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lpfreakification · 1 year ago

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2023 Schaumburg Adventure Post!

I'll actually start from the Plan Of Attack I created this morning.

1. Left the house with money given to me from dad.

The default outfit I wore all day (with my lovely assistant + husband, Axel ☺️)

2. Recognized a store clerk I haven't seen in a long time. He was the one who taught me how to buy gas from the counter. ("$.. on pump #... please") I told him how lots had changed the last time I saw him. He asked if I still worked at my old job next door. That was one of the big changes I mentioned: me leaving my old job of 6 years to focus more on school + how I'll be quitting my other job in January b4 school starts again. After a nice bit of catch-up, I filled up my car + went to Target.

3. I was able to stop at Target to find what my brother's fiance wanted: a pair of dumbells. I quickly texted my brother if this brand + set was ok. Thankfully, he answered fast + got a yes. Yes! Not knowing I'd find a set like this, I didn't grab a cart (had a basket instead) + was hauling this with my two arms thru out the store 😵‍💫

Also managed to grab an item of food my brother wanted for Xmas + some grapes for the kickboxing Xmas party.

It was quite an endurance test bcuz an old lady was in front of me. I kept thinking to myself, "damn, I should've grabbed a cart if I knew I'd find this. At least, this is a good workout for my arms."

I was able to set these dumbells on the ground as I waited in line. I lightly scooted my basket as I carried the heavy item 😵‍💫 I was telling myself that if someone asked how I'm doing, I'd say I'd be sweaty.

As I was approaching the next available self-checkout, that's when my coworkers from my old job ran into me with their Starbucks drinks. Hugged one fully + the other carefully bcuz she had Starbucks drinks. Ha, I was right about a person asking how I was doing, + my response was being sweaty 😆 One grabbed a cart for me as they saw my struggle. Once she came back, I was catching up as I was scanning my items. My Plan Of Attack, the coffee for the guys back at my old job, Genshin (Sumeru is gonna be long), + their recent cheer conference 😄 I finished scanning + paying as we parted ways. That encounter cheered me up, too (my reason is on IG Stories). I can't help but remember how much my favorite manager loves his pink drinks X3

(Quickly doodled my favorite manager from memory)

(He's still such a bad@$$! 😍)

4+5 I'll skip bcuz I got everything at Target + used the atm drive-thru. Nothing eventful.

6. I showed up at 1:30. It was locked. I definitely had a good time jamming in the car to Linkin Park's Faint, Cascada's Every Time We Touch, + The Killers' Somebody Told Me as I waited. Didn't take too long until the owners came to open the door + set up. I set down the grapes + jammed to Linkin Park's More The Victim.

[Time out, I need to drown out the sound of praying with loud Linkin Park >B( *does that, starting with A Place For My Head* Much better 😊 Ok, time in 😚]

They were setting up the majority of the time I was there. I set a timer to 45 minutes so I wouldn't lose track of time. I mostly (happy) danced to whatever music was playing in the bg, whether hard or soft.

The best part during my short time was that there was one of my kickboxing classmates dressed up as Santa! He brought some homemade habanero jam with cream chese + crackers. Normally, I don't like spicy foods (despite having a "spicy" personality at times). However, I was a bit curious. I had a bit of heat kicks underneath my tongue. I surprised myself that I liked it??? The Santa classmate was right: my mouth wasn't on fire, + no steam coming out of my ears 😂 He looked like he was happy that I liked it.

[Aw, my speaker died. Faint was next 😭 *listens* Ah, silence. Good.]

There was another dip made from Little Debbie's cakes + Nilla wafers. It was too sweet, even for me, the one with the sweet tooth. Strangely enough, the Habanero jam was more memorable. The sweet dip's 2nd

As I hung out, I checked my phone + saw my very pregnant sister wanting me to pick her up on the way back 🙃 It's not bcuz it's far (it's actually close), it's my fear of driving with passengers ever since... *flashback* My car accident in February 2021? 2022? (the day Russia invaded Ukraine). Long story short, bad weather + got hit in the passenger side, totaling my previuos red car. I was lying to the internet about "losing my car" + kept that a low profile so they wouldn't freak out as much + didn't want unwanted attention. I was like, "Are you sure???" (Clearly still traumatized)

It's too bad people were trickling in by 2:30, aka the time I had to leave. So I said my goodbyes, + left with a plate of food.

