On becoming a STEM Mentor – Day 176
August 3rd, 2010 
adventure, mentoring, web design 4 Comments
Written with a good feeling by Nichole
Today I met with Cathie from Discoveries Unlimited for an interview. Not a job interview or anything like that, but for an interview on becoming a STEM mentor. I think she likes me; I’m going in for a day of orientation and a background check on Saturday. I swear I am not a criminal. It’s [...]
Magical adventures at the Chicago Printer’s Ball – Day 172
July 31st, 2010 adventure, friends 5 Comments
Written with ADVENTURE! by Nichole
I had never gone to the Printer’s Ball in Chicago before. Rahsaan and Mary have been a few times, and those few times they always had some pretty great stories to share. There’s always a lot of free reading materials (which I will probably just cut up for zines), lots of people to talk to, [...]
10-year high school reunions still have the same old cliques – Day 166
July 25th, 2010 friends, girls 6 Comments
Written with nostalgia by Nichole
So last night was my 10-year high school reunion. I graduated from Lowell High School on June 11th, 2000 with some honors cords and in the company of my best friends. (I only remember the date because it was my father’s birthday.) In typical Lowell fashion of subpar class, the reunion was at Buddy and [...]
Northwest Indiana girl enjoying the Taste of Chicago – Day 141
June 29th, 2010 friends 5 Comments
Written with a slight sunburn by Nichole
Rahsaan and I ran away to Chicago this afternoon to go to the Taste. Eventually we met up with Chris which is awesome because I really miss Chris and wish quite often she still lived in Northwest Indiana. I had never gone to the Taste before, so I’m glad to have went once in my [...]
Pierre and the red-eyed nightmare – Days 103 & 104
May 23rd, 2010 friends, introspection, self, starving artist No Comments
Written with a lot of thinking by Nichole
After a couple hours of PHP wrestling, I joined in on some Pierre birthday celebration. Mary, Pierre and I went for a small dinner at a Hobart pub overlooking Lake George. At one point we attempted to rent a paddle boat, but it was too late in the evening for that. Eventually we wound up [...]
INsight Design Conference – Day 102
May 21st, 2010 northwest indiana, starving artist, web design 4 Comments
Written with a ton of new contacts by Nichole
Rahsaan and I trekked in my little Cavalier to Faith Church in Dyer for the INsight Design Conference . I’ll be honest, having heard this conference was to be held in a church, I wasn’t expecting much. I pictured a rinky-dink place, much like the churches I was used to, where we had to sit [...]
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I quit my job to be a full-time writer! I'm also a web designer, gamer and a level 12 necromancer-in-training, sort of. I cook like a mo-fo and bake when the mood strikes me. Angel food cake is a specialty. I make choices in life by rolling percentile dice. TV is lame, so I watch Let's Plays. My iPod is filled with video game soundtracks. I support local commerce by shopping local and supporting the emerging artists in my community.
@ripsup I tried those once. I didn't like the decorative beads. That's why I switched the the BloodCup. in reply to ripsup 12 mins ago
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