{photo by maxwell colette}

Bob Green wrote, "If all of life were summer – if all of our experiences were wonderful experiences – then the world would have no texture, no context. Summer – the possibility of summer, summer as we first new it – is what it is precisely because we are aware its duration is not limitless. It would not taste the way it does if we thought it would last forever. We love it – or at least we once loved it – because we know, even as it is beginning, that it will soon enough be gone."

Enjoy the beautiful weekend ahead!

LC's is sure to be full of BBQ's, street festivals, street art scavanging, sunshine, happiness, friends, and lovers.

ENJOY!

HangoverKiller-JoyInducer

Currently Spinning

The Dirty Dirty -Tape's N Tape's

Paper Planes - M.I.A.

23 - Blonde Redhead

Fly Further To See - Wilderness

Love Your Daughters - Times New Viking

Took My Lady To Dinner- King Khan & The Shrines

The People- Common Feat. Dwele

Hip Hop Saved My Life- Lupe Fiasco

Too Late - M83

Murderer -Low

All I Need - Radiohead

Tonight- TV On The Radio

Things Ain't Like They Used To Be -The Black Keys

Soul On Fire - Spiritualized

when hungover at work on a Saturday,

my HangoverKillerJoyInducer mix always gets me going.

Addict: obsession, compulsion, or excessive psychological dependence

Oh man.

Tracy over at I Appreciate That just posted these inspiration boards.

Man, oh man. I need a teal wall now.

What is wrong with me? I love this color so much it's unhealthy.

My obsession is so bad I argued with my bestie about how I loved it more than her (huh?) and my brand spanking new roommate (of 2 days) came home with a teal rug for her room ("because you are already rubbing off on me," she says).

I.NEED.HELP.

Please read Tracy's post as she is a little more intellectually sane about the color.

On the nineth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

Will someone order me this dress, stat!?

I'm dying without it.

Coco+Kelley lost their mind over this Carolina Herrera pre-fall collection,

and I think I am too.

Why, yes. Yes, I would love this. Thank you very much! You are the BEST!

Check these and more out at Coco+Kelley.

Fooling Nobody, I am.

I died and went to heaven when I walked into Fingerhut Gallery in Sausalito.

Dr. Seuss. Original works. YES...PLEASE...

absolutely beautiful day today.

there were too many photos to choose from and i don't even know if these are my favorites,

but, it's late and i have an early rise.

{all photos here, and below, taken with the Olympus Pen E-P1 with standard 17mm lens.}

Some will know. But did they fucking lie?

2012, the movie, hits theaters this Friday. the 13th no doubt.

eh, i don't know. i've seen the trailers and i'm disappointed with the way they have done this movie. {at least from what i have seen}

it's too hollywood. too many close-call sequences.

eh...i mean, i'm still gonna go see it. but will i see it opening night?

{chicanery finger strumming}

do yourself a favor and just click here.

seriously.

go home, crack open my favorite college beer, La Fin du Monde, and take a listen.

see you on the other side my friends.

{i'm not kidding about fin du monde being my favorite college beer of choice. friday nights. boltini lounge. fin du monde. done and done.}

No sweeping exits. No hollywood endings.

Currently Spinning:

Glasvegas

These guys seriously make me happy when skies are grey (which, of course it is here in Chicago). And I hope they notice how much I love them.

My dearest + awesomely rad friend, Shaun, works for them, and so, I have had the privilege of seeing them on more then one occasion.

And then there was that one time that we partied like rock stars at Debonair/Hard Rock Hotel for James' birthday. {still.piecing.the.details.together.}

check them out. seriously.

And.....we're back!

{via fuckyeahleightonmeester}

Gossip Girl premiered last night, and I couldn't be happier!!

Oh, Blaire, how I love thee...let me count the ways...

{via InStyle}

I bought a Blaire Waldorf headband and wore it to work.

People snickered, but I don't care.

You know you love me.

xo xo, LC

Find me here....

{photo by Stephanie Bassos}

My man has a show at the Double Door Chicago this Thursday.

It's free, so you should come!

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summer picnics + music = happy time

I am so excited that summer is on its way. That means one thing....outdoor concerts at Ravinia and Millennium Park. Ravinia is like a dream to me. It's such a beautiful place to escape the city for an evening. Hopping the metra up to Ravinia is a cinch. And what is even easier is walking a few short blocks from my office to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, for a night of free music and fun.

Oh! I am so excited that I have already started planning my menu for my first concert at Ravinia.

I'm thinking the following:

Salmon Pate on Melba toast

Caprese

A little Brie with a baguette

Hot and Spicy Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Lemon poppy seed Cake or Apricot Bread

Perhaps a Rose or Sauvignon Blanc

what a girl wants...what a girl needs

At this very moment I want 3 things.

1. A full day at the Spa
2. Followed by a private fitting with Georgina Chapman + Keren Craig of Marchesa.
3. And then I'm off on my private (jet) headed for Saint Tropez.

A girl can dream, can't she? {sigh}

Family Style

In college all of my friends would gather at Efrain's house every Sunday for a Family Style dinner. It was a highlight of my week and a great way to unwind, listen to music, and share stories of dear friends.

Well, that said friend, my dearest Efrain, is all grown up. He now runs an underground community supper club called Clandestino. He was recently ranked Top 10 best secret supper clubs in the world by Travel+Leisure.

You can find his link on the right hand margin under Small World Enterprises.

Clandestino has a sold out dinner this weekend, and, thinking about it made me long for the simpler days of heading over to E's house for a little grub and good company. I miss the family dinners, the potlucks my college roommate and I would regularly have and the general camaraderie of dining together.

In this economy, I'm not alone in putting restaurants aside for a moment

and remembering what it is like to have dinner at home.

So, I here by vow

To have more potlucks in my life

To have more fine company over to my house

To enjoy the fruits of community dining

Oh, give us pleasure...

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away

As the uncertain harvest; keep us here

All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;

And make us happy in the happy bees,

The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird

That suddenly above the bees is heard,The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,

And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love, The which it is reserved for God above

To sanctify to what far ends He will,

But which it only needs that we fulfil.

-Robert Frost

My BF bought me some beautiful purple, planted lilies this weekend. I love them!

To My Dearest Friends:

Here's to friends that stick by you no matter what. Who hold your hand when you need to be led through the fog. Who, despite what their own personal opinions are, love you no matter what and will stand by your side.


Here's goodbye to those who leave you alone in the darkness. Who choose their own opinions over a friendship's agenda. Who loose track of what true friendship means and what forgiveness can give.

Baby's First Blog

What of this world but joys+sorrow. - Greg Evans

Welcome to Loose Change. This is a personal blog for me to organize my thoughts, archive things of interest and track DIY projects. If you know anything about me, you'll know I am addicted to blogs. One day recently while trolling around the web I ran across my beautiful friend Caitlin's blog, Sous De Charme. She's inspired me to start this 'scrapbook' or personal 'book of reference'. I see so many amazing things each day that I want to remember and now here is my chance to document those findings.