Happy Birthday!

[strannik01]

Happy Birthday to kaffyr

Yes - I know that, as far as birthdays go, your employer has, to use a Russian expression, stuck you with a pig. And that you would really much rather be actually celebrating your birthday than doing what you are actually doing this morning. But a birthday is a birthday, regardless of what life throws at us. I hope that, at the

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[kaffy_r]

Thank you so much for this, my friend. (I hope you might consider me at least an online friend!) I am spending time with my family at H-Mart in Niles - yes, that's actually what I want to do for my birthday - and we had a good meeting this morning; it's been, as you said, a worthwhile day. And we aren't giving up - we're going to fight for our members. But first, the Korean and Japanese food court at H-Mart!

[strannik01]

Sorry it took so long to reply - this week turned out to be busier than I expected (in short, my apartment got sprayed for bedbugs, which meant moving all of my stuff out of the way and moving it back. Which ate into my article-writing time).

I hope you might consider me at least an online friend

I do. And hey - I know we're both busy journalists with irregular schedules, but Edgewater isn't that far from Rogers Park. :)

I admit that H-Mart wouldn't have been my idea of a good time - but then, I never really explored it that much, which is weird, since I cover so many meetings at Niles town hall. Anyway, I'm glad you had a good time (And I am really, really sorry that the pain issues put a damper on the day)

[kaffy_r]

I'm so sorry about the bedbug situation - those things are the devil to get rid of, I'm told; so I hope the spraying was 100 percent successful.

Edgewater isn't that far from Rogers Park. :)

I agree - let's look at our various calendars and see if there's a time we could get together for coffee/tea. Any places of which you're particularly fond?

You really need to get out to see H-Mart - it's got so many neat things to look at and buy, and it had a great food court.

[strannik01]

I agree - let's look at our various calendars and see if there's a time we could get together for coffee/tea. Any places of which you're particularly fond?

Well, I'm going to be in your homeland from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon, so this week is a no-go (I don't know if you've seen my Twitter grousing on the matter, but suffice to say I have mixed feelings on this particular present from my mom). But next week looks more promising. I might be able to do something on Friday.

As far as locations, I'm fond of Metropolis Coffee, and Sol Cafe is nice, even if my experience with its wi-fi has been lousy. Let's figure out the details via Twitter DMs