Sunday, December 23, 2007

Cozumel

My sister and I went down to Cozumel, Mexico earlier this month.  Everything cool is underwater.  I overcame new found fear of being in deep water I realized in Sydney while snorkeling at Chankanaab.  For about 20 minutes we were rockstarts zooming around on a moped with a non-functioning spedometer.  For fear of losing my ability to run and for fear of losing my silver Havainas, I advocated to return the moped and get something with doors.  We spent the rest of the day in a Jeep with the roof off.  The group of lawyers and legal/tax people we travelled with were thebomb.com/kickass.  I hope to be the official trip nurse next year...to treat the scrapes & hydration issues.


The hotel room - See the cabinets around the TV? It's filled with alcohol for you to drink as much as your liver can tolerate.











Oh yeah, it's Chankanaab...not Chankanabra (home of the Chupacabra??) It's a fresh water lagoon with a coral reef. And some gross looking creatures...the IGUANAS. I heard they taste like chicken. They just hang out there. Sometimes when you throw a few Lucky Charms on the ground, they congregate.

She don't eat meat

Yesterday, I ate a steak.  Fillet Mignon.  One that was grilled.  And it wasn't at a restaurant.  It was on a home grill.  A grill at someones home in Chicago.  Believe it or not, it reached 48F yesterday.  For that weather anomaly, I participated in a diet anomaly.  And it was damn good. 
 

Banned

HA!!!  I heard from a recent traveller to China that this blog, sweetyellowcorn.blogspot.com was in fact blocked!  I'm honored.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Spinning

Last night, I worked nights without feeling the usual dire need for sleep.  There must have been crack in my Starbucks coffee.  After work, I went to the gym and took my first Spinning class in 3 years.  Um, my crotch still hurts!  That seat is NOT comfortable!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

marriage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7093422.stm

"On the advice of an astrologer and others, he decided to marry a
bitch to get cured. Then we arranged Selvakumar's marriage with a
bitch."


Isnt' that what marriage is essentially about..."marriage with a bitch?"

Net Zero

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/business/15plant.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

"Its goal is to take the Casa Grande plant off the power grid, or
nearly so, and run it almost entirely on renewable fuels and recycled
water. Net zero, as the concept is called, has the backing of the
highest levels of corporate executives at PepsiCo, the parent company
of Frito-Lay."

How awesome is this? This will keep our fat American asses from
totally ruining the world!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Travelling with kids

Seriously, if your kid can walk and scream, you can give him or her 25mg of diphenahydramine....knock them out. On my flight today to Chicago, one little fucker got tired of running up and down the aisle and tapped me on the arm! This kid should be strapped in a seat - don't be cheap! You had the kid and you should buy a freakin plane ticket. And don't use your CELL PHONE to entertain your kid. It should be off for fucks sake.

Lars and the Real Girl

Loved this movie. Wanted to wash Ryan Gosling's hair very badly, as well as dress his "real" girl. Rest in peace, Bianca.

Monday, November 12, 2007

American Gangster

Very much enjoyed American Gangster. I don't know why there was never a Harvard Business School case study on Frank Lucas' business strategy.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

nights

Working nights is a really strange thing...you don't know when to eat, sleep, or take the Pill.
 
My stomach is in knots.
 
The music on the radio in the nurses station sucks.
 
You get the chills for no reason...probably because nature intended for you to be in bed at 4:30AM or at least out drinking.

blast from the past

Look what I found...
 
 
I love High Fidelity - movie and book.  I always think of Rob Gordon when I enter the Wicker Park/Bucktown area.  Honore and Milwaukee - Championship Vinyl.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Rusty Shackelford

Yesterday at work, I kept thinking of the name "Rusty Shackelford." I couldn't figure it out so I went to my first source for something like this...my sister. No response to my text message, sooo I Googled it. Urban dictionary.com answered my question...

RUSTY SHACKELFORD is the fake name Dale Gribble on King of the Hill gives out!

Phew, it was driving me bonkers.

