tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41972592173851022292024-03-05T02:31:54.773-05:00poof you're a frogHow to find things and make them your own.ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-43939546300182252162008-04-09T21:02:00.004-05:002008-12-11T04:08:51.902-05:00DC for the Summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_12EAB_ZgI/AAAAAAAACLM/PICMFYu8kuE/s1600-h/n17401215_30823808_6618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_12EAB_ZgI/AAAAAAAACLM/PICMFYu8kuE/s400/n17401215_30823808_6618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187432156900582914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">So I thought I would share...I was offered a summer internship in DC with an organization I really really wanted to work for. I will be there for 2 months from June to August, but know absolutely nothing about the area. What are the up and coming neighborhoods to live in? Where are the fun areas to shop? What restaurants are good?<br />Where should I avoid when wandering around trying to find all of things mentioned above?<br />(photo from a graphic designer friend of mine who recently visited the area)<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-68764594055814115312008-04-09T20:56:00.001-05:002008-12-11T04:08:52.317-05:00Promise Wedge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidM5yaTWdaKycJd60MEwFgTuKh-d-YwzcIcVPRA7mvK-8e85LYijkN29dEzyLL89t1tfdCxw6ozbtGmpAeClSoaarPn3Sd06XsxQ3xY6E0F_ku7zFv_W2OkiCw5ApxrA5-XumNR_Ri50/s1600-h/promise+wedge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidM5yaTWdaKycJd60MEwFgTuKh-d-YwzcIcVPRA7mvK-8e85LYijkN29dEzyLL89t1tfdCxw6ozbtGmpAeClSoaarPn3Sd06XsxQ3xY6E0F_ku7zFv_W2OkiCw5ApxrA5-XumNR_Ri50/s400/promise+wedge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187430129676019186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm getting ready for spring and bought a cute (super cheap!) pair of wedges from <a href="http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=shoes&sub%5Fcategory=&search%5Fsize=&search%5Fcolor=&search%5Fprice=&product%5Fid=2047672089&Page=1">Forever21</a>. Only $21.80.<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-78246214633000429392008-04-06T15:29:00.005-05:002008-12-11T04:08:52.852-05:00Heartdrew Invisible Cities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69oEi2pwQpiGy66oTBxsz3okToWRRZ0QR7atBI4oiCMJRUz-bZiKMDbpPwhpN_nEfb-bDWXrHxuN5SNmnDDSmZ6mdu9at0dO57KMBHYLrJ8Bw5bEJPp0zGLje-jnD9FxrSQCHUtCnQtM/s1600-h/Picture3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69oEi2pwQpiGy66oTBxsz3okToWRRZ0QR7atBI4oiCMJRUz-bZiKMDbpPwhpN_nEfb-bDWXrHxuN5SNmnDDSmZ6mdu9at0dO57KMBHYLrJ8Bw5bEJPp0zGLje-jnD9FxrSQCHUtCnQtM/s400/Picture3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186232625877344562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_kzCmv14SI/AAAAAAAACK0/jRMxfNo9Ewk/s1600-h/Picture2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_kzCmv14SI/AAAAAAAACK0/jRMxfNo9Ewk/s400/Picture2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186232565747802402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_ky-mv14RI/AAAAAAAACKs/T8YcyePlZlE/s1600-h/Picture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R_ky-mv14RI/AAAAAAAACKs/T8YcyePlZlE/s400/Picture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186232497028325650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">These are really great shots under the chapter heading "Invisible Cities" from <a href="http://www.heartdew.net/winter.html">Heartdrew</a>. Each one shows an incredibly different perspective of city life. Found this through <a href="http://www.fortysixthatgrace.blogspot.com/">fortysixth at grace</a>.<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-8880537916111437962008-04-04T10:17:00.003-05:002008-12-11T04:08:53.323-05:00Maria's Bungalow on AT<span style="font-family:arial;">Catching up on my <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/main/home-tours">HouseTours</a> on Apartmentherapy this morning, I came across <a href="http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/032808mariasilverlake/DSC_0048">Maria's Oh So You Bungalow</a>. It is waaaaay too colorful for my taste (you should really check it out), but 2 more subdued photos really caught my eye. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZhPAZcEP0Why78XyFrjh7fP4uclvEnDUNhMjZrP5C8bLHYhW-5kTufkSAH1EW7NbHHrEZXMyQ0y4RWcBJfAyzKhDOVEJKbpDGZkWDV7uwqHf3uTB6oMJukwPx99ps-wMNLQ0ZK-23eQ/s1600-h/birds+on+wall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZhPAZcEP0Why78XyFrjh7fP4uclvEnDUNhMjZrP5C8bLHYhW-5kTufkSAH1EW7NbHHrEZXMyQ0y4RWcBJfAyzKhDOVEJKbpDGZkWDV7uwqHf3uTB6oMJukwPx99ps-wMNLQ0ZK-23eQ/s400/birds+on+wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185409873352188146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I would never have had the thought "Hm, I think I'll paint birds on the side of my house today..." but how cute are they?