Dark mornings, a playlist, and Twin Peaks – My 100th Post

Happy 100th Post to me!

I’ve been quiet – the darker mornings don’t pump as much energy into me during the day. I’m about to take my first test for the architectural examination licensing process on November 5th, which means many nights spent this week and next at Ipsento. I really don’t mind, it’s gotten so cold in Chicago lately. You can see your breath here this morning. I can’t get enough cider, both hot and cold. They both keep me warm, in their own ways. I really wish I had more sweaters. It’s dark all the time, so I might as well cuddle up in their back room, play some jazz, and read about site planning.

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I made a playlist for you.

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Currently my main squeeze and I are in the middle of season 2 of Twin Peaks. The last song in the playlist is from the latest episode we watched, where we found out the murderer (supposedly) of Laura Palmer. I’m not sure if most people I know have watched this show which is a complete shame. For anyone with a crush on David Lynch, this show will tickle your fancy. As my boyfriend likes to describe it:

I think everyone involved just said ‘this is fucked up, we all know, so lets roll with it’

The show … I can’t even explain it. The story is deep, as it touches many issues of drug use and addiction, sexual abuse, and murder with a light, early 90’s, Pacific Northwest, crazy awkward kind of feel. The characters all have over-sized plaid clothing, perms, and Dale Cooper obsesses over his piece of pie and superb cup of coffee. Every character is cute, crazy, and the acting is hilarious. We love the episodes where someone isn’t screaming, and every episode is a cliff hanger. I’m going to be sad when this show is over (we have a while…) but it’s certainly been a key point of our conversations lately, especially from last night.

Has ANYONE out there seen it?!

9.29.13

Camping was a bit of a bust, but a successful story none the less. We had major tent troubles that got us to leave late into the night the same day we arrived.

Our cooking skills aren’t the best, and the moral of the story is that we’ll be ordering a cabin next time. Slow down as you’re approaching tolls, unless you want an ‘Officer Cutie’ to pull ya over. I may be an architect, but providing a structurally sound tent may not be in my repertoire. I blame mother nature. Duct tape doesn’t keep a tent door shut, either. I tried so hard to get our busted door shut in the pitch black woods, but with 70% chance of rain headed our way, there was no direction but to go home. These pictures are from 330-1030 pm, Saturday September 28th in Michigan City, IN.

A few more from the weekend.

1. Friday morning light
2. Best advertisement ever
3. Rained out, 1:30 am
4. Happy campers at a city brunch, Jane’s, Chicago
5. This weather is tickling my fancy
6. Trying out some fall beers at Trader Joe’s
7. Halloween is a pretty big deal to me

9.18.13

Wednesday, September 18: Only photos

8.11.13

 

1. Candid from Friday night party
2. Light well
3. Morning music
4. Sunday morning with my boys
5. Hangouts with Stacy and Robin
6. Eggs florentine*
7. Cornbread at Crosby’s Kitchen
8. Anthropologie setup
9. Rainy Sunday

*Stacy, Robin and I went to Crosby’s Kitchen in Lakeview, on Southport for a late lunch, and it has probably one of the best benedicts I’ve ever had. The second best (a close tie) was in Portland. I will definitely be returning to this restaurant again in the near future, and if you do too, you have to order the cornbread.

Not sure if you have noticed, but my blog is forgoing changes in its theme. I am trying to get a look that I like, and there are so many positive things about the layouts I’ve been choosing, but not all of them are perfect. The ones I really like are all paid, and until I hit my year mark here and have a great following, I’ll be using the free ones for now. If there are things you like and don’t like, the feedback is welcome. And if you know of a great simple/clean wordpress theme, that is free, let me know about that too!

Happy Monday!

Rainy Rain

Chicago is being dumped on by the clouds – for those of you at work who still listen to music on a gloomy day like today, check out my playlist ‘rainy day’. I’m constantly updating it with that quiet, but fulfilling music to get through the hours with.

Rainy Day – Spotify

A few featured artists:

Sufjan Stevens
Bon Iver
Moby
Sia
Jose Gonzalez
Sigur Ros
Air
M. Ward
Milo Greene

The list goes on…