Domesticated like a cow

I've returned to my kitchen. In the last 24 days, I'm made the following:

- Chicken Adobo
- Sinegang
- Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
- French Toast
- Lentil Soup

HOW ABOUT THAT?

Monday, October 22, 2007

greetings

Guess who I said "HEEEEEY" to Friday night?

Jesse Jackson

He said Hi back.

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Marathon

All this is basically what I wrote in an email to my friends. I'm retired. Cheers to half-marathons!

The Chicago Marathon was horrible...People were so desperate for water that they drank out of the fountain at the zoo. I almost had to pick a cup up from the ground but opted to cup water into my hands. Finally, I got someone to pour water into my mouth... I think I was at mile 18 when we heard the race was called off. There apparently weren't enough ambulances to tend to everyone and there didn't seem to be
enough water. There was a stretch of the course with people lined along the sidewalk laying down with spectators helping. The cops told us to stop running. So I walked about 10 miles. Last year it was 30 degrees. This year it was 90 with 80% humidity.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071008downey,0,4773526.column
And for you Mike Downey of the Chicago Tribune...Yes it was our choice to run in the heat. But it's expected that there would be water and gatorade for us. There was supposed to be hydration tables set up at Mile 3. And there were, as evidenced by the crushed cups on the ground. But there was nothing to be found by the time I got there. I ran the first 3 miles at at 10 minute pace. So it's not like I was just too late to get to it. And by the time I got to the FIRST water stop it was Mile 5 or 6. Even in training that's NOT acceptable! Without water, we didn't even have a chance to take the race on.

Thank you to the supporters who handed out water and those who squirted their garden hoses to cool us down.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

i laughed

Some lady busted he man with a porn arsenel...so she iced him.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-murder02oct02,0,7521735.story?coll=chi-navrailbusiness-nav

"...nd scratched the nickname of one of the porn models in the
photographs into the side of his car, prosecutors said."

That's one angry bitch!

Ill Communication

Standing in line to see the Beastie Boys

Monday, October 01, 2007

Sabatoge


Sabatoge...Stood only 10 feet from the stage. Very awesome show.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

free Times

Ha!  I guess not enough people wanted to pay to read Maureen Dowd! 
 
 

Now, everyone is entitled to our opinions.

Effective September 19, 2007, TimesSelect has ended. Content previously published for TimesSelect is available free to all NYTimes.com visitors.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Heard

While waiting for the Wilco show to start at ACL, I heard the funniest thing from a shirt-less man holding a beer:
 
Any man over 30 with a six-pack...he's gay.

Thursday, September 13, 2007


Only in Longhorn country...I really wanted the longhorn cheerleader outfit, but I'm not Toddler size.











Mt. Bonnell - This view never gets old.












Row row row your boat

Texas Texas Yeehaw

So I made it down to Austin yesterday. Definitely happy to leave work yesterday but exhausted. How obnoxious were me, LB, and ER at work just yapping away about ER's bday and going to ACL?!

Anyway, here are some pics I took with my phone while running around Town Lake. Yes, I ran with my phone. Cut me some slack, my sister dropped me off!











Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Craigslist and the oldest profession

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/nyregion/05craigslist.html?em&ex=1189137600&en=26481f62d7092e5b&ei=5087%0A

Damn, I'm glad I took my ad down! Don't want to get busted. JK.

Gross!

There's nothing more disgusting than watching some dude with a mouthfull of chewing tabacco and spit into a cup.

Safe Cupcake Amendment

"Parents in Texas lobbied to get a “Safe Cupcake Amendment” added to the state’s nutrition policy. The measure, which passed, ensures that parents may bring frosted treats to schools for celebrations."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/business/05junkfood.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

OF COURSE this would be a freakin priority in Texas! Why don't you think about hmm, the motorcycle helmet law, maybe pay your teachers more???

