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Today I had to make a little flyer for an upcoming lecture. I used a shitload of Gill Sans in red and black and called it pretty, perhaps because Edward Tufte was controlling my mind. Tomorrow we will see if he is also controlling the mind of the colleague who will be weighing in on what the flyer should look like and whether we should send it out as-is. I hope so! That would be handy. Then we can go graph the Russian campaign of 1812 together. What a wonderful time it will be.
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This weekend we will be in Chicago. Hooray for Chicago. I doubt we will manage to see anyone who lives there while we are there, but we will think of them fondly. Then it will dump sleet on our heads, in punishment for how much we are enjoying today's gorgeous weather. We will be in Chicago again for a wedding over Memorial Day weekend, when perhaps the weather will be more obliging. In case you are ever in Chicago, let me tell you that you need to go to Julius Meinl, on North Southport, where you can find the very best baked goods you ever ate under the looming visage of a dubious European black-boy logo. Is it weird to spell out "North" in "North Southport"? Also they always bring a nice glass of not-too-cold water to go with your coffee drink. You will not regret it.
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I am collecting songs for a playlist. The songs for this list feature a
lot of "fa fa fa" or "ba ba ba" or "la la la," that kind of thing. The
resulting mix will be called "The McGurk Effect" because I am a nerd.
It is a great name. You should all title your mixes so brilliantly.
