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February 1, 2007

Judging them by their covers

At work today, we were looking over a few of Justin's tech manuals. On the left is one that he got for ASP.NET, and one we all love for the cover. I believe it's from the "Developer to Developer" series, and their "thing" is to place photographs of the [read more...]

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February 2, 2007

Cold Winds, Modern Furniture and a $150 cup of coffee

Today, Liz and I decided to swing by Design Within Reach to just browse around. Several months back, I had been near here with Allison... but the store was closed. I sent Liz a photo of the inside through my cellphone, figuring she'd be interested in some of their [read more...]

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February 3, 2007

Best_Blog_Email_EVAR

From: Ashley To: Felix Subj: cool jump song Hi, I'm Ashley, I stumbled into your page after googling 'drunken friends' images. ha. So, I looked at your pictures & comments. It seems like you have a good group of friends. fun times...cheers! Ashley [read more...]

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Drunken Friends

This is fantastic. If you google the phrase 'drunken friends,' I've got not one - but TWO photos on the first page. *wipes tear* I'm so proud. Incidentally, the links point back to a fairly old entry - when I first travelled to New Concord to hang out with [read more...]

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February 4, 2007

Nice

Didn't take any pictures, but I had a good time hanging out with Liz's family at Katie and Dan's house. I've never really experienced high-definition TV before, but my god - what a difference (especially with sporting events). My heart was in my throat for much of the first [read more...]

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Tables and Chairs

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February 5, 2007

The crumpled bills of victory

Mike and I had a small $10 bet on the Super Bowl. I walked in this morning to discover my winnings, neatly compressed on my keyboard. [read more...]

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New Space!

So it's official. Papers were reviewed by lawyers, plans were drawn up, papers were signed. We're moving. Again. Time sure zooms by. It seems like we just moved out of our old space and just moved into our current digs. And now, come April (if we're lucky), we'll be moving [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 5, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

On the way to work

While things are definitely getting cold around Chicago, the river hasn't quite gotten totally frozen. Yet. [read more...]

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Bling!

Bryan (aka Peabe) shows off the bling that just arrived in the mail. It's his design (of course). Check out more of his work over on his website. [read more...]

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February 6, 2007

Steph Reading @ California Clipper

A while back, my friend Steph did a reading at the California Clipper for the Guild Complex. For those of you who might have missed it, she's reading again tomorrow night (Wednesday, February 7th). The Clipper is a cool venue (albeit a little out of the way). It's a [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 6, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Operation Costume, Take 3

A long while back, I set up a "Google Alert" to keep an eye out for the word avoision. I rarely check my Gmail account, but today I happened to pop in and saw a few mentions. Lo and behold, I get taken to a YouTube video of a guy [read more...]

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Sequestered!

On arriving this morning, I happened to see that Chris' desk was completely cleared off. He's set up shop in Letty's office, so that he can work undisturbed by all of us rabble in the bullpen. Chris and Jane have been working a lot on this year's Emmy Award [read more...]

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February 7, 2007

Overheard

This morning, while getting my coffee, I overheard a woman talking about taking her kid to the zoo. She said how they've gone once or twice, but each time her boy was constantly afraid of the animals, afraid that they would "get" him. I laughed to myself hearing this, remembering [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 7, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Steph @ California Clipper

Met up with Liz and Steph (and Marcus) for a Guild Complex reading tonight, at the California Clipper. She's read here before, but tonight's reading was for the Guild's annual awards ceremony, for fiction and non-fiction. A dark shot of the table. The room was fairly intimate, so I [read more...]

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February 8, 2007

Starcade!

The long-awaited Starcade T-shirts finally arrived today, for Jane and Chris. As you may recall, Jane found a great Starcade resource a few weeks back. She and Chris ordered some shirts, but the shipment got a little messed up, and only arrived today. Rumor has it that the two [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 8, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

One Book, One Chicago

After work, Liz called to see if I wanted to go see an exhibit at the Downtown Library. It was a gallery of custom-made books for One Book, One Chicago. I had a bit of a stick up my butt, and initially didn't want to go out. But, after taking [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 8, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Chicago, city of Industry. Chicago, city of light

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Mmmmm.... Bhajiya!

Kashif brought in some fantastic home cooking today, for everyone to share. I've never had bhajiya before, but once I tasted one of them... I had to pull myself away after eating a fourth. Man, those things were good. [read more...]

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February 9, 2007

We liked holding hands, even in winter

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February 10, 2007

Staying In, Saturday Night

Liz and I spent a quite night in this evening, making a dish that we both liked (back from the South Beach Diet days): Coconut Chicken. Quite delicious, and not too complicated to make, either. Chopping broccoliiii... Ugh. It's like that joke is coming, and you can't do anything [read more...]