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Lotion

Don't laugh but this stuff is really good. Normally, I lotion up my hands before I head out...and it's hard to turn the key, lock the door, etc with my other lotions. But with this stuff, it really gets in the skin. I noticed today how easy it was to leave my apartment and then realize that I forgot something and unlock and lock my apt up again.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Just what our fat asses really needs



It sounds so good if you have no taste

Difference


Difference:

Younger guys at the bars ask if you're on MySpace or the Facebook

Older guys hand you their business card

Jeff

Jeff Buckley...damn why is he dead?! Damn the song Last Goodbye is so good. Even hurts to listen to it.

http://www.jeffbuckley.com/bio.asp

4 Hours


Work yesterday was effortless and a blast. I basically spent the 4 hour shift playing video games with my favorite kid in the world. Any 6 year old who at first thinks his testicles are his brain (because they look like brains) and that his "balls" floated around inside his body is ahead of his time. He now knows there's your balls not your brain. Anyway, he kicked my ass in Super Monkey Ball 2 and threw it in my face. And when I happen to win a round, all of the sudden, we're "both winners." Whatever! I beat you.

Friday, August 31, 2007

It must hurt to be this dumb



http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/misssouthcarolina/male/?utm_medium=EMail&utm_source=083007&utm_campaign=SouthCarolina+

sucker

Sucker...that's what I am. I love JT's Sexy Back. It's old and
overplayed but damn it.

DFW/ORD

Last Thursday, Ohare shut down because of the storm. Last night, my friend CWG got to spend another Thursday night in Chicago and ergo with me because of bad weather in Dallas. I'm sure it sucks because sometimes all you want to do is go home and sleep in your bed (and your husband if you have a good one). But last night, she got a really good Chi-Town experience. We met some of my friends for drinks and food at Bordo's. Took note of the backwards caps and stupid sports jerseys. Next stop: Wicker Park. Talk about a total change - skinny jeans on men with eyeliner and ugly uber trendy threads on girl. Rodans - it's a pretty cool bar. How could we not end up at the Weiner Circle for a char polish? The abuse the ladies were dishing out was pretty tame. No chocolate milkshakes. There was a girl who asked me if they took credit card...I looked at her and said: You don't want to give them your credit card. One of the girls told her that if her parents could afford her private school education...I think the Weiner Circle Girl was from the same city as Credit Card Girl...then they could afford to pay for a wax job on her stache. Damn...she left with her friend after she paid for her food in cash.

*Jim we're so going to the Weiner Circle when you come up!

I forgot to include...CWG and I got up at 5:40AM and had coffee/breakfast at Intelligentsia. That's Chicago.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Chi Town Storm


I took this last Friday, the day after the huge storm that hit the area. This is on Arlington between Orchard and Clark. There was another huge branch torn off a tree on Orchard and Fullerton. My first time back on the running path along the lake, I saw 2 old old huge trees uprooted. Another one looked like it was struck by lightening. Crazy storm. Ohare actually announced that it was closed...and to get the fuck out. My friend CWS had to stay with me because her flight back to Dallas was nonexistant.

DENIED!

I asked the older fellow sitting at the table next to me just now if
he could keep an eye on my laptop while I run into the bathroom...it's
unlikely that someone would run off with this sucker, plugged into the
wall and all...although this is the SBUX I saw a guy get arrested for
stealing the tip jar. But very unlikely.

He basically fucking said NO?! He said that he'd watch my stuff but
would no way chase after the person who'd steal my laptop...he'd give
me a description though...WOW.

Hmm...if he fell over, I would first look for gloves before beginning
compressions.

greece

Conflagration

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/world/europe/28greece.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

I didn't really realize how bad the fires were or are in Greece. It
seems outrageous that so many people died from this. Ok, so the fires
in California are bad but you only hear of property damage not people
dying as the flee the fire. Very tragic.

This made me start to wonder when the Greeks started to look at their
mythology as mythology...

