April 30, 2005
I got a very little little bit of writing in tonight. Some scratches mostly, but I think this one's worth pursuing. First time in a long time.... (read more)
April 2005 Archives
April 28, 2005
by John Brehm I can't keep my eyes off the poet's wife's legs—they're so much more beautiful than anything he might be saying, though I'm no longer in a position really to judge, having stopped listening some time ago. He's from the Iowa Writers Workshop and can therefore get along... (read more)
Matt hooked me up last night, mentioning a poet that he thought I woudl dig: John Brehm. I was a bit skeptical at some of the titles at first, but there was one poem that I really got into (below). One of the first poems I read was called "The... (read more)
From: c.d. To: Felix Subject: City of Destiny Hey Felix - The source of the "chicago is for loners" stickers is this blog (among other things - its a long story): cityofdestiny.blogspot.com enjoy. -c.d.----- --------... (read more)
I met up with Justin two days back for lunch, and we met up again today (so I could get his keys). I'm watching Nebula for a brief bit of time again, as Justin is headed out to the West Coast for about 3 weeks of well-deserved vacation. Actually,... (read more)
April 26, 2005
Had a great phone conversation with my friend Juliet tonight. We traded stories about how the past few days (my work stuff, her spyware problems). She's getting a new, fancy computer - which I think will be great (based on the specs I heard, I think her machine kicks the... (read more)
The Cleaners next door to Gallery Cafe are re-doing their interior. Walking by for my afternoon coffee, I noticed this sign. Although... the way I liked reading it, I took it as less of a warning and more as a bit of advice.... (read more)
During lunch, Chris noted that there was a Midway Games office, right across the street. Well, we decided not to let an opportunity like this just go by, so we swung on over afterwards, to see if we could get a tour of the place. Round the corner, we... (read more)
For lunch today, I headed out with Chris. In part, we discussed a project we're working together on for work. And really, any excuse is a good excuse to go to Hot Dougs. My first exposure to Hot Dougs was back in February, when Alex and Linda and Jenn were... (read more)
April 24, 2005
I've done nothing today but work work. I've been sitting in front of this computer for I don't know how long now, taking breaks mostly for food or a few brief intermissions of TV. Finally, after getting all my coding and wiring done - I switch the paths around in... (read more)
April 23, 2005
by Robert Bly A man told me once that all the bad people Were needed. Maybe not all, but your fingernails You need; they are really claws, and we know Claws. The sharks—what about them? They make other fish swim faster. The hard-faced men In black coats who chase you... (read more)
Not sure why I chose this poem tonight (below). Maybe it's from watching Sin City earlier, and a comment Justin made about how clear-cut things are in noir films, how people are very clearly right or wrong. In the case of the characters in Sin City though, there are some... (read more)
Partly due to our meeting yesterday and partly due to it just being the start of busy season in the radio industry... today was sort of a work day. I tried focusing some this afternoon, but failed miserably. Puttered around, but couldn't really focus on work work. Got a call... (read more)
April 22, 2005
Drove out to Barrington to Rey's house, where all of us got together for a big day-long meeting. First and foremost, it was great to see everyone again, in person, in one place. Ever since we all started working from home, our meetings have primarily been either via IM... (read more)
April 21, 2005
After a pretty severe hermetic stint, I ventured out today to Justin's place and hung out a while in the backyard (despite it being a bit cold). Chatted a long while out here, in a lazy sort of way (hence this picture). Howard joined us for a few drinks... (read more)
April 20, 2005
by David Citino I've heard it said there are those on such close terms with night they can smell the very light. Not only does the moon, they say, give off a scent nothing like the sun's, but old moon smells sweeter than slivered new. Monks of old claimed sin... (read more)
April 19, 2005
After hanging around the site a while, Steph and I headed up Fullerton, taking a stroll down Damen towards home. Along the way, I took a few photos, but my heart really wasn't into them. I mean - how do you follow up images of the Virgin Mary for... (read more)
Along Fullterton, looking in on where people have gathered. From here, it only looks like a handful of folks on the street. Steph, standing near some street vendors who have set up shop nearby. Walking closer, we started to realize how many people were actually crowded around the wall.... (read more)
I tracked down Steph during lunch, and she seemed interested in going to search with me. Once 5:30PM rolled around, I swung by her place and the two of us set off to see if we could track down the Mother of God. Of course, en route I stopped to... (read more)
