Chaely Sleeps Forever

GPOYW: My friend Jenni made me the most beautiful awesome hat...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:16:00 -0500

GPOYW: My friend Jenni made me the most ~~beautiful~~ awesome hat and I’m obsessed with it edition.

I know some of the most talented people.

THANK YOU JENNI! Favorite things!

Nate in early stages of face painting, Halloween 09

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:37:10 -0500

Nate in early stages of face painting, Halloween 09

Dog on vacation: laziest thing ever

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:34:11 -0500

Dog on vacation: laziest thing ever

theblackcat: swangin Best friend, swings & the Howell...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:50:02 -0500

theblackcat:

swangin

Best friend, swings & the Howell cemetary.

Favorite things!

nathandetroit: KCD & I with his sculpture...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:35:23 -0500

nathandetroit:

KCD & I with his sculpture “THINK”.

Favorite things!

Because Being Naked Is Not OK

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:20:40 -0500

I just started playing with this polyvore thing today out of pure boredom. It’s an interesting idea to keep outfits organized, which sounds silly but I often stare at my closet and think, “what in the hell did I wear last year?”

So for fall 09, this is what I call “THE ONLY OUTFIT I WORE UNTIL SNOW CAME” except this is a fancy knock-off of the cheaper things I actually own (except the jeans and a long-sleeved version of that sweater. I have those and I love them.)

I may have

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:39:00 -0500

invitations of a wavy variety.

I may be willing to give them to the first people to email me with a comment or suggestion about this ol’ blog. My address is to the left.

noparkingonthegrass: Reggie a bit grumpy after a bath Reggie...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:21:57 -0500

noparkingonthegrass:

Reggie a bit grumpy after a bath

Reggie gets a bit grumpy after just about everything except eating and pooping.

"Let’s cheers to selling babies or something."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:38 -0500

“Let’s cheers to selling babies or something.”

- Rob, trying to do a shot with Loren

no time for halfhearted goodbyes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:19 -0500

theblackcat:

“i can’t compete with all your damn ideas

and this isn’t working out for you and me

the truth is i’m too tired to play pretend

this is goodbye this is the end”

“last night” motion city soundtrack

i’ve been dealing with the end of a friendship for a little over a year now. i don’t know why, but this song came on randomly today, and it made me feel pretty content with the situation.

I’m proud of you for making your happiness and sanity a priority. Tomorrow let’s have a toast to the awesome people in our lives who make toxic friendships completely unnecessary.

I'm sure I'm not the first person to point this out

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:35:42 -0500

So excuse me for being obvious

But this is a pretty significant moment in social media, mini-blogging, internet networking history, right?

saraliz: (via molls) Not to hate on your pain & suffering,...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:52 -0500

saraliz:

(via molls)

Not to hate on your pain & suffering, but I bet about 2 million other tumblrs are feeling the same way right now. Sistahood.

Roommate of Grand Valley student shot by police pleads guilty to selling marijuana

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:32:31 -0500

Roommate of Grand Valley student shot by police pleads guilty to selling marijuana:

poortaste:

By Nate Reens | The Grand Rapids Press
November 17, 2009, 12:24PM

OTTAWA COUNTY — Conor Bardallis, the roommate of a Grand Valley State University student shot during a drug raid at their off-campus apartment, will face up to four years in prison after pleading guilty this week to selling marijuana to an undercover cop.

Bardallis, 22, sold about three grams of marijuana to an officer on March 11, hours before a regional drug enforcement team entered the apartment and Ottawa County sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Huizenga shot Derek Copp.

Copp, 21, was shot once in the chest when officers knocked at his glass sliding door and he raised his hands to block a flashlight shining in his face. Huizenga, authorities said, had his finger incorrectly placed on his handgun and accidentally pulled the trigger despite the lack of aggressive behavior by Copp.

The 12-year veteran officer pleaded guilty to recklessly discharge of a firearm. Huizenga was placed on probation and allowed to keep his job.

We live in a very damaged state during a very sick time in our history. Society these days is a wild and frightening thing to be involved in.

Tell me what you know about Drupal

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:46 -0500

Tell me what you know about Drupal:

I’ve been reading about it all day and all I can really say is that my eyeballs feel like they’re swimming in a sea of oatmeal that’s sloshing around where my brain used to live.

Any better explanations are welcome. chaelyc @ gmail

Another Keyword Roundup

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:50 -0500

From my google analytics - keep in mind that these are just the ones that make absolutely no sense. I left out all of the keywords about “anal bleaching” and “asian baby singing” since those are obviously topics near & dear to my heart & they shouldn’t surprise anyone:

i fucking miss you you prick

irony ruined everything

miley cyrus zuhair murhad (ed: wha?)

how to break into someone’s house

posthumous sightings of michael jackson

This Burberry trench makes me want to get at least two more...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:03 -0500

This Burberry trench makes me want to get at least two more part-time jobs.

