Rainbo Club Christmas Godzillas are iconic

I scored 80% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news... What I missed I am fine with.

Uncle skipped Fall Out Boy on the Christmas playlist so we're now at war.

My husband's family is obsessed with Rat Race.

It's odd to be a polytheist in that you're the only one celebrating your holidays mostly. So it was really nice to be invited to someone else's solstice party tonight. I feel very seen and loved and in community today.

Average Chicago driver

I have a cashmere bandana and am now unstoppable.

What if I told you we found a proven way to reduce youth suicide and our political representatives decided to ban it?

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3/4 sidewalk ice complaints I made today to 311 were about government property. Looking at you, Welles Park. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social

I may have girlbossed my way into a new role at work and I actually cannot believe girlbossing works??

Guess who's on this list, Illinois. Take one guess.

Are we going to pretend we didn't know what he meant by comparing Rep. Crockett to a band called The Monkees orrrr....?

ayyy I got into the Chicago Marathon lottery! Come cheer for me next year :D

Oops! All discourse!

I got pulled onto a "3-4 week project" at work with daily 8:30AM calls at the end of September and we're still meeting. I knew going into it that there was no way we'd finish in 3-4 weeks--but why does this happen and how do you stop team members from spending all their time in the weeds?

Did not predict Metra's swerve into kink. So this is what they meant by "a new line is coming."

Being comfortable in Chicago winter is a mindset. Let the sleet flow through you.

DEAR MY TEACHER MAXWELL RICE IS HOME NOT SCHOL TODAY BECAUSE HE IS SIK LOVE, MOM

He uses it come up with conversation topics to use with his nannies to make him seem more human.

"The legislation will require hospitals, schools and childcare centers to protect information about students', patients' and clients' immigration status, and to complete organizational planning to uphold the rights of those they serve in the event of immigration enforcement activity."

I like that the big bad of the first Christmas Prince movie is a greedy little cousin/gold digger and the big bad of the second is private equity.

a bundle of porta-potties has never looked so pretty

@ward33chicago.bsky.social These robots need to be stopped, they add nothing to our city and actively hinder our residents.

I guess the Task Master Chicago presale sold out in 6 minutes 😭😭😭

When are we going to retake the lakefront from an 8 lane superhighway? The reason people get hit here is it's one of the only places to cross to the lakefront parks in the area.

Took my mom to the Rain Beatles Tribute in Waukeegan tonight. Nobody is rude with their cell phone usage during live performances the way boomers are. We cannot hope to be on their level. It's an art, really. (not my mom fwiw she's a saint)

Spouse suggested we have Girl Lunch™ because we have a lot of leftover charcuterie and fruit from hosting and I couldn't be happier.

I am a meme of myself for sure. anisota.net/harvest

The redline passed me while stuck on a bus in traffic and another train isn't for 18 minutes. This is after a 20 minute bus headway. Meaning that in order to make the performance I'm heading to, I'm going to have to take a Lyft instead. @chicagocta.bsky.social is not running a usable system.

Half an hour headway midday on the westbound 80 bus is unusable. @ctaction.org @chicagocta.bsky.social I missed the previous bus by minutes and the next two are stacked.

bsky I swear to god do not make me delete a SNOW APPRECIATION POST ffs

#PlowtheSidewalks @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

We have had less than a week of snow and people are already complaining. This is CHICAGO. This is NORMAL. Nature is HEALING.

Across the street from my neighbors who haven't shoveled their sidewalk is an elderly, below the knee amputee whose sidewalk is pristine. Not a good look...FOR CHICAGO. Don't make my disabled neighbor or these folks who are very nice and just out of town responsible for the public way!!!!!

Not me opening holiday mail and going who the hell is Brandon...? @bedubble.bsky.social your card is lovely and I hung it on my wall!

Someone here joked that we should include shoveling under the CPD budget and I kind of think that's not the worst idea? If copagandists claim we shouldn't waste police time, the argument is how is it a waste of time to have boots on the ground instead of playing candy crush in a parking lot?

Where is my "I will donate to you but I hate paper mailings, please vow to never send me anything in the mail" checkbox?

I wrote to the NU Alumni Association yesterday to request my removal from all mailings including homecoming etc in light of this news. I urge alums, especially younger alums, to do the same. They need to know this is going to affect the future of giving at the school.

Husband: you're of Eastern European decent but you're not from the Bloc. Also husband: you should skeet that so your urbanist friends know how funny I am.

Hitting the GMan Tavern/Big G's/Smartbar trifecta tonight to pretend I'm 26 again

This is niche but we have family friends named the Graves and were on a pandemic walk near their house. When I said I wanted to swing by to say a distanced hi, my husband thought I meant Graceland Cemetery.

The shittier the plate, the better the pizza by the slice.

This is also true of John Mulaney--he built a brand as a wife guy and then cheated on his wife 🤷‍♀️ It's funny to me when comedians tokenize themselves like this because they frequently accuse women & POC comedians of being unfunny except vis-a-vis identity politics.

My alma mater are pathetic traitors.

I washed a lot of dishes tonight and I do think I'm my niece's favorite aunt so honestly today could not have gone better.

I think euchre is tearing my in-laws apart

If you were worried that Estereo wouldn't be packed on blackout wednesday, don't be.

It's nice when your alma mater doesn't totally shit the bed.

Unpopular opinion (?): Eddie Vedder and Dave Matthews sound the same.