When a friend reads the description of the art show she's going to and it includes "all your favorite animals will be represented" and "you enter through the Chinese restaurant," you go. No question. When it's already 9pm and you haven't eaten dinner, you still wait...

I live in Roscoe Village in a three bedroom apartment with my friend Heather. We each have a bedroom to ourselves and the third we use for storage. My bedroom is pretty. It is where I sleep most nights. The blue and brown color scheme...