"All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase-'I love you.'" F. Scott Fitzger...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Notable Quotables
"I never said change would be easy. When you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy - that's just how it is."-President Barack Ob...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Finding a 'Thank You'
Being in the the business of public relations, specifically brand marketing, is often a thank-less job. Day-in and day-out, you work to build out strategic and creative programming to appeal to media... you sit through seminars on pitching... and craft pitches that achieve the perfect balance between witty and informative. Press releases are written. Events are planned. Spokespeople are booked.This preparation and training eventually leads to sitting on the phone or emailing for hours pitching stories/news...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Notable Quotables
"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."Conan O' Br...
A Winter Park Wonderland
Once upon a time there was a town that embraced winter. That prayed for snow. That loathed the thought of summer... that spent hundreds of dollars on outerwear so that they could stay outside one hour longer and take advantage of everything that Mother Nature brought them. Clearly, I'm not describing Chicago. I'm talking about Winter Park, Colorado. Population 400.As a city girl in all aspects of the word, visiting a town like Winter Park was refreshing, renewing and re-energizing. Why, you ask?...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Menver or Bust
There are distinct turning points that can lead to an eternity of craziness or just a large pothole in an otherwise smooth road of life.I had one of those moments this past weekend when I found out unexpected news about one of my December ex's. One sentence that made me question a majority of emotional decisions made throughout the past two years of...
Notable Quotables
"I've decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."-Martin Luther King, Jr....
Monday, January 18, 2010
Piece of Something
Saturday night we continued our culinary tour of Chicago with a stop at Piece in Bucktown. I met my friend Alana there at 8 p.m. and, soon after, found myself going against everything I stand for as a low-maintenance city gal... I waited in line. In January. 20+ minutes. Chicago may have more bars than apartment buildings... and for that reason, and...
Notable Quotables
"Is there someone else?...No, but there's the dream of someone else."You've Got M...
Shiso Hungry
Friday night. One birthday. Five friends. Two bottles of wine. Three hours of sushi gluttony. A solid equation for the beginning of a fanatabulously rad weekend. My friend Kristine, the birthday girl, selected Shiso in Old Town as the lucky location of the evening. Having lived in Chicago for five years, I've frequented many BYOB sushi places. Shiso...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
12 Months of Book Nerds
Book Club: Although this may have started off as just another overly-scheduled reason to get together and drink wine, our Tuesday night book club has turned into one of my favorite nights of the month. Headed into year two, we decided to revamp the book selection process and put together a calendar of books. This list will allow us to reserve books...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Notable Quotables - Three Cups of Tea
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars." -Persian prov...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
CTA Profiling
Although Chicago is a very diverse city, let's be honest, the neighborhoods are not so much. And although a lot is segregated based on race/ethnicity, from when the immigrants settled in the Windy city, I feel like it's almost transforming more into lifestyle differences than anything else. It's like Chicago is a giant high school cafeteria and all...
Monday, January 4, 2010
No Treadmill Left Behind
First Monday of the year... you know what that means: Official Workout Day. Everyone is inspired, despite all their past failed resolutions, to REALLY work out and be healthy this year. And so, every gym, every yoga studio and every treadmill was used and abused tonight. Every trainer repeated the mantra - no treadmill left behind - while they dreamt...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
500 Days of Summer
In the past week, I've had two good friends recommend this movie to me. Both telling me that they watched and thought... this is a 'Colleen' movie. It has a witty script, great characters and realistic view of relationships; and if that's a 'Colleen' movie, that's a-okay with me. Although, at times, the couple mirrored one too many of my past relationships......
Friday, January 1, 2010
Korean-Style New Years Eve
Many New Years Eves have come and gone. They have involved champagne, noisemakers, sparkles and over-priced bar packages or house parties. Not much distinguishes one from the other. And since 21, many have followed with a day on the couch, nursing a notable hangover. Not one stands out from the others... until last night.Last night, I traded in my...
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