danny's & the arboretum
last night i went to danny's with cecile and a bunch of her friends, some of which were at the late-night harry potter showing way back when. we had some beers and shots (french martinis?) then devin picked us all...
July 1, 2006 @ 8:12 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
he did eat some food though
kara: what i did today chris: what i did ...
July 1, 2006 @ 8:17 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
devil in the details
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July 7, 2006 @ 11:16 AM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
flying! bunnies!
this weekend eric was in town so he scheduled that flying lesson i gave him for his birthday. it was cool - we went up in a little single engine cessna and eric got to do the take off...
July 10, 2006 @ 10:35 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
the end of tetris
last night i was playing some marathon standard tetris on my gba sp (my favorite make-me-sleepy activity) when suddenly the game was interrupted...by a message that said "YOU WON!" (and some other stuff trying to get you to play...
July 10, 2006 @ 12:52 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
it's the parenthetical that sells it
eric: hehe, jon sent me some mp3s of this band eric: they sound alright but all their song titles are like, too damn clever for their own good eric: it's like they were all "we like death cab, but...
July 10, 2006 @ 4:46 PM | 2 comments | 0 trackbacks
even my subconscious is lame
last night i actually had a dream about work. and not one of my usual crazy dreams where something cool happens like a spaceship materializes in the office, or someone blows up something or there's an earthquake and we're all...
July 12, 2006 @ 10:07 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
WHERE?!?
checking out at the music store in lincoln square: charlie: [gestures to poster-covered wall behind the register] what's up with them? they're everywhere lately. kara: uh....[looks at poster wall] who? charlie: [gestures to wall] tapes 'n tapes kara: [looking...
July 12, 2006 @ 11:45 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
ahhhh
so much easier to type with trimmed fingernails....
July 13, 2006 @ 10:15 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
victory!
today the office softball team, the flameguts, won our first game of the season. sure it was the last game. sure we won by playing against ourselves because the other team didn't show up. BUT WHATEVER. still a victory, and...
July 13, 2006 @ 10:01 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
the beach
yesterday was nako and jyl's birthday beach party. it was great! the heat index was about 105, but that just made the water feel that much cooler. i tried to get rid of my strong tan line from the...
July 17, 2006 @ 10:48 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
squished manatee day
today at cute overload they have a great video of a manatee squishing his nose against the glass at an aquarium and another was linked from the comments....
July 17, 2006 @ 11:56 AM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
life (briefly) near a supernova
'life (briefly) near a supernova' (PDF) is a paper written by steven i. dutch which speaks in layman's terms about what it would be like to actually witness a supernova. for illustrative purposes, he offers some pretty chilling comparisons to...
July 17, 2006 @ 4:44 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
oh my effing god
pirates of the caribbean 2: longest movie ever. ...fun though. ...
July 18, 2006 @ 9:44 PM | 5 comments | 0 trackbacks
julian hector: mythlandia
mythlandia is a giant mural by julian hector. it depicts all sorts of scenes from mythology, religion and literature. pretty cool, and viewer is neat too - it's sort of like the new google maps 'where are you in...
July 19, 2006 @ 1:32 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
tastes like ______
cardboard-flavored water isn't awful tasting, but it's pretty gross when you're expecting regular water. after the initial shock it wasn't so bad. ...ok, it was still horrible....
July 19, 2006 @ 3:49 PM | 3 comments | 0 trackbacks
ds lite
my ds lite is so fun! the mini-game based titles i've been playing are fun and i had forgotten how much fun mariokart is. i can't wait to go to la and play mariokart with pat and glen via wifi!...
July 20, 2006 @ 10:16 AM | 3 comments | 0 trackbacks
caving at wyandotte
update: pat & jessie's photos spelunking/cave exploring/whatever was....incredible. the single most exhilarating experience of my life. we drove down early - the drive is about six hours. mark picked me up at 5am and we picked up lindsay and katie...
July 24, 2006 @ 11:38 AM | 2 comments | 0 trackbacks
coming to LA
it's official! i'll be in los angeles friday august 25th through early afternoon, monday august 28th. california friends, mark your calendars and check out my backpack page for details and updates....
July 24, 2006 @ 3:02 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
if i could marry a fictional character, i'd be set
last night matt and i saw 'raiders of the lost ark' at the music box. 'raiders' is one of my favorite movies and was a big part of my childhood. it was one of the few movies my dad and...
July 27, 2006 @ 11:52 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
"syphilis: menace to industry"
eric: http://www.ep.tc/siff-posters/index.html eric: the golden age of syphilis! eric: whoa i like 7/20 eric: it looks like a franz ferdinand album eric: that's what they should call their 3rd album eric: Syphilis! kara: as old as creation! kara: lol...
July 28, 2006 @ 1:17 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
this weekend, in list form
charlie's brother, chris, was in town so we did a lot of fun stuff: Friday portillo's - chicago red hots and italian beefs border's - hour until movie starts 'miami vice' - most satisfying deaths ever michigan ave. at...