January 2010
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Jens Lekman ticket procured. For less than cost. I don’t know how that happen. But this is obviously a sign that 2010 is going to be amazing.
December 2009
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An actual thought I just had unironically before...
fallingandlaughing:
“If I bring my favorite cardigan to the dry cleaner today, I wonder if it will be ready for the Jens Lekman show on Thursday night?”
Is everyone in Chicago except me going to this show? Should I try to find a ticket? Does anyone have an extra ticket?
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tumblr love tuesday
south 12th rocked word idol with fourings, gives ‘props’ to philly art kids, and both impresses and intimidates me with his words.
phil has a blog - I seriously just want to have an all out dance party with this guy, and reading his Things That Make Me a Bad Boyfriend might just make him more endearing.
whats up stairs? makes me think about moving to nyc someday. If you know me at...
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poetry 101
In college and the few years following I wrote poetry. Lots of poetry. I proclaimed that it was dead, while still scribbling away in my dimly lit room, drinking whiskey or tea and smoking cigarettes. Everything was huge. Every experience terribly meaningful. I fed off of romantic notions about love lost, finding oneself, and the like.
Recently I was reading through some of my old poems...
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beginnings
I was thinking about the previous post and I don’t know if I’d agree that the opening to The Adventures of Augie March is the best ever, but it’s pretty damn good. I think Bellow has a knack for that. Take Herzog, for example, “If I am out of my mind, it’s all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.”
Being the person I am, I proceeded to scour my bookshelves for...
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how to have a great day:
Find out that Thursday and Friday are paid holidays. Score!
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Jeremy Enigk - Explain
Crush.
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belle and sebastian - the fox in the snow
I saw...
holi-daze...
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winter drink suggestion
Go to Simone’s Bar in Pilsen and order the Beaten Black Seal. It’ll get you through Chicago winter.
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things that are making me happy right now
forty one minutes until I leave for my holiday break
emails about that whiskey tasting party (finally)
knowing I’m going to see my niece tomorrow (if the snow storm doesn’t stop me - Omaha here I come)
massage gift certificate from my boss (she’s seriously the best boss I’ve ever had)
cocktails with Kate tonight
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forget who we are
“I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could...
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Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
Lady knows...
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“None of these people know what a Mummer is. Don’t you feel sad for them?”
– I Can See New York City From My House
Very sad indeed. And I find that it’s hard to accurately explain Mummers to those who have never seen them.
To add to your list of things to do: spend New Year’s day in Philadelphia watching the Mummers Parade. You won’t regret it.
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right now
What’s happening:
Just turned on the Christmas radio station. Opening a bottle of wine. Starting to make that moroccan chicken pot pie.
What’s about to happen:
Dancing around the kitchen, using a wooden spoon as a microphone.
A perfect Sunday afternoon. Wish you were here. xo-r
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I may or may not have just sang/rapped dc Talk’s Luv is a Verb to my roommate. Because I might still remember all of the lyrics, even though I haven’t listened to that album in years and years. Okay, that definitely just happened. So what? Don’t be so judgey. ‘Luv’ is a verb. And that’s some d(ecent) c(hristian) Talk for you.
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bringonthetragedy:
low - if you were born today
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McSweeney's Recommends
One of the more entertaining ways to waste time on a Friday that seems to be never-ending.
Some of my favorites:
Sausage Sausage is the bacon of the new millennium. And soysage will never be sausage, no matter how hard they try. Anagram Madness!!! Too lazy to sit through a two-hour game of Scrabble? Ditch the board, flip all the tiles upside down and take turns with one or more friends turning...
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cute and comfortable →
I’m doing this now. You know, just to keep track of the pretty little things I like.
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Moroccan Chicken Pot Pie →
I’m excited about all the yummy meals I’ll have time to make over winter break. I think this one is going to happen this weekend.
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bibme →
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My bff just sent...
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Sondre Lerche - Everyone’s Rooting For You
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“So, did you guys hear the banana tariff news? Thoughts?”
– -Me (to some of my classmates tonight)
Because, apparently, this is what I find interesting. Don’t you just want to hang out with me all the time.
I was going to add a boring old picture of bananas, but this is more fun, isn’t it.
(image via)
It's not crazy to consider dropping out of grad... →
Is it?
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Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Chocolate...
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Taking the day off is just not as satisfying if you spend it studying. Exam tonight at 7pm. Another tomorrow night. Proof and turn in a thirty page paper. Then I’m done. Until January 12, when the cycle begins again.
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monday morning ride
I didn’t wake up early this morning. In fact, I got out of bed exactly nine minutes late. But the gods of Monday morning were smiling down on me and somehow I ended up getting out the door early. It was drizzling but I didn’t let that deter me from riding to work - and tacking on an extra 8 miles to my ride because I had become disaquainted with my Lemond due to the nasty weather and...
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“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is...”
– Coco Chanel
In an advanced placement literature class in high school one day we were having a heated discussion, the topic of which I can’t recall. One of the other students in class said something to the tune of, I can be anything I want to be if I just try hard enough - something her...
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This American Life - Ira Glass and The O.C.
If...
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Sunday Breakfast Club - 12/13/09
Just a reminder - this Sunday come out and have breakfast at Tweet. Fight off your hangover, meet new friends, and eat good food all at the same time. Multi-tasking can be so much fun! I hope to see you there.
More details here. (If you’re coming and you want/need my digitz - yeah I just wrote ‘digitz’ with a ‘z’ - just email me.)
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Remember those shoes I ordered on Wednesday? They arrived at my office today. (That’s three days from order to arrival - kudos shopbop.com! That’s mighty fast, especially with the holiday and all.) Of course I ripped open the box and immediately put them on. Perfection. Rachel Comey is genius. For real.
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