(It's a good thing I bought + brought the grapes, or else it would've looked bad, grabbed food, and + not contribute anything)

7. And so, I drove to my preggo sister's place, I switched to the passenger side, + she drove my car back to the house. What a relief! I was so scared of driving a passenger, let alone, the very pregnant sister.

8. The main event: the Schaumburg Adventure Post!

We didn't enter thru our usual entrance at the now-extincted Sears. Instead, it was like the opposite side of the mall. It's like standing in one place + starting to spin around in circles in one direction + then spinning around in the other direction. It feels weird.

1st store I saw was SuperDry. I fell in love with this store when I went to Washington DC in 2018 😍 The hoodie im wearing rn is fron SuperDry. I managed to try on two sports bras. The size 8 is a tight fit but good for keeping my chest in place. The size 12 is a comfortable fit but doesn't secure my chest as well. The siblings weren't too sure of the initial sizes, henced the reason i tried them on. As i was leaving, the preggo sister arrived. I showed her the two items i tried on. Needless to say, I got both.

Urban Outfitters, i got my other brother a candle that says "Magic S***" + two Pokémon card packs.

Next, Sephora. *c+p Twitter post*

"The line at Sephora is incredibly long. It's not my favorite place to be in, considering how anti-makeup I am. I'm near halfway there only to find out that someone already got the thing but didn't mark it as "Bought."

F*** it, imma buy it anyway so my time won't be in vain." - 12/3/2023 4:50 PM SUNDAY...

(I also bought an item online for her, just in case >BP)

Vera Bradley - a black lanyard strap for myself

Too Cool - An Aggretsuko pencil case + more OHSHC stickers 😍

Box Lunch - initially, I bought two bib sets for my future nephew. As soon as I got out of the line, The Blue Eyes White + Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragons pins caught my attention. I went back in line + bought them 😅

Hot Topic - I was looking at the band shirts. Obviously, I was looking at the Linkin Park shirts. I was like, "I already have that one, I already have that one, + oh? I don't have this one o.o" It was the One More Light shirt. What a find for me! And I got loads of pins/buttons. I resonate with the big crying corgi one the most (bcuz this was when I was running low on money).

Mall - I found this timeline that wasn't here b4 😮 Apparently, it's this mall's 50th anniversary. Woah.

I took pics so I could read it later, + there's also a link to all these pics + history:

https://click.simon.com/woodfield-mall-50th-anniversary-lp

Needless to say, A LOT has changed. I think I'll make a separate post on that. I think.

The mall was close to closing.

I traveled towards the old Sears entrance. The Rainforest Cafe is now Peppa Pig World 😢 The 1st floor of the now-extincted Sears is closed off. The 2nd floor has been replaced with "Primark". Combining descriptions of what my sister + dad say, it's like a Kmart version of Forever 21? Idk, I can't really wrap my head around it bcuz it's so new, the vibe + fashion isn't for me, + I'm still holding onto my childhood nostalgia of Sears.

I quickly visited F.Y.E. nearby. It triggered a memory of buying yaoi Manga there. Thus triggered another memory of being a bookstore that had so much more yaoi Manga. My memory has served me correctly of where it was located, but it was too late.

(Noooooooooo!!!!!) The mall was closing up at this point, so some stores were already closed 😞 I could've redeemed myself to get Heavens official blessing, but then again, I haven't touched my yaoi Manga all year long 😨

As I was making my way towards the exit, one last store caught my attention.

Ximi-V - This was where I went ballistic with pen shopping. I had trouble with paying bcuz I didn't have enough, so I put some things back + reduced my purchase by half. In short, I bought 8 pen refills, 6 pens, a multipen, + a mini Zhongli mirror ☺️

(I can only fit 10 pics on a Tumblr post so words will have to do)

Of those 6 pens, one of them was a mystery Genshin pen. Apparently, I grabbed their last one. The character I got was the Raiden Shogun (a very powerful character in the game). A lucky find for me. Although, it looks like I can fit a Zebra Sarasa +/or Pentel Energel ink refill in half of these pens. The barrels look cute, though 😍

I was the last person to meet up with everyone else this time because of how ballistic I was in that last store.

