June 2006 Archives

Drinks, Back Porch
June 30, 2006
Tonight, Liz and I hung out at her place, along with her roommate Lisa, Lisa's friend Dawn, and their friend Jake. We were sipping beers out on the back porch, talking a bit about Freakonomics and Gladwell. Sort of a lazy Friday, just hanging out. When we ran out of... (read more)
Watching TV for Work
Some interesting discussions today, at work. A lot of brainstorming in the morning about where we might take our websites. A big discussion about Digital Rights Management, and the difference between being best of breed and being a monopoly. One of the projects we're slated to do involves creating some... (read more)
Art Supplies!
Today during lunch, Chris, Allison and I ventured out to Pearl for some art supplies. I've never really done much of anything beyond writing, but I got some good advice and direction from Chris and Allison. I ended up getting a pen, some tips, a few different color inks,... (read more)
Alex, Linda and Johanna Visit
June 29, 2006
Alex and Linda are in town this evening, stopping in Chicago en route to a wedding in Bloomington. Justin and Dave are also travelling to Bloomington, and tonight's stopover allowed many of us to meet Johanna for the very first time. After work, I made my way over to the... (read more)
Chelsea and Vince
June 28, 2006
I stopped over at Chelsea's after work, to pick up some keys and to run over some last-minute details with her. She's heading out on a pretty awesome camping trip, and I'm checking in on Mr. Vince while she's away. Random couches I encountered, near Chelsea's place. I got the... (read more)
All safe, gentlemen. All safe.
Well, an ounce is better than none at all. I just love how the Mart has all these great under construction signs. Brandon and I spotted the elevator repairman on our way out to lunch. We were both taken with the wires and wheels, the interior workings of a... (read more)
On the way to work
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Your Best Ally!
June 27, 2006
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Wherein he realizes she has more than just a passing fancy for E.T.
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Found Discovery Discovered
Late this afternoon, Allison sent me a link to a review of Liars at Logan Square Auditorium. As it turns out, some of the language is remarkably close to the notes on that piece of paper in the alley yesterday! And, Chris was quick to point out that one... (read more)
Angled
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...And he was never heard from again
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Who wants a stamp?
June 26, 2006
About a week or so ago, I mentioned the photostamp website. Well today - my custom stamps finally arrived, and they look as awesome and as silly as I had hoped! And, finding myself in possession of some twenty stamps... I am proposing a trade: Photos. You and I.... (read more)
Found List
Stumbled across this wet and crumpled list in an alley between Wood and Hermitage, near North Ave. I picked it up and folded it out over a trashcan, and snapped this photo. Interesting, but not nearly as cool as some other found objects that other folks have have come... (read more)
Updates!
June 25, 2006
06/23/2006 06/24/2006... (read more)
Lincoln Park Zoo
June 24, 2006
Entryway - Lincoln Park Zoo. I should mention that Liz let me drive her Vespa today (I drove to breakfast, and to the zoo). Lots of fun, as we left North Ave due to traffic and zipped up some side streets. The Seal tank. One of Liz's favorites, we... (read more)
Bongo Room
I've been wanting to go to the Bongo Room for breakfast for some time now. This morning, Liz and I started off our day doing just that - brunch at the Bongo Room, and then off to the zoo for an afternoon of hanging out with animals. The coffee... (read more)
Meeting Me for the First Time
June 23, 2006
Prior to our meeting, I looked over some of the photos again on Flickr - partly because I was curious who I'd be meeting, and partly because I wanted to check again... to see how much we *really* looked alike. I looked over some of Vlada's photos, and some of... (read more)
Success!
Just got a call from Vlada, and she gave me Ko's number. Talked with her a bit, and she said we also sounded a little alike. Weird! Also just got off the phone with Ko. Looks like they'll be in the city at around 9PM, and he's going to give... (read more)
Here goes...
