June 28, 2004
Offer Accepted!
My real estate guy, Jake sent me the listing. We were the first people to look at it on the first day that they were showing it. I was “as serious as a heart attack” about buying it so, I made a generous offer to purchase. Some might say I made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. Fearing a horse’s...June 25, 2004
Late June at the Movies
There’s been a lot of bad weather so far this summer, so i’ve gone to the movies quite a bit lately. Here’s what i’ve seen: Shrek 2 - I had a really good time watching the first Shrek movie. This one is more of the same. I’m amazed at how well its humor plays to adults. One of the most...June 23, 2004
My Dry Cleaning Lady
My dry cleaning lady’s milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they’re like it’s better than yours, she could teach you, but she’d have to charge. Well, I may be exaggerating just a little bit here. I’ve been going to the same dry cleaner for about six years. The woman who takes my clothes at the counter reminds...June 22, 2004
Bummer!
http://www.lollapalooza.com/ I can’t remember the last time i’ve been this disappointed....June 18, 2004
Father's Day Weekend
I’m looking forward to the weekend. My sister will be in town for a party at my Dad’s house. I rarely see her. It should be fun. I bought him the “24” season two DVD collection for Father’s Day. I gave him season one for his birthday last month. Tony and I went to Best Buy to drop his computer...June 16, 2004
TV's Best Badasses
I finally got around to watching the season finale of Deadwood last night. I was by far the best, most satisfying hour of television that i’ve seen in a long time. The show is so good because it has some of the best badasses on television. So, I started thinking who are TV’s best badasses? Here are my five favorites:...June 15, 2004
The King
The audio commentary by “The King” (Bruce Campbell as Elvis) on the Bubba Ho Tep DVD is hilarious. Near the beginning of the movie, he tells the viewer, “I guess the premise is that they think the King is still alive somewhere. Well, i’ll tell you what, he is alive alright and he’s sitting right here, talking to you”. Between...June 14, 2004
I Survived O'Brien's
I went to O’Brien’s this weekend and am alive to talk about it. For those who don’t know this, O’Brien’s (a pub on 49th and Vilet, also Dan’s favorite watering hole) doesn’t “take kindly to the Poles”. As a matter of fact, i’ve been warned to stay out of there on Tuesday nights. I’m not sure what the exact reason...June 14, 2004 5:13 PM | 1 Comments
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June 12, 2004
House Hunt
I started my house hunt this week. I’ve been disappointed by what i’ve seen so far. It’s hard to believe how little you get for your money. I looked at a duplex in Shorewood a few days ago. It needed a tremendous amount of work and the asking price was $220,000. I’m looking at two more on Tuesday, one in...June 9, 2004
Early June at the Movies
I’ve been to the movies a few times over the past week. Here are some thoughts on what i’ve seen: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - I’ve seen the two previous Harry Potter movies and this one is by far the best of the series. I liked the bus ride sequence, Gary Oldman as the prisoner, and the...June 8, 2004
Guts
I saw Chuck Palahniuk at the Printer’s Row book fair. He read a terrific short story called “Guts”. It’s brutal. Two people in the audience fainted. I found a link to the story. Enjoy. www.seizureandy.com/stuff/guts.html...Fantasy Baseball
Last year, James asked me to join his fantasy baseball league. It was great fun. The other people in the league are big baseball nuts too. I got lucky and won the championship. This year hasn’t gone very well so far. My team is 4-5 and near the bottom of the standings. Some of my team’s big players (Billy Wagner,...June 4, 2004
Bubba Ho Tep
I bought the DVD last weekend. Bruce Campbell is fantastic. To my surprise, it was much more of a comedy than a horror film. There are some really big laughs in it. I haven’t heard it yet, but the disc has a commentary track done by Campbell as Elvis....June 3, 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
The Bill Murray movie, Groundhog’s Day, was filmed in Woodstock. The movie theater in town had a plaque up to commemorate this. The theater was showing “The Day After Tomorrow”. I was excited to see it. Wow, what a disappointment. The effects were cool, especially the tornadoes ripping through Los Angeles, but the story was insultingly dumb. It made me...Woodstock
This past weekend I spent in Woodstock, Illinois. My sister asked me to serve as the Godfather or “da Godfatha” (I referred to myself as the latter all weekend) to her daughter, Larissa. The ceremony was scheduled for 8:30 AM on Sunday, so I arrived on Saturday. I tried to avoid offending anyone so i kept my mockery of their...June 2, 2004
Brookfield
Due to a series of unfortunate business related mishaps, I spent today waiting around all day in Brookfield. You can spend a long time in book stores. I went to two of them, purchasing a few books including the new David Sedaris. Lance, one of my good friends, opened his own business recently in Brookfield. I paid him a visit....Mothly Archives
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