missives from the great beyond (2009-07-03)

@tubadood5150 Nothin’… watching block after block of cars completely fail to go anywhere, after city fireworks… Some ppl can’t be taught in reply to tubadood5150 #
@Ipstenu Hellz yeah! in reply to Ipstenu #
And, if you really MUST drive, since you knew it was going to be awful, maybe you could… I dunno… relax and lay off the horn a little? #
I mean, seriously. Why would you drive downtown for the fireworks? What are you thinking? You *KNOW* it’s going to be awful. Why not CTA? #
Ah, the third of July… aka “Look at all the poor bastards who drove downtown to watch the fireworks, hahahahahahaha” night. #
@Ipstenu It’s hard out here for a pimp. in reply to Ipstenu #
Jubilee scarf is done, done, done! On the blocking wires! Yaaaaaay! #
Mmmmm. Threw pestering-for-food hungry cat out of bedroom in wee hours when he woke me; then slept 6 more blissful hours. SLEEP RULES. #

posted on 3 July 2009 at 22:18 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-07-02)

Now to find out this wknd if book on linux kernel tuning has anything useful for current work project. Cross fingers! #
Am impressed with Chi Pub Lib’s selection of tech books. Now feel like a moron for buying; could’ve just got from library when needed. #
@secabeen Whoever has stolen your phone is frightening me! in reply to secabeen #
On way home, directed some ‘burbers to “real Chicago deep dish pizza,” then got asked if Printer’s Row was safe to walk around in. F’reals. #
@naughtyknitterz What sort of topics do you have in mind? in reply to naughtyknitterz #
@redeyechicago Power-wash the Division blue line stop. (And hope that the grime isn’t actually holding the concrete together.) in reply to redeyechicago #
You know, with my insane nutso schedule of doom lately, finding time to fit in “Harry Potter” around the 15th will be … challenging. Bah! #
@chowbok Your spam checker is Polish…and a really bad speller? in reply to chowbok #
@whitesoxgame 07:10? Surely you mean either 19:10 or 7:10pm? :) in reply to whitesoxgame #
Can’t decide if should go to hash this evening (haven’t been in like 5 wks), call pers trnr for appt, or just relax on 1st free nt in wks. #
@hubbit Truthfully I wouldn’t mind at all IF I HAD MY $#%^&*^%$^&* BALCONY BACK!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. in reply to hubbit #
@hubbit Um. Yes? No? What’s the right answer? I didn’t do it!!! in reply to hubbit #
Hey. You people with firecrackers. It’s only the first, dudes. Wait ’til Saturday! #
@hubbit Hablo solomente inglés y francés por Twitter. ;) ¿Y tú? in reply to hubbit #
*So* looking forward to this wknd and next week: NOTHING extracurricular on schedule until 14th. A chance to relax! #
Should also note that have been near-obsessed with trying to spot the Chicago Y lately. http://is.gd/1l3Tz Most rcntly spotted in Grant Prk. #
Super cool. RT @ForgottenChi: New Forgotten Chicago feature - Long Lost Loop Lanes - http://bit.ly/123RHM #
Dammit. I was still holding out, hoping against hope that I might have my balcony back for this weekend. I guess I should give up now. #

posted on 2 July 2009 at 22:18 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-07-01)

Got 95% on Spanish test! Yay me! Unfortch have no idea which I missed, hard to study this way–stupid blackboard. #
Homework done; flash cards made; ready (hopefully) for Spanish test tmrw; kitchen clean; laundry…contemplated, laughed at, and ignored. #
Was just v. nonplussed to discover #whitesox in a rain delay (”but it’s not *raining*!”), until remembered they are on the road. Doh. #
Homework defense: LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON. Raaaaaaaaar. #
Remembering sharing my fish ‘n chips with a stranger on the street in SoHo (and his “Ooh, chips!” greeting) last Jan still makes me smile. #

posted on 1 July 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-30)

