ali explains it all.

sorry I've been MIA.

don’t forget about me.  i’m too busy in the K to the C to blog.  I’ll be back...

Dec 28th

Keep your fingers crossed… that I can get out...

Dec 23rd

the little shit even colored in the eyelids. to spank, or...

Dec 23rd

thought you’d like this one ellenclare

Dec 23rd

“Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts...”
— Author Unknown

Dec 22nd

believing in Santa...

Every year, the local newscasters do a special bit on Christmas eve.  They use the doppler radar and...

Dec 22nd

modesty by Reed Seifer

Dec 22nd

yeah, I'm busy at work.

shopping & wrapping presents.

Dec 22nd

Q. What do you get when you cross an...

A. You get somebody who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question of whether...

Dec 22nd

Good news for Walpaper.  Looks like Chicago will have a...

Dec 22nd

I’m on it… short week and I get to head home...

Dec 22nd

I love the look of fear on this kid’s face.  He really...

Dec 22nd

Listen

Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas “Feed the world Let them know it’s...

Dec 22nd

“When a man says no to champagne, he says no to life.”
— Julien, The Deer Hunter (1978)

Dec 22nd

-3 Degrees in Chicago.

streetsofchicago: First negatives of the year and how fitting that it comes at the official start...

Dec 21st

so I kinda picked a fight...

I know what you’re thinking… “what a bitch!” but I did… because...

Dec 21st

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walpaper: Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio From a “A Charlie Brown Christmas” —- ...

Dec 21st

“You have the voice of an angel. I mean, it’s like...”
— Dale Doback (from...

Dec 21st

Saturday night activity… the final product.

Dec 21st

Listen

Flogging Molly - If I Ever Leave This World Alive from the P.S. I Love You soundtrack (the song I...

Dec 21st

snowing outside my window, baking and blasting some...

Dec 21st

using my new cookie cutters that I got as a wedding gift.

Dec 21st

plans fell through with my girlfriends… so change of...

Dec 21st

“I bet you’ve had a hard time walking into a room full of...”
— Patricia- P.S. I love you (via...

Dec 21st

at her finest.  I love her. Madonna, 1984 (via singlescoop,...

Dec 20th

aww.  it’s my home away from home (place of work). ...

Dec 20th

This kid’s gonna grow up to be a sick Guitar Hero player. ...

Dec 19th

Top Ten Essential Bars for the Ultimate K.C....

Dec 19th

5 Destinations to Watch in 2009

Dec 19th

We Lost Samantha for This?

Dec 19th

Dec 19th

now, i’ve seen it all.  “a book that features...

Dec 19th

stocking stuffers for my nieces and nephews.  I know…...

Dec 19th

ugg boots, although warm & cozy...

are NOT snow boots. I just trudged into work after stepping in snow drifts up to my mid calves and...

Dec 19th

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Kelly Clarkson - The Trouble with Love is Christmas song by default.  it was in the movie Love...

Dec 19th

on this snowy morning, I wish I was drinking my coffee out...

Dec 19th

i'm bored

i’m ready to go home for Christmas. (via girlwearsmascara) oh, me too. me too.

Dec 18th

‘tis better to give…  but have I mentioned what...

Dec 18th

“So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to...”
— skeptical David Mamet’s...

Dec 18th

“If God is the DJ, then Life is the dance floor; Love is the...”
— Pink - God is a DJ (via...

Dec 18th

that’s him smiling?  I’m sorry I was too...

Dec 18th

When I woke up this morning, I thought...

ellenclare: Wah, waah. me too. me too.  Wah, waah.

Dec 18th

way too commercialized...

[this morning's chat with my husband via IM]
husband: hey you know what's funny
me: what?
husband: that [name redacted] dude eats McDonalds for like every meal
husband: he always eats it for lunch, and I just saw him walk in with breakfast from there
me: he's lovin it.
husband: badababa ba

Dec 18th

Listen

Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey “Drink Brass Monkey - here’s how you feel Put your left...

Dec 18th

“Happiness is finding two olives in your martini when you’re...”
— - Johnny Carson (via...

Dec 17th

Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself Wednesday.  Santa baby...

Dec 17th

Christmas 1996

caryrandolph’s post got me thinking about the good ol’ days… 8th grade to be...

Dec 17th

In response to this morning's audio...

Comment I received this morning in response to Hall & Oates audio post… McNasty’s...

Dec 17th

How to tell if a girl loves you.

Dec 17th

Who doesn't love an ignorant red-neck in the...

Dec 17th

Listen

Hall & Oates - Rich Girl “you can rely on the old man’s money…”

Dec 17th

geeze louise.

i’ve spent the last 2 hours getting my last minute shopping in on jcrew.com.  They totally...

