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Wednesday night i had the opportunity to attend my second event through the CIDD (the Chicago Interactive Design & Development NOT the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics) meetup group, and just like expected, it was a great presentation. Brad Gernstein, from the newly formed ThoughtMatrix Chicago office, was there to speak about What's Next for UX. The talk gave a good overview on the Lean

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The Merchandise Mart will never cease to amaze me. I am lucky enough to walk through its halls everyday, these of which take up two city blocks, and due to its size- used to carry its own zip code! All through out the year the building holds art exhibitions with some of their biggest being Art Chicago and Artropolis which are part of an even bigger event called Next. And just the other day i

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This past Friday i dragged myself out of the house to attend a Merge party, and i'm glad i did! Besides learning a few new things, almost being hit by a stack of Field Notes journals, and meeting a few new people an amazing quote and video was brought to my attention. I doubt any of you have gone the past couple of years without hearing the name Ira Glass, but if you haven't you should. This

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I really believe I'm going through a career identity crisis. Being done with school is at arm's length, almost palpable, my little fingertips can touch it. I can taste my free-week night dinners. I can see into future episodes of Modern Family.   It's. all. so. close. Along with this new-found freedom/happiness comes the realization of needing to come up with some kind of identity.

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I've unexpectedly been thrown into a gamers world. This semester's IAM Team Class has been given the task to take this years 3G Summit's winning game "to the next level". Whatever that may mean. So with a group where none of the majors are Game Design and none of our specializations are specific to game development, animation, programming or sound design. This is bound to be an interesting

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IMG_1224, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs. So i finally got to go Kayaking. Yes, i will never again wonder what those colorful little dots on the river are experiencing. I have undergone the wakes from bigger boats on a busy Saturday afternoon, i have the sore arms, the burnt nose, and the pictures to prove it. It had started off great. We even got there early! (not usually the case

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In Living Colour by Lands & Peoples

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New York Times Picture/Article They are saying it might be bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill back in 1989. Exxon Valdez Info Encyclopedia of Earth

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I love finding random things like this in public places. This was stuck to a side panel right next to me on the train.

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If all of my pictures suddenly look extremely saturated, color crossed, blurry and just plain out of nowhere. It;s because of the new Hipstamatic application on my phone. I'm in love.

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Location:W Ohio St,Chicago,United States

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I love this picture/outfit and i love the Sartorialist

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VXV9126_M1, originally uploaded by poppytalk.loves this!

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This band pops up on my ipod but i always skip right past it. The other night i decided to actually give it more than 3 seconds and actually listen to it. This is what i heard. Listen here! First of all... I really thought the singer was a woman. It's not. Secondly, the band is called Carney. Does anyone else think of carnie hands? According to Urban Dictionary- Carnie Hands-Small greasy

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  I am really so excited to have tomorrow off, not only does having Good Friday free make it a 3-day weekend but the weather is supposed to be amazing! 80's! ohmygod. Other things that have been fluttering around in my head:I love the side stairs on Wells Street to go up the brown line without having to go into the Merchandise Mart. I swear my commute home is shorter because of this.  All the

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I think i found another awesome photographer. I love this idea. http://www.barbaraprobst.net/exp_74.html

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Not sure what happened, maybe it's the lack of human interaction but today was the first time it really felt like the holidays. While getting my sandwich next door, the guy behind the counter, held on to my box until i looked up at him. He waited and with a smile said  "Merry Christmas" cheerfully, not an overly teethy smile. The true kind of smile. First of all who says "merry christmas"

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I originally came across John Cage through Keri Smith. Her quotes, and the people she quotes have always fascinated me. Years later sitting in Object Oriented Programming (hell class number 27 for my major) my professor also quoted John Cage in reference to not challenging doing something a certain way, but instead to just do it. I wish i could remember the exact quote. I've come to realize

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pocketbook6, originally uploaded by Oatmeaℓ..I love this drawing. I've been really into lines lately.

