there's a stain on my notebook...

got a lot of livin' to do before i die.

blah, i have been taking pictures of silly things with my phone lately. more worthy for instagram. i'll get back to the real this week. promise. 

love to, love to, love ya...love ya...love ya. 

 b. 

 [black coffee in bed; ernie halter]

can i lay by your side?

can't fight the moonlight...

sushi night with some of my favorite humans. 

b.

[lay me down; sam smith]

good kid, m.a.a.d city.

blank slate...

new apartment sneak peak. more to come... 

 b. 

 [good kid, m.a.a.d city; kendrick lamar]

air made of bricks.

hey there delilah.

we had a little indian food fiesta/vino extravaganza/impromptu whisky tasting at my lovely coworkers last night. with a guest appearance from my favorite little one. 

 b.

[melt my heart to stone; adele]

leave all your loving and longing behind....

...can't carry it with you if you want to survive

db.

we move out in exactly one week.
one year in chicago. done.

b.

[the dog days are over- florence & the machines.]

...and me and my baby got to eat.

back to my ways.

i gave my life to second semester senior year, to my summer position as LEAD coordinator, to moving to chicago, to starting my first full-time job, to taking the series 7/63, to the holidays, to inauguration... i am taking it back.

le blog is back.

b

[20 dollars; angie stone]

feel the heart beat on your ear drum

first picture i ever took.

well not ever, but the first one i took with a big girl cameral....even though it was nicks.

any who, at the age of 13 (one day after my birthday) my dad handed me his camera and asked me to take a picture of 'the cousins' at my uncles funeral in colorado. a whole generation of nicholsons joyful in the fact that we can all be together despite the sad occasion. at the time, i just enjoyed the pseudo responsibility of being the one holding the camera, but six years later as i watched my grandfather and dad unwrap an enlarged framed version at christmas i have a whole new take on the occasion.

photography is about capturing a moment, freezing time and memories. its a super power really.

and for that reason, i am getting back to the core reason i started this blog by bringing the 'picture a day' challenge back. even if no one observes, i will have a virtual time capsule for this trifecta of a year. last semester at The University of Illinois, a summer in europe, and the beginning of my career/life in chicago.

leh go.

b.

[everything man; talib]