Windy City Girl: Archive

Sep 22nd

45,531 notes

Aug 5th

10 notes

2 tags

The casting notice for the Ender's Game movie

Expanding on my post from yesterday… First problem: the summary posted indicates that Ender is recruited at the age of 10 because of his skills as a gamer. Second problem: The adults at Battle School are all considered leads, and there seems to be far more emphasis on the trials after the war than the book gave. Third problem: Dap is listed as a military drill sergeant, and seems to...

Jul 30th

2 notes

2 tags

I'd rather they didn't make Ender's Game than that...

But based on the casting notice that just went up, any fans of Ender’s Game should be really fucking worried about how badly they’re gonna butcher the book with the movie adaptation. Sigh.

Jul 29th

6 notes

2 tags

Jul 2nd

9 notes

1 tag

May 12th

5 notes

1 tag

Apr 23rd

10 notes

8rrn-deactivated20110315-deacti asked: Hi! I'm new to tumblr, but I wanted to tell you that I like your blog and would love if you checked mine out as well. :]

Thank you!

ohyouohme.tumblr.com

Mar 11th

Mar 5th

1 note

The other day, I was describing to a friend what I would ideally want out of a relationship with a guy, and after hearing what I want, my friend called me misanthropic. In certain ways, I can’t dispute this. I don’t like having anyone in my space, I consider sex more of a physical activity than an intimate one, and I don’t like telling people how I feel. When it comes to dating,...

Feb 25th

1 note

1 tag

Feb 6th

4 notes

“You now watch a car show regularly, and drink coffee, and are a writer...”

– James, listing things about my life that have changed in the past couple years

Jan 4th

1 note

5 tags

Time to play(list) again!

My 2010 playlist: “It’s Thunder And It’s Lightning” by We Were Promised Jetpacks, These Four Walls “Romance Is Boring” by Los Campesinos!, Romance Is Boring “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” by Stars, Set Yourself on Fire “Every Star, Ever Planet (The Doctor’s Theme)” by Murray Gold, Doctor Who: Series 5 Soundtrack “This Modern...

Jan 3rd

3 notes

8 tags

2010 Year in review

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? The big achievement of the year: I got literary representation! I also began performing regularly with various improv teams at various venues (including playing a Cagematch), auditioned for Harold teams, discovered I like Indian food, and finally visited the Getty (on my birthday!). 2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will...

Jan 2nd

1 note

1 tag

Dec 30th

4 notes

1 tag

So I've been off tumblr for a while...

And it seems in that time some people I know in the real world started following my tumblr, though tumblr failed to inform me of this as requested. So apologies if I actually know you and haven’t been following your blog, I think I just now rectified all cases but if I missed you somehow, let me know!

Dec 28th

Happy birthday to me!

Dec 8th

2 notes

1 tag

For some reason, I rarely think to go through my favorites list on Etsy when I plan to buy new clothes, but every time I go on Etsy to look at jewelry, I favorite a bunch of shirts. Must rewire circuits, I suppose.

Nov 22nd

2 tags

Nov 22nd

1 tag

Nov 20th

6 notes

1 tag

The Twist by Frightened Rabbit I’d never...

Nov 13th

1 note

Nov 1st

1 tag

Code Monkey (studio acoustic) by Jonathan...

Oct 23rd

1 tag

Oct 19th

1 tag

Penguin Propositions →

davidchristenson: penguinsontheplayground: We’ve enabled questions, so don’t be shy if you’ve got something to ask! Go Ahead and Yes, Jen and I are dating… I think the balance of people that believe Dave when he says this versus those that believe me when I say we’re not is shifting in Dave’s favor.

Oct 12th

1 tag

Oct 7th

7 notes

Rearranging your entire day for someone only to have them not show up is really irritating.

Sep 21st

1 tag

Sep 18th

1 note

HoorayJen →

New Twitter name, same style tweets.

Sep 11th

1 tag

Aug 31st

3 notes

1 tag

Aug 24th

1 tag

Aug 20th

1 note

1 tag

BED SMART

penguinsontheplayground: PENGUINS ON THE PLAYGROUND will be playing once again next Sunday August 22nd in the Backspin Improv show @ Westside Comedy Theater - 9PM - $5 COME GET INTIMATE Seriously guys, it’s super-intimate improv.

Aug 16th

1 tag

A search engine for Calvin and Hobbes comics! →

It’s pretty much the best thing ever. My first search on it was “smock”.

Aug 13th

My Facebook news feed just displayed a post by a guy I’m into directly after a post by an ex-boyfriend. That sure underscored how much my taste in guys has changed over time.

Jul 20th

1 tag

Jul 19th

Way #114 you know your crush on someone has gotten...

Something he tweeted not only made you smile, but also made you like him even more.

Jul 18th

1 note

1 tag

I’m looking for some new music. Two of my favorite bands to listen to right now are Los Campesinos! and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Based on that, any other recommendations?

Jul 17th

1 tag

Jul 13th

1 tag

Jul 10th

2 notes

1 tag

Jun 28th

-ultraviolence asked: Another person who watches The IT Crowd!! When did you become a fan, and what are your favorite episodes?

I can't wait for the new series as well. I personally think it's the funniest show on television. :)

Jun 14th

1 tag

Jun 14th

2 tags

Jun 12th

It’s so hard when something happens that makes you happy for a friend but at the same time makes you upset.

Jun 8th

30 LETTER CHALLENGE

thestateimin: itsnotalovesong: Day 1 — Your Best Friend Day 2 — Your Crush Day 3 — Your parents Day 4 — Your sibling (or closest relative) Day 5 — Your dreams Day 6 — A stranger Day 7 — Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to Day 11 — A Deceased person you...

Jun 8th

It’s always a weird experience for me to watch the air version of an episode of something I went to the taping for. Watching Last Comic Standing right now, I’m bummed but not surprised to see that a lot of the funniest parts from the LA semi-finals didn’t make it in the episode.

Jun 8th

“Write down everything you remember. You’ll want to have it written down to look...”

– Dexter Palmer, The Dream of Perpetual Motion (via fiftytwobooks) This is somehow both scary and comforting.

Jun 6th

1 tag

“Do you know why teachers use me? Because I speak in tongues. I write metaphors....”

– Ray Bradbury talks about why his books are widely taught, despite his lack of a college education. From Sam Weller’s Listen to The Echos: The Ray Bradbury Interviews, coming out next month. (via Moby Lives) (via newsroom) I love Ray and Sam! They’re both absolutely amazing people. Fun fact:...

May 29th

8 notes