Nic Narrates

Six more weeks (or in Chicago-speak, we’ll be looking at May/June)…

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Filed under: crash and burn, crossroads, educating the masses, going postal, hateful, i hate winter, i heart TV, just say 'when', must be a sign, no jokes, toolbaggery by Nic
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With everything that keeps happening in the world and my pointless and lame moodiness of late, I figured it was time for a “happy” post. These are some short videos that make me happy. You’re likely to have seen them before (and given their nature, embedding is unfortunately disabled), but as they say, sharing is caring! So [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, awesomeness, blogging about blogging, creative time management, depression, educating the masses, fanciness, i hate winter, i heart TV, The Office, Twilight, whimsy, you're a card by Nic
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My boyfriend texted, “Love you” to me before work this morning. It wasn’t the first time he’d told me, but I cried this time too. I sat there on my bed, with one boot successfully zipped up my left leg and the other looking woeful next to me, and I cried. Without sound or expression, [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, depression, i hate winter, just say 'when', knowing, quiet desperation, things people say, this is now by Nic
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I’m back in Chicago and who-lordy is it cold and windy today! Now that I’m wearing three layers again and wading through my Google Reader, I keep feeling like I’ve missed so much! Graphic Designer Friend is looking for houses with her husband, Emo has decided to go ahead and give up shaving for Lent (Update: my [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, awesomeness, blogging about blogging, creative time management, fanciness, friends, hellacious fun, hooray for sunshine, i hate winter, in transit, singletons, whimsy by Nic
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Today I’m going away. Going on a spur-of-the-moment vacation to a warm locale that I hope will be good to me. I am excited. SO EXCITED. But, let’s be honest, we all know why I’m going. My mom says it’s that I run away from things. She reminds me that everything will still be the [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, blogging about blogging, break ups suck more, crash and burn, crossroads, friends, hooray for sunshine, i hate winter, in transit, singletons, things people say by Nic
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No, I didn’t have a note card in hand, although I definitely thought about it. Instead, I walked through the door silently mouthing like a crazy person, “I need to quit the gym. I need to quit the gym. I. Need. To. Quit. The. Gym. ” In my mind, a debate was raging.  What if [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, awesomeness, city encounters, crash and burn, creative time management, fanciness, i hate winter, i heart TV, Just Another Day in Crazy, poor choices, Project Runway, sickness sucks by Nic
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Late night phone conversations with mom, booze fests with the gals, new hobbies (Oooo! Calligraphy! Fancy!), a pinch hitter (you know what I mean), Häagen-Daz Banana Split ice cream, stomping in puddles in my new Hunter wellies, Tylenol PM, Winsor Pilates…. And then it occured to me. What I really need is to be topless on a [...]

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Filed under: a thing of beauty, awesomeness, boys suck, break ups suck more, creative time management, fanciness, friends, hellacious fun, hooray for sunshine, i hate winter, singletons by Nic
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