Entries from November 2004

What would you do for a bunch of free chocolate?

November 19th, 2004 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

Fannie May Opening Line, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Fannie May Opening Line, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Fannie May Line, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Sign in a Jewelry Store Nearby, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

StreetWise Salesman, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Fannie May, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Fanny May, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Fannie May Chocolates, Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Call in a little late for work? Check! Stand on line for 40 [...]

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A Night With Kris & JJG

November 19th, 2004 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

DePaul University, The Loop, Chicago
Last night I met up with Kris for dinner at Miller’s Pub and a presentation on Brand-Driven Information Architecture that Jesse James Garrett made at DePaul. Thanks to Walt and SXSW (2004/2003), I can barely even look at a photograph of Jesse without yelling out “JJG!”, let alone sit through an [...]

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iPod Blues

November 18th, 2004 · 22 Comments · Uncategorized

Church of Moral Counsel, Ukrainian Village, Chicago
The photo? No reason, I just like it.
I have 2,043 songs on my iPod and I’m sick of about 2,034 of them. What are you listening to? Tell me! Doesn’t have to be new releases, just a favorite to you and new to me.

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Starbucks Needs to Get On This!

November 17th, 2004 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

I’ve started getting the Chicago Tribune on Sundays and have secretly become an obsessive coupon clipper. There’s something oddly satisfying about cutting them out and thinking “FREE MONEY!” even if you wind up never using them. Anwyay, one coupon that I did use this morning was for free coffee or cappuccino at White Hen. So, [...]

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Weather Bell

November 16th, 2004 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

Weather Bell, The Loop, Chicago
I saw this bell on a building on the corner of Monroe and Clark in the Loop. It hangs above a Walgreens Pharmacy, although I think it must be associated more with the building than the drug store. At first I thought it was a holiday ornament. When I looked closer, [...]

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