avoision: September 2004 Archives

September 30, 2004

Here's what I picked (the poems that I've put on the blog are linked): Elevators, Like God, Make No Promises Instructions for a Tibetan Air Burial First Snow Photography Sweat Dryer Wish me luck...... (read more)

Poetry Submission

I got an email back from the guy who runs the Myopic Poetry Series. Turns out they do, indeed, accept submissions from anyone at all. So I'm planning on digging through some poems and sending them off, in the hopes of garnering a spot in the coming months. Woot!... (read more)

Photos During Lunch

Someone got a hankering for Taco Bell, and we (me, Ben and Chris) ended up walking downtown to get some tacos and burritos. Taco Bell is every bit as good (and as nasty) as I remember it. There's definitely something about biting into Grade F beef that makes it seem... (read more)

Lament

September 29, 2004

by Louise Glück Suddenly, after you die, those friends who never agreed about anything agree about your character. They're like a houseful of singers rehearsing the same score: you were just, you were kind, you lived a fortunate life. No harmony. No counterpoint. Except they're not performers; real tears are... (read more)

On the way home

I stopped off at a few places. I went in to Myopic Books to ask whether the Wicker Park Chess Club is currently meeting. So far, due to the reconstruction, they haven't reconvened. But I've been asking. Hmm. There's a Poetry Series there. I wonder if I should try to... (read more)

Leaving Work

On my way out, I decided to stop in at Dunphy's for a drink. I had designs on seeing Louise Glück (our current poet laureate) read tonight at the Poetry Center with Gretchen, but planned the whole thing poorly. I had assumed we could just show up and buy tickets,... (read more)

Guts

For those that saw my entry yesterday about the Palahniuk reading... I've got a few links for you. Keep in mind that folks were (purportedly) passing out during the reading. Click at your own discretion (although the audio link is probably NSFW). Read the story here. Listen to the story... (read more)

Digging for Ginseng

I started corresponding again with my friend Dipti (someone I have known since middle school, and became good friends with in college). She's an excellent photographer, and has recently started to do more web-based work for the Knoxville News Sentinel. Check out a piece she did called Digging for... (read more)

Construction... with class!

What cracks me up about this isn't the fact that the sign says "modernization." It's the fact that, on walking out of the elevator, Ben and I both saw this sign, looked at each other and laughed, as I took my camera out. We both knew that this needed... (read more)

Fisheye

While waiting for coffee at Artisan this afternoon, I saw my reflection in a metallic trashcan. Curved, reflective surfaces: the poor man's fisheye lens.... (read more)

LOL

From: Chelsea To: Felix Subj: oh wait, i forgot! actually, i forgot that i'm really, really mad about yesterday! so you should take me out for sushi some time this month to make it up to me! eh? :)... (read more)

Difficulty At the Beginning

This morning, I was filled with stress. There were a lot of things in the air, and took upon myself every unknown as though it were my own personal weight to carry. Which was ridiculous. Any job has its stressful moments, but for the most part I bring a lot... (read more)

Crap

September 28, 2004

I was supposed to meet Chelsea for a show at 10:00 PM. I didn't get home until maybe quarter till. She ended up deciding not to go, and I feel somewhat at fault for this. She claims there were other reasons, but I still feel bad for being so late.... (read more)

Author's Bio, Story Magazine, Spring 1996

Chuck Palahniuk lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon. "Project Mayhem" is a portion of his first novel, Fight Club, to be published by W. W. Norton this summer. "Maybe two years ago, I went camping with some friends and got into... (read more)

Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk (pronounced pal-a-nuck) gave a reading tonight at the Public Library. I had planned on showing up, finding my friends Liz and Steph, and settling in for a good reading by an author I really like. Well I showed up late. And there were a crapload more people than... (read more)

Starless

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I'll Tell You Who

September 27, 2004

To the person who keeps putting all these Telly Savalas stickers everywhere... I owe you a drink. Make that several drinks. Thank you for making me smile this morning, when I didn't feel like smiling.... (read more)

