Dawn Broke

This weekend the most antisapated book ouside of Harry Potter was released. The story of a girl and her love for a vampire and werewolf. Borders had a midnight sale for it. All the ghouls came out for trivia and other fun stuff.

Sara and some nasty short person behind her.
One of the ladies of the night Bez
an old lady of the night...isn't it way past your bed time
the graffiti wall
closer view of the wall

Who Is William Ackman And What Does He Mean To Me?

In the last couple days Borders Books Music and Cafe has been making the news. Not in a good way. The CEO George Jones (not the country singer) announced we aren't doing so good. Well this takes me back to my days at Montgomery Ward. But that's a whole other post.
The media is making it out to be worse then it really is...or from what I've read. And there is a lot out there to read. It goes from the bad....Borders to be sold to rival Barnes and Noble...to the worse...Borders closing...People don't see the coulds...the maybe...the possibles.... The answer is no....no... and no...The company is just facing a little cash shortage and need a little help.
Well the name that keeps coming up in this and has been a small presents in the back til now is one William Ackman. He's CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management LP. A hedge fund place. I don't know what all that means but Mr. A. could end up owning 40% of the company and that would mean he's my boss.
So who is William Ackman? I did my little research and didn't find that much. He's 41 which means he was born in 1966 or 1967. He went to Harvard Class of 1988 and then Harvard Business School Class of 1992. Pershing Square was started in 2003. And his home base is New York City. He looks like Anderson Cooper with his salt and pepper hair.Growing up wealthy in New York must turn guys hair gray at an early age.It does seem like the family must have had money for him to go to Harvard. But I don't know that for a fact.Still checking.
But really who is he. Does he like books,CDs.Dvds ? Is he a coffee drinker or is he just in it for a quick buck? He helped turn around McDonald,Wendys and Target. Three places I didn't know needed help.
Is there a Mrs that he goes home to at night. Kids the inherit dads billions. Does he like puppies and sunsets?
So will he become a four letter word around my co workers and I with his ideas or the saint who is spoken of in reverent tones.
Only time will tell....note to self update resume on Monster.

My Vacation...by I.M. Bored

For the last 10 days I've been on vacation...In that time I've gotten not a darn thing done if I could help it.
I did finish off a couple books.Straighten the CD collection (who's got the case for Steve Millers Greatest Hits)Watched a couple movies and slept...I figure a total of 110hrs...now this is over 10 days so its not that much. Went to lunch with friends. Ate at places I've never been before,Boozies and the San Francisco grill.Both places I'd go back to. Saturday was the high point of the week. With Lulu I went to the Beaux Arts Fair. Its in Downtown and local artist show off and sell their stuff(junk). There was some very interesting stuff. They had wood cuttings with names in them...Could find Savannah but not Constance...Not even a Connie. Went into the Bucktown artist building.Smile...nod...nod..smile...nod...oh yes..how nice....what the he..is this..smile nod....oh its a what...stand back and squint...oh oh...nice...
then off to the mall for some retail therapy. Saw the ugliest shirt...Ralph Lauren...flowers...can't really do it justice...lets just say Ralph must have been drunk or something when he ok'd that material. Its like a train wreck your eye just keeps coming back. $85 to begin with..marked down to $11 maybe when it gets to five...it looks like all of them that came in are still there.
Sunday went to a pub and had dinner with the Skinny White Chick, In this little hole in the wall place saw people that I know...So its true I know only bar flies.
Its been pretty nice out the whole time I've been off...Today just to add to the depression its been over cast and raining...Oh well I knew it had to come to an end...6weeks till my next one...

Its Mel's Fault

The Link below will hopefully take you to a site that has photos from a going away party for a Co worker. Justin has left us to move with his lovely bride to be,to teach English to people in the south....Korea. I wasn't able to go because....lets just say I wasn't able to go...Mel was kind enough to go and take pictures. Now people complain that when I take their picture that they come out looking stupid and well its nice to know that not true. Also all the captions are pure Mel not me..
Here's hoping they have a safe trip and don't have any problems over in Korea. You here that Kim Po what ever.
And incase the link doesn't work I 've stolen one of the pictures and posted it here to prove my point about me taking bad pictures...notice sign above subjects head..fits...








http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/mels_photos/Justins%20leaving%20IPT%20for%20a%20foreign%20country%20Party/

People In The Neigbourhood pt3

This is Sarah...She hopes to be a nurse some day. She wants a job that has letters behind her name. I hope she knows that LPN isn't better then RN?



This is Ryan, He's a grade school teacher. He also coaches soccer,he hopes it will become as popular as it is in Europe.He's an all around nice guy.He helps people out...oh not this lady. She just follows him around...its getting kinda creepy.

People In The Neigbourhood pt2

This is Nancy and Jean, They are disco junkies. They can't wait to hit the dance floor or a sale at CJ Banks.




This is Lisa, she loves horses. She'd ride one to work but they are so hard to parallell park.
Her greatest hope is some day to have the lead in Annie....I hate to be the first to tell her but....