Forget everything you've ever heard about Midwestern girls
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- Wrigleyville, Chicago
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- Michigan
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- Freelance Writer, Production Assistant
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Living in Chi-town and occasionally working in the film biz, writing, and celebrating being young and alive! I am also a very soon-to-be Auntie! Read my guides and I will kiss you.
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Commercials That Make You Want to Poke Your Eye Out
You know... the commercials that come on when you're relaxing and watching TV, and suddenly you have a crazy urge to inflict pain on yourself out of vast irritation? Add your least favorite commercial to the list. It will be in terrible company.
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Fool-proof ways to publicly humiliate yourself
I don't get embarrassed very easily... in fact, sometimes I get amusement out of publicly humiliating myself on purpose because it is funny to see how strangers react. Go ahead... try it. After all, it's not good to take yourself too seriously.
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Guide to being a Gold Digger
My Halloween costume this year inspired this guide. So what do you do when you want money but don't have any? The answer is so obvious... You find a rich boy. Bedazzle him with your *ahem* personality, and then when he's hooked, use him for ALL he's worth. Disclaimer: I'm not actually a gold digger so men, please don't be afraid of me! I don't even LIKE money. (cough)
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Guide to the Chicago Public Library
Chicago has a fantastic library system, and if you aren't already, you should definately take advantage. Hardly anything is free these days, but the library is! And the CPL doesn't just offer books anymore... now you can also check out dvds, audio books for your Ipod, and museum passes!
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How to be a Hot Mess a.k.a That Girl
You see her everywhere. She is the girl walking down the sidewalk wearing a miniskirt and hooker boots on a Sunday afternoon. She is the girl who is crying hysterically in the bar bathroom for no reason at all. She is the girl who thinks she is the life of the party long after the rest of the party went home. She is "that girl" and this is how you can be just like her.
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How to be Awesome
This is a practical guide to being an awesome person. Do you ever find yourself people watching and wondering why it is so easy for certain people to be awesome without trying? Here is how you can be awesome too. It's really not that hard.
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How to Dress Your Head
Hats are fun. Who doesn't like to go to a hat store and take pictures of yourself trying on every hat in the store? Or is that just me? Either way,there are a lot of different types of hats and accessories. Add your favorite thing to wear on your head. Bonus points if you show a picture of YOU wearing it!
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New in Town - The Chicago Guide to Making Friends
So you're the new kid on the block and you're not sure how to go about meeting new people. Don't worry, I've got you covered. Making friends in Chi-town is fairly simple. Just follow one or more of these steps and you'll be schmoozing in no time.
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Reasons to Avoid One-Night Stands
One-night stands. Crazy? Yes. Enjoyable? Maybe. Romantic? Ehhh.... Whatever, you've all had them. (Well, some of you.) You're at the bar. He looks attractive.... or she? (You're too drunk to tell.) The booze is flowing, the music is, well, LOUD. You can't hear yourself think... screw thinking. Let's just go home and screw.
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Surviving a Chicago Winter
Baby, it's cold outside! (Well, if it's not yet, it will be.) Chicago winters are brutal and if you aren't used to them, you will probably want to die. But here are some tips to get you through winter from someone who has spent a lot of winters in the cold, snowy Midwest.
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The Awesome World of Cuddling
Who doesn't like to cuddle? Unless, of course, you've never done it before. But fear not G-Spotters, this guide will teach you everything you need to know about the wonderful, awesome, amazing world of cuddling!
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The Chicago Guide to Dating - Romantic Winter Dates
You met that special someone. Now keep the spark alive by going on little romantic dates. Chicago is a cold place during the winter, but that just means you need to warm each other up! Here are some fun ideas for the two of you.
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The Chicago Guide to Dating Volume I - How to Find a Date
Chicago, like any big city, is full of single people looking for love. They are everywhere... at the beach, the bar, the grocery store, and the gym. You will see them out to dinner with their friends, or at the library studying by themselves. You might not always recognize them, but that is because they look just like everyone else. I know it would be way more convenient if every single person wore a sign around their neck stating their relationship status, but that just isn't going to happen...