Yesterday, I was talking on the phone with Justin for a while, and we hit a wide range of topics: an internet site where people can hunt animals using a mouse, choosing the new pope, and the Virgin Mary appearing under the Kennedy Expressway. Fast forward to this morning, when... (read more)
April 18, 2005
by Kay Ryan Most losses add something— a new socket or silence, a gap in a personal archipelago of islands. We have that difference to visit—itself a going-on of sorts. But there are other losses so far beyond report that they leave holes in holes only like the ends of... (read more)
I got an email from my friend Jesseca a few days ago, and after reading over it - I made the suggestion that she should start up her own blog. I enjoyed the stories she included in her letter, and felt others might as well. Well, lo and behold, she... (read more)
April 16, 2005
Some of these images take my breath away. Thanks to The_Spectre for posting this on 12S.... (read more)
Andy mentioned something was headed my way, and I opened the door to find this guy wedged inside the screen. I have no idea what this is, but reading the back of this DVD set cracked my shit up. Apparently, Hanzo is a samurai cop, and his full name... (read more)
April 15, 2005
by Michael Ryan It shows up one summer in a greatcoat, storms through the house confiscating, says it must be paid and quickly, says it must take everything. Your children stare into their cornflakes, your wife whispers only once to stop it because she loves you and she sees it... (read more)
I wonder if all this blog stuff has me focusing on the past too much. I know that there are several aspects in my life where I'm ignoring the future pretty blatantly. And the whole hermit thing tends to suggest I want to avoid the present. I wonder if all... (read more)
Most of the writing I see online is, quite simply, bad. And online blogs are probably the worst offenders of the lot, as any Joe Shmoe with an email address can set up his own online journal. I've gotten numb to the consistently bad writing I come across on the... (read more)
April 14, 2005
I think the red ashtrays had me seeing red all day. Screw you! Get your own f***ing paper.... (read more)
On our way back from Foundation Gallery last Sunday, Chris and I both passed by this deli on Division. We both remarked about how we wondered about the food, and right then and there decided we would have lunch here this week. Around noon, we met up with Justin... (read more)
Along the way, I passed by Crazyhorse. Now that the weather's so nice, I really need to come out here some late afternoon, grab a table with some friends, get some drinks and just people watch. It'd be nice to talk the afternoon into dusk, I think. It's getting... (read more)
I've passed this lock I don't know how many times. It's on North Avenue, right next to a salon called Trio and the Bank One. I've debated taking a picture of it numerous times, but the light never seemed quite right (most mornings, there wasn't enough light; most evenings,... (read more)
From: Andy To: Felix Subject: Yo What's your address, got a DVD I think you might be interested in. ----- --------... (read more)
April 12, 2005
This is something I've been meaning to post on here for a while now. This is a site that we launched recently at work: Who's Next Online. Basically, this site gives you the ability to listen to mp3 files that other people have posted, of their own music. It's... (read more)
From: Will To: Felix Subject: The West Wing If unnatural love for the West Wing is wrong, then I don't wanna be right! ----- --------... (read more)
April 11, 2005
Post-movie, we all went our separate ways. Chris and his roomies all headed home; me, Justin, Stu and Ben all stopped by Danny's for a quick drink. After hanging there a bit, we meandered over to Lava Lounge, and had a few more. This is totally weird, but... of particular... (read more)
Ok. Holy shit - go see Kung Fu Hustle. I guarantee that you've seen nothing like it. Hysterically funny in a whole different way that you're probably not used to. If I had to categorize it, I'd say it's a slapstick Chinese comedy, with a hell of a lot... (read more)
Can't. Stop. Watching. West. Wing. In about 30 more minutes, this will cease to be some kind of "quirky" affinity for a television show, and start to take on a problem that may actually require intervention by friends and loved ones. I think I've watched 3 episodes, straight through. Gonna... (read more)
April 10, 2005
I walked up Damen and stopped in to Filter to grab a cup of coffee. There, at the trisection, I came across two guys working an incredibly ancient camera on a tripod. I got talking with them, and learned that the camera they're using is a really old WWII... (read more)
Chris and I said our goodbyes, and headed out towards Elston. Outside the gallery, I caught the eye of this cute girl who was inside and... I really should have said something, in retrospect. I didn't really have anything more elegant than "wow you're really pretty" in my head,... (read more)
