I am officially finished with the Atkins Diet! Well, at least the way I’m doing it. I did the “induction phase” (20g or less carbs a day) for a full month, mostly because I have such a vast waistland. I’ve managed to lose about 17 or 18 pounds, though the acid test will be whether ...

So I am the only bartender at the hotel I work at. The Food and Beverage director, Joey, is also in the same position at the much fancier, much more complicated hotel downtown, so my hotel is generally an afterthought. I had called him trying to find out when I could get a sub in ...

I found one last fortune (well, I think it’s the last. I still haven’t hit a large chunk of my room…), and I certainly hope it comes true: – This is the year when ingenuity stands high on the list.

Whilst cleaning out my room, I decided to go through a set of drawers I have and throw out what I don’t need. Among the things I found (besides a spork given to me by my ex for reasons I can’t remember, a fork, an Israeli shekel and a Canadian ten cent piece, and manuals ...

I was awakened this afternoon by a rather large, loud, and angry peace march winding by my front door. It appeared to consist of most of ETHS (Evanston Township High School) marching down the street, shouting the following chant with a bullhorn: What do we want? Peace! When do we want it? Now! Being cranky ...

Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Elaine freaks out because she finds out that the Today Sponge is no longer being manufactured, so she buys the last remaining case of them in New York and doles them out sparingly, only to the Spongeworthy? Well, Seinfeld fans and contraceptive fans alike can rejoice this week, because ...

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I made it back from Atlanta in one piece. Hooray. I think the interview went well. The one thing that surprised me was that it was only about half an hour long. I had been expecting at least an hour’s worth of grilling, but it was fairly standard and short. I’m not really sure whether ...

Looks like I kind of misplaced my blog for a couple of days. Let me briefly bring you up to speed: I felt much better Thursday, so I worked Thursday and Friday. Friday kind of sucked because there was a “Trashy Prom” being held upstairs for a couple sororities, and since alcohol was being sold ...

Everyone’s already blogged this by now, but Mr. Rogers died today. I used to love Mr. Rogers. When I was younger, my folks only let me watch PBS and the news until I was about eight, so Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, 3-2-1 Contact, and Square One were pretty much the only shows I watched. I ...