2008

Sometimes I notice myself doing or saying something and I’ll genuinely be surprised with my...

“Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Obama could...”
—  Unknown, heard on NPR...

25 Best Actions for Saving Money

“An intimate relationship does not banish loneliness. Only...”
— Patricia Fry (via skysignal)...

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your...”
— Oprah (via jessicalindsey)

I do not have any money so am sending you...

The first time you get off the phone with your ex and you don’t say “I love you”...

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Christmas stuff is going up all over the city already.  Holiday commercials are already...

emilyposts: (via jingc) Of all the pictures I have seen...

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Taking a break from the blog

…I think.  My boyfriend and I broke up.  No, it didn’t end well.  And no, I’m not...

Being at work until 9pm on Halloween bites.  But, I am getting a ride home from work which means no...

My mom's response

regarding my complaining post about how I make no money based on average grads with my...

crazyfor-you: (via: woah) very, very important…

10 most popular majors and what they pay

Beer, bad habits fuel college weight gain

When someone loves everything about...

cupcakesandcouture: …you have won.  Game over.  In fact, I have decided that if a person doesn’t...

Today has been one of those punch...

singlescoop:

Tonight I found out that if you work for my company for 10 years you will get a Rolex, and if you...

winstonwolfe: youngna: The Netherlands at peak tulip...

Life is a gift

I normally pass on these cheesy sayings or poems, but I really like this one.  Today before you say...

Me: Thank you for calling [name of my company] this is Dana. How can I help you?
Client: Uuuh, yes. I followed the directions on the box, but the color will not come out of her hair and we are scared it's going to stay that way and we don't know what to do and...
Me: Ma'am, I think you have the wrong number. We deal with mental health issues.
Client: Oh. *pause* Well, can you give me the number to Sally Beauty Supply on Geary Masonic?
Me: Uuum, sure. Give me just a second to look that number up for you.
*After telling my co-worker what the caller said*
Co-worker: We go to grad school to help someone get the phone number for Sally Beauty Supply. Whoever said education is never a waste of money was clearly correct.

I think I’m the only person in Chicago who is pissed that the temperature is supposed to be in...

Happy Halloween! (This picture was taken at a Halloween...

I know I’m a counselor and I talk to people on a daily basis who are going through all kinds...

I have a what I call a “tired headache.”  It’s one of those dull, mild headaches...

singlescoop: somethingsnarky: rand0mflora: via I Can Has...

“So fail. Be bad at things. Be embarrassed. Be afraid. Be...”
— (via aliehs) (via meni) (via...

Every Woman Should Have...

fashions: Read something today (it’s pretty popular and an old one) but thought was worth sharing...

Most stores in Chicago are starting to put out Christmas decorations and stocking the shelves with...

“I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be...”
— Obama (via Politico) (via...

“When I was 10, we went to England. My mother was shooting a...”
— Gwyneth Paltrow, Parade -...

emilyposts: RIP, Samantha. Samantha was my first and only...

Co-worker: Why do you keep saying it like, 'the Dalai Lama?'
Me: Because that's who he is?
Co-worker: Yea. His name, Dalai Lama.
Me: No.
Co-worker: His first name is Dalai and his last name is Lama, right.
Me: No.
Co-worker: Oh, so he's just some random guy in Japan who just becomes the Dalai Lama?
Me: ...No.
Co-worker: ...Oh. *walks away*

11 things every woman deserves in life.

marjchun: aliehs: A friend who takes your side and has the guts to tell you when you’re...

my friends, my friends, my friends, my...

allisonweiss: Senator McCain, I hate to break it to you, but we are not friends.  Amen.

What I'm smiling about right now

I’m feeling “blah” right now…let’s count the positive. My sister is...

(via thresca)

singlescoop: (via thresca)

Well, this puts it in perspective

jackieheartsb: (via emmas) Ordering food at Chipotle is a...

