Sewing: A creative mess is better than tidy idleness. ~Author Unknown
I'm a 24 year old chick, living in Chicago, and find stress relief in any form of art. My belief is that you should want to learn as many things as possible (or experience) in order to become a more worldly person. If you've experienced something or have the skills to create, you can relate to more people. I want to blog what I feel I have accomplished as far as creating enjoyable pieces this year. I like sewing, painting, music, dancing, knitting, writing, drawing...honestly, you name it... I probably do it.
Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal Irish Dance style.
I miss Irish dancing… every single St.Patrick’s day it becomes part of my drunken stumble, but after doing it for 8 years and performing and competing all over, I want to dance in my everyday life again… not just when I drink too much whiskey and hear Dropkick Murphys. This goes hand in hand with my Michael Jackson obsession.
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Chicago Streets:
Avenue - Title applied mostly to streets running North and South. There are exceptions.
Blvd - Title given to streets where trucks over 5 tons are not permitted.
Court - Title given to short roadway.
Parkway - Title given to street that ends at a park.
Place - Title given to street running the 1/2 block between streets.
Street - Title applied mostly to streets running East and West. There are exceptions.Have you ever been curious about where the name of your street (or any street) in Chicago originated? This document will probably let you know.
I had no idea whom my street was named for until now:
Barry Ave., 3100N 314 to 7600W. Named after John Barry Commander of the Lexington during the Revolutionary War. He was born in Ireland and entered the U.S. service in 1776. He is considered the Father of the American Navy.
A more well known street as an example:
Belmont Ave., 3200N 400 to 9000W. First Civil War battle in which Grant commanded the Union Army at Belmont, MO.
(Source: chicagohs.org)
ramblin-thoughts: Oh man, that's pretty awesome you won that contest... i was just looking up multiple sclerosis tags since im climbing 66 stories to the Top of Rockefeller Center in a few hours for a different fundraiser for MS but i wanted to do their bike event too. I'm sure it'll be brutal but so fun. 150 miles isn't so bad :) just challenging. Good luck!Thanks for the support! I hope you made it to the top of the stairs with ease!
So, I entered into a sweepstakes at work divided by 2,000 other companies and who knows how many employees who use the same server as our company, to win a flown trip to Boston with free hotel accommodations… the only catch is that I have to bike 150 miles from Boston to Cape Cod in two days… for MS. Time to whip my drunken pizza lovin’ ass in shape!!
How to —-> http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/01/chalk-it-up/#more-5255
Can’t wait to try chalking my hair! So cool! :)