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Coconut Chicken

If Bali is the ultimate island, then this dinner is the ultimate Bali taste. Chicken braised in coconut milk (Opor Ayam) isthe true classic of Indonesian fare. We did change the chicken to white meat instead of the traditional drumstick or wing. New traditionscan sometimes be better than old ones. [read more...]

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February 11, 2007

Updates!

02/07/2007 02/08/2007 02/10/2007 [read more...]

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Dinner with Anne

Met up tonight with Michelle and Anne (who was back in town briefly), along with John and Jane. Didn't break out the camera, so no fun pics to share. It was good seeing Anne again, especially since we weren't able to meet up in San Francisco a while back. Fun [read more...]

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February 12, 2007

Outgrown, Reuse

Jane noticed today that Petunia has been growing like a... uh, sprout? And has almsot outgrown her pot. So - the lovely flowerpot sweater will no longer be of use. There was a brief moment where Ben and Jane were toying around with the idea of turning it into [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Chicago Auto Show

So I'm interested in getting a new car. I've never purchased a new car before (always had one that's been in the family), so this is all a huge new world to me. The Chicago Auto Show is something that Liz has always liked to do (she's a fan [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Drum?

A long while back, I posted a photo of this building at the Damen Blue Line stop. Today, I noticed that the big drum-link thing I wondered about was gone. No idea what it was; no idea why it's gone. I need to ask around and find out what [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Unphotographable

This is a picture I didn't take of an elderly woman on the inbound Blue Line this morning. She was sitting by herself, with her metal walker (the kind that folds into itself and has wheels on one end) standing in front of her, leaning against her knees. I looked [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Everyone, meet Adam

Our latest hire, Adam joined us today on the programming side. Jeez, we just keep getting bigger and bigger. Good thing we're moving soon. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

February 13, 2007

Updates!

02/12/2007 Yesterday was a busy day. Didn't have time to upload all the Chicago Auto Show images until tonight. Enjoy! [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 13, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Building an outfit, one piece at a time

In addition to the scarf, I've also got a hat and a shirt. Now all I need are some pants. [read more...]

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Snow Angels

Ever since Allison's arrival to the Windy City, she's been looking forward to a proper Chicago winter. Specifically, playing in the snow that accompanies a proper Chicago winter. Today during work, she and Ben were heading out into the storm snow to play. And hearing that this would be Allison's [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 13, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Deputy Melissa: Reno 911!

My friend Melissa (aka Mellzah) is a Reno 911! fan. Fanatic, really. She's so into the program, she's entered into a contest trying to vie for a walk-on role. She's entered the "Deputy for a Day" contest, and is trying to get folks to vote for her profile. Wanting to [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 13, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

February 14, 2007

Dave Featured on MySpace Music!

A few days ago, Dave got a ton of exposure as a MySpace Featured Artist! How cool is that? His profile views have gone through the roof, and are around 10,000 as of today. Likewise, his track plays have jumped a few thousand as well (a few thousand per [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 14, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Valentine's Day dinner

I went over to Liz's for a nice dinner at home. Walking in, the candles were set and the lights were low. Her place has a lot of spots for neat candle placement. It definitely changes the feel of her apartment. Ah, dinner! Cornish hen that Liz prepared, along [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 14, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Sleep Study

I haven't mentioned this yet, but tomorrow... I'm off to do a sleep study, to see if I've got sleep apnea (that thing where you stop breathing in the middle of the night). I snore pretty badly, but I've never been sure whether or not I'm fully asleep at night, [read more...]

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February 15, 2007

Sleep Study, Northwestern

Tonight, I showed up for my Sleep Study with Northwestern. Oddly, they scheduled me to appear at the nearby Raddison hotel. Turns out, they have an entire floor of the hotel dedicated to sleep studies (multiple rooms, no less). Crazy. In the waiting area, I met a few other [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 15, 2007 11:21 PM | | Comments (0)

February 16, 2007

Note to Us

Liz and I dug out my car this evening, which had been sitting under a good pile of snow for the past few days. She and I are both very stubborn, and we both tend to believe in the rightness of our own points of view. This, I've learned, tends [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 16, 2007 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Dinner @ Smoke Daddy's

After work today, Liz and I headed over to Smoke Daddy's for some burgers. I was mucking around with my camera while she went to the little girls' room. Liz's friend Royal was also here, and it turns out they both knew a few of the band members playing [read more...]

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February 17, 2007

Gah

Well, car trouble continues. Liz borrowed my car today to drive down to Frankfort. However, on the way there - the thing just up and gave out. She was driving along and the gas wouldn't do anything, and she had to pull over to the right shoulder. On turning the [read more...]

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February 18, 2007

Congratulations Chris and Leslie!

I took this photo last week, but couldn't post it until now. And from what I hear, it's official! Congrats, Chris and Leslie! Awesome, awesome, awesome. [read m