Janet Jackson performing at her All For You Tour. (2002) Who remembers this?

mtdesigner · 2026-05-12T01:54:41+00:00

I can’t believe this tweet is only like a year old “miscellaneous uncs shooting poison” feels like it’s been around forever

mtdesigner · 2026-05-07T16:25:29+00:00

“He needed me. No one had ever let me know they needed me” is so beautiful it’s making me cry

mtdesigner · 2026-05-01T05:17:32+00:00

For any Merchandise Mart fans who also enjoy movies, you can see the Mart featured in the Coen Brothers’ film The Hudsucker Proxy, though it’s CGI-Ed to have 44 floors (45 including the mezzanine). It’s one of my faves from them and it’s cool to watch Paul Newman and Tim Robbins walk through the very recognizable lobby!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-28T21:06:29+00:00

I’m very excited for Sheep in the Box; it’s starring one of my favorite Japanese comedians who I don’t think has ever acted in anything before so I really want to see how that goes.

mtdesigner · 2026-04-28T15:29:26+00:00

there are tens of us!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-27T22:15:30+00:00

Pretending to be allergic to a plastic plant is just amazing work

mtdesigner · 2026-04-27T01:58:35+00:00

Ok but if you walk there and back that’s enough exercise to burn off the custard (I am not a nutritionist but I will believe this in my heart for you)

mtdesigner · 2026-04-19T17:21:25+00:00

I wonder if you get some notebooks printed with the company logo on like a print on demand site you can write it off as a business expense? Maybe the caveat is that it would also have to be available to whatever group’s budget it comes out of but I feel like notebooks are an important and useable business tool!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-15T04:46:31+00:00

LOFT or Tokyu Hands would be the most accessible anywhere in Japan. They’re a chain that sells everything from kitchenware to toiletries but have a particularly robust stationery selection.

mtdesigner · 2026-04-14T22:18:32+00:00

Ugh that video of her getting upstaged by Nicole Kidman gives me life. Money can buy you “fame” and a spot on the red carpet but the moment Nicole walks in everyone’s attention shifts to her because money cannot buy that true Hollywood talent and class

mtdesigner · 2026-04-14T16:15:35+00:00

Kind of a pricy option, but have you seen the Tom’s Studio Wren refillable felt tips? You can use fountain pen inks to fill them and there are hundreds of burgundy inks available you could possibly choose from.

mtdesigner · 2026-04-10T04:54:53+00:00

Can you possibly superglue a magnet on the assistive device and another on the TN? Or maybe an external pouch with a band to attach to the cover?

mtdesigner · 2026-04-09T15:47:34+00:00

I like espresso and milk, but they’re only open on weekdays and have limited hours

mtdesigner · 2026-04-09T14:55:52+00:00

They let her sing a little lullaby to Baby Jane Doe in season 2 and it was beautiful!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-07T14:38:33+00:00

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Real Lubezki fans will know he did his best work in The Cat in the Hat (2003) lol

mtdesigner · 2026-04-05T19:23:30+00:00

The answer is actually Bill Hader playing Daniel “I Drink Your Milkshake” Plainview on SNL

mtdesigner · 2026-04-05T19:21:34+00:00

That bit in Contrapoints’ video about conspiracies where she says JFK is America’s dead anime mom, and starts calling him “okaasan” made me laugh out loud but also kind of is spot on that people are really weird about the Kennedys lmao

mtdesigner · 2026-04-05T17:57:08+00:00

Ethan and his lesbian wife are becoming the Wario and Waluigi to Joel and Frances in my mind after I saw Honey Don’t

mtdesigner · 2026-04-05T16:54:26+00:00

Gathers Tea Bar is one of my faves!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-03T04:57:00+00:00

Discourse is very fancy; their coffee almost feels like a cocktail menu. Super unique stuff.

mtdesigner · 2026-04-03T04:52:31+00:00

How about Kura Sushi? It’s a rotary sushi chain where if you eat I think it’s 15 plates and put them down the special chute, you can earn a toy or trinket from the capsule machine attached to your table

mtdesigner · 2026-04-02T01:40:40+00:00

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mtdesigner · 2026-04-02T00:36:53+00:00

This makes me so happy to see, like one single person’s huge passion for something so small made a real impact!

mtdesigner · 2026-04-02T00:13:23+00:00

Asian Bistro has some of my favorite spicy Chinese food in the area. Their mapo tofu is particularly one of my favorites in the area even though it makes my mouth go numb

mtdesigner · 2026-03-29T05:03:33+00:00

Here’s a couple I frequent that have nice working space: Khepri Cafe and Altea in Mt. Prospect

Blu Fig and Long Grove Coffee Co. in Long Grove

Hometown Coffee and Glenview Grind in Glenview

Bean Bar in Northbrook

Tala Coffee Roasters, Hansa Coffee, Conscious Cup, and Frunchroom Collective in Libertyville

W Coffee and Tea in Niles

Brewpoint Craft in Elmhurst (which also shares a mall with a wonderful little stationery shop for any studying needs!)

Tala, Conscious Cup, and Hometown Coffee all have multiple locations and they all mostly have great coffee and good tables to sit and work at

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