reminders...

seems like the site for 0-9 worlds is beginning to take shape...



not much info yet but it's only a matter of time before it's filled with all the info we need...cmwc'09-tokyo.

the 2010 worlds site isn't far behind...



at first i wasn't thrilled by the logo but it has since grown on me. thank you simon for the heads up on the new logo. as some of you know...my parents are from guatemala and i will definitely be in attendance for this event...cmwc'10-guatemala.

just one more thing to add to your event calendar...something a bit closer to home. the ever popular milwaukee messenger invite(mmi) is coming...



nope...you don't have to be invited and no you don't have to be a messenger. im planning on attending...mke never seems to disappoint...peace.

the 21st is stacked...

not that anyone cares but on the 21st is stacked for me. i have to attend my cousins little boy's baptism. then later that evening im off to the engagement party for 6721. now i find out that cog magazine is having a 1 year anniversary party?! man-oh-man...this is going to be rough. the good news is that it all happens with just enough time in between all the events to rest...wait, did i forget to mention that it is also the weekend my mother-in-law comes to town? btw...i've seen two different versions of this flyer...one says it starts at 3 and the other at 6? if anyone knows which one is correct that would make my weekend planning much easier...see you cats around...peace.

move your body...

being that i have the pleasure of dispatching both boards i figure why not...anyway, this might go over the heads of many that read my silliness but some cats might recognize this cut...



what?!?! thats right...chicago house. man.o.man...i used to listen to house music like i was getting paid for it. this cut brings back memories. not of going out to clubs...too young for that, but of dancing in our living room. now, why would i post this particular cut? two words...curtis mcclain. the man was a great driver for us...he rocked whatever. he was pretty fast also but had to leave us. don't know why...just the way it is sometimes. anyway...he's in this cut. i heard him singing once at base and i gotta say...the man can sing. so a fellow co-worker did some research and found this cut...too nice.

just goes to show...all the talent that walks in and out of our doors. i've seen many talented cats...musicians, artists, actors, and so on. a good friend and ex-bike messenger anthony fleming(aka t-bone) was in the first season of prison break and is currently a theater actor...you can mainly find him at the looking glass theater.

t-bone is the cat on the right...

maybe it's a way for them to escape? maybe they put up with so much silliness as a messenger that they look for ways to express themselves? maybe they can't pick up a gig so they pick up a "for now" type of job? maybe im reading too much into all of this and messengers are just inherently talented cats? in any case, keep up the good work...peace.

hot sex...

ira put some of chicago up on the kinky llama through chifg.com a while ago. i kept meaning to post it for those who didn't know about it. anthony mikrut has decided to bring bike delivery to his sex toy shop...by any means necessary to satisfy the customers...



read the article and check out the vid here...

"We figured you can get pizza any time of night," he said. "Why can't you get [sex] toys?"

...the only part i don't agree with is the delivery within the hour...come on, we all can do that? well...maybe not all of us and maybe not sex toys...ha! good luck to anthony mikrut and good job...peace.

999...

it was about 1745 or so when i picked up the phone...

customer...i would like to place an order.

j.dot...no problem. where is it going to?

customer...999 north lake shore drive.

j.dot...wait, are you sure? umm...i don't think that address exists. lake shore drive buildings run along the west side of the street. that would mean it needs an even number as an address.

customer...believe me. i've checked it and i looked it up but yes...it's 999 north lake shore drive.

...i was so frustrated. i could not believe it. for one, i thought i knew so much about this city that there was no way she was right. i looked it up and sure enough...



if we play by the rules this building should literally be in the lake. it's right in between 990 north lake shore drive and 229 east lake shore drive. lake shore is a funny street already cause it goes north to south except for about a block stretch where it goes east to west...wtf?! that wasn't enough to screw with us...they had to throw in the triple-nine address. i wikipedia the number 999...nothing on there makes sense. we talked about it at work and decided that someone probably did that for good luck. why? cause it's triple-six upside down...as we all know, the triple-six number actually carries some weight in history. the building is probably one of those chicago buildings that doesn't have the 13th floor...thats another bad luck number. oh-chicago...how you keep me guessing.

coming home...

well...just got back from philly. i guess i shouldn't say philly but i was close enough. i did venture into the city once and i also visited the bada*s aquarium...it's not really in philly. i think it's new jersey? anyway...got to see some sharks, got to pet sharks, and saw some huge hippos sleeping underwater...holy sh*t! who does that?



anyway...on my way in from the airport here in chicago i got a phone call. my boss called me to see if i could come in earlier. scott, the other bike dispatcher, will be out and i need to cover. no problem. i stroll into work and im greeted by 124 packages sitting on a desk...wtf?! i completely forgot we had a bunch of work that needed to get done on this day. the board isn't so busy so i grab all the work and go through what seems to be already separated. this wasn't the case...or at least i didn't like the way people made the sets. i changed everything up and by the end i had about 8 sets going out. thats about 15 a piece...not bad. so now what? i have to decide who to give the work to...sh*t!

the decision was made easier by people showing up late...ha! i had work to cover in the loop and it was piling up a bit. as they checked in...if they checked in the loop i kept them there to help cover the board. if they checked in on their way in i had them stop into base...too nice. of course...it always doesn't work out this way but this day was just flowing right. i did have a couple guys rock stuff out in the loop before bringing them into base to pick up a set.

around one o'clock things started to simmer down but the car board was getting slammed. although it was cold and windy out i had many of my crew help out with whatever i thought could be handled in these conditions. 1141 who is used to car work hasn't had a decent set in a while cause of how slow we have been but i was able to hook him up pretty decent...

j.dot...forty-one.

1141...go ahead.

j.dot...say, umm...feel like doing distance today? i know it's pretty crappy out but...well, what do you say?

1141...what do you have in mind?

j.dot...alright, i got three at the mart going west. west chicago and hubbard. i got one at 325 lasalle going on wolcott and a 19 lasalle going on wolcott. you in?

...i don't even know why i asked if he was in. five car runs are rarely, if never, denied. he rocked all five and i caught him out west...

j.dot...yo, yo. i got a west lake bringing you in.

1141...perfect. it's been a while since i've had a car set. feels good.

...1141 had me angry on friday for a silly reason. see, the man denied some packages i needed help on because he would have to take his helmet off at the pick up. i was super pis*ed...i mean, how can anyone deny work? especially right now...especially solos!! then i walked outside to get home that night and remembered that it's cold and windy out. thank you to my crew for helping me out yesterday...it is much appreciated...peace.

3rd stage...

...peace.