Attention Deficit David

Me and my buddy Julia Robbins

Me and my buddy Julia Robbins, originally uploaded by davidjschloss.

Fits me to a tea

I'm in Chicago celebrating the Thanksgiving holidays with my in-lawical family and I've discovered something wonderful.

It's Argo Tea. Think Starbucks, only with tea drinks. And since you can't burn tea like you can burn Starbuck's coffee, the drinks are wonderful. Abby had a hibiscus steamer (hibiscus and apple cider) and I had a chocolate mint tea (tea, cocoa and mint). My drink was fabulous. The kind of fabulous that I always want a coffee drink to be. You know how much better Illy coffee is than Starbucks? These tea drinks are that much better than coffee drinks.

Okay, I'm biased. I love tea, I'm okay with coffee. Mostly I think that the roasted bean is a great system for delivering sugar and milk but teas are varied and complicated. This joint's got teas you can buy in bulk too, and both cold and hot drinks.

Sadly, they exist only in the Chicagoland area. The one I found is in Evanston, where I am right now, but I'm hoping (praying) they expand quickly. The place has the look about it of a company that was designed to go right into the chain-store business—it's very precise and polished in the way that a local tea place isn't.

Okay I'm done with my raving. Please, if you're the Argo guys and you're reading websites that mention your store, come to New York. Please.

Margot, in repose

Margot, in repose, originally uploaded by davidjschloss.

Lions and buffalo and just watch it

Watch the whole thing. Really, don't skip any of it.

http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM&rel=1

Seven second delay huh?

Anyone else catch the caller on the Brian Leher show on WNYC today saying "I've got a large penis and I like to play with it"? Gave me quite a chuckle.

Why do the ladies love me? This is why.

Why do the ladies love me? This is why., originally uploaded by davidjschloss.

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I just. I dunno. Really? You need a whole room for that?

I just. I dunno. Really? You need a whole room for that?, originally uploaded by davidjschloss.

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Did I ever show you guys how allergic I am to dust mites?

Did I ever show you guys how allergic I am to dust mites?, originally uploaded by davidjschloss.

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I'm in a Primatine mist

Well, all of my dad's ailments are starting to afflict me. I got his allergies, a touch of his depression (luckily without the whole "paranoia" part), a good amount of the shopping addiction, and now... cold weather induced asthma!

I remember pretty vividly my dad puffing on Primatine inhalers (if you don't go to the doctor you can't get prescription stuff) and now I've been having issues breathing when exercising in the cold. Bike rides below about 50 degrees and my performance really suffers. So now I can add another prescription to my medicine case. Sigh.

Thanks, genetics.

It is happening again.

The ladybug takeover has begun. Each year, right before it become unbearably cold, the ladybugs begin to come into the house. I'm not sure how exactly (my guess is the window frames) but they're here. There are eight of them I can see from my spot on the bed. Last year we had very few, and I think they're a good predictor of a cold winter. (The more that come in, the colder it is going to be.)

Buy some longjohns.