Overall, stores were relocated (like Urban Outfitters), some stores are gone (like where I found the Sora bust last year), + more anime stores are popping up. 🤔 I feel like it'll get overwhelming by the next one or two years. It was a good nice + short visit this time around. Either bcuz we had a short amount of time or bcuz we're getting older, thus getting slower. Oh yeah, there's online shopping, too.

9. We went to City Works to dine. We all had to run to the bathroom b4 we got settled into our seats. The men were hypnotized to the football game on TV, the women were feeling baby's kicks, + I was lost in thought. About my purchases, my plan of attacks, + ideas. Ordered two drinks, my usual amount, + devoured my food. I felt like I wasn't satisfied enough + didn't want dessert. Usually, I drink my 1st drink fast, + my 2nd drink is slow due to the amount of food I just ate.

10. Finally, I will end this post (+ Plan Of Attack) now that I've been home, + been writing this for the past 3 hours 🫠 Time is short. I want to catch up on Genshin b4 I actually fall asleep. I got kickboxing in the morning, too. Ultimate question: How should I go about publishing this to Twitter if Twitter Circles are now gone?

Option 1 - upload link publicly (+ make sure siblings don't see)

Option 2 - dm this to my two favorite mutuals (you guys know who you are 😎)

Option 3 - Figure out some alternative?

Option 4 - don't, + leave it here on Tumblr.

I'll see to this (eventually?)

Nite y'all!

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captain-habit · 3 years ago

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Happy New Year, everyone ★

Here's hoping everyone made it through the holidays alright. It's been a rough past year for everyone, and I'm no different in those regards, but I have some exciting news! Starting this month I'm going to be teaming up with Val’s Vivid Creations to showcase and sell my creations!! They'll be displayed in house at her new salon studio, and I'll keep posting new works here.

Because of the impending physical setup we've got going on, I have made the decision to close my Etsy until further notice. But this doesn't mean that you can't order something from me if you're too long a distance from the Schaumburg area! I will still be doing plenty of custom work, and if there's something that I've posted here that you're interested in purchasing, I'll gladly work something out with you! Onto new adventures, friends.

It's time to carve our own paths and grab life by the horns~ ★

#this is copied from my creation fb page but yaknow #kaz crafts #crooked crow crafts #i'm tempted to change the last word to 'creations' also lmao

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fearsmagazine · 3 years ago

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THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS: Motion Picture Soundtrack

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Features The Music Of Golden Globe-Nominated Composers JOHNNY KLIMEK & TOM TYKWER.

The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on December 17, and the film will be in theaters nationwide and on HBO Max via the Ad-Free plan on December 22, 2021; it will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release.

In addition to Klimek and Twyker, additional remix contributions on the album come from

Alessandro Adriani is producer, DJ, live performer and owner of Mannequin Records – which has won praise from buyers and critics alike for its open-minded blend of on-point reissues, archival collections and fresh productions. He has appeared at festivals such as Berlin Atonal, Dekmantel, ADE, Dimensions, Neopop, Positive Education, Signal and more, and has bi-monthly dates at Berghain and Panorama Bar, a residency he’s held since early 2016.

Marcel Dettmann - a passionate DJ, curator, producer, and one of the faces of Berghain, Marcel Dettmann is recognized as one of the most influential proponents of contemporary Techno.He is a label owner, compilation producer, and His own releases comprise numerous albums, singles and remixes for artists of many genres.

Almost Falling is a new musical endeavour by Esther Silex and Heiko Tubbesing. A project that plays with styles and elements from pop- and electronic music, weaving contemporary paradigm into the songs through mantra-like lyrics. Their live-debut happened to be an extra-ordinary ‘during-lockdown-production’ for ARTE tv in concert in March 2021.