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I just ate the garlic(iest) tomato yumminess ever! We tried making this last night. Or maybe i should say Elle made it, i just sat back and complained about my clothes smelling like fried food. Because we also made this... A spanish tortilla that could've ended up just being hash-browns and eggs. But it didn't, instead it was this fried garlicky egg covered potato goodness. (I should

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Guerilla Art defined by Keri Smith (WishJar) ‘The stereotype for the guerilla artist is someone who makes extremist work and who is constantly on the run from the law. For the purposes of this book I would like to expand on this concept and define guerilla art as any anonymous work(including but not limited to graffiti, signage, performance, additions, and decoration) installed, performed, or

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"Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk."

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I've been trying to tie things together lately, even before last Saturday's adventure i had been feeling inspired.And by being inspired i mean there will be times when things just flow out of me, in whatever form that may be, and then there are times when there's so much going on in this little head of mine its really hard to grasp something and actually digest it. ( I know I'm being very vague

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School stress has been better, the first week always seems to be kind of a shock.My upper ribs are sore, i believe yoga is the culprit behind that.I have also suddenly developed bus-legs and train-legs thanks to yoga.(watch me fall flat on my face on my way home today)But in all seriousness i do feel more balanced? centered? aware?Hard to explain.I also discussed the benefits of Kundalini Yoga

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The frenzy inside of me has started. The daily to-do lists of even circadian tasks need a reminder.My books and backpack become a home for the ever growing pastel colored post-it notes all around.School starts and my days seem to lose hours. Half the time it is my own fault i must admit, my ability to concentrate flat out decreases.Things that i usually do for fun (Twitter, Facebook, Google

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After spending a Sunday afternoon being locked out of my apartment, i wandered around the hood...got coffee, looked at shoes, window shopped. Realized i had no cash to buy the 25 cent copy of The Celestine Prophecy while feeling like a curbside prophet waiting for my landlord outside my steps.I really didn't want to go into Women and Children First because i knew i would end spending a ridiculous

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I have known about this website for quiet some time, but never REALLY looked into it till today.You can basically loan money to people/families in need all over the world, the families pay you back over time, and then you have a chance to re-invest in another family in need or the actual Kiva program.I lent a little money to Las Sembradoras in Bolivia since there was no one from Chile in the site

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I've said this before....Horoscopes Creep Me OutAries Horoscope for week of August 27, 2009 What I wish for you this week is that you won't be satisfied with mediocre truths; that you'll be a fussy perfectionist focused on cutting out waste, fraud, and delusion; that you'll be itchy to know more about the unacknowledged games that are being played. Frustration, I hope, will be your holy fuel.

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What is up with all the nurse and vampire shows lately? And zombies? Why is everyone worried about zombies?Proof.Nurse Shows:Hawthorne starring Jada Pinkett Smith(Not really sure what this is about except she's a nurse, insightful i know)Mercy on NBC- She's apparently getting ready to marry her boyfriend when an old doctor flame shows up to ruin everything. Isn't that always theway it goes?Nurse

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I tried...I'm trying...I miss you.It looks bleak.

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confession, originally uploaded by keri.Do i need to say anything more? (Stolen from the genius Keri Smith)

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"You’re slow to letting me goAnd I know this feeling oh-soThis feeling in my bones"http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-tiesto-feat-tegan-sara-feel-it-in-my-bones-stereogum-premiere_084901.htmlholy shit.

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So this is what I've been staring at work lately...

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I will not say much about Lolla because i'm actually kind of sick and tired of talking/hearing about it. If you want to read the fun and a step by step guide of what i did/saw read this.I'll just say one thing...all the bands were good except one.This being Animal Collective. What a stunning disappointment! Their DJ set and their live set.Whatever. All i wanted to hear was My Girls.I've spent all

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What I've consumed today:Breakfast in powder form from Nestle with 2% Milk with 1 teaspoon of sugarTao Black Tea with 8 teaspoons of sugar (i know that shit can't be good for you)Whole Grain Bagel from Starbucks with butter (only ate half though) it was only 10amLunch:Tuna Sandwich by Au Bon Pain (my third fuckin tuna sandwich this week, i need to stop)Tomato Basil Soup from CosiChocolate covered

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What a miserable fucking day...weather wise. The bands were great.More today!!!

