Not making it to Blog Indiana this year – Day 192

August 19th, 2010 arrows rant, writing arrows No Comments


Written with introspection by Nichole

As a result of not having much extra money due to my not-so-starving artist lifestyle and sheer laziness, I won’t be attending Blog Indiana this year. Come to think of it, I didn’t attend last year either. I was there for its first annual run back in 2008 when my former employer sent me, and [...]

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Why I will never go back to El Salto in Chesterton Indiana – Day 150

July 8th, 2010 arrows food, friends, northwest indiana, rant arrows 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 [...]

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Problems with WordPress 3.0 – Day 140

June 28th, 2010 arrows rant, web design, work arrows 2 Comments


Written with mild anger for ineptitude by Nichole

One of the projects I’m undertaking with my contract work is building a blog that is managed with WordPress. Since 3.0′s unveiling, I haven’t really messed with any of the new stuff or realized the extent of the changes. Just looking at the new default theme TwentyTen was enough to boggle my mind, and not [...]

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The world is my new gym – Day 136

June 24th, 2010 arrows introspection, self arrows 2 Comments


Written with sore quads by Nichole

In typical Nichole fashion, I’ve been feeling guilty about not going to the gym these past couple weeks. Middle of the day (around lunchtime) was my time to work out. I was awake enough from the morning, but not yet tired from the evening. It was a great balance. However, since starting my on-site web [...]

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When a guy tries to grind on you just kick him in the back – Day 111

May 30th, 2010 arrows rant, starving artist arrows 11 Comments


Written with rage by Nichole

I worked a little this morning but then took the rest of the day off to relax and play some video games. I like using my thumbs. Puzzle solving is fun too because when people ask what I’ve done all day, I can at least say I was using some portion of my brain for [...]

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New zine printings, how I despise my new mail carrier and a xerox machine – Day 84

May 3rd, 2010 arrows friends, rant, zine arrows 4 Comments


Written with ZINES! by Nichole

I had looked at laser printers all day yesterday and part of the day today. I didn’t think it would be such an ordeal, one smothered with quick bouts of obsession and uneasiness. Why does making a big purchase always turn me into a quivering sack of bones? WHY? I’ve been looking at printers because [...]

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