Guess what I did yesterday …
… besides bust into Thriller* at the gym?
Hey. There were some creepos staring at me. So I gave them a reason to stare. Thanks, MJ.
I finished LIVEFIT. Finally. Oh, and I RAN. Yeah. Considering my blog is life + running, I’ve [...]
I’m taking a break from Blend Recapping (don’t worry. there’s more. if you’re sick of it, come back next week when I leave for Austin).
EDIT: I wasn’t going to recap today (I have tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday for that!), but Janetha posted her Friday night recap last night and [...]
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, or know me IRL, it’s no secret that I have a thing for two men who are not Mark: Marky Mark (who I guess IS a Mark) and Marlon Brando.
I will argue that Marlon Brando, in the late ’40s and [...]
Happy Monday morning!
I had a rough start to the day. My shoes fell out of my bag on the way to work on my bike this morning. And it was windy. So I’m windblown and sweaty.
But that’s okay. You know why? Because I have some caffeine in me. And I’ve got a cool [...]
First of all, I have to tell you that last night’s Doomtree show was awesome! And awesomely loud. I brought ear plugs for once. Loudest show I’ve been to. And you know what kind of music I listen to … \m/
The show was SOLD OUT. Which still made for an intimate event at this [...]
Doomtree is a band from the Twin Cities that has one of my other favorite MN artists in it: Dessa.
And guess what? I’m going to see these guys at the M-Shop in Ames tonight. Can’t wait! My friend Seth is doing a Doomtree bender and [...]
So I have this awesome friend that I met through twitter.
I know. I’m a socially awkward geek. So sue me. But he’s an even bigger one, which is where he gets the moniker: Nerdboner.
I met him in person a while back and we got some pizza … and
Mark’s brother-in-law likes MJ probably as much if not more … okay … who am I kidding? Nobody could like MJ more than me.
Anyway, I had a threadless shirt lying around and I decided to make him a pillow out of it. I like how it turned out. I think I like it better [...]
‘Tis the season for Christmas music. Normally I say “Bah humbug” to boring old holiday tunes, but I’m really interested in the She and Him Christmas album. Take a listen!
Speaking of festive, my friend Kelly is having an ugly sweater contest in which Mr. Barnabus Stinson, [...]
Just discovered a really fun folksy band last week. I went to the Jeremy Messersmith concert at the Maintenance Shop in Ames on Friday and the opening act was Jon Drake and the Shakes.
They kind of remind me of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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- 33% disaster
- A Love Letter to a New Year
- Best Body Fitness
- BS in the Midwest
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- Designing Daily
- DIY or Buy
- Freckles and Spice
- Gluten Hates Me
- HEY! Jen Renee
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- Made by a Brunette
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- No Sugar, Sweet Life
- Oatmeal after Spinning
- Oatmeal in my Bowl
- Radical Possibility
- sewzinski
- Sprint 2 the Table
- the hipster housewife
- things we make
- turtle soup
- Yes I Want Cake
READ
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- Bake at 350°
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- made by mike
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