May 31, 2004
Quest for the rest. I'm not really into Polyphonic Spree, but this game was rather fun. From the same folks who brought you Samorost.... (read more)
May 2004 Archives
Extreme ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.... (read more)
Went in to work again today, around 11AM. I was struggling more with my Flash navigation for our Content Management System (hereafter known as The Mothership). I've been working on this thing for a long while, and kept banging my head against what has turned into some fairly involved AS... (read more)
Around 4:20 PM, I headed out looking for more coffee. Earlier, I asked the girl behind the counter at Starbucks what time they closed. She told me 5PM. When I wandered over... I found the doors locked, and saw people still standing behind the counter. Despite my Disney eyes, they... (read more)
Everything around work was closed down, and so my only option was to hit a Starbucks around the corner. On the way there this morning, I happened across a few stickers. Not sure what these are, but here you go: Phonograph Scientists Monstrum Sepsis On the way back in... (read more)
Got lazy this morning, and hopped a cab to work. Riding down the Kennedy, I decided to try to snap a shot of the skyline. All day today, the weather's been weird. Cloudy morning, thunderstorms at noon, clear skies and sun all afternoon, and thunderstorms again all night.... (read more)
I happened to walk by this card, just sitting in the hallway, on my way in to work. I didn't really think anything of it until I mentioned it in passing to my coworkers who all said "Yeah, I saw that too." Everyone was unphased. After thinking a bit,... (read more)
See, this is the thing about working funky hours. It's 1:30 AM. I've been back home in my apartment for about an hour now. Discount, say, twenty minutes for blog updates and the like, which gives us about 40 minutes of non-work decompression time. Right now, my body is saying... (read more)
May 26, 2004
This is a rough outline of the nav I'm working on right now, for our Content Management System. I've been struggling with it for a while now, and tonight was fairly frustrating. I'm really close to getting it totally functional, but a few slight tweaks are eluding me. Justin... (read more)
Sorry this is blurry as well. I grabbed a shot of Mike on the floor. I found it funny because it looked like he had just moved into a new apartment, and was ordering food. He had to move his desk (read: he was working off of our large... (read more)
This is blurry, but worth documenting. Walking up the steps to the train, I looked over and happened to see a flash of white. Eggs! Or, at least one egg. The past few weeks, I had all but given up, as I hadn't really seen this bird anywhere at... (read more)
Justin and I talked shop after work today. Nothing makes me feel nerdier than downing whiskey at a bar, going through XML node structure. Everyone... meet Opie (at least, I think that's his name). He has a remarkable pitching arm.... (read more)
May 24, 2004
The River Project: an awesome series of images from eccesignum.org. I stumbled across this today, and ended up looking at every single photograph. However busy you are... you can find the time. Take a look through this collection and get lost a while.... (read more)
Before leaving work, I loaded up that mp3 player with a bunch of songs. Some I haven't heard in a while, some that were new recommendations from my friend Ben. A lot of them were slow and sad, which I guess was the mood I was in. Still am, to... (read more)
May 23, 2004
Tonight, at about 11PM, I decided I was going to sit on my porch for a while. I turned off all the lights (porchlights as well as the ones in the kitchen that shine out). I grabbed a beer and my camera, and just sat there, in the dark, for... (read more)
I headed out today to North Avenue to grab some food. On my way out, I noticed some incredible cloud formations the likes of which I don't think I had ever seen before. Stupid me, I didn't have my camera on me. I need to remember to always, ALWAYS bring... (read more)
May 22, 2004
I'm an uncle! I got a call from my sister today, and she told me the good news. Looks like the due date's going to be right on December 25th! Funny thing - in Chinese families, anyone who's even remotely related is called "Auntie" or "Uncle," regardless if they're actually... (read more)
Walked to Blockbuster and got some movies. I had grand designs on cleaning up the apartment, but that looks like it's going to get pushed to tomorrow. A potentially bad week next week, work-wise, which might account for my tendency towards inertness this weekend. We're heading to Mexico in June... (read more)
After dinner, Justin and I met up with Chris, Eric and Will. We decided to rent a movie, bought a bottle of Johnny Walker Red and hung out at Justin's house. Justin shows off some of the books he purchased at Quimby's earlier, and breaks out the Chris Ware. Capturing... (read more)
Ben, Justin and I decided to grab some food after work (it was close to 7PM by the time we left). As we were leaving, Ben got a call from his wife, who was back home visiting family in Iowa. As it turns out, she was in a basement all... (read more)
Today, our new business cards were slated to arrive, at 5:30 PM. Ben, Chris, Justin and I all waited around. And waited. And waited. It got to be around 6:15PM, and after some phone calls... we discovered that the package had supposedly already arrived at about 4:30 PM, and was... (read more)
Tony is visiting us again, and after work we ended up going back to the Shamrock for some drinks. After that, we headed over to Bob Chin's for a rather indulgent meal. This is only the second time I've ever eaten there... and man, is it good (mmmmmm.... garlic bread).... (read more)
For lunch today, we headed across the river to Chipotle (who, surprisingly, has a great web site). Well, we crossed the river as soon as the bridge came back down. It's nice to see that other people enjoy watching the bridges go up, and the ships go by. Today, there... (read more)
