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Chicago peeps: I’ve joined the writing staff for Merge and Slowdown over at Gaper’s Block, and you can help me seem incredibly resourceful! Let me know if you hear of any interesting local tidbits or events, wouldja? In return, I promise no reduction in output here, hard as that might be to quantify.

My favorite quote from the evening’s festivities came from Tim at around doughnut number 8: “The doughnuts have stopped being refreshing.” I dug deep and managed to best my previous total (12 in an hour) by eating 14 krispy kreme doughnuts in 30 minutes. It wasn’t enough to propel me into the winner’s circle; I [...]

It’s the Chicago Interactive Design/Development meetup, to be precise. This time I’m not organizing, I’m simply attending. I like the intention here – anyone working in the industry can come out to talk shop and meet others. Obviously the more people show up, the better this event will be, so sign up for the group [...]

The Dark Knight (follow-up to 2005′s Batman Begins) is currently filming in Chicago a few blocks from our office. Last week they set a firetruck on fire just outside our building as the sun went down. Sweet. Co-worker Todd Prouty has snapped some pictures of the production as it unfolds. I’m waiting for the pictures [...]

I returned from an early morning bike ride last week to see a fox trot calmly through the back alley. I braked hard. A fox? In the 4000 north block of Chicago? I stared closely to make sure I wasn’t being fooled by someone’s dog. Thin face, lean body, reddish fur, bushy tail… definitely a [...]

Today’s pipe dream: bus-only lanes in Chicago. I read in this morning’s paper that the CTA will install surveillance cameras on city buses to identify and retrain risky drivers. That’s good. Taking the 49 bus down Western is sometimes the equivalent of taking your life in your hands. Not everyone thinks it’s a good idea. [...]

A flash thunderstorm swept through yesterday around 3:30, flooding most of the basements on our block, including ours. The neighbors who were home at the time told me the street was submerged from “front step to front step.” I am still trying to get my hands on a photo, because I can hardly believe it. [...]

The next Chicago Web Meetup is just over a week away, and I am all a-twitter with excitement. Thursday, March 15th 6pm Fado Irish Pub and Restaurant: http://www.fadoirishpub.com/chicago/directions Co-worker Howitt is also working to drum up a crowd. Anyone going to SXSW this week is required to attend the Meetup so you can tell us [...]