GOOD EATS NO.1

I really do try to cook good food for myself. I'm not a fan of Ramen, and I get sick of Penne pasta and tomato sauce. I mean, it works in

those tough times when my fridge/pantry is literally void of anything edible, but every night? It just gets boring and whack. So I try to cook good food for myself. One of my favorite things to make is zucchini. I usually sauté it with some onions and garlic, and some mushrooms if I have 'em lying around. So that's what I did a couple weeks ago. It's that kind of meal I'll probably keep making until I die, and my kids will probably grow up on it. It's superduper easy.

So, you take some zucchini (however much you feel like cooking! Sometimes I do one, sometimes I do two, it all depends on how hungry I am and how much food is in my fridge... haha), chop it up. Then you take some mushrooms (again, as many as you like!), chop 'em up. Throw in a chopped onion and one diced clove of garlic.

Heat some oil in a pan. Add the onions, zucchini, and garlic. I like to save the mushrooms for last because I like em more on the raw-ish side. Sauté it all together. Move it around, etc etc. I add salt, pepper, and these cool Italian herbs my roommate has in our pantry.

Honestly, as I'm sure you can tell, I'm not the best at writing out recipes because I literally cook based on gut feelings and Google searches. In any case, this is one of my fave meals. You should try it.

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An Analysis of Justin Bieber's Christmas Album: Under The Mistletoe. Track 01.

For the longest time now, I've been wanting to write an in-depth analysis of this masterful album ever since my fifth listen through. 3 2 1 GO

Track 01: Only Thing I Ever Get for Christmas

If you're the only thing I ever get for ChristmasThen everything I wished for has come trueYou're the single light, I'm on my listYou're my one and only Christmas wishThe mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, meet me there I know someone out there knows what I'm sayingBaby you're a girl who's wishing just like me (yeah, yeah)There is one, and you know who you areMy gift to you is all my heartMake my holiday, and hear me when I say If you're the only thing I ever get for ChristmasThen everything I wished for has come trueYou're the single light, I'm on my listYou're my one and only Christmas wishThe mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, meet me there In the morning I know everybody's rushingTo see what's underneath the Christmas treeKnow what I mean, cuz I don't find it thereAnd I need the mistletoe is whereYou make my holidays, so hear me when I say If you're the only thing I ever get for ChristmasThen everything I wished for has come trueYou're the single light, I'm on my listYou're my one and only Christmas wishThe mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, meet me there Only you can make this...a merry merry Christmas There is one, and you know who you areMy gift to you is all my heartMake my holiday, and hear me when I say If you're the only thing I ever get for ChristmasThen everything I wished for has come trueYou're the single light, I'm on my listYou're my one and only Christmas wishThe mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, meet me there All I ever wanted was you, this ChristmasYeah yeah yeahI need you baby You're the single light, I'm on my listYou're my one and only Christmas wishThe mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, kiss me there I'll be waiting, kiss me there...
This introductory song is obviously about waiting. Bieber insists that "The mistletoe is where I'll be waiting, meet me there." This also implies that the object of his affections is listening, and will hopefully meet him underneath said mistletoe. This begs the question: who is Justin Bieber singing about, and are they really going to meet him beneath the mistletoe? The song as a whole almost sounds like a plea thrown into a void, in hopes of being received by the right person."There is one, and you know who you are/My gift to you is all my heart" So here we find out that Justin Bieber's serenade-ee knows who she is. So now we, as listeners, are automatically cast outside of the song-- this isn't to us. We are not getting Justin Bieber's whole heart for Christmas (à la Snow White!). So now, we're voyeurs. We're eavesdropping on Justin Bieber's expression of love to the one who knows who she is. Awkward! Now:"If you're the only thing I ever get for Christmas/Then everything I wished for has come true" So now this woman is literally a present for Justin Bieber to receive. OK. I'm just gonna leave that there because it's self-explanatory. He claims to have wished for this present and now, he's getting it! Wahoo! What a great Christmas day. I don't really know what to say about this line. So. Moving on."You're the single light, I'm on my list/You're my one and only Christmas wish." This is the most confusing line by far. First of all, she's not a present anymore, she's a single light-- so now she's either a Christmas decoration or an ethereal abstract and dimensionless thing. Word. Second of all: "I'm on my list." What????? Does anyone else understand this? Does he want himself for Christmas or something? I don't get it! I tried listening closely to the song and this is really what it sounds like. So I don't know. He loves himself and his girlfriend-present-light-ethereal creature thing. And he wants both of those things for Christmas. I think I get it. Sort of.Anyway, he goes on about Christmas wishes again. "Baby you're a girl who's wishing just like me (yeah, yeah)" So now they're both wishers. A match made in heaven. He confirms this twice with the (yeah, yeah), just to make sure we know he knows what he's talking about. So it's the same old same old about wishes. But overall this song just seems like a confusion! First he's waiting for his hybrid girlfriend, then he wants himself, then he's making a bunch of wishes. I think he's just overwhelmed with Christmas spirit and joy. It's just too much for him to handle. Well, I guess that's understandable, the holidays always throw me for a loop too. The smell of pine trees is really powerful sometimes.

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So, I totally ditched this blog. But it exists, and I feel like getting back into it (not that I was ever really "into it" but I'm down to be into it for real now). I'm going to start taking a lot more pictures of Chicago/Boston and the people in it and posting them here. Also, since I've recently really gotten into cooking, I think this will also be a food blog. I guess it'll just be one of those everyday livin' kinda blogs! Word. OK, it's a plan.

chic-ahhh-go

So here I am in Chicago, starting my freshman year at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The adjustment is definitely not easy at all. Since when was making friends so hard?! I totally forgot how to do that... Anyway, in my Core Studio class, I made a really short animation! It's only 30 seconds long but I think it's kind of cute. haha.

In terms of music, I downloaded Radio Ethiopia by Patti Smith and it is SO GOOD!!! I'm a big Patti Smith fan in general and this album is awesome. The wonderful first track on that album is Ain't It Strange:

So that's what's been up these days.

Hasta pronto!

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chet baker

This is my friend Aurélie. She is one of the flyest girls I know. She dresses sharp and is just really fucking cool. She calls this her "Chet Baker" look. She wore this classy ensemble on Wednesday. I love the colors, there's just something so crisp and nice about them. Some close ups:

Her scarf-- it goes well with anything and she wears it all the time!

Nothing like a classic leather belt.