I'm doing it a little different today, short and sweet, no big explanations
Quartino
Toasts that almost make you cry
El Nuevo
Family
Michigan Avenue at night
Puppy snuggles
Wildclaw in the Wild
Making fun of moopit
Lemon chicken
The Wire
Cool breezes
Fingers tangled in my hair
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Things I Love Thursday
Burger fest - Seriously, this may be one of the better street festivals in Chicago. Tons of different burgers, giant dill pickles, crave bars. There is not enough yum in the world for how much I loved the food.
Being needed - I really do like that I have people in my life that know they can call me any time and I will come take care of them or just listen to their problems or whatever it is they need. I also really love that I am in a place in my own life where I can be there for other people.
Halfway there - The quarter is over halfway done and I am in desperate need of that five weeks without class to just get myself back together.
Dystopia Rising - This LARP is not for everyone. It is a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies, you have boffer fights, and camp in the woods and are fully immersed in the environment from game on at 9 pm Friday night until game off at noon on Sunday. And, speaking as someone who hates camping, I loved this weekend so hard and can't wait to get back in August. Much love to The Faded Heart caravan and especially Ian, who plays my in-game hubby, Gardner.
Birthday brownie - After DR, we had a little post-mortem lunch at Applebee's before heading our separate ways home. I got my birthday brownie and it was tasty.
Great birthday gifts - My mom is buying my plane ticket to Dragon Con for my birthday. This is one of the many reasons she is the best mom in the world.
Being needed - I really do like that I have people in my life that know they can call me any time and I will come take care of them or just listen to their problems or whatever it is they need. I also really love that I am in a place in my own life where I can be there for other people.
Halfway there - The quarter is over halfway done and I am in desperate need of that five weeks without class to just get myself back together.
Dystopia Rising - This LARP is not for everyone. It is a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies, you have boffer fights, and camp in the woods and are fully immersed in the environment from game on at 9 pm Friday night until game off at noon on Sunday. And, speaking as someone who hates camping, I loved this weekend so hard and can't wait to get back in August. Much love to The Faded Heart caravan and especially Ian, who plays my in-game hubby, Gardner.
Birthday brownie - After DR, we had a little post-mortem lunch at Applebee's before heading our separate ways home. I got my birthday brownie and it was tasty.
Great birthday gifts - My mom is buying my plane ticket to Dragon Con for my birthday. This is one of the many reasons she is the best mom in the world.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Things I Love Thursday
great classes full of good discussion - I have almost completely focused on psychology classes for the past two years and, to be honest, was getting pretty burnt out. This summer I'm taking a poli sci class on Chicago politics and an english class on American detective lit. There are some familiar faces that I really appreciate and really great teachers and fascinating discussion. The quarter is already over a quarter over and I'll be a little sad when it is.
three day weekends - my summer is super booked so three-day holiday weekends are a truly wonderful gift from the gods. I got several things done around the house (don't worry, you can't tell, it's still pretty wrecked) and read through a ton of homework assignments on corruption in politics. And there may have been a few hours of sitting on the couch playing video games.
my auren! - my favorite purchase of late, I now am the proud owner of an auren. If you don't know what that is, I'm very sad for your childhood. If you do, you understand why my friends and I exploded in geekery squeals of joy when I put it on Saturday night.
a new workout shirt - there's a sloth, it says "live slow", it's adorable and soft and I love it.
LARPer feels - LARP was a little different last week and I had honestly been dreading going because I was going to have to put some emotions into game that I hadn't had to show before. I'm truly grateful for a group of amazing friends that make it a safe space for that kind of play.
sissy visits - on her way home from her vacation, my sister stopped through Chicago for an overnight visit. She went out for after-LARP pancakes with all of my friends and hung out with her super hungover sister the next morning. The best part though was the enormous smile on her face.
beautiful wine - a few years back, Quartino had this amazing wine called Evolution from Sokol Blosser. It's made with a combination of grapes so you can't pick a favorite wine based off your usual ideas and it's truly the best wine I've had in my mouth hole. I currently have a bottle of their red and a bottle of their white sitting in my kitchen and I cannot wait to crack them open.
super tasty food - while my workouts haven't been going the greatest lately, I've had some serious motivation in the kitchen. I made a killer stir fry and some great veggies and pasta. Now if I can just get myself up in the mornings to run, send me some good vibes, folks.
end of an era - tomorrow Donna leaves our little office family for the last time. I know I've had plenty of times where I've been frustrated with her but she is a kind, wonderful person and will be missed. I'm very interested to see where our office goes from here.
three day weekends - my summer is super booked so three-day holiday weekends are a truly wonderful gift from the gods. I got several things done around the house (don't worry, you can't tell, it's still pretty wrecked) and read through a ton of homework assignments on corruption in politics. And there may have been a few hours of sitting on the couch playing video games.
my auren! - my favorite purchase of late, I now am the proud owner of an auren. If you don't know what that is, I'm very sad for your childhood. If you do, you understand why my friends and I exploded in geekery squeals of joy when I put it on Saturday night.
a new workout shirt - there's a sloth, it says "live slow", it's adorable and soft and I love it.
LARPer feels - LARP was a little different last week and I had honestly been dreading going because I was going to have to put some emotions into game that I hadn't had to show before. I'm truly grateful for a group of amazing friends that make it a safe space for that kind of play.
sissy visits - on her way home from her vacation, my sister stopped through Chicago for an overnight visit. She went out for after-LARP pancakes with all of my friends and hung out with her super hungover sister the next morning. The best part though was the enormous smile on her face.
beautiful wine - a few years back, Quartino had this amazing wine called Evolution from Sokol Blosser. It's made with a combination of grapes so you can't pick a favorite wine based off your usual ideas and it's truly the best wine I've had in my mouth hole. I currently have a bottle of their red and a bottle of their white sitting in my kitchen and I cannot wait to crack them open.
super tasty food - while my workouts haven't been going the greatest lately, I've had some serious motivation in the kitchen. I made a killer stir fry and some great veggies and pasta. Now if I can just get myself up in the mornings to run, send me some good vibes, folks.
end of an era - tomorrow Donna leaves our little office family for the last time. I know I've had plenty of times where I've been frustrated with her but she is a kind, wonderful person and will be missed. I'm very interested to see where our office goes from here.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)