Olivia is Ferosch

Joel and I are going to Milwaukee for NYE.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:22:05 -0500

1/2 what it would cost here for much more.

Need restaurant recommendations though. It seems so difficult to find out anything about Milwaukee, a town seemingly in a bit of an interweb stone age.

Fun times

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:33 -0500

Fun times

tylercoates: choire: “We have nothing to fear from love and...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:49:56 -0500

tylercoates:

choire:

“We have nothing to fear from love and commitment.”

“[This vote] is about the fairness of people who are of the right age, of sound mind, who choose to live together, share everything together, and want to be able to have the protections that government grants those of us who have the privilege of marriage and treat it so cavalierly in our society.”

britticisms: “Night Time” by The Xx The Xx are rather clever at...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:17:06 -0500

britticisms:

“Night Time” by The Xx

The Xx are rather clever at creating songs that lead to unexpected places. “Night Time,” quite possibly my favorite song by the group, sounds as if it will lead to some sort of euphoric climax of House music proportions, and yet, right when you expect it all to happen, the song cuts short. It is not quite danceable, yet it makes you want to move, if only minutely.

I love this song. I wish more of the album was like this.

If you or a friend is planning a wedding in 2010, please stop by...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:33:17 -0500

If you or a friend is planning a wedding in 2010, please stop by this great little event on Thursday with my wonderful friends from the best design firm in town….plus, cupcakes!!

ennuipartie: my boys::taken by trees (animal collective...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:47 -0500

ennuipartie:

my boys::taken by trees (animal collective cover)

thanks for the musiq, craighton!

one of my favourite songs.

Bacon cake by HotChocolate

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:02:29 -0500

Bacon cake by HotChocolate

Pro blog Catered by Frontera; groom is chef de cuisine at...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:00 -0500

Pro blog

Catered by Frontera; groom is chef de cuisine at Topolobampo (more on which will be coming soon…he cooked for us on Saturday and it was phenomenal).

Thanks to Frank for the top two (do you still have a tumblr????)

These were both shot on film; unedited. Pro blog for more.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:33 -0500

These were both shot on film; unedited.

Pro blog for more.

I apparently didn’t post these here. Pro blog for more.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:59:08 -0500

I apparently didn’t post these here.

Pro blog for more.

These were both shot on slide film; unedited. Pro blog for more.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:59:00 -0500

These were both shot on slide film; unedited.

Pro blog for more.

A Good Idea

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:47:00 -0500

Overall, I am glad they have replaced the coin parking meters with the automated ones. I never had enough quarters in my car, and especially as rates have increased, plunking eight quarters down with frequency just wasn’t very feasible.

That said, the machines have become a bit of an annoyance*. Particularly if it is cold or rainy out, walking down the block to the machine, fumbling with your wallet to find your credit card, often having to reswipe for it to read right, and then twiddling your thumbs while you wait for the receipt can prove to be an annoying task. I realize it is less than 60 seconds of time overall, most likely, but it is one of those little mundane annoyances that just irks me. I am particularly thinking about what an enormous PITA this will be once the throes of winter are upon us. Trudging through snow in the wrong direction, having to take off your gloves, waiting out there impatiently. Not what I want to do when it’s 8 degrees outside.

Anyway, what WOULD be smart is if LAZ created something akin to the I-PASS, basically a little automated device that you could buy, stick in your window and fill up online with a credit card. It could have some sort of digital display and you would start and stop it as necessary for parking. I assume there are probably only about five rate fees in the city overall—you could perhaps make it so you would choose the zone you’re in and that number would display on the unit to ensure you are paying the correct amount.** People might want to steal them if they had $100s of dollars on them, but it could be set up to refill in increments of $20. This would not only solve the problem of annoyance for many people, but it would also save on paper*** and help to further Chicago’s pseudo-green mission.****

*This is totally a white whine
**This obviously needs some more thought.
***I have about a thousand of those little slips.
****Heavy emphasis on pseudo.

"Michael Kenneth Williams, who played Omar, the gay robber/moral heart of The Wire, is in the..."

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:16:03 -0500

“

Michael Kenneth Williams, who played Omar, the gay robber/moral heart of The Wire, is in the just-released film The Road. But back to The Wire: did you know Williams was broke and living in the projects right through season two?

Well, according to his interview with New York, it wasn’t The Wire that saved him, financially — it was starring as Sergeant James in R. Kelly’s Trapped In The Closet.

”

- This is amazing on several levels. via

cmpblldllghn:iamsosorry:interweber:

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:41:00 -0500

cmpblldllghn:iamsosorry:interweber:

allthelatestmoves: Kitten Surprise. (via) sooo cute!

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:21:35 -0500

allthelatestmoves:

Kitten Surprise. (via)

sooo cute!

wearethedigitalkids: Be Cool “Beauty, to me, is about being...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:57:11 -0500

wearethedigitalkids:

Be Cool

“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.”

Every time I see these illustrations I love them so much! I want a bunch of them printed. I love this particular one. Love me some red lipstick. Tried to buy a new one today (Nars, Flamenco) but it was all sold out. Wah wah.

Today was a good and obvious reminder that family is family and will always be family.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:23:13 -0500

Today was a good and obvious reminder that family is family and will always be family.

jeffcagle: soupsoup: This man, a New York City fireman, was...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:05:12 -0500

jeffcagle:

soupsoup:

This man, a New York City fireman, was literally run over by a bus. The bike seat cracked his pelvis, he had multiple broken bones in his leg and his shoulder. He lost his entire body’s blood supply three times over. He was expected to die.

After years of recovery, he ran a marathon and [completed] an Ironman [triathlon].

Whenever you think you can’t do something, read about Matthew Long. (Photo: Watts/News)

nicholasscimeca: I caught Michael reading blogs today at work...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:47 -0500

nicholasscimeca:

I caught Michael reading blogs today at work so I told him to get back to work but then he was like “Sorry, I found a gem” and when I saw it, I let him pass. Hilarious.

(via michaelvorel)

"Growing up in Paris, Sebastian Bensidoun longed to live in Chicago — a city that captured his..."

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:52 -0500

“

Growing up in Paris, Sebastian Bensidoun longed to live in Chicago — a city that captured his imagination on childhood visits.

Now he hopes Chicagoans are longing to shop like Parisians. Next week Mr. Bensidoun’s family company will open the French Market, a 15,000-square-foot, European-style shopping emporium, in the Ogilvie Transportation Center. …

Mr. Bensidoun, 35, hopes the train station won’t be his last stop downtown. He envisions two more indoor markets in the city. But he knows he’ll have to prove at Ogilvie that Chicagoans will shop like the French — picking up a loaf of bread from one vendor, a bottle of wine from another.

”

- A little bite of Paris | Crain’s Chicago Business

We will, we will.