avoision: November 2005 Archives

Mourners

November 30, 2005

by Ted Kooser After the funeral, the mourners gather under the rustling churchyard maples and talk softly, like clusters of leaves. White shirt cuffs and collars flash in the shade: highlights on deep green water. They came this afternoon to say goodbye, but now they keep saying hello and hello,... (read more)

Silence

This morning, on the train ride in to work... I recognized the guy standing next to me. Didn't remember his name at all, but I remember being introduced to him the night that I met Alicia - earlier this year. For a brief moment, I debated saying something to him.... (read more)

Justin @ Danny's

November 29, 2005

After work, I putzed around the house a bit and spent an hour or so at Filter, working on an idea for a poem. I didn't make much progress, and ended up crossing out almost everything I had written down But, I guess it's that many more bad lines I've... (read more)

freaking sweet

From: Anthony To: Felix Subj: Vending Machine Bet $70? I shant do it for the money...but for the love of the game. Also, you may document the process, but I'd like to come to the station without any fanfare. If I can't eat everything in the vending machine in one... (read more)

Dear Anthony - Challenge Accepted!

I've shown your email to everyone else here at the office, and we've pooled a bit of money together. Since you seem so confidentabout your own gastric prowess, perhaps you'd like to put your mouth where our money is? So far, we've got $70 with your name on it, if... (read more)

Intestinal Fortitude

From: Anthony To: Felix Subj: Vending Machine Bet Felix, Felix, Felix... I let Chris' White Sox beans bet and the Arby's bet slide. But the vending machine bet? Come on. Where has the intestinal fortitude of the station gone? If I was still at the station I would bet my... (read more)

BunnyBunnyBunny Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuun-neh!

Seriously long load time. Seriously worth it.... (read more)

Plans for the future

... (read more)

Winter Approaching

... (read more)

Justin at Danny's

November 28, 2005

Justin's spinning at Danny's tomorrow night. I think it's from 10 PM - 2 AM. Swing on by and say hello. I'll probably not stick through until 2 AM, but plan on being there until midnight or so. Come on by and, if you can find me, I'll buy you... (read more)

Abe - you magnificent bastard! I salute you!

I was surprised to see the above email pop into my Inbox this afternoon. Out of nowhere, Abe goes all top rope on me! It figures, really. He's the one who does all the Q101 Morning Show Prank Calls. I replied all with something semi-funny, but really... there's no retort... (read more)

I get f@&#ING SERVED!

From: Abe To: Entire WKQX Station, Entire WLUP Station Subj: Congratulations to Felix from interactive For finally getting on the cover of BPM magazine. Congratulations!!!!!... (read more)

Thanks, everybody!

I got a lot of responses from folks, about the whole drum quotation thing. I'm still not 100% how I'm going to incorporate a quotation, but I still *think* I want to utilize one. It's weird to try writing again, but I'm happy I'm trying. This poem in particular is... (read more)

Quotation Request

November 27, 2005

I've already sent an email out to my drummer friends, but I guess posting my question here can't hurt. Does anyone know of any good quotations about drumming? Preferably by a drummer? I've had a poem in the works for a while now, and I think one of the moves... (read more)

Back

November 26, 2005

Got back to Chicago earlier this afternoon. Tonight, I tried to write some (read: I looked over some old poems). Got distracted by the blog, specifically - older blog entries. I ended up sifting through the past few months of my life. And god damn, this site is pretty darn... (read more)

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2005

... (read more)

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2005

... (read more)

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23, 2005

... (read more)

New Look for FWA

November 22, 2005

I meant to mention this a while back. Way, way long ago, when I was still a fledgling computer nerd who barely knew his way around Flash... my friend Ron introduced me to a site called Favourite Website Awards. Over time, I started to check this site daily -... (read more)

Sushi and a Movie

Met up with Chelsea tonight, and the two of us had dinner at Kamehachi in Oldtown (thanks Ben!). It's been ages since I've had some real, genuine sushi (the food court stuff at work just doesn't quite cut it). Tonight was very good, and very indulgent. Between the two... (read more)

My Eyeballs are, apparently, quite fantastic

November 21, 2005

Went in to get an eye exam for the first time in like 3-4 years. My prescription didn't change all that much (surprisingly), and though I'm extremely nearsighted... the doc told me that he was pretty taken at how healthy my eyes were. The top one percentile of health was... (read more)