Date night tomorrow

This is where we’re going: http://www.thecounterburger.com/ And I am so very equally excited...

I caught the trains at all the right times tonight. It was the perfect weather on my walk home. The...

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone...”
— Erma Bombeck (via onherway)

marjchun: justlia: Via Email.

Paranormal State

I’m now obsessed with the show Paranormal State on A&E.  I’ll admit, I can’t...

soupsoup: (via missbrightside) Hahaha, Manda, this...

“If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy...”
— Albert Einstein (via...

24freedinners: noahkai: beverlyhasablog: livesophia: Prepa...

trappedintime: Go Cubs Go! My El stop!  Haha, random, I...

Me: I need to get started on my #%^ PhD.
Justin: I need to $%*! ship another app.
Me: We've got some major to-do lists, you and I.
Justin: Good thing I build to-do list apps.

Uuuh, update on Friday night at the...

Let me preface by saying that co-worker 1 is Caucasion, co-worker 2 is African American second generation from Africa. This conversation really made me almost throw up. I really thought co-worker 2 was going to either hit co-worker 1 or file a formal HR complaint right then and there (which she should). And this is happening at 8pm with about 6 people on this floor and no managers/supervisors in the building. And it makes me want to go home even more...
Co-worker 1: I am sort of racist, I'll admit. But, my friends are way more racist than me.
Co-worker 2: Excuse me?
Co-worker 1: What? I'm not that bad. I had a professor in college who was a gay, black man.
Co-worker 2: Are you serious?
Co-worker 1: Yea! I went to the class.
Co-worker 2: Diversity much. (completely sarcastic)
Co-worker 1: Well, it is Chicago... a big city. There's a lot of diversity here.
Co-worker 2: Diversity, huh?
Co-worker 1: Yea, you know, like race and gender.
Co-worker 2: ... Uh... yea...
Co-worker 1: Yea, you probably know more about it than me.
Co-worker 2: Please stop talking to me.

Friday night in my office...

The woman in the cube next to me who normally leaves at 4:30 is still here.  This wouldn’t be...

Woe is me.

Being downtown on Friday afternoons is so fun.  I walk by all of the shops, restaurants, and bars...

“A marriage is a miracle every day.  I can’t tell you what the secret is.  But...

One word

I difficulties being succinct.  Challenge to myself:  answer with only one word.  No explanations or...

thumbwrestlinginbaltimore: Big Z walked out to a HERO’S...

Spike TV is filming The Peep Show literally right outside of my apt today.  No parking on Waveland.

Autumn

It feels like autumn in Chicago today.  It reminds me of football, tailgating, my mom’s chili,...

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Big Z Throws A Big Game (No Hitter!)

Being alone

This past weekend I spent vacationing with my boyfriend and his family.  In total there were 10...

jessicalindsey: “Every woman is a Jackie or a Marilyn.”...

Despite my uneventful last few days, I would like to just have a lazy Sunday and watch movies in...

I spent all weekend in doing laundry and watching tv and only left the apt to pick up carry out....

soupsoup: deleteyourself: Nordic Rock is mined from ancient...

Weird day

Today just felt weird for me.  I started a new job and nothing yet felt routine or...

“I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don’t fit...

joffi: Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly in the same candid...

soupsoup: thumbwrestlinginbaltimore: ARam’s Grand Slam in...

I got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Yes, that many exclamation points were deserved) Finally!  I am so excited and most of all...

It’s a rainy day here in Chicago.  Of course it is.  The day when I have a million errands to...

“My mother was born before women could vote. But in this...”
— Hillary Clinton (I love her SO...

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So, as of Saturday, August 30, 2008 IU football season will...

Are you ready for some IU FOOTBALL?!?!  

On my mind...

I think that I am writing this in hopes that I can finally come to peace with the situation...

What makes me loathe driving in Chicago...

Bikers.  Why, you ask?  They do. not. follow. road. rules.  They don’t stop at stop signs,...

