March 2010
5 posts
My Life (in Music)
3/15: Company of Thieves at Lincoln Hall
3/17: Gold Motel at Subterranean
3/24: Temper Trap at Metro
3/25: Vampire Weekend at the Riv
3/26: Tegan & Sara at the Aragaon
4/1: Spoon at the Aragon
4/2: Passion Pit at the Congress
I’m taking a break after that. Saving my musical energies for summer festivals (ah, summer).
UIUC No Pants →
This blog made my day. It appears the epidemic has gotten (much) worse since I left.
February 2010
9 posts
January 2010
16 posts
Confessions of a Pastry Student
Mindy: I have a confession
Me: uh oh
Mindy: haha
Mindy: I've been craving cupcakes for a week
Me: that's it?
Mindy: yes
Mindy: i'm ashamed
All I ask of is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people that...
– Conan O’Brien
My eyes got a teensy bit blurry at this point in the show. September couldn’t come fast enough.
Death Cab for Cutie—“Don’t You Forget About Me” (by Simple Minds)
The Seattle quartet performed the cover during a tribute to John Hughes at the Critic’s Choice Awards. I still prefer the original version, but the montage behind them is pretty awesome.
zomg NO. Jersey Shore disses Chicago. →
nmpnmp:
Not our problem. Keeping the streets of Chicago clean.
Keep Chicago Snooki-free. Thank the Lord.
Is Conan really over?
Say it isn’t so.
The New Girl
Me: she's fine
Me: I just feel like a heathen around her
Mindy: well that's because you are a sinner
Me: I know, I'm going to hell
Mindy: that's fine
Mindy: I'll see you there
Me: great.
Mindy: I'll be the one in the plaid shirt
Yeah Yeah. I know these are a little late.
My resolutions for 2010:
Take more chances
Save more money
Move to Chicago proper
Travel more (before I go insane in Illinois)
Read more
December 2009
19 posts
Five Reasons I'm Excited About January:
New OK Go
New Vampire Weekend
New Spoon
New Editors
New Motion City Soundtrack