In a heightened state of betting, Mike offers $5 to anyone who can catch a Boston Creme Donut with their mouth

This particular moment reminded me a great deal of when Justin and Ben played pancake frisbee. I remember laughing so much at that, I ended up swallowing my gum.... (read more)

Another Potential Bet Arises

Over the weekend, Matt was at a bachelor party and our recent Arby's Challenge came up in conversation. During this conversation, a new bet rose up. Here's the challenge: You have a full work day to complete this task, 9 AM - 5:00 PM. In that time, you must eat... (read more)

Updates!

November 20, 2005

11/12/2005. Finally got around to updating the pics from my visit to Cincinnati. Dogs, Grad Students and Chili Beer. Good times... 11/19/2005. Justin and Dave DJ at Rhythm's Third Anniversary party.... (read more)

Happy Birthday, Rhythm

November 19, 2005

Got invited out tonight by Justin andDave, who're doing this dual-DJ thing ata place called Rhythm. I also got invitedout by Kristen and Brook, who were also planning on attending. My initial reaction (earlier in the week) was to decline, and stay in. I've been in hermit modefor a while... (read more)

Errands

Woke up super early, and went clothes-shopping. Which, if you've seen the pictures of me here,is a rare thing. I wear like the same 5 t-shirts over and over again. But - since winter's drawing near, I need to wear things that retain heat better than t-shirts. It's weird, because... (read more)

Slow

November 18, 2005

Sadly, I've got nothing today. More study at work, and with it the same frustrations. I think I'm going to stop reading and move over to coding some... just to see if I can implement some of the theories I've been reading about so far. Came home tonight, and stayed... (read more)

Camera

November 17, 2005

by Ted Kooser It's an old box camera, a Brownie, the color and shape of the battery out of a car, but smaller, lighter. All the good times— the clumsy picnics on the grass, the new Dodge, the Easter Sundays— each with its own clear instant in the fluid of... (read more)

Holy Traffic, Revisited

Looking over my referrer logs, I got slammed yesterday and today. Since this morning, I've had roughly 6 gigs worth of traffic. The one site that keeps showing up is some sort of link site - the Spanish equivalent of Boing Boing or ebaumsworld. It's odd, but I'm getting more... (read more)

I feel ST-OOP-ID

The past few days at work, I've spent my time studying. Not building or coding anything, just cracking the Moock Actionscript book, along with the Object-Oriented Programming with Actionscript book I got, way back in July. Earlier today, I was making decent progress. I understood most of the core concepts,... (read more)

Fresh Bread

Spotted this bag of fresh bread on the counter at Artisan, home of The Cadillac of Bolognas.... (read more)

Early Morning (again)

Woke up early (again), and went to Filter (again). Instead of making notes on our collaborative project (which I will heretofor refer to as The After-School Project™), instead of studying some tech manuals, I read some poems instead. The book I opened up was the collection that Matt and Juliet... (read more)

First Snow

November 16, 2005

by Felix Jung When the snowflakes hit, it's hard to tell if I'm the one they cling to, or if it's one another. Flagrant lovers, they'll bind at any opportunity. There's a solid inch laid down, a frosted white that makes all surface icing, all concrete, cake. Ahead, I see... (read more)

Repost

I think I do this every year. But fuck it - I don't care. What kind of writer would I be if I wasn't a total egomaniac about my own writing, right? This poem is one of the few that I've written, post-MFA, that I'm fond of. And seeing how... (read more)

Girl born with heart in hands

This story makes me incredibly sad. And on top of that, this is exactly the kind of thing that David would have assigned as an exercise.... (read more)

The Pace On Here, Lately

My apologies. I realize it's been a little slow, but then again... I've felt pretty slow. Ever since this weekend, my energy for updating the blog has been waning. Anymore, when I get home, all I want to do is curl up in bed and sleep. In addition to all... (read more)

Cincinnati Visit: Jesseca's Pics

Jesseca beat me to updating from this past weekend. Check out the pics on her site.... (read more)