Federal Plaza farmer’s market RULES. I has fresh cherries and asparagus!! NOM NOM NOM #
This is my opinion as well: http://tinyurl.com/ygc9w2 #
My Bluetooth mouse & iMac have refused to speak to each other for 5 days now. Anyone have any favorites to suggest as a replacement? #mac #
I do like subpoena wording though. “…the deponent, SABRINA DOWNARD, shall appear.” As if by MAGIC! With UNICORNS! And PIXIE DUST! YAAAYY! #
And now, back to try and pick up from where I was before that harmless-looking dude in a Hawaiian shirt knocked on my front door. #
You know, the phrase “You’ve been subpoenaed” is really something I could have done without hearing, addressed to me, this evening. #

posted on 30 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-29)

In honor of wooly pressies from @sanityknit, listening to BBC Radio Scotland talk of Holyrood. No idea there was debate over pronunciation! #
Back in Chitown! Hooray. Balcony still undone; Taste still effing up traffic; but cats still love me so I guess it’s all okay. #
Bizarre: Sunny D ad featuring “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” in some sort of weirdly cheerful remix. Way to brk my cncentratn, Sunny D. #

posted on 29 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

Truck nutz on the turnpike

posted on 29 June 2009 at 11:18 by flickrmoblogger to etc :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-27)

Ha! So much awesome! Location for Camp Pluckyfluff Chicago: Loopy Yarns, aka “LYS 150 yds from my front door.” SCORE. #

posted on 27 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-26)

LET’S GO, #WHITESOX! *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap* #
Today’s Knitting Daily pattern http://tinyurl.com/nvzhm7 makes me wonder anew about splitting Nelly into 2 parts & grafting, for symmetry. #
Hitting .381 with runners in scoring position? WANT. http://tinyurl.com/ll3yl3 #whitesox #
http://bit.ly/L6lws
+1 #
Dear dude from the elevator whose ringtone got a tinny version of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ stuck in my head: I hate you. #
Well, I would #unfollowperezhilton except I was never following him in the first place because he’s really irritating. #
http://bit.ly/z5mDG
is still killing me, every time I look at it. #
I want you all to know that I got nearly 10% into explaining my .plan before wordpress ate the entry unsaved and I decided, fuck it. #
And that last tweet was said from POV of someone who walks past empty shell of frmr Rose Records & mourns anew at least 2x wk, fyi. #
Shameful confession: Was just thinking of buying CDs as gift for someone & realized: couldn’t think of good shop. Rock Records still there? #

posted on 26 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-25)

Pods!! #whitesox Dude, you keep surprising the hell out of me. So much awesome. #
RIP Michael Jackson. What else to say? #
COME OONNNNN #WHITESOX y’all can do it! #
Also, the thrill of it nearly being time to go home loses some magic when you’re going home to 6 hours of homework. #
Really, really, really wish I could make some significant progress on this one particular system problem. Have made some, but … sigh. #
Sometimes battling boneheadedness is more than I have the strength for. Can I go, like, write a 12-page paper now? Please? #
I wish there was a practical train schedule between here and Cleveland. It’s stupid that there isn’t. Rly, choice betwn 1 and 5AM arrivals? #
Also, seem to have surpassed 2k tweet barrier in past few days. Feel that there should have been a fanfare or something. #
Am tired of “When is Hetero Pride” complaints. Got no flag, get no parade - that’s the rules. (Also, you have no go-go boys, so are boring.) #
Also, in other news, I think Blackboard was designed by monkeys. Monkeys who can’t design UIs. #
So, evidently I was looking in wrong Blackboard place, missed pile of homework assignments for class tonight. Fuck. Now have 2x next wk. #

posted on 25 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

in which i think i am an idiot.

So. Let’s just see here.