Sunday, August 26, 2007

12 Miler

I love running in the rain and snow but I loathe the wet shoes part. I woke up at 5:30AM ready to run but not prepared for the rain falling. For that reason, I skipped out meeting for a group run. Screw that. To illustrate how serious I was about running anyway and on my own, I fell back asleep in my running skirt and my Asics on the ottoman. I got up at 8, ate a Luna bar and hit the ground running right outside my building at 8:29AM. It never rained again. And the breeze and overcast sky made it less scary to run for 2 hours straight on you own. At 10:29AM, it was done and I was happy.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Repeat

I am currently obsessed with the following songs:

Last Request by Paolo Nutini
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix) by The Postal Service
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheetus
300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues by The White Stripes
Bones by The Killers
Smile, LDN, Knock 'Em Out by Lily Allen

Friday, August 17, 2007

Wrigleyville Lunch

The Michael Vick's dogfighting case was a brief topic of conversation at lunch today. I love dogs and ethical treatment, but WTF. Maybe drugs and rape accusations and drunk driving aren't as big of social mores than I thought.

Flame on, I'm gone, I'm so sweet like a nice BonBon

Looks like I'm finally going to see my Boys before the become Beastie Men and break-up. Last Friday morning, my only motivator to get up and out early even though I was suffering from a combination of a mild hang-over and food poisoning, were the Beastie Boys. I got pre-sale tickets to see them at the Riviera Theatre off Laurence and Broadway, Sept 26th. I am totally looking forward to this. I've tried to make sure that I don't work the day of and the day after the show.

From the blurb I saw in the Red Eye while walk/reading, it looks as though I may get money back for Amy Winehouse...he daddy wants her to go to Rehab. And now that I'm leaving for Austin earlier than expected for Austin City Limits Festival, I'm also giving up to see hometown boys, Wilco, at a show in Millenium Park with some friends. Ok, so I'm going to see Wilco at ACL Fest and it was a little excessive paying to see them twice in the same week. I wanted to see them with in Chicago with my friends.

Air and Water Show

This weekend is the Air and Water Show down by North Avenue Beach. The planes turn around over Lincoln Park, Lakeview and even over Wrigley Field. It's so loud. I actually covered my ears like a small child as a plane flew over. A series of car alarms were set off on Clark during this time.

It's kinda sad that the summer is ending soon. This means that the Chicago Marathon is coming up very soon. It's not like I wasted any of the summer. I've been to the beach several times, sat outside the majority of my meals out. Awww...it's almost over!

I've been bad with running because of my shin problem (um, major pain) and because of the weather. I'm so NOT a morning runner. I seriously dread the Sat morning group run. I am more motivated and energetic in the evening...anyway.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Slick shoes??? Are you crazy?


I don't know how women can continue to wear heels they can barely walk from the door at Starbucks to the counter. How much harder is it carrying a freakin Grande Frappacino? I am sure that some people's feet have arches that are just made to walk in 3-inch heels all day long...I am not one of those. Every once in while I find a shoe with 2 inch heels that I can walk all over Chicago in. Kitten heels are friendly to my feet too...except when it snows. But that's any shoe not made of tires. Last week, I blew $350 on a pair of custom orthotics just for the marathon...and for my plans to run for the rest of my life. The PT was like, you have a callous here because you have collapsed metatarsels...Well, shit. I thought the callous was there becuase I have disgusting feet. Didn't think about the fact that my body compensates for my biomechanics. Hope it was a good investment.

I've come to terms with 3 inch heels and pain. Sometimes there best as "sitting shoes." I got a great deal on a pair of Joan and David 3 inch wedges with leather straps. Funny but there is the word cannoting comfort etched in the bottom...Au contraire...there's nothing comfortable after walking a block. So I now carry a pair of Havaianas or Rainbows in my purse. I switch shoes in the cab and switch back to comfort shoes on the way to the cab home.

