Gatorade’s new Propel “Vitamin Enhanced Water Beverage” is completely not like what i expecting. I was thinking it was gonna be a really watered down flavor, but it wasn’t. It was quite tasty. The peach flavor is quite good. Gatorade…
Spike TV logo is totally lame. It’s the freakin network for men, and they have this totally pansy-a55 logo. Here’s what some others have to say: “The Spike TV logo captures the sense of personality that will surround the first…
The quest with Headliners (my work’s cafeteria in the Tribune Tower) and their elusive breakfast burrito: 8/18: MONDAY the first email to Headliners: I haven’t seen the breakfast burritos in awhile. Do they make regular appearances? All I ever seem…
I just finished organizing our paper samples cabinet at work. We have four lateral file drawers full of paper samples and paper swatch books. All the samples are now dated and any new stuff will get a date, so we…
Sunday was croquet at my brother’s new house. We played with official equipment, but the wickets were just way too skinny for Erik’s bumpy lawn. We played only one game with them, then we switched over to normal wire wickets.…
I installed the air coniditioner in my apartment. It just go too darned hot lately. But I’m really proud how well installed it is. It’s a bit sloppy, but the thing is sturdy as anything. You can even open the…
I ate six crackers in 71 seconds for three times in a row. Talk about consistency. And each time was a different technique. 1) 3 + 3 2) 4 + 2 3) 4 + 2 and a new munching technique…
Went to the cubs game on friday. We found a nice cajun food place just south of wrigley to eat at. I was so surprised that it wasn’t totally packed. We went to two bars before that, but they had…
Looks like this weekend is gonna be a busy one. Molly’s birthday party is on Saturday and croquet at Erik’s house on Sunday. I hope my mullet wig comes in time!
I officially found out today that I got three different graphic design projects into the Graphic Design:USA annual (will come out in december 2003). One is a banner ad series for the comic strip Lola. Another is a round postcard…
Can you eat six crackers in sixty seconds? The way to do it is to not stop when you reach one minute. Finish eating all six crackers and check your time. Then next attempt, try to get shave off five…
My new finishing move for croquet is called “The Mallet Mullet”. Before hitting the final winning stroke to seal the game, I’ll put on the mullet wig. There’s nothing more embarrassing than getting beat by a guy with a mullet.
I have become one of THEM, for today I have ordered cable! I have never had cable in my life, the only time was freshman year in college. What convinced me? Spongebob Squarepants. He has me under his spell. The…
Went home this weekend. Saturday was National Croquet Day, and my Aunt from Ireland was coming in, so we had a relative get together and that means. Chicago Croquet Squirearchy of Gentlefolk was gonna play some bad a55 croquet. But…
I thought the TMS tradeshow was today. It’s the annual company wide event where all the divisions and departments get together. Each section has their own table and they talk about what they do. I was to man our booth…
Going home tomorrow, cuz my Aunt Carol is coming in from overseas (she’s on vacation this time of year). But my brother can’t come, cuz he’s got a wedding to go to. That’s bummer. But we’ll probably still play some…
Today some of the big boats are coming down the river from the lake (but not beyond the michigan ave bridge). There aren’t enough parking spots on lake michigan by navy pier, so they are parking some of the big…
I finished the templates for the Mark Bazer website, and after work today, I’ll be showing Mark the files and how to update his site. I have a feeling that it’s gonna take alotta time to show him everything. I…
Mark Bazer writes a funny humor column. He liked the job that I did for his sell sheet, so he asked me to design his website. Client: Mark Bazer (After I worked on the site, the current live site has…
View this %%265-6561_IMG_400.jpg]image and answer this question: A) Does this toy shoot out discs that look like UFOs or B) Does this toy shoot discs at UFOs? inspired by mindbending power of the alien, David Rothkopf
Called Heather back about the high school reunion. It was weird, cuz the phone rang like four times and I was expecting to leave a message. But there was a click and a pause, and I was like, “uh hello?”…
And then talking about the difference between British croquet and American croquet: “The point might be made: is not such American exuberance, and the harsh price it often exacts, preferable to what Max Shulman has called the “awfully finicky, nit-picking…
got my blogger tshirt in the mail today. Rather ironic now that I just dumped blogger about a week ago. Now, do i take it out of the bag and wear it? Or do I save it inside the bag,…
Ohmigosh, this morning on the L while reading this old book “The Game of Croquet” from 1968, there’s these funny quotes (given the old context of the book) “My grandchildren are not hippies; if they were they would have no…
