February 28, 2007
Movable Type, I curse you for your outrageous rebuild times. We're talking 30 minutes a pop here, minimum. Each freaking time. Gaaaaah.... (read more)
February 2007 Archives
February 27, 2007
To celebrate our one-year anniversary, Liz and I got all fancied up and went out to a place called Geja's. It's a fondue place, which is something she's been wanting to try for a while. Walking down to the entrance. Quick peek around the interior. A lot of my shots... (read more)
The new blog is close. So close. I can almost launch it, if not for the fact that I can't get the 4%^&@$%&#% thing to rebuild. Argh. I've been testing things out on a small number of entries (I uploaded all of 2007), and was able to "rebuild" the site,... (read more)
I've been inattentive here of late, but I assure you it's for a good reason. Most of my time so far has been spent (some good, much of it frustratingly) converting my blog over to MoveableType. I'm not sure yet if I can get it up and running mid-week, but... (read more)
February 25, 2007
Find out more about some coffee-making device called "The Clover." There's one in Chicago, at an Intelligentsia store. This, apparently, is something that must be documented.... (read more)
L to R it's Dave, Justin, Linda, Johanna, Liz and me. Photo courtesy of Alex.... (read more)
February 23, 2007
More patterns, more finding and replacing. I know talking about this is nerdy, but I'm going to one-up myself here: video! The script that's running is the one Justin wrote for me (it copies the first instance of DATE and re-inserts it before any subsequent entries). I did a bit... (read more)
It's crappy titles/ploys like this that say to me: newspapers aren't long for this world. Looking at it again, this just seems really sad to me. Spotted this at the Hickory Creek Metra stop. Took an early train down to Mokena this morning, to go pick up my car.... (read more)
February 22, 2007
Spent most of today mucking with text patterns, trying to convert my home-rolled files over to the MovableType format. Right now, I'm using BBEdit and Text Factory to run a series of GREP patterns, doing some find and replaces. After that, I'm using an Applescript that Justin wrote for... (read more)
February 21, 2007
It should be noted that I'm not someone who totally hates Starbucks and is simply looking for a chance to rail on them. I like Starbucks. And while I typically get my coffee from local shops, I'll often go in to Starbucks if I'm in the mood for something sweeter,... (read more)
Over the weekend, Sandra sent out an email to all of us regarding Starbucks' latest promotion: the Starbucks t-shirt. Billed as part of their "Customization Promotion," this promotion features Mychael Knight (of Project Runway fame) at the forefront. Knight has created a variety of designs, which users can then... (read more)
One of the great things about YouTube is its ability to allow people to post "responses" to other videos. Most, I think, are just so much inane chatter - additional detritus to clog the already clogged video airways, as it were. Sometimes, it results in people posting a video response... (read more)
February 19, 2007
Found a pair of shorts to go with my shirt, my hat and my scarf.... (read more)
February 18, 2007
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 more)
February 16, 2007
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)
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)
February 15, 2007
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)
February 14, 2007
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)
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)
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)
February 13, 2007
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)
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)
In addition to the scarf, I've also got a hat and a shirt. Now all I need are some pants.... (read more)
February 12, 2007
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)
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)
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)
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)
February 11, 2007
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)
February 10, 2007
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)
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)
February 8, 2007
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)
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)
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)
February 7, 2007
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)
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)
February 6, 2007
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)
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)
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)
February 5, 2007
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)
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)
While things are definitely getting cold around Chicago, the river hasn't quite gotten totally frozen. Yet.... (read more)
February 3, 2007
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)
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)
February 2, 2007
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)
February 1, 2007
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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