Prangster in Chicago

My worst nightmare has happened to the city of Phoenix

There's a typo in this poster. Do you see it? It's agonizing. There's absolutely nothing worse than finding a typo when it's too late. But for Phoenix, it gets so much worse. I left a comment on the blog of the design studio that made this poster (they're called Seesaw) and they said the copy was provided to them by the organizers of Phoenix Design Week. So the typo is everywhere. It's a freaking typo pandemic. See it again on the Phoenix Design Week web site and cringe.

Update: The homepage of the Phoenix Design Week site has been redesigned and the typo is gone. But it will always haunt us.

I just barfed. This candle from Barneys costs $375.

I thought the price of this candle was the most ridiculous thing about it. And then I read the product description:

"A wind of freedom coming all at once from the Mascara coast and down from the mountains bringing in its foolish race the green scents of fresh mint, the rashness of fights, the hot and peppered air of ginger and the perfume of tea and tobacco from the Ouled Nail tribe. Top notes of spearmint, lemon-yellow, black currant bud, apple, ginger and clove, heart notes of jasmine and base notes of vanilla. This vegetable-based wax candle with pure cotton wick is biodegradable, allergen free and contains no pesticides. Housed within a beautiful glass vessel."

What is this, The Sims homeware catalog? There are so many things wrong with the first sentence in that paragraph. What the hell does the "rashness of fights" have to do with perfume, or the "wind of freedom" or its "foolish race"? Why is a wind of freedom racing foolishly anyway? And I Googled "Mascara coast." I don't think it even exists! The most worthless product description ever.

And why does this pillow, with embroidery of a tiny dog and tree on the back of it, cost $550? Barneys is so stupid.

The random industrial area near my office building at sunset

I'm dipping my spoon into the bowl of blog desperation with these photos. I took them last night with my camera phone while I was waiting for the bus. They're kinda ugly. For the record, you're looking at the action-packed intersection of Halsted and Chicago.

Green City Market