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Fun at work
Thoughts about xeroxing your face
A few days ago I xeroxed my face on our copier at work. The scanning bed was left open, and was just begging for something fun to be done. I did one copy of my face, then I grabbed a coworker and we each did one. Decades ago, this was classic way of having fun …
Drinking coffee from a giant Ewok head
Ever want to have the unrelentless energy of a hyper Ewok? Those little creatures on the Moon of Endor constantly hop around chitter-chattering a million words per minute. Now you can wield the power of the Ewok! Drink the rare power energy drink of the Ewok tribe of Miwok. The drink comes straight from the …
The best post office in Chicago
I nearly made the post office worker cry (tears of joy) Do you have a favorite Post Office? I bet many people can list their least favorite post offices. We’ve all waited in long lines at understaffed post offices. Let me tell you a secret. I have the best post office ever. EVER. This wonderful …
Invite for Tribune Content Agency holiday party
How to fit 100 columnists, 15 comic strips, and 50 employees into one holiday invite. This year I was asked to design the invite to our company holiday party this year. Normally, this would be finding some nice holiday stock art on our photo service. But this year I wanted to have a little more …
I did a five-foot wide pencil rubbing on my last day in the Tribune Tower
Goodbye, Tower. I just left the Tribune Tower for the last time. On my way out, I made a giant five-foot wide pencil rubbing. Here’s a four-minute video with me narrating its creation along with a time-lapse. Etched into the walls of the Tribune Tower lobby are famous quotes about newspapers and publishing. I did …
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Stumbling upon the Tribune Tower farewell speech given by the Chicago Tribune head editor
Well, I just happened to stumble upon the Chicago Tribune editorial floor right before the head editor gave a speech to the entire staff. I work on the 3rd floor with the advertising staff of the Tribune. Editorial is on the 4th floor. I was getting a routine snack at the vending machine on the …
Tribune Tower plans to become a rocketship
One more week in the Tribune Tower. Next Friday, we move. Word around is that right after we move, the entire building is being gutted. Right away. We aren’t allowed to come back. The following Monday we immediately go to work in the Prudential. We are to NEVER COME BACK TO THE TOWER EVER. FOREVER …
The last Pay Day bar
A message I sent to a vending machine company: We have a vending machine on the 3rd floor of the Tribune Tower in Chicago (435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611). Almost every day I get a Pay Day bar. Sometimes twice a day! Today I hit D7 on the vending machine. My delicious Pay …
A secret closet in the Tribune Tower has one of my photos on display
The Tribune Tower has many locked doors leading to secret closets. Walk down any hallway, and you are sure to encounter a locked door that leads to a mysterious place. One of these such doors is on the 14th floor of the Tribune Tower where I have worked for 15 years. While going home late …
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How to make a surrealist sculpture with office supplies and a finger monster
If you had to make a surrealist sculpture only with office supplies and a finger monster, what would you make? Walking around the 14th floor of the Tribune Tower with a finger monster wedged onto my finger, I weighed my options. Surrealism is all about irrational juxtaposition of images and words. So simply take one …
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