Oh, how heartbreak hurts ... and makes us feel more alive. I heard this classic for the first time on Wednesday, thanks to a tip-off from a Mark Halliday poem. Apparently Eric Clapton is so much more...
Truthfully, I usually find museums overwhelming. I end up being both so stimulated and worried about what Im missing, that in under an hour Im worn out. Not the case with The Art Institute of Chicago...
When I was in Chicago for Lauras bridal shower, I was able to spend a few days where she grew up. She took me to The Red Door Candy Store - a little shop that wouldnt be out of place on Disneyl...
hope you are enjoying the extra day ... whether it be under the sun or on the other side of thundershowers (like here in Portland). (photo) on instagram (words) When I Think by Robert Creeley. R...
Looking at Cloud Gate in pictures, I wasnt sure if it was really my style. It seemed kind of ostentatious - tacky, even - and reminded me of the senseless modernism I associate with Je...
I guess you get your mind made up about what a city will be like. I had to take gloves out of my suitcase after I checked the weather for Chicago. So, sitting on the beach in a landlocked state ...
It only took a few hours for me to fall for Chicago. I was taken with the trees arching over the old brick neighborhoods and the late afternoon light off the lake. It made it easy to imagine living t...
A Girls Guide by Alessia Maniaci First Date DO : That cocktail of butterflies, awkwardness and nausea that were all inevitably sipping on a first date is never pleasant. Being a little nervous i...
A Girls Guide by Alessia Maniaci because Im getting to know Chicago this week, I asked Ms. Alessia Maniaci to share what shes learned about weathering the dating game in The Windy Cit...
today, Im off to Chicago for Lauras bridal shower! Im so excited to see my best friend, Cloud Gate, the giant lake, and to eat pizza thats like funfetti cake but made with meat (thats the only way I ...
Years ago, I cut a quote from Lao Tzu out of Oprah Magazine and taped it on my desk. It reads : "Time is a created thing. To say I dont have time is to say I dont want to" It took me almost a...
When my class learned about natural disasters in forth grade, we learned the story of Harry Truman, the old man who refused to vacate his house when Mount St. Helens erupted. He was killed by a wave ...
"I have nothing now but praise for my life. Im not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I cant stop them. They leave me and I love them more ... what I dread is the isolation....
My intention was to drive myself to the coast. I even took a driving lesson with Tessas boyfriend, Andy, who is a former valet. He was very valiant and only grabbed the "oh sh-t handle" one t...
just call me Samantha "pillar of salt" Shorey (words) Kurt Vonneguts Slaughter House Five (photo) on film with pentax k1000
One of the things I’ve struggled with most as a photo-taker is how to grow past literal documentation and depict an experience. I’ll maybe get one picture in every roll which does that for me. ...
On paper I have a pretty regular desk job. But, the fact that I work for (and in) a hotel adds a different element to my day-to-day. Its a little bit like being Eloise. In the month of Ap...
My sisters best friend, Kendall, threw a dinner party for her birthday and I was lucky enough to be invited along. It was one of those meals where everyone at the table was part of the same conversat...
recently I was out with my camera and someone asked me "what do you take pictures of?". Thinking about it, I told her the truth : "mostly, I take pictures of flowers ... and out-of-f...
Before the building I work in was The Fancy Pants Hotel it was a fancy pants department store called Lipman and Wolfe. Its been standing here for a hundred years, so we decided to throw the...
I left work at noon last Friday to see the pear blossoms in Hood River with Tessa. The valley accounts for 50% of the nations Bosc pears and 11% of the Bartlett pears. Almost every hill in the whole ...
It doesnt feel like too long ago that those leaves were falling (photo) of film with Minox EL at my downtown bus stop, an observatory on the seasons. (fall) in color pentax k1000 | in bla...
The whole world seems different when the sun finally comes. Theres the smell of dusty pavement and the satisfying tingle of a slight sunburn. But, my favorite is the change in so...
One of the things people dont realize about being green is that the most sustainable thing you can do is not buying at all. New products, even ones that are earth concious, require ma...
as Katy Perry says: thats what you get for waking up in Vegas. (photos) on instagram, follow along! (username) SamShorey.
"How do these eleven girls with matching t-shirts and monogrammed cowbells know each other?"The answer isnt a city or a school ... it is one special girl who found her soul mate. ...
Not only did I survive Las Vegas, I even stayed up past my usual 9:30 pm bedtime! Champagne c an make a girl do crazy things. Its Mondays like these when an eraser will come in handy. ...
One of the activities that the Maids of Honor planned for Lauras bachelorette party was a lingerie guessing game. All of the attendees brought a gift for her, and she guesses who each piece is from.&...
Im writing this from the Portland Airport on my way to Las Vegas for my best friend, Lauras, bachelorette party! The weather report is predicting rain this weekend. Seriously, WTF Vegas? Youre a dese...
Being a resident of San Diego for four years made me a Mexican Food enthusiast.Once, I woke up to a half eaten burrito on my nightstand. And my cell phone was inside of it. After living so clo...
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