</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeZQ6CplMy51PvojF5FZwjh0H6qYu7M-_ZdwdC8v-zDFQl0pAZYbhCj4QPOhmIAfoBqUYl7JYfB2HTWhoQE_FdjvQRYYUR3B3tJfbPq6fGCSU4VyxZUqJSKA1IFjjf4ohGUlqihxgMhQ/s1600-h/outdoor+space.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeZQ6CplMy51PvojF5FZwjh0H6qYu7M-_ZdwdC8v-zDFQl0pAZYbhCj4QPOhmIAfoBqUYl7JYfB2HTWhoQE_FdjvQRYYUR3B3tJfbPq6fGCSU4VyxZUqJSKA1IFjjf4ohGUlqihxgMhQ/s400/outdoor+space.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185410118165324034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This looks like a vacation spot to me. I really like this area in the dark. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-8568377415172587722008-04-04T09:50:00.004-05:002008-12-11T04:08:53.993-05:00Gig Posters<span style="font-family:arial;">Found this through <a href="http://jessgonacha.blogspot.com/">Treasuring</a> and am quite excited! I've been searching for something like this for awhile now. You can even search by band! I've been listening to a lot of Andrew Bird lately, and his posters are really very pretty.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUQdnqusv-x5LG344V9_B8btXfODFXM4jL8MV_txKxc80qBaZIzmCcckx5c-zLoQ-PxBD-TIMZTInFdYREtZuzfyGHIEVRwldA5IOLfHTzC9ujkPJfFvLlZ2yDyL5ua-7qWuNMfkj56o/s1600-h/andrewbird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUQdnqusv-x5LG344V9_B8btXfODFXM4jL8MV_txKxc80qBaZIzmCcckx5c-zLoQ-PxBD-TIMZTInFdYREtZuzfyGHIEVRwldA5IOLfHTzC9ujkPJfFvLlZ2yDyL5ua-7qWuNMfkj56o/s400/andrewbird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185403482440851650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLVwJB17WV4Gr-Ohb7AjbjiieHc1bSi8vtHM-Lh2rQmNzVnK-M3HE_APlJlot79bIoWDfd_ybQUa5bMV8peagydilTm1Mv7bl3SfRKRfQHTc_YY687Vn0V2QjvlxntrMr6Z5iOM2N10/s1600-h/andrewbird2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLVwJB17WV4Gr-Ohb7AjbjiieHc1bSi8vtHM-Lh2rQmNzVnK-M3HE_APlJlot79bIoWDfd_ybQUa5bMV8peagydilTm1Mv7bl3SfRKRfQHTc_YY687Vn0V2QjvlxntrMr6Z5iOM2N10/s400/andrewbird2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185403770203660514" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.gigposters.com/index.php">Gigposters.com</a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-65463481366739248352008-04-02T17:01:00.003-05:002008-12-11T04:08:54.160-05:00Erica Weiner at Urban Outfitters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoUcFJLQzF1Sxz6uzov_XzP1qfdIpwSa3JCHbSLEJPGj3RDDslDX_7pMFujmEn_izwbgnQOpohMKukjdFe11KwQGabON7ywwo3DoPQGoi-hm_xLmSCtlLtjgIC28TpM-eIWgocpHF7tM/s1600-h/14362362_01_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoUcFJLQzF1Sxz6uzov_XzP1qfdIpwSa3JCHbSLEJPGj3RDDslDX_7pMFujmEn_izwbgnQOpohMKukjdFe11KwQGabON7ywwo3DoPQGoi-hm_xLmSCtlLtjgIC28TpM-eIWgocpHF7tM/s400/14362362_01_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184772371356442802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Back in June '07 I <a href="http://poofyoureafrog.blogspot.com/2007/06/erica-weiner-jewelry.html">posted</a> about Erica Weiner's pretty necklaces. I was admiring some earrings at Urban last week and lo and behold they were <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?itemCount=10&pushId=WOMENS_ACCESSORIES&id=W_ACC_JEWELRY&startValue=71&selectedProductColor=&navCount=7&prevVisit=true&navAction=poppushpush&sortby=product.displayName&prepushId=&popId=WOMENS">Erica Weiner</a>! Guess she made it big to be selling to Urban Outfitters. These are so pretty. I plan on making them my "I nailed down a summer internship" treat when that happens...<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-50400471144194595972008-03-25T15:58:00.003-05:002008-12-11T04:08:54.444-05:00Leather Jacket at Ragstock<span style="font-family:arial;">I've been perusing the internet for a leather jacket for some time now but came to the conclusion that you really need to try one on in person to see if it fits. So I wandered around Wicker Park today and tried on about 15 jackets, ending on this one for only $20 at <a href="http://www.ragstock.com/">Ragstock</a>. It was a tough decision without anyone there to give me a 2nd opinion. A little more masculine than I had intended.