150 pages of reading to do before next Monday’s creativity class.
About 20 pages of reading before next Wednesday’s writing class, but five short (one to two page) papers, two of which are due immediately because they were actually due today but I didn’t see them on Blackboard so I didn’t do them. Plus I have to go through magazines and look for ads to use as examples for a class exercise. And scan last week’s notes to send to a couple classmates.
Half a chapter of Spanish to finish up before Monday morning, plus extra studying before my test, which is Wednesday right before writing class. ¡Madre de Dios!
Two books checked out from the library today on potential topics for final project for creativity class, which I need to at least skim significant portions of over the next two weeks.

Oh, and also I’m driving 12 hours round trip to Ohio and back to go to honorary nephew’s graduation party this weekend.

Jesus. Someone remind me why I decided that going back to school was a good idea? (I may need you to do this on a continuing basis, about … say … once every twelve weeks or so for the next couple of years?)

posted on 24 June 2009 at 21:36 by sabrina to life goals, skool :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-24)

Yay! Got clearance from the tower to try out something I’ve been toying with for the past few days. Excited to see if it works! #
Ran 4 errands (cat prescription; bits to repair grocery cart; grocery shopping; beer run), home w/ cold Goose Island by 1830. <3 loop lving! #

posted on 24 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

something that is completely frigging awesome about my life

leave work at 5:20. walk to CVS to pick up cat’s prescription. walk to ace hardware to look for and buy a replacement washer and linchpin to fix my grocery cart’s broken wheel. walk to jewel to buy fresh produce. walk to convenience store and buy a sixer of Goose Island.

home, drinking said Goose Island and listening to the White Sox pregame on WSCR by 6:30.

LIVING IN THE LOOP == COMPLETELY PWNS THE ENTIRE WORLD.

posted on 23 June 2009 at 18:42 by sabrina to chez niqui, chicago :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-23)

Dear ChiPubLib: can has that book I put on hold a week ago yet? Pleeeease? You have a copy at HW that isn’t checked out, now! <3, –s. #
I am a good little Girl Scout, and I hope $former_employer appreciates that about me! #
Dear Newest Release of Office: Jesus, do you have to be *this* ugly and non-functional? Give me my Excel worksheet tabs back!! no love, –s. #
Also, question: If I knitted 2 rows on each WIP every day, how long to finish all of them? (and/or lose place horribly and give up?) #
Class got out early today, so did a yoga DVD, and then by the time I got done with that had time to knit exactly 2 rows before time fr bed. #

posted on 23 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-22)

“Results 1 - 10 of about 67,600 for a tim burton film starring johnny depp and helena bonham carter.” #
This shirt.woot is for you, @shadow and @RevPirateDan: http://bit.ly/Z7McV #
Now that they’ve banned BBQing on floats at Pride, I totally want to do it. Fight the man! GIVE ME MY BURGERS & NUDITY! #
Stay classy, Bacardi. http://is.gd/19cIB Even if it did run for “only” two months, y’all still approved it in the first place. #
Done with homework! Done! Done! (Until class tomorrow.) #

posted on 22 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-21)

Eye-melting homework schedule. Just spent about 3 hours working on Spanish. Fortunately, ¡me gusto la clase de español! #

posted on 21 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

missives from the great beyond (2009-06-20)

Just adopted two classrooms via http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/, one in Englewood and one at my mom’s high school. Kinda neat. #
Awesome time-waster in just six words: Flickr. “Cat in a box.” Slideshow. http://is.gd/17t6N #
Really want to try this http://is.gd/17lTh sock yarn! Is dirt dirt dirt cheap & has good reviews! But I am still not buying yarn … SIGH. #
Also, woke up this morning and they were stil there — it wasn’t a dream! I have balcony railings again!!! #
MY BALCONY HAS RAILINGS AGAIN!!!!!! (Okay, they’re still foam-wrapped, and the balcony is still blocked off, but … RAILINGS! HOPE!!!!!) #
Hm. The weather radar could be less…forboding. #

posted on 20 June 2009 at 17:59 by sabrina to twitter :: link :: ::

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