Rhodri prodded me into omegle.com. Interesting concept but I can't say I've managed to have any sort of interesting conversation yet...

Buy some: Fanfarlo

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In honor of my best friend exercising her right to marry the love of her life today... my favorite love songs:

Buy some: Looper, Mint Royale, The Divine Comedy, Louis Philippe, Jens Lekman

Ps. Thank you Iowa.

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I fear I am this headless goose today.

Buy some: Serge Gainsbourg, Luna

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Dear CTA,

I would like to register a complaint against the driver of the Brown Line train that was inbound toward Belmont at approximately 8:45 this morning. This driver made our train car fear for their lives. As they took the corner southbound towards the Belmont station it was at such a high rate of speed that passengers were thrown from their seats and several people ended up on the floor. The ride from there on out felt like a roller coaster ride. With every corner we hung on for dear life and tried not to feel nauseated.

I appreciate when the el drivers try to get the passengers to their destinations on time but at what point if their speeding and recklessness cause concern. At times during this train ride it felt like the train would derail when we took the corners with such force. The young kid next to me on literally gripped onto the railing beneath the window and muttered "Oh Man. Oh Man" under his breathe all the way between Armitage and Sedgwick.

Still Shaking,
Me

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¹ This mp3 is a recording of the train announcement on the Arriva Train line in Wales. Courtesy of Rhodri, this makes me smile in fond remembrance of my last train ride through Wales to Aberystwyth.

Buy some: The Silver Seas

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Tomorrow, my cell contract expires. I've been with Verizon for two years now after a bit of a mess with T-Mobile when my Sidekick3 was broken and they refused to fix it. I'm at the point where I need to decide a direction to move forward. I want an iphone. Who doesn't want an iphone? I don't want AT&T. Their network is awful in Chicago and everyone I know has problems with their service during big events (despite being a sponsor at both Lollapalooza last year everyone who was on AT&T experienced serious problems with text delays, no reception, dropped calls, etc.) Also, iPhones are not cheap. There are pro's to the Verizon service I have now. Many of my friends are on the service which means free calls and text... but there are cons (the entire back half of my apartment has no reception and when I contact Verizon about this I am given the runaround).

I'm opening this up to comments should anyone want to give me positive or negatives about their own phone and/or cellular service. I'd like to make a smart, informed decision and I can't stay with the service plan I have for much longer (other than my phone is falling apart, I am paying way too much for a service plan that isn't necessary). There's too many factors at play here and my normal decisive self is feeling pulled in many directions.

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I've come to a fork in the road. Do I go left or right?

Buy some: Saint Etienne

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