Author Archives: robchristopher

Last night we saw Hot Fuzz and I loved it, very very funny. What really makes the movie work is that not only is it a satire of the buddy-buddy action movie, it actually employs the same aesthetic techniques and … Continue reading →

Lurid Phil Spector/Trader Vic’s connection: ” … Trader Vic’s general manager Chai Rojana testified this morning, meanwhile, that the Navy Grogs Spector ordered are signature drinks that contain three shots of rum apiece. Bartender Ming Fong Chu added that he … Continue reading →

John Cage sums it up for me quite well: I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND I AM SAYING IT AND THAT IS POETRY

What an anticlimax: I just found out that I didn’t get the job. Which, by the way, was for an assistant producing position at WTTW, a local PBS station. O well. Really. If anything, this experience has proven that I’m … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ve finally scanned and uploaded the photos from my London trip. That is, the ones that came out decently. I’m 99% sure that the airport x-ray machines fogged my film. Perhaps twice. Which really ticks me off. Anyway here … Continue reading →

What a totally schizo week.  On the one hand, each work day has more or less been like journeying through various circles of hell. And yesterday, if not for a reserve of self-control, I would have totally lost it and … Continue reading →

I feel like quitting right now. Right now, right here. Just quitting this job and saying, “See ya later.” I really, really do hope I get good news next week, or I’m afraid of what might happen.  The big boss … Continue reading →

Grr. I hafta work late tonight to cover a coworker’s shift. It was just sprung on me, and seeing as how everyone else is either off today or travelling it’s all down to me. I guess I could get all huffy … Continue reading →

The job interview this morning went (I thought) very, very well. I was articulate (I thought) and gave thoughtful answers, and I also demonstrated (I thought) genuine enthusiasm. Not to second-guess anything of course. Also, I “dressed up” for it … Continue reading →

Jeremy had access to a car last night so on a wild hair we drove to Logan Square and had dinner at Friendship Chinese. Neither of us had never been, but I remember the place from when I had lived … Continue reading →