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-lnzGv14KI/AAAAAAAACJ0/7IkCApOBsOE/s1600-h/Clothing+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-lnzGv14KI/AAAAAAAACJ0/7IkCApOBsOE/s400/Clothing+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181786973948731554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-7018644766579241912008-03-24T15:09:00.005-05:002008-12-11T04:08:54.679-05:00Blog's 1st Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI002zscOF852Ylx1Jai2BmsYvF37LAFXWZ-NKt4HhwdAMEORtE2iVDJU5u0N6X-ILCRncsol9gh1nVjV4WuxcwMEJEDVjwsiL8z2eOK83Pkr0x4M3TwlaxQApHcG78J_H_x7FKdBXyAU/s1600-h/cupcake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI002zscOF852Ylx1Jai2BmsYvF37LAFXWZ-NKt4HhwdAMEORtE2iVDJU5u0N6X-ILCRncsol9gh1nVjV4WuxcwMEJEDVjwsiL8z2eOK83Pkr0x4M3TwlaxQApHcG78J_H_x7FKdBXyAU/s400/cupcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181403867160895634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I just realized that it's been one year exactly since my first post. I started this blog as a creative outlet and as a way to store the ideas I had about decorating, fashion, and cooking. Thanks to everyone who has been reading and commenting. Your thoughts mean a lot to me!</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-78078723797438535092008-03-24T14:16:00.006-05:002008-12-11T04:09:07.458-05:00Spring Cleaning<span style="font-family:arial;">I'm on spring break until next week, and instead of going to the Bahamas, or Mexico or something like that I've decided to rearrange our living room! I made a little entertainment center out of the Ikea Billy shelves we have. I had to cut a hole in the back of one of them to fit the TV though.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-gCiGv14HI/AAAAAAAACJc/o3bRnJm09SM/s1600-h/Picture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-gCiGv14HI/AAAAAAAACJc/o3bRnJm09SM/s400/Picture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181394156239839346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-f-l2v14FI/AAAAAAAACJM/0fGmMWPD-qA/s1600-h/Picture2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R-f-l2v14FI/AAAAAAAACJM/0fGmMWPD-qA/s400/Picture2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181389822617837650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I guess that's one of the perks of not owning "real furniture" (we got those Billy shelves for free because they were here when we moved in). I took a large kitchen knife and literally sawed the back out of the cardboard shelf so that the TV would fit.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXOM9XrWIeSECcKtRylOkCEM3aBTps0Z3jE0NU1iJAi2RKW6Xcz6fSNpTv9bseeJ4eHRjVpQaYJ02FSWRXdQOZLII4qu47xMRTAcxYKvf6oEU7-akPIF8C4lg7qdfy62MEBHe9Ed2kh8/s1600-h/Spring+Clean+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXOM9XrWIeSECcKtRylOkCEM3aBTps0Z3jE0NU1iJAi2RKW6Xcz6fSNpTv9bseeJ4eHRjVpQaYJ02FSWRXdQOZLII4qu47xMRTAcxYKvf6oEU7-akPIF8C4lg7qdfy62MEBHe9Ed2kh8/s400/Spring+Clean+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181390127560515682" border="0" /></a>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-9485339422424098962008-03-17T07:20:00.002-05:002008-12-11T04:09:07.846-05:00End Tables<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzfHMPdryP7XdNlNPj00jxJJ65MzAKffpEqSnjObFbrv_p2k7l2UZ09gF28UWIJLlE7clXTKVyMCrsBfnkJYfwMdt-JXhoezDr0aLeVuPMmpHJSJPojEglI7xzVed_5LmKHH9HtR6XKY/s1600-h/end+tables.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzfHMPdryP7XdNlNPj00jxJJ65MzAKffpEqSnjObFbrv_p2k7l2UZ09gF28UWIJLlE7clXTKVyMCrsBfnkJYfwMdt-JXhoezDr0aLeVuPMmpHJSJPojEglI7xzVed_5LmKHH9HtR6XKY/s400/end+tables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178685236206845586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R95iBtOrPoI/AAAAAAAACI0/36IDgDEQ0xs/s1600-h/coffee+tables.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R95iBtOrPoI/AAAAAAAACI0/36IDgDEQ0xs/s400/coffee+tables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178684402983190146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm planning on doing a little spring cleaning/revamping of the apartment. This will give me a chance to find some things I'll need when I live on my own. So it's time for some end tables. But I'm wondering how much these should match your coffee table. I found these for $50 on </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fur/601995006.html">Craigslist</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, pretty great huh?</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-57647448675992874902008-03-14T20:33:00.002-05:002008-03-14T20:35:01.036-05:00Hilarious Musical<span style="font-family: arial;">Totally random, but if you had a week like mine you might need a little giggle.