Hook Em!s

so there are these giant "art balls" on the steps of east mall.....

why can't ice cream look like ice cream?

America is heavy.

Shouldn't you mold vegetables to look like ice cream?

We don't have problems eating ice cream.

http://spaghettiicecream.com/welcome.htm

Refined...like white sugar

>I watched a co-worker eat her fancy breakfast. It was very refined. English cucumber, white cheddar, topping a slice of toast. It looked so delicious - crunchy, cold, and cheesy at the same time. So we get to talking about this wonderful yet simple treat she's having...

K: you know what this is? Points to the toast
Me: What? Expecting it to be from a local bakery
K: It's Wonder Bread.
Then I told her I'd do this...write about her on sweetyellwcorn.blogspot.com

Running Calendar

Febuary
Feb - Austin Half (done)

 

March

March 29 - Shamrock Shuffle 8K (registered)

 

April

April 4- http://www.runforthecheetah.org/chicago/index.htm#register

April 25 - CARA Lakefront 10 Mile  

 

May

May 23 - Soldier Field 10 (registered)

 

June

June 27 - http://www.frfwchicago.org/ptr2009/

 

July

July 19 - FleetFeet Womans 5, 10K  http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com

July 23 - Terrapin 5k  (registered)

 

Aug

Aug 2 - Chicago Rock n Roll Half-Marathon http://www.rnrchicago.com/

 

Sept

Sept 13 - Chicago Marathon (in Hyde Park) http://www.chicagohalfmarathon.com/

 

Oct

Oct 4 - Bucktown 5K

Oct 11 - Chicago Marathon (Watching and CHEERING!)

 

Nov

Turkey Trot

 

Dec

 

Jan

Houston Half? 

Feb

Austin Half?!!!!

Zico, the other Botox

I tried this Zico, coconut water at the running Expo in Austin...I think I'm allergic to it?! On the day of the race, I woke up with itchy, red, Botox-looking lips. Maybe it works great in hydration and limp plumping.

The other pic is of Brazil's legendary football player, Zico.

Dow ends at lowest close in more than 6 years

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-wall-street,0,4187589.story

The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index suffered the biggest hit Thursday after Hewlett Packard Co. tumbled 7.9 percent after posting worrisome results. The Nasdaq fell 25.15, or 1.71 percent, to 1,442.82.

Yuck...  I am really surprised with HP.  I've purchased at least 12 HP printer cartridges in the last 6 months at $15 a pop.  Sorry Nasdaq.   I could not stimulate you.

Sites of Austin during the Half-Marathon weekend!

The race was awesome and challenging. I'm only saying that now and positively reflecting on the morning since it's over and I'm back in Chicago deeply involved in my daily grind. Running up hills is tough. I don't know what is worse - not knowing the city and the course...or knowing that Enfield is a bitch of a road to run or suddenly finding out that South Congress goes UP when you're heading south. I like how some of the Chi-town runners who travelled down thought Austin was like Wicker Park...except an entire city. Was it all the hipster waitstaff we interacted with? My gosh Medici Coffee, your employees are hipster cute.

Austin Half-Marathon

Opera Dinner

Firecracker Chicken at Opera in the South Loop.

Hottest thing on the menu!

See that stack on the RIGHT??  IT'S ALL RED HOT PEPPERS!

I seriously felt like I hallucinated!  Like the Chili Festival episode on the Simpsons.

I found a trick - order something this HOT and the BF will keep away from eating your food!

What's up NSW?

Another freakin shark attack in Sydney?!  First it was in my favorite place in Sydney - Woolloomooloo!

Another at my favorite beach - Bondi

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/first-shark-attack-at-bondi-in-80-years/1432845.aspx

I thought this below was kinda funny.  He couldn't remember if Lisa was his girlfriend or wife.

"He was in a fair bit of a mess. He said: 'Tell my wife or girlfriend, Lisa, that I love her.' Then he said, 'She's pregnant'. He thought his number was up, I guess."

Don't be koi with me

I experienced my first First Friday at the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Arts) last Friday.  I can describe the experience with few words:  Euro Trash, River North, Meat Market.  The security guard trying to move us away to clear the doorway a few times. Finally, I told her that we have to stay there b/c that is where you see all of the said meat market.  She was amused.

Oh those pesky cell phones...as a friend tried to call me and save me from the sea of First Friday-ers, her cell battery popped out and dove into the koi pond in the ground floor.  oops. 

Snowbird, Utah

Snowbird, Utah. Not the place for beginners to learn. Took the tram up, minus the skis. I couldn't believe how high up the tram went and that people skied down. Wow. Chickadee Run was for me. Learned to turn. Made lots of S's. Excelled in falling. I'm hooked. What a fabulous sport.