- complete a two page radio essay to submit to 848
- finish jamaica story draft
- write my teaching manual
- write an interview profile with a person
- write an observation of my workshop
oct 5 2009 ∞ nov 22 2009 +
- find out what you want to eat at: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazi...
- polenta frita from al primo canto
- golden cups from amarind's
- panna cotta from anteprima
- brisket sandwich from smoque
- sopes from los nopales
- thai bite sized salad from arun's
- tempura green beans from bin wine cafe
- mo mo dumplings from the curry hut
- fried chicken from chalkboard
- pumpkin tamale from el sueno
- deviled eggs from fulton's on the river
- apple fritters from hopleaf
- half and half from hot chocolate
- pheasant hot dog from hot doug's
- crab rangoon from always thai
- pork trio from jack's on halstead
- coffee and doughnuts from japonais
- kim bap te gim from jin ju
- carrot soup from kaze
- szechuan smoked tea duck from lao sze cha...
sep 22 2009 ∞ sep 22 2009 +
- cindy sherman
- nan goldin
- brassai
- richard avedon
- edward steichen
- helmut newton
- philip lorca dicorca
- i will add more soon
may 6 2008 ∞ may 6 2008 +
- baked chicken and stuffing
- mangoes and sticky rice
- spanish sauce
- caramel apple pie
- potato soup
- tacos and enchiladas
- braxton's favorite salad: spinach, strawberries, walnuts, bleu cheese, balsamic
- spaghetti and homemade meatballs
- chicken curry
- stir fry
- chicken wrapped in prosciutto with sage
- breakfast casserole
- coffee cake
- omelets
apr 21 2008 ∞ apr 21 2008 +
- jasmine
- raggedy ann
- cat
- belle
- zebra
- buffy the vampire slayer
- vampire
- prisoner
- medieval damsel
- go go dancer
- fairy
apr 19 2008 ∞ apr 19 2008 +
- its a wonderful life
- the great outdoors
- et
- back to the future
- the graduate
- a christmas story
- gone with the wind
- the king and i
- indiana jones
- jurassic park
- independence day
- all disney movies
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- laughter
- food
- books
- being old or being a child
- a puppy
- good music
- wine
- great conversation
- teaching me something
- flowers
- dancing with me
- being excited, outgoing, adventure
- being sincere
- hugs
- encouragement
- smiles
- bare feet
- or you could just do what braxton did and talk a lot and make me eat pizza
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- ashley and I's birthday weekend in wisconsin dells: the water park, the cheese factory, our amazing cabin, and all the moments with julie, ashley, nikki, and braxton
- being a fiction writing tutor
- nights at sangria
- my trip to florida to see jerrod, erin, and addy: picking out erin's wedding dress with her and helping plan their awesome jamaican wedding
- when braxton took me to chen's and we drank lychee martinis all night
- finding my beautiful apartment on berwyn with ashley and julie
- my interview with the chicago humanities festival to be an intern
- having my story explode on me in advanced fiction, being told by the teacher that this wouldn't be a short story
- valentine's day with braxton: a trip to t...
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- about schmidt
- shoot the piano player
- jules et jim
- eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
- adaptation
- magnolia
- amelie
- paris, je'taime
- the second godfather
- brokeback mountain
- zodiac
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- my sisters
- my parents
- braxton black
- anais nin
- cathy costello
- grandma and grandpa
- my prose forms teacher, lila
- william faulkner
- julie atty
- megan huddleston
- marilyn monroe
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
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oct 20 2009 ∞ jan 21 2010 +
- finish my bfa application
- get a new job
- give away old clothes
- quit smoking
- talk to the financial aid office
- get a hair cut
- buy my books
- start a savings account
- pay the bills this month
- pick up some tutees (tuesday mornings 11-1)
- take braxton out to dinner as thanks for supporting me
- spend more girl time
- read my teaching handbook, take notes
sep 23 2009 ∞ nov 22 2009 +
- phone
- ipod
- burt's bees chapstick
- journal
- a pen
- the book i'm reading
- loose change
- loose almonds
- crumpled receipts
- notes to myself
- coach wristlet with credit cards and money
- train pass
- keys
- sunglasses
- several lighters
- cigarettes if i"m smoking that week
- djarum cloves if i"m smoking that week
- gum
aug 20 2008 ∞ aug 20 2008 +
- the kinks
- alkaline trio
- the red house painters
- the arcade fire
- archer avenue
- the faint
- ol dirty bastard
- thin lizzy
- jon bon jovi (in the 80s)
- ace of base
apr 30 2008 ∞ apr 30 2008 +
- surprises
- notes
- flowers
- hand holds
- leg wrap around waist jump up in air hugs
- neck and cheek and lip kisses
- arms around waist
- boy clean laundry smell
- boy cologne
- cooked breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
- walks
- naps and nuggles
- tangling legs
- reading books to each other
- picnics
- tickle and wrestle
- long talks
- not being rushed
- listening
- laughing
apr 19 2008 ∞ apr 19 2008 +
- the rum diary
- henry and june
- on the road
- tropic of cancer
- on the roofs of paris
- a heartbreaking work of staggering genius
- a farewell to arms
- a rose for emily
- to the lighthouse
- lolita
- last exit to brooklyn
- writing from start to finish and wfstf: teacher's manual
- american psycho
- mystic river
- all the king's men
- noon wine
- bliss
- the rocking horse winner
- lady chatterly's lover
apr 16 2008 ∞ apr 16 2008 +
- the cheese factory
- pick me up cafe
- earwax
- andie's
- mama desta's
- reza's
- orange
- a little taste of heaven
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- dam u ol (stephanie to shane in typical caturday style)
- we be bumpin (originally shane's roommate, now shane, stephanie, and me)
- i wanna party with you! (megan)
- shits cheap! goes down smooth so you can get fuucked up (ashley on cobra)
- hobos drink that shit, you sound like a hobo now (me to ashley on cobra)
- do you think they will have shampoo there? (julie and its only funny if you know julie)
- i hate manatees, if you don't like penguins i'm not your friend (nikki to me, captured on video, now on youtube)
- the list will continue
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- orange
- a little taste of heaven
- ann sather's (cinnamon rolls as a side dish?)