Moderna - the Los Angeles transplant now residing in Berlin who has gained worldwide recognition and underground appeal, is sought after internationally all while touring and running her hybrid label and radio show ‘Brave New Rave’. Her style style is described as a dark heady blend of Techno, Dark Disco, Elektro, and Acid with wrought darkened vocals that has become her signature distinction

System 01 is the collaboration between Johnny Klimek and Paul Browse. Following their first release, which involved a collaboration with acid guru Dr. Timothy Leary, their music was dubbed “intelligent techno” and with the subsequent release of the hedonistic Drugs Work album, it was clear that they had become the new sound of Berlin. Despite the passing of time their music has remained relevant, is still played in clubs, and thanks to Alessandro Adriani will re-released on his Mannequin Records on the 24th January 2022.

Thomas Fehlmann is a major catalyst in the advancement of Berlin techno and the scene's lasting Detroit connection. A Swiss composer/producer who lives in Berlin, Germany, Fehlmann has been active in electronic music since the 1980s and coursed through decades of underground activity dating back to his early-'80s adventures with post-punk band Palais Schaumburg. He is currently active on the Kompakt record label based in Germany. Fehlmann is an on-and-off member of Sun Electric and The Orb.

Esther Silex & Kotelett: Berlin based DJ and producer Esther Silex has an unquestionable status as an impassioned powerhouse with enough West German swagger to create timeless music with equal parts simplicity and beauty. Since the summer 2019 Esther is officially KaterBlau-Resident and part of this legendary Berlin family. Kotelett is one half of the Berlin-based DJ and producer duo Kotelett & Zadak, whose origination, nobody knows for sure. Rumors have it that they once had a common love for sprat fishing and point their fateful meeting to somewhere on the North German Coast.

Psychic Health (Gabriel Mounsey and Devon Steffens ) have been producing their style of cinematic techno and ambient electronic music since 2015. Alongside producing, Mounsey and Steffens perform hardware focused live PA sets, and have had tracks featured in the Netflix series SENSE8. Steffens hosts the Triptronics Research live performance series, and Mounsey works as an accomplished film composer and mixer.

Gudrun Gut’s story spans many years, scenes, and sounds, from the “ingenious dilettantes” subculture of early 1980’s Berlin as part of Mania D, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Malaria! to Matador into an expansive solo catalog of later work. She has founded record labels, been radio presenter and producer, curated festivals, participated on the advisory committee for Musicboard Berlin, and since 2016 part of the artist funding jury of Initiative Musik DE, and performed at The Royal Albert Hall with Âme as part of an Innervisions label night.

Eclectic Youth Influenced by electronic sounds, cinematic landscapes and club-oriented beats, Eclectic Youth (a.k.a. EEOOAAEE) is focused on translating real life’s experiences into dynamic musical pictures to inspire and trigger a new eclectic scene focused on bringing people together. A celebration of all the differences that make us unique and that push us to look for our own kind, twin souls, brothers and sisters, friends, PEOPLE. Free from our egos we will connect and discover a new way to BE.

The Matrix Resurrections (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be available December 17, and the track list is as follows:

1. Opening - The Matrix Resurrections

2. Two and the Same

3. Meeting Trinity

4. It's in My Mind

5. I Fly or I Fall

6. Set and Setting

7. Into the Train

8. Exit the Pod

9. The Dojo

10. Enter IO

11. Inside IO

12. Escape

13. Broadcast Depth

14. Exiles

15. Factory Fight

16. Bullet Time

17. Recruiting

18. Infiltration

19. I Like Tests

20. I Can't Be Her

21. Simulatte Brawl

22. Swarm

23. Sky Scrape

24. My Dream Ended Here

25. Neo and Trinity Theme (Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer Exomorph Remix)

26. Opening - The Matrix Resurrections (Alessandro Adriani Remix)

27. My Dream Ended Here (Marcel Dettmann Remix)

28. Nosce (Almost Falling Remix)

29. Bullet Time (Moderna Remix)

30. Back to the Matrix (Eclectic Youth Remix)

31. Welcome to the Crib (System 01 Remix)

32. Flowing (Thomas Fehlmann Remix)

33. Temet (Esther Silex & Kotelett Remix)

34. Choice (Psychic Health Remix)

35. Monumental (Gudrun Gut Remix)

Neo and Trinity Theme (Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer Exomorph Remix) sees composers Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Deadwood, Run Lola Run) & Tom Tykwer (Director - Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Babylon Berlin), who have worked closely together and co-composed since 1996, reunite with close friend, collaborator, and The Matrix Resurrections Director/Co-Writer/Producer Lana Wachowski. Their 2012 collaboration on Cloud Atlas garnered a Golden Globe Nomination for Klimek and Twyker’s work on the film’s music.

