I love the first week of school - something about the new notebooks, textbooks, syllabi, etc. makes me feel wildly optimistic. I entertain full-blown fantasies of getting all of my homework done well ahead of schedule, organizing all of my paperwork, and generally getting my shit together (even extending into delusions of cleaning my house). Basically, none of this is EVER EVER going to happen...
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It's everywhere. In our clothes, in our shoes. In our ears, up our noses, in our hair, between our toes. Yes - even...DOWN THERE.
Playa dust.
But it was worth it! Burning Man was indescribably, ridiculously awesome. I can't even begin to do the experience justice in words. My transformation is complete - I've become a total Burning Man fan girl. I even breathe through...
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Playa dust.
But it was worth it! Burning Man was indescribably, ridiculously awesome. I can't even begin to do the experience justice in words. My transformation is complete - I've become a total Burning Man fan girl. I even breathe through...
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signalnoise:
glad your trip was good (i have yet to have a chance to ask my prof. about it), and sorry about the CDs. that sucks 
ok. you asked about hyde park - so here's the info download (and i apolgize for it being long and rambly):
first, i really really LIKE this neighborhood. it has a good vibe, with a cool mix of working class african american families, rich folks in mansions, well to do facutly, and broke ass students. there is actually a nice racial mix. there are restaurants (snail - good thai, dixie bait shack - great southern food, orly's, medici - pizza and others). it's also pretty quiet. GREAT book stores: 57th steet books, seminary co-op, powell's. o'garas, a nice borders.
however - nite life. yea. not really. there are 3 bars. one is a lame bar louise. the other is a dive called 'the cove' - big with locals and undegrads (cheap beer, good juxebok), then there is jimmy's (or the woodlawn tap) where grad students, locals, and profs hang out. very low key neighborhood bar. but that's it.
other great stuff: the park (harold washington) is really cool. and we're close to the lake. the point is very cool - an outcropping of park into the lake.
and that's the problem - after about 8 or 9pm, this place feels EMPTY. i would not call it dangerous (i mean, stuff happens - assaults, robberies - but there were rapes in wicker park a year ago, so what are ya gonna do?) ... but as a friend put it: "it just feels weird to know so many people are around, but no one is out."
also, public transport is ok - but not as good as on the north side (b/c of where we live, on the corner of 51st & blaocktone - we actually use the metra quite a bit). oh. parking isn't so great either...
i like it ... but i also would not mind moving ... but it would not be a bad place to buy a first place. not at all. if you ever wanna check it out, let me know - i'd gladly show you around my little corner of hyde park very north east, almostt in kenwood and by the lake).
ok. you asked about hyde park - so here's the info download (and i apolgize for it being long and rambly):
first, i really really LIKE this neighborhood. it has a good vibe, with a cool mix of working class african american families, rich folks in mansions, well to do facutly, and broke ass students. there is actually a nice racial mix. there are restaurants (snail - good thai, dixie bait shack - great southern food, orly's, medici - pizza and others). it's also pretty quiet. GREAT book stores: 57th steet books, seminary co-op, powell's. o'garas, a nice borders.
however - nite life. yea. not really. there are 3 bars. one is a lame bar louise. the other is a dive called 'the cove' - big with locals and undegrads (cheap beer, good juxebok), then there is jimmy's (or the woodlawn tap) where grad students, locals, and profs hang out. very low key neighborhood bar. but that's it.
other great stuff: the park (harold washington) is really cool. and we're close to the lake. the point is very cool - an outcropping of park into the lake.
and that's the problem - after about 8 or 9pm, this place feels EMPTY. i would not call it dangerous (i mean, stuff happens - assaults, robberies - but there were rapes in wicker park a year ago, so what are ya gonna do?) ... but as a friend put it: "it just feels weird to know so many people are around, but no one is out."
also, public transport is ok - but not as good as on the north side (b/c of where we live, on the corner of 51st & blaocktone - we actually use the metra quite a bit). oh. parking isn't so great either...
i like it ... but i also would not mind moving ... but it would not be a bad place to buy a first place. not at all. if you ever wanna check it out, let me know - i'd gladly show you around my little corner of hyde park very north east, almostt in kenwood and by the lake).
esme:
Next year, oh yes.
You know what? I don't care what anyone else says - I think M. Night Shyamalan is a really good storyteller and, maybe I'm just a little dense, but I never get clued in to the ending before it becomes obvious. It's always a surprise, and I like it that way. There are very few moments in my life when I not only don't want...
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ojaeflo:
It went "well." For now. 
I'm patient, and she's worth the wait.
I'm patient, and she's worth the wait.
esme:
Thanks. Keep me posted. I think I'll probably skip the concert b/c I am a much bigger Smiths fan than I am a Morissey fan...I'm sure it will be awesome, but probably not $46 (with a side of $6 Miller Lite) awesome for me. But I'm def. there for the Delilah's night.
Enjoy the fuck out of Burning Man. I always take a Xanax before the dentist, so I see absolutely nothing wrong with drinking before the plane.
Enjoy the fuck out of Burning Man. I always take a Xanax before the dentist, so I see absolutely nothing wrong with drinking before the plane.
Despite ingesting my favorite hangover cure (Egg McMuffin and hash browns), my head still feels as if it might explode. I don't understand...that always works.
I was really into the idea of this boardgame party thing - plus, it's an unbelievably beautiful day out, perfect for the beach and "the air is just right for drinking". But I'm way too hungover to meet new people...
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I was really into the idea of this boardgame party thing - plus, it's an unbelievably beautiful day out, perfect for the beach and "the air is just right for drinking". But I'm way too hungover to meet new people...
