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evelyn

  • Name: evelyn
  • Location: chicago
  • Job: teach

duuudes, I just unpacked that chimp sex book at work. Everyone there agreed it was the best book cover ever. ...

On August 19, 2008 1:15 PM in Chicago Public Schools Take Away Air Conditioners, they said:

@slaphappy: except there is no policy like that in place in CPS. it takes something like a nuclear winter to make CPS send kids home early. also, most (if not all, i'm only familiar with some of them...

On June 7, 2008 9:20 PM in Michael Reese Hospital to Flatline, they said:

scooter, the zoning stickers have nothing to do with location in the city, only to do with pricing. zone 6 meters cost 25 cents an hour, zone 5 meters cost 25 cents for 30 minutes (i think), and-so-on...

On May 12, 2008 11:00 PM in Dome Sweet Dome, they said:

oh whet, you know that we don't actually like pleasant places to read! the danker, the better. it gives us cred. speaking of which, i totally got a mailing from u of c today asking for money that was ...

On May 1, 2008 7:25 PM in Extra, Extra, they said:

"The City is going to spend $1.5 million on 1,000 summer jobs for teenagers. It's one of several city-organized plans in place to help curb youth violence this summer." i first though, "oh, that's ni...

On March 3, 2008 10:53 AM in Chiditarod 2008: Picks of the Pics, they said:

they may be hipster wankers, but the streets and san cart is brilliant, and collecting thousands of pounds of food for charity seems like a good enough trade-off for letting the hipsters run around in...

On February 26, 2008 3:06 PM in Invisibility Cloak Now on G-Chat, they said:

so, is the argument that when a post is not about chicago its a waste of your time to read it? because if reading it is a waste of your time, commenting about it seems like kind of a waste of time too...

On February 6, 2008 1:46 PM in Biggest Snow Storm Ever!, they said:

Is it me or are schools now closing with the threat of snow? When I was growing up in the burbs (OMGWTFBBQ, I'm from the burbs, my opinion is no longer valid!!!!) I can only remember one maybe two sno...

On January 31, 2008 3:00 PM in Mail Call, they said:

does it count as getting to me in one day if my mail carrier crams our entire apartment building's mail into one box, and then that person leaves the giant stack on the step inside 2 days later? becau...

On January 22, 2008 12:50 PM in Buys and Dolls, they said:

i actually read half of that post thinking that "ty" was tyra banks. she has apparently succeeded in her quest to worm her way into brains and make everyone think about her all the time. or at least i...

On January 16, 2008 3:17 PM in New Fire Jerseys, they said:

where else are they supposed to get the money? i know i haven't been forking over any money for tickets, or merch, or, you know, anything remotely related to soccer. how many of us knew what the fire ...

some of us are not so fancy as to have our own dryers, slaphappy! "dude, i'll be right back, i just gotta run to the laundomat to warm up the PJs." no thanks. also, dryers do not come in fashion print...

On January 2, 2008 1:51 PM in Everyoneisfamous.com Reader Poll Results Released, they said:

am i missing something about the burlington? it's too dark to see who you're talking to, but it's so loud i can't talk anyway, so i guess that doesn't matter. loud music would be fine of there was roo...

On November 13, 2007 1:58 PM in An Uncertain Future for Hyde Park Co-Op, they said:

the people who are lamenting the downfall of the co-op (i've seen another chicago blog sounding very sad about the whole situation) are people who i suspect have never lived in hyde park. sure, everyo...

On June 29, 2007 2:54 PM in Essential Cinema: The Films of David Lynch, they said:

i will buy the "pie" analogy, but david lynch is making mincemeat-cicada pie. he's not making it because he likes it, he's not making it because other people like it. maybe some people will happen t...

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