Tom Tykwer discussed the composers’ work on The Matrix Resurrections. “There’s a powerful and distinct musical legacy here. In my opinion, The Matrix Trilogy is one of the great scores of all time. And what’s particularly fantastic about it is that it was also, to my knowledge, one of the first film scores that so implemented electronic music and connected it with progressive late-modern orchestral music. It started a movement, which we are paying tribute to with this music. And yet, this film is playful and emotional with complex development, open in every direction. Johnny and I felt our challenge for the music was to pay tribute to The Matrix lineage and also support this cinematic endeavor of expanding that legacy to explore new direction. That needs to be represented in the music and that is what we are trying to investigate musically.”

Johnny Klimek elaborated, “We spent several months working on material for The Matrix Resurrections, building the main themes, crafting alternative arrangements and electronic variants. We had a lot of fun mixing electronics with classical orchestra. The technology has come so far since I started scoring film.”

The infusion of electronic music into the score ultimately expanded into the inclusion of 11 remixes on the album, and it was an amalgam of inspirations which brought that idea to fruition. Both composers have worked extensively with electronic music, including their work on the celebrated, techno-infused Run Lola Run soundtrack. Further, Lana Wachowski lives in Berlin and is connected to many DJs, remixers, producers and personalities deeply involved with associated with the underground electronic music scene - some of them for more than 30 years - and the well-known Berlin nightclub Berghain. These connections and inspirations organically evolved from a remix idea into the larger inclusion of remixes on the album.

#film news #movie news #soundtrack #the matrix resurrections #watertower music #johnny klimek #tom tykwer #original motion picture soundtrack #science fiction #sci-fi

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nathanialbrock · 7 years ago

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12 Things To Learn About West Loop Chicago

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walterlivine · 7 years ago

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12 Things To Learn About West Loop Chicago

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mikelatterson · 7 years ago

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lpfreakification · 2 years ago

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2022 Schaumburg Adventure Post X)

It's that yearly tradition of going to this certain mall to so some xmas shopping since we were children. I started doing these "adventure posts" on Tumblr somewhere in 2013. I can feel it.

The 1st obstacle was finding a way to carry my winter jacket around. After seeing a quick vid, i followed that, tied it up with my scarf, + using a caribinger(?)/keychain hook-y thing, I attached it onto my super sash :D another genius moment for me X) sure I was weighed down, but being + feeling hands-free was so much more liberating!

Man, a lot more stores from my childhood is gone :( Especially Rainforest Cafe, it's now a Peppa Pig Play World?

The old entrance is boarded up + no more :(

Sears is dead. In case people forgot, there was a car that broke thru this entrance + drove into the mall. I forgot what year that was now but knowing that, low-key, still terrifies me.

There are a lot more anime stores now, I'm surprised. It has been becoming (mainstream) popular since Attack on Titan, I believe. Hardly any Kingdom Hearts items. The only thing I found was this:

An expensive bust of Sora o.0 I immediately showed that to my friends 1st XD X)

I finally got around to buying more hand sanitizers (5 for $8) at Bath + Body Works :)

I found a small bookstore. I saw a book one of my friends loves so much called Heavens Official Blessing + a yaoi manga/mawhwa(??) called "Love Is An Illusion". If its wrapped in plastic = >B)

Bought another yaoi manga at FYE called "Given". Not plastic wrapped but got it anyway :P

Ooo! Theres this one store that has become my new favorite clothes store ever since I went to Washington DC in 2018. Its called "Super Dry" :D Lots of things I like from there + they fit me so well X) I love it! Too bad the only two locations that I know of are far away: here in Schaumburg + at the Fashion Outlets in Rosemont near Ohare Airport.

Half of us are resting rn... next to the play area full of screaming children X( this will pass, this will pass. We'll be eating in the next hour or so. As I let my hunger build, imma paint pretty pictures w/ a few of my watercolors I brought along :)

Until next year XD

Yep!

#life #Schaumburg Adventure Post #Schaumburg

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