Monthly Archives: May 2006

Last night’s SNL was the most solid new show of SNL I’ve seen in quite a long time. Some sketches were funnier than others, but there weren’t any clunkers in the bunch. Al Gore’s two sketches were brilliant! Had no … Continue reading →

Last night I dreamt I was waiting in a very long line at a British supermarket. There was going to be some kind of dedication celebration later with a kid’s chior or something and so the store was a mess. … Continue reading →

Sigh, yes, I DO want to watch the Bird Flu movie on ABC tonight. So there.

Umm, d’uh … http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0605080119may08,1,212662.story?coll=chi-news-hed

Well … I did it. After work on Wednesday, June 21st, I’m flying out to Denver. At the airport I’ll pick up my rental car and then drive to my grandmother’s in Lakewood. I’ll spend all day Thursday and Friday … Continue reading →

Oops, looks like I was COMPLETELY wrong about why this day is celebrated. Actually, according to wikipedia: “It commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on … Continue reading →

E-gods, work SUCKS today. Thankfully we’re all staying in a good mood, laughing if off. You see, when we all got here this morning we discovered that our IT department had DELETED US ALL … no profile, no log-in, no … Continue reading →

So Radiohead is coming to Chicago for two shows at the Auditorium Theater. Tix go on sale Saturday morning. Grr, I dunno, it’s tempting. But $50 a pop … ouch …

Wow, check it out: there’s a new Intelligentsia on Randolph between Michigan and Wabash. http://intelligentsiacoffee.com/retail/millennium/04-12-2006 I passed it this morning and it looks pretty darn swank. I bet it’ll be crazy busy in the mornings. I just hope this isn’t … Continue reading →