Slow Day

September 26, 2004

I didn't really do all that much today. Lazed around. Did some laundry. Cleaned up the apartment a bit. I did end up talking with Matt a bit, which was immensely helpful. I feel like I'm slowly able to (and wanting to) talk with other people about how I feel.... (read more)

Songs Updated

September 25, 2004

I updated the songs in the audioplayer (on the right). Give a listen.... (read more)

FY05-1551

From: George Tarasuk To: Felix Jung Subject: Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Acknowledgement Dear Felix Jung, The Grants Office of the Illinois Arts Council is in receipt of your application for a fellowship in poetry. This application has been given thenumber FY05-1551. Please refer to your application number when correspondingwith... (read more)

Flash Day

Justin and I spent the day geeking out. I stopped over at his place around 9:30 AM (he was still sleeping, his alarm going full blast). I hung out at his place (watching Kids in the Hall) while he got ready. After a bit, we stopped in to DeMar's for... (read more)

Bay City

September 24, 2004

I'm travelling to Michigan, to say goodbye to my friend Ann.... (read more)

Bay City

September 22, 2004

I'm travelling to Michigan, to say goodbye to my friend Ann.... (read more)

Happy Birthday Stu!

Yesterday, we all hung out at Justin's place, celebrating Stu's birthday. More pics to come:... (read more)

Ann

September 21, 2004

My friend Ann died last night. At various points in the day, I've been in disbelief, in shock. I've gotten angry. I've gotten sad. I've been hating myself. I've been hating God. For most of the day, I've been holding back. I've been at work, or around friends, and have... (read more)

Do Over

September 20, 2004

I learned late in the day that a project at work (which I had erroneously thought was due on the 29th) is actually due on the 22nd. And the client wants to see a preview before the launch date. Which means tomorrow. I've been working somewhat nonstop since this morning.... (read more)

Updates!

September 19, 2004

A trip to Sultan's Market. Renegade Craft Fair.... (read more)

Early Night

September 18, 2004

I ended up calling it an early night tonight. I've been slightly under the weather, and decided to take it easy. Joey was in town though, and I feel bad for missing out on the festivities. There was talk of them renting a schoolbus again, and tearing up the town.... (read more)

Cookout, Michael's

Michael invited everyone over to his place for some drinks and some food. This was sort of a "tenant" party, as everyone invited was a tenant of Ted's (my landlord). Michael does a lot of the maintenance work for all of Ted's properties, and is the general fix-it guy.... (read more)

Graffiti: Walking Home

Found this inside a phone booth. The graffiti caught my eye, but the door itself made me take the picture.... (read more)

Damned Dollies

These dolls were pretty cool, but what caught my eye were the t-shirt designs. Check out Damned Dollies.... (read more)

Alli's Oddities

I didn't end up taking pictures of all the booths, but a few did catch my eye. Like this one, for instance: Alli's Oddities.... (read more)

Two Space

Found 'em! Kent and Christine have two different wares at their booth. Kent is selling his jewelry and Christine, her clothing. Kent's got mostly rings and necklaces; Christine has t-shirts and "wrap" skirts. Hanging out at their booth was fun. I grabbed a seat in back (in the shade),... (read more)

Renegade Craft Fair

Kent and Christine are in town, participating in the Renegade Craft Fair. It's running all weekend, so if you're near Wicker Park, stop on by and check out their wares. About 50 feet into the park, I run into Dave. Joining forces, we then moved through the rest of... (read more)

Scarecrow

September 17, 2004

by Felix Jung Lonely man standing, he waits for winter. Snowflakes never run away.... (read more)

Mathematics During a Fire

by Felix Jung Get the baby first. The cat will fend for itself. Running past the fishtank, you bow your head, close your eyes.... (read more)

On the way home

September 16, 2004

Not sure who or what D.C. is, but I liked how much history this suggested. Looks like someone spray-painted something, which was then covered up, which was then spray-painted again.... (read more)

Danny's

This is a terrible shot, but the best one I had. Danny's is kinda dark. Kent and Christine are in town for a fair this weekend, and a bunch of folks at Danny's to meet up for some drinks. I showed up fairly early, and hung out a while.... (read more)

