UUH WHAT IS THIS IDIOT DOING?

30 rock is THE greatest show on tv. and quite possibly the greatest show ever created. tying w/ arrested development. it is pure genius and i LOVE it.

PEOPLE STILL HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY

two ladies have sold over 6,000 bracelets yellow that read, "I NEED A JOB" and pink that read "LAYED OFF". They say they help people find jobs and it looked like people were passing them out at a job fair.

Hmm

FEET: LOWEST EMISSIONS OF ALL

i assume that about twice a day nearly 5 million people in the chicagoland area take a pause from their cursing and swerving to ponder, "how can i get rid of this traffic?" new york is experimenting by closing some major streets to only allow pedestrian traffic. apparently it's similar to what planners unsuccessfully tried 40 years ago. i only read the first couple articles at this link but think it's an interesting idea. i can't think of anywhere it would work in chicago.

i like the emphasis on mass transit though, and the mention of turning car companies into bus manufacturers.

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/pedestrian-malls-back-to-the-future/

OLDEST ARBY'S IN AMERICA

i'm not entirely sure if i visited the oldest arby's in america but i am certain it is near the top of the list. i found it to be an odd experience through and through. from the manager who skipped past us asking in a loud sing song voice, "how you doing tonight!!!?" and then waived wildly at the strangers in the drive through. to the fact that it took her, no joke, almost 10 minutes to get two combo meals and a side of onion rings together when it appeared that all of the food was sitting there ready for us when we walked in and that they had no more than 1/2 a dozen customers in the past two hours including us and the car in the drive through.

but that was minor in comparison to my feelings for the old school electronic dumbwaiter that was used to deliver the food from the kitchen, over the passenger's head, over the driver's head and then down to the driver side window. it sort of resembled the set up at a drive through teller. i couldn't believe they were actually still using this devise. and when i saw the name i had to take a picture.

THINGS THAT ARE AWESOME

bungee cords
sky writing
pop rocks
cheese
online personal surveys
bsf
the arch
scooters, vacation and fall

AVOIDING ACCIDENTS

sometimes, for a very slight moment, i think it would be kind of fun to be the cause of the 5 car accident announced in the morning traffic report. "5 car accident on north ave holding everything up. strongly advice taking another route!" as long as no one was hurt of course.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS

moniker