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I've been enjoying old movie night, so far we've seen:Sunset Boulevard- which im thinking about being for halloween. But still haven't figured out how that's going to work.North By Northwest- reminded me of Cindy Sherman and especially the picture above. Very Alfred Hitchcock-equeand last night Citizen Kane- it was good, but very long. Not that i need to mention it, but i fell asleep. Oops

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I need a camera crew to follow me around.The things that happen to me cannot be explained and need to be recorded.I go to sleep tired and wake up tired.It's stress.From The Four Loves:"For natural loves that are allowed to become gods do not remain loves.They are still called so, but can become in fact complicated forms of hatred."

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I've always been paranoid about the noise level in my apartment.Walking in high heels, playing music, even loud talking sometimes gets me nervous or makes me wonder whether my neighbors can hear me.God knows i hear just about everything they do.The rearranging of furniture at 1am, to the dance party that goes on below me every Thursday night.Assholes.So when i bumped into Cat during my 3rd

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Kind of obsessed with this song.a moment, a lovea dream, a laugha kiss, a cryour rights, our wrongsa moment, a lovea dream, a laugha moment, a lovea dream, a laughjust stay therecause i'll be comin overand while our bloods still youngit's so youngit runsand we won't stop til it's overwon't stop to surrendersongs of desperation I played them for you a moment, a love a dream, a laugh a kiss, a cry

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I Came Here To Dance from Erika Galvez on Vimeo.This weekend i had a choice of either crying or dancing.I chose to dance.

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Saturday went something like this...Surprisingly made it to Cymbals Eat Guitar's opening song which is one of my favorites by them. Given the fact that it was a 1pm start show the pure accomplishment of actually being present for an opening song was just plain magical.With nothing to eat or drink yet, we meandered over to wait for Montreal's hidden gem of a band Plants and Animals. Montreal is

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Looking forward to reading The Four Loves by CS Lewis.Sat next to a girl reading it yesterday.Feeling her hesitation at my peeking only made me even more curious and decided to look it up.After mixed results and different points of view i decided to give it a shot.It seems dated when it comes to views on women, which could easily get me to abandon the book altogether, well that and the dogma

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Music seems to have taken over lately. It seems like everyday i am listening, finding, humming or researching something new. I got Florence + The Machine last week, and it's been on repeat for a couple days now. Even though i didn't really like her at first, it grew on me. And now... i can't get the damn songs out of my head! Favorites so far: -Howl -Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) -Between Two

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Bonjour Jeune Fille - The Blow"Bonjour, la jeune fille d'en haut.Nous avons ecoute le sons de votre amour"I have had this song stuck in my head all week.

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"i've got a heart but it's afraid to lovesometimes i think the damn thing's full of rustand every time it seems to skip a beator two or four or five or sometimes threeit pumps something that i cannot call bloodand why'd it have to stop when you said love'cause don't you know that at the thought of itthe sucker goes ahead and calls it quits"

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, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs."My body was like a house and I could hear different doors slamming"

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Glow, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs.I love it when my room has this glow. Summer evenings are here to stay...Things that say this is MY room:-Shabby Chic hand painted frame-Tripod-Ikea Bench-not put away clothes on bench-Toy hippie van mom gave me when i went through my 60's phase-Felt cat paw print (left over)-Way too many unread school books

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ouch

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Look at the graffiti on your way home. Maybe some days it will make you smile.

