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October 1, 2004

Get Rich Slow Scheme

Justin and I had a few drinks after work and, as we are want to do, ended up geeking out some. Last weekend, I ended up working with him on developing a Flash-based audio player. In return, I'm able to tap Justin's considerable database/programming prowess for some project of my [read more...]

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Three Windows

There is this old house on North Avenue that's been under some sort of reconstruction for many, many months now. It looks run down, but each time I see it I think of it as a good house, a strong house. For some reason. Reconstruction is a misleading word. [read more...]

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October 2, 2004

Zzzzzzz

My schedule is all messed up now. I went to bed early last night, and woke up around 5:30 AM. I watched movies off and on in the morning, and took more naps than was really necessary. In fact, I spent most of the day sleeping. Does anyone else have [read more...]

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October 3, 2004

Fast Forward 2003

Just added a new Flash photo dealie. It's not technically an experiment, but I'm lumping it in there for lack of a better place. My overall goal was to provide some sort of slideshow, sifting through all the images of a given year. If you check out Fast Forward [read more...]

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October 4, 2004

On the way to work

I'm not sure who did this, but I recognize the artwork. Sort of. Ever since I found out about the Love Again project, I've stopped into their forum from time to time. Folks post images/prints/stickers they find, and I'm never quite sure if the posters are posting their own [read more...]

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The Loop

Some big news on the work front. The company I work for, Emmis, has announced a very significant deal today. They purchased one of the big stations here in Chicago (the Loop), in exchange for three Phoenix-based stations (KTAR, KKLT, KMVP) and $70M. This is huge, as the Loop is [read more...]

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Getting Ink

Woot! I got a reply today from the Indiana Review. I had submitted some stuff to them AGES ago, and only today got some feedback. Despite the rather lengthy lag, this was some great news. Here's the big thing with submitting writing to be considered for publication: getting ink. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on October 4, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Grow

God damn this game. [read more...]

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Tontie

Aaaaaaaaaargh! [read more...]

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October 5, 2004

Jerry-rigged

I'm not sure what this was all about, but it was definitely intentional. I always thought fire hydrants were pretty straight-forward. Seems like I'm finding out they're more variable than I realized. [read more...]

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A good house, a strong house

I guess I was wrong. [read more...]

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For fuck's sake... finally!

This freaking game, it was killing me. I kept sneaking attempts throughout the day, trying to solve it. Finally got it figured out around 5:45 PM. If you haven't checked it out, I highly suggest playing "Grow" a few times. It won't make sense the first time. But play [read more...]

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On the way home

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Future Pool

I got a call from Tena, and tonight we talked on the phone for a good while. We got caught up a bit on what we were up to, and made some tentative plans to shoot some pool next week. She's actually playing in a (money) tournament deal tomorrow. I [read more...]

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Pistol

by Felix Jung There are wars to be fought, races won. On hearing the sound of its report do you dive, or do you run? [read more...]

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First Frost

It's funny - I took my first picture of these pumpkins almost a year ago to the day. [read more...]

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October 6, 2004

Airplanes at Dusk

by Felix Jung Looking up I see their silver bodies, wings lit against the dark sky, rising and falling like angels. [read more...]

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Chaser

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Just in case my regular guy gets too busy

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October 7, 2004

???

I found this cool and annoying at the same time. I like the fact that someone took the time to make this and place it here. I'm annoyed by the fact that it's intentionally not very accessible. [read more...]

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Can someone lend me $11,380?

This has got to be the BEST_BIKE_EVAR. And the video is pure class. [read more...]

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Promoting Literacy

There's nothing better than practical graffiti. I wonder if this is the same person? [read more...]

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October 8, 2004

ZoomQuilt

This is a neat variation on traditional Photoshop Tennis. Check out ZoomQuilt. PS: Requires the free Shockwave Plugin. [read more...]

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

Dia De Los Muertos

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October 9, 2004

Kevin's in town

I left the reception around midnight, and decided to swing by Justin's to see if I might be able to catch Kevin (who's visiting Chicago this weekend for a wedding). Kevin is out on the west coast, so it's a rare thing when all our paths cross. I walked up [read more...]

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Liz and Steph's Wedding Reception

After a trip to Canada, Liz and Steph are officially married! Tonight, friends and family gathered to toast and celebrate the happy couple. The location (a bar called Tini Martini's) was excellent: dark, cozy, and very intimate. I got to break out the suit again, which was nice: dressing [read more...]

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October 10, 2004

I hate this game so much

#$%#$^@^#$&$#%#$%@^$@^#$# [read more...]

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This has to be the worst porno I've ever seen

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The way of the master

For those interested, choose the "High-speed" and choose "No." I don't have anything against Christianity, or any religion for that matter. But I do have issues with the way this particular site interprets the biblical passages it cites. That, and their choice of super-techno sound effects for the button [read more...]

Posted by avoision on October 10, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

LOOKING DOWN, THE ACROPHOBIC CONTEMPLATES HIS RECENT ARRIVAL INTO HEAVEN

by Felix Jung I am motionless: too afraid to move or sing, fearful I might fall. [read more...]

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October 11, 2004

round

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Posted by avoision on October 11, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Painter on the Subway

On the way home, Chris and I noticed a guy who was furiously sketching into a notepad on the subway. I don't recall all the specifics, but he had frizzy hair, earphones, and a crazy-looking black and white, checkered backpack. He kept digging into this bag, looking for various pencils [read more...]

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Zing Dem Hern

So I mentioned a few days ago that I was in show choir (in high school). Well, one of the things that has stuck with me over the years has been this one particular tune. It was an a capella song, sung by all the males (there may have been [read more...]

Posted by avoision on October 11, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Segway's Segue

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October 12, 2004

Breakfast of Champions

On a rare impulse, I decided to get some breakfast this morning. Specifically, breakfast from Dunkin' Donuts. Not 5 minutes after I settle in to my desk, there's an announcement over the PA that someone has brought in BBQ and it's for the entire radio station. So around 9:45 [read more...]

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

Dad's Home

Not sure what this is, exactly. But it sure as hell rocks! [read more...]

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You Are Beautiful

Saw this while walking down Division. I stopped by Justin's place, as he was home sick today. I dropped off his portable LaCie drive, as he needed some files he wanted to work with tonight. I hung out there a while, watched a few episodes of Family Guy, and [read more...]

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

Um... what?

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October 13, 2004

Lost in Work

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October 14, 2004

Recap

For anyone who might have missed some of the debates, this is a nice recap. Big thanks to persist for this link. [read more...]

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More Read More

I spotted another of these Read More signs, posted on a pipe that's near the Damen Blue Line stop. Lots of stuff here, along the stairs. I'm really happy to see all these Read More signs, cropping up all over the neighborhood. It's really just someone who bought a [read more...]

Posted by avoision on October 14, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Matt and Mel

Matt (Tha.Riddla) and Mel stopped by the Q101 office this morning. I found out that Death Cab for Cutie was playing in the studio, and let Matt know. He had expressed interest in them to me before, and I offered to sneak him in for a listen. He and Mel [read more...]

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October 15, 2004

You Are Beautiful

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