Foundation Gallery, entrance. A few materials by the front door. It was kind of cool to notice that Bail magazine was here, as was a You Are / I Am book. I't's kind of nice - and makes me me feel like I'm hanging around the right group of... (read more)
I got an email from my friend Matt today, letting me know about a show of his at Foundation Gallery. Turns out that today was the last day, and when I mentioned this to Chris, he seemed interested in going with. My intent was to just hoof it down there,... (read more)
I bought Season 4 of The West Wing today. It's like I now have my own vial of crack around the house. I'm still amazed that, as popular as this show is, it's only got the crappiest of websites. For people like me (who don't really watch all that... (read more)
April 8, 2005
Felt like staying in tonight, and just pulling the hermit thing again. From the sounds of it, Justin's got some bad ex-girlfriend mojo going on right now. And I wonder if that's not the thing that had its hand on my shoulder last night. We were talking a bit on... (read more)
by Ted Kooser Today my ducks are eating windfalls under the broken Jonathan tree— nine white Pekins laughing like nuns on a picnic, rolling the apple around in the grass with their orange bills, having the time of their lives. Nothing escapes them. Near them, a red leaf rides the... (read more)
Ok - where has my head been? Ted Kooser has been our Poet Laureate since last August, and I've been oblivious this whole time. Jebus. And the only reason I know this? He recently won the Pulitzer for his collection Delights and Shadows. And I'd like to take a... (read more)
This is one of the many reasons I absolutely love the Internet. Big thanks to Knevel for finding this gem of a video.... (read more)
April 7, 2005
Not sure why, but I'm feeling totally crappy right now. Sad for no good reason at all. It's not a crippling sadness, but a general unhappiness with something... I apparently can't identify. This sucks. I'd like to shake it, but I don't even know what it is.... (read more)
April 6, 2005
This is a bad pic, but one of the few I have of the rest of the evening. I bought some Guiness and Harp on the way to Justin's, and we were working on some Black and Tans prior to dinner. Justin and Stu got some potatoes going, some... (read more)
Got a call from Liz and Steph tonight, asking me out for a drink. I originally said no (as I was planning to head over to Justin's for dinner), but ended up stopping by for a quick round prior to. I also met Charlie tonight, who happens to be... (read more)
Got this great gift from Justin, as a thank-you for looking in on Nebula a week or so ago. Awesome!... (read more)
It wasn't too long ago when Kashif first stepped in to our department. But fast forward a few months, and I'm excited to say that he's now officially a part of Emmis Interactive. Woot! Today, he stopped by Justin's apartment to discuss some things, and I stuck around just... (read more)
Decided to get out of the house today, and walked over to Division to meet up with Justin and Stu (who's in town again for another photo gig). Took some photos en route. Not sure how this guy got up here. Are Tazmanian Devils indigenous to the Midwest? Signs of... (read more)
April 5, 2005
What in god's name happened today? I felt queasy all day, to the point where I couldn't even eat lunch. I don't think I went on that bad of a bender last night, but apparently - something happened. Too much to drink? Did I catch Tracy's cold? Did the chicken... (read more)
April 4, 2005
Here's the gift I got from Rachel: a cool lion statuette. I need to get some nice paints for this guy, and color him up some. I think this officially counts as the one gift that's travelled the farthest distance to get to me.... (read more)
Hopped over to Lava Lounge for a bit, and hung out there waiting for Justin. Had a few drinks on my own, and talked a bit to Tracy, the bartender. She's been under the weather lately, and wasn't doing so hot at all. Doing so bad, in fact, that she... (read more)
So a pretty incredible thing happened to me a few weeks back. I got this great email from someone named Rachel, who had stumbled across my site during that window when a lot of folks got interested in that pi experiment. She happened to wander over to the blog, and... (read more)
April 3, 2005
Silver Pills, by Tobias Wong. Shamelessly stolen from Ektopia.... (read more)
I happened to catch a promo for Image Union tonight, an indie film show that's on PBS here. I'm not a regular viewer, but I just happen to know of the show. Tonight though, I saw a brief trailer for a short film called I Am Stamos. It had... (read more)
April 2, 2005
Hey, I think I know that guy. Also, I found out that Justin was opening for Jeff Parker. Justin, spinning the vinyl. I gotta say - for someone who had his first gig not too long ago, it seems that Justin's progressed pretty quickly. Getting a DJ gig at... (read more)
Today, I went to go help Matt (aka Tha.Riddla) and Mel with their move. Showed up around 11AM, and took a quick survey of the place. Overall, it was me, Matt, Matt's boss Mark, and Will (aka RogueDesigner). There wasn't really all that much stuff, all told. But here's... (read more)
April 1, 2005
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