To: melovescookies From: Felix Subj: Doppleganger? Hello - My friend Ben stumbled across one of your photos a few days ago, and noticed that I look remarkably like a friend of yours. Ko is it? I'm not sure if he's in Chicago or not, but I know I've had several... (read more)
Ben makes contact
Today on IM, Ben tells me that he sent an email to the Flickr user who has all those photos of my dopplegänger. He and her have exchanged a few emails, and she's also pretty stricken with the similarities. Ben encourages me to send her an email.... (read more)
Drinks with Matt
June 22, 2006
Met up after work for a few drinks with Matt. We geeked out for a long while, and chatted about online communities, web dev, stuff like that. I'm not sure how, but we got on the subject of camping a bit - and that's something I've been meaning to... (read more)
Dopplegänger, Flickr
Ben was on Flickr looking around some, and stumbled across someone who looks like me. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's the same guy who my friend Matt saw and photographed, a week or so back. Crazy! And Ben noticed a photo where he's on a CTA train, so... (read more)
On the way to work
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Goodbye Anne
June 21, 2006
After the game, I stopped over at Liz's and the two of us made our way over to High Dive on Chicago. I don't frequent Chicago all that much - but High Dive was an interesting place. Nice interior, and pretty deserted for a Thursday night. We were there... (read more)
Texas Holdem: Wherein I Demonstrate that I don't know when to fold 'em
As part of an ongoing birthday gift to Ben, his wife Laurage arranged a poker game for him on the downlow. The cat was let out of the bag a day early, but we all still got to get together after work and play a pretty big game. In... (read more)
Das Boot
June 20, 2006
Today, Liz officially becomes the first person I've actually known in Chicago who got the ol' boot. Heh. Awesome. :)... (read more)
Woot!
Did I mention I'm getting money back? I'm a sucker for waiting this long. Year after year, I'm late getting my taxes done. And all I do is prolong the time it takes for my money to get back into my hands. No more! Next year will be different. I... (read more)
Taxes Shmaxes
This is embarassing for me to admit, but here goes. I haven't done my taxes yet. Although, to be specific, I guess I should say that I haven't done my taxes yet since 2004. Yeah. Told you this was embarassing. But - today's the day to fix all that. I... (read more)
Cereality
What's crazy with this blog is that I can sometimes pinpoint the exact day that I learned of something, or heard about something. Case in point: I first heard about Cereality on August 17, 2005. Cereality is a speciality shop where they serve... you guessed it, cereal. But the catch... (read more)
Blegh
June 19, 2006
I've got a cloud of negativity surrounding me currently. Not sure where this came from, but it's here and I can't seem to shake it. The personal project that's been consuming most of my free time lately has suddenly fizzled out. I'm not sure if it's my unhappiness with the... (read more)
In the event of an emergency, head to Svalbard
Today marks the first day of construction in Norway for a global security vault in Svalbard. In the event of a large-scale, global disaster, the vault is designed to protect millions and millions of seeds, from almost every type of food on earth. "Seed banks" like this exist in countries... (read more)
A Chain of Links
June 18, 2006
At work last week, Mike asked me for a link that I passed around a while ago. In doing some digging, that particular link led me to another site that I recalled, and another site, and another site. This is more on the business/presentation side of things, but still interesting... (read more)
Why Isn't Craigslist Making $5M more?
Came across a fascinating article about Craigslist and CEO Jim Buckmaster's decision to not go with ad revenue. I love how user-centric the Craigslist model is, and I wonder if it won't pay off in the long term. Originally posted on MetaFilter.... (read more)
Pianolina
Pianolina - a Flash experiment that's simply fantastic. Not the greatest screenshot by me, but nevermind that - go check this thing out!... (read more)
FFFF: Fast Forward Film Festival
June 17, 2006
A few days ago, I had heard about the Fast Forward Film Festival - a fun project where a group of people create a film within twenty-four hours. The idea of participating in something like this seemed kind of interesting (although, not having done much camera work... I'd likely be... (read more)
On the way home
June 16, 2006
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A Flaw in the Thunderdome Design, Revealed
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That was fast
June 15, 2006
I broke down and bought a set of stamps. Stay tuned.... (read more)
Hmm...
