in the tacoria. trying not to be seen by the waitress. she still screwed up our order. i'm working way too much overtime these days. i just realized that taking all my SPs out of the house means that they all have my coat in them.
28.10.09
81/365
wet. lisa and i were so excited to go to martyrs tonight to hear the moth. (an ongoing storytelling series that just came to chicago, true stories told live without notes.) and it was SOLD OUT! after we walked all that way in the RAIN! so we had a drink and arived home quite damp and much earlier than anticipated.
26.10.09
80/365
in the bathroom in the sears (willis) tower. they recently fixed it up and there's now automatic faucets and soap, and this HUGE full length mirror. i tend to take a SP there on mondays then use a better one later in the evening. but this is the best it gets today. also, i'm looking rather nice, i got so many complements on this skirt today, and this is my favorite coat. when i visited lisa!'s parents house lisa! found this in the closet. and it never fit her very well, but it's perfect for me, and it's so super cool. i feel like i'm in the hippie-matrix when i wear it.
79/365
tom and bob's halloween party! tom taught my costume construction 2 class and i worked under him at columbia's costume shop, so you can just imagine what kind of halloween party they throw. (he was mary poppins this year and it was positively amazing.) lisa! was very nervous about going with me, she almost decided to stay home at the last minute she was so uncomfortable with me being in costume. not like she was embarrassed or anything, she just felt so nervous because i was so unrecognizable with all my makeup and stuff on, she was worried she wouldn't remember i was her girlfriend, and she felt sorta like she was cheating on me. but once we got there, she had a good time too. and i think it's convinced her to dress up on saturday.
78/365
see, it's not just new england, we have fall leaves here, too. this whole block was just beautiful, all bright yellow except for this orange tree on the corner. lisa! and i took a "constitutional" through our neighborhood to the west, and it's super surburban. lots of big houses and parks and lots and lots of trees and porches. it's totally the neighborhood to go trick or treating in.
77/365
i MUST stop taking photos in this room, the light is just horrible. i was so useless all day today, and finally finally i started working on the bags and other sewing projects people are paying me for. it's so hard to for me to work at home when i'm putting in overtime at an actual shop, but it is a relief to sew on my own little machine.
76/365
my veggie share this week came with crazy colored carrots. the one on the bottom i believe to be a parsnip, but maybe they're right and it really is a carrot. the one on the top is orange when you peel it. i roasted them for a fabulous salad. avocado, grapefruit, candied almonds, roasted veggies... it was really good.
75/365
clamber hat done! yes mom, it is the alpaca. sadly, it seems a little tight. not like it will hurt my ears, but like i won't be able to fit in it if i grow my hair out. or do my hair, for that matter. so i might rip it all out and add another repeat around. ugh. but better to knit the whole thing twice than never wear it cause it doesn't fit.
74/365
so tired. and cold. our heat's off again, and it makes me unable to do anything. i just curl up into a little ball and complain. lisa! and i ended up having a fight because i'm so miserable to be with when i'm so cold and whiny. luckily, i still beleive most of the problems i have in life can be fixed by going to bed earlier. although that is eaiser said than done.
19.10.09
73/365
Library day! i forgot to take my books to return, though. so now i have a huge stack on the bookcase. i really like the setup of the rogers park library. it's a lovely building, but it's always so crowded, and it seems like the books i want are always checked out. but i guess that's what holds are for. also, horray for timer! also, when looking at my list you can't really notice how stupid my hair looks. we still don't have heat and i can't bear to shower in the morning. i keep washing my hair in the sink.
72/365
sunday we of course had to get out of the cold house. so lisa! and i went out for brunch with justin at the chicago diner (hi lynne!) afterwards we went to bucks for a drink and some darts which was the most fun i've had in ages, and which i'd never played before. horray for justin liking games, since it is lisa!'s only minor flaw. (her only major flaw is smoking.) anyway. did i take a photo at chicago diner? no. at bucks? no. i realized it on the bus ride home and lisa's all, "take a picture now!" so i did, and i'm glad i did cause it was the last photo i took all day.
17.10.09
71/365
COLD! it's been really cold in our condo the past couple of days, and neither of us can remember the radiators coming on. LIsa! finally emailed the board president who is also freezing. i guess when they serviced the boiler they forgot to turn it back on or something. i really really hope someone comes out this weekend, because being so cold makes me depressed and imobile.
70/365
way too early, way too damp and grey. boss's day, so i'm catching the metra early to the loop. i am very embarrased to take pictures in public, i worry someone will think i'm photographing them. so i am so happy the way this one shows the nasty cloudy sky and the whole station title and part of me, too!
