Let me say first of all that giving money to public radio is a GOOD thing. I think so anyway. I myself give $10/month, a small contribution, but it's something.

That being said, does Chicago Public Radio's incessant pledge driving make anyone else insane? Because they DRIVE me nuts. I hate the Monday mornings when I plug into the FM radio on ( Read more... )

So I'm sitting here in this drained, defeated mood all morning. I haven't been indulging in unhappiness like I've been known to do; I'm really trying to pull myself out of it by focusing on my work and on happy things. But it hasn't been working so well. Then the phone rings, and it's a BRITISH PERSON!

Beans: Hello, my name is Beans, etc., how ( Read more... )

I think this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen or heard.

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OK, so I walk into Potbelly today (a sandwich shop for those who might not know), and I decide to order a salad I haven't tried before. It's name (on the menu board) is Chicken Salad Salad. Following is AN EXACT TRANSCRIPT OF MY EXPERIENCE ( Read more... )

I try to tailor my music selections to my mood at work. I have a nice pair of earbuds, one of which is always in my left ear. (I've been told I look like a secret service agent for this reason.) The right ear stays open in case someone talks to me, and for the headset I put on whenever my phone rings ( Read more... )

OK, is Theologics a word?  I don't think it is?  I've kept in touch with a high school friend in the years after graduation.  We're both always parked in front of computers, so with IM it's sort've like I've sat directly next to him in every techno-job I've had.  This post is a conversation we had over IM today while we were both at work.  It ( Read more... )

So, I'm back to work after being sick for almost a week. Turns out, the lack of coffee was perpetuating my illness! After returning home from work on Tuesday morning, puking ill, I finally managed to force down some coffee, annnd . . . pooooof. Most of the badness went away. This is either wonderful, or alarming. I hadn't had coffee in nearly ( Read more... )

I'm sitting on the 14th floor of a skyscraper in the Chicago loop, at my new desk. Two windows in front of me offer a mediocre view, but you won't hear me complaining. I have yet to begin the serious training I need to do any work here, so for now I have lots of spare time. Also, I'm sitting next to an enormous Sunshine Bear (arguably the most ( Read more... )

Tonight we went to the Punchline downtown and watched 15 comedians try their talents on the stage. A few were dynamite, though most were average. The last one was a fat man with a high voice who smeared his face with white vanilla frosting and danced for the audience in a green dress and a wig. We were all tired of comedy by that point. Laughed ( Read more... )

This undergrad arts degree is the most useless lump of shit I could ever have endeavored to possess.