I live on the northside of Chicago. i aspire to be a traveler, a cyclist, a filmmaker, an art maker and an avid reader.

I go to college, work, volunteer, and sleep.
at the moment, i have to make a documentary. I still in the process of deciding what the topic of my documentary would be.

In between I go to cool chicago events like fests and concerts. The last concert I went to was Loney, Dear/Asobi Seksu/ Anna Ternheim at the Bottom Lounge. That was the first time I went to the bottom lounge.
If I go to a show alone, I tend to have my camera with me to keep me company.

i love my job. i make props and make it look like people use these things. I had to make props for Of Mice and Men, which included medicine bottles, a dead mouse, and hay bails.

Once a week I volunteer, mentoring a Burmese refugee woman for the Women Empowerment program apart of a refugee organization. I am trying to slowly improve her English and get her to be self reliant.

making birthday cards for people out of the shape of a watermelon or typewriter.

i smile often. the security guard at the building i work at nicknamed me 'Smiley', it's kind of embarrassing.

at the moment, i'm reading Norwegian Wood
Books: Adrian Tomine- Summer Blonde, Sleepwalk
Fountainhead, Y: The Last Man, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Movies: Memento, Spirited Away, Away From Her, In America, Iron Giant, Rushmore, It happened one night, Chronicles of a Summer, A Trip to the Moon

Music: Julie Doiron, Metric, Neutral Milk Hotel, New Pornographers, St. Vincent, MGMT, Blitzen Trapper, Phoneix, Sam Cooke, Yo La Tengo

PIE!

my klean kanteen
my bike
creativity

things to do, new art projects, where waldo is.

This is a pet peeve of mine- I hate when you ask people what kind of music they like and they say, "Everything" or "Everything by country music." They don't honestly like all kinds of music. Plus they don't have to be such a bully to country music. Some country music is good. Billy Bragg is countryish, he's good.

note: arrogance is a turn off.

.....if you think we can get along.

AND! message me if you live in Chicago and like to ride bikes.
maybe you can be my date for the Sadies Hawkins Style Ride.
http://www.chicagosadiehawkins.info/
it would be super cool!