In my experience you just start rearranging priorities. I live alone and lurk alone and generally when not completely lazy get a lot of my own projects done despite my full time job. And getting those projects done IS my number one priority. I work a few nights a week (sleeping less) and devote my weekends to them. I generally gravitate towards quick dinner and a drink after work than hangouts that would suck a whole evening up.

I have no clue how you would do this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:40 PM on February 26, 2008

I would go to a good indie comics store and look for things in a similar niche and write to the publisher, or like jamaro said go to APE. Put together a mini and hand it out!

Also, maybe apply for a Xeric grant to cover printing costs? Jason Little put up a few tips about applying for that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:52 PM on February 11, 2008

Hey Meg! the Intuos is what I use and it's a big difference, the Graphire doesn't have the sensitivity levels to do more painterly or delicate things (in my opinion), and it's worth the dough, you can write it off on your taxes and mine NEVER broke! Had it for 7 years going on 8 now!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:25 PM on February 8, 2008

hey that's my neighborhood! I shop at two small grocery places(the only real lack in the neighborhood) one is Rich's Deli at umm Western and Augusta? It's bigger inside than it looks! And the other is that Fruit and Produce joint on Chicago and Western. And you are still close to the warm embrace of the Hideout on Elston and Wabansia for good music and drinks (www.hideoutchicago.com), sushi at Coast is pretty good, that Blue Fin place is a bit pricey but nice, and there is a place on... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:16 PM on November 17, 2006

i have been looking for that kind of place, but ya know Art and Science does a good job. Their people are pretty well versed and if you tell them your hair's habit (mine, straight as hell and very style resistant) they will work with you!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:30 PM on November 14, 2006

i wear makeup (pink eyeshadow and lipstick) because I find the burst of color to be fun. I get very bored with my face so I like to paint it up. I've always used makeup in a completely obvious way too, i really hate "natural" makeup on me as I feel it missed the point.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 11:51 AM on September 28, 2006

Albany Park was my favorite neighborhood to live in Chicago. I'm down in Wicker Park/Bucktown/Ukranian Village-ish digs now, but if I didn't love walking the few blocks to work I'd move back in a second!

Wonderful lebonese pastry shops, korean grocers, andy's fruit ranch, davis theatre, billiard halls, the tiny magic shop on lawrence, weirdo karoake bars, the greek gin rummy nuts, it's a wonderful neighborhood in my opinion. As far as coffee shops, sadly you have... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:58 AM on February 14, 2006

When I was a 16 year old girl, I loved gift certificates! You can get what you want and shop with your friends! Even if it feels a little impersonal, I wouldn't axe them from the list of possibilities!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:11 AM on December 12, 2005

I'll do my best to make the changes you want to the photo!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:42 PM on November 15, 2005

oh I'm sorry!

CaptApollo is on the job!

If you need anything else I'll try to be of service!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:46 PM on November 15, 2005

While I agree that some styles simply do not look good on fat folk, I also really empathize with trying to find non-boring shit.

A friend of mine recommends this webstore

And another friend of mine has a great boutique in Chicago called Vive La Femme where she stocks a lot of what you'd find in normal boutiques. She also has gotten many designers to extend their size range.

Good luck on getting some new clothes.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:28 AM on August 11, 2005

not to derail, But I also read Iris Chang's book and wondered if somehow the mental weight of researching such terrible events led to her recent suicide.

Did anyone else feel the same?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 11:38 AM on August 8, 2005

I once worked at a SavOn Drugstore in Vegas, which is a popular retirement city for crazy old women. We had this one lady come in 10 minutes before closing who proceeded to very slowly fill two whole goddamn shopping carts. We stayed open and waited for her to finish, and when she finally pulled up to my cashier, she whipped out one of those coupon portfolio things, which would have been fine but they were expired coupons for items that were not in her cart. She was very insistent that if... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 11:42 AM on July 29, 2005

This is simply the best wallet/clutch I have ever owned. Fits everything and is well organized, plus by sliding your id in the interior slot you can easily flash it at bars and such. Damn good wallet, functional clutch, great colors...damn do I love this thing. I have it in bronze, my friend has the red.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:57 AM on July 25, 2005

I'll give you ring number two! Pick Me I love murder ballads dearly!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:51 PM on July 22, 2005 marked best answer

