Crysta Vesely

@mattlindner PS - huge congrats on your daughter! What a wonderful Christmas!

I realize that this is the most first world of all first world problems, but $140 to park your car so that your wife can quite literally give birth is absolutely insane.

@mattlindner I spent 39 nights at Prentice this summer. Thankfully the social worker hooked us up with $75/week parking a few blocks south. But still, insane.

@PeterLudemann @BrentToderian @barrygreenejr @StreetsblogUSA @StreetsblogLA @StreetsblogNYC Yes to benches! As a woman who's currently very pregnant, I have become acutely aware of the lack of benches

@BrentToderian @barrygreenejr @StreetsblogUSA @StreetsblogLA @StreetsblogNYC Very nice for no-longer-young adults, also. Especially if "retail" includes cafes and "pedestrianized streets" have benches. (Tired tourists appreciate these, also)

Shade. Public restrooms. Pedestrianized streets. Small retail stores. Spacious public transit. 5 things that are too often missing in our built environment for families with young children, according to @barryGreeneJr in @streetsblogUSA. usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/16/fiv…

@StarLineChicago Right? I remember years ago the "Ozone Action Days" when they'd recommend avoiding unnecessary car trips and mowing the lawn. Now, we're hurtling towards NASCAR weekend and being told to stay indoors.

@ForgetteCMP Just had to come back to get your Metra fix!

attention passengers: this is no longer the 330 train to big timber. please deboard for track 9. attention passengers: haha! your 330 train to big timber is actually boarding on track 1! and leaving now! cc @CrystaVesely aaah commuting

@rapscallison "wonky bullet formatting" is a likely secondary cause

@monicaeng @AldiUSA @axios Thanks for tasting so we don't have to!

Are @AldiUSA St Patrick's treats worth it this year? I investigate today in @axios axios.com/local/chicago/…

@mspriyankabose I absolutely love that feeling, especially when I accidentally time it for a weekend or very slow work period. Enjoy!

reading tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow and i just want to sink into it and do nothing else but i have many other responsibilities at the moment so it's a slow drip and i'm thinking about it constantly when i'm not reading it

@rapscallison Your pride? Better sleep with one eye open.

@rapscallison Who won?

Explains why January lasted foooorrreeevvverrr 😭

@mekosoff I've gotten 3 of the 11 or 12 I should have 🤔

Attention Chicagoans: Tomorrow's sunset is at 5:00 PM. We made it! 🥳🌞🍾

@theurbanologist Yes. It makes me sad. Too late for me, and I doubt they'll get the same live, in-studio interviews at 10 PM

There's a word for it: "apricity: the warmth of the sun in winter"

Debating whether this afternoon's priority should be working on a project that's not due till next week - or baking cookies.

@hopnotes I've so enjoyed your work over the years - all the best on your new gig!

It’s my last day at the Chicago Tribune! What a wonderful ride. More on all that … joshnoel.net/the-latest/202…

This has been the longest week

@mattlindner When we updated to a Nest mesh router, this problem resolved itself! We no longer need to coordinate our Zoom/Teams calls or stay off Spotify

Absolutely gobsmacking to me that XFinity internet hasn’t evolved to the point where two people can be on separate Zoom calls simultaneously in 2023 without there being some sort of interruption.

@mekosoff Saving this for the very cold week ahead - sounds amazing!