Variety

Sometimes too much variety is not a good thing. I've heard from someone who heard from Oprah (uhhh...whatever...I can't stand her...you're not always right ya know!) that a restaurant with that offers too many things on their menu isn't really that good. Scratch that.... Places that offer too much aren't focused and overlook something like quality or taste...which is one of the thing you consider when eating. (Except for the 2 AM bites at La Bamba or Wiener Circle...anything with salt is good at that time. And I also have to exclude breakfasts...omelets are good at most places.) Anyway...Look at diners...just add grease and butter to everything on the menu and it's "good" at the time but you want to die later. You get filled up with rolls and butter, fries, and you get a half-assed main course. There's the chinese place on Briar and Broadway or any other chinese place for that matter...there's way to many things to choose from...I get kinda frustrated deciding what freakin dish I want...they all sound good but everything sounds the same. Choosing what you want shouldn't require you to look at more than 4 pages...the first page being the restaurant name and cheesy pencil rendering of the facade.

This was a topic of conversation at dinner with the Ryan Sisters. We ate dinner Jerry's Sandwiches on Division. There were seriously 100 sandwiches to choose from. It's subdivided into what meat you want in it...then it gets confusing as hell from there. After taking forever to decide and then an eternity to place an order, I got a really awesome sandwich. Don't remember the name but it had prosciutto, saprosatta, fried eggplant, provolone and bell peppers...delicious. You get 2 sides...the corn bread, dill potato salad were good but the fries and the mac and cheese were sub-par.

The sidewalk patio area is really nice. A lot bigger than the ones you have in Lincoln Park and Lakeview. The downer was the new manure laid out not far from out table. Without the wind made by passing cars, it was no big deal. I have to say that the waitress wasn't great...and I can say this because we paid the bill in cash. We gave her a $20 to get change. She only brought back a $10 bill. Just so she wouldn't think that we ripped her off...3 yuppies, I went inside to give her our money, the bill and the message that she kept our $10. She was like, "are you sure you gave me a $20 and not $10?" and "really?" as she dug around in her pocket. Seriously, if we were even the types to rip off a restaurant, you think one of us would go inside?

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TOCWebArticles1/128/eat_out_drink_up/jerry_s_sandwiches.xml

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/chi-0809_d_cheap_jerrysaug09,1,943177.story

Friday, August 10, 2007

Empanades

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/fashion/09STEAK.html?em&ex=1186891200&en=0f071a218bdbe24c&ei=5087%0A

So what does this mean? Guys won't ask me out again because I ordered
an appetizer for dinner? Sometimes the starter has more calories than
the main course. And sometimes you're already full from the food they
bring you before your main course comes in.

Dopes

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/offtopic/chi-070809odd-redneck,1,5246482.story

Gotta Love Texas!

Obama for America

Yesterday E and I volunteered at the Obama HQ. On our way there, we were hoping we didn't have to sit on the phone. When we got there, we were handed phone lists. HA! It was ok. That was my do-gooder deed of the day.

We had to call people out-of-state based on their congressional district and who have already expressed an interest in getting Obama's name on the ballot for the Primaries. It was nice to hear people enthusiastic about doing their part.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Shubas

I slept really well last night. You know why? I had a really good head start at Shubas last night. Not that the performances were bad. Wesley Jenson and Eisley put on a good show. In any case, being in a dark, warm room with live acoustic music...I was primed.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

pencil

 
BERLIN - A woman who had a pencil lodged in her head for 55 years after a childhood accident has finally had most of it removed
 
Well shit!  Ok, so she lived. But how the hell did it just stay up there.  Through her cheek to her brain as a 4 year old?  No infection so she must be immunologically strong.  She should be use as a warning to kids in kindergarten.

 

sanrio surprise

 
I would be a baaaad cop if I got to wear Hello Kitty at work?!  I kinda wish I could have sat in the meeting that decided the fate of cops showing bad behavior. 
 
Actually, I CAN wear Hello Kitty if I wanted to, but I don't.  Maybe I should.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

safety first

 
SYDNEY - More than two-thirds of Australians living outside major cities are overweight or obese, and extremely obese corpses are creating a safety hazard at mortuaries

Ummm...

