Why I will never go back to El Salto in Chesterton Indiana – Day 150
July 8th, 2010 
food, friends, northwest indiana, rant 19 Comments
Written with a smidgen of wrath by Nichole
Tonight a good handful of us had a gathering of awesome at El Salto in Chesterton. Some of the fabulous people in attendance included @saan1911, @FoodieMamaNWI, @swedishpancake, @digitalbart, @TV_MA, @2ndwifeanne and other @grossbauer peeps. We arrived at 4:30 on a Thursday. KEEP THAT IN MIND. Not many people. We took our seats, ordered drinks (Blue [...]
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 [...]
We interrupt this writing journey for a freelance web project – Day 100
May 19th, 2010 friends, northwest indiana, starving artist, web design 5 Comments
Written with some freelance by Nichole
I got some work. Granted it will shift around my schedule for two or three weeks (meaning minimal writing and zine time), but it’s very much worth it. The money I make from this project will set me up for a little over two months. I’m excited about that. I want to keep on with [...]
Sunday baseball – Day 97
May 16th, 2010 friends, northwest indiana, web design No Comments
Written with a little sunburn by Nichole
Last season I was a chump and avoided baseball games like the plague. This season I’m trying not to be as lame by going out to support my friends’ baseball team. It was a beautiful day for a game. Sunny, warm but a little windy, so I brought a blanket. I got a little sunburned [...]
Farmers market, chocolate, Indian food, tweetups and WP themes – Day 96
May 15th, 2010 friends, northwest indiana, starving artist, web design No Comments
Written with a big belly by Nichole
That pretty much sums up my day right there. I took part of the day off to go to the Chesterton farmers market, and then after meeting some of my friends up there, we went to eat Indian food at Taj. Greg owed me. I don’t mind being paid in food for the little things [...]
My Sister’s College Graduation – Day 94
May 13th, 2010 family, northwest indiana 1 Comment
Written with pride for my sister by Nichole
I took the day off today to watch my sister graduate college with orange hair and honors cords. She has her undergrad in psychology now, will soon move on to graduate school and eventually obtain her doctorate. It’s wild. Someone in our family wants to be a doctor. And here I was just happy with [...]
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About Nichole the not-so-starving artist from Northwest Indiana
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 They would have to dump the contents of it out first. I guess they could always paint with it like some women do. in reply to ripsup 5 mins ago
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