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this has got to be over soon, right?

i simply cannot wear my puffy north face coat any longer. ‘oh, but its so beautiful and charming! and you can make snowangels and snowmen!’ you can also lose all confidence in your ability to walk....

Mar 30, 2013 Like

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lately.

as you can probably guess, life exploded. in addition to visting old favorites, and finding new haunts all over chicago, i’ve driven across the country to nashville, and flew back to texas for a...

Dec 1, 2012 Like

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music monday: the commute.

so adjusting to back to my life in chicago has been… an adventure. i’ve now been back for about four months, which seems like forever and no time at all. now this isn’t going to turn into some sort...

Oct 29, 2012 Like

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chicago.

i apologize for being so MIA for so long… but its taking way longer than i anticipated to get used to things like this… more to come soon.

Aug 30, 2012 Like

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proud.

if you aren’t completely preoccupied with winning… and sobbing in front of your tvduring every medal ceremony for the next two weeks…. you’re wrong.

Jul 29, 2012 Like

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music monday: fleet foxes.

SO – i’m a huge fan of any and all internet radio and music search engines: pandora, grooveshark, musictonic, 8tracks, youtube (because music videos are a thing, too), even spotify… although, i’m...

Jul 24, 2012 Like

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the art institute: the old.

i love chicago, and as far as favorite places go – anywhere along the lake is beautiful, campus always feels like home but, for me, nowhere quite compares to the art institute. no matter how many...

Jul 22, 2012 Like

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music monday: duke ellington.

look how damn casual. [image via.] so yes, this post is a little last minute, and i apologize. but life happens – and really… what can you even say about duke? he’s just a musical and cultural...

Jul 17, 2012 Like

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cubbies.

after a rather interesting night in wrigleyville last night, i decided to reflect on some of my fonder memories of the area. one of the first group dates i had upon moving back to chicago was, of...

Jul 14, 2012 Like

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music monday: mozart.

no, i’m not kidding. nailed it. [artwork by shane harrison.] i’m not being pretentious or lofty in any way, shape, or form. i genuinely love mozart. although it did take me a little while to get...

Jul 9, 2012 Like

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i know, i know, i know.

its been a while and i’m the worst at updating. but listen, moving across the country is quite the process. remember what happened when i moved last year? so. long story short – everything has been...

Jul 9, 2012 Like

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music monday: peggy sue…

and the pirates. or and the pictures. or whatever the hell they are this week. they’ve changed their name no less than three times since i’ve been following them. UGH. isn’t that skull charming?...

Jun 25, 2012 Like

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the return.

so i’ve been a little MIA lately, but its for a very good reason. see… i moved back to chicago. ‘WHAT.’ i know. i said goodbye to my family and to texas and the cows i love there. and caught one...

Jun 22, 2012 Like

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music monday: otis redding.

i can’t even tell you about the way i love otis redding. my favorite songs are the ones about being broken: the emotion in his voice, that strain, is just unequaled. and i cannot help but dance...

Jun 11, 2012 Like

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twenty-three.

as you may or may not know, my twenty-third birthday was this friday. and seeing as it was my first birthday in four years that i haven’t spent studying for or taking a test, i was pleased as punch...

Jun 11, 2012 Like

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arts.

free museum days are probably one of my favorite things ever. mostly because you can just pop into a museum and just see what you have time for without feeling guilty about not seeing everything....

Jun 6, 2012 Like

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music monday: laurie anderson.

let me start by saying this might not be for everyone. but also let me say that you cannot deny laurie anderson’s contributions to music, and by extension, art. she is more than a musician, she’s...

Jun 4, 2012 Like

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take me out to the ballgame.

‘cliche.’ shut up. its funny when boys night includes a girl, and when you go to your city’s baseball field and cheer for the visiting team. and by funny, i mean the best… except for when the cubs...

Jun 2, 2012 Like

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always spring for cake flour.

i may have taken a quick week-long vacation from blogging, and failed to tell anyone about it. my bad, y’all. above all things, i believe in going all out for birthdays. and the newest birthday...

May 30, 2012 Like

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music monday: beach house.

[image via.] usually i try to tell you something insightful about the band or their influence on music. but this week i read the most incredible description of beach house and their latest album,...

May 21, 2012 Like

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currently obsessed: summer.

so, i’ve been a little MIA this week. because… summer. if i had to name the seasons in south texas i’d have to call them early summer, deep summer, late summer, and winter. but really, to call...

May 20, 2012 Like

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music monday: regina spektor.

so i love regina spektor in a big way. in like a ‘i have more than 100 songs of hers, not including various versions of the same song’ kind of way. [photo via.] as i starting going through my...

May 14, 2012 Like

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happy mother’s day.

weren’t we all just the cutest?? you had better have called your momma today. tsk, tsk.

May 14, 2012 Like

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brits don’t know anything about cupcakes.

so i had hankering for chocolate cupcakes the other day, and found a recipe from the hummingbird bakery of london. ‘ohh british cupcakes! that sounds great!’ i should’ve known british people don’t...

May 11, 2012 Like

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music monday: vertigo.

bernard herrmann: noted for his work in composing music for motion pictures, especially with orson welles, and alfred hitchcock. and most importantly, noted for his work with being creepy. or...

May 7, 2012 Like

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the bigger the hair, the closer to god.

or something. now, everybody and their brother knows about big texas hair… and pageant hair… and the southern lady love affair with hair spray (click here and any other bold white key words in this...

May 6, 2012 Like

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lets get bitchy: ‘girls.’

so there’s this show called ‘girls’ right? right. and everyone is talking about it being the voice of our generation and how it really speaks to all of us who are struggling with being in our...

May 3, 2012 Like

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austin.

just a few clutch moments from last week when my mom and i skipped town to drive across the state to see some old friends. there was a whole hell of a lot of this. hush up, you. i love cows. BEST...

May 3, 2012 Like

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music monday: mazzy star.

so apparently, i’m having a weird flashback to the 90s night, because my brother and i started reminiscing about old educational computer games… like outnumbered… and oregon trail. and then i...

Apr 30, 2012 Like

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that effing sock bun.

so if you are a girl and you have a pinterest account or follow any style blogger, you know ‘the sock bun.’ [image via ciao-beautiful.] ‘oh look how easy it is! and it’s so cute!’ shut up. this...

Apr 27, 2012 Like

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the credibility gap.

this has got to be over soon, right?

lately.

music monday: the commute.

chicago.

proud.

music monday: fleet foxes.

the art institute: the old.

music monday: duke ellington.

cubbies.

music monday: mozart.

i know, i know, i know.

music monday: peggy sue…

the return.

music monday: otis redding.

twenty-three.

arts.

music monday: laurie anderson.

take me out to the ballgame.

always spring for cake flour.

music monday: beach house.

currently obsessed: summer.

music monday: regina spektor.

happy mother’s day.

brits don’t know anything about cupcakes.

music monday: vertigo.

the bigger the hair, the closer to god.

lets get bitchy: ‘girls.’

austin.

music monday: mazzy star.

that effing sock bun.

Kelsey O

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