LornaLoo
...and when there was no meat, we ate fowl and when there was no fowl, we ate crawdad and when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand.
On Galifianakis as Ignatius?
Am I alone in saying that I (a big reader) just really despised this book? Like, it took me over 10 years to get through because I would get so frustrated and angry with it and when I finished it I felt nothing? Not even a sense of relief?
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On Scarlet Letters of Endearment
@LornaLoo I just realized I wrote that in such a way that it could be construed that she danced on the bar with her mom and the pitbulls...
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On Scarlet Letters of Endearment
Stuart, FL is a silly place.
I lived there for an internship, my only friend there was a 20-year-old who worked for a law firm, lived in a trailer that she owned with her daughter and mom with her mom and pitbulls, and danced on a bar in Fort Lauderdale on the weekends.
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On Why Do We Still Live Here, in This Repulsive Town?
@Third Wave Housewife ughhhhh you gave me the chills with Ten years Gone, and i'm totally in a happy relationship, and have been for years.
Also See Tea for One, and when one is feeling more triumphant, Your Time Is Gonna Come.
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On The $625 Apartment
@aitch If we had a car, it would solve all of our laundry troubles, but as far as I know there are no wash and fold services within walking distance... But I'm not leaving this place for at least another 3 years, and when I do you better believe I will safeguard it from the cockroaches (not really, they're human "men") in the basement so they don't move up or get any of their roadie friends up there to ruin it. I'll keep you on the list! :)
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On The $625 Apartment
Because I have had crazy good luck in Chicago, I am always fascinated with what other people pay in rent. I rent a $1000/month 2 bedroom 1 bath on the 3rd floor (east facing, Lincoln Park/Depaul Neighborhood) with a garage. This is a ridiculous deal, as the 80-year-old land lady used to rent to a friend of the family and refuses to rent to anyone who isn't referred to her by the prior tenants. It's got crown moulding, and she's allowed us to paint it any color we wish and have a cat for free.
The boyfriend and I split the 2 bedroom with an enormous, sunny kitchen and huge common spaces. The only drawbacks are no in-unit laundry (but my cousin below us has the machines, we just coordinate with him to use them), and huge old drafty windows that make our heating bills a bit on the high side. The landlady replaced 3 of them over the last 2 years, so they went down significantly this winter. Aside from a housefly infestation brought on by my cousin's disgusting living habits, we have no bugs, no leaks, and no problems. It's going to be a shame to eventually leave this place.
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On Friday Open Thread
@The Lady of Shalott Wait! I thought I missed the chicago pin up that was last week? Or is this a new one?
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On Friday Open Thread
@spoondisaster I know the cat is Louis in that, but we named her Rick in homage to that awesome web series!
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On Friday Open Thread
@The Kendragon Thanks! It's my first trip to Mexico, we're going to San Jose Del Cabo for a wedding and I'm looking forward to a quick trip.
We're going to go for it! I may start her this coming week, since I have less late nights at work coming up. Thanks for the tips! We were also thinking about buying that City Kitty system, or the Charles Mingus (Yes, the jazz musician) method which is very similar to yours.
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On Galifianakis as Ignatius?
@Lemonnier Thanks Gals! I was afraid I would be treated like Frankenstein and chased out of here with a torch-wielding mob.