Posted: 2010-04-06 20:40:35
I know I said I was going to blog more, so here I am trying to make good on that. I just get so easily distracted by other things!
It's spring time here in Chicago, finally, and I've been loving it. Warmer weather means outside on the bike, having the windows open so this apartment can air out a bit, and seeing lots of live music!
It's not that bands don't come through in the winter. They most certainly do, but you gotta be a really cool band if you think I'm gonna leave the indoors for even a second when it's 2 degrees out. So now it's warmer, and the concert season has begun. Last Thursday, A took me to see Spoon at the Aragon. It was pretty good, though we got there late (5pm doors, wtf?!) so were pretty far back. Oh well, easier access to the beer line.
We're going to see Fanfarlo this Wednesday at Lincoln Hall. This is a newer venue, but I've heard good things and I'm excited. I'm really excited because I just got Them Crooked Vultures ticket for later this summer. They're the newest rock supergroup, and they're fantastic! Also going to Pitchfork, and probably gonna go see Atoms for Peace (Thom Yorke's new solo(ish) endeavor).
In other news, I heard a story today about a guy in Huntley (suburb of Chicago) that attempted to buy some milkshakes at a Culvers with a $100 bill bearing the face of Abe Lincoln. I know it was a Culvers because I Googled the address, in case you were wondering. Now, at first I thought that this just poke lowly of our criminals here. I mean, who is going to fall for a $100 with the wrong president on it?!
But then, I realized that it actually speaks lowly of our fast food employees. The counterfeiter just figured "Hey, kid only works at Culver's. He can't be too bright!" Turns out he was terribly mistaken. I guess I have a new respect for Culver's Workers*
* This was a sponsored story. I was paid in cheese curds**
** I wish.
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Posted: 2010-03-26 09:26:51
If you'll kindly refer back to a previous post of mine. Go ahead, take your time. Remember that one?
SEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
I told you Texas sucked. It's unbelievable the shit people can get away with. I mean, as they say "History is told by those who won". But does that means we've let them win?! God, I hope not.
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Posted: 2010-03-23 20:22:30
Somewhere, on some dirty dusty road, there is a wagon. I have fallen off of it.
It's been well over a month since writing my last blog, but, like many times before, I've resolved to be better about writing regularly. Who knows? Maybe this time I will.
So, some big news. I got engaged! Many of you know the wonderful woman with whom I will be sharing the rest of my life. None other than @pandasneezes. I always wondered how I would know when I met the woman I was going to marry. Turns out it was the easiest decision I've ever made. We spent a great weekend out in Galena, IL (never go there if you don't like old things), and I proposed in front of a statue of Ulysses S Grant. Couldn't have been more romantic.
In other news, The Van Goghs have finally found a bassist! Phil has joined us and is a great fit. We've already got a show set up April 14 at The Beat Kitchen. I can't wait to get back to playing live music, it's been way too long.
I've recently found a new obsession with cycling. For my birthday, I bought myself a new bike and have been riding to work (when it's above freezing). Amber thinks I'm a bit too obsessed (which I am) but I really enjoy it, and it's a great way to stay in shape (or get in shape, if I'm feeling pessimistic).
So, that about catches things up. If I'm more on top of blogging, I'm sure the future updates will actually be interesting.
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Posted: 2010-02-11 10:42:15
Chicago is a pretty cool city. Lots of things to do and see, places to eat and drink, and random-ass shit to find!
I'm going to start a new segment of this blog, filled with random, funny, and just plain odd stuff I find around the city. I need a name for this section, so let me know if you have any good ideas.
To start, we've got a contender from my morning bus stop and one from the bank in the downstairs of my work.
This was posted on the Chase Bank in the downstairs of my work. I'm not much of an activist (due to extreme laziness) but I thought this was pretty clever, and amusing.
This one I just don't even understand. I can only hope that it's a weight loss thing... but I have my doubts. I'll leave it to your imagination why someone might want to find this type of person *coughchubbyporncough*
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Posted: 2010-02-04 13:12:31
Bloggers these days seem to generate a lot of traffic by posting lists. Top 10 this, top 20 that. Well, I can jump on the wagon too! So here goes, let the hits start rollin' in.
TOP 49 STATES IN THE USA (in no particular order)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Sorry Texas.
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Posted: 2010-01-19 20:52:10
Today started the first day of my full-time employment at Arc Worldwide. It's funny going through orientation after having worked there for over 6 months already. I thought it was going to be boring as all hell, and even whined to my boss about having to go (to no avail). But it turns out there's still a lot to learn.
I got a lesson in the history of the company, finally found out where the mail room was, learned about some cool perks of being a Leo Burnett employee, and had a much more pleasant day than I had planned on having.
It's really a metaphor for life (soooo deeeeep). It's easy to become stagnant, to think that you know all there is to know. Or, if not to the extreme of complete pompousness, then to think that you have little left to learn. It seems to me quite a stupid move to cut yourself off from learning more about anything, be it your job, your friends, your home town, or the bacterial infections during the early stages of life in cold water fish.
I suppose any time you learn something, you get that much better. It doesn't really even need to be measurable. I won't be able to code better because I know where the mail room is, but I will be able to steal magazines that people don't pick up, which in turn may have information about coding better. Or something.
Point is, don't stop learning, and get off your damned high horse!
(I'm yelling at myself, not you, don't worry.)
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Jeff said:
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/edu_bes_edu_ind-education-best-educated-index
Guess they're going to forfeit their spot as #24.