Everybody will be dancing when we're feeling all right

My friend, Chrissy, visited me from Texas this week! She was passing through Chicago by train on her way to Brooklyn for the summer. She writes a blog too, check it out :)

I tried my best to convince her that Chicago is the best, but the weather and the el did not help my case. However we did find a used bookstore, Bookman's Corner, which sold novels for $1.50! Now I'm armed with Joyce Carol Oates and Toni Morrison for the summer. We also went to Let Them Eat Chaos, a Second City show, and analyzed a couple that seemed to be there on a blind date. She hit up a few other places: the bean, Dollop Coffeeshop, the Art Institute, Molly's Cupcakes, and of course the lovely Northwestern campus.

She left last night for her 24 hour train to NYC. The picture below is how I imagine she sleeps on the train. She's pretty badass.

Post title from Doin' It Right by Daft Punk.

Tell me how I dream

I spent spring break in Nashville on a service trip. And oh man was it good.  If you continue to sit and talk in the parked car after an eight hour car ride home and a whole week of living in one room, then you know it was a really good trip.

Now I have returned to real life. In order to get the peanut butter and pretzels out of my veins from spring break, I'm starting a 3-day cleanse with my friends tomorrow. Including no coffee. World beware.

Post title from Walls by Stars.

Standing in places no picture contains

Milwaukee is actually really great. I loved loved Brady Street. So many cute coffee shops and boutiques in a row of little houses. I also enjoyed some quality bonding time with my friend driving on the road and relaxing at her lovely country cottage :)

Here are some road tripping and entertaining photos from Kinfolk Magazine. I ran across the new edition at Anthro this weekend, and I freaked out. I love the simplicity.

Post title from Learning to Love Again by Mat Kearney.