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Your All-time Favorite Most Awesome Movie Quotes
Being in the film industry, a writer, and a person with a sense of humor, I am one of those people who really appreciate good one-liners and am not afraid to repeat them... over and over and over. So here are some of my favorites and the movies they are from. (Or TV shows... a lot of my favorites come from The Office.) Add your favs too and we'll all have a good laugh. (They don't have to be funny. My quote from When Harry Met Sally is just really freaking cute.)
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I Can't Believe I Wanted That! (The Fad Toys of My Childhood)
Please, no one remind me how much money I spent on my Pog collection. Garbage Pail Kids, Chia Pets, Pogs... I remember when I would have killed for a Gameboy, and don't even get me started on Magic: the Gathering. Share your favorite childhood fads here. What was that toy you wanted for years? Did you ever get it?
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Puppy L.O.V.E.
They're cute. They're cuddly. And they unabashedly love their owners to no end. Kittens and cats? Blech! It's all about the canines, kids. So I don't actually own a puppy myself (...yet), but I never get tired of ooohing and aaahing over snuggly little puppies. Post a pup of your preference to share in the puppy love!
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The Most Overdone Karaoke Songs
Every time you've either done or watched karaoke, there is at least one song that is done again and again. You saw it last time and you'll see it again next time. This is the list fore the most overdone Karaoke songs of all time
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Tell Santa: What do You Want for Christmas?
Don't kill me. We haven't even made it to Thanksgiving yet, and here I am, thowing Christmas in everyone's faces, right? But it's not too early to get a jump on gift-giving, and chances are your really proactive Mom has already even started to shop. It's worth it to make your Christmas wishes known now, before it's too late. So, if you had Santa's ear, what would you ask him for?
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What the Tweet?!
A handy guide to Twitter, the hot new messaging service everyone is using! Previously the domain of the uber-geek, Twitter has been growing into a legitimate communication tool and this guide will introduce you to the new ultimate time waster.
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Your Best Halloween Costume
Halloween, the AWESOMEST of awesome holidays, is right around the corner, and if you're like me you could use some help brainstorming costume ideas. Check out this Halloween guide for inspiration, but more importantly, ADD to it. What is the best costume you've ever had? How bout the worst or the most bizarre? What about good/bad/strange ones you saw at a party? Post your funniest Halloween stories, past costumes or costume ideas for this year. Pictures are great, but not necessary. B...
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Dream Vacations ALL Around the World
The travel bug has bitten me, without a doubt. When I was thirteen I headed over to Europe to dance with a dance company in some theaters older than our country, I was taken by the history, the culture, EVERYTHING. Since I have gone back a few times and am about to embark on another journey through a handful of European countries. I found that the yearning to travel didn't stop there, not only do I love Europe, but now there are more countries, cities, retreats going on my list that may take ...
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Who Was Your Childhood Crush?
Each year, as the holidays come around and Home Alone starts playing on every channel, I am increasingly shocked at how young and cherubic little McCauley, the love of my 6-year-old life looks. Could I really have had such monster crushes on these little mini people with no facial hair? Whose poster was on your ceiling?
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Like the humiliation guide. These folks know a little something about it
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Thanks :) I eventually figured out. Key word on eventually. But I have to say, you have a good writing style. Which brings me to the other thing: one more way to humiliate yourself. Talk like the president: ‘Is our childrens learning?’ Extra effort points for using Going forward or Moving forward and the beginning of each sentence and/or making faces.
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I was searching on how to meet people in chicago, just on yahoo. and your guide was there. kudos. All the rest of it were just like scam dating links. I can’t date-I’d never make it! Just someone to ask, does take the blue line mean a bus, a train, or on a map somewhere like the bridge to nowhere or maybe follow the yellow brick road perhaps? (Sorry for the rant, I missed my appt that day) I have a lot to learn.
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Hi, thanks. I found out about guidespot because of your pages. And Chicago winter is definitely an acquired thing. The wind. Ugh. Makes me think maybe we should all walk around like penguins for warmth in a bunch.
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WHo is singing that version of “Hit me baby one more time” anyway? They are really giving it their all but it’s just not enough. Yikes!
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