At the end of the day yesterday, I started feeling a bit woozy. My head felt off-kilter, and if I turned around quickly - I got this dizzy sensation. The closest I could describe it is how you feel when you get a low grade fever. On my way to... (read more)
Ned Creates His Own Stamp
Ned, one of the many talented sound guys who work at the station, came back today to show off a custom stamp he had made. I had no idea such things were possible! But yes! You, too, can create your own customized stamps at PhotoStamps.com. Sure they're more expensive,... (read more)
Trail's End Popcorn: The Screening
June 14, 2006
Ok. Some backstory here. Trail's End popcorn is the brand of popcorn that the Scouts sell, in order to raise money for local troops. But they just don't go into selling popcorn cold - no siree bob. They have a training video. And in that training video? Actors. Or, should... (read more)
Lunch with Liz
Liz and I were talking on IM today, and she brought up the idea of having lunch together. The last time we went out during the workweek was back in April - so it's definitely been a while. And while I usually balk at doing things spur-of-the-moment, I'm really glad... (read more)
*cough*
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Just what exactly?
From Wikipedia: A doppelgänger is the ghostly double of a living person. The word doppelgänger is a loanword from German, written there (as any noun) with an initial capital letter Doppelgänger, composed from doppel, meaning "double", and gänger, literally as "goer" (though in this context, the meaning is closer to... (read more)
In Which He is Presented with Incontrovertible Proof That His Dopplegänger Does, Indeed, Exist
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Props from the Netherlands
June 13, 2006
Got this message a few days ago (when I was soliciting folks to try out the phone number), and it totally made my day. A call from the Netherlands - wow! Hope the long distance charges weren't too steep. Thanks for the call!... (read more)
iMac Crash
Sadly, Bryan's fancy, new iMac crashed today. Repeatedly. He seems to have some bad luck with computers - that, or a particular file/app from his old computer is causing all the bugginess. Here he is, taking a short break while his iMac cools down a bit. Shortly after this, his... (read more)
On the way to work
This little piggy... I like how they just missed the Anarchy symbol. Random note: I've got a super old photo of the wall here.... (read more)
Phobia Interview with Hillary
June 12, 2006
Several months ago, I mentioned that my friend Hillary was looking for people with phobias. Well, a few days ago I got a call from her, letting me know that she's going to be back in town for a bit, and wanted to set up a time to interview me... (read more)
Thunderdome: Finished!
Really, it's not a thunderdome - it's an exhibit called "The Art of Interaction," put up in the main foyer of the Merchandise Mart. This week begins NeoCon (a title I despise, as it does nothing to tell you just what in the hell it actally is). Throngs of... (read more)
Coding Day
June 11, 2006
Spent the day working on my side project. Made some pretty great progress, and I feel like I'm rounding the corner. I'm maybe 60%, 70% done I want to say. A few more good sessions like today, and it'll just be the polishing left to do. Met up with Justin... (read more)
Updates!
06/09/202006 06/10/202006... (read more)
Ratatouille
June 10, 2006
Hysterical trailer for Ratatouille, the next Disney/Pixar film (slated for 2007).... (read more)
Random Images, Division and Walcott
Liz and I had a nice leisurely brunch at Milk and Honey. And, of course, being the quality shop that they are... they use Intelligentsia coffee. We spent our day sort of leisurely walking around Division, checking out the shops and grabbing some coffee and gelato here and there.... (read more)
AT&T Dislikes Me
As some of you know, I recently purchased some software that allows me to turn my iMac into an answering machine. I've asked some of you to help me test it, and so far it's working as it should. Well... I've neglected to change the message since then, and so... (read more)
New Stairs
The stairs to my apartment/yard have been out of commission for a while. The whole front yard has been getting a makeover lately, which is great. But for the past week or two, I've had to enter my place through the alley/backdoor. Not that I'm complaining - because all... (read more)
Dinner @ Adobo
June 9, 2006
We spent the afternoon re-arranging the living room, and getting some things set up at Liz's apartment. We then took a late dinner at Adobo Grill, which I realized was just a few doors down on Damen/Division. It's been a few years since I've been to one, and it was... (read more)
So... *THAT'S* how you're supposed to use those nitrous cartridges
Liz recently got a whipped cream maker, which she was trying out for the first time. We were having a bit of her key lime pie (and she makes a mean key lime pie, just for the record), and decided to break out the whipped cream. We couldn't find... (read more)
Random Image, Division and Walcott
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Shedd Aquarium
Since we both had a half-day today, Liz and I decided to meet up at her workplace and take advantage of the "Discount Days" (June 4 - 9) at the Shedd Aquarium. On these days, general admission is free - so we planned a little outing. It's been a long... (read more)
Chitty Chat with the iChat
Today marks the first half-day Friday at work. Since our group has grown in size, we're now doing this thing in shifts. Each person gets a half-day Friday, every other week. But, since we always need to have someone at the office manning the phones, we're on a rotation system.... (read more)
This one is for all the Flash geeks out there
June 8, 2006
Victim vs. Anmator. This is a few days old, but still worth posting. Delightful animation, and especially great if you've ever worked with Flash before.... (read more)
Thunderdome concstruction continues, unabated
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Updates!
