October 24, 2009
This wine is a monster

This wine is a monster

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I got a sketch by @thejillthompson! Little Delirium of The Endless w/ my kitties Persephone & Riley - proceedes go to PAWS Chicago =^_^=

I got a sketch by @thejillthompson! Little Delirium of The Endless w/ my kitties Persephone & Riley - proceedes go to PAWS Chicago =^_^=

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October 21, 2009
8th & Wabash - thanks @blanduh!

8th & Wabash - thanks @blanduh!

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October 14, 2009
seaofstatic: gorr: Starbucks charges for wifi now?? Wtf is that shit? No offense to those fine people in the green aprons, but that is ridiculous. I miss Espresso and Paradiso. Suburbia sucks. Except for the Elmhurst Library which is awesome and had Pather Panchali in stock.And free wifi. You get two hours for free with a registered starbucks card (you can get one with the $5 minimum on it) that has been used/reloaded in the past 30 days. Call 1-800-STARBUC if it doesn’t work. And I don’t think it blocks you after two hours, people sit there forever using their laptops. Hope that helps. If you have AT&T DSL you can log in with your account email & pwd and use it as long as you like - a perk of being a subscriber

seaofstatic:

gorr:

Starbucks charges for wifi now?? Wtf is that shit? No offense to those fine people in the green aprons, but that is ridiculous. I miss Espresso and Paradiso. Suburbia sucks.

Except for the Elmhurst Library which is awesome and had Pather Panchali in stock.
And free wifi.

You get two hours for free with a registered starbucks card (you can get one with the $5 minimum on it) that has been used/reloaded in the past 30 days. Call 1-800-STARBUC if it doesn’t work. And I don’t think it blocks you after two hours, people sit there forever using their laptops. Hope that helps.

If you have AT&T DSL you can log in with your account email & pwd and use it as long as you like - a perk of being a subscriber

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October 12, 2009
At the corner of Riverside & Madison, look down or you’ll miss it

At the corner of Riverside & Madison, look down or you’ll miss it

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September 30, 2009
Last car, last seat, brown line

Last car, last seat, brown line

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September 27, 2009
The movie I saw yesterday. Perhaps they did that intentionally.

The movie I saw yesterday. Perhaps they did that intentionally.

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September 15, 2009
“ When confidence is undermined or ruptured, it can be difficult to do the simplest things, or to take any enjoyment even in trying
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September 14, 2009
On a tree along Mozart Ave

On a tree along Mozart Ave

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September 13, 2009
i didn't recognize the name at first [Norman Borlaug]

but when i had read the article, and pretty much knew this was the guy that had been interviewed in the “Eat This!’ episode [s1e11] of Penn & Teller’s: Bullshit. that interview stuck with me because this man did so much good for the world. so very much.

i distinctly remember an argument with my last gf, more than a year ago, a dinner conversation where we talked about vegetarian motivations.  eventually the convo swung arond to GMOs and she had an adamant point of view about the subject, the POV that they are “evil franken-foods” and we “dont know what the effects are”. i tried to cite this interview with Borlaug and say that it seemed silly to be so adamantly against GMO produce for the sake of it. she came across vehemantly polarized, and i wasn’t able to articulate myself, and got frustrated.

i remember feeling really angry because [at the time] i respected her for how smart she is, but could not see why she wouldn’t do anything but spout rhetoric, instead of have an adult conversation about it. i remember that it really turned me off wanting anything to do with her “green-ness” and “crunchy hippie ways”. is it really that hard to have a conviction about something and not fall into a rhetorical stereotype?

i guess it takes effort. it’s easy to think you’re done. you’re all there, and not have to spend any more effort. well, you do. you have to keep learning, and keep challenging yourself and keep holding that vigilence.

and i didn’t even need a master’s degree to figure that out.

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