the walking dead
duuuuuuude. i am so frakking tired lately. what's the deal? ...
March 1, 2006 @ 9:12 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
need central heat
at this moment it is 91°F in my apartment. it's the middle of winter and i'm sweating like it's august. ahhh. reminds me of living in my freshman dorm....
March 1, 2006 @ 10:03 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
2 movies & ...so which one was the poppee again?
last night charlie and i hit a double feature in evanston - '16 blocks', the new bruce willis/mos def thriller and 'night watch', the incredibly popular and incredibly awesomely-subtitled russian fantasy/horror movie. both were pretty good and i'm excited to...
March 4, 2006 @ 6:50 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
cookies & cupcakes
mmm...cookies. these make me want to bake something. maybe some more fancy cupcakes or a pinapple upside-down cake. haven't had one of those in awhile. who has a stable oven i can use?...
March 6, 2006 @ 11:17 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
'Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations'
do you like legos? everyone likes legos. these people, arguably, like legos a little too much. amongst the models, a 61-note harpsichord and a scale model of a volvo xc90....
March 8, 2006 @ 1:28 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
bubble tea, hold the bubbles & another moment for posterity
at lunchtime charlie and i made a bubble tea run up to BeBoBa at western and addison. i bought a round for my coworkers - mine had no bubbles, of course, because the last thing i want when i'm enjoying...
March 9, 2006 @ 2:58 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
twee?
kara: i just used 'twee' in everyday conversation. i don't think anyone knew what i meant kara: i'm ahead of the curve! kara: ...the dork curve! eric: i think that's a valid word to use, but yeah not everybody...
March 10, 2006 @ 4:36 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
dyeing the river green
today i met lindsay at southport grocery and cafe for breakfast. it was fantastic! i had the house-made cereal, "our own crunchy chai spice bran & corn flakes laced with rice-nut clusters & a side of fresh fruit with vanilla...
March 11, 2006 @ 7:50 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
forced labor in siberia
suddenly, more insight into eric's personality: when he was little his mom read him 'one day in the life of ivan denisovich'. when he was little. 'ivan denisovich'. wha? (if you haven't read that book - by alexander solzenhitsyn -...
March 11, 2006 @ 9:45 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
get well travis!
posted: photos from visiting travis in the hospital, and a few snapshots from cecile's oscar party. this get well card was drawn by antonio - look how cute we all look!...
March 12, 2006 @ 3:47 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
perplex city
so...i've been hesitant to mention this, because on the nerd scale it's only a few steps up from admitting that i'm really into d&d or gurps or i'm 38 and still a virgin or something, but for the past...
March 13, 2006 @ 10:57 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
relaxation
IMing eric, listening to my favorite music, eating fun-size mint kit kats and playing internet games. ahhhhhhh....
March 14, 2006 @ 9:46 PM | 2 comments | 0 trackbacks
dave werner
hot crackers, is this guy's portfolio awesome. you can find it at okaydave.com and it's the best online portfolio i've ever seen. he uses after effects and flash to create a portfolio that is actually interesting and gives the...
March 15, 2006 @ 11:48 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
is...is that a threat?
last week across from the western avenue brown line, next to the delicious opart thai house, i saw new grocery-store-special-style butcher paper signs in the windows of the (ex?) B.P. video (purveyor of adult videos, most certainly). they said: CHUBBY...
March 20, 2006 @ 10:58 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
a day of good food
today is antonio's last day as the big cheese, so we're all cooking stuff. antonio is making smoothies and cracker barrel hash brown casserole and i'm making strawberry shortcake. the strawberries charlie bought at whole foods looked like strawberries...
March 23, 2006 @ 11:14 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
contacts
at this point i only bother to wear my contacts because i don't want to get funny glasses tan lines on my face. does consistent face-color mean more to me than my corneas? ...apparently, yes....