Author Archives: robchristopher

Cold one today! It was delightful to be walking to the el in my arctic parka, snow swirling around. High of 28 here today. The bedroom seemed plenty warm last night while we slept. I’d rather have things a little … Continue reading →

Book Signing for 100 Spinning Plates by Rob Christopher @ Chicago’s premier indie bookstore, Quimby’s Friday, 21 November 2003 8.00 pm Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W North Avenue http://www.quimbys.com

My gosh, what a beautiful sunny day it is here. I will take advantage of it by going outside on my lunch and walking over to Cook Bros. Looking for some more candles/assorted cgeap wholesale goodies. Today is going well. … Continue reading →

Last night was a wonderful evening. First I went to the gym, which is amazing considering that I had just woken up from a long nap. But Andy had made us some tea with our new kettle, and that perked … Continue reading →

He owned his own business. It was an upholstry shop. He upholstered furniture for the ‘perry mason’ tv movies. He said that raymond burr was a nice guy. He took me to see ‘lawrence of arabia.’ He remodled the basement … Continue reading →

We are quiet as a tomb here at work today. Last night we watched “On The Beach” on DVD. It’s a long, sober account of the last humans left on earth after the rest of the world has been destroyed … Continue reading →

Well just now, for the first time ever, I gave money to a political campaign. I just pledged $25 to Howard Dean via his website (www.deanforamerica.com). I really believe that if there’s anyone who can beat Bush, it’s gotta be … Continue reading →

Last night I watched a very intriguing film called “It Happened Here.” It basically asks the question: what if England had been invaded by the Nazis and occupied for several years? It takes place in this fictional Britian of 1943. … Continue reading →

Well well well. I did it! Last night I dragged the bf (Andy) along to Best Buy and bought the computer. It’s funny: after all the rebates for everything, the entire system (CPU, printer, monitor) was a bit less than … Continue reading →

Today after work I’m going to Best Buy with Andy to look at computers. Will I be taking one home with me? Probably not, although the temptation will be strong. I need to look and think. Out of the ones … Continue reading →