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November 1, 2004

Unexpected Closure

From: Rocky To: Felix Subject: Oct. 26 Hey Felix - Rocky from the Mart here. The area where the divers were was the starting point of the huge flood from a few years ago. Workers there broke into an underground tunnel and flooded all of the basements in the Loop. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 1, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

*yawn*

I'm turning into an old man. It's like 9:30PM here, and I'm already tired. Think I might call it a night here, and curl up in bed with a book. I went through a bunch of pics from the weekend, but no energy to get them posted tonight. I guess [read more...]

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November 2, 2004

More Later

I was out all evening, over at Stu's, watching the election updates. Haven't really had a chance to update things here. [read more...]

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Election 2004

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Mike

Walking to the train, I happened to glance over to see a small opening in the sidewalk. As I neared, I saw a guy pop up. I was fascinated, since the opening looked way too small for anyone to actually fit in there. I ended up walking by, introducing [read more...]

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November 3, 2004

Ali G Indahouse

Went to go see an advanced screening of Ali G Indahouse tonight, with Justin, Stu and Juliet. It was nice to get out and laugh a bit, particularly after feeling crappy all day. Pretty funny stuff (although there was a good deal of homophobic humor). I was vaguely familiar [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 3, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

If Only

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Sidewalk

Walking to the train, I noticed that this is where Mike was working yesterday. Decided to take a pic. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 3, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Low Energy

It's residue from the elections I think, this slow, sluggish feeling. Here's a secret: yesterday was my first time voting. Ever. I'm a bit embarassed to admit that, but I'm happy I finally did vote. I really did feel that a lot of people in America were like me - [read more...]

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November 4, 2004

Mr. T and Me

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

Late Night

Chris and I ended up working late ot finish up a project that Rey's showing off tomorrow morning. I didn't end up getting home until near 10PM, and I'm heading in early tomorrow, just to be around in case something goes wrong with the presentation. Honestly, I thought tonight would [read more...]

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

Portland Studios

God damn, I'm totally in love with this site. I've gone through all their sketches and looked over all the portfolio materials. They have a great body of work, and it's the feel of it... the texture that I admire. Looking through their work, I became nostalgic for children's [read more...]

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

Growth Pattern

This is a neat online exhibition, called Growth Pattern. Several artists in different mediums have approached this topic, and come up with their own pieces. There are some big names here, and some truly creative work. The interface on its own kicks some serious ass. Try selecting a name [read more...]

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

November 5, 2004

Another Late Night

Actually, I stopped home to feed my cat. Then turned right around and went back to work. Ben and I did some freelance stuff for a good while, and ended up working until 1:30AM. I expect to be doing freelance-related stuff all weekend, but most of it might not be [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 5, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Where there's a will

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Never a dull moment

This afternoon, people are murmuring in the hallway. Something about an angry guy. Yelling. Glass being broken. Being the investigative pair that we are, Mike and I went to go check out the commotion. We had heard something was going on near the front desk. Glass broken in the hallway [read more...]

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On the way home

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November 6, 2004

Note to self

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released last week. Just sayin' is all. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 6, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Lazy Day

I puttered around the house some (picked up around the apartment and did some laundry). I ended up playing with Chelsea's PS2 (which she left here), and got really into her Buffy the Vampire Slayer game. I thought my itch to own a Playstation had died away. But today... playing [read more...]

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November 7, 2004

Proposal, Discussion, Agreement, Procrastination

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November 8, 2004

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

Slow

I've been off a bit on the updates. Been doing some freelance work, which has taken up a lot of my free time post-work. I'll try to be a bit better on here, but it looks as though I'll be busy until the end of this week. [read more...]

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November 9, 2004

Supporting the Muffin Lady

The t-shirts came in today (I bought one for $10). Really, these should not have been white. But I wager that it was more of a cost thing that led to the white decision. Something like $3.17 goes to the cost of the shirt. The rest of the $10 [read more...]

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Adaptation

This morning, I did the carpool thing (picking up Justin and Chris). Justin was bringing in a turntable for Greg, and I offerd to drive in for the day. There was a fair amount of construction on his street and, while trying to avoid blocking traffic... I pulled into a [read more...]

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Rat Patrol Sighting

On the drive in to work, we spotted a really unique looking bicycle (this guy must be part of the Rat Patrol). I asked Justin to grab my camera and try to get a few photos. Lo and behold - he gets two great shots. [read more...]

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

Spotlight

Justin, Chris and I ended up going to Monk's for lunch. En route, I spotted something I've been wanting to photograph for close to two years now. On the walk to lunch, sunlight fell in such a way as to form this spotlight on one of the trees planted near [read more...]

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November 10, 2004

*yawn*

Maddening day at work today. Chris and I were troubleshooting a project we tag-teamed on. The first run of code was mine, and this thing calls for the loading of multiple (30-ish) mp3 files. After much discussion and testing, we were able to get the Flash to work fine locally... [read more...]

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

Grrrrrrrr

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Gone

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November 11, 2004

On the way to work

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

Random Texas Holdem

This afternoon during our lunch break, Andy stops back. He finds out that a few of us in Interactive are fond of the Starbucks DoubleShot. And so... he brings in a few cases from the prize closet. Sweeeet. But wait - what's this? Once we break out the cans [read more...]

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

November 12, 2004

Ugh

Worked on work stuff until 5:30PM. Then turned around and worked on freelance stuff until 4:30 AM. I know I haven't been updating lately but, if you're not a pillow, I don't really want to be talking to you right now. [read more...]

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

Hey - I recognize that thing

After lunch at Chipotle's, I looked up and happened to notice the top of a nearby building (I'm pretty amazed at how well this shot came out, given that I'm just standing on the street). Check this out: way back in August of 2003, I happened across a helicopter [read more...]

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

Office Graffiti

People really like to write on this dry erase board. [read more...]

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

Post-work decompression

Despite my body's desire to head straight to sleep, I ended up stopping over at Rainbo with Justin to catch a few drinks. We chatted for a bit, then decided to head back to his place to listen to music for a bit. This was a great deal of [read more...]

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November 13, 2004

Record Shopping with Justin

Justin was doing some research online, and came across a place in the suburbs that carried several titles he was interested in. He mentioned Full Cyrkle Records and CD's to me, and having a bit of nostalgia for the burbs... we decided on a road trip up there. All [read more...]

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November 14, 2004

:tumbleweed:

I've taken it easy the past few days, and haven't been working much on a computer. Last week, between work and freelance stuff, I logged a craplaod of time in front of a monitor. This weekend, I decided that I had enough of that, and spent a lot of time [read more...]

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

Shaolin Soccer

Ahahahaha! Holy CRAP, I haven't laughed this much at a movie in I don't know how long. SO much fun. I'd heard about this movie a long while back, but I'm kicking myself for waiting until now to see it. You know the sign of a good movie? Halfway [read more...]

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November 15, 2004

On the way to work

Hats off to you, nerd boy. Wow. Just... wow. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 15, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Updated!

Random Poker: 11/11/2004 Office Graffiti: 11/12/2004 Full Cyrkle Records & CD's: 11/13/2004 [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 15, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Call from Katie

Got a message from Katie today, who's been out of state for a while now. I lost touch with her a few months back, but it turns out she's going to be in Chicago this week. Thursday, she'll be in to the office and a bunch of us are headed [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 15, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

That is not a small number!

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November 16, 2004

The DNA of Literature

300 some interviews, from the Writers at Work series. Originally publis