We usually subscribe to three theater companies per year: Always Steppenwolf: we love our seats, we love the ensemble, and they seem to be the only major Chicago theater company who continues to invest in finding, developing, and showcasing local talent. Often Court Theatre.  We’re UofC’ers, but more importantly, we’re huge fans of Charles Newell… Continue reading So what have I been up to? Theater, theater, and more theater…

I find it mildly annoying that many personal finance gurus (and their books) are tied to strong religious views.  The heavy-weight champ is, of course, Dave Ramsey.  That dude can find a proverb to support whatever it is that he’s selling.  Then again, one can usually find a bible verse to support whatever one is… Continue reading Money and religion

Hardly insightful; however, I’m often astounded by current technology (when it works).  I just spent a long weekend visiting Colonial Williamsburg.  One of the first sites I went to was Bassett Hall, John D. Rockefeller, Jr’s country cottage.  Chris and I were wondering how the Rockefellers could travel from location to location and still conduct… Continue reading The future is now.

We went to view an apartment today.  And now I’m totally bummed out. Some background: we have been homeowners.  And we have come to the conclusion that homeownership bites.  Bites hard.  With condos, there’s HOA dues and HOA members and HOA management to deal with.  (And speaking as a former president of a HOA, it… Continue reading Home Is Where the Cat Is…

(This musical sprang into my head, and this is the most famous number…  Although I really am shy.) So when I turned 30, my back decided to be lame.  Seriously: right after my 30th birthday, I began to experience chronic, but low-level, back pain.  Just enough to remind me that something’s not 100% but not… Continue reading Sleep. Glorious sleep.

Anyone remember this song? I’ve worked, on and off, for years on figuring out what I want to do when I grow up.  Law school seemed like a good idea: I had okay grades, a fabulous test score, and the support of some wonderful professors.  But I wonder if it delayed the inevitable: I frequently… Continue reading When I grow up…

I love food.  I love to eat, I obsess over foodie culture, I obsess over what to eat. But I hate grocery planning and shopping.  Which we’re in the middle of doing right now (which is why I’m blogging instead).  It really isn’t that hard and we’ve got some basic rules we try to follow:… Continue reading Food, glorious food…

Wow, it’s been about 2.5 years since I blogged here.  Since then, changes in my personal life include: A few jobs (one I hated and wisely did not blog about) Selling the condo Moving into our apartment Starting a business Resuming travel (this time with a focus on my own country) Reconnecting with my dad… Continue reading And… we’re back!

So under-employment (I have been working sporadically) continues.  In the past 8 months, I’ve had about 10 interviews, some of which went very well and some of which were border-line disaster and NONE of which lead to a job offer.  So what have I learned in this process? 1.  I’ve got too much experience.  For… Continue reading What I learned over summer vacation

I’m watching Divine Design.  I wish I could find a Candice Olsen clone in Chicago (although I did read a rumor that her first sewer, Edmund, moved here last year).  Since I’m almost finished with the bedrooms, I’m now free to dream about the kitchen.  In the past 4 years, the only thing we’ve done… Continue reading Dream kitchen