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Dodge Challenger at the Chicago Auto Show
February 16, 2009
in car, Chicago Auto Show, Chicago Life

No one won the penguin.

Sunday we went to the Chicago Auto Show. There were cars there. We looked at them. I can't decide whether I should buy* the PINK Ford Mustang or the Dodge Challenger. Too many decisions lately...

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Clive Barker and Santa Claus at Music Box Massacre at Music Box Theatre in Chicago. A 24 hour horror movie marathon.
October 26, 2008
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, movies

Music Box Massacre: 24 Hours of Horror

I hope this is a somewhat coherent post...

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Daily Special at Martini Park in Chicago.
September 21, 2008
in Chicago Life

I don’t want your sausages creepy train dude.

15 minutes into Season 5 of 24 and already way too many of the good characters are dead. :-( And I'm already crying over one of the characters who I know is going to die later in the season :'( When I run out of clothes...

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Sex in the Windy City Weird Chicago Red Light District Sex Tour of Chicago with Weird Chicago
July 19, 2008
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, sex

Chicago Sex Tour: Sex in the Windy City

So in typical Val/Emily fashion, this is how our Friday night plans of taking a Chicago sex tour around the city came to fruition: Val: Look Em, Weird Chicago has a sex tour of Chicago! Emily: I'll get the tickets! Really, neither of us needed any convincing that...

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Eating Fresh Pineapple Seafood Salad from Grazie! Ristorante at the Taste of Chicago.
June 30, 2008
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, Taste of Chicago

Taste of Chicago: Day Two

Saturday was Taste of Chicago trip number 3...

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Lunch at the Taste of Chicago: Jollaf Rice with Oxtail (Bolat African Cuisine).
June 27, 2008
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, Taste of Chicago

Taste of Chicago: Day One

The Taste of Chicago started today. So, of course, I have already been...

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Performance art at Looptopia in Chicago, Illinois.
May 3, 2008
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, the game of life

Looptopia 2008

Looptopia is an all-night festival helf once a year in the Chicago Loop. There's a variety of entertainment of various kinds in public spaces around downtown from dusk to dawn. Emily and I went this year and while we didn't stay out all night, we...

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Cloud Gate - The Bean - at Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois.
April 12, 2008
in Chicago Life

If you come to Chicago…you have to see Chicago…

So, some of Rob's DC friends are in town for a Warhammer competition (stay tuned later for the "Val finds out what Warhammer is post...

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Free Howl at the Moon Happy Hour in Chicago.
March 30, 2008
in Chicago Life

I’ve been here four hours and haven’t heard Bon Jovi…

You know what's awesome? When one of your friends wins a happy hour party at Howl at the Moon. You know what's even awesomer? When at her free party you win your own free Howl at the Moon happy hour :) So Friday was MY Howl...

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Chicago Polar Plunge. Swimming in Lake Michigan in March. Go Jump in the Lake!
March 2, 2008
in Chicago Life

Chicago Polar Plunge: Go Jump in the Lake!

I did it. I jumped into a freezing cold Lake Michigan on a cold day in March for the annual Chicago Polar Plunge. When we arrived at the event to benefit Special Olympics, The guy overseeing it all made this announcement: The bad news: it's 49 degrees...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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