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My big artsy thing is interior design. I want to get my Bachelor’s in it but the schooling is hideously expensive (art school only). The recession isn’t helping either. I could get a degree in fine arts in general but I’d be missing a lot in terms of industry-based skills. The school I want to go to is small in terms of how many students there are but is centered right below the largest interior design showroom in the world and is less than a mile from the train station meaning I can’t get lost in Chicago. I become easily lost so the closer it is to where I’m coming from, the better.

If you’ve seen Batman Begins, the monorail scene takes place on LaSalle Street Bridge, which is right in front of where the art school I want to go to (the school is located in the Mart Center). They also shot in Waukegan on the Amstutz Expressway, the “city” right next to mine. The Amstutz goes from Waukegan to Great Lakes Naval Base and it’s been used in a host of movies (Batman Begins, Groundhog Dog, Ocean’s Twelve). So, you’ve seen pieces of what I live near, just not my town (unless, they’ve shot at Six Flags: Great America). The Amstutz is a major road for many of us so you can imagine how annoyed we become when there’s a sign that says “closed for filming.” You can take twenty minutes on 41 to go from Great Lakes to where I live or the five-ten it takes using the Amstutz near the Metra station depending on traffic!

You’re welcome! I could spend HOURS on that site, fo’ real.

I wish I was more adventurous as a teenager! That’s the time in life I feel like you can REALLY get away with crazy colorful looks.

What are your favorite colored liners? I love the ones from Urban Decay.

Great tips! Thanks for sharing these. I always keep makeup wipes handy, too. I can’t live without my MAC ones.

I didn’t know you were an artist! Do you draw, paint, sculpt?

For some reason I can see you doing line drawing since you love manga so much.

Sounds pretty! Plus, I love that you just roll with it. Gotta love that makeup improv.

How have you been? It’s been a while since I’ve talked to ya!