Books are better than boys

doinwork: culturite: Columbo. I’m watching an episode...

Mar 3rd

seriously guys

If I tell you I love you, it’s for life.

Mar 3rd

dreams and exes

I had a dream about one of my exes last night in which he came to my apartment to tell me that he...

Mar 3rd

julyshewillfly: furrowedbrow: WILL: Jack, that’s not a word. JACK: Uh, yeah, it is. WILL: Use...

Mar 3rd

Mini snowman.  Cute.  This totally made my day.   It...

Mar 3rd

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
— Japanese Proverb  

Mar 2nd

Maybe (definitely) I’m going to make this shirt. ...

Mar 1st

sick

I am 100% sick.  Tried to study, no luck.  Went into the computer cartography to work on a project -...

Mar 1st

I think I'm getting sick.

First thing tomorrow I’m picking up ginger ale, soup and crackers.

Feb 28th

I have one tattoo.  This is it. (via dj plaid princess)

Feb 27th

Me, waiting this morning.  (I really need to learn how to...

Feb 27th

good omen

On my walk home from the train this afternoon I had my ipod on shuffle and it played Braid, followed...

Feb 27th

windycity: Spring/summer will eventually arrive. When it...

Feb 27th

three things on repeat in my head today

1. “Things come and go, then let them.”  -Robert Creeley 2. “Everything is as it...

Feb 26th

I would very much like to own this outfit (or something...

Feb 26th

I ordered these moccasins a while ago and kind of forgot about them.  I got an email today saying...

Feb 25th

Okay, yesterday was pretty shitty, but that was yesterday. ...

Feb 25th

Lizzie Buckmaster Dove Cacophony: Rip Rack Roar Rumble ...

Feb 25th

My day started out with crying in the shower (dramatic, I know) and ended with giving a kick-ass...

Feb 25th

personal day

Spending your personal day doing taxes, paying bills, and finishing and practicing a thirty minute...

Feb 24th

write club Kind of like a book club, but instead of reading...

Feb 24th

“Loving someone means taking the risk that they might fuck up...”
— Mark Haddon, A Spot of Bother...

Feb 24th

“People in Minnesota are very helpful and civil, but they’re...”
— (via micek) This is exactly...

Feb 23rd

All I wanted to do this morning was crawl back into bed and pull the covers over my head.  I...

Feb 23rd

jessicalindsey: danhacker: Hazzah!  It’s that time of...

Feb 22nd

Pumpkin Betty pretending to be shy. (via dj plaid princess)

Feb 22nd

bad habit

I have a terrible habit of falling in love with fairly simple clothing that is out of my price...

Feb 22nd

bseckner: deleteyourself: The Contrail hooks on to your...

Feb 22nd

On sale, but I still can’t let myself spend $72 on a...

Feb 21st

Sweet card from Able and Game.  Etsy :: ableandgame

Feb 21st

I just realized...

zackgilbert: anniehinton: I’ve never met anyone from South Dakota. Does anyone actually live...

Feb 21st

Listen

delbertshoopman: Hall and Oates: Rich Girl For Kate.   

Feb 20th

bookkeeper is the only word in the...

I found this out from reading Encyclopedia Brown books as a child.  It helped him solve one of his...

Feb 20th

If I were a guy and I had $200-300 to spend on shoes I would...

Feb 19th

imaginary conversation

me: Hey grad school, how about you give me back my life.
grad school: No way, José.

Feb 19th

Let’s add purple tights to the list. (via...

Feb 19th

on positivity

This post is marginally in response to this discussion.  Reading what everyone has been saying...

Feb 18th

I could use some of these.  I always find myself slowing...

Feb 18th

free bagels in the kitchen at work

I put the veggie smear on the bagel because I assumed those dark dots were raisins and, while not...

Feb 18th

Feeling calm.  Accepting my life as it is while still...

Feb 18th

right now

Right now I am so pumped.  I took the train to work this morning and rocked out to Ben Lee on my...

Feb 17th

“We have to ensure that the cars of tomorrow are built here...”
— Robert Gibbs - Why exactly?...

Feb 17th

uses for old bicycle tubes

Feb 17th

I can not think of a good reason why I don’t own a...

Feb 16th

REBLOGGED BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME. LINKED...

Feb 16th

anniehinton: Chicago places I love: Stanley’s Fruits and...

Feb 16th

Am I pathetic if I get just a little bit excited when this...

Feb 16th

two things that made me smile this...

number one and number two

Feb 16th

anniehinton: micek: I hate everyone who has today off.  I heartily second this sentiment. ...

Feb 16th

“Three Wishes” by Loretta Lux

Feb 16th

Cute and 50% off.  I wish I could rationalize buying them....