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After a grilling one hour sales meeting with the lady at FFC gym and trying to convince her that $93 a month wasn't in my budget no matter how much per-day-dividing she did, i walked over to the raggedy Division and Clark red line stop to catch the train home.I'm waiting on the platform tired, hot and sweaty cause even after all that cross-examinating about my health, and declining "my risk-free

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Someone took a picture of me and i didn't even know it! Uninspiring surroundings...obviously (and it's not that i have or get cold sores, I just like this stuff) And yes- i do need stupid reminder notes for just about everything

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The last three times I've woken up with my awesome $3 Brown Elephant radio alarm these are the songs that have been playing:Natalia Imbruglia- TornDon't Stop Believing- JourneySafety Dance- Men Without HatsHow superb is that? I don't know what magical 80's/early 90's radio station i have it set to, but I've been waking up and actually laughing (out loud)

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I like this poster. I think it would be nice to have around your workspace during those times when your brain is telling you otherwise.You can find it here.

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Tegan on Sara's "I Can't Take It"This is another song like I was saying earlier that when Sara wrote "I Bet It Stung", she wrote several different songs in a series. There was "Under Your Arm" and "Get It While You Can", and "I Can't Take It" was right at the end. So that's another song that got on that was from that series of songs she wrote. When we were doing interviews for our bio, I

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, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs.The other day i realized the fire escapes at my school are teal! My favorite color is everywhere. It made me happy.

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I've been missing Chile lately. Something to do with my dreams and my dad has made me more pro-Chile than usual. Or maybe i'm just hungry.I say pro-Chile because my sister is anti-Chile. She has no desire of EVER going back. Well, maybe that has changed slightly, since my mom is there now.Funny how given the circumstances you'd think i would be the one who wouldn't want to set foot in said

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After only a couple minutes the stench that was kicking me in the gut after stepping into this cart, has suddenly disappeared.What other things do we get so comfortable with or take for granted?How many dead animals are we breathing in around this city?How much vomit, secondhand smoke, desire... are we not aware of?Disclaimer: listening to Explosions in the Sky while writing this.

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"Well, you are barely getting by..."Thank you professor, like i didn't already know that.Oh wait, you're not talking about my life, you're talking about this course.But how can that be? I have gotten As and Bs in all my assignments. I'm here in a physical form most of the time. I turn everything in. I participate. I come up with bullshit answers to your bullshit questions. I don't see how i could

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I've been researching wheeled duffel bags all morning. Don't ask me why. Sometimes i get completely obsessed with things and i really have no explanation more than, because i want to. I mean, i have no use for a duffel bag now, im not going ANYWHERE anytime soon. I even canceled the alerts for San Francisco. sigh. What a way to start a birthday month. Looking at not needed duffel bags, and having

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ok. i've decided im going to do a lot of things this summer, starting with Ravinia.would like to see:6/6- Gypsy Kings- they are so good and Spanish. haha6/26 Indigo Girls- only including this to say, I'M NOT going to that. Can you imagine the crowd?6/27 Diana Krall- wine and Diana Krall go good together.8/17 Pat Benatar and Blondie- fun!8/28 Tony Bennett- I know i know. But i love him!8/30 Carrie

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I've come up to a few conclusions:-I don't like heavy bags, in fact i have a real big problem with them. Ever after that car accident, I've become more aware of my back and how uneven i am. Heavy bags don't help. Never ending search for perfect size bag.-I want that freaking camera, and I'm going to get it for myself for my birthday. I've been going back and forth about whether or not i should

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impulse buy: neko case Middle Cyclonecurrent track: Soft Shock by the YYYscannot bring myself to buy: canon g10wants to move to: Scandinavian countrylast cry: last night during classcurrent feeling: hungry and lost (bad combo)

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Stole this from Wish Jar and have kept it in my pictures folder for over a year.Last week during my Wednesday class my professor mentioned him.Funny how things come together.This also reminds me of when i decided to post my own "you can do it!" messages through out my room last year, two years ago? God.MY message however read "You can do whatever you want", but misspelled "whatever" into

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I sit on a freshly mopped floorI type on a q-tipped cleaned keyboardMy screen is shinyThe mess on the desk has suddenly disappearMy toilet is brushed and disinfectedLitter changed. Oh wait, I have no catsThere isn't a hint that two cats use to live hereMy kitchen is spotless. Still no food thoughJust olives and beerThe truth is i was never use to quiet streets and lined treesI like the bright

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using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Text;namespace Life{ class Feelings { static void Main() }} Console.WriteLine "Insert Feelings Here";

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My first critique was yesterday. This is what i showed. Except... completed.Now i like the unfinished version better. Hmmm.... Bigger here.