Interlude

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Bar Hopping

After work, I ended up grabbing a drink with Justin at Dunphy's. This was a pretty brief after-work drink, as he was headed off to a concert. I ended up wandering over to Tizi Melloul, as Trent mentioned he'd be there again this week. Caught another few drinks with Trent... (read more)

Lunchtime Field Trip: Sultan's Market

We've talked this week about changing things up for lunch. Mostly at work, we hit the Food Court. There are a handful of places we frequent that are walking distance from the Mart. But all of us have a love for Sultan's Market, and today's the day we ventured out.... (read more)

Don't Listen When They Say No

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When You Kiss Me

September 15, 2004

by Felix Jung I'm the first whale who, on breaking water's surface, felt raindrops, a thunderstorm, the ocean's secret source.... (read more)

Ass Kicking, Part 2

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For Grumpy

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The Life Aquatic (with Steve Zissou)

Thanks to TS7 for the link!... (read more)

Best Quote Today

Mr. Grumpy: I hope Flash 8 comes with those Minority Report gloves.... (read more)

Ass Kicking

September 14, 2004

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Getting the Zombie Hookup

Apparently, Q101 got some promotional items for this movie. Andy came back to our area, and offered me a t-shirt and the soundtrack (he had seen the blog entry from a while back). This whole blog thing is finally starting to pay off!... (read more)

Persistence

There is a small, metal grate, situated in the middle of the street near where I work. Cars zoom by here all the time, as there's a cab stand in front of the building that goes by this small patch of ground. Still, despite it all, grass has somehow... (read more)

Bleh

September 13, 2004

I'm all burned out from doing images yesterday. That, and my throat is starting to hurt. Just not feeling in the mood to do much here tonight. I think I'm catching that cold that went around a few weeks back. It's like 80 outside. And it's September. Who catches a... (read more)

Happy Birthday: Tha.Riddla

September 12, 2004

September 10: Celebrating Matt's birthday!... (read more)

Drinks with Trent

September 9: Two bars and a hookah.... (read more)

Alex and Linda Get Married

September 5: great wedding, great friends, great weekend.... (read more)

Alex's Bachelor Party

August 13: a coupla guys, some Johnny Walker Black, and some Polaroids.... (read more)

Updates!

Finally! Spent a good portion of the evening getting everything in order. Tons of pics and a lot of fun events to share. Click on any of the pictures below to see more. Phew!... (read more)

*yawn*

It's about 1:47AM. Listening to Ella Fitzgerald and sipping on a beer. I'm not tired, but I should probably go to sleep before it gets too much later. Feeling like I could keep working on blog stuff more (been doing that all night), but I'm afraid that'll keep me up... (read more)

Processing

September 11, 2004

Spent a lot of time tonight going through images. I should have most everything ready to go sometime tomorrow.... (read more)

Exit: No Go

September 10, 2004

We hopped another cab, and tried to see if we could squeeze in a drink at Exit. No such luck - we got out to find that the bar was closing, and kicking everyone else out.... (read more)

Neo's

I had a great time at Matt's birthday party. Met some good folks, and got into some great (albeit geeky) conversations. I didn't end up taking a turn at Dance Dance Revolution, but expect an entry in the near future where I'll be doing a little jig on that mat.... (read more)

The Dance-Off

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Happy Birthday Matt!

Justin and I hopped a cab over to Matt's neck of the woods (a bit farther north than we normally travel). The cab driver dropped us off at the wrong location, and we ended up hiking a bit to get where we needed to go. By the time we showed... (read more)

Unexpected Dinner, Missed Friend

I didn't get a chance to check my messages yesterday, and missed a call from my uncle, aunt and cousin. They're all in town today because my uncle's participating in some swim competition tomorrow morning, and they wanted to see if I could grab a bite to eat with them.... (read more)

I almost hate to post this

Because it reminds me of that terrible Darryl Worley song, as he was the first to rhyme "forgotten" and "bin Laden."... (read more)

Found Note: Blue Line, Clark and Lake

Several people have suggested that I submit this to Found Magazine. Rest assured, it's heading over there. :) On a side note, check out Found Magazine's 3rd Anniversary Party.... (read more)

