chicago league of lady arm wrestlers

On Tap: Lady Arm Wrestlers

on: tap

Hey, you guys!

I am incredibly thrilled to announce to YOU, my un-loyal audience (and the random Internet users who found my blog through frantic and repeated searches related to the Phillie Phanatic) that I am inviting you all to come hang out with me this weekend. NO, REALLY. Granted, I’ll be dressed up in some ridiculously shiny costume and screeching like a banshee, but it’s going to be fun!

It’s CLLAW X, the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, and yours truly will be out in all her glory, working to earn the much-coveted championship belt. Yes, I realize it sounds like a joke, but I assure you it is not. And I also assure you I have been chained to my manager, who has placed me on a strict diet and exercise regimen. Victory is not an option.

Uh, what?

So, come out Saturday, July 2, at 10 p.m. to Joe’s Bar on West Weed Street. Event info is here. Please take lots of photos and use them against me when I am attempting to start my political career. I’ll try and post some of my own after Saturday.

Cool, kids. See you all then.

xoxo, dunce cap girl

On Tap: New Year’s Resolutions

in: due time, on: tap

“Now we’re there
And we’ve only just begun
This will be our year
Took a long time to come…”
– The Zombies, “This Will Be Our Year”

This video really got me. YouTube user mitm2002 made a short video from his parents’ Super 8 footage and set it to one of my top three most beloved New Year-related songs, The Zombies’ “This Will Be Our Year.” So good.

Anyway. Today is December 29, 2010, which means I am just two and a half short days from saying good riddance to this – pardon the profanity – completely shittastic year. To be fair, 2010 wasn’t totally awful. There were certainly some ups, particularly in terms of my career, and I have some priceless memories with close friends. And, all in all, it looks like 2010 isn’t ending on a sour note (fingers crossed). But there was much heartache, stress, familial trouble, financial trouble, sleeplessness, et. al., and I’m hoping to close this chapter cleanly.

Regardless, I am incredibly excited for the new year. It’s, in so many ways, a fresh start, and, even more toe-curlingly thrilling, it’s one of those pivotal big years for me. There’s my dreamy winter internship, my 21st birthday, a potential big move, another unbelievable internship (perhaps two?!) and graduation! And I know that everyone says this, every year, but this year – This will be my year.

I’ve never made a list of New Year’s Resolutions before – and I’ve certainly never followed the unspoken ones I’ve made – but for 2011, I’ve composed a list of 21 things I aim to do to make my life happier, healthier and more successful. You really ought to see the physical list. I went all out. It’s colorful and covered with doodles and snide comments. I’ll hang that one on my wall and reproduce it (boringly) below.

Two quick notes – I made the list 21 items long in celebration of my big birthday, and I wrote it in third person. Sue me.

Happy 2011 to you and yours. I hope this year brings untold joy and success.

Love,
The Girl

After the jump, The Girl with the Dunce Cap’s 2011 New Year’s Resolutions.

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