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House of Jules II: TT2

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:31:38 -0500

Before I write a check & turn in my application, I’m taking my sister to see the loft I fell in love with on Saturday… because I’m a goner.

I fell for the place on first viewing before the door was even all the way open, which is mostly due to the fact that I fell for the kind of dicey…

Good thing I work well under pressure…

I CANNOT get enough of this song. It’s got a driving dance...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:19:44 -0500

I CANNOT get enough of this song. It’s got a driving dance beat and a catchy chorus, and it reminds me of my California trip last month. Who cares that the lyrics are about crashing her car into the bridge and other disastrous relationship details? This song is FUN.

I LOVE IT.

(See what I did there?)

houseofjules2: thebluthcompany: First trailer for Arrested...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:49:54 -0500

houseofjules2:

thebluthcompany:

First trailer for Arrested Development - Season 4!

Oh my god.

I.AM.SO.EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TWO WEEKS!!

cathymccaughan: shitroughdrafts: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:51:37 -0500

cathymccaughan:

shitroughdrafts:

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1925.

Mmm, cake.

neighborhoodr-chicago: chicagobusiness: It’s official: Danny...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:43:30 -0500

neighborhoodr-chicago:

chicagobusiness:

It’s official: Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack is coming to Chicago.

Today in important cheeseburger news.

WHUT??

cathymccaughan: btdt OH THIS MADE ME LAUGH.

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:38:57 -0500

cathymccaughan:

btdt

OH THIS MADE ME LAUGH.

foodiechats: Grilled Bananas with Chocolate and Toasted Coconut...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:36:13 -0500

foodiechats:

Grilled Bananas with Chocolate and Toasted Coconut Flakes!! http://ow.ly/1W5MJ5

Makes me think of Girl Scouts. Definitely resurrecting this “recipe” this summer over our fire pit.

Just had to educate my eighteen-year-old on the fact that Men At Work’s “Be Good,...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:52:02 -0500

Just had to educate my eighteen-year-old on the fact that Men At Work’s “Be Good, Johnny” was a big hit way before it was the “Supernanny” theme song.

Pre-trip checklist

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:02:42 -0600

Passport…check.
Cash…check.
Credit card…check.
Clown nose…check.

When it comes to the song “Scream & Shout” by...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:13:00 -0600

When it comes to the song “Scream & Shout” by will.i.am (featuring Britney Spears), I have found that there is no gray area: people either love it or hate it.

As it happens, I love it and my sister hates it.

The funny thing is, I love it even more since I found out that my sister hates it, because whenever I hear it on the radio I think of my sister doing her fake-British-accent mockery of “All eyes on us…all eyes on us…” and that is HILARIOUS STUFF RIGHT THERE.

Interesting Requirement For A College Scholarship, or "You Don't See THAT Every Day."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:00:41 -0600

* Must be a high school graduate
* Must be enrolled in an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university for Fall
* Must be a legal resident of the United States
* Must have a most recent GPA of 2.0 or above
* Must not be currently incarcerated

houseofjules2: My sister & I tweeted about the Cubs at the...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:12:00 -0600

houseofjules2:

My sister & I tweeted about the Cubs at the exact same time (just as the super bowl ended), and didn’t even plan it!

houseofjules2: USING INSTANT MESSENGER AT WORK FOR VERY...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:30:18 -0600

houseofjules2:

USING INSTANT MESSENGER AT WORK FOR VERY IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL THANGZ

Fave co-worker: My niece is selling girl scout cookies if you want any. They’re $4 a box.

Me: Four dollars per box?! Is the Girl Scout organization approving loans these days?

Fave co-worker: The Girl Scouts are the original artisanal bakers, charging artisanal prices.

Me: Lemme get my dentures in and tell you about how Girl Scout cookies used to be $2/box when I was peddling the shit out of them. What kind of cookies is she selling—not all troops/regions have the same ones available.

Fave co-worker: Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Dosidos, Trefoils, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Much (never heard of it) and Savannah Smiles.

Me: “Thank U Berry Much” is a cookie? Fuck that noise.

Fave co-worker: Its, like, cranberry nonsense.

Me: Hang on, I have to Google those. OH MY GOD THEY’RE CALLED “THANK U BERRY MUNCH”. MUNCH. Like, snack.

Fave co-worker: Munch is a gross word and probably illegal to use around minors.

Me: Stahp, girl scouts. You’re traumatizing me.

Fave co-worker: It’s like the weird ginger of the cookies.

Me: When do you need the cash? Or can I just pay you in organs? I have a kidney worth about $8 that I could trade you for 2 boxes of cookies. Just think about it and get back to me.

You do NOT, under any circumstances, call into a “Rewind” radio station that has a...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:09:20 -0600

You do NOT, under any circumstances, call into a “Rewind” radio station that has a “Class Reunion” lunchtime show and, when the DJ asks, “Are you ready to go back to 1986?” answer “Yeah! That’s when I was born!”

You just DON’T. It’s wrong. Respect your elders.

A Hood? CRAZY CREATIVE.

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:08:00 -0600

The Today Show’s Kevin Tibbles (who I adore, and lives in Chicagoland by the way) is reporting on the deep freeze we’re currently experiencing, and said that it’s so cold that a little wardrobe creativity is in order. Then they showed a woman talking about how she’s wearing a hood today.

Did I miss the memo that said hoods are now a creative way to dress when it’s cold? Just asking.

Currently cracking me up: Roxie, whose ensemble for our walk...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:43:05 -0600

Currently cracking me up: Roxie, whose ensemble for our walk today included the coat I bought for her last year (click here for video)—which actually matches mine almost exactly even though I honestly didn’t realize it until I made the purchase—and her new flannel beer bottle scarves, which were created when we had to trim up the bottom of the pajama pants my sister bought for Jim, for Hanukkah.

While I was on our connecting flight from Ft. Myers, Florida to Cleveland, Ohio, I listened to...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:42:38 -0600

While I was on our connecting flight from Ft. Myers, Florida to Cleveland, Ohio, I listened to “The Best of Howard Jones” while I napped and had a dream that I had to explain to an angry, fifteen-year-old me (who bought that music originally—on cassette—in 1983-84) that it is the only nap-compatible music currently on my iPad. #officiallyold

Every single time I’ve flown since 1980, at the exact moment the plane’s wheels touch...

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:16:53 -0600

Every single time I’ve flown since 1980, at the exact moment the plane’s wheels touch ground upon landing I think of the scene from “Airplane!” in which the woman at the airport announces the plane’s arrival at “Gate 18…gate 19…gate 22…gate 25…”

Listening to Kanye West’s “Homecoming” on Spotify, and after this: “Every...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:00:32 -0600

Listening to Kanye West’s “Homecoming” on Spotify, and after this:

“Every interview I’m representing you making you proud

Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud

Jump in the crowd, spark you lighters, wave em around,

And if you don’t know by now, I’m talking about Chi Town,”

my twenty-year-old son says, “Come on Kanye, you lived in AURORA, not Chicago.”

#westernsuburbsrepresent #betruetoyourroots

I just told my 20-year-old son that all my friends are going to see “The Guilt Trip”...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:26:41 -0600

I just told my 20-year-old son that all my friends are going to see “The Guilt Trip” with their sons, and if he loved me, he’d go with me to see it, too.