I second books by Paco Underhill, Why We Buy is just great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 9:31 AM on July 18, 2005

rdr - What mkulta said, plus a classic case of portraying a man as a sort of milksop, they did this with Clinton and Kerry as well. It's a strategy where you make it seem like *gasp* your wife has undue influence over your professional activities, which might seem unseemly but is most likely not uncommon( although not in the "puppetmastery" way they spin it. And in this case it's all apparently untrue, his wife doesn't seemed to have used her CIA pull to get his the job.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 9:29 AM on July 18, 2005

wow, i type lousy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 9:30 AM on July 18, 2005

I'll recommend the whole of The Handsome Family's catalog. Rennie Spark's is heavily influence by traditional ballad forms which are highly narrative, thus most of their songs are beautiful strange stories that any fan of Johnny Cash would highly enjoy. She also has a book of short stories called "Evil" for sale on their website, it's exquisite!

on preview: WTF the spellcheck wants to change "website" tio "webster"?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:10 AM on July 18, 2005

My problem isn't truly having an accent, so much as having similar difficulties pronouncing words that would trouble my Korean speaking parents. It just is sort of an embarrassment for me, as I am plenty mistaken for foreign already.

Another thing is that when it's bad, it's mighty bad. Hard to understand bad. I have to be really tired or really drunk for this to happen though. Though since it has yet to fade, this may just be an odd very limited range regional... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:19 PM on July 15, 2005

BigFat Tycoon that's very much the case with me when I talk to my parents. Weird.

It's helpful to know that I'm not the only one with floating accents, weird quirks, and sometimes outright difficulties!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:37 PM on July 15, 2005

Umm I'm not quite sure that either Barbara Allen (at least how I know it) or Knoxville Girl qualify as songs about psychiatric illnesses. But that may be my own special kind of nitpicking.

Anhow the Handsome Family has quite a few songs about mental illness (Brett Sparks is bipolar), "My Ghost" is the most dead on about the experience, Possibly the obsessive killer in "Arlene", Anorexia in "The Woman Downstairs", "Lake Geneva"... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:29 PM on July 14, 2005

Andrew Bird - Tea and Thorazine (autism)
Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Dear Amelia (incest)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:33 PM on July 14, 2005

Me too please! I would be most grateful! email same as screen name but at gmail! Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 9:17 AM on July 13, 2005

link to pdf story about a rare debilitating syndrome that is vaccine related. Article talks about the other options
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:16 AM on July 13, 2005

Wicker Park
Pilsen
Lincoln Square

and I can't think of anything else

Albany Park for a good Korean Meal!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:25 PM on June 29, 2005

If you email me I can give you a more expanded guide, I'm just dead tired!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:26 PM on June 29, 2005

I'm trying to switch from the one on the left to the one on the right. Doubleclicking the foreground or background colors did not work for me.

posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:12 AM on June 27, 2005

In my version of CS2 there is no radio button marked H, I may be screwed here eh?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 11:08 AM on June 27, 2005

I am completely grossed out by the idea of growing a person inside of me, then expelling and interacting with it. I love kids but I don't see me ever being okay with being pregnant. Pregnant women sorta spook me too (self link sorry!) . So yeah, I feel ya driver.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:26 PM on June 23, 2005

I had a friend who took a class which coaches people on how to be the bestest phone sexiest lady ever. I'm pretty sure she saw the ad in a local alternative weekly. Maybe your friend can go through on of those? In my opinion (I've had several friends in the sex industry) you can set up on your own, but for women it seems to be a more positive experience to work for a localized office, or a service that does relay. If she wants more info, she can probably check into the local dungeons.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 11:00 AM on June 17, 2005

American Fractional Currency.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:50 AM on June 17, 2005

I'm definitely not allergic to wheat, not sure about the hops though. And I'm not sure if switching beer would help, I wasn't drinking cheap beer. So maybe Slothrop nailed it. Back to bourbon and lovely lovely single malt scotches for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:26 PM on June 16, 2005

and mygothlaundry I was drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Blue Moon, Haaker Schorr and some others, which I thought didn't qualify as bad beers. Not sure though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:28 PM on June 16, 2005

I think there was a Sherlock Holmes movie version of the Case of the Blue Carbuncle...