Just realized...the other day when I Googled Angel by Massive Attack, I searched for "Massive Attack West Wing."  Wow, I look like a terrorist.  My bad.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Marcellus Wallace

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/03/people.vingrhames.dog.ap/index.html

Affordable Portables

I just walked by AP on Clark...they're loading wooden furniture into trucks...A dresser got a little scratched up...they've got the Orange Glow or whatever wood spray to cover up the scratches. Awesome. It's like the Market Place on Diversey...the produce guy isn't hiding the fact that he's removing wilted leaves and stuff from the produce.

Angel off Mezzanine

I'm listening to Massive Attack's Angel. I realized where I've heard it before...West Wing when Zoe gets kidnapped.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Regarding the Lakeview/Lincoln Park Attacks

Neighborhood associations are also calling for increased vigilance in the wake of the attacks. Tunney and Ald. Vi Daley (43rd) are holding two safety seminars for area residents 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Oz Park, near Lincoln Park High School at 2001 N. Orchard St., and the following Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Sheil Park, 3505 N. Southport Ave.

Police will give residents tips on protecting themselves, and free pepper spray will be offered.
 

Whys of Mating

 
Really interesting.  I took Evolutionary Psychology from David Buss at UT.  One of the most interesting classes I've ever taken.  My roommate in college took a class on sex from Cindy Meston.  Meston apparently used her grant money to purchase porn for research.  I think she's one of the few researchers on female sex dysfunction. 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

On a happier note...

1. Netflix lowered its price and lets you watch stuff like movies and tv shows for a few hours a month...the shitty part is it discriminates Mac's and OS10...You need Windows Vista or some shit like that to watch. What bullshit.

2. I want to watch these:
Dedication http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/dedication/trailer/
Billy Crudup looks so neurotic. I have to see this.

The Darjeeling Limited http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thedarjeelinglimited/trailerb/
I hated Rushmore but kinda like Bottle Rocket and really like the Royal Tennenbaums.

Feast of Love http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/feastoflove/trailer1/
I like A Mid Summer Nights Dream.

Margot at the Wedding http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_vantage/margotatthewedding/trailer/
Jack Black, will you marry me?

Sleuth http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/sleuth/trailer/
Michael Caine and Jude Law - the 2 Alfies

Charlie Bartlett http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/charliebartlett/

Lucky

There has been 3 attacks in my neighborhood in a week. I never thought of the neighborhood as unsafe but I realized how lucky we are that we can walk around at 11 at night with lots of people still out. But now, it's scary there's someone out there doing this. Sunday night, I stayed in because I was freaked out at the attack by Wrigley Field...the guy waited for the victim in her building! Holy fucking shit. Last night, I ended up at a local place for a drink with a friend. And I take the long way home just to avoid the 3 blocks of darness I would otherwise take in the day time. Anyway, I'm getting pepper spray today from Uncle Dan's . I can't wait for Amazon to deliver.

this is bad

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20049627/from/ET/

Another girl attacked in my neighborhood. I want to carry a baseball
bat with me.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Eugenie Terrace



Check out the view from Eugenie Terrace on Clark and Eugenie. I helped my friends "move" after hanging out at Taste of Chicago. This is a taste of Chicago too. It's no wonder they don't want to move out of this apartment yet...And when I say "move," I mean eat snacks and help move things from the elevator to the apartment. It was lower in activity than watching the moving van on the street! Shit, I'll take the job anytime.

Friday, July 20, 2007

My Power Crush

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-fitzgerald20jul20,1,3437931.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald

Sunshine

http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/movies/20suns.html?8dpc

I want to watch this. For one thing, it's by Danny Boyle of Trainspotting, Life Less Ordinary, 28 Days and 28 Weeks Later. And it's got Cillian Murphy...Jim...I love that name.

I like the sci-fi/the world is going to shit genres...except for the cheesy Armageddon bullshit.