- white palace
- the bed and breakfast in wisconsin
- eleven city diner
- my apartment when braxton brings me dunkin donuts
- caribou coffee
- pick me up cafe
- clarke's
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- writer
- teacher (of writing)
- dolphin trainer
- program coordinator for nonprofit organization
- horse shelter director
- journalist
- bookstore worker/owner
- waitress
- mother
- chef
- judge on iron chef
- food critic
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
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one of my goals of 2010 is to take better care of myself. here are some things i want to splurge on for myself.
jan 21 2010 ∞ apr 8 2010 +
- horse back riding (take english lessons this time)
- photography, learning how to use a large format camera this time
- dance (tap)
- reading history books
- cooking and collecting recipes
- exploring neighborhoods on a whim
sep 23 2009 ∞ sep 23 2009 +
- anteprima
- marty's martini bar (stephanie, when i get a job we go bar hopping in my hood)
- great lake
- la fonda latino
- la tache
- in fine spirits
- jin ju
- pauline's
- swedish bakery
- svea
- piatto pronto
- jb's deli
- ole ole
- the coffee studio
sep 20 2009 ∞ sep 20 2009 +
- critical reading and writing: women writer's
- prose forms
- advanced fiction
- creative nonfiction
- scientific investigation
- fiction 1
- photo and darkroom 1
- practice teaching: tutor training
- culture, race, and media
- fiction 2
- newspaper and yearbook
- study hall
- history
- law education
may 6 2008 ∞ may 6 2008 +
- bradenton, florida, ringing in the y2k with my mother in my grandparent's house in a senior citizen park, the only ones awake. we ate grapes as the ball fell then ran outside and screamed into the dark and silence while everyone else slept
- pasadena, california, in a friend of the family's house who has since passed away, talking to my sister erin on the phone and wishing she was there with the rest of the family
- chicago, illinois for the last two years and the best two new years ever. going to the lakefront to watch the fireworks with a bottle of disarrono, drinking it gone and then writing our wishes for the new year and stuffing them inside, throwing it into lake michigan.
- chicago, illinois, part two. staying at a house in lincoln park and pretending to be rich and ritzy with braxton. meeting m...
apr 20 2008 ∞ apr 20 2008 +
- mayo
- corned beef
- sauerkraut
- thousand island
- ranch
- sweet pickles
- almost anything creamy
- canned ham or sausages
- fried livers and gizzards
- baloney
apr 19 2008 ∞ apr 19 2008 +
- whole wheat bread (soft, not with the seeds)
- mangoes
- juicy juice
- plums
- hagen daz ice cream in the following flavors: banana split, raspberry sorbet, strawberry, rocky road, mango sorbet)
- swiss cheese
- rice
- skim milk
- yogi green tea
- almonds
- bananas
- turkey breast, shaved thin
- dried cherries
- special k cereal with strawberries
- honey
- peanut butter
- frozen pizza for braxton
- salmon
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- summer sunshine
- waking up without being tired
- braxton making me breakfast
- riding to the beach on my bike in my floppy white hat with ashley
- reading a book and napping on the beach
- eating sushi and thai food
- a bottle of wine
- bah bah bah
- talking and staying up late with these people: julie, ashley, nikki, braxton, starkey, megan, shane, claire, alison, stephanie, erin, jerrod, and sam
- falling asleep talking and laying next to braxton
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 19 2008 +
- indiana
- illinois
- maine
- florida
- kentucky
- alabama
- tennessee
- georgia
- new york
- vermont
- new hampshire
- washington d.c. (that counts, right?)
- maryland
- virginia
- west virginia
- pennsylvania
- ohio
- california
- texas
- nebraska
- wisconsin
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 15 2008 +
- braxton black
- jason lee
- mark ruffalo
- marcello mastroianni (dead, but still)
- christian bale
- matt skiba
- justin theroux
- tom delonge
- ewan mcgregor
- richard from margot
apr 15 2008 ∞ apr 30 2008 +
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