Carlos turned on the stereo and the son clave beat of a salsa song started blaring through the speakers. He walked over and took my hand, but, just as he was about to lead me into our first basic step, he turned my arm over...
Is it OK to spend $60 on your dinner if the ballet you are going to was free? I think yes. It all balances out...
1. Only a couple hours after his death, I received this: A MySpace request from "Luciano Pavarotti." It's good to know the dead have their priorities straight. 2. I'm back to wanting to call you every night. I restrain. 3. I forgot the term "Sauté." It still doesn't sound...
1. What I ate at the Taste of Chicago today (lunch + dinner) [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" size="full" ids="77126,77127,77128,77129,77130,77131,77132,77133,77134"] Toasted Ravioli (Tuscany) Crawfish Boil with with Potatoes and Illinois Corn (Lagniappe) Saganaki (Costa's) Catfish Nuggets (Dock's) Fried Dough with Strawberry Topping and Whipped Cream (Volare) Puerto Rican Steak Sandwich on Criollo Bread (Sabor...
So, remember last week when I said that everyone I know named Jen has either gotten engaged or has/is getting married this year? Well, yeah, I forgot one...
1. SummerDance Tonight I went to SummerDance at Grant Park. It's totally awesome. An hour of