloons and notes) marking the path. I had not one, but two cakes. And a crapload of gifts. And [read more...]

Posted by avoision on March 9, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Discovering Old Paperwork

Most of the code for this bracket project I was writing out on paper first, trying to hash out the steps before actually setting things up on the screen. Seemed to up development time, but it also seemed to help me track things a little better. I grabbed an old [read more...]

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March Music Madness

This morning Yesterday morning, when I was showing the work I'd done to the folks in the office... I felt pretty crappy. Looking back, it seems like a whole hell of a lot of work for something so trivial. I actually got pretty down, looking at the sort of final [read more...]

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Iguanas++

Congratulations to the Iguanas! That's a rockstar pose if I ever saw one. Welcome to the world, Evan. Make yourself comfortable. :) [read more...]

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Wood That Works

I'm not sure if the credit for this should go to eccesignum or sKtd_ne, so to play it safe I'm mentioning both. Good god, the more I explore his site, the more awed I become. If anything, make sure to check out the Portfolio section. Ahhhh, damn. This work [read more...]

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March 10, 2004

Whoops

I was working on some pictures to post on here (roughly around 8:30 PM). But I got tired. Headed over to the couch and, lo and behold, it's now 12:30 AM. I thought I was back to a somewhat regular pattern, but I guess I've been proven wrong. Sorry - [read more...]

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March 11, 2004

Almost a Year

It took me almost a year before I actually met her in person. But here she is: I spotted her just sitting in her nest. She made no motion when I stopped on the stairs, and even when my flash went off... she continued staring at me. There was no [read more...]

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Rocky II

I ran into Rocky today, while getting coffee at Artisan. Rocky and I met last July, outside the Mart in front of a bar called "Shamrock." I had the honor of sitting in a fancy $1,000 chair, and ended up giving him the blog address. As it turns out, [read more...]

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Look Who's Been Busy

Matt went and got himself yet another publication. And who might that be near the top there? Billy Collins, the current poet laureate? Nice work, Z. You fucking rock star! [read more...]

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March 12, 2004

Post-Meal

I got some great gifts - Felix the Cat cards, as well as a couple of cool, trendy magnets. I can never really have too much Felix the Cat memorabilia. :) The dessert menu got passed around, and I ended up going with the "Choco Loco." I pronounced it [read more...]

Posted by avoision on March 12, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Initiation

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Updating

Working on stuff right now. I know it's late. I've got some pics posted from Katie's Last Night at Q101. [read more...]

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Sushi Samba!

We all got to go out for lunch today, partly as a birthday celebration for me, and partly (sadly) a going-away party for Jill - who's going off to bigger and better things in New York. I had never been here before and, let me state for the record... swanky. [read more...]

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