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Steph @ Guild Complex Reading, California Clipper
June 7, 2006
Tonight - Steph took part in a prose reading series, sponsored by the Guild Complex. The reading itself was at the California Clipper - a pretty cool bar that I don't end up going much, since it's a bit out of the way. It's been a long while since... (read more)
Ok - who turned on the flowers?
Something happened last night, as I woke up to my allergies going haywire amidst a fit of sneezing. Today at work was no better, as my nose was a faucet for most of the morning. I ended up buying some Benadryl from one of the small convenient stores near the... (read more)
Finally, after all my complaining... they're building us a Thunderdome so we can settle our differences like civilized human beings
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Random Image: Division and Walcott
June 6, 2006
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Happy Birthday x 4!
Birthday party at lunch for four coworkers - more pics (and video) soon.... (read more)
On the way to work
June 5, 2006
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Updates!
June 4, 2006
2006/06/2002... (read more)
Happy Birthday Matt, Tracy, Nuanda
June 3, 2006
Hung out with the Robinsons, Nuanda and Chelsea this evening, to help celebrate the birthday trifecta. Got in some good converastions about art, and film (and also got to see some of Matt's new work). He and I talked a bit about Flash and webpages (he's taught himself to work... (read more)
Code Day
Spent most of the day today, mucking around in Flash on that project idea. I have little to show for it just yet, but please bear with me. Right now, in terms of my to-do list... this project is at the top. My blog (and the genereal cleanliness of my... (read more)
Note to self
June 2, 2006
Do what you need to do. Time gets away.... (read more)
Epilog
Great shows tonight, and I had fun hanging out with friends and coworkers. Justin said it best when he leaned over to me and said "I feel human again!" After the past few weeks of work and moves, tonight felt like a fun, relaxing, evening where no deadlines existed, and... (read more)
Found Magazine + PostSecret: Intuit Gallery
While at Rotofugi, we were joined by Ben's wife, Laura, and Justin's friend Chris. A bunch of us then headed over to Intuit Gallery to see a pretty fantastic double bill: Found Magazine and Frank Warren (who runs PostSecret)! As many of you already know, I'm a huge fan of... (read more)
Rotofugi: Customized Toy Exhibit
Exterior, Rotofugi. Bryan, hanging out in front of the store. The entire time we were there, the inside was pretty packed. And on top of that, folks spilled out onto the sidewalk and pretty much took over a small area in front of the place. Mural, interior. Sweeeet. On... (read more)
Pre-Show, Atomix Coffee Shop
Atomix is just a few doors down from the store, and just off the Damen/Chicago intersection. It's been AGES since I've been down here, and it's still got the same sort of feel that I remember, from my first visit. I don't venture south of Augusta all that much,... (read more)
Goodbye, Scott - Again
Scott's been working with us, in a freelance capacity, for many weeks now. In fact, I think he's been here on two or three separate stretches - I've lost track. After his first "leave," we were all saying goodbye and Bryan decided to be a bit silly and gave... (read more)
Bryan @ Rotofugi
I forgot to post this earlier, but Bryan's going to be part of a show at Rotofugi - a designer toy store near Chicago and Damen. After work, a bunch of us are heading out to stop by and hang out some.... (read more)
Lame
June 1, 2006
Nothing much to report. Spent the day working, and spent the evening cleaning up my apartment. It's been a busy week or so with multiple people moving... and tonight's the first night in a while that I've been able to sort of focus attending to my own house. Got some... (read more)
Typetester
Typetester allows you to compare different fonts, and show you what they look like os sample copy. And on top of that, it'll kick out CSS for you, when you're done - how cool is that? Link via Jane.... (read more)
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