deck the halls with tons of sneakers

Christmas is almost here! Does it surprise you that this is my version of decorating for the holidays? Handmade decorations are always the best, and even better when it appears that they don’t make sense.At this point, I’m certain that my neighbors think I’m a lunatic. My door is constantly covered with the most odd…

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rub-a-dub-dub, the Allegheny River is a giant tub!

Visiting Pittsburgh is always an adventure. I finally made my way to Primanti Bros., where the french fries abound. In Pittsburgh, sandwiches come with the fries on the inside. Originally that was to make lunches easier for workers in the Strip District to eat on the go. It stuck around because it’s delicious. I also got to see the Rubber…

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uno, dos, tres años!

I’m the type of person who is notoriously bad at remembering dates. Thank goodness for technology that does the remembering for me. Wordpress reminded me this morning that today marks the 3rd year of fortheloveofnike. One thousand and ninety five days ago, I started this blog for fun. After 422 posts and 7,016 of the…

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Missoni Tribute: Butternut Squash Nike

Welcome to your Wednesday Rewind, folks! This is a post from 2011. I was rummaging through some old photos and found this series. Butternut squash and fall and chevron and Nikes and Missoni. Sounds like pure bliss, huh? yep. What do you think I should paint this year?

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memberships to art museums are a girl’s best friend

I recently received the best gift a gal could as for: a membership to the Chicago Art Institute. That means I can go there whenever I want! for free! and bring a friend. AHHHHHHHHHHH! Here are some photos from my latest art filled lunch break. It was fun to see some similarities between my sneakers…

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seeing sights n’at

So this is a cool Dark Knight Rises fun fact: the building in the first few photos is where Batman and Bane fought. (That’s me channeling my inner Bane in case you couldn’t tell. Ha!) The following pictures are from the Carnegie Art Museum. Which reminds me, you should watch the History Channel’s Men Who…

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princess rainbow flower

The first photo above is from a post I made Nov. 17th, 2011. The pictures following are from a few mornings ago. Which one do you prefer? I love filtered light so much. Maybe I should dress up as a giant prism for Halloween. (by the way, my self-proclaimed pseudonym growing up was Princess Rainbow…

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backbones and shoelaces

I love that sweet spot of abstracting something just enough so that you can still tell what the object is but yet envision it as other objects. Hm. That might not have made sense all typed out like that. It sounded right in my head. Tell me what you think about this photo. To me the shoelaces resemble…

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I accidentally got 2 new pairs of sneakers.

Isn’t it beautiful how two pairs of Air Maxes can look so different?

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The Happy Show.

I fell in love with Chicago the day I moved here. Three years later, and I still think this city’s got it goin’ on. Beautiful summer days and free art shows. You have to check out The Happy Show by Stefan Sagmeister in the Cultural Center. It really gets you thinking. I know the sign at the…

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