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July 1, 2006

Vince the Cat

Stopped in today to check in on Vince while Chelsea is off camping. He was a bit shy, as he didn't really approach me all that much, and stuck around the kitchen the whole time. I sat on the floor for a while, to let him get used to [read more...]

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14 Years of Bad luck

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Happy Birthday, Mandy!

Headed over to Exit, to help celebrate Mandy's birthday tonight. It's been a while since I've seen her, and even longer since I've been to Exit. They've changed up some of the decor, I see. Keith and Mandy. Tonight I also got to meet Keith's sister, Sonja. She and I [read more...]

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July 2, 2006

Call from Gretchen

I got a call from Gretchen today, and it was quite the delightful surprise. I couldn't hear her at first, because in the background there was a ton of noise. Through all the chatter in the back (it sounded like a crowd), I heard her say "Felix?" And when I [read more...]

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Slow Going

This weekend has been really slow for me. I'm not sure why, but I've slept a ton. I mean a TON. Like, after a full night of sleep, I end up sleeping for a few hours on the couch in the afternoon. I'm not sure if it's my body getting [read more...]

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Vincey

Vince was better today, and was actually following me around a lot after I walked in. Instead of plopping down in the kitchen, I sat down in the living room - and he was right behind me. We hung out here for a while, as I watched some kind [read more...]

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July 3, 2006

Tables and Chairs

Liz and I spent the afternoon at her place, working on some chairs and a table she got a while back, when she was visiting her folks in Frankfort. Earlier in the day, she was working on the table - and by the time I showed up, I got to [read more...]

Posted by avoision on July 3, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Date Night

A few days ago, we decided that tonight - we'd stay in and cook. Or, more accurately, we'd stay in and Liz would cook. In addition to trying out a recpie for Cornish Hens (first time), Liz also made some potato pies as well as a light strawberry cheesecake. [read more...]

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Vince, Studying up on some yoga...

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July 4, 2006

Mmmmm

In addition to all the fabulous stuff Liz made last night, she also made a light strawberry cheesecake (which we were too full to eat). And so - today, we got to dig in a little bit. And, what better way to eat pie than with some whipped cream? [read more...]

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Cookout with Chris and Leslie (and Fozzie, who is not a dog)

This afternoon, Liz and I swung over to Chris and Leslie's place, for an afternoon cookout. On arriving, we learned that they had a series of last-minute cancellations, and so it was just the four of us. We hung out in the backyard for a good while, sinking beers [read more...]

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Happy Birthday, America!

Sadly this year, no fireworks were purchased, no attempts were made to blow up watermelons. Instead, Liz and I hung out on her back porch a bit, and watched the fireworks from the neighborhood, against the backdrop of the Chicago skyline. I was pretty amazed by both the quality [read more...]

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July 5, 2006

Early Morning Silhouette

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This looks worse than it actually is...

Coffee. It's just coffee. [read more...]

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Vince: Portrait of a Relaxed Kitty

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Gift from Abbey

A few months back, Abbey and her mother visited Chicago, and I got to hang out with them at Cafe Iberico. Got a surprise in the mail today from Abbey - a nice little "thank you" gift for dinner from that night. Yeah! I've heard a lot about this [read more...]

Posted by avoision on July 5, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Justin & Rodan

Open door, en route. It's been a long while since Justin and I have just hung out, shot the shit, and caught one another up on our respective lives. We talked a good deal mostly about work, about tech (of course), and most importantly - the women in our [read more...]

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July 6, 2006

Yard Makeover

Came home today to find a ton of folks working in my yard. Turns out, Ted is totally and dramatically re-doing the front lawn, and hiring on a ton of folks to give it a total makeover. I'm not talking just cleaning the place up - I'm talking an improved [read more...]

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Erik Mongrain

Saw some pretty neat videos of Erik Mongrain, especially the ones where he plays the guitar from his lap (a la Jeff Healey). A cool style of play for sure, but I'm pretty wowed by the sounds he's able to produce, both from tapping and pull-offs (and from an [read more...]