Dec 17th

aww honey, you baked!

       yum, yum, yummy.  pumpkin muffins. note:  above title is a reference from the movie...

Dec 17th

Doormen

via georgiegirlnyc: Having a doorman and a super is pure brilliance.  Until the Holiday season, when...

Dec 17th

Listen

Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me I sang this in HS once for a male beauty pageant.  oh, those...

Dec 17th

thanks Peytonia for sending this one to me.

Dec 16th

“People are always saying you should be yourself, like...”
— Angela Chase, My So-Called...

Dec 16th

aol email address...

yeah, I used to have one back when I dial-up was commonplace and back when I thought it was funny to...

Dec 16th

the 5 dirtiest foods

Dec 16th

to the girl wearing the short white coat...

dont.  yes you have a cute figure, but leave something to our imaginations.  I saw ALL of your...

Dec 16th

last minute shoppers can thank themselves

Dec 16th

I’m definitely guilty of this.  Typically it happens...

Dec 16th

no, no, no, no & no. Seriously, Gerard you could do so...

Dec 16th

this morning as I was walking into work the snowflakes were...

Dec 16th

the reason I should have stayed home...

my husband has been home for the past two days with a cold… and I’m just waiting until I...

Dec 16th

via theduty & sharingtime: Look who gets to marry...

Dec 16th

Listen

The Beatles - When I’m 64

Dec 16th

holy f... there's a sex addict on...

oh how i’ve missed this show.  I always feel “real nice” after watching it.

Dec 16th

Christmas came early...

as a *grown-up old, married woman… I got a grown-up, old, married woman gift and I...

Dec 16th

“When you’re young, your whole life is about the pursuit of...”
— Carrie, SATC (via kari-shma)

Dec 16th

“That Lady GaGa song “Just Dance” is the story of every...”
— a wise friend. (via...

Dec 15th

Steve Kelley, New Orleans Times-Picayune

Dec 15th

Utopia Boy/Girl Mugs by Jonathan Adler

Dec 15th

The Best Films of 2008 (According to Time...

Dec 15th

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Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 my husband has been listening to this song on repeat the past few...

Dec 14th

“Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this...”
— Clark Griswold

Dec 13th

“Merry Christmas. Shitter was full.” -Cousin...

Dec 13th

Watch

stay out of the doghouse. a viral video by Saatchi & Saatchi, New York for JC Penney. ...

Dec 12th

I need. by reed seifer

Dec 12th

“I’m very intelligent. I’m capable of doing everything put to...”
— Paris Hilton ha ha ha right. ...

Dec 12th

I'll get you damn kids for this.

Dec 12th

Listen

Biz Markie - Just a Friend YOU, you got what I need… but you say he’s just a friend ...

Dec 11th

drinking a little wine and flipping through the channels I...

Dec 11th

instead of posting another picture of myself this...

Dec 11th

very freaky... you have to listen to this.

Dec 11th

Cal Grondahl, Utah Standard Examiner Sorry, I’ve...

Dec 10th

  Bla-lego-vich.  via streetsofchicago Sweet comb...

Dec 10th

Listen

Michael Jackson - PYT (Pretty Young Thing)

Dec 10th

Have a crush this season?  tell them how you feel with these...

Dec 9th

slightly inappropriate… but that’s how I...

Dec 9th

gave me a good chuckle on this gloomy Tuesday. via...

Dec 9th

a little reading material to prepare myself for the company...

Dec 9th

“Good clothes open all doors.”
— Thomas Fuller (via...

Dec 9th

Finally - maybe some justice coming to...

Dec 9th

Listen

Wham - Last Christmas When 80s music and Christmas music get together this is what it sounds...

Dec 9th

this is why I get seasonal depression in the winter…...

Dec 9th

“Love is a battlefield”
— Pat Benatar (via carlyjo &...

Dec 9th

Meet Elizabeth Frisinger: She lost her virginity and...

Dec 9th

you're reading that...

Me: (digging through a box of books) You should really read this one it's great... or this one.
MsMidge: Yeah, I will after I'm done with the Twilight series.
Me: (I stop rummaging through the box) YOU are reading the Twilight series? (snickering)
MsMidge: F**k you.

Dec 9th

Looks like someone skipped out on this year’s...

Dec 9th

Listen

Tony Bennett - The Way You Look Tonight

Dec 9th

you know what I absolutely CANNOT...

people who decide to jog down Michigan Avenue during rush hour.  Really!?!  One of the busiest...

