Books are better than boys

2009

June 68
May 88
April 61
March 76
January 100

2008

June 78
May 46
April 53
March 28
February
January
My boss has conjunctivitis (aka pink eye).  And my eyes have been itchy all day. 
Dec 1st
Listen Listen
Mirah - Pollen The first time I saw Mirah was in 2002 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in...
Dec 1st
I mentioned this book back in July and I’ve been...
Nov 30th
Winter 2008-2009. (via sister reba)
Nov 30th
Preparations for winter. I sometimes miss the mild winters...
Nov 30th
I would. And I am seriously considering getting those...
Nov 28th
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Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Nov 28th
I spent a large part of my morning traipsing around the...
Nov 28th
Diary of last night.  (Neo and Berlin -oh my!) 
Nov 28th

I'm an aunt!

Little Miss Charolette Dommel decided to make her first appearance in this world at 2:07pm this...
Nov 25th
Would you kindly stop making me miss home so damn much with these posts.
Nov 25th
okok-illtellyou: leftbrainright: I love you, Templeton...
Nov 25th
Elle shoe diary
Nov 24th
I’m making this cornbread and sausage stuffing (vegan...
Nov 24th
Carl Kasell will stop doing NPR newscasts...
Nov 24th
Some serious bike porn over at Bertelli.
Nov 24th
I certainly do not need any of these items, but if any of...
Nov 23rd
What are the chances that I will actually make these morning...
Nov 23rd
I think I love this.  I’m already picturing a dress I...
Nov 23rd

good morning song

When I was a kid my mom sometimes sang the Good Morning Song to wake me up.  And now any guy I date...
Nov 22nd
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Cap’n Jazz - Planet Shhh Getting ready for an all day study session with a little Cap’n...
Nov 21st
“Happy Thanks-Gaga!”
— Think it’ll catch on? (via...
Nov 21st
Friday night activities: painting nails. Taking a bit of a...
Nov 21st
Artist Jeanne-Claude Dies; Co-Created ‘The...
Nov 20th
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Only Someone Running - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney There are things I will...
Nov 20th
I think tacos and a tecate could go a long way towards...
Nov 18th
Ork Posters has a store open in Chicago for the holidays. ...
Nov 17th
American Dialect Society: Now accepting...
Nov 17th
More days like this one please. (via sister reba)
Nov 17th
Ecofeminism is so not feminist.
Nov 17th
“Once the wood was all delivered you were done and it...
Nov 16th
Lessons in procrastination (part 2). Create a new cross...
Nov 15th
Lessons in procrastination. Rifle through your closet (but...
Nov 15th

thoughts on Mucca Pazza

On seeing them for the first time, last year, at the Hide Out Block Party: “Are they going to...
Nov 13th
Step by step instructions for how to get the perfectly messy...
Nov 13th
Holiday gift brainstorming: Green Porno: A Book and Short...
Nov 13th

about last night

three ladies + three bottles of wine = ultimate ladies night We’re not afraid to admit it. ...
Nov 13th
Wish List. I would love to snag one of these necklaces by...
Nov 12th
“There is no intensity of love or feeling that does...
Nov 11th
“cold drinks hot staff” I’m going to guess...
Nov 11th
Elliott Smith – The Complete Live Covers
Nov 11th
“#640 Whipping down the hill really fast after pedaling...
Nov 10th

nicknames - I have a few:

Mother Safety Spookala Boo-kala (often shortened to Spooky Boo-ky) Hey Plaid (Sister) Reba Reebs ...
Nov 10th

ouch

Yesterday afternoon my left hand got clipped by a car’s rearview mirror when it was making a...
Nov 10th
I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Amish Country).  A few...
Nov 9th

getting ready music

Why yes, it is a very Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill kind of night.  And I will sing along,...
Nov 7th
You have no idea how much I want walk through this entryway...
Nov 6th
Occasional clock shifts present other...
Nov 5th
How to get killed on a bicycle
Nov 5th
okok-illtellyou: booksarebetterthanboys: The Order of Things If you are a boy on a bike, I will...
Nov 5th
The Order of Things If you are a boy on a bike, I will...
Nov 5th
Getting lost over at How We Develop this afternoon.
Nov 4th
Kind of obsessed with city-data right now.  I may not be moving to a new city for at least two...
Nov 4th
It’s so hard not to whine about being sick when you are.  But I’m working on it. Just...
Nov 3rd
Definition of dreamy.  Backyard Bill: Christian Steen
Nov 3rd
This guy is leaving Chicago today.  He’s my good...
Nov 2nd

I'm going to bed,

heymikewaskom: and I’m taking my books with me. That’s the way to do it.  As soon as...
Nov 2nd
Yesterday. We had a modified Albany Park Restaurant Patrol,...
Nov 1st