Looking for a new place?

Public Service Announcement: (ok, VonSis asked me to put this out there) Looking for a FANTASTIC apartment in Chicago? How does 11 foot ceilings sound? What about a private yard with deck? Two bedroom apartment will be available 8/1/08. Free heat. Free Wireless. Free laundry. (yeah, you heard me) Open floor plan, lots of room. Oh, and the best dog on earth lives in the building, you can borrow him. Did I mention I live in the building? Close to Jefferson Park (metra/cta) and expressways. Rent very reasonable. NO joke. Comment me if you're interested. Pass it on.

More people I don't like

I have a little bit of bad karma going on right now. I don't know why, I really don't. I just know that karma has been biting me in the ass during my work day more often than not. See, there's these people. They work on the 27th Floor of my building. Hence, I call them the 27th Floor people. Sometimes, they are also called the 12-year olds. The 27s are all about, well, 12 years old. The women are all blonde up-talkers, the boys are just that, boys. They say really lame things, and see-saw between sounding gay, and sounding fratish. It's gotten to the point where I just know them by sight. Plenty of mornings one of them gets on the elevator, and I just want to hit '27' for them, I am so sure I know where they are going. These people annoy the fack out of me. They also travel in packs. The other day I had another run in will a gaggle of them. I was bringing my lunch back to my office. I was waiting with 2 normal grown-up people, and 2 27s. One male, one female. They each had a large box from Jimmy John's. Whatever. We all continued to wait for the elevator. Then, out of NOWHERE arrived 6 more of them!! The girls were all 'Oh! What is that? What's in the boxes?' Ok, like they even ever eat food. They're all like a size 1.5, bleh. The girl with the box said 'Oh, you know, sammies (who SAYS that?!?), chips, and pickles' The others weren't really listening, probably distracted by something shiny, gave her a blank stare. One of them said 'Pickles?' At which point (I couldn't help it, at all) under my breath I said 'and pickles, and pickles, and pickles....' (OK, big Dane Cook before he went totally lame reference. Seriously funny shit) and I kinda laughed to myself. Now, they are even more afraid of me. The elevator comes. Are the boys decent, and let those of us who were waiting l o n g e r just have the elevator? Oh, noes. We ALL get on the same stupid elevator. One of the 27s said 'Oh, isn't this cozy? tee hee?' I said 'Yeah, Um, NO' nice and loud. We couldn't get to 27 fast enough. Me, I'm past 27. Hate them. Now, every time I'm on the elevator, there's at least one of them. I'm perfecting my 'don't even look at me' glare. Karma. I was able to avoid them most of the time for almost a year. Now, every time. I'm telling you - karma.

The Answers to the Questions

I am a little disappointed. I thought for sure these would get a few more guesses. I'd like to do a name that tune post about once a month, please let me know your thoughts, whether you all would like to try try again. Here are Friday's answers:

1. Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac
2. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
3. Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
4. Diamonds and Pearls - Prince & the New Power Generation
5. Atomic Dog - George Clinton and the Parliment Funkadelic
6. Hot, Hot, Hot - The Cure
7. Tripping Billies - Dave Matthews Band
8. Champagne High - Sister Hazel
9. One - Metallica
10. The Right Stuff - New Kids on the Block (tee-hee)
11. All I Want - Toad the Wet Sprocket
12. Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
13. Peaches - The Presidents (y'all guessed this one)
14. Crazy Bitch - Buck Cherry (SERIOUSLY give it a listen, it's my favorite driving around/blasting the radio song. Very Shocking)
15. Chains of Love - Erasure
16. The Fields of Athenry - Irish folk song. don't know who sings it
17. Down - 311
18. The Tide is High - Blondie
19. Use your Love - The Outfield
20. Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford

Because they weren't all guessed, no valuable prizes. Maybe next time....if there is a next time. I sound ominous. I like ominous. This is what happens when I have no sleep.

Weekend Review

***chirp*****chirp**** These are crickets. This is my weekend. Why do crickets "chirp"? TheMarty? This is my question for today. Tomorrow, the answers to Friday's Name that Tune.

I will

I will post the Name that Tune answers on Tuesday, for any that don't get figured out. Have a great weekend!

Friday Fun - Name that Tune!

Happy Friday my dear readers. I have created a nice distraction for you. Below are 20 song lyrics. Some obscure, some not so. If all of them get answered properly, I will put your names in a hat and one of you will win valuable prizes. * Hey, let's not cheat. I actually pulled each and every one of these lyrics out of my brain. But, with my passionate devotion to all things music I will vouch for their accuracy. * As I am kind and nurturing (like a duck, right AG? :) ) I have no rules other than no cheating. If you feel you want to get all fancy and do title and artist, be my guest. Otherwise, title is ok. A little side bar - whoever gets #8 right I will marry. This is one of my most favorite songs ever, by my most favorite band to see live. Play on, players:

1. Won't you lay me down in the tall grass - and let me do my stuff
2. Frank Zappa and the mothers - were at the best place around
3. Busted flat in baton rouge - headin' for the trains - feeling nearly faded as my jeans
4. Which one of us is right - If we always fight - Why can't we just let love decide
5. Like the boys - When they're out there - walkin the streets - may compete
6. The third time I saw lightning strike - It hit me in bed
7. Remembering once - out on the beaches we wore - pineapple grass bracelets
8. Well now he'll be your thing that's new - yeah, whatever I have you can borrow
9. Trapped in myself - body my holding cell
10. See it in everything you do - even in your thoughts
11. And it won't matter now - whatever happens to me
12. Think about how many - times I have fallen - spirits are using me, larger voices callin'
13. Peaches come from a can - they were put there by a man - in a factory downtown
14. Take it off, the paper is your game - you jump in bed with fame
15. They used to talk about the weather - making plans together
16. By a lonely prison wall - I heard a young man calling - nothing matters Mary when you're free
17. You played a track from your record collection - It's your mix, congratulations
18. Every girl wants you to be her man - but I'll wait my dear 'til it's my turn
19. I ain't got many friends left to talk to - no one's around when I'm in trouble
20. I went to a party last Saturday night - I told you that story I'd be alright

Damn it! I can't get these stupid flowers to be numbers!! There's 20 of them, please give me the number when you give your answer.....sorry!

Good Luck!

Hell is a revolving door

I hate revolving doors. I go through about 800 every day. Ok, maybe 6, but it feels like 800. No two revolving doors are the same. Some are heavy, some sneakily light. The people going through them scare me too. The guy that has to get outside right now, with no concern for anyone else in their glassed in pie slice? He's often in the same revolving door as me. I almost have to go around twice, as I'm just not as fast as he is, and can't vault myself out like him. I also often have the old lady with the cane, or the traveler with the suitcase, or the person who refuses to push themselves. I stand there, I wait. I nearly had a standoff the other day with one lady who refused to share the responsiblity of making the door Revolve. She stood there. So I stood there. She looked over her shoulder, pleadingly. I gave her the 'oh, helllll nnoooo' look back. She somehow used her purse strap to nudge the door in the right direction. I hate revolving doors.