Books are better than boys

I’ll probably join facebook…eventually…so please stop trying to pressure me into...

Jul 31st

Making faces in the mirror may certainly accounts for fifty...

Jul 31st

This morning I had orange juice and a whole pint of...

Jul 30th

bff...forever...

him: hey girl hey me: girl please me: hi me: is there a gay emergency him: yo me: i can help him:...

Jul 30th

The World's Most Impressive Subway Maps

Jul 29th

patterns and patterns (via)

Jul 29th

whatsupstairs: great book for anyone looking to think and be...

Jul 28th

The americano has lifted my spirits noticeably.  It could be the caffeine, the power of positive...

Jul 28th

Sometimes it’s the little things. I truly believe...

Jul 28th

This exists.  And is one of the reasons why Philadelphia is...

Jul 27th

basic rules of the road

Here’s the set up.  You and I are both approaching an intersection.  You are in a car.  I am...

Jul 27th

Watch

Janet Jackson - Someone to call my lover (via) My getting ready song for tonight.  And let’s...

Jul 25th

Watch

Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) (via) You know you love it.  So much.

Jul 25th

in case of emergency

My best friend and his roommates have their emergency contacts and allergies hanging in their...

Jul 25th

The World's Seven Greatest Subways

Jul 24th

jamesnord: What’s that you ask? The ticket I got this...

Jul 22nd

new (to us) Nabokov

The Original Of Laura, an unpublished novel by Nabokov, will be out in mid November this year. ...

Jul 21st

laundry day

Because I don’t wear dresses that often, on laundry day, when there’s next to nothing...

Jul 20th

Today’s motto - Be where you are. I need to stop...

Jul 20th

On Sunday evenings, when I remember that I have to go to...

Jul 19th

I do believe...

…I saw this lovely lady and her handsome beau walking on Rockwell this morning as I was riding...

Jul 19th

saturday afternoon apron + scallions

Jul 19th

Talk about bike porn.  I want the one on the right more than...

Jul 18th

It’s Friday.  And that’s a double rainbow.  And...

Jul 17th

“Headwinds suck.”
— The Bike Beat  Tell me about...

Jul 17th

And here’s a lovely saddle bag. acorn bags

Jul 17th

I think this is the perfect handlebar bag.  It even converts...

Jul 17th

this evening

did my readings for class tomorrow - and took notes too! relaxed - I’m trying to do this...

Jul 16th

“Peoples is peoples.”
— Pete from The Muppets Take...

Jul 15th

I do the best/worst John Stossel impression ever. (via...

Jul 15th

Dear Philadelphia/New York/Baltimore friends,  I think...

Jul 14th

things that make me feel like a teenage...

him (gah!)

Jul 14th

I’ve decided that Sunday is my favorite NPR day.  I...

Jul 14th

National high speed rail system by 2030?  Let’s hope...

Jul 13th

SHELebration: A Tribute to Shel Silverstein

Jul 13th

I’m loving this staplegun necklace.  And everything...

Jul 12th

“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.”
— ***first lines from Nabokov’s...

Jul 11th

markwetzel: july 9 2009. stephen, zack and i kicked it at...

Jul 10th

I need to make this happen sometime very soon.  Who’s...

Jul 10th

blog love = green olives design

Jul 10th

this morning - or what has turned into a...

This morning I ended up taking the train to work.  Shortly before I left I added some new music to...

Jul 10th

Put this on the list of reasons why I may, some day, learn...

Jul 9th

Summer Health and Spending Rules

markwetzel: - No Pop. At all. - Eat at least one serving of fruit every day. - Eat less meat; more...

Jul 8th

Some guys just have it.   (Michael Caine via)

Jul 8th

Some things, more than others, make me think that moving to...

Jul 7th

Sears Tower to install wind turbines, solar...

Jul 7th

“Everything I love, I put in a mixer [makes a whirring,...”
—  Jean-Pierre Jeunet on...

Jul 7th

Yep - this is pretty much how it happens.  Now, I...

Jul 6th

David Fullarton, image from here.  Click through for more...

Jul 6th

conversation between j and c while...

j: C, I need you to netflix two movies for me.
c: What movies?
j: Patch Adams. Two copies...just in case one is scratched or something.

Jul 6th

So, this happened. (image via)

Jul 6th

Pre-4th of July backyard dinner party at Corey and...

Jul 5th

Happy 4th. (via secret forts)

Jul 4th

Watch

Everyone has that thing when they hear le tigre, deceptacon, right?  The thing where the song takes...

Jul 3rd

Yeah, so maybe I did spend two hours waiting in line at Hot...

Jul 3rd

I want to be sitting in that chair. (via)

Jul 2nd

First Ever Chi-Town BIKE IN MOVIE NIGHT -...

Jul 1st

I’m all about all things nautical this...

Jul 1st

jackieheartsb: Canadian TV Shows w/ Jokes You May Not...

Jul 1st