Wow - I just got discriminated against!

One of the buildings I looked at on Saturday called me back - and said that the couldn't show me the apartment because I had been on the job less than a year.

Umm - no.

My rent history and credit history are excellent. My Visa card just nearly doubled my limit. The fact that some of these bills have been paid with IL Unemployment Benefits is irrelevant.

Chicago has a Fair Housing ordinance that specifies that you cannot refuse to rent or show an apartment to someone based on "race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status or source of income."

First they said "1 year employment", then they said "1 year of continuous income from same source"

Um - not gonna fly here.

Anyone playing TLE?

OMG- Rachel's newest video?!?! pretty intense stuffs.

Check it out!

Kaiju fun

working my way thru my Netflix queue - tonight was Gamera: Revenge Of Iris (1999)

The usual tale of the horribly misunderstood giant turtle who really IS a friend to all mankind. This time he fights a hypermutated Gyaos that has been raised by a little girl who blames Gamera for the death of her parents. Yeah- I guess it makes more sense if you are Japanese.

Anyway, I mention this because of one of the 'Extras' that had me falling off my sofa. There is a Commentary track featuring Gamera, Iris, and Sam (#6) discussing their roles in the film. Gamera has a British accent and speaks of playing the character for 37 years and the lucky happenstance where he encountered THE perfect role for a 200-foot-tall flying reptile. Iris has a Russian accent and talks about this breakout role for her and the challenges she faces as a tentacled actor. "Sam" has a broad Southern USA accent and to hear him tell he apparently played every minor and extra role in the film! This track alone was worth the price of rental!