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkYZ6rbPU2M&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkYZ6rbPU2M&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Also check out <a href="http://improveverywhere.com/">improveverywhere.com</a></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-11974525262762492072008-03-12T23:09:00.003-05:002008-12-11T04:09:08.242-05:00Emikli Art<span style="font-family:arial;">How pretty are these illustrations by <a href="http://www.emikli.com/">Eugenia Tsimiklis</a>? They are so girly, exactly what I feel like spring is going to look like. Also, I have made the decision to ditch the concept of roommates and get my own place starting in June and can not wait to put up art on the walls.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZGq1iouCgIjpVky5MfZtiDeJYKAr27tj5_upThykoNWZu-4Zw4He-X10gK_omJXwBdIko29wvZHwio53Z9QoUVCmwqLZ7j6CsM87SkiTjUEVYcTlrobMx-YZ8sMwMg_ipExgmKlS9HQ/s1600-h/Picture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZGq1iouCgIjpVky5MfZtiDeJYKAr27tj5_upThykoNWZu-4Zw4He-X10gK_omJXwBdIko29wvZHwio53Z9QoUVCmwqLZ7j6CsM87SkiTjUEVYcTlrobMx-YZ8sMwMg_ipExgmKlS9HQ/s400/Picture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177074090894900802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">from <a href="http://www.happycavalier.com/my_weblog/2008/03/eugenia-tsimikl.html">Happy Cavalier</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-85579265542016957992008-03-12T21:45:00.005-05:002008-12-11T04:09:08.584-05:00Hello!!...and Puella<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R9iVoNOrPhI/AAAAAAAACH8/rASqrvwKxtI/s1600-h/birthday+dress.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R9iVoNOrPhI/AAAAAAAACH8/rASqrvwKxtI/s400/birthday+dress.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177052289640906258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">PHEWWW! I was gone a long time. I really missed you all, and am hoping you missed me too. I won't bore you with stories of staying up late writing papers, or about being quiz-master at pub quizzes to make extra cash. All I will say is that I recently discovered <a href="http://puellaclothing.com/">Puella</a> and am loving their dresses. I wore the one above to my birthday party this weekend and am already trying to think of excuses to put it on again. (Macy's recently had a sale and many of their print dresses were half price!)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbeohNeoYYkdETm0Ee95ei61OJKvYQ6y3Lu-LrG0ZUSPcDNE7X0NbR8mkLOPqZ0K_qPhGld-vGOv_CouIJCkGfDJn5cnWL3Qu73aBq5hN_k12lQ9HkjkJ1kbqH8YF2N1-ZnoeW2yp6Pc/s1600-h/aline+mini.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbeohNeoYYkdETm0Ee95ei61OJKvYQ6y3Lu-LrG0ZUSPcDNE7X0NbR8mkLOPqZ0K_qPhGld-vGOv_CouIJCkGfDJn5cnWL3Qu73aBq5hN_k12lQ9HkjkJ1kbqH8YF2N1-ZnoeW2yp6Pc/s400/aline+mini.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177052543043976738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgh9noPGS21vjJj1T7ag67voerq-5WQnS6dDgptIgitrBPkS1VN070b9EAT88leNfESWWfekOxcv5AnUyCsDzakgBvtIixOb9dV5XbxEuvrJf5vE7Ii5NaQ_J4LaL2xkoiisdPvd-dyY/s1600-h/blue+dress.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgh9noPGS21vjJj1T7ag67voerq-5WQnS6dDgptIgitrBPkS1VN070b9EAT88leNfESWWfekOxcv5AnUyCsDzakgBvtIixOb9dV5XbxEuvrJf5vE7Ii5NaQ_J4LaL2xkoiisdPvd-dyY/s400/blue+dress.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177052637533257266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-30531129829348953862008-01-09T20:58:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:08.682-05:00Yikes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv75THieHaKa0DMCIiVsHvxFGcOehFJsodXNmN3atv-XIGqMwaK3RFhzPxdLmiTpdU50dmmLXY-cQwU5g7ew01P22rL5xHCDD2eNFs7wmhVUUkUcqpM9GD3nosiR0asHZ92faHXhlYjyM/s1600-h/Grey+Ant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv75THieHaKa0DMCIiVsHvxFGcOehFJsodXNmN3atv-XIGqMwaK3RFhzPxdLmiTpdU50dmmLXY-cQwU5g7ew01P22rL5xHCDD2eNFs7wmhVUUkUcqpM9GD3nosiR0asHZ92faHXhlYjyM/s400/Grey+Ant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153661828332775858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">These dresses are dangerous! Found through <a href="http://shopmycloset.blogspot.com/">shopmyclosetblog</a>, <a href="http://www.tobi.com/women/home/shop-by-brand/28-grey-ant/10-dresses">Grey Ant</a> has some fancy stuff. I would love to wear one of these for a New Year's Eve Party, wouldn't you?<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-81040729635417171862008-01-07T21:47:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:09.132-05:00Collage Love<span style="font-family:arial;">Collage might be one of my favorite art-forms. Found through <a href="http://www.carpaltunnelmagazine.blogspot.com/">Carpal Tunnel</a> blog, French artist Clairen Carton is amazing. Check these out...