Books are better than boys

lapoor: this movie is so beautiful I second that.

Aug 30th

The kids in my building have recently discovered marijuana.  In the past week I’ve...

Aug 29th

I got a flat on my way home from work.  My third in as many...

Aug 29th

EPIC VP FAIL

gregcbrown: spiegelman: The first serious female candidate for executive office was just...

Aug 29th

Listen

tylercoates: Mirah & The Black Cat Orchestra - “The Light” If heaven is the future Why is...

Aug 29th

I’ve felt slightly uneasy all week and I’m not sure exactly why.  There’s going...

Aug 28th

I got zero zzzs last night.  Finally home and in bed....

Aug 28th

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a...”
— - Einstein (via ellebelle) ...

Aug 27th

Listen

sqpeg: “Birds flyin’ high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin’...

Aug 26th

date night

Tonight is date night!  I really want to wear a dress, but I don’t know how practical that is...

Aug 26th

“Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values:...”
— Michelle Obama (via...

Aug 26th

lapoor: ways of life inspire me This reminded me of this....

Aug 26th

pathetic.org :: honest artt 5 

Aug 26th

Me and the girls at Friendship Center.  NCH, y’all. ...

Aug 25th

danhacker: folkinz: i liked watching pushing daisies when...

Aug 25th

I have a date on Tuesday night.  I’m a little bit psyched.  And nervous.

Aug 25th

The Practical Cyclist’s Blog: The Bicycle Tree

Aug 24th

gregcbrown: marypark: bells oberon…my favorite summer...

Aug 24th

Jean Touitou (via britticisms)

Aug 24th

I’ve really been feeling Patty Griffin lately.

Aug 22nd

Silverliner V (120 cars) - Septa

Aug 22nd

sqpeg: Working now.  Had free breakfast at City Hall thanks to Bike Friday.  Some flesh pylons were...

Aug 22nd

Hey Chicagoans you should stop on by.  Openings at Swimming...

Aug 21st

Reasons I Hate Campus Bookstores Issue...

sqpeg: First, you can’t find the class you’re registered for.  By this I mean the books are...

Aug 21st

Office Throw-down: me v. the copy...

I was just in an epic battle with the copy machine.  I won, in that I made the copies.  The machine...

Aug 21st

Having dinner at my friends’ new house tonight.  I get to meet their new puppy.  Puppy plus...

Aug 21st

bunkercomplex: suicideblonde: Singin’ in the Rain This...

Aug 21st

sqpeg: Nice pint glass.  I need one of these, along with...

Aug 21st

Post bike ride. GPOYW, I suppose.

Aug 20th

I start grad school on Saturday morning.  (That right folks,...

Aug 20th

windycity: Let’s make it happen. Tomorrow night...

Aug 20th

I just got a 7% raise.  Go me!

Aug 20th

truth told

M. Farina is a wonderful unintentional detective.

Aug 20th

Any tips for asking a guy you’ve already slept with out on a date? I really, really like this...

Aug 20th

sqpeg: I hate smoking, and people who smoke around me, but...

Aug 19th

The Safety is Sexy Campaign - You'd look...

Aug 19th

Having dinner with your best gal pals is one of the better things in life.

Aug 18th

bagcoffee: EDIT: Wow. Christo is walking down Grand St while Jeanne-Claude hails a cab on Broadway…...

Aug 18th

bagcoffee: I’m not very good with the words… I only seem to know the pauses

Aug 17th

One of my favorite pictures from Brauhaus last night.  Matt...

Aug 16th

sqpeg: AGREED!  No one likes a jackass whether they bike...

Aug 15th

Dear Chicago Gays: What are the best /...

tylercoates: Which is trashier: Charlie’s or Berlin? Which is more of a dive: The Closet or Big...

Aug 15th

I’m going to the Brauhausin Lincoln Square tonight for...

Aug 15th

Bill Nye Goes to the Bathroom in “Stuff...

Aug 15th

getupgetout: sarazucker: it’s about damn time; someone has...

Aug 14th

This morning I wish I lived in Idaho

Idaho Statutes Title 49 Chapter 7 Pedestrians and Bicycles 49-720.  STOPPING — TURN AND STOP...

Aug 14th

anniehinton: I can hear the jets for the air show zooming through the city. It’s creepy because I...

Aug 14th

shit morning

I just got a ticket for running a red light - on my bike.  Shit.  Laugh if you want - this is what I...

Aug 14th

joshuatuscan: I’m pretty much obsessed with this building...

Aug 14th

“These short shorts are dangerously sexual”
— Mike, in reference to the...

Aug 14th

I got a flat tire on my way home from work.  I have to go...

Aug 13th

tylercoates: skeetonmischa: I just got an e-mail about an open call for employees at an American...

Aug 13th

I am in love with this twofold pencil skirt. via...

Aug 13th

ryanpacker: I want grilled cheese. Like, all the time. 

Aug 12th

A geigh just walked by with some...

(via tylercoates) Since moving to Chicago I am constantly asking “What the eff is up with all...

Aug 12th

Am I the only one who doesn’t think Michael Phelps is attractive?

Aug 12th

axelrod: What the hell is going on here? (via...

Aug 12th

“Honor the Stop is a not-for-profit community-driven...

Aug 11th

windycity: Let’s make it happen. All right.

Aug 11th

lesson learned

If you walk by a large group of construction workers on a break, and you’re eating a banana,...

Aug 11th

zaftig: dilaudid: (via stare-at-walls) shit. 

Aug 11th

Spent the day at the BFF Block Party.  bike building (via...

Aug 11th

emyme: I love getting real mail. Ditto.  It’s so lovely when you I open the mailbox and there...

Aug 10th

“Why do so many of these athletes look like stewardesses?”
— Whit (via bg5000) Yeah. (via...

Aug 9th

My ex, Ben, and his girlfriend were in town for the night....

Aug 9th

I did the BFF scavenger hunt last night.  Although Team...

Aug 8th

noahjgage: thanks, jeff. Sparks?!  As one cup of coffee...

Aug 8th

sqpeg: Yeah…. Geekhouse is based in ALLSTON, MA!  Check...

Aug 8th

I need to start brainstorming some costume ideas.

Aug 7th

kill her with kindness

My ex, B, is coming into town this weekend with his girlfriend.  She kind of hates me and the few...

Aug 6th

O’Grady - a great cartoon on the-n.  I generally...

Aug 6th

Koons Retrospective

Yesterday I went to see the Jeff Koons retrospective at the MCA.  The show was okay, but I horribly...

Aug 6th

I think I’d like to hang out with this guy, as I feel we have similar relationships with...

Aug 6th

busy

I have at least two social commitments every night for, like, the next two weeks.  When did I become...

Aug 5th

I’m finally going to see the Jeff Koons exhibit at the...

Aug 5th

HELLO March, a.k.a. “Incognito” via Kitty Genius

Aug 4th

sqpeg: The 2008 Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Boston!...

Aug 4th

gregcbrown: annicka: Woah. Yeah… This storm made quite...

Aug 4th

Cycling Back Around

Aug 4th

Went to three friends’ birthday parties today.  I’m pooped.

Aug 4th

fatmanatee: (via riotrepublic) yep.

Aug 3rd

I woke up at 10:30am today. I don’t think I’ve...

Aug 2nd

ska

I went to a ska show tonight.  It happened quite unexpectedly and I had ridiculous amounts of fun....

Aug 2nd

This is Kate and I right before we started the Pierogi Fest...

Aug 2nd