On Tuesday, Stephanie and I went to the farmers’ market. I don’t know if she’d ever been to a farmers’ market before. She wasn’t too terribly interested. Vegetables are not cool, apparently. Although, I must admit that she did try some things I doubted she would. Thank you baba ganoush for all of that. Back [...]
North Avenue Beach
August 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
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Jewelry Project
August 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
On Monday it was raining so Stephanie helped me with a jewelry project I wanted to do. Basically, the top of the dresser and back of the door was a giant mess and the way that my jewelry stored was hideous. No one really goes in our bedroom, so I didn’t need a fashion statement.. [...]
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Art Institute, Millennium Park, Retro on Roscoe
August 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Art Institute, Chicago
Art Institute, Chicago
After visiting the Sears Tower, Stephanie and I used some free passes I had to check out the Art Institute. I think she liked it, but got her fill fast. Also, a lot of the paintings I wanted to show her were pulled because of the new wing they’re building. We [...]
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Love It or Hate It?
August 1st, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
I saw these shoes at Macy’s on Michigan Avenue. They’re totally cute/ugly. I was surprised they were Marc Jacobs.
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Don’t Be Fooled By XXI
July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Forever 21, Magnificent Mile, Chicago
I went to this new store on Michigan Avenue about mid-May. It had just opened and “XXI” was all over the windows. It looked kind of nice. The prices were cheap. After browsing around for about 20 minutes I realized I was inside Forever 21! Ahh! Sometimes I can find something [...]
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