this past weekend, i met up with my senior year roommates for kind of a reunion dinner/drinking excursion in downtown chicago. we went to this awesome little chinese place, where the (mostly white) waiters were dressed in ridiculous "authentic" chinese garb, and then headed over to an AMAZING piano bar called howl at the moon for drinks and more ( Read more... )

is it ever okay to date your best friend ( Read more... )

i was talking to aaron (meditatinggolem) earlier about such very exciting topics as cooking (i had just made chili, and then proceeded to eat my weight in it. a poor decision.) and self-defense (i told him about the only fight i'd ever gotten in, which had resulted in a few cracked ribs for amccarter, which i felt really and truly awful about later on, even if he DID ask ( Read more... )

this will be interesting to all of about five people, and me.
merryprankster went downtown today to look at REALLY. EXPENSIVE. THINGS. before she moves to JAPAN for a YEAR. we've been planning to do this for at LEAST a year and some change and finally had an occassion to do so.

( here's a picture that sums this day up perfectly: )

this has been bugging me for a week, so you all get to hear about it ( Read more... )

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Jung Explorer Test
Actualized type: ESTP
(who you are)

ESTP - "Promotor". Action! When present, things begin to happen. Fiercely competitive. Entrepreneur. Often uses shock effect to get attention. Negotiator par excellence. 4.3% of total population. Preferred type: ESFJ
(who you prefer to be)

ESFJ - "Seller". Most sociable of all ( Read more... )

sometimes, when i have difficulty making up my mind about something, i write out a list of pros & cons. it's lame, but it helps. and sometimes, even when my decision SHOULD be clear simply by virtue of the list, i still need to go out and make sure ( Read more... )

Don't stop loving me. I can see it draining out of you. It's me, remember? It was a stupid thing to do and it meant nothing. If you love me enough, you'll forgive me.
the above quote is from the movie "closer" which i will one day get off my ass and see. but a buddy of mine wrote up a review/analysis here that you can check out if you so desire some ( Read more... )

maybe this is less of a trend with just me and more of an "everybody everywhere" kind of thing -- but i'm narcissistic so let's talk about me some more ( Read more... )