Through the looking glass

The Constant

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:41:39 -0400

So much is changing
This hectic mash of good and bad, success and failure
I just wanted you to be the one thing I could count on
The constant in my life
The one I could rely on no matter how terrifying things got
Some day we’ll be good
Some day we’ll forgive each other for everything
Til then I’m ok walking alone
We both know I’m not good at waiting
But for you I’ll manage

Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal Hilarious

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:09:14 -0400

Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal

Hilarious

Up

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:13:14 -0400

"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead."

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:16:52 -0400

“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.”

- Lucille Ball

4am in Brooklyn

Fri, 03 May 2013 03:53:11 -0400

She wanted to lay in his arms. She wanted to sneak in through his moms kitchen window, tip toe down those creaky stairs and lay next to him. She wanted to rub his belly and say that she loved him. She wanted to mean it again, be able to say “I love you” and deep down know it was true.
But she couldn’t. That was two years ago, when things were different.
It’s not that she wanted to be with him now. she knew they were in the past. She wanted to live in that past though. She wanted to be 20 years old forever, she wanted that feeling back, that light.
But she was 24 now.
Sitting in an apartment 800 miles away from home. Not knowing if or when she would go back.
Things felt like a dream for her nowadays. The lines were blurred, it was becoming harder to breathe. As long as she has a slight grip on reality she’ll be fine. As long as she doesn’t let go.

Photo

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:51:03 -0400

The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s 4th album “Mosquito” came...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:22:51 -0400

The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s 4th album “Mosquito” came out on Tuesday and I finally had a chance to sit down and listen to the whole thing.

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s are an indie rock group that formed in New York back in 2000. I’ve been listening to them since 2005 and I’ve been impressed with how consistently good their music has been over the years.

They started working on this album in December of 2011. The single “Sacrilege” is amazing and is tinged with religious undertones.

In an interview Karen O stated this album is their version of a soul record and I agree. It’s smoky and sultry but also rock and roll.

I really liked “Subway” (it reminded me of NY), “Buried Alive” and “Wedding Song”. “Wedding Song” was a beautiful end to the album, it’s romantic and softer side of Karen O.

“Mosquito” is everything I love about the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s. If you’re a fan of music in general, no matter what genre their is a song on this album you’ll enjoy.

Love this

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:13:28 -0400

Love this

Up in the clouds (taken by me)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:57:44 -0400

Up in the clouds (taken by me)

"I’m afraid that sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win..."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:20:03 -0400

“I’m afraid that sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ‘cause you’ll play against you.”

- Dr. Seuss

I struggle

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:12:33 -0400

I’ve been reclusive lately.

Introverted and unsettled.

Weary of the world and all of it’s evils.

Tired. Just so damn tired.

I struggle but we all do from time to time.

Things worth having aren’t meant to be easy.

So I find a way.

I open my eyes.

I breathe.

I stay busy, it drowns out the echo’s of loneliness.

There is work to be done.

There are moves to be made.

And for that reason my heart still beats

Some shots I did for Chicago rapper Tony Cartel. You can check...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:09:00 -0400

Some shots I did for Chicago rapper Tony Cartel.

You can check out his music and follow him on Twitter @tony_cartel

Love this song “Love Is Blindness” Jack White

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:52:10 -0400

Love this song

“Love Is Blindness”

Jack White

I wear my name on my chest

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:42:56 -0400

I wear my name on my chest

Photo

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:39:55 -0400

Prose and Flows is this Tuesday! Live music, comedy, poetry,...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:36:43 -0400

Prose and Flows is this Tuesday! Live music, comedy, poetry, fiction and me as your host. Doors open at 7pm, artist signup is from 7-8.

2109 S. Wabash in the south loop

Use this link to rsvp, whoever brings the most guests gets a free bottle!

http://bit.ly/10Iow8u

Words to live by.

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:33:34 -0400

Words to live by.

"Lost a little sanity to show you what hysterics is."

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:48:12 -0400

“Lost a little sanity to show you what hysterics is.”

- Earl Sweatshirt

I remember

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:26:01 -0400

I remember snap bracelets

I remember leaving my glasses in my kindergarten class and being disappointed the first day of 1^st grade when Ms.Shelton brought them to me.

I remember going through my grandmothers jewelry and stealing things because just because I wanted to keep a piece of her.

I remember my first crush. His name was Nick. We were 7.

I remember the day I met my dad for the first time.

I remember our longs drives to the west side, blasting Foo Fighters, his car reeking of cigarettes.

I remember Tamagotchi pets.

I remember my anime phase.

I remember my first kiss. It was in the hallway of my parents’ house. His name was Milton.

I remember working at Kiddieland.

I remember when Aunt Sue committed suicide.

I remember the birthday when I got my easy bake oven.

I remember my first concert. It was Britney Spears. I was 12.

I remember Uncle James practicing Satanism in the back room of grandma’s house.

I remember the day Uncle James announced to the family that he found God.

I remember making my 1^st grade teacher cry.

I remember the first time my best friend Ashley Petty tried to shave and she cut her leg and was bleeding everywhere.

I remember my first slow dance. It was to a K-Ci & JoJo song.

I remember the day I decided I was going to attend Columbia College. I was 8.

I remember being stuck in the hospital the entire first semester of my senior year of high school.

I remember band camp.

I remember Danny. He was a cokehead I fell for when I was 19.

I remember the phone call from my Fiction one teacher that convinced me to change my major.

I remember the days when I was a Domestic Play groupie.

I remember when I was 16 and had a lip ring.

I remember the gym class when Bryan Otte threw a football at my face and knocked out said lip ring.

I remember Clueless and Sabrina the Teenage Witch

I remember starting a journal when I was 9 because I knew someday I’d be a famous writer.

I remember summers at Kari’s house.

I remember summers at Val’s house.

I remember Spice Girls bubblegum with the stickers inside.

I remember.

My book has been restocked! Get your copy at Quimby’s...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:12:22 -0400

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