Aura

To all the dads in our HC contingent - have a great one. Kick back and enjoy your drink of choice, whether it be cocktails, beer, or drams.

Have a great one David!

Back in Oak Park after finishing my final round interview with Accenture. They had some positions open up in Milwaukee along with Minneapolis. Still not Chicago but at least they're getting closer. I did mention to my recruiter that I'd prefer to stay in Chicago and she said that while nothing is available now, she would let me know when something opens up. So it sounds like if I get an offer for MN or WI I can tell her I'd like to wait for Chicago openings and get in that way. We'll see. ... Wouldn't it be so much easier if they just had one fucking job in Chicago?

I'm like you Jacob, I usually need to fall asleep immediately after drinking. And I might add that if I had those 12 beers I would probably be comatose.

I saw bombers with the new artwork at my local Whole Foods last week. Nearly bought one just because of the update. It looks badass imo.

Al and Chris - wish you and your parents the very best.

Lmk if you need more of that Boulevard, Raffy. I'm in Peoria this weekend and it is plentiful.

Sorry CJ and Vicki. Hope things turn around asap. Sending out good hopes for the both of you in the meantime.

Thanks so much ladies and gents, as always. Sure has been a great year!

Anniversary card + dinner tomorrow night (as my most-imminent future purchase). Tomorrow is one year with Allison.

Congrats Vickie, they look great. And thanks to John, I'm sorta wondering if 16+3A would make a good self-reward for finally landing a job (whenever that does happen). Hrm...

Young The Giant - Young The Giant Looking forward to hearing these guys live at Lollapalooza.

Drinking a nice DIPA in honor (and jealousy) of Shelly and Al and Pliny goodness. Compliments of Mike and Deb.

Dreadnaught. Yay!

At the FFF with Sir Mike. Starting with Ragnarok, a pretty badass porter.

Jamm. A subtle stout but really nice roasted notes.

At the Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub in Lincoln Park. Starting with a sour - 2010 Juliet.

Deadmau5 - For Lack of a Better Name

Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X Sounds good on thunderous TP bass.

Happy birthday Nebby!

Thanks everyone, sure would be nice to have money sometime soon . Jim - as Allison always says, "I'm an 80 year-old trapped inside a 20-something person." Good luck with the end of the trial Al. May the decision be swift and in your favor!

Found out yesterday from my recruiter that I've made it to the third (and final) round interview for a business systems integration consulting position at Accenture. I called one of my friends who's worked for them since December and he said that this is the easiest round and that you basically chill out at the office for a day and get free breakfast and lunch. The caveat - the position is for Minneapolis. My friend said that it's weird because my recruiter exclusively handles Chicago-based hires, so at the last interview I'm going to talk to her in-person and ask about the possibility of staying in IL even though she had clearly stated it was for MN when I first talked to her. If I can stay in Chicago and they make an offer, I'll lean heavily towards accepting. If they would force me to move to Minneapolis... well, that's a bit of a problem since I am 75% moved into Allison's apartment with the extreme hope that I would be able to live with her once finding work. I have another preliminary teleconference interview with a guy from Chaucer Consulting tomorrow morning that I'm really looking forward to. They're more niche consulting with managerial/strategic focus along with project management, which is exactly what I'm looking for. Can't keep all my eggs in one basket.

That must have been a shitty walk back to the apt

Hoboken bitches round 3. A new comrade enters the fray.

Hoboken bitches go for round 2. Some random merlot and Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot.