Tea Time: Kristin’s Bridal Tea
I may’ve mentioned before that one of my best friends from high school is getting married in like 20 days or so. As her bridesmaid (I love calling myself that cos I’ve never been one before) I...
View ArticleSupergroup Girl Crisis Walks Like An Egyptian
Supergroup Girl Crisis Walks Like An Egyptian Dear Lordy, what I would do to be a part of a supergroup like this. I think I need to start singing better to start. And maybe learn an instrument. If you...
View ArticleHoly Guacamole: Guac with a Kick
Be the budding cat lady I am, I decided to throw my cat a birthday party. Now wait, it’s not as freakish as it sounds for two reasons: 1) Her birthday was May 1st. 2) Her name is Kiko. As … Continue...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: We Want Summer
Summer is so close! We’ve almost made it! Maggie and me at Lake Michigan, gosh, back in high school, I think. I am PUMPED for her to come home this June and spend some time with her in Chicago. Filed...
View ArticleFresh Fridays: Purple Hippy Edition
When I was a child, I wanted to be a hippy because, in my head, they all had long hair, wore tye-dye, and rollerbladed all the time. Don’t ask me where the idea of hippies rollerblading came from, it...
View ArticleBreakfast At Your Place Goes Really Old School With Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood”
Breakfast At Your Place Goes Really Old School With Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” I like these guys because they’re French and sassy. Check out their cover of Gorillaz that is accompanied by a mash up of...
View ArticleLA Weekend: Maggie Does Sports Edition
This weekend was the first weekend in a while where I didn’t have a guest in town. It was weird. It was also my first weekend back at my part time job running errands for an A-List screenwriter, so...
View ArticleShort Hair Don’t Care: Pixie Cuts for Summer
A pattern that’s developed in my life has been the repeated cutting/dying/changing of my hair every April/May. Maybe the warm air and sun make me antsy for change. Or maybe I become more aware of my...
View Article50 Years of the Ebony Fashion Fair at the Chicago History Museum
Yesterday I hiked to the Chicago History Museum (literally in the sense that I walked from DePaul to North and Clark in 80-some degree weather, dripping by the time I got there) to check out the 50...
View ArticleThe Flaming Lips Rock Laser Undies to Cover Bowie on Fallon
The Flaming Lips Rock Laser Undies to Cover Bowie on Fallon And then the Flaming Lips said, “You’re welcome, Internet.” Filed under: Cover Me Songs, music Tagged: cover me songs, cover song, David...
View ArticleHouse of Pies: Derpy Sunday Night Tradition
This must be where pies go when they die. -Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks Everyone I know dreads Sunday night; the closure you weren’t … Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Thermals at Lincoln Hall
Has there ever been a band you really dug like five years ago that is brought back into your life unexpectedly to find that they are just as, if not even better, than you remember? Through a series of...
View ArticleDeadbeat Darling Go Acoustic with Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games”
Deadbeat Darling Go Acoustic with Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” In my opinion, there can never be too many Lana Del Rey covers. Ever. Related articles Tea Time: Kristin’s Bridal Tea Deadbeat Darlings Go...
View ArticleThe MCA’s “Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949–1962″
Yesterday afternoon my Museums Studies course was cancelled so I met my friend Emily who’s home from Mizzou on the Magnificent Mile for tacos and a trip to the MCA. I’ve been meaning to check out...
View ArticleTy Segall’s Mikal Cronin Gets Sentimental with Proclaimers and Sixpence None...
Ty Segall’s Mikal Cronin Gets Sentimental with Proclaimers and Sixpence None The Richer Covers Wanted: a boyfriend who will record covers like this for me. I will just speak for myself, but off the...
View ArticleTBT: Wedding Edition
Seeing as Erin has one of her closest friends getting married and our cousin’s wife Steph (pictured here) just had a beautiful baby girl on Monday, I thought this was a fitting photo for today’s...
View ArticleThe Paul Hennessey Show: Maggie n’ Paul Eat Candy
The Paul Hennessey Show..what more is there to say? Prior to this, Paul had a podcast for candy reviews. We decided to step it up and make it a video. Here we review cactus candy. You’re welcome,...
View ArticleFresh Fridays: Evening with the Bride
Tomorrow is Kristin’s big day! I’m so excited to be apart of her wedding and all of the excitement! Yesterday we had the rehearsal and I think we all have it down; no one will be walking down that...
View ArticleKristin’s Memorial Day Weekend Wedding
After alluding to this wedding for so long in so many posts, it’s finally happened. One of my closest friends from high school has gotten married. It was a four day extravaganza including Mexican...
View ArticleFresh Friday: Morrissey is My Hero Edition
OK, so I am not looking as fresh as some of the ladies on all the other fashion blogs today. I get it. But I am so in love with this new graphic tee I bought from Society6 by Brazil-based … Continue...
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