What I am smiling about right now:

I’m in a foul mood right now, so to attempt to bring myself out of it, I am going to look at...

I dropped something on my keyboard and now three of my keys are messed up.  How do I go about fixing...

Long time no post...

I have been so busy with life.  House guests, random crap, and (most importantly) interviews!...

“I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in...”
— John Lennon (via misscedar)

marjchun: unicornology: exactly. someone gets it.

I can see the planes practicing for the Chicago Air and Water Show from my boyfriend’s window....

tumbl-me: hiiamblair: noraleah: Is there a rule buried in...

soupsoup: natashavc: A Cultural Scourge That Has Consumed...

“She looked like the kind of woman who is trouble but may be...”
— My desired epithet (via...

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are...”
— Jack Kerouac (via hashem) (via...

“Sometimes you reach what’s real just by making...”
— CU

It’s not a silly little moment It’s not the calm before the storm This is the deep and...

“Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius and it’s better to...”
— Marilyn Monroe (via...

So I just got home to find a pink journal on my bed.  I opened it up to find that my new roommate,...

I love Chicago and I really love living in Wrigleyville.  But when the Cubs host the Cardinals,...

Even after being in Chicago for two and a half years, I...

microwalrus: Fortunate Couple ^-^ (via ♥Spice)

“I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and...”
— Anderson Cooper (via onherway)...

Me, Tash and Ash @ the Bears game.

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I went to my first professional football game last night!...

“I think that playing dress-up begins at age five and never...”
— Kate Spade (via...

handa: We Heart It - The follower

I am now obsessed with finding a new handbag that I undoubtedly won’t be able to afford....

Things I am smiling about right now:

I had the best latte this morning It’s not unbearably hot outside today I am loving my new...

“Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work...”
—  William A. Ward (via...

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone...”
— Steve Jobs (via...

I have a job interview today at 4:30.  Please send me good vibes, prayers, energy, whatever you...

seriously folks,

emilyposts: marry someone who makes you laugh every day. it’s awesome (via sweett) Date someone,...

“In a city of infinite options, sometimes there is no better...”
— Sex and the City :)

Sooo, the birthday weekend was a success!  I had exactly three things go wrong (I believe that all...

“Don’t let success go to your head or failure go to your...”
— (via onherway)

If I order a Diet Coke, but realize after a few drinks that it’s not actually diet, but I...

As if Jessica Simpson didn’t catch enough crap for...

Go, Shor-tay, it's yo birthday!

Yay!  My birthday weekend is almost here!  The big 2-4.  God, your twenties go by so quickly....

$5 off EACH book at Barnes & Noble

 http://moneysavingmethods.blogspot.com/ Happy shopping!

Bennigan's shuts down...for good?

First, let’s all cheer for our economy! Then,...

“Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. ...”
— The Wonder...

“People are lonely because they build walls instead of...”
— Joseph F. Newton (via...

I would like to say “bravo” to Bravo TV. If you...

A very well deserved glass o’ wine after a very long,...

My newest Marilyn art!  Well, it’s a poster, but...

Mooooo.

I’m nauseous at the mere thought of how much I ate while I was home.  My mom’s cooking...

emilyposts: (via catedunn) I want this bathing suit.  Wow,...

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Just got my wig busted.

I LOVE the feeling of a fresh hair cut!  It’s amazing what a little high-light/low-light/chop...

trappedintime: How beautiful is this?  An aging couple,...

My newest girl-crush:  Taylor Swift.  She’s a country...

L-O-V-E.  I’m so helplessly in love with my new shoes....

Did you ever sell lemonade when you were a...

“It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.”
— Henry Rollins (via thresca)

This is how to get American teens to watch...

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Home sweet home

Even though I’ve moved on, Indiana will always hold a special place in my heart.  I grew up...

New lease, new paint, new roommate, same apartment. I am SO...