Light Display

Credit here goes to Ben, who noticed that one of those big spotlight-dealies was parked outside the Mart. They produced a neat effect, what with the steady bit of snow falling outside. We ended up turning down the lights in the office, so we could see it a bit... (read more)

Early Morning, Filter

I woke up super early this morning, and made it over to Filter for some coffee and an early breakfast. I was looking to spent an hour or so, pre-work, to kick around ideas and such for this new site we're working on collectively. I sat near the window, at... (read more)

Early Night

November 15, 2005

Calling it an early night again. I think my body is now wired towards waking up super early, as I'm totally beat. Hopefully I can get caught up on sleep and get back to feeling normal again.... (read more)

JCB

A long while ago, I mentioned a particular animation of Radiohead's Creep, as done by Low Morale. Mr. Grumpy brought up this video today, and it's still a joy to watch. The company that made the video is Monkeehub, and they've got a lot of fun work. In particular, I... (read more)

Funeral

November 14, 2005

A lot of travelling today, back to Indianapolis. My high school orchestra teacher, Richard Dennis, passed away last week... and I went back home to pay my respects. I have a lot more to say, but right now I'm pretty run down. It's 8PM and I need to call it... (read more)

Heading to Indianapolis

November 13, 2005

Last week I got an email from my high school buddy Craig, letting me know that our old orchestra teacher (Mr. Dennis) wasn't doing so well. I got the news that he had passed away last Thursday, and was waiting to hear more information about the service/ceremony. Earlier today, while... (read more)

A Day of Travelling

Woke up super late at Jesseca's, and spent the remainder of my time in Cincinnati talking with her, snuggling with the doggies, and sipping on coffee. My plane was delayed for an hour (we were out on the runway, and had to just chill out there due to some severe... (read more)

26 Hours in Cincinnati!

November 12, 2005

Comparable to my 22 Hours in Columbus entry, this one marks my quick visit to Cincinnati (my first time) to visit my friend Jesseca - poet and former OSU MFA alum. Tonight was to be her first official party in her new house, and I wanted to join in the... (read more)

Everybody... meet Tessie

November 11, 2005

Liz and Steph got a dog a few days ago - a little Shetland Sheepdog puppy named Tessie. Look how cute! I stopped over tonight, and got to meet her. She was still pretty wary of new people, but I got to buy her love by handing out doggie... (read more)

On the way to work

... (read more)

Brainstorming

November 10, 2005

Met up with Jane, Bryan, Justin and Chris tonight, after work. We did some brainstorming on a collaborative project, and I think we made some excellent progress. We've got lots to plan out yet, and lots of avenues to explore. I'm quite excited. Woot!... (read more)

Starbucks Promotion

So this morning, I hear rumors of multiple Santa Clauses (Santii, if you will), roaming around the place. I don't pay much mind to it, and head up to work. Once upstairs, I find that several coworkers have wandered off to go check out the "holiday display" that's revolving around... (read more)

One Red Paperclip

November 9, 2005

This is by far one of the better ideas I've seen on the web. I think the project's brilliant, and I can't wait to see what his next trade will be. From the website:This red paperclip is currently sitting on my desk next to my computer. I want to... (read more)

The Other Arby's Challenge

Remember yesterday's post, where my coworker Ben accepted the challenge to eat six Arby's Roast Beef sandwiches in an hour? Well, it all started because some of Jane's coworkers were reviving the Eat Ten Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches in an Hour bet (the original one dating back to like... (read more)

On the way to work

Damen Blue Line stop. I've seen this thing on the side of the building where the maintenance guys seem to hang out. I'm unclear what this big drum thing is for - communications of some kind? Totally clueless. One of these days, I'll have to ask one of the... (read more)

Caffeine++

November 8, 2005

After work I came home, picked up a notebook, threw on the bag that Gretchen got me and headed over to Filter. There, I hung out for a long while, drinking coffee and sketching out some ideas for a web site. I dare say this one might be one of... (read more)

You Magnificent bastard! I salute you!