May 19, 2004
Check out Matt, who has been publishing like it's his job lately.... (read more)
May 18, 2004
by Philip Larkin Closed like confessionals, they thread Loud noons of cities, giving back None of the glances they absorb. Light glossy grey, arms on a plaque, They come to rest at any kerb: All streets in time are visited. Then children strewn on steps or road, Or women coming... (read more)
I think I failed to mention that Mike is now working back in our Interactive group. He's been a part of Q101 for a while prior to the current position, working in Marketing/Promotions. He's switched gears and is throwing his experience and energies toward the tech side and it rocks... (read more)
Mike and I have played two games so far, and it looks like chess might make a comeback in our workplace. Mike beat me the first time we played, and today was my chance for redemption! While I won today's game, Mike got in a great taunt earlier in... (read more)
This is a placeholder image, for when Katie and I play chess again. We started a game last week when she stopped by (before Fook's show). We didn't get to finish, but here's where the pieces were (her = red; me = black). It's my move. I had to... (read more)
I really wonder sometimes, what in the heck goes on in the Mart to cause all these ambulances.... (read more)
Almost all of us, after work, headed to Matt's apartment to play around. Bass, guitars, drums. You name it. His place is incredibly cool - and it just screams out music music music. It's in a somewhat sketchy part of town, but the space alone is worth it. Great, great... (read more)
Guess who had his paycheck in the backpocket of a pair of pants? Guess who did laundry this weekend? Guess who got taunted by his coworkers for not signing up for direct deposit? Guess what those signup papers are for, in the background?... (read more)
May 16, 2004
I followed the trail of Postal Mail stickers all the way down Damen, until I hit Augusta. There, I turned and headed towards Justin's place (a bunch of us were meeting up to watch a movie). I look up at a nearby stoplight, and guess what I find? You are... (read more)
Spotted this right below the Blue Line, right at the Damen stop. Wandering around the Wicker Park Area. Odd. Here's another Postal Mail sticker, with writing on it. And another. And another. Now I'm starting to get intrigued. This I thought, was rather funny. I figured some disgruntled boyfriend/girlfriend... (read more)
I got out of the house today, thankfully. I dropped off some videos at Blockbuster, and pointed myself south from there, sticking to the areas just west of the Expressway. Seeing as yesterday was a rather cool evening, I threw on a sweater before heading outside. BIG mistake. I got... (read more)
From: Dave To: Birthday Friends Subject: grief Well this isn't any fun. I double checked the GrantPark Minigolf info online this afternoon and it turnsout they pushed back their opening day by a week. Thechumps. So this means there won't be any minigolfingtomorrow after all. But I thank you for... (read more)
May 15, 2004
It was a gorgeous day outside today. But for some reason, I stayed in. Pulled the hermit thing and puttered around. The crappy thing is that I didn't even really get much of anything done. Did a bit of laundry. Watched American Splendor, but didn't get all the way through... (read more)
May 14, 2004
Sorry I missed your call, I was out at the Tashi station, picking up power converters. Thank you for the message. Cheered my evening up considerably.... (read more)
I'm not sure what's wrong with me. There seems to be something I can't shake that's stayed with me since yesterday. This feels like high school. When everything around you looks meaningless and grey. And there's an ache in your chest, just below the throat. The feeling I have right... (read more)
I've been down for part of the day, and it stuck with me after work. Justin had talked about going to see a Guy Maddin film, but I was so unmotivated that I wasn't sure if I was even in the mood for that. We wandered over to Smoke Daddy,... (read more)
May 13, 2004
I'm thinking a lot right now about a phrase Lucille Clifton offered last night. She kept stressing that humans, each and every one of us, are complex beings. And too often, we forget this. We dismiss it. Right now, I'm feeling sorry for the world. I worry about the world,... (read more)
May 12, 2004
by Lucille Clifton won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one... (read more)
Attended a great reading tonight by Lucille Clifton. I've been a fan of her work ever since I picked up a collection of hers. And on looking on what I wrote that day... I found out something tonight. Clifton writes a lot in her head. And according to her, particularly... (read more)
On my way to the reading tonight, I got caught outside in some pretty big downpours. With no umbrella. I was pretty lucky, and got to hide under some scaffolding along the way. And at one point, standing underneath the planks and trying to avoid the falling streams that fell... (read more)
Toward the end of the evening, Jason and Dave . I had heard of Christen through other Chicago friends, but never really met her before. Here she is with her brother Joel. Christen makes buttons, and I've heard nothing but good things from folks who know her. She was... (read more)
Taking a brief aside here. Around this time, I walk back to get another drink at the bar. Everyone's crowded the stage and, when I try to get back to my spot... I wedge myself sort of halfway between two rows. Half behind one guy and sort of blocking the... (read more)
Found Magazine celebrated its third birthday tonight, and had a small shindig at the Empty Bottle. I had met Jason a few times through chicago friends, and had actually first heard of Found some years back through some online friends (via infourm.com). Funny how these paths intertwine. It was... (read more)
