Living the Dream

Brian Award 7/31: Jim Edmonds

for hitting two home runs today, including a grand slam, and for proving me wrong in thinking your...

Aug 1st

Caitlin: my friend chelsea and i are going to scotland in december
Caitlin: so to prepare, we are going to do a little research
Caitlin: by watching brigadoon and braveheart
Me: that'll tell you everything you need to know
Caitlin: yes.
Caitlin: lesson one: no hunting in the highlands of scotland. you will get lost and be transported back 100 years.
Caitlin: lesson two: avoid all scantily clad men carrying axes.

Aug 1st

Deadline Recap: Uneventful Day For Cubs

Two hours after the trade deadline, it’s safe to say the Cubs stood pat today, not making any...

Jul 31st

Thursday Pharos Articles

As promised, I had two articles in the Pharos-Tribune today. One was a front page centerpiece on...

Jul 31st

Deadline Countdown: 1 Hour

A little less than an hour to go until the MLB trade deadline (although news of trades usually...

Jul 31st

Rosenthal Sighting In the Daily...

Please read my big article in today’s Summer Northwestern, the summer version of the Daily. ...

Jul 31st

Countdown To The Trade Deadline: 7 Hours

Notable Rumors: Jayson Stark reports the price for Raul Ibanez would be Cubs stud prospect Felix...

Jul 31st

Brian Award 7/30: Marlene Lorenz

for giving Living the Dream the “Marlene Approval,” almost as big an honor as this award...

Jul 31st

“Think of how sad your potential kids would be if they...”
— Sarah

Jul 31st

BASEBALL TRADE DEADLINE COVERAGE

With Major League Baseball’s trade deadline approaching (4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday), LtD will...

Jul 30th

“I want to look you in the eye: I will not raise your taxes...”
— McCain at a Wednesday campaign...

Jul 30th

Brian Award 7/29: Barb Rakly

for her help on a big story I’m writing for the Summer Daily Northwestern. The article was due...

Jul 30th

Watch

One of my all-time favorite Daily Show clips, posted today in honor of one of my favorite senators,...

Jul 29th

Article: Committee Sends Budget Forward

Jul 29th

Me (according to my editor…)

Jul 29th

Brian Award 7/28: Derrek Lee

for his huge 9th inning double that propelled the Cubs a 6-4 victory over the Brewers and for his...

Jul 29th

Link Of The Week: Official Cubs Web Site

I cannot focus on anything but the HUGE Cubs-Brewers series starting tonight. I tried to find...

Jul 28th

Watch

Much better MoveOn, much better

Jul 28th

“(Obama) revolts me. He can choose Bugs Bunny for vice...”
— Former Clinton supporter...

Jul 28th

Brian Rosenthal 7/27: Manoshi Datta

for a good tennis match (she beat me handily). *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out...

Jul 28th

Sunday Cubs Update 7/27

Week Record: 3-4 (31 Runs For, 32 Runs Against) Overall Record: 61-44 Division Lead: 1.0 Games The...

Jul 28th

Watch

This baby supports Barack Obama…

Jul 27th

Watch

…this baby does not

Jul 27th

The Quoteable 8th Ward (Excerpts From...

Brian Rosenthal - please have your person contact me directly. -Ann Rainey, 12:49 a.m.

Jul 27th

The Best Decision McCain Ever Made?

It was during the long summer days of 2004, and the presidential race between President George Bush...

Jul 27th

Brian Award 7/26: Evanston Alderman...

for talking to me (first time ever) and providing insight about the early retirement initiative for...

Jul 27th

“He said he wants to fish. I said, ‘Fish? For crying...”
— Penn State football coach Joe...

Jul 27th

I Miss My NU Friends!

Alana: oh ps what do you look like
Alana: have forgotten
Me: :-(
Alana: for serious though
Alana: if someone was like, "hey alana, draw brian"
Alana: all id have was a striped polo
Alana: and starwars convention shoes

Jul 26th

Link: Article: Man Gets 6 Years For Battery

Jul 26th

Brian Award 7/25: Logansport...

for a great first 5 weeks of being my first professional editor and for a kind midterm evaluation. ...

Jul 26th

Confrontations Coming In The Next 24...

Ann Rainey Julia Carroll

Jul 25th

Friday Pharos Articles

Two articles in the esteemed Logansport Pharos-Tribune today. Please click on the headlines to...

Jul 25th

“Lord — Protect my family and me. Forgive me my...

Jul 25th

Crisis Crosses Cass County Court Clerk

Please read my front page centerpiece on the effect of a budget shortage on the county’s court...

Jul 25th

Brian Award 7/24: Sarah Tuttle and...

for solidifying their status as Cubs fans by buying the gear. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award...

Jul 25th

Catfight!