Ben, I have two words for you: ROCK. STAR. In an impressive display of willpower and determination, Ben put down all six sandwiches within the alloted hour. And more than that, he kept them down! I love how, in the video, you can see his progress visibly slow. He... (read more)

Space Elevator: 2010

Later on in the day, I heard Ben talking a bit about the Space Elevator - possibly something he had heard on NPR. After a while, Justin and I noticed that Chris and Jane were huddled around his monitor, giggling. A few minutes later, we found out why. Let's... (read more)

The Arby's "Six Roast Beef Sandwiches in One Hour" Challenge

So a while ago, we heard stories from Jane about her old coworkers - and how they had an Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich eating contest. The terms of the contest involved downing 10 Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches in an hour. As legend had it, one of her coworkers took up... (read more)

Signs of Life

... (read more)

On the way home

November 7, 2005

This was sitting on the corner of the Damen/Milwaukee/North trisection (between Milwaukee and Damen). I happened to see that this was signed by Choke - who seems to have a lot of work around these parts.... (read more)

On the way to work

Nothing is impossible. Everything is black and white.... (read more)

Corpus Delicti

November 6, 2005

Got an invite from Chelsea earlier in the week to attend a show called Corpus Delicti. I was feeling the hermit thing this weekend, but MAN am I glad I went! What a great time! We met up at Penny's, under the Damen Blue Line stop for some beer and... (read more)

At the Office Early

November 5, 2005

by Ted Kooser Rain has beaded the panes of my office windows, and in each little lens the bank at the corner hangs upside down. What wonderful music this rain must have made in the night, a thousand banks turned over, the change crashing out of the drawers and bouncing... (read more)

Note

The poem (below) is from a collection by Ted Kooser called Flying at Night. This was the book that Matt and Juliet gave to me, back when I visited them. While I was there, I kept opening the book up to this page and reading and re-reading the poem. I... (read more)

Updates!

10/09/2005 10/10/2005 10/22/2005 I have no photographs from this day, but I've updated it: David's Memorial Service, October 23, 2005.... (read more)

Monitor Shopping

So, I've been thinking seriously about getting a new computer. The one I have is close to 5 years old. I bought it soon after my first official job, right when I moved to Chicago. While it does what I need, I've been lamenting how dated it is. It's high... (read more)

Poems Back Up

November 4, 2005

Printed out my poems again, and pasted them to the walls. I need to start writing again. I need to start writing again. I need to start writing again.... (read more)

Weird Sleeping Habits

November 3, 2005

This week, I've changed up my sleeping pattern. I've relocated out to the futon in the living room, and have been sleeping out here all week. The weird thing though? No alarm clock. Instead of relying on my alarm, I've allowed the sun to wake me up. And so... (read more)

Holy Traffic

Sweet Jebus, were there a lot of people around here today. I think so far, there's been a little under 7 gigs of traffic, what with the ebaumsworld linkup. On average, I do about 6-7 gigs per month. At the height of things, when Netscape linked to me, I did... (read more)

Hello, ebaumsworld!

November 2, 2005

After yesterday's snub from Boing Boing, looking at my referrer logs tonight - I got a pretty huge surprise. It looks like I've been getting a ton of visitors from ebaumsworld! According to their links page, it was last updated 4 hours ago. Seeing as how it's midnight, I'm wondering... (read more)

Days with good sunlight

I think there's a specific term used by photographers, to refer to that moment where the daylight seems to be just right. It's somewhere around an hour after dawn and an hour before sunset, maybe? Something like that? Anyhow, this morning, the sky was clear and crisp, and the... (read more)

Updates!

10/28/2005... (read more)

Gift Detail

November 1, 2005

A closer shot of the framed clover, which is now sitting proudly on my bookshelf. Thanks, Karen! You rock!... (read more)

On the way home

... (read more)

A gift from Karen

When we were hanging out a few weeks back, Karen mentioned that she had made a gift for me. Turns out a post that I made about me missing my friend Ann made her sad. And so she decided to make me a gift, to help cheer me up.... (read more)

Some Other Dude Makes BoingBoing With My Costume Idea

This? This just hurts. Honestly, I have little qualms that this guy made his own version. In fact, I think it's kind of cool that my idea excited other people to create their own variations. And Jack did post links to both my blog entry and the entry on... (read more)

Updates!

10/31/2005... (read more)

Rainbo Bar, Division and Damen - May 23rd, 2003

November 2005 Archives

Blog Archives

Search Archives

Recent Entries

Recent Comments

Stay Connected

Advertisements