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I love it that i somehow came across this website again.Finnish people will always intrigue me, i must visit Helsinki soon.Fuck vacationing in warm and sunny places. Days of night is where its at.Yeah...tell that to my S.A.D suffering self.

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I've been pleasantly surprised with my 2D Imaging class, it's not a whole load of crap like i first thought. Not that i give my school such little credit. But there have been some classes in the past where i would've been better off sleeping.Last week we talked about Sabrina Raaf, Chicago based New Media Artist, within that title she is also a photographer and looking at some of her photographs

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-I'm really liking my newly tailored pants. This whole "cleaning up" for work thing seems to be working out. I can go on interviews and no one needs to know. ha!-I had a really good time in Vancouver, aside from the creepy dream night that made me wake up actually scared and guilty. Aside from that, oh! and getting (what I'm really hoping was) avocado in my hair while in the Tropical Rain forest

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there will be no more censoring

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Gratitude, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs.So i've been kinda down lately, school, work, seasons, life has been getting to me. I never knew me "not glowing" affected other people in big ways. Fadi drew this for me today, trying to explain a metaphor or "symbolic" as he put it, statement he made. I thought it was kinda poetic. Anyway, apparently you can make me happy by having an endless

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chopped it off, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs.pictures on flickr of short hair. again. it feels so good, i love it.

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Has anyone ever noticed the ice droplets that get stuck on the floor grid of the bus?And how with every stop and go they sway from side to side, kinda like the players in a soccer game.As my mom would say "all the idiots running behind the same ball"Not my feelings exactly since i do love soccer and the cheering that goes along with it.

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little cute guy, originally uploaded by thesesoreribs.I've been meaning to take a picture of this guy since i saw him a couple weeks back. I think he's so cute, its on the side of the Clark bridge downtown.It reminds me of Keri Smith and her guerilla art. I love seeing unexpected things that actually make me stop and smile.

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going through an old journal. I have no idea who wrote it or where it came from.hmmm nevertheless i still love it.the last day of my loving you isat handin hand, a pen, writing one of the last poemsexclusively yours. my pain fades, as autumn did. winter is too intense a season to misssomeone in. the last leaffell today.the first snow falls tonight.

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I can't believe I ventured out today. It's been gray and cloudy and cold, and ugh.I apparently missed the sun earlier today, but i was glad to get out of the house and hang out with my friend JC who i haven't seen since the summer! We went to Tweet, drank bloody marys and got info on crushes. Fun stuff.I also fixed my battery acid rotten camera! So i posted some pictures that were being held

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One comfortable cat. I'm so sleepy mom. Can't-open-eyes Weekend morning routine. I want to sleep on your neck.Lynx underneath the pillow. He fell asleep this way. Ms. Lady Anderson being cute and camouflagie Tegan sleeping on her arms. No arm cat. Lynx being too fat to fit in window crack all the wayLynx by the window crack during summer. It was hot apparently.

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okok.So here it is.Another year has passed and i still feel just as unwise as the year before.But at least this year is being welcomed very differently then last year, which is a good thing.I usually don't do resolutions, or if i do they're usually just for me and tend to keep them to myself. This time however they are still for me but i'm sharing (another new years resolution attempt):-will try

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If i learned anything from a year subscription to Time Out Chicago is that i can basically get the same information for free from The Reader, and that the only reading i would do is from the section called Heard on the Street, and maybe the sex advice on the last page.Anyway, this weeks favorite "Heard on the Street"-It’s four in the morning, they should have hot dogs.-You’re mixing up real life

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Hi world! this is it. i promise

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