21 2 / 2013
"You must stop trying to teach people lessons—about themselves, about their sloppy work, about anything. You were not placed on earth to enlighten the masses."
25 1 / 2013
Vacant Chicago Warehouse Burns, Becomes Frozen in Ice
Want to see more photos from the icy warehouse? Search the #bridgeport hashtag, and visit the location page for the nearby Advertising Flag Company.
On Tuesday evening, a vacant warehouse in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood caught fire. It took more than 200 firefighters the entire night to bring the blaze under control.
With Chicago facing some of the coldest temperatures of the season, the water used to battle the flames froze to the exterior of the building. The warehouse-turned-ice cube has attracted visitors from across the area, who have been documenting the uncommon sight through Instagram.
The five-alarm fire—the largest in Chicago since 2004—thankfully resulted in no injuries.
this is eerily beautiful.
14 1 / 2013
Tiny Matters. // Calligraphy by http://www.EsqueScript.com
My friends are the most talented.
05 1 / 2013
2012.
By a few numbers and a few memories. [see also: 2011]
Albums purchased: 45
…but then there’s albums listened to on Spotify: 81
Top 10 favorites, maybe, until I change my mind again, in no particular order, whittled down from 56:
- Tanlines “Mixed Emotions”
- First Aid Kit “The Lion’s Roar”
- fun. “Some Nights”
- The Lumineers’ self titled
- Of Monsters and Men “My Head Is An Animal”
- Kathleen Edwards “Voyageur”
- Mumford & Sons “Babel”
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “The Heist”
- alt-J “An Awesome Wave”
- Lord Huron “Lonesome Dreams”
Shows I had tickets to but missed because of my least favorite day of 2012 (see below): 3
Highlights include:
- Mumford & Sons’ weird-ass 3 day run at the Ryman, of which I attended the first and the last day and sold my tickets for the middle day because the first day was so strange
- fun. in Birmingham at a 500-capacity theatre the week that “We Are Young” hit number one on top 40 radio, not something I would have ever in a million years pictured happening
- Memphis in May part deux with the best Memphis buddies, Christy and Ben
- Sold-out Lumineers show at the Cannery, despite it being at the Cannery
- Missy Higgins at 3rd & Lindsley and First Aid Kit at 3rd & Lindsley, because they were just really great shows
- David Bazan playing Control
- Sufjan Stevens, er, I mean Surfjam Stephanopolous’ Christmas Sing-along Seasonal Affective Disorder Spectacular Music Pageant Variety Show Disaster (formerly on ice) in Chattanooga
- Closing out the year with Old Crow Medicine Show at the Ryman on New Year’s Eve
- Touring the Blackstone brewery and taking a four-hour nap afterward
- Becoming an advanced storm spotter
- Hiring an accountant to take care of complicated tax situations, like an adult
- Becoming acquainted with Santa’s Pub
- Memorial Day day-cruise
- Lake weekends, some with Trapped in the Closet and Cards Against Humanity
- Denver / Boulder / Ft Collins / Laramie excursion
- Bff getting hitched in Virginia
- Learning to lift some weights
- White water rafting and Rock Island adventures with Molly
- The Trio taking on Vegas, the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam and of course Bedrock City
- Beach trip with some lovely ladies
- Roller skating a lot
- October 15
Favorite day of 2012:
- Touring the amazing Calfkiller brewery in Sparta and hanging out on the porch there for two hours with good friends, good beer and good conversation
03 1 / 2013
Trapped in the Closet singalong at the Belcourt tomorrow. Highlight of my life.
(Source: ifc)
02 1 / 2013
2013 resolutions.
- Learn one new thing every month.
- Create one new thing every month.
- Have one new adventure every month.
- Work my ass off for the things that are important to me.
- Don’t bother with the things that aren’t important to me.