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Taste of Chicago

A week ago, Liz was talking about swinging by the Taste of Chicago sometime, during lunch. Well - today, a few of us jumped on the El and made or way over to Grant Park for some food and a bit of sun. Allison and Chris, heading towards the entrance. [read more...]

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July 7, 2006

Vince loves the camera bag

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Posted by avoision on July 7, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Working from home Chris' home

Today is another half-day Friday, where some of us get to work from home (we alternate weeks, so that there's always a set number of folks in the office, in case of emergencies). This morning is a bit unique though, as Chris and I have plans to talk about [read more...]

Posted by avoision on July 7, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

July 8, 2006

Yard Makeover: Progress

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Spraypaint, Front Steps

Liz recently bought some curtain ties. Is that what they're called? Ties? Holders? I dunno. Whatever they're called - they're things that hold the curtains back. However, she didn't care for the color, and set out to spraypaint the petals a darker shade (Colonial Red was the color, I [read more...]

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July 9, 2006

Apologies

I've let almost a week slide by, and I've got a massive backlog of updates. Quite possibly, this is the most backed up I've ever been, that I can recall. It's been a busy few days, and this weekend... any free time I've had I spent it cleaning up my [read more...]

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Yard Makeover: Progress

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July 10, 2006

bug fix

Fixed a small bug in the nav ("latest entry" linked to 4/ instead of 04/, for example). I've been meaning to go back and add in some of the older navigational controls (previous/nextt day, etc) to say nothing of the whole IE/ActiveX/Flash issue. Man. The more I think about it, [read more...]

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Yard Makeover: Progress

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Updates!

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*yawn*

Tried the early thing, but only got one day updated. You'd think this process would be faster, seeing as how I've got shortcuts in PS for most of the image-related work. But it's the organizing and recounting of events that seems to eat up the most time. One down. Slowly, [read more...]

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July 11, 2006

Yard Makeover: Progress

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Posted by avoision on July 11, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Stacey, Jasmine, Joanne

Jasmine, looking cute as ever during our meal at Club Lucky. I'm not sure if this is a Chinese thing, or just something with our family, but there's always been a big rush to grab the bill. This is something that's stemmed from back when I was a kid [read more...]

Posted by avoision on July 11, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

One thing left to do

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Mike Loses a Bet

Unbeknownst to me, Mike and Chris had another bet going. I guess the White Sox and Red Sox were playing again, and the loser this time had to buy the winner Chipotle. Mike ended up going over solo, and picking up everyone's order (via the fabulous Chipotle website). Nothing [read more...]

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Blue Line Accident

There was a pretty serious Blue Line accident tonight, right during rush hour. We started hearing some reports (Liz called me from a bus, after having spent some 40 minutes stuck on a train). And though it was a bit hazy - the general sense was that a fire [read more...]

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July 12, 2006

On the way to work

Sadly, today I noticed that the small plant/tree that used to be growing up here... has been removed. Whether it was cut down, or whether it was growing in a pot all along and got moved... I don't know. Weird that I have images of it, from so long [read more...]

Posted by avoision on July 12, 2006 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Yard Makeover: Progress

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I am a hypocrite

Only Liz knows about this, but I happened across the page... and I feel I need to fess up. Earlier today, I double-parked near my house. There was an empty space, but I decided it was too small for me to fit (on getting out, I realized I could have [read more...]

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July 13, 2006

Goodbye Liz

I dropped Liz off this morning at the Damen stop, so she could catch an early train out to O'Hare. She's heading to Hawaii to visit with her sister, and is off on a week-long vacation. After her hectic few weeks (working one full-time job, two part-time jobs, and [read more...]

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Yard Makeover: Progress

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A Theory of Fun

A few days ago, I mentioned how Chris and I were working on a game for work. Well, in addition to "Joystick Nation," I wasn't very familiar with any good books on games or game theory in general. Partly, I wanted to read what other people thought. Partly, I'm [read more...]

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Updates! Updates! Updates!

I've done a TON of updates tonight, getting caught up from the past week. So many, in fact, that I'm only going to post one photo and direct you to the start of all the updates: July 5th. Sorry for the bit of lag time. Hope you have fun [read more...]

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