Oh, and a fancy bib to wipe up all of the drool I’d produce every time I walked past a mirror or a window & saw myself wearing that coat.

(via The Sartorialist)

if anyone wanted to actually know the story. 11/11.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:21:38 -0500

tsexrex:

it has been 7 years since the last time that i saw my mother alive. 7 years ago on this day my mother passed away. what that means today, is that i have lived more than 1/4 of my life without her. this is actually a difficult idea to wrap my head around. that doesn’t seem rational.

when my mother passed away, i was 2 1/2 months into my freshman year of college. i was steadily studying for my first trip through finals. i was forming life-long relationships with friends. i was ‘finding myself.’ i was finding my voice as a songwriter, and my ability to contribute to the song-writing process. i was enjoying all of the good-hearted virtues of college life. i was getting actively involved in clubs and organizations. i had left my past of playing music in clubs, drinking all night, smoking cigarettes all night long, etc. behind me. i had given that life up. i was serious about getting serious. i was going to class and getting good grades. my mid-term grades read like this AAAAA.

then…

i missed the two weeks of classes before finals. i never studied for finals. i simply sat in a friend’s dorm room listening to something corporate and playing mario three. i took my finals, as best i could. i tried to study, but it was useless. i was lucky that i had done so well early on, because if not, i would’ve failed every class. i failed every one of my finals. no one gave me a break. no one seemed to understand.

when i lost my mother, i lost my best friend. i talked to her everyday. she went ‘on the road’ as a consultant when i was 15 and lived all over the county. so i was used to her not being around physically, but i talked to her everyday when she was on the road. i visited her in akron, OH, pontiac, MI, Wayne, NJ, Syracuse, NY, Miami, FL, etc.

the weekend before she died, i went home from grand rapids to detroit. i went home simply for a friend of mine’s child’s birthday party. this is not normally a reason to drive three hours. i could’ve simply sent a card. instead i went home to attend this young child’s birthday party. when i got home, i was surprised to see my mother at home.

i arrived on a friday afternoon. the party was on saturday. i spent friday night watching a red wings game with my parents. it felt like old times. i retired upstairs to bed early to allow my parents some free time of their own. the next day i woke up and my parents treated me to a lovely breakfast at our favorite breakfast spot, momma’s kitchen in trenton, mi. after i went to my friend’s kid’s birthday party, my mother and i decided to go see a movie. in a bizarre turn of events my mother suggested that we go see 8mile. she had an odd admiration for eminem ever since she had heard the song ‘cleaning out my closet’ where he romanticizes killing his mother. she, and her siblings, had an interesting upbringing that included a certifiably insane mother that actually committed suicide and in her own head had fired gun shots that had killed each one of her children and her lone grandson at the time, my cousin ron, before turning the gun on herself. she wanted to go see this movie. we had a great time, sneaking in our favorite movie snacks and drinks, and even though i cringed during the sex scene the movie experience was an overall success. i had a great time. she had a great time. it took us both back to the ‘old days,’ when we would go see movies together and usually laugh about how bad they were. everything was great when we got home. i kissed her goodnight and went upstairs as i had done thousands of times before. the following morning i awoke early. i had a commitment early that sunday. i grabbed an individual sized orange juice bottle and was on my way by 9:00am. i kissed her goodbye, told her i loved her, and walked out my front door.

the following morning, on her way to the doctor’s office to figure out what the problems she was facing were, she died at our bathroom sink, while putting in her contacts. a mere 20 some hours since i had last scene her.

i was walking through the student union area of my college, when i saw my father and my cousin standing there looking for me. through tears they told me the news. that was the loneliest 3 hour car ride that has ever happened.

tomorrow i have decided to post 7 good memories of my mother. 1 for every year she has been gone. even the people that know me irl only know that i i love her. most of them do not know why. my goal tomorrow, is to show everyone why.

That’s really sad. And really wonderful. And really sweet and very beautiful.

Tommy has one of the biggest hearts I’ve ever known.

You Come and Go, Michigan Stays With You

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:10:23 -0500

You Come and Go, Michigan Stays With You:

by Anna K. Jonsson

A really good article on generation Y michigan about why Michigan doesn’t totally suck. GYM is an interesting project from Michigan Radio dedicated to finding out why young adults are fleeing and what it will take to stop the brain drain.

Cue ovary explosion in 3… 2… 1…

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:37:08 -0500

Cue ovary explosion in 3… 2… 1…

Would any sane person respond to this?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:30 -0500

I am Mrs. Claire Page sending you a letter from my sickbed in the
hospital. Please contact my lawyer,
Email:(bar-curtisparkinson@gala.net )