February 16, 2009
No one won the penguin.
Sunday we went to the Chicago Auto Show. There were cars there. We looked at them. I can't decide whether I should buy* the PINK Ford Mustang or the Dodge Challenger. Too many decisions lately...
September 21, 2008
in Chicago Life
I don’t want your sausages creepy train dude.
15 minutes into Season 5 of 24 and already way too many of the good characters are dead. :-( And I'm already crying over one of the characters who I know is going to die later in the season :'( When I run out of clothes...
July 19, 2008
Chicago Sex Tour: Sex in the Windy City
So in typical Val/Emily fashion, this is how our Friday night plans of taking a Chicago sex tour around the city came to fruition: Val: Look Em, Weird Chicago has a sex tour of Chicago! Emily: I'll get the tickets! Really, neither of us needed any convincing that...
June 27, 2008
Taste of Chicago: Day One
The Taste of Chicago started today. So, of course, I have already been...
May 3, 2008
Looptopia 2008
Looptopia is an all-night festival helf once a year in the Chicago Loop. There's a variety of entertainment of various kinds in public spaces around downtown from dusk to dawn. Emily and I went this year and while we didn't stay out all night, we...
April 12, 2008
in Chicago Life
If you come to Chicago…you have to see Chicago…
So, some of Rob's DC friends are in town for a Warhammer competition (stay tuned later for the "Val finds out what Warhammer is post...
March 30, 2008
in Chicago Life
I’ve been here four hours and haven’t heard Bon Jovi…
You know what's awesome? When one of your friends wins a happy hour party at Howl at the Moon. You know what's even awesomer? When at her free party you win your own free Howl at the Moon happy hour :) So Friday was MY Howl...
March 2, 2008
in Chicago Life
Chicago Polar Plunge: Go Jump in the Lake!
I did it. I jumped into a freezing cold Lake Michigan on a cold day in March for the annual Chicago Polar Plunge. When we arrived at the event to benefit Special Olympics, The guy overseeing it all made this announcement: The bad news: it's 49 degrees...