Suspensions were handed down today in the brawl in a Tuesday WNBA game. In all, 10 players and 1...

Jul 25th

“One thing I’m very proud of in this administration is...”
— White House Chief of Staff...

Jul 25th

Who Had 200,000?

That’s the number of people estimated in attendance at Obama’s Berlin speech today. ...

Jul 24th

Obama's Crowd

Guesses on the crowd size at Obama’s Berlin speech later today? 10,000? 100,000? 1 million?...

Jul 24th

Brian Award 7/23: Wall Street Journal...

for a good speech and being friendly at the Pulliam interns luncheon today. *Editor’s Note:...

Jul 24th

Link: Article: Council Starts Budget Process

Jul 24th

Brian Award 7/22: Melissa Gass

for a good visit to Logansport. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the...

Jul 23rd

Excerpts From Alana's Drunk AIM Messages...

Alana: hey babyyy==
Alana: i called you you dindt andwer dont care bout ,e
Alana: absinthe tongith
Alana: bad abd baddd bad ba dbad abd abda bad
Alana: come back
Alana: fun fun funf ufn fufn funf funfunf ufnfunfufffunn
Alana: fun
Alana: so fun
Alana: lalalalalaaaaa
Alana: come back you fucktard
Alana: some BACK BACK ABCK
Alana: LIKE RIBS
Alana: BABY BACK
Alana: RIBKS

Jul 23rd

Link: Article: Hotel Thief Sentenced To 5 Yrs

Jul 22nd

Watch

McCain campaign video about media bias towards Obama. AKA let’s take a few example of...

Jul 22nd

Elise Quotes 7/22

Elise: damnit I TRY but you're too picky
Elise: it's so hard to live up to Living the Dream's impossible standards
Elise: every day I try so hard to be funny
Elise: and I'm never good enough for you
Me: here's your problem: you're very funny, but as you know, it takes a certain type of funny quote to be appropriate for tumblr
Me: has to be understood in context, usually can't be dry humor
Me: so you gotta be crazy and say things like you hope people die
Elise: ooooh ok
Elise: well I hope you die

Jul 22nd

Brian Award 7/21: P-T News Editor Kevin...

for being a sweet journalist, having like seven stories today and throwing a couple my way. ...

Jul 22nd

Damn Liberal Media

Background: C-Span interview with Fox News anchor Brit Hume.
Interviewer: Were you a liberal when you went to work for Jack Anderson?
Hume: I think I probably would have said no if somebody asked me, but I was. We all were. And nearly everyone now is.
Interviewer: You mean journalists.
Hume: Yes. Think of the romance. Think of why you go into journalism in the first place and why you come to Washington...

Jul 22nd

Link of the Week: Fletcher/Giglio...

The next big thing in media consulting, Dan Fletcher and Tommy Giglio today launched a sweet Web...

Jul 22nd

“So I’m walking into PNC Park the other day, some punk...”
— Brendan in an e-mail, telling...

Jul 21st

Brian Award 7/20: Jeremy Rosenthal

for a good tour around Culver Academy, where he is working for the summer. *Editor’s Note:...

Jul 21st

Sunday Cubs Update 7/20

Week Record: 1-2 (11 Runs For, 6 Runs Against) Overall Record: 58-40 Division Lead: 2.0 Games The...

Jul 21st

Brian Award 7/19: Christopher Nolan

for a truly fantastic movie (no seriously, The Dark Knight lived up to the hype, which I...

Jul 20th

Has Anybody Seen My Leg?

A 47-year old New York man lost his prosthetic leg while skydiving last month. The leg simply fell...

Jul 19th

Work E-Mail!

So the other day Sarah sent me this “professional” e-mail to my work e-mail...

Jul 19th

Brian Award 7/18: Namita Agrawal

for motivating me to work out. Namita is the second person to win the Brian Award three times. She...

Jul 19th

Evanston To Offer Free Tennis Lessons To...

Starting Aug. 1, the City of Evanston is offering free tennis lessons to ALL residents (ages 5 and...

Jul 18th

Brian Award 7/17: WL Dentist Robert...

for good work at my appointment today and not thinking I’m an underaged Christian. ...

Jul 18th

“Barack Obama makes me feel good to be a black man. Just...”
— Snoop Dogg on the Democratic...

Jul 18th

Barack Obama! Political Journalism! Yay!

As you may know by now, I covered an Obama campaign event in West Lafayette yesterday. It was...

Jul 17th

A Trip To Flora, Indiana

Please read my article in today’s Pharos about the Carroll County fair. Read it here.

Jul 17th

Santa Clause Is Coming To Town!

Half of that title is not true. Can you guess which half? OK, Danny is not Santa Clause. But he is...

Jul 17th

Just A Normal Trip To The Dentist...

When I arrived at the dentist office at 8:01 a.m. (the office opens at 8), a young woman was...

