I Think Therefore Aivy

Great adaptation of a fantastic song. Great message and creative...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:01:39 -0500

Great adaptation of a fantastic song. Great message and creative outlet to give hope to those who face bullying.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christm….oh...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:02:46 -0600

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christm….oh wait.

First ACTUAL snow of Chicago winter. And it’s middle of January. Maybe Al Gore WAS onto something.

Some Scissor Sister love…”Shady Love” that...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:05:33 -0600

Some Scissor Sister love…”Shady Love” that is.

Wish my school plays were more like this growing up.

A Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt duet. Perfection at...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:33:27 -0600

A Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt duet. Perfection at it’s best.

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!

The Quarter-Life Anti-Crisis « Thought Catalog

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:20:00 -0600

The Quarter-Life Anti-Crisis « Thought Catalog:

“I can’t help but recall the sentiments of anti-optimism in Voltaire’s satire Candide: we must cultivate our garden. We can’t stop the world’s suffering or bring peace to the Middle East, but what we can do is nurture our potential, and maybe then we can create something that will better the world. We are actually lucky in this sense, because despite the so-called crappy hand we’ve been dealt, technology has afforded us countless tools to create our own success.”

Florence Welch. Absolutely intoxicating. Perfect song and album...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:28:54 -0600

Florence Welch. Absolutely intoxicating. Perfect song and album for this rainy day.

Bam! It’s Friday with The Black Keys. Time to boogie.

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:08:00 -0500

Bam! It’s Friday with The Black Keys. Time to boogie.

Rodrigo y Gabriela and “The Nightmare Before...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:44:00 -0500

Rodrigo y Gabriela and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

One of my favorite bands married with one of my favorite movies. I’m in instant Halloween happiness with this version of “Oogie Boogie”. I think this beats out Polyphonic Spree’s version of “Town Meeting”.

I will not rest until the unemployed and miserable become the...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:03:25 -0500

I will not rest until the unemployed and miserable become the employed and slightly less miserable.

Oh, how I love humorous irony in movements like Occupy Wallstreet.

Too much left over cheddar, Bisquik, and time on a Friday...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:32:36 -0500

Too much left over cheddar, Bisquik, and time on a Friday evening lead to homemade cheddar biscuits. Eat your heart (and stomach) out Red Lobster. (Taken with instagram)

Get these kids a Tiger Mom...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:51:06 -0500

Get these kids a Tiger Mom...:

Seriously…these kids would crumble under an Asian mother.

The lawsuit filed against Kimberly Garrity two years ago by her children, Steven Miner II and Kathryn Miner, who were 21 and 18 at the time. The Miners alleged their mother engaged in “a course of conduct which has caused both the intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.”

Among the ogreish actions alleged by the Miner children, Garrity:

Failed to take Kathryn to a car show.

“Haggl(ed)” over the amount to spend on party dresses.

Called her daughter at midnight telling her to come home from celebrating homecoming.

My mom set a curfew for me at midnight on Homecoming so I wouldn’t be like the other 18 yr olds that would drink and get sloppy (and you look haggard and old staying out late). She gave me a budget because she didn’t want me to waste my money on terrible fashion trends that you’ll look back in 10 years and regret. And she didn’t take me to a car show in order to minimize my butchiness.

Be glad your mother cares, ridiculous brats.

Fashion AND Glee?! Happiness overload.

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:41:29 -0500

I’ll proclaim it now. I’m a Gleek. And my love for fashion probably reflects in my monthly spending and lack of actual income. Combine the two? Happiness overload. Thank you Vogue for making FNO’s opening act a GLEE-ful one.

Specially delivered dessert to the office makes a Friday oh, so...

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:34:39 -0500

Specially delivered dessert to the office makes a Friday oh, so much sweeter. Thanks Andrea from Marriott International. Will most def do business again with you if this is a constant reoccurrence. (Taken with instagram)

Samantha Ronson—“Love song for you I never...

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:04:00 -0500

Samantha Ronson—“Love song for you I never wrote…love song for you I’ll never sing” (Taken with instagram)

Dreaming in the jungles of Wicker Park (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:35:27 -0500

Dreaming in the jungles of Wicker Park (Taken with instagram)

Dear teenage boy speeding into the parking lot with your windows down and music up, You're going to Target. Sincerely, you're not a gangster.

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:52:01 -0500

Dear teenage boy speeding into the parking lot with your windows down and music up, You're going to Target. Sincerely, you're not a gangster.

Dear Inception Soundtrack, Thank you for making eating watermelon so much more dramatic. Sincerely, that was fun.

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:51:05 -0500

Dear Inception Soundtrack, Thank you for making eating watermelon so much more dramatic. Sincerely, that was fun.

Japan wins women's World Cup--a much deserved win.

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:46:26 -0500

Japan wins women's World Cup--a much deserved win. :

“‘They’re playing for something bigger and better than the game,’ the American goalkeeper [Hope Solo] said in a conference call prior to the match. ‘When you are playing with so much heart, that’s hard to play against.’”

The best argument for gay marriage you’ll ever see on a...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:09:12 -0500

The best argument for gay marriage you’ll ever see on a restaurant chalkboard. Thank you to my dearest Jacob Wilson for sharing this.

"I think that all women should watch ‘The Bachelorette’ this season. They could..."

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:42:00 -0500

“I think that all women should watch ‘The Bachelorette’ this season. They could learn… learn how not to be so pathetic.”

- my Mama Nguyen post-Monday viewings of trashy reality television. Even a person born in a third world country knows that the people chosen on that show make terrible decisions.