Dec 9th

R.J. Matson, NY, The New York Observer and Roll Call

Dec 8th

new found love...

       I’m obsessed with this show.  Partially, because I love to see what these crazy...

Dec 8th

sign I saw in a cab this weekend. Silly rabbit, taxis are...

Dec 8th

Tribune company files for bankruptcy...

Dec 8th

Listen

walpaper: Lump - Presidents of the United States of America  via  I absolutely loved this CD. ...

Dec 8th

bought this hat in ivory this weekend and I love it.

Dec 8th

A good, teary read… I’m officially hooked and...

Dec 8th

(via notebookdoodles)

Dec 8th

normally I don’t like making kids cry, but this one is...

Dec 6th

a peadoodle this is just wrong.

Dec 6th

wildest Friday night ever...

My husband is in KC for the Big XII Championship this weekend and I decided to stay in...

Dec 6th

“It’s like a painting, see? From far away, it’s...”
— Definition of...

Dec 5th

as a Madonna lover, I must say she was looking rather creepy...

Dec 5th

i'msooverthisweekthisdaythishour.

Dec 5th

For the girl who has everything…  obviously not me. ...

Dec 5th

this makes me sick.

Dec 4th

this scares me a little bit.

Dec 4th

“It’s almost going to take away the fun from actually being...”
— Jennifer Aniston about recent...

Dec 4th

christmas tree outside of the John Hancock building in...

Dec 4th

my retro, apartment sized christmas tree.

Dec 4th

would you like a racial slur with that?

Dec 4th

Tetris

onemoretimewithfeeling: Have you ever played Tetris so much that when you weren’t playing it you...

Dec 4th

Madonna for Louis Vuitton.  creative director Marc Jacobs. ...

Dec 4th

14 degrees outside.

streetsofchicago:  The only good thing is that it’s not windy today.  too freaking cold…...

Dec 4th

Listen

If You Leave - OMD  (via walpaper) aww Pretty in Pink.  I love my 80s music.

Dec 4th

Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself Wednesday All bundled up...

Dec 4th

ellenclare: El Rancho for dinner. Yum! That’s for you...

Dec 4th

The Girl Effect

Dec 4th

this reminds me of my post the other day.  This is me...

Dec 3rd

you've heard of a snickerdoodle, but what...

Dec 3rd

The 12 Worst Versions of Mall Santa  via  allthiscanbeyours:

Dec 3rd

do any of you get spam comments on your...

I’m pretty sure I got one today, but i’m not too sure…

Dec 3rd

“You have to be your best friend… No matter what...”
— Diane von Furstenberg

Dec 3rd

question of the day: what's your...

via girlwearsmascara: in honor of the holiday season, and the parties and festivities that go...

Dec 3rd

Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

Dec 3rd

worst band names ever

Dec 3rd

i'm a banger sister

so yesterday, I went in to get my hair cut with a really cute picture of Reese Witherspoon sporting...

Dec 3rd

did her son do her makeup?  via dazzlingdelta why is she...

Dec 3rd

via lhh: kateskute: johnnyfive Britney. Stunning. Happy...

Dec 3rd

Listen

Maneater - Hall & Oates “Oh here she comes Watch out boy she’ll chew you up…...

Dec 3rd

via notebookdoodles

Dec 3rd

Can I purchase the new Britney album?

ellenclare: Or, being 25 makes me too old? yes, you most certainly can buy the album.  here is the...

Dec 3rd

“I don’t enjoy any kind of danger or volatility. I don’t have...”
— Tina Fey in her interview for...

Dec 2nd

stupid internet has been down for most...

i’ve spent the last hour catching up.

Dec 2nd

Virgo Horoscope for the week of...

It might be a good idea to temporarily avoid wearing stiletto heels, Virgo. The risk of slipping...

Dec 2nd

Listen

Heart of the Matter - India Arie (originally Don Henley) Love this version.

Dec 2nd

“Hey Sienna, have you ever wondered if there was...

Dec 2nd

(via notebookdoodles)

Dec 2nd

Currently feeling like Mr. Roger's

getting ready to head home… i’m changing my shoes, from my heels to my winter boots and...

Dec 1st

True Story. via busygirl: Please Note: It’s by the same...

Dec 1st

Monday funnies...

Got this email from MPat today and it made me laugh… Took my dad to the mall the other day...

Dec 1st

the USB Humping Dog. having trouble picking out the perfect...

Dec 1st

If you go to this website, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can...

Dec 1st

How sex in a toilet at a football game ruined...

Dec 1st

Couple busted cheating at a football game

Dec 1st

back to life, back to reality.  I can tell it’s going...

Dec 1st