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4Lk36pD6YI/AAAAAAAACHc/wRFXGGcSLpU/s1600-h/collage1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4Lk36pD6YI/AAAAAAAACHc/wRFXGGcSLpU/s320/collage1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152932572950686082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihguPohXSul1r9-WY2eMHNI7fg8NY9mCca4hXeTf5fsTXlWdlevPalOUJVOqmayxVf6OhQ6ARmtnek0I-V5aCxd8rLpkZz6xTz_GxeD9545TWzO_JttlnJ6a0_aeJvXXQfAHYLD-cw3X4/s1600-h/collage2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihguPohXSul1r9-WY2eMHNI7fg8NY9mCca4hXeTf5fsTXlWdlevPalOUJVOqmayxVf6OhQ6ARmtnek0I-V5aCxd8rLpkZz6xTz_GxeD9545TWzO_JttlnJ6a0_aeJvXXQfAHYLD-cw3X4/s320/collage2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152932495641274738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4Lk7qpD6ZI/AAAAAAAACHk/kjeW6bRecU8/s1600-h/collage4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4Lk7qpD6ZI/AAAAAAAACHk/kjeW6bRecU8/s320/collage4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152932637375195538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">You can find much more artwork on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/clairencarton">her myspace page</a>!</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-62280130564306650132008-01-06T21:46:00.001-05:002008-12-11T04:09:09.356-05:00Chicago Views<span style="font-family:arial;">Since there was a record high of 62 degrees in Chicago tonight, my sister had a bbq at her new condo in the city. What amazing views there were from the 25th floor!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4GS06pD6VI/AAAAAAAACHE/Cy1u17Qhtwc/s1600-h/Chicago+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R4GS06pD6VI/AAAAAAAACHE/Cy1u17Qhtwc/s320/Chicago+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152560886480890194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMKlazRajucRACAsTl6QmOfNqluWgDHDSUZqUmb5MTouJ5-EwRbk4b2r-KWWzWe9cyWpZ2cPV33ibOURmdaWgDDFtreW8FnT4q8eRn8hVVnZa4bHykk0PsJIAdsTEwxm3XSxljJ1p8KQ/s1600-h/Chicago+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMKlazRajucRACAsTl6QmOfNqluWgDHDSUZqUmb5MTouJ5-EwRbk4b2r-KWWzWe9cyWpZ2cPV33ibOURmdaWgDDFtreW8FnT4q8eRn8hVVnZa4bHykk0PsJIAdsTEwxm3XSxljJ1p8KQ/s320/Chicago+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152561096934287714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Also, this is my new camera, which has the most ideal setting for night photos, which I'm pretty excited about. Thank you to my Astoria-gentleman friend :)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-11691845658278546432008-01-04T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:09.779-05:00Vintage Desk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVllEWhsJ84PLZOKcgBDPecateXTkbe9S5jB6tRsU6UX8Pj7rnGrE3DvgTLtNwVibe1t5tryXkFcwr4lXUgZ21I4MUqUGCzmMDeiOrR9tCs7UYic5ZEpuveih_1ASsKgSodQE27zdcHs/s1600-h/vintage+desk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVllEWhsJ84PLZOKcgBDPecateXTkbe9S5jB6tRsU6UX8Pj7rnGrE3DvgTLtNwVibe1t5tryXkFcwr4lXUgZ21I4MUqUGCzmMDeiOrR9tCs7UYic5ZEpuveih_1ASsKgSodQE27zdcHs/s320/vintage+desk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151703464979720514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Ooph my Craigslist addiction has started again. I thought I had kicked my habit of perusing this site for hours in search of vintage furniture I can't afford, and might not even need, but no, I'm back at it. How beautiful is <a href="http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fur/521680603.html">this desk</a>? For $200...those handles...those legs...I love it!<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-68412475040055706082008-01-01T16:46:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:10.114-05:00Happy New Year!<span style="font-family:arial;">I've resolved to do more cultural things in 2008. I'm going to start with the Art Institute in Chicago, which is currently exhibiting <a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/verge">Girls on the Verge</a>: Adolescence, a collection of photography portraying girls in those awkward years.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3q1p6pD6SI/AAAAAAAACGs/6vkeWucHOmo/s1600-h/Girls_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3q1p6pD6SI/AAAAAAAACGs/6vkeWucHOmo/s400/Girls_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150628855572326690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">--<span style="font-family: arial;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Adolescent girls find themselves on the cusp between girl and woman, child and adult. It is a time of physical and emotional changes, of yearning for freedom while secretly cherishing constraints, of finding the pleasures as well as the terrors of one’s own appeal to the world."