Miscellany
Chicago’s Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays 2009 Schedule
Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays is a series of free, outdoor concerts that features indie rock artists. The series is sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Millennium Park.
Chicago’s Music Without Borders 2009 Schedule
Music Without Borders is series of eight free, outdoor concerts of international music that are held in Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion.
Chicago’s Summerdance 2009 Schedule
Summerdance is a thrice-weekly festival of live music and dancing that takes place all summer. The Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park is the host to one-hour dance lessons by professional instructors, followed by two hours of live music and dancing. Events are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Admission is free and open to [...]
Overheard via IM
Person 1: omg…dude stop talking…you don’t make sense Person 2: what is he saying? Person 1: if i knew that, i wouldn’t have made that comment Person 2: is it because he wasn’t prepared? Person 1: no…it’s becase everytime he opens his mouth, nonsense comes out
Midori Vine AC Adapter
Midori Adapter, via Design Milk. I love this design concept of an AC adapter that looks like a green, leafy vine. The areas surrounding my computer and television would look a whole lot more inviting if all of the tangles looked like this, with different types of vines for different types of devices. Wouldn’t it [...]
A very early wakeup call
This morning I woke up dark and early in order to visit my friend Joe during his weekly jazz radio show, Conference of the Birds (2009-06-09). Joe posted the track list and an archive of the show, if you’re interested in listening. If you do, you might hear me in the background, but that was mostly [...]
Potential Slipcover Fabrics
Robert Allen Kiki Pinata Fabric Amanda Fleur Orange ~ Pretty Please I’m going to sew a new slipcover for Dumpster Chair’s ottoman, and I’m thinking of something bright and floral.
Irving Park Elston TIF Establishing Documents
Irving Park Elston TIF Establishing Documents View more PDF documents from aruzin. These are the original founding documents of the Irving Park/Elston TIF (Tax Increment Financing) District, created in Chicago on April 22, 2009. I was inspired to do this by Dan O’Neil, who I met through the Open Government Chicago(-land) group. We had our [...]
HELLO, I’m considering a career in giant lumberjacking
via Handmade Art on Etsy – Year of the Ox – Midwest Edition silkscreened art print by lfop. Or maybe I meant “HELLO, I’m from Minnesota.”
Zinnia 310 Thread Count Sateen – Garnet Hill
I am also rather smitten with the Zinnia sheets and duvet cover from Garnet Hill.
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