Dwell

Do you shovel your own snow in the winter??

Will our parents always be cooler than us?*

*not my parents in these pics

Things I hope for in the near (and distant) future

1. The N never stops playing Degrassi.
2. I don't grow up to be one of the dime-a-dozen 30-something bloggers, whose said blog is their LIFE. Let's hope I have better things to do.
3. Moving will be a good thing, and I love the new house just as much as I love this here apartment.
4. Walter will become a reality.
5. I'll be able to stop scraping by.
6. I can continue to eat cookies and cupcakes and Reese's Pieces all in one day without getting fat.
7. I can get by without a haircut for a few more months without going insane.
8. Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore will get divorced.
9. I can continue eating multi-colored Easter bunny shaped marshmallows without getting fat, too.
10. That I can make it out of this mess. This economic mess. My career mess. A mess that I guess is okay, because I still have all the important things—family, health, friends.

Van the Man

He's cleaned his act up. His album art act, at least.

See how.

Feelin' kinda weezy

I watched The Last Waltz a few nights ago, and it's been a couple of years since I pulled it off my shelf, and WOW I'm on a Band kick now. I pulled out The Basement Tapes (with Bob Dylan) and you should too.



You can tell they just sat around with a tape recorder or whatnot and just had an awesome time smoking cigs and drinking and ROCKING OUT. Perfect springtime driving tunes.

Below is the trailer for The Last Waltz. If you haven't seen it, rent it, buy it, borrow it (from me or elsewhere) I don't care. Just watch it! The most star-studded stage evvver.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 !!!!

omg omg omg my sister comes home tomorrow!!

our list of things to do before she leaves me again:

> pizza & frites at bar cento

> 'the girlfriend store' (banyan tree...buy something for your girlfriend there!)

> pajama party (meaning, sleepover with my cat, pajamas)

> trip to cuyahoga falls to visit the one and only remaining MR. BULKY (!!) and buying tons of candy

> swenson's (duh)

> trip to urban to abuse the shit out of my discount

> general tomfoolery/exchange of mixed CDs/and a couple beers here and there

> addendum: nature walks with baileykins

yessssss.

No dogs and also there's kids below you

So, I've been house hunting this week, and my god, I think I've seen every double in Lakewood. Not really, more like 6, maybe 10?? But trust me, it's enough. So nothing creative is getting accomplished, because all I can think about is neighbors and hardwood floors vs. carpet and big bedrooms but no closet space and parking in the street and blah blah blah blsdkfowiuhgwoiht

It's fun, but requires careful consideration, as I LOVE my apartment now, and it would be saying goodbye to a good thing. However, it allows for the chance for something better to happen. Taking chances is never bad. All I know is that summer is coming, houses have porches and allow for grilling and barbeques, and I love nothing more than those things. I just want to hit the beach and run to the water and jump and do this:



Ahh...I'll just keep looking at this and it'll be my happy place until we get there.

Yes please

Won't you be mine?

This week's most important news

Actually, not really at all. But still noteworthy this week are ten things:

1. Ryan Adams got married yesterday. AND, it gets worse. He married Mandy Moore! Yeah, the girl who had that song "Candy" in the early 2000's and played a Jesus freak (quite well actually) in Saved. Doesn't matter, she still sucks. It's just a total girl thing to want your rock star crushes to stay single, you know, just in case.

2. I ran out of leftover buttercream frosting and my graham crackers are getting lonely. helppppp

3. Why did it have to get warm out so quickly, so all the germs could thaw out and come and infect me? This is bull.

4. I love Degrassi marathons.

5. I can't believe I'm still watching The City. It's ridiculous really. Why can't I stop?? I hope Diane Von Furstenberg is watching the show now and going "oy vey, what was I thinking?"

6. Cleveland summertime couldn't come soon enough. I look like Casper. Oh beach, how I've missed you.

7. I think my phone contract is up soon...yikes! What to do, what to do...

8. I just discovered a couple gift cards from Christmas in my wallet, and wow was that fun. Presents in the mail, yipee!

9. Sarah, COME HOME!!!!!

10. SERIOUSLY!

**oh yeah, and if you aren't already reading The Donut Project, you should be.

Top Docs

If you happen to have an extra 5 bucks in your pocket or change jar, be sure to pick up the March issue of Cleveland magazine. Not only is their cover story very informative—including advice on beating the winter Cleveland blues—but I have some work in there as well. The section opener is below, and I also did a series of spots. See the rest here.

Before doing any work for Cleveland, I had actually never read it. I'm so glad that I have, because it's actually an awesome magazine—well designed, organized, full of insider info about the uncovered gems here in our city.