Old brick buildings do look cool. However, it is kind of like that soda commercial where the rusted Chevy has a cool interior remod, but with bricks instead of rust.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gus - Feb 24, 2005 11:56:30 pm PST #1125 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
aurelia - Feb 25, 2005 12:00:42 am PST #1126 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That's what tuckpointing is for. All the brick is part of Chicago's identity, and the old buildings have some great detail work that is less likely to happen in new construction. I love that restoration is such a big thing here. And I don't have to drive my apartment to work.
Gus - Feb 25, 2005 12:06:50 am PST #1127 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
(Back from googling "tuckpointing" [link] )
You have to drive to work? The theatrical life is a hard life.
(I work at home. My morning drive consists of stumbling down the corridor to the coffee pot. )
Noumenon - Feb 25, 2005 12:19:08 am PST #1128 of 10002
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
And about 3' of height.
I naturally read that as 3" and went through a period of wondering how the camera could have lied to me so. It could have been some kind of perspective trick with a giant-size microphone and a ceiling that got higher as it neared the stage. Janine Giraffealo.
Gus - Feb 25, 2005 12:24:19 am PST #1129 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Janeanne Giraffealo
I wish I could draw. I can see this. It is funny.
Gus - Feb 25, 2005 1:03:26 am PST #1130 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Want a tread slaughtered?
Dial 1-800-Mnk-eboy
Laura - Feb 25, 2005 2:13:20 am PST #1131 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
YaY! It's Friday!
YaY! Consuela's back!
Still smiling about the cuteness that was OC. Already forgot the not cute parts.
Theodosia - Feb 25, 2005 3:01:13 am PST #1132 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Consuela being back is indeed a good thing!
Even though I woke up at 4:30, I'm still feeling pretty good. We'll see if this feeling lasts after I get to work....
Laura - Feb 25, 2005 3:43:10 am PST #1133 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
I hope so Theo. Being sick over the weekend would not be a good plan.
tommyrot - Feb 25, 2005 4:12:53 am PST #1134 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Wired:
Semenchanted Evening
An Illinois man has won the right to sue his ex-girlfriend for using his sperm to impregnate herself without his permission. Richard Phillips, a family doctor in Chicago, says he never had intercourse with Sharon Irons, also a doctor. They did, however, have oral sex three times during their brief affair; Irons apparently saved some of Phillips' semen and secretly impregnated herself with it. Phillips broke off the relationship when he discovered Irons had lied to him about being divorced. Two years later, she sued him for child support, and DNA tests showed he is the father. While the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that Phillips can sue for emotional distress, it rejected his claims of fraud and theft, agreeing with Irons' lawyers that "when plaintiff 'delivered' his sperm, it was a gift.... There was no agreement that the original deposit would be returned upon request."