--</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Reading the description of this exhibit got me thinking...<span style="font-style: italic;">The early-mid 20's are a lot like adolescence aren't they?</span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3q2CapD6TI/AAAAAAAACG0/q_F1QKRotMQ/s1600-h/20+somethings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3q2CapD6TI/AAAAAAAACG0/q_F1QKRotMQ/s400/20+somethings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150629276479121714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Picture from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/38941334@N00/1432562038/">flickr</a>.<br />Resolution #2: Make it through my 2nd adolescence with more grace and less drama than my 1st.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-38669643768064142072007-12-31T00:09:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:11.906-05:00Astoria's Finast<span style="font-family:arial;">I just got back from a really amazing trip to New York, where I stayed with friends in Astoria, Queens. Almost 6 months out of the city and I already feel like a tourist upon return. I walked around with my camera snapping photos of things I would never have thought to look at back when I lived out there.</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h8FapD6QI/AAAAAAAACGc/8o3aCd511rw/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150002606390896898" border="0" /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h8FapD6QI/AAAAAAAACGc/8o3aCd511rw/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+069.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h76qpD6PI/AAAAAAAACGU/iEIo2jRaQaU/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h76qpD6PI/AAAAAAAACGU/iEIo2jRaQaU/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150002421707303154" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZTZE2AQRtNm48mHR_-BpEdHOkHhE4YdYb653AGKyx_gdqp30VHiKibcXLhSii5KG6Cg-j5EWZ_sLyTrcNK-oqQIgw52huLhVlKviY23YoA09O6MgnYOtQ6Fj3-EB_YozSgrPlw9XjIw/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150001034432866498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZTZE2AQRtNm48mHR_-BpEdHOkHhE4YdYb653AGKyx_gdqp30VHiKibcXLhSii5KG6Cg-j5EWZ_sLyTrcNK-oqQIgw52huLhVlKviY23YoA09O6MgnYOtQ6Fj3-EB_YozSgrPlw9XjIw/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk3F88wEAxQL8VaisqUhugJ1qQlYi16MyBSlVOSEhaNRy2JjR7rSqibw5w0RRm-Rw9IEE2GQ50slPg-usp5g7zAxMEHfJpPJsuW9Vt7a7gjH5P-FxcODSICPYunIN446T_uxxOwEzuRI/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150000888403978418" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk3F88wEAxQL8VaisqUhugJ1qQlYi16MyBSlVOSEhaNRy2JjR7rSqibw5w0RRm-Rw9IEE2GQ50slPg-usp5g7zAxMEHfJpPJsuW9Vt7a7gjH5P-FxcODSICPYunIN446T_uxxOwEzuRI/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h6YapD6KI/AAAAAAAACFs/O5aMEOVeuoE/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150000733785155746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h6YapD6KI/AAAAAAAACFs/O5aMEOVeuoE/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+067.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMwug0yOB00_RHRnr3QNXroKAQVlTCPQBZH-pscvvho8YO5kJQhlbLe2JbGss4ZVMVTp1j0FmRB5gm4tXIWwRmDrA9udvoOAvpdGfkfJ464B-wycY8f7V8AqoTvbz6ZbkNvvdFLZq8fc/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150000561986463890" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMwug0yOB00_RHRnr3QNXroKAQVlTCPQBZH-pscvvho8YO5kJQhlbLe2JbGss4ZVMVTp1j0FmRB5gm4tXIWwRmDrA9udvoOAvpdGfkfJ464B-wycY8f7V8AqoTvbz6ZbkNvvdFLZq8fc/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h8dKpD6RI/AAAAAAAACGk/r4DUHgQ6_cI/s1600-h/Trip+to+Nyc+070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R3h8dKpD6RI/AAAAAAAACGk/r4DUHgQ6_cI/s400/Trip+to+Nyc+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150003014412790034" border="0" /></a><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-42381744928908373412007-12-29T21:04:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:12.116-05:00Stuff on My Cat: Nerms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMH2rEgCo-LKyoTAZIvkVQjpxIyPKBfbfl94JHEwyodHEqyklY-3SLBsUb0xfBxGTSLs72IcZcZ2j75g0_EfIVo0XOmux4CfUhM-OkTrWjteIynF9wS-KUkzxu0TtcEfGNUaj7pmqiiM/s1600-h/stuffonmycat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMH2rEgCo-LKyoTAZIvkVQjpxIyPKBfbfl94JHEwyodHEqyklY-3SLBsUb0xfBxGTSLs72IcZcZ2j75g0_EfIVo0XOmux4CfUhM-OkTrWjteIynF9wS-KUkzxu0TtcEfGNUaj7pmqiiM/s400/stuffonmycat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149581442478030130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I haven't posted in a long time and feel sort of silly posting this after my absence. But I sent in a picture of Nerms over the summer to <a href="http://stuffonmycat.com/index.php?itemid=6514#c">StuffonMyCat.com</a> and she was finally posted on the 17th. Not design-related, but a fun site to check out if you're a crazy cat lady like myself.