Monday, June 30, 2008

posted by meg @ 6:23 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

So this may seem incongruous, but watching 'Pearl Diver' I was reminded of 'Eyes Wide Shut.' I think it's the acting style.

Also, this weekend: BAMF. I will be going on Sunday afternoon for Casiotone. Saturday = conference childcare. I kid you not - I will be takin' care of babies.

posted by weiss @ 12:05 AM 0 comments

Friday, June 20, 2008

nerdy love.
Many many thanks to Weiss for inviting me to the Andersonville Sommarfest (6/14)...
Because of that... I was exposed to this really awesome band, which hopefully you've all heard of... Mucca Pazza!

I just saw them again last night for their cd release party... seriously one of the best live shows I've ever been to... (which I can't stop saying). I was right up in the front in front of the saxes. It was amazing.

After the concert in Andersonville, I was serenaded to Happy Birthday on accordion... which was amazingly awesome.

One thing I also like about this band, is most of the members are very approachable and I've had fun talking with various musicians...
(if you're on facebook, I've got more pictures from the Andersonville show.)
posted by rini @ 11:40 AM 0 comments

Friday, June 13, 2008

what? did we all get lives or something?
posted by rini @ 11:02 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

I had hoped to use CTA Bus Tracker in three ways. First, to figure out when the 60 is coming by so I can leave my office just in time to catch it. Second, to figure out when the 9 or 50 are going by so I can leave my house just in time to catch them. Third, to watch for fun, kind of like television for cats.

Only the final one has worked out. I always seem to have errands to run after work, and I haven't yet had cause to take the bus from home. What I really need to make CTA Bus Tracker work for me is some sort of portable device through which I can access the internet. So, here is where I turn to you: suggestions? K-S often feels able to justify our occasionally expensive dining habits by reminding herself that we don't buy gadgets like other people do, so it would have to be cheap. TimN, I particularly covet your thoughts on what would work with our wireless plan.
posted by weiss @ 8:16 PM 0 comments

whoa! street art animation
By Blu, from Buenos Aires.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Labels: animation, art, street art, wow

posted by sasha @ 6:27 PM 0 comments

M-19
I am very excited about the new Bus Tracker expansion. If you had asked me to name my top three routes that I would like to see on Bus Tracker, I would have picked the 60, the 9 and the 21, and all of them are coming.

Also, Sarah S. of see-pee-tee fame is headed to Colombia soon, so I think next year's summer vacation should be a week in Bogota.
posted by weiss @ 10:12 PM 0 comments

speaking of web crazieness...
on flickr and other sites you can map where your pictures are taken and share them. then, a year later, they show up on random places on the web. like here http://wiki.worldflicks.org/ferry_bar_park.html

we just got back from the 2008 inter-tribal pow-wow, which is why this post isn't coming out very coherently. mike wore the same shirt he wore last year, amazing!


posted by slam dunk @ 11:27 PM 0 comments

has anyone played with google maps lately??? ... yeah, that's what I got when I went looking for directions to the local Friends meeting in my area.... I can also see my apt too....
I cannot see my mom's house... nor Dam Straight back in Goshen... but still while this technology is sort of cool (I know what the building looks like, and the surrounding neighborhood)... there's some people who don't need to know what my apt looks like... (granted, they must have found my address somewhere.. so they could just as easily just go to my apt.)
posted by rini @ 4:45 PM 0 comments

man. you peoples keep missing out on great times in the city -- ie. beat kitchen.

another good concert.
good food.
good company.

I could definitely go for more cafes, local shops, small concerts and the like in my life...

"why do you have a maxie pad in your shoe? ... is it for when you're out, and you start menstruating......from your feet" - weiss
(my new chinese shoes only appear to have a maxie pad in them. but for 7$, I don't really care as long as it's new/clean.)
posted by rini @ 1:29 PM 1 comments

posted by meg @ 4:34 PM 1 comments

Stories from the 60 bus
Father: Don't put that in your mouth. You don't know where that came from.

Four-year old daughter: Nuh-uh I do know. It came from the bus.
posted by weiss @ 1:32 AM 0 comments

yepskidoodle
Great story, Meg! Thanks again for the hot times in NYC. Did you hear that the Whitney party got broken up by the cops? Apparently some kids started a fight. Probably a glitter/jealousy thing.

What I have been up to: finishing classes and recovering from last night's male nursing poker. I got completely pwned, and the cognac didn't help. At least there was 3am poutine and cigars for everybody. Lesson learned: male nurses are great — until they take all your money.

Lancaster folk: I'll be in town with Amber & Misha next weekend. Party @ T-Mo's Sunday night. Hopefully Rob can make it, as we all remember what happened last time.

And lastly, here's a little something for the Tool in all of us.

Labels: lancaster, poker, tool

posted by sasha @ 10:27 AM 2 comments

The Right response to the Debate last night
The Guardian:

Worst. Debate. Ever.

Obama (turns out the best response is nonverbal):



P.S. I didn't actually watch the debate. Instead I enjoyed the first hour and 40 minutes of Pirate of the Carribean 2. Seems I made the right choice.
posted by mennonot @ 9:18 PM 0 comments

I wish I had a story like meg's.

I'm just procrastinating on my taxes 'cause that's what I've done since I finished my federal back in the first of march...
and now I find out not only cannot I not file online for illinois due to lack of proper IL identification crap... but I can't file online for indiana either 'cause the site isn't working properly for me.
and I need to figure out what the hell a "Schedule NR" is....

now, all pissy cause I was finally going to do it even though I'd much rather be doing the data entry billing that I've neglected at work than this stuff and I can't now.

and my eyes hurt from watching 14 1/2 movies this weekend while my housemates were gone.

piss and moan. PISS AND MOAN. bitch bitch angst angst bitch.

I'll bake a cake for whoever (whomever?) does my taxes next year.
posted by rini @ 9:55 PM 2 comments