Justin and I hung out at his place after work. We walked up to Division and Damen, dropped off some videos of his and picked up a six pack of beer. On the walk back, we happened across this sign: Later on in the night, I found out from Chris,... (read more)
I sat down and was looking to jot some notes down for a poem. I was reading a bit, but eventually got distracted by everything that was going on outside my window. So I ended up jotting down notes about what I saw, and watched the city instead. Looking... (read more)
Apparently, I fell asleep last night on the couch. I was watching an old-school documentary on PBS comparing real, rarely seen animals in nature with supposed mythological creatures. Falling asleep to PBS documentaries is a rather pleasant experience, I must say. It's the waking up that's the odd part. When... (read more)
May 9, 2004
Watched Matchstick Men (which a few folks at work mentioned), and liked it. I'm not a big fan of Nicholas Cage (I'm not sure why I'm not, I'm just not), but I didn't mind him in this movie. In fact, I didn't have the adverse reaction I tend to have... (read more)
On waking sometime mid-afternoon, I realized the miracle that is the nap. It's like getting a whole new day for free! I started some laundry, cleaned up the place some and stepped outside. I did a bit of reading, and sat on my porch awhile.... (read more)
After about four glorious hours of sleep, I wake up Dustin and Tyler for some breakfast. I try to convince them to head to the Bongo Room, but Hollywood ends up winning out instead. Both of them are a bit worse for the wear, but by the time we finish... (read more)
Dustin (a3dmofo) and Tyler came down to visit an old friend of theirs, who's throwing a housewarming party. They stopped over at my place, and the three of us hung out for the afternoon. We ambled over to Sultan's Market for some lunch/dinner (Mmmmmm falafel), and ate our food in... (read more)
One down, a bunch more to go. I'm not terribly disheartened by this (I've gotten rejected plenty of times prior to this year's submissions). It'll only be bad if every single place I sent to rejects me. Nothing to do but wait. Which, for the record, still sucks.... (read more)
May 7, 2004
After work, Chelsea and I went to see Kill Bill, Vol. 2. Right before the movie, we stopped off at a small Rib joint across the street, Fat Willy's. Holy crap, was that place good! The two of us split an order of fried shrimp, along with some mac and... (read more)
A player dressed as Pac-man will run around the Washington square park area of Manhattan while attempting to collect all of the virtual "dots" that run the length of the streets. Four players dressed as the ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde will attempt to catch Pac-man before all... (read more)
What's the best thing to do, after a night of heavy imbibing? Why, head out to a bar after work, of course! Had a good time, despite dragging all day today. Justin and I hung out a good while, and had a great time just joking around and enjoying... (read more)
May 5, 2004
Ah me. I love this photo, and wish to god it wasn't so washed out. Rockstars! Fantastic Damage. The Endless.... (read more)
Liz and Steph had a party tonight, plans being to hang out in the back yard and celebrate cinco de mayo. Which we did. By drinking margaritas. Constantly. The whole week, Steph and I were joking about the weather and worrying it would rain the day of the party. This... (read more)
I got this portable mp3 player from Anthony, - it's small, fits neatly, and plays pretty well. The downside is that it only holds up to 68MB of info, but for someone like me... this thing is ideal. I'm not really looking to carry my whole music collection with... (read more)
After leaving the Empty Bottle yesterday, Dave, Justin and I walked home talking about tattoos (inspired, in no small part, byJennifer's tattoos). A few days back, I had purchased a book of poems byTed Kooser. I mentioned this, and how I thought the poemappropriate... but since I just got the... (read more)
I got handed these at work, free. While I am a big fan of video games, I'm choosing not to play them (in the hopes that I mightsomehow find better ways to spend my time). Are you interested? Drop me a line if you want them, and I'll mail... (read more)
Congratulations to rypunked, for getting the apartment she was after! Congratulations to jverbal, for becoming a homeowner! Congratulations to shuteye, for getting a new job and being able to leave his old workplace! Congratulations to schubee, for being a rock star and landing a job at Rockstar!... (read more)
May 3, 2004
Today is officially Dave's birthday. However, his big plans are to get folks together for some hard-core minigolf. There are a few courses that he recently discovered (which aren't open for business just yet), so we're holding off on the golfing part. But tonight, Justin and I went out for... (read more)
God DAMN, sometimes this blog takes a lot of time. Just got done updating the pics from today, as well as the pics from the Gallery Hopping, last Friday. It's not so much prepping the images and cropping them and whatnot... it's just recapping everything, and adding thoughts and commentary.... (read more)
May 2, 2004
I spent a good few hours browsing for things, and ended up getting a crapload of stuff. I'm looking forward to getting into more of a reading mode again. I got a good mix of things - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and some really interesting DVD's. On the way back,... (read more)
While the meeting itself went on throughout the day... sadly, no actual action was taken. Nothing was actually decided upon. Today, I slept for a good part of the day. While I did wake up early, I went immediately to the couch with a pillow and my down comforter. It's... (read more)
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