The only time I ate at Cafe Flora, I was seriously underwhelmed. Maybe I was there on a bad day.

Is that where we went to brunch?

While I was gone, a new summer associate moved in to the office down the hall a bit. He doesn't seem to have much concept of work appropriate phone calls, judging on the call I just had to listen to, in which he was accusing someone I am guessing is his girlfriend of spying on him and talking about how everyone at the party he went to was a lesbian and how she clearly didn't trust him.

If I could hear him clearly, it's a pretty good guess that the partner in the office next to his did as well.

sorry ... I meant the "title". For me. Although I think being tied up would be something of a relief for my sister. She has full-time custody of mom.

And shrift, whatever you decide, I think I've got the worst sister in the known universe tied up.

Aw. Well, it's just that nobody in their right mind wants to get on the Dan Ryan on Friday at 5pm, and I need every hour of vacation time for August, and... and yet I really don't want to disappoint my sister.

I get put off by the artwork. I'm shallow that way.

What don't you like? I'm a bit put off by the characterisation of her being completely irresistible to guys of a certain age--I know she's supposed to be a big deal Heterdyne spark, but eh. Other than that, I dig it.

Just joshing, Toddson.

I know I'm not world's worst sister because my sister would never dare accuse me of such. She knows better.

While I was gone, a new summer associate moved in to the office down the hall a bit. He doesn't seem to have much concept of work appropriate phone calls, judging on the call I just had to listen to, in which he was accusing someone I am guessing is his girlfriend of spying on him and talking about how everyone at the party he went to was a lesbian and how she clearly didn't trust him.

It sounds to me like he has worse personality problems than unawareness of work appropriate phone calls.

I was listening to the traffic report yesterday on the way home from the bookstore around 6:00 pm, and they were talking about a 20-mile backup trying to get from the southbound Dan Ryan onto I-80 that backed the road all the way onto the Kennedy/Ike/Ryan merge in the Loop. Yuck.

Maybe they just want to check (TSG mentioned some band did this with their rider) that you read that far in the rules?

That's the only thing I can come up with as an explanation, and it makes me really mad. I mean, your decision whether or not to give me $5million should be based on more than the fucking font.

If I could hear him clearly, it's a pretty good guess that the partner in the office next to his did as well.

Ay yai yai.

OMG I'm going to punch my boss.

Kathy, you're going to make me cry. Not that this is your fault, exactly, but it's making me think I should cancel this weekend, save a bunch of money, and go visit my sister on her actual birthday by taking the train...

What don't you like?

I hate the pseudo-anime drawing style. It's like he's trying to draw anime, but can't pull it off. Plus he has stupid-ass facial expressions.

it's making me think I should cancel this weekend, save a bunch of money, and go visit my sister on her actual birthday by taking the train...

shrift, is there a way for your sister to see how it makes sense, having you spend the time on being with her instead of being stuck in traffic, even if on a different schedule?