Jul 17th

Brian Award 7/16: Barack Obama

for an awesome campaign event today. Barack is the ninth person to win the Brian Award twice. He...

Jul 17th

Another 13-Hour Work Day

This one, unlike the last one, involved a presidential candidate. Also, my editor said this week...

Jul 17th

That’s right- I covered the Obama event this...

Jul 17th

Brian Award 7/15: Miss Carroll Co. '08...

for being a great queen and interviewee. Also, Kayleigh is really attractive (pageant queens...

Jul 16th

That’s right, Obama is campaigning at Purdue...

Jul 16th

Cass County's Got Talent!

Please read my Pharos front page centerpiece article about the County Fair Talent Show. Read it...

Jul 15th

Yay 13-Hour Work Days

—8:00 a.m. Monday: Woke up —9:35 a.m. Monday: Left home for work —10:30 a.m....

Jul 15th

Brian Award 7/14: Dawn Fisher

for offering to sing the song for her daughter’s interpretive dance after a music malfunction....

Jul 15th

Link of the Week: The Daily Northwestern

The Daily Northwestern is the newspaper of record for Northwestern University and the city of...

Jul 14th

Search Feature!

Great news: You can now search for text within any Living the Dream post! Thanks to Peter for the...

Jul 14th

Link: Article: 300S To Get Upgrade

Jul 14th

Brian Award 7/13: Ben McCartney

for a good tennis match, and agreeing to set his homepage to Living the Dream (others should follow...

Jul 14th

Link: Article: County Could Soon Be Home-Less

Jul 13th

Dirty Balls

Background: Planning a Sunday tennis match
Ben: 10 it is
Ben: at cumberland
Ben: just me and my racket
Ben: and some of your dirty balls

Jul 13th

Brian Award 7/12: Sarah Tuttle and...

for being awesome “camping” companions. Although I originally resisted, Sarah and...

Jul 13th

Things Depressing Me

It’s Saturday night and I’m blogging. Worse, it’s already Saturday night- where...

Jul 13th

Camping...Kind Of

If you didn’t notice, I haven’t posted for the past 24 hours or so. The reason? I was...

Jul 13th

Brian Award 7/11: Namita Agrawal

for being mostly right. Namita is the eighth person to win the Brian Award twice. She joins Brendan...

Jul 11th

Brian Award 7/10: Daniel Jiang

for coming back into my life (he was in China), helping us to a doubles match victory and reading...

Jul 11th

Logansport Mayor Wants You To Cut Your...

There was exactly one member of the public at Logansport’s Board of Public Works meeting...

Jul 11th

Trash Talkin' Jesse Jackson

Some of you may have heard about Jesse Jackson’s recent comments about Barack Obama talking...

Jul 10th

Brian Award 7/9: Carlos Zambrano

for turning in a dominating 8-inning, 1-hit night against the Cincinnati Reds. *Editor’s...

Jul 10th

“You want to sleep on the ground!?”
— Caitlin on our upcoming...

Jul 10th

Crime: Sagging Pants ... Penalty: Jail

Flint police announced this week that they’re cracking down on people wearing saggy pants....

Jul 9th

Wednesday Pharos Articles

Three front pagers today (ok, one’s a brief). Anyway, here are the links: Graffiti Incidents...

Jul 9th

Brian Award 7/8: Cubs General Manager...

for making a bold deal to acquire stud right-handed starting pitcher Rich Harden. *Editor’s...

Jul 9th

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 44% Spread: Obama +4% (2 polls) Yesterday’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 9th

Excerpts From Alana's Drunk AIM Messages...

Alana: HELLO
Alana: BRIAN
Alana: EMERGENCY
Alana: HELLO
Alana: HELLO
Alana: MESN
Alana: MEAN
Alana: MEAN MEAN MEAN MEAN
Alana: WERE DONE
Alana: andrew made me a sandwich and i got jam on it
Alana: i tried to remove it avec le s[onge but it didnt work
Alana: its new
Alana: wahh
Alana: IF I AWAKEN TOMORROW WITH OUT MY EMAIL I SWEART TO JESUS SON OF THE BIG GUY THAT THE DAMAGE IT WILL RENDER OUR FRIENDSHIP WIL BE IRREPRERABLE.
Alana: TOY HEAR ME?
Alana: GOOD.
Alana: BUE
Alana: jam on my shirt
Alana: wah

Jul 9th

“Listen, I like my news fair and balanced. I watch Fox News;...”
— Angry reader calling to...

Jul 9th

Logansport Gives Thumbs Up To Alcohol

Please read my latest article about how the City Council passed first reading of an ordinance...

Jul 8th

We have a Facebook bumper sticker! Circulate it! Thank you...

Jul 8th

Way To Avoid The Bill #74: Fake A Heart...