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signalnoise:
yea. i missed the whole board game thing too: recovering from my week of moving AND the shock of putting my life back in order after almost a week away (bills to pay. laundry to do, etc). so it goes.
re: high school. it's weird, since i grew up in the quad cities & am rarely back, i never see ANYONE from high school. maybe that's why i have the hankering for it sometimes? i really wanna know what happened to some folks. i think that just makes me nosy actually.
re: high school. it's weird, since i grew up in the quad cities & am rarely back, i never see ANYONE from high school. maybe that's why i have the hankering for it sometimes? i really wanna know what happened to some folks. i think that just makes me nosy actually.
signalnoise:
woot. a new friend 
I had a friend once who said that he believed that Beavis and Butthead were the embodiment of the Zen philosophy. In their world, everything is instantly filtered into one of two categories: a) it sucks or b) it's cool. My apologies if this philosophy in no way resembles anything Zen - but I thought it was funny.
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ojaeflo:
Please tell me the name of this bar that you were subjected to. PLEEEEEEASE...
magni:
From Phantom IV..
Thinkin' about coming to the party tomorrow. It sounds like it might be a good time (although I have never heard of your Kreskin board game...I'm intrigued). All I have are the smarty-pants requisite Trivial Pursuit and Sorry - which I bought during a wave of nostalgia and have since realized isn't nearly as fun as it was when I was six.
I'm not stalking just circulating but you totally should! We've all got a wonderful common interest. Thats what I dig about meeting SG folks.
Thinkin' about coming to the party tomorrow. It sounds like it might be a good time (although I have never heard of your Kreskin board game...I'm intrigued). All I have are the smarty-pants requisite Trivial Pursuit and Sorry - which I bought during a wave of nostalgia and have since realized isn't nearly as fun as it was when I was six.
I'm not stalking just circulating but you totally should! We've all got a wonderful common interest. Thats what I dig about meeting SG folks.
Had an interesting weekend. I went to a showing of some one-act plays Friday evening - one of them directed by a friend of mine. Unfortunately, they were really, really painfully bad. Even the one my friend was involved in (and her stuff is usually very good). I was a theater major my first time around in college, so I have some idea of how...
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phantomvi:
You coming to the SG Chicago party on Sunday? It might be fun, and I'm bring my Kreskin ESP board game...
ojaeflo:
Hi there! Nice to make your acquaintance!
I guess I should explain, as I've become one of those people who takes for granted the existence of cable television in the lives of others. I went at least four years once without any television at all. I wasn't any more productive, but I'm pretty sure I had a lot more fun.
Anyway, Harvey Birdman is an animated show on Cartoon Network. The character...
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phantomvi:
Thanks., I really do appreciate that.. She was a sweet woman. She had a rough life early on, but found a lot of love and happiness later...
The longest I've done without TV was a year...still don't watch that much since all my favorite shows have been cancelled...and at least I know enough now to hit the mute button when commercials come on....
Then again, I probably make up for it by having a huge DVD collection to watch instead....
The longest I've done without TV was a year...still don't watch that much since all my favorite shows have been cancelled...and at least I know enough now to hit the mute button when commercials come on....
Then again, I probably make up for it by having a huge DVD collection to watch instead....
magni:
I think I'll rent the show....
About the burnging man, are you gonna have a freak theme?
I'd go but I always get creative block about how to be a super freak.
About the burnging man, are you gonna have a freak theme?
I'd go but I always get creative block about how to be a super freak.
I just saw the greatest episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Wow. Did anyone else know that we were on the "Scary" level of alert - denoted by the cover art from Rush's Moving Pictures? Genius.
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signalnoise:
whoa - another married grad student in chicago. that makes us like ... well. nothing really. but it is cool to meet someone in vaguely the exact same situation
i'm a political scientist actually - but i do political theory & american (urban) politics as my fields. i'll stop now - b/c i can really go on forever
so what exactly do you study in CS? masters or phd student?
i'm a political scientist actually - but i do political theory & american (urban) politics as my fields. i'll stop now - b/c i can really go on forever
so what exactly do you study in CS? masters or phd student?
magni:
I did not know....
Be my friend and you can explain all these things to me. I don't know what Larry Birdman or Rush's Moving Pictures are. Must be cable land.
Be my friend and you can explain all these things to me. I don't know what Larry Birdman or Rush's Moving Pictures are. Must be cable land.
So, I just saw an amazing burlesque show a few weekends ago - check out the web site - and I thought I'd comb the internet for information on any other performances in the area. To my very pleasant surprise, the Suicide Girls (which I had NEVER heard of before) website showed up in my results. How have I not known about this before? So,...
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magni:
Hay welcome to the website.
There is a decent sized community here and we end up doing at least a few modest sized get togethers.
Join SGChicago and check it out. Or SGMidwest.
I was at that show by the way. Simply amazing!
There is a decent sized community here and we end up doing at least a few modest sized get togethers.
Join SGChicago and check it out. Or SGMidwest.
I was at that show by the way. Simply amazing!
phantomvi:
Welcome! Actually, SG Chicago has problems getting it's shit together, but we've had a few parties and quite a few of us know each other outside of the site...We're all good people
So where are you studying at?
So where are you studying at?
actually, that's really cool that your friend worked on the movie. the visual effects *are* pretty cool. and i would still say the movie is worth seeing - don't invest THAT MUCH in my vain ramblings. after all, *tons* of critics love this movie and i'm just a crabby grad student.
Yeah they had thunderdome when I went too. Awsome experience. Great Links...brings back fantastic memories...
Cheers