To Make Things Even Better

September 9, 2004

Justin got a gig: he'll be spinning on October 28!... (read more)

The Mother of All Shots

Ok, so this one I have to brag about. Back when I was a kid, my grandparents had a pool table (which eventuallyfound its way to my parents' house). Whenever we would visit my grandparents, all the cousins would naturallygravitate towards the pool table. I shot a lot of pool... (read more)

Drinks With Trent

Trent, who works downstairs at Artisan (and whointroduced me and Ben to"The Cadillac of Bolognas"), invited us out fordrinks after work. It's a nice bar a short ways south of the Mart on Wells, called Tizi Melloul. Great interior, and definitely a fancy place. Trent seems to know a lot... (read more)

Distracted

September 8, 2004

I was working on getting the images from this past weekend ready, but ended up getting sucked into this excellent PBS documentary that I chanced across: The Video Game Revolution.... (read more)

You Are Beautiful

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I've got a plan

One of these days, I'm going to gather all my bicycle images, and make a slideshow type deal. One of these days.... (read more)

Fema For Kids

September 7, 2004

A week or so back, I mentioned the Fema For Kids website. Well... the materials I requested finally came in today. Behold! Your tax dollars hard at work (providing me an idle few minutes of chuckling). Yet another reason why you shouldn't taunt the sky. I love the look... (read more)

Party's Over

Another example of what happens when you let a balloon go.... (read more)

Early Morning

September 6, 2004

It was pretty much a grab-any-space sort of sleeping arrangement. I had a sleeping bag with me, and opted for the kitchen floor. For some reason or another, I woke up super freaking early. 7:00 AM maybe? I went upstairs to use the bathroom, and found Linda talking with... (read more)

Alex and Linda Get Married

September 5, 2004

Drove up to Green Bay, for Alex and Linda's wedding. I was alone on the drive up, and it was quite enjoyable. I haven't been on a big road trip in a while, and driving for a few hours hit a certain spot for me. Excited the whole way up,... (read more)

Bug Me Not

September 4, 2004

Tired of sites asking you to register before you can view content? Check out bugmenot.com.... (read more)

Good luck, Florida

September 3, 2004

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Robotic Chuck Norris Owes You Nothing

Not quite homestarrunner.com, but it got me to laugh out loud several times: check out Waterman. Give the episodes a go - these guys have definitely seen their fair share of Simpsons and Family Guy. They use a lot of flashbacks and hypotheticals and repetition to pretty decent effect.... (read more)

SETI@HOME

September 2, 2004

Earlier today, everyone in the office was talking away about how we might have made contact with extraterrestrials (due to what was potentially a "signal" that was picked up three times. Then, a bit later, everybody calmed down. But for a while there, I was all excited and downloaded SETI@home... (read more)

Deadtech

I first found out about Deadtech in July, while hanging out with Justin. I was at his place, and Kristen stopped by. She mentioned the show (she's in it), and told us a lot about the various moves she was learning. Lots of motion and learning how to take... (read more)

Majestic Bird

What is it about the city pigeon? Perched here, high atop a concrete marker, he looks across the wide expanse of Chicago as though the city were his dominion. Look at him up there: confident, aloof, superior. A paragon of nobility, he seems to say "I am better than... (read more)

Audible Frequency

September 1, 2004

I bookmarked this site about a month back, with the intention of returning and giving the mp3's a real listen. Well, tonight I went back and was really taken by some of the audio there (particularly the auctioneer entry from Attica, Indiana). Cool stuff, and a really unique take... (read more)

Bikes and Talismans

Talisman isn't the right word, but it's the first word that comes to mind. I find it fascinating what people choose to place on their bikes. For some reason or another, I'm just always on the lookout for this kind of thing. Tigers and turtles and sumos, oh my!... (read more)

IAC Grants Due Today

So here's my application. Got everything together, and about to seal it up and walk it over to the IAC Office. I'm a first time applicant. :) The IAC Office happens to be inside the Thompson Center. This is a stone's throw away from where I work, so instead... (read more)

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