A Wisconsin man was arrested last Thursday after police found out he had been faking heart attacks...

Jul 8th

Depressing?

Jul 8th

Brian Award 7/7: Logansport City Council...

for caring about his city and keeping me up to date on his upcoming work. *Editor’s Note: The...

Jul 8th

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 44% Spread: Obama +4% (2 polls) Yesterday’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 8th

Link of the Week: 8th Ward Message Board

The message board of Evanston’s 8th ward has a very practical purpose for the residents of...

Jul 8th

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts From The...

On another subject, I have a disturbing report of an event in our neighborhood on the 4th. My...

Jul 8th

Link: Article: Interpreter Key In Court

Jul 7th

Brian Award 7/6: Sarah Tuttle

for helping me with the harder-than-expected task of finding pants at the mall. Sarah is the...

Jul 7th

Sunday Cubs Update 7/6

Week Record: 4-3 (32 Runs For, 24 Runs Against) Overall Record: 53-36 Division Lead: 3.5 Games The...

Jul 7th

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 42% Spread: Obama +6% (1 poll) Thursdays’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 7th

Happy Birthday 7/6: President George W....

Our favorite President turns 62 years old today. I think Sarah put it best: Me: got another fun...

Jul 7th

Facebook bumpersticker. I guess it’s cute, but there...

Jul 7th

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts From the...

Just like every thing looks like a nail if you are carrying a hammer, every little empty strip of...

Jul 6th

Hmm, interesting… (via stufftotelljillian)

Jul 6th

Sunday Pharos Articles

Couple articles by that Rosenthal kid in the Sunday edition of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Links...

Jul 6th

Breaking News: Nobody Cares About The...

Saturday marked the first stage of the Tour de France, with Spaniard Alejandro Valverde coming in...

Jul 6th

Brian Award 7/5: Keith Hansen

for letting me drive his sweet car. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to...

Jul 6th

The New Fad: Brian Awards (Who Doesn't...

Caitlin Adams: at lunch on thursday, my mom started out a story with, "So, if i gave out brian awards, well they'd be leah awards, but anyway, if i gave out brian awards, i definitely know who i'd give one to today..."

Jul 6th

Coincidence Of The Day: Brainiest Places...

US News and World Report recently released their list of the 10 brainiest places to retire. I think...

Jul 5th

Brian Award 7/4: Jean Emmans

for hosting a swell Independence Day barbecue. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out...

Jul 5th

Breaking News: Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist...

Charlie Crist, the 2-year governor of Floria, announced his engagement yesterday. He wants to get...

Jul 4th

Link: Pre-4th Campaign News: Lots Of...

Jul 4th

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

I think this Facebook bumpersticker said it best:

Jul 4th

Brian Award 7/3: NU Associate Director...

for sending me an e-mail informing me I’d gotten into Hinman off the wait list. ...

Jul 4th

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 44% Spread: Obama +4% (2 polls) Yesterday’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 4th

Breaking News: Serena Williams To Face...

This is just like the time David and I both ran for Student Council. Apparently they’re...

Jul 4th

Elise Quotes 7/4

EQ today comes in the form of her status: “Elise Foley is stalking Brian...

Jul 4th

Please Read: Biggest Article Yet:...

Access the front-page centerpiece by clicking here. OFF THE COUNTER: Cards line the shelves at...

Jul 3rd

Brian Award 7/2: Quinn Thacker

for the coolest random chance meeting I’ve had in a while. *Editor’s Note: The Brian...

Jul 3rd

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 44% Spread: Obama +4% (3 polls) Yesterday’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 3rd

Famous?

Turns out some of my Daily articles have appeared on PBS and Politico. For the PBS article, click...

Jul 3rd

Breaking News: SuperSonics Pay $75...

The owner of the Seattle SuperSonics (NBA team) has agreed to pay the city $75 million in exchange...

Jul 3rd

Oh Hillel

You know me so well Dear Brian, Summer may have just started but your first day as a college...

Jul 2nd

Link: Article: 9th Offense Puts Driver Behind...

Jul 2nd

Brian Award 7/1: Indiana State Trooper...

for an insightful interview and for the hard work he puts in to fight “the worst drug...

Jul 2nd

LtD Official Crude Presidential Poll Of...

Barack Obama: 48% John McCain: 43% Spread: Obama +5% (3 polls) Yesterday’s LOCPPOP Spread: Obama...

Jul 2nd

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts From the...

Bike Lady has been tempting fate by pretending that Ridge now has a bike lane…The day is...

Jul 2nd

Tuesday Pharos Articles

Three front pagers today, although for some reason only two are on the website. Links here: ...

Jul 2nd

Breaking News: June US Troop Deaths...

I wonder how many people know this. June was the deadliest month in Afghanistan since the 2001...

Jul 1st