Feb 15th

Q: Who made cookies instead of doing reading and writing a...

Feb 15th

I have gotten to a point at which I am terribly frightened of loving. I can love everyone, but the...

Feb 15th

nobrakesatl: Camping Bike | via ChainRing Transit...

Feb 15th

settingitaside: the chicago kite festival is a fictional event that i had to create a poster for in...

Feb 14th

settingitaside: jumping! happy valentine’s day. (joke about...

Feb 14th

Watch

This has been stuck in my head for the past few hours.  I’m not really into Valentine’s...

Feb 14th

ahead of schedule

Sweet! I just finished my geography information systems assignment in an hour and a half, not the...

Feb 14th

I feel incredibly fortunate to have so many wonderful people in my life who inspire me to be a...

Feb 13th

I know it’s silly but I really like when fatmanatee is...

Feb 13th

I think ideally, the best year of your...

That’s the plan.  (via:beautifulordinaire:melanyouth: willmccloud)

Feb 13th

Chicago tumblrs are amazing.  Thanks for the great night.

Feb 13th

“Not to get all lovepuppy on you, but…(name awesome thing...”
— Is this the new slang? I’m...

Feb 13th

Whaaa….he is way too cute.  Someone call the cute...

Feb 13th

If you like Bukowski (or even if you don’t) you should hear Hostage.  It’s a recording...

Feb 12th

Working Out

Van Gogh cut off his ear gave it to a prostitute who flung it away in extreme disgust. Van, whores...

Feb 12th

Costello Tagliapietra

anniehinton: oliviaisferosch: I hate Gilt (which I almost literally typed as “guilt”) because...

Feb 12th

GPOYW Post class.  Tired and looking forward to cuddling up...

Feb 12th

I have to say, it’s been kind of fun to see how this...

Feb 12th

Confession:

twothirty: sufjanssteven: apollosraven: I subscribe to the News From Lake Wobegon podcast. I...

Feb 12th

folkinz: thank you for being a friend… I think the next...

Feb 11th

I’m trying to make a little time for reading some...

Feb 11th

Fresh Air

More and more frequently Fresh Air with Terry Gross is being hosted by Dave Davies.  I like him and...

Feb 11th

He wrote to me, “you’re so cute that it brings me to trembling.”

Feb 10th

This dress is killer.  I love everything about it.  In some...

Feb 10th

two for two

Two flat tired in two days.  I’m all about the spring-like weather in Chicago, but with all...

Feb 10th

What I wasn't wearing on my bike ride home...

Feb 9th

Roller skating yesterday was fun.  Going out drinking and...

Feb 9th

eff this

I just spent four hours in the computer lab working on maps.  One assignment done, about half way...

Feb 7th

“Unless you’re yelling “Your hair looks nice today” or...”
— anniehinton on catcalls.

Feb 6th

Did I mention that I’m going roller skating...

Feb 6th

“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to...”
— Chinese Proverb I really love...

Feb 6th

Listen

frontierindex: cap’n jazz, “tokyo” sounds just as good as when I was 17. maybe even better? I...

Feb 6th

22º

jasonnn: You know you live in Chicago when this is the day you wake up and say to yourself, “Yes,...

Feb 6th

Another handsome fellow wearing a tie and cardigan.  I...

Feb 6th

micek: It’s Tie-day Friday!  Gentlemen, this is how you...

Feb 6th

Amedeo Pace and Kazu Makino’s (of Blonde Redhead)...

Feb 5th

(via zakia:MILANO FIXED Archive  » pedalare su via op...

Feb 5th

vegan yum yum

Feb 4th

Although we’ve never met I feel like I should invite Brian (almostnever) over if I do find the...

Feb 4th

Goat Cheese Bread Pudding

Feb 4th

anniehinton: thebladeissharp: Garance Dore  I kind of...

Feb 4th

Seven fire trucks on Chicago between LaSalle and Clark, at least 10 more around Chicago and State...

Feb 4th

Blair Lent, the illustrator of Tikki Tikki Tembo, died last...

Feb 3rd

Add this to the list of things I would like to make.  It...

Feb 3rd

Pretend you're Jackson Pollock

Feb 3rd

I can’t wait until I get some free time to sew.  I...

Feb 3rd

“Artists complete themselves in their works.”
— Clive James. This idea -that...

Feb 3rd

Hitting the books - my excuse for being boring and lame...

Feb 3rd

the process

There are things going on in my life that I do not fully understand and that I have little to no...

Feb 2nd

anniehinton: I need coffee. Just thinking the same thing.

Feb 2nd

Taking a break from my day of (mostly) studying I found this...

Feb 2nd