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About Kristi Zimmerman

When I'm not navigating the interwebs as an internet marketing consultant, I'm either participating in a community theater production, running a local race, scoping out new Indie music or playing fetch with my cat, Bruce.

We love sportz, and Robert Frost knows!

Posted on December 20, 2011

Between the holidays, work and wedding stuffs, I don’t have time for a lot of creative writing these days. SO, why not recycle old moments? This is something I drafted out circa 2008 – with some grammatical updates and other … Continue reading →

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Bridal Shop of Horrors

Posted on October 23, 2011

A haunting tune floods the room as you cautiously glide along rows of white. Taffeta, silk, satin, tool (and a little too much of it, you note), organza and lace tower around you like an army of white stallions. Your … Continue reading →

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C&K Jump The Broom

Posted on September 28, 2011

Here’s something I wrote recently for our online wedding site … About the Bride and Groom (to-be) Kristi and Chris met in the fall of 2009. Kristi’s company purchased a set of career videos from Chris’ company, and Chris was … Continue reading →

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An Ode To Summer ’11

Posted on September 11, 2011

The summer of 2011 was one to remember – the weather balmy and the laughter bountiful. As we roll into a pile of crunchy leaves and wave goodbye, we bring along a trunk of memories that we will reflect upon … Continue reading →

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May I recommend …

Posted on June 16, 2011

1. Zenni Optical – Getcha some swanky eyeglasses for the price of a bean burrito. (Unless you are legally blind without your contacts or specs, then it’s more like the price of 49 bean burritos. I can’t decide what I … Continue reading →

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Urban Yoggers

Posted on June 15, 2011

I promised a brief yet informative blog describing the various characteristics of Palmer Square yoggers, as well as the conclusions I’ve drawn from my haphazard observations of them. I’m sure the promises I casually make on this blog are not … Continue reading →

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I’m tired of blogging. You do it.

Posted on June 4, 2011

James Earl Jones! I’m bored beyond belief! It’s Friday night and I’m sitting on the couch with my fat cat eating fat-free cool whip out of a bowl and reading The Daily Beast. My bud Tara is up for a … Continue reading →

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Being a square

Posted on June 3, 2011

Hullo, big city lights! Whelp (that’s a slang version of “well” … this isn’t a birth announcement! No mammal offspring in the vicinity!), Cdubs and I have officially made the previously mentioned Palmer Square gem our home. We’re finally settled … Continue reading →

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Papa knows best!

Posted on April 28, 2011

Deep-dish delights (DDDs). Cheese-meat-sauce-dough-fat bombs (CMSDFs). Pizza-bowl muffins (PBMs). Italian Sausage-stuffed pies (ISSPs). Baked mozzarella and marinara dream-boats (BMMDBs). Beer’s fatty sidekick / stuntdouble (BFS[s]). Hangover helpers (HHs). Greesy gut-filling friendlies (GGFFs). Whatever pseudonym you (and your appetite) have conjured … Continue reading →

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Nerdisms

Posted on April 14, 2011

I’ve lived in Chicago exactly one year. That’s 12 months. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. (which doesn’t really sound like many minutes …) Although I’ve become a semi-savvy CTA user, a bike rider, an amateur (experimental and not that … Continue reading →

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