And in Small Time Crooks Woody Allen turns to a little jewel theiving near the end of a famous necklace.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:24 AM on June 14, 2005

Andrew Bird ( solo and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire) - beautiful and strange violin based songs
Kelly Hogan - country and jazz sung with the best voice chicago has to offer
Antony and the Johnsons - dark vaguely glamish dramtic songs
Neko Case - damn good singer
Handsome Family - Brett Sparks has a lovely baritone
Jolie Holland - nice sort of folky/jazzy feel to her vocals
Paul Burch - Old time country feel to his... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 9:35 AM on June 8, 2005

Old Time Country Acts with close harmonies :

The Louvin Brothers : God was in a good mood when he gave these 2 brothers their voices, which fit together in the way only siblings' voices can
Monroe Brothers : Charlie and Bill Monroe. Damn it's good.
The Original Carter Family : THE BEST MUSIC IN THE LAND.
Jimmie Rodgers : singing brakeman. Rough and Rowdy.

Singers with unique and kind of rough/ raw voices who... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:33 AM on June 11, 2005

I'm a Korean woman, and I date exclusively non-asian men. I grew up in a ethnically mixed environment, but I think my preference for non-asian men is that I enjoy contrast. I like to date non asian tall guys who are very different both in personality and appearance from me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:26 AM on June 3, 2005

Giving up meat for someone with your eating habits will probably be difficult, but not impossible. As long as you're not making pre-packaged veggie products the base of your diet, any decent grocery with fresh produce and beans and grains will do right by you. I'd suggest strolling through the many online veggie recipe sites online, or maybe picking up a book with some nutrition tips too. Many friends of mine who've made the switch from a meat-heavy diet had a rough transition because they... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:52 PM on June 2, 2005

Also, a good way to make cooking new recipes fun is to throw mini informal dinner parties. Invite your friends over and get a few bottles of wine and go nuts!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 12:53 PM on June 2, 2005

Don't rely on knowing (and milking) every single stinking detail and nuance of their life and daily goings on as a reassurance and measurement of how well you know the person and what they're thinking.

That's not meant to come across bitter, I've just met a lot of people who seem to feel this way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 5:16 PM on May 26, 2005

Another option is perhaps (If the hotel offers it) arranging an in-room spa day for them, with massages and what not. Could be nice after a long day of walking around, and you wouldn't have to worry about shipping times.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 7:29 AM on May 26, 2005

Ohh I live in Wicker Park, I can give you a lonnnng list if you drop me an email! A neighborhood specific one!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 1:28 PM on May 25, 2005

I'm seconding Irazu in Wicker Park, it's cheap and so so good, and in case you do decide to go I believe it's cash only, just thought I'd give you a heads up.

And if in that neighborhood you can go browse at Myopic Books get some coffee at Earwax then maybe head to the Double Door or the Empty Bottle for some music, and then off to Rodan for some cocktails and appetizers or further up the street to Salud a tequilla bar with good eats, and then walk a few blocks to Hot... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:21 PM on May 24, 2005

Thirding(?) Cetaphil and also adding a vote for Olay 30SPF moisturizer. If you want to move up a bracket or two pricewise, you simply cannot beat Clarins Daily Gentle Foaming Cleanser and moisturizer. Used that stuff during the hellish teen skin years and had very good results.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 5:41 AM on May 19, 2005

Hmm, well I know it sounds cliche but I find it true that you look best when you feel best. It's important for you to find a "look" that feels good to you. I've never been a clothes person but recently have been finding more and more things I like, so I'm dressier now than I was 5 years ago, but equally as comfortable. If you're in Chicago I can recommend some good starting points, drop me an email!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 10:02 AM on May 18, 2005

I think you and your SO should find your own language. I know that for me, certain words do not work on any level for me, apologies to Marquis but referring to your hard-on as a "chubby" will get you swiftly booted from the bed and quickly shown to the door.

I also hate the word choade.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:08 PM on May 17, 2005

ladies:
south mouth
sideways smile
sad vag(when bleeding)

gents:
rooster
failed tail
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 2:12 PM on May 17, 2005

Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - The Letter
Elvis - Return to Sender
Ketty Lester - Love Letters
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Love Letter
Sufjan Stevens - The Transfiguration (loosely about writing, sort of, damn good song tho)
Timesbold - ee cummings (lyrics are from his poems)
Andrew Bird - First Song (using lyrics from a Galway Kinnell poem)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 8:36 AM on May 17, 2005

Weren't Pizzarias made of flour instead of some sort of potato or corn meal? My mom said they were and then banned them from the house.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrs.pants at 7:06 AM on May 16, 2005