<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-88116722933143522102007-12-18T19:13:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:12.290-05:00Tuesday Strifry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2hilMzYvSI/AAAAAAAACFM/WHH660O2u-Q/s1600-h/Nerms+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2hilMzYvSI/AAAAAAAACFM/WHH660O2u-Q/s400/Nerms+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145470965502229794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This has got to be the easiest and most satisfying meal I can make. All it takes is garlic, onion, 3 different colored peppers and chicken. Mix it up with some teriyaki, soy sauce, and sesame seed oil and it's a meal (for 3 days or 4 people, depending on if you're eating solo or not). I usually start off with the onion and garlic solo, then add the chicken until it's halfway cooked, and then throw in the peppers until they're soft and voila!<br /></span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-27496651421969122632007-12-16T23:16:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:12.494-05:00Target Scarf and JCrew Sweater<span style="font-family:arial;">I don't know when I turned this into a fashion blog, but lately I am more excited about clothing, and dressing warm for winter than decorating and design. Target has some <a href="http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_se_pagelist/601-3846236-3087334?ie=UTF8&itemsPerPage=66&node=345466011&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=345466011&rank=%2Bdaterank&viewID=leaf&field-pricebin=&store=&size=66&rh=&page=1&fromBrowse=1">cute scarves</a> for super cheap ($4-$9) and I bought myself one. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nIUxxwbpKMDsAdc49hhMJblFjLZsirQ3kf4YdriA5sQG9m0Fzq_n-HujfZXIRAdd_zNZBjkvG9vuP3I_oE4emJPhCjkxtWSR18E4X5s4VwyHzK0nVUt8in-Me-JwN989oX2vQwUVzeI/s1600-h/target+scarves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nIUxxwbpKMDsAdc49hhMJblFjLZsirQ3kf4YdriA5sQG9m0Fzq_n-HujfZXIRAdd_zNZBjkvG9vuP3I_oE4emJPhCjkxtWSR18E4X5s4VwyHzK0nVUt8in-Me-JwN989oX2vQwUVzeI/s400/target+scarves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144792691381943554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Paired with this new sweater from my parents for Hannukah (on sale at <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod89078241&catId=cat270194">Jcrew</a>) I think I've got a semi-PunkyB look, no? I hate to be a copycat but I had to try it out...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2X6WczYvRI/AAAAAAAACFE/stMp8OhrLJ4/s1600-h/winter+break+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2X6WczYvRI/AAAAAAAACFE/stMp8OhrLJ4/s400/winter+break+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144793412936449298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">On a sidenote, these cheap scarf/headbands from <a href="http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_se_pagelist/601-3846236-3087334?ie=UTF8&itemsPerPage=66&node=345466011&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=345466011&rank=%2Bdaterank&viewID=leaf&field-pricebin=&store=&size=66&rh=&page=1&fromBrowse=1">Target</a> would make a smart gift for co-workers or that female relative you can't figure out what to get for!</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-27772385888156352782007-12-12T13:58:00.001-05:002008-12-11T04:09:13.084-05:00Shawls<span style="font-family:arial;">I am starting to think I need one of these, or at least need to figure out how to wear it in such a way that it isn't "grandma". <a href="http://shinysquirrel.typepad.com/shiny_squirrel_/2007/12/shawls.html">Shiny Squirrel</a> posted on these bright and patterned shawls from <a href="http://www.styleserver.de/style/shawls-accessory.html">Styleserver</a>.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2Av5pbdn-I/AAAAAAAACEk/qxpMsY77-Pc/s1600-h/purple+shawl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R2Av5pbdn-I/AAAAAAAACEk/qxpMsY77-Pc/s400/purple+shawl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143163441877196770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia5KBsu_WL4_AUz2VqdkF9s_P0Z7KO8dqzwKAaW7U9i5iTWjMzEFJhiR7ThOmDqmpUMMJ8z1GWeYzOMAvgV6krJgjTxZALaKEunhI7OWMlxWCs_dSppXardeCxboqRTEGQkobxGJnWv4/s1600-h/patterned+shawl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia5KBsu_WL4_AUz2VqdkF9s_P0Z7KO8dqzwKAaW7U9i5iTWjMzEFJhiR7ThOmDqmpUMMJ8z1GWeYzOMAvgV6krJgjTxZALaKEunhI7OWMlxWCs_dSppXardeCxboqRTEGQkobxGJnWv4/s400/patterned+shawl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143163678100398066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">And new-to-me French Blogger <a href="http://www.punky-b.com/wp/">Punky B</a> is always wearing shawls in her photos, and I have fallen in love with her style (and maybe kinda wanna be her a little...)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ECFmAeQwmWmxCHgW2heJkznf_9OmCVqdVDNQz_d0YVb-PqUXAplHrKnQ8IeTFg4cFCKYspW-6-yMRHP-R3c-ziFweMS1UQp5X1xESYDT2SVF206oqTDNi43VShdxPDV2ijaDU0dwYVM/s1600-h/punkyb+shawls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ECFmAeQwmWmxCHgW2heJkznf_9OmCVqdVDNQz_d0YVb-PqUXAplHrKnQ8IeTFg4cFCKYspW-6-yMRHP-R3c-ziFweMS1UQp5X1xESYDT2SVF206oqTDNi43VShdxPDV2ijaDU0dwYVM/s400/punkyb+shawls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143164988065423362" border="0" /></a>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-24748540483040213602007-12-10T18:19:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:09:13.898-05:00Untitled Clothing, Coffeeshop and Ballys (all in a day's work)<span style="font-family:arial;">I had the greatest free day today. I bargained the local gym manager to give me a $19 month-long membership, found the coolest store, and discovered a new clothing brand I'd never heard of before. Phew!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dfILfU3_KQx6s7J1zPcVLA">Untitled</a> is a really awesome store on Clark St. and Diversey in Chicago's Lincoln Park. They have some of the coolest brands, and some great sale items right now. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnlzm5npLGY6z_8vXFJ8DOWla-lVHs-FSpZcvdyW0ngo2Wj4gExE_rGciXtEUTNAYxwbrqOcCB2-JNF6PKzXSgGc4ByKx2tu_xFqKR9Oh68piZOo8B7VVx59RU7bblO9p-ueaVG46VeI/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnlzm5npLGY6z_8vXFJ8DOWla-lVHs-FSpZcvdyW0ngo2Wj4gExE_rGciXtEUTNAYxwbrqOcCB2-JNF6PKzXSgGc4ByKx2tu_xFqKR9Oh68piZOo8B7VVx59RU7bblO9p-ueaVG46VeI/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142488741169700754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">While there I tried on a few jackets and coats. They were from <a href="http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=coffee%20shop&taxonomy=&SearchType=HP_Header">Coffeeshop</a> which I later found on <a href="http://www.overstock.com/?sec_iid=27592">Overstock.com</a>. How cute are these coats? They are about 20% cheaper on Overstock than they were at Untitled.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R13K4pbdn7I/AAAAAAAACEQ/uBMIXB9tPXs/s1600-h/coffeeshopcoat2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 319px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R13K4pbdn7I/AAAAAAAACEQ/uBMIXB9tPXs/s400/coffeeshopcoat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142489424069500850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R13MWpbdn8I/AAAAAAAACEY/EbM5kKqNkj4/s1600-h/coffeeshopcoat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 317px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R13MWpbdn8I/AAAAAAAACEY/EbM5kKqNkj4/s400/coffeeshopcoat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142491038977204162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Top: Coffee Shop Tweed coat $88.99</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Bottom: Coffee Shop Plaid Tweed coat $84.99</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197259217385102229.post-90523267594394771632007-12-07T14:16:00.001-05:002008-12-11T04:09:14.042-05:00"Vintage" Lingerie<span style="font-family:arial;">I've always thought it was funny how many thrift stores sell lingerie items, slips, and vintage bras. They are of course very pretty things, slinky, made of silk or the lightest cotton. But who wants to buy used underthings? </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R1mcqZbdn4I/AAAAAAAACD8/8MYEZLujfAo/s1600-h/Picture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYt93bOSZyo/R1mcqZbdn4I/AAAAAAAACD8/8MYEZLujfAo/s400/Picture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141312701814644610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Reading <a href="http://www.nylonmag.com/">Nylon</a> today I saw Sophie Simmons collection on <a href="http://www.dessousnyc.com/index.html">dessousnyc.com</a>. Vintage inspired lingerie, but brand new! I think these would make a great gift, not overly suggestive or cheap-looking.</span>ChiGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947961158854428750noreply@blogger.com5