Slipping

I must be slipping in my old age. Not too long ago, I could remember highlights of conversations, verbatim and in what context, tipsy and sober. Now, I don't know what's going on. Maybe it's the revolving door of insomnia. Maybe my brain is too full with other insignificant random facts and movie quotes. With E last night, I said something that we laughed at and I clearly remember saying, I've got to remember that one. However, not even 30 minutes go by and I can't remember what the fuck I just said.

Anyway, last night was fun. We went to the Akira party on North Ave and got rock star...or in the spirit of the music playing, DJ Paul Oakenfold treatment so didn't have to slum it in the drinks line. I would definitely order a pepperoni and jalapeno pizza - red of course, at Piece as long as the next stop is Danny's in which my vodka tonic can extinguish the fire in my stomach.

I love WP/Bucktown. And Danny's. Although it's like a male skinny jean convention every night. I like it. Next Tuesday is Smith's Night so I will be there. Last night had some memorable figures that E and I had a fun time figuring out...

1) Waldo - it wasn't hard to see where Waldo was since he stood at the bar by us
2) Duckie Dale - ya know, it didn't work with Molly Ringwald so maybe if you didn't wear the top hat and the tank top with the skinny jeans you might actually look cool
3) Cowboy Beanpole - Dude, girls dig tall guys but if I or any girl can't fit into your jeans we won't let you get into ours. On the flip side, if you look better in my jeans, keep walking.
4) Jesus - Very many men try to maybe pay tribute to the Man himself, Jesus Christ with the beard.

Good Catholic

I miraculously made it to mass at 9 am today...yes, it's Friday. I'm crazy like that... Anyway, I used my versatile accessory called my hair to conceal the words on my shirt:

Sleep with someone you can trust
-Quality Inn

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Yotels

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/travel/15transyotel.html?ex=1342152000&en=2b76e65829547b5d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

These capsules don't look much bigger than hotels in London!?

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Reckless


Look! Sometimes you just have to know if Reckless Records has something during non-business hours...





http://www.reckless.com/index.php?RcSes=1d8f1dd6f707a94948b514a924388ed9

Monday, July 16, 2007

Damn shin splint

My lift shin has been bothering me for 3 weeks now.  I thought new shoes would cure it.  Didn't go away but I heard in passing that maybe it takes time to get used to new shoes.  But I've noticed a bump on where it hurts.  So I'm going to see the sports med MD that I've seen a few times.  Hope it's something easy to work on.
 
Last week, K and I went over to Moksha Yoga for a Vinyasa Hatha class.  Really liked it but DAMN!  I'm not as flexible as before.  The instructor come around to press on you in order to challenge you muscles...she tried to make me strecth deeper but I freakin fought back...it was my first yoga class in 2 years.  I would go again.

Rank


My list of favorite bars is short but I've taken time to rank them.
 

1.  Danny's on Dickens and Damen - had the best time sitting at the bar talking to the bartender Hans and hanging with the girls
 
2. Matisse - Set a record last week...went there 4 out of 7 nights.  This is a new place for me...haven't had a chance to sit in the patio out.  It's so convenient and has a different crowd every night.
 
3.  Rodan - on Milwaukee with a sign that's hard to see
 

Once

Watched Once over the weekend.  At first I questioned whether I could sit for the entire movie. 
 
My initial thought was it's a musical.  It wasn't.  But listening to the lyrics is a good part of the movie.
 
My second was, oh shit, I can't handle a movie about homeless people right now.  The girl had chronic greasy hair and wore socks with stockings and a long skirt.  The guy had an extra hole in his guitar. Not the case.
 
Me, LB, and E went directly to Borders across the street so E can buy the soundtrack. 
 
I totally recommend it BUT I don't know if I can watch it again.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

early bird

You almost have to make him part of the wedding....maybe pour punch or serve crumpets.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Winery

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/nyregion/09winery.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A&em&en=8265bff79270346b&ex=1184126400

Maybe one way to quash this problem is to have a "No Swallowing Policy." (Although, there's no way of enforcing it either)
I would absolutely violate this rule if they had it.

