So this is my second week of unemployment and there are differences from the last time I got laid off 6 years ago. When I got laid off from Winstar the dot com bubble had just bursted and many companies were laying off and going bankrupt. Also the job market was horrible especially in the IT area and especially in the chicago area, now the climate ( Read more... )

I think the only thing I regret from my recent job loss is I am going to miss all the friends I made there in the past 5 years. Some I will see still on weekends most I prob wont see again which is sad. I remember when I first got that job I decided I wasn't going to stay long and not make any friends so why bother. I never would of guessed that I ( Read more... )

..that VNV nation was that popular of a band. I knew they were popular but last night when I went to see them in a sold out crowd, at the Metro, they had 4 encores. That I haven't seen in forever. Though it did get a little ridiculous after the second encore. I do love how in the Chicago Tribune yesterday they said VNV nation was for the club ( Read more... )

Well its a monday and it felt totally wired waking up with nowhere to go. For 5 years I awoke every monday to get ready for my job and this is the first monday ever I didn't have to do so. I pretty much went through my normal morning routine since I get up automatically now at 7. I could of slept in but I didn't feel there was any reason too. It ( Read more... )

WTTW chicago's PBS station has long had a relationship with Sci-Fi greatest tv program. Tonight for the first time in almost 10yrs the Doctor comes back to WTTW. WTTW used to have its best pledge drives when they had Doctor who guest helping out and they showed Doctor who episodes during the drive. I highly recommend everybody watch the new Doctor ( Read more... )

Sham 69 was one of the most polarizing bands of the 70's punk scene. Very popular with both left wing and right wing Skinheads most of their concerts ended up with violence, in fact they stop live performances because the violence got so bad. They are widely considered the godfathers of the Oi! movement. This is "Questions and Answers"

While looking or a new video to put on my profile I ran into a clip with Generation X. For those of you not in the know Generation X is a band that a very young Billie Idol was lead singer for. British Punk in its Glory days.

How about a Cruxshadows video to check out how they sound

I decided to go with maria to see the Cruxshadows and Ayria at the Metro with Nocturna afterword. I really didnt have high expectations for either Ayria or the Cruxshadows even tho I do have some Ayria songs. As for the Cruxshadows I never really heard of any of thier stuff before and was suprised to see that they had a number one dance hit this ( Read more... )

...Is the most evil place in the world.
what a waste of time.