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leonardo dicaprio, johnny depp, and some cheesy pictures from rolling stone of green day hanging out by some railroad tracks. this was all c. 1996.

my (older) sister had a framed photo of michael j. fox in a velvet frame on her nightstand.

my mom would write haikus on my bananas. <3 i miss her.

oh, how i could use a new sewing machine! this one would really satisfy all of my sewing wants & needs.

this is just the kind of thing we've been looking for! we don't have a place for a grill outdoors. so awesome!! i want it!

i agree with peggasus - i'm torn in a lot of ways, and i don't know if i will be happy or sad tomorrow.

as someone who depends on CTA and knows that they can hardly handle rush hour commutes, i honestly do not understand how they think they could handle the olympics.

if the time comes, i plan to disappear for the summer and rent my conveniently-located home to tourists.

"collage aged" readers? i think students in college are doing more than just making collages. ;)

new york seltzer!

kellogg's mini raisin squares!

I never realized this was such a big problem for so many people. I've always had a fabric shower curtain liner, even when I was growing up, and I've had the same one for probably 8 years now. It doesn't get gross or look cheap. The only plastic on it is at the top where the ring holes are, for reinforcement. It has never leaked. The bottom is weighted so that it doesn't billow. It was $10 at Target. I can throw it in the washing machine and it looks brand new every time.

My decorative shower curtain is also fabric, from Crate & Barrell. No leaks, ever. No mildew.

Am I missing something here? Why isn't everyone using these?

apparently, it is pretty crappy:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/271634,CST-NWS-depaul25a.article

@ Meg B. (and anyone else interested)

i actually live around the corner from one of the sites listed on that card (kosciuszko park) and i was taking it there for a while, but one day the gigantic bin disappeared! i tried going to another one that was sort of close (portage park), but that one wasn't there, either! i feel like these centers, much like the blue bags, were never actually recycling the contents.

those locations are both green/park dots on the map, though, so perhaps soon i will try my hand at one of the blue/city facility dots, though they require the use of a car for me because i am NOT taking all of my recycling on the bus (though i've considered it).

in the mean time, i'm writing to my alderman.