I often joke about being an old man. I talk to strangers, I fall asleep in front of the television and I wear a lot of tweed. But there is one old man in particular I truly admire: Bill Cunningham, fashion photographer extraordinaire. Cunningham is responsible for the most accessible part of the New York Times, the "On the Street" fashion column.

Last night at about 11 p.m. I decided I wanted a different Halloween costume. With the fabric stores closed and a weird wind storm happening outside, it occurred to me that it was finally time to go as Charlie Brown’s “ghost” costume from “The Great Pumpkin.” This is a cheap, fast costume if you just got invited to a Halloween party the day of. Take a look! You&# ...

you guys, I'm not dead!! I survived my first Chicago flu...whew! my mom came to visit for a few days, so you know what that means...shopping! we didn't actually buy too much, as my living situation might be changing very soon, but we certainly did a whole lot of browsing. new Ikea rug anyone? the photo isn't the best, but I really liked it in person. it's more true grey, ...

I started my post and forgot to add what would be a LOW or NO abrasive wax/ sealant remover. I have my paint polished damn near perfection and have no need to polish it, at least for a ... for a "bare surface" I think I've read rubbing alcohol works great but that raised my brow:think2. Whats the next best choice for a good remover, keep in mind I'm more than willing to buy more ...

... to offend people who you loathe simply because they’re not like you because you can, because you want to, and because you want to use your religion as an excuse to do that? That’s pathetically low and disgustingly exploitative of your faith in the kind of base, earthly way that pretty much every high brow message of the Bible warns you not to do. ...

... ;s My Car:The Hangover. One is done by Disney and the other is done well with unnecessary amounts of adult content. But we're not here to talk about vampire bondage, we're here to discuss high brow academic texts, like Steven Pinker's The Stuff of Thought: Language as a window into human nature. This is some deep shit. Unless you have any exposure to linguistics, in which case you ...