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Taste of Chicago

On the Brown Line to the Taste of CHicago, I got a little sick to my stomach listening to large people talk about the food there as if it were the freakin Mona Lisa...Yuck

But...I managed to slam food down my mouth. It was good. So hot outside Not drinking weather. ANd what the fuck is up with women in the 3 inch heals? It's food for fucks sake!

Federer


Awww! He won! Yum!

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-TEN-Wimbledon.html?hp

Friday, July 06, 2007

cross dressing

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/the-jihadi-in-a-burqa-meme/

Funny...I wonder what a Muslim version of White Chicks...or any other
cross-dressing movie would be like.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Batman




Here are some pics from the new Batman being filmed in Old Town. Me Kir and LB swung by there after walking around the Armitage and Halstead area. No Christian Bale. The plan was to blow up a Benz. We couldn't stand there and wait. Too much effort.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Cards

I played the nurse card again.  Just prior to this, I was telling the story about the first time I used it...to bypass the line at the California Clipper b/c i had to pee very very badly...anyway.  I used it at Zanies last night.  I forgot my work ID or something that had my current address.  It worked.  This is too much power for one person.

rain

Yesterday, my pal LB and I decided to go layout at the beach.  As soon as we plopped our chairs down, Sacajawea coin-sized rain drops started to fall.  We sat and waited a minute just in case it stopped.  No.  It kept coming. 
 
We were optimistic so we stopped at the food stand just off Fullerton and LSD.  For a few minutes, we were safe from the rain.  Even ate a Polish.  Then the food stand guy asked us to move aside.
 
Anyway, we were caught in the rain.  My weird ass tan line will have to stay this way for a little while longer.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

oy

http://spyfilms.com/sr_whatsnew/display.asp?mv=12.mov&nos=33

Bad Girl

I'm being bad. Instead of giving my full attention to my a prep CD for a CPR Instructor class I have going on this Thursday...I'm writing in my blog, talking to my bud LB, and looking up granola recipes.

Now we're going to the beach.

Pride Addendum

What was up the the Hospice float? And how morbid was the coffin company's float...there was a man sitting in a coffin, throwing out beads.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Pride Weekend

Another Gay Pride Weekend has ended. The First Noel and I ran the Proud to Run 10K on Saturday...our 3rd year in a row. It was surprisingly cold and overcast which could only help our running. I however was bad on Friday and didn't keep up with staying hydrated. And shit did I feel it. And there was the parade today. I am sorry for yelling "i love meat" to the vegans...that's not very nice or tolerant of me. Also, fuck you to the wanker who attacked my friend today. And Kimchi, I'm sorry for knocking the sunglasses off your head with the beach ball...see, i'm no good with balls.

I heard Madonna's Hung Up like 3 times, and JT's Sexy Back twice. Where the hell was the Gasian float this year? I miss you guys...esp the flip in the Barong Tagalog.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Painful Shoes

Why women subject themselves to 3-4 inch heals...I don't know. 2 inches...that's still ok...maybe some broken skin. But 3 inches...that will cause some freakin nerve damage. Unless you know that you'll be cabbing it completely, living in a city with valet, or have someone to give you a piggy back ride, don't bother.

Franks

I was all over the place today. Tennis at Oz Park. Wicker Park. Bob
San. Vintage. Franks. Angela's Burrito Style.

I should never eat after drinking. Keeps me awake instead of acting
as a sleep aid.

Did you know that "metamorphosize" is NOT a word recognized by a
legitimate online dictionary? WTF? Well thank you public school for
still giving me an A on the papers I did use that non-existent word.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Ben

BEN TO PERFORM NAT'L ANTHEM AT NBA FINALS!

This just in!! Ben will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" on slide guitar at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland when the Cavaliers take on the San Antonio Spurs! Tune in early - the performance will be televised! Game starts at 9:00PM EDT on Tuesday, June 12 on ABC. National Anthem performed about 8:50 PM EDT during the pre-game show.