There’s some sort of fire-related emergency on the 5th floor of the Chicago Board of Trade building. People working above that floor are being asked to take the stairs.
Update: Chicago Tribune story.
Category Archives: work
Board of Trade fire
January 24, 2008 – 7:08 am
New Job Title
March 28, 2005 – 12:31 pm
I’m now a DBA in training. Or something. Most of my work will be on the data management code.
Fun!
T-5:45
March 11, 2005 – 2:48 pm
almost all the way packed. The first ferry leaves at 7:45, hopefully I’ll be on it. Just need to take a shower, and walk through the apartment about 4 more times making sure I didn’t forget anything.
T-16:15
March 11, 2005 – 4:17 am
Just got back from shopping. Holy crap, is this a lot of stuff. I’m exhausted. Now to get some dinner, then go pack.
T-22 Hours
March 10, 2005 – 10:06 pm
Til I’m on a plane. At this point, I just want to be home. And eating about 4 beef sandwiches from portillo’s.
More Pictures
March 9, 2005 – 12:17 pm
By popular demand, more food pictures.
A very confused ATM:
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Hunan Beef:
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Delicious Fried Prawns:
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Tofu with Celery:
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And more! You know where to look…
China, Day 9
March 9, 2005 – 11:52 am
Took my product team to Mao’s for lunch. Gave a presentation on my product at 2. Sales guy asked me to stick around and give it again to some perspective clients. A couple awkward moments in the latter, like when the client asked a question, the sales guy tried to answer in […]
China, Days 7 and 8
March 8, 2005 – 9:10 pm
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I put up a few new pics, but nothing really interesting has happened. This afternoon I get to give a presentation. Tomorrow, I’m going to do some shopping. Friday, I imagine there will be drinking…
Actually, the real reason i didn’t post monday and tuesday […]
Pictures!
March 7, 2005 – 2:44 am
A few pictures:
Food! ChinaTrip/IMG_5261
People! ChinaTrip/IMG_5290
Mao! ChinaTrip/IMG_5286
And more…
China, Day 6
March 6, 2005 – 9:07 am
Didn’t do much this weekend. Spent yesterday mostly inside hacking on php (yeah yeah) for Wordpress. Not sure why, really, except I want to tinker under the hood of the new toy. Today, did some laundry, went for a long walk (several hours) all over Shen Zhen, ate dinner at a hole […]
