Fuck Lincoln Park, and other thoughts from the week...
Looks as if Steve wasn't the only one who had a sudden epiphany and became suddenly disenchanted with weekend life here in Chicago. This past Friday night, I had my coat stolen right out from under me at Kendall's in Lincoln Park. Yeah, thats right, apparently some yuppie former frat boy prick couldn't get mommy and daddy to buy him a new coat so just had to steal MY coat (purchased, of course, by my mother...but it was my birthday present!). This incident basically reinforces my opinion of 90% of the people that live in Lincoln Park. Most of them can't afford to live in the area, but force themselves to maintain a lifestyle that is beyond their means.
Well no fucking wonder you can't afford a coat, dipshit, you just dropped $1,100 in rent even though you only make $400 a week as an "administative assistant" (latin for "secretary"), because you desperately had to live near the intersection of Fullerton and Halsted. Congratulations asshole, you now are 20 grand in debt (on top of the 50 grand in student loans you took out to finance that degree that got you that prestigious position at Arbordahl and Associates), and furthermore, you take to stealing other people's coats on Friday nights even though it is 50 degrees out and you DON'T EVEN FUCKING NEED A COAT!
So needless to say, I won't be spending a dime in that neighborhood unless I absolutely HAVE to. As the late Joe Strummer once said, "the dollar is more powerful than a vote or a voice", and since I can't vote in Illinois, and I doubt there would be a bill up for public approval that would actually recreate the Chicago fire to burn down all of Lincoln Park anyway, I'll have to resort to this form of protest. Anyone with me? Didn't think so.
Some other thoughts from this week:
-the Oscar nominations came out today, and I don't think I'm the only one who doesn't give two shits. I will say that Terence Howard's performances in both "Hustle and Flow" and "Crash" were fucking amazing, and yes I actually did see both movies. If he doesn't win SOMETHING then I officially give up on the Academy Awards. Wait, is that Keira Knightley nominated for best actress? Thats it, I give up. Thats almost as funny as "Hilary Swank: Two Time Academy Award Winner"
-I got promoted at work today. As you might expect, this wasn't necessarily long overdue, and was more a result of no one else being worthy enough. Needless to say, other coworkers didn't take too kindly to this. I say fuck 'em, they didn't get their coats stolen last weekend.
-Last week we were fined $500 dollars by our building management for our New Years Eve party that evidently got out of hand. The building then had the nerve to use that money, and the money extorted from 3 other units, to purchase new floor tiles at the elevator landings, as well as security cameras. Great, NOW you get the security cameras, this would have been awfully helpful....say....December 31st, when we could have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that we didn't break any lamps (that were already broken). The lesson? Never live in River City.
-books I'm reading currently: "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis, and "Let Fury Have the Hour" by Antonio D'Ambrosio. The latter is a collection of essays on The Clash, and Joe Strummer's punk rock politics. Hence the quote earlier...
-Miami Hockey is #1 in the country right now!! Are you kidding me?? The Frozen Four tourney is also in Milwaukee this year, so hopefully we'll make it that far, so we can drive up to see them play. Interstingly enough, our hockey team is just the second team in the tri-state area (southwest ohio, southeast Indiana and Northeast Kentucky) to be #1 in a division 1 sport (the UC Bearcats have been #1 in basketball on 45 different occasions). And yes, I ripped that fact straight out of the article.
Combine that with Ben Roethlisberger in the Super Bowl, and its already been a hell of a week for Miami athletics. Go Redhawks!
....That being said, fuck the Steelers. Go Seahawks!
Well no fucking wonder you can't afford a coat, dipshit, you just dropped $1,100 in rent even though you only make $400 a week as an "administative assistant" (latin for "secretary"), because you desperately had to live near the intersection of Fullerton and Halsted. Congratulations asshole, you now are 20 grand in debt (on top of the 50 grand in student loans you took out to finance that degree that got you that prestigious position at Arbordahl and Associates), and furthermore, you take to stealing other people's coats on Friday nights even though it is 50 degrees out and you DON'T EVEN FUCKING NEED A COAT!
So needless to say, I won't be spending a dime in that neighborhood unless I absolutely HAVE to. As the late Joe Strummer once said, "the dollar is more powerful than a vote or a voice", and since I can't vote in Illinois, and I doubt there would be a bill up for public approval that would actually recreate the Chicago fire to burn down all of Lincoln Park anyway, I'll have to resort to this form of protest. Anyone with me? Didn't think so.
Some other thoughts from this week:
-the Oscar nominations came out today, and I don't think I'm the only one who doesn't give two shits. I will say that Terence Howard's performances in both "Hustle and Flow" and "Crash" were fucking amazing, and yes I actually did see both movies. If he doesn't win SOMETHING then I officially give up on the Academy Awards. Wait, is that Keira Knightley nominated for best actress? Thats it, I give up. Thats almost as funny as "Hilary Swank: Two Time Academy Award Winner"
-I got promoted at work today. As you might expect, this wasn't necessarily long overdue, and was more a result of no one else being worthy enough. Needless to say, other coworkers didn't take too kindly to this. I say fuck 'em, they didn't get their coats stolen last weekend.
-Last week we were fined $500 dollars by our building management for our New Years Eve party that evidently got out of hand. The building then had the nerve to use that money, and the money extorted from 3 other units, to purchase new floor tiles at the elevator landings, as well as security cameras. Great, NOW you get the security cameras, this would have been awfully helpful....say....December 31st, when we could have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that we didn't break any lamps (that were already broken). The lesson? Never live in River City.
-books I'm reading currently: "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis, and "Let Fury Have the Hour" by Antonio D'Ambrosio. The latter is a collection of essays on The Clash, and Joe Strummer's punk rock politics. Hence the quote earlier...
-Miami Hockey is #1 in the country right now!! Are you kidding me?? The Frozen Four tourney is also in Milwaukee this year, so hopefully we'll make it that far, so we can drive up to see them play. Interstingly enough, our hockey team is just the second team in the tri-state area (southwest ohio, southeast Indiana and Northeast Kentucky) to be #1 in a division 1 sport (the UC Bearcats have been #1 in basketball on 45 different occasions). And yes, I ripped that fact straight out of the article.
Combine that with Ben Roethlisberger in the Super Bowl, and its already been a hell of a week for Miami athletics. Go Redhawks!
....That being said, fuck the Steelers. Go Seahawks!
posted by MarK at 9:18 PM
9 Comments:
Why can't you vote in IL?
Only homos like the Clash and hockey sucks my little itty bitty balls!
~The Coat Bandit~
I'm still a VA resident...
and you only hate hockey because you are too stupid to understand it
I might be too stupid to understand hockey but at least I have a nice new jacket!
~The Coat Bandit~
From your title I thouhgt you were talking about the band, and I would have agreed with you. But seeing as I don't know the place, I have nothing to say.
I agree with you 100% about Lincoln Park. I fucking hate Lincoln Park. I mean the location, the band is fucking awesome!
I wish Senor Taliban would quit trashing the United States and go back to mexico! If you can't love this country with a blind fevor, I have half a mind to draw a cartoon about it. But then all your camel jockey friends would throw flaming rolls of toliet paper at the US embassy in Denmark! Why don't you support the troops? The US Army said they only have 273 more terrorists to go before they get them all. You claim you are a US citizen but all you want to is trash the US and spout propaganda about hockey? What's with your Jihad on american sports like Nascar and Rodeo? In summation, go back to Mexico where the Taliban is still in power.
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