HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

The day I have been waiting for/ dreading is upon us.


Be there or be .. well or hurt my feelings :) watch me become uncool! once in a lifetime event!!

HEY where am I gonna park my bike?

So as my readers know (the 2 of you that exist)I recently became more of an avid bike rider in the last few months. This has opened my eyes to some things our fair city is lacking.

On of those items on my list would be bike parking. This is especially true in heavily biked areas such as Wicker Park. To make matters worse, according to Time Out Chicago, by the end of the year 30,000 of the 36,000 parking meters are going to be removed.

So I ask Mayor Daley: How can you claim to be a great bike city if we have nothing to lock them to.. Please please install more bike racks! not only would it be more convenient but it also looks a lot nicer then random bikes chained all over fences and stop signs (you are alll about city beautification right?).

Ok vent session over...

California Love/Deamin'/kind

So if you are following me on twitter you know that I was recently and very shortly in San Fran. I must say it is a very pretty city... A little Gray form me for the summer time, but pretty.
I rode a trolley ate by the ocean and saw Alcatraz from a distance.. Hugged one of my best girls, tried on dresses in her shop and shopped for cute underthings :)
wandered around Haight street and got spit on by a bum in little Saigon... all in 3 days. It was a whirlwind I was glad I went but now I am glad I'm back :)
Psst twitpic has all my pics :) I'll post em later.

The Science of Doin' it

it's whats on the inside that counts

awesome.... maybe NSFW

When you get older you will...

So all through my childhood I have heard that statement followed by many things pertaining to life. here is my assessment of whether they ended up to be true or not (since I am now older and a tad bit wiser).

1. When you get older you will like the taste of coffee
Me: ok this is true.. I actually like the taste of good coffee.. and I like it with no milk :)

2.When you get older you will like the taste of beer
Me: I definitely do not like the taste of all beers (some one I know likes really gross ones) but I have done enough exploring to find ones I do like. Flemish sours, Iambic and Witbiers to name a few..

3.When you get older you will you will become more conservative
Me: Not really. I am a political Science major and maybe a little more attentive to what the issues are. I also find the more educated I become the more my ideas have been reinforced... (blame my liberal college education)

4. When you get older you will appreciate what I/we have done for you (parents)
Me: while my parents and I have never seen eye to eye.. I do appreciate them more as I grew to see them as human beings and allowed them the flaws that all humans are allowed instead of holding them to impossible standards.

5.When you get older you will Understand
Me: This one is just bullshit! I don't and i never will :)

Playing Ketchup

Many Blog worthy events have transpired since I last blogged... such as The Purchase and heavy usage of my awesome bike named Mimi and Lollapalooza.

First things first because that is where first things go.
MiMi.


I have been wanting a bike since about May and the ones I have been looking at have been waaay to expensive for me But I found My Mimis and I love her... It for one doesn't make my ass hurt like my borrowed bike and it is super duper fly looking ... Watch out now! I have been putting in the miles and even rode by myself ( which you would know is a big deal if you have been following along)

Next On the radar of awesome is Lollapalooza.
Here is THE crystallized Recap
Friday Sucked ass
It was muddy and rainy and fucking cold... I wish I took o pic of My sister and I in our Wizardy looking ponchos and unnecessary umbrellas...
The virgins = ok nothing special
Kings of Leon = were reaaly good and the weather cleared up so they could rock the heck out.

Saturday
Hot as FUCK! (excuse my french but it was )
Me and My sisters saw
the Artic monkeys = not impressed
SANTI MOTHER F'n GOLD = Her act was the shit ... her voice is flawless live,her dancers kicked ass and the GZA the Genius was checking out her act! You know I had to throw up that W and I got one back Holler at yo girl!! I can't wait for that duo's album to drop!
Here are some low quality Photographs of that Performance

AND THE GZA


Samantha (My lil sis) and I also Danced our asses off @Perry's DJ tent to DIPLO. By the time we left the tent we were soaked in sweat! good clean (mostly) Body movin' fun!

The YEAH YEAH YEAHs, While they were no Beastie Boys, Put on a hell of a show... Gold Lion and Maps ( my fave songs) were both done and I may have shed a tear or two during Maps :)

All and all fun times at the Fest.. I did not go to day 3 for I was half dead the next day and it was even hotter... NO DICE as Dorothea Would say. No dice...

Also I am on a quest.. I am not drinking until my b day .. and it is successful 12 days down!!

fewwwwwwwww! that was a mouth full ( that's what she said) Now you are all caught up!

Lolla Madness

So I am going to Lollapalooza. I know your thinking "man crystal is really Ballin outta control" ... Totally not the case.... I was gifted the tickets by my little sis (she is the best).

I'm excited about a few acts but I have an aversion to the masses of sweaty hipsters and fake hippies that I will be sure to be oh so close to during a few of my sisters band selections ( and a few of mine for that matter).

so I move on to this weekend with mixed emotions.... (stinky patchouli + too skinny jeans + pbr burps) + (awesome music - Beastie Boys) = a neutral 1 Awesome point.

OH NO! Twitter don't die!

I cannot get on twitter today FAIL WHALE!

Birthday List ( lists are awesome and you know it)

Some things I want

1) straighten some financial stuff out

2) figure out what I wanna be..... since I think I am supposed to be a grown up

3) to finally be done with school

4) better self control

5)someone to clean my room :)

If you know where I can find these things let me know

Mary is Back

Mary is the name of my 'borrowed' internet.. She is back and now I may blog. For some dumb reason I can't blog from work... grr...