Goodbye, Chicago! Gah! What am I doing?!
As you may have gleaned from my most viral blog post, which led to a Tribune article, a WBEZ interview, and a Chicago Magazine mention, leaving my beloved Chicago has Read more…
As you may have gleaned from my most viral blog post, which led to a Tribune article, a WBEZ interview, and a Chicago Magazine mention, leaving my beloved Chicago has Read more…
I would like to steal and claim as mine a line from a well-written and fascinating article about public radio, specifically about the show This American Life – “It’s about Read more…
Things of which I’m moronically proud: I always wake up before the alarm clock The number of compliments I get on my iTunes playlist at parties/Minglers When I’m able to Read more…
Apology to the girl on School Street yesterday, I didn’t mean to stare. But all I could think was, “Wow, you could fit a rotisserie chicken between your thighs.” What Read more…
I’m not one to go to bed super-late, sleep in past 7:30, or drink much, if anything, these days, but I went to bed at 5:57AM this morning after a Read more…
Pre-Party Ritual circa 1999 – Sit around the table drinking Franzia and gossiping with seven of your bestest friends Crank up a little Venga Boys, Britney Spears and Bon Jovi Read more…
What a weekend! Friday night I had the biggest Mingler to date, with forty guests. Some newbies, some repeaters, all interesting and with such different backgrounds! They heard about the Read more…
I love mixes, talking about dating, literary events at bars, laughing and cheap entertainment. Cassette From My Ex at the Hideout was all of those, so I continued the solo Read more…
If I hear the word “mammogram” one more time… The news really does beat a subject to death. Whatever the hot topic of the moment – Balloon Boy, Sarah Palin, Read more…
I wish I could say I was depressed, I got dumped, my dog died, my car was stolen, I was fired. But life is fairly perfect. Which is why it Read more…