Tonight is my last day of summer and I did not complete my goal of finishing my short story. I got really close though. I am still working on the ending. I am granting myself 2 more days to finish the first draft ( Read more... )

In case you're interested, I'm checking in with a few recent reads/listens:

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (my review here)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel by Amy Hempel (My review here)
American ( Read more... )

Last Friday, my boyfriend and I went on Chicago Food Planet's Near North Walking Tour.  Strangely enough, most of the people on our tour (including us) were "locals" looking to explore some new neighborhoods and sample some typically Chicago cuisine. In addition to walking for three hours and hearing about some architectural history, we sampled ( Read more... )