Author Archives: robchristopher

Julie London’s recording of “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” is probably the sultriest, sexiest wintertime song ever. No wonder it sat unreleased in the vaults of Capitol for more than 45 years. (At the moment it’s available … Continue reading →

stolen from my friend Kyle: “George Bush has started an ill-timed and disastrous war under false pretenses by lying to the American people and to the Congress; he has run a budget surplus into a severe deficit; he has consistently … Continue reading →

Andy got the job! Senior Reference Assistant/Stacks Manager for Special Collections. His tidyness will soon spread throughout the Newberry like so much creeping moss.

After work I met up with thejeremyshow and we went out to Mark’s Chinese on Halsted (a soothingly mediocre establishment that I hadn’t eaten at in at least ten years). Dinner was followed by a trail of Manhattans and Whiskey … Continue reading →

Edgar tendered his letter of resignation and turned in his laptop today. Our best, only really competent salesperson … vamoose. We shook hands and he wished me luck; he said, “Well, one door closes and another one opens.” It’s too … Continue reading →

ATTENTION EVERYONE ON LJ: You’re invited to attend a free screening of this new DVD! Feel free to bring friends (and get ready to have some great discussions afterwards). Everyone has seen Wal-Mart’s lavish television commercials, but have you ever … Continue reading →

Last night I took part in a 2-hour ‘focus group’ (i.e. market research session) about air travel. Yadda yadda yadda, I now have a free round-trip ticket to anywhere in the continental U.S. that Southwest flies! Portland, here I come! … Continue reading →

“Umm, James {IT dept head} is out sick today … do you guys need to print today?”

Finished a new draft of the novel! 43.5K words! What does it mean? Not … too … much. Needs work.

from Daily Kos: “Republicans will no doubt continue to wail about the criminalization of politics, faced with a truly remarkable array of investigations, indictments, and, well… felons. But if you don’t want politics to become criminalized, the answer would seem … Continue reading →