15.10.09
69/365
at work. i've been planning on taking the requisite while sewing photo for a while, but i never seem to keep my phone in my pocket anymore. you can't see the sweat beading on my lip from how stressed i am to sew leather ends. i HATE sewing leather ends. and it's because i suck at it. grr. luckily i only had to do about 5 before the day ended. anyway, i like how the shutter speed is fast enough my hands are crisp but slow enough the needle's blurry.
68/365
I bought nori so we could make maki with our veggie leftovers. it impresses me so much that i can roll maki. i feel like i am a restuaruant quality chef- or more like a hidden talent.
13.10.09
66/365
so the plan was to take a SP in the flower shop. or in oglevie, or on the metra train. then after i forgot to take it on the train, i though i'd do it in the library or at the grocery store. you can see how well that worked out. devon market was unnerving though- ran into an ex lesbian ex friend and her new boyfriend. she was so wierd. i told lisa! she can sleep with whoever she wants but i will never forgive her if she leaves me for a boy. Anyway, rather than subject you to another toothbrushing photo this is the vanity on the opposite wall. why not above the sink? why indeed. it took me a while to get the door right down the middle of my fauxhawk and not have the phone in the picture. here, buddha and i are looking at the same thing.
12.10.09
36/365
Lisa's parents and younger sister came to visit on Sunday. They always take us out to eat some place fancy. before dinner, we walked to our nearest beach and there's a pier that goes way out into the lake with a lighthouse at the end of it. this is behind the lighthouse. Lisa! is so unphotogenic it's cool that i got a picture she looks quite good in, even if i'm a little squinty and horsey.
64/365
this is so much skankier than it looks. i couldn't be bothered to light it well (come on, when can i ever be bothered to consider lighting) i was switching over my summer and winter clothes, now that the temp. has dropped below 32F. This is short sleeved and gets put away. but it's hot in with the radiators when you're working, so it was all i wore until i packed it.
63/365
LIsa and my great cleaning day. it was the first time we worked hard to CLEAN clean, instead of just unpack and tidy with the occasional wipe. i did all the living room windows, inside and out, and now we can SEE through them. and it helps me not go crazy looking out them when i'm doing yoga in the mornings.
62/365
LIsa and my great cleaning day. it was the first time we worked hard to CLEAN clean, instead of just unpack and tidy with the occasional wipe. i did all the living room windows, inside and out, and now we can SEE through them. and it helps me not go crazy looking out them when i'm doing yoga in the mornings.
7.10.09
61/365
Ellie! you have such a cuddly belly! i love the way you squint when you like your belly being petted!
60/365
last night instead of the faucet picture i wanted to take one of lisa! and i cuddling because i was soooo excited to see her after our one unexpected night apart when she was back in chicago and i was stranded in worchester MA with my own stupidity and my sister swearing at me and my exhausted mother...
but that's another story. this story is about how lisa! 1. laid down (which is always unflattering) and 2. said "why do you always take pictures in such bad lighting? good photography is 90% lighting" which i KNOW, is totally true, but i had been up for uncountable hours and it was too late to create lighting all that great around here anyway. so i brushed my teeth and took that photo and promised myself to take a whole bunch in daylight. so here i am at work. and it's COLD. fall has hit and i forgot how unheated rock & roll heaven's sweatshop is.
but that's another story. this story is about how lisa! 1. laid down (which is always unflattering) and 2. said "why do you always take pictures in such bad lighting? good photography is 90% lighting" which i KNOW, is totally true, but i had been up for uncountable hours and it was too late to create lighting all that great around here anyway. so i brushed my teeth and took that photo and promised myself to take a whole bunch in daylight. so here i am at work. and it's COLD. fall has hit and i forgot how unheated rock & roll heaven's sweatshop is.
59/365
the toothbrushing SP is always the sign of a long day. this one was literally long though, with waking up at 2:30 am chicago time. yes, i know that means the plane SP and this one were actually in the same day. but they were 18 hrs apart, so i'm too tired ot care.
5.10.09
57/365
after the duck tour on friday we wanted to see more of boston on saturday so we walked the freedom trail. it very nicely led us through the north end in time for a late lunch, and we got these amazingly obnoxious and cheap pastries from the modern bakery. oh yum oh yum. it was so hard to wait until we got home!
56/365
First day in New England! somehow with the stress of the journey i missed a day on 365. i was gonna take an airport pic but then was too worried about getting on the flight to remember. so instead other transportation. this is right before my first T ride into boston. horray public transportation!
55/365
So much packing. dinner guests the night before we left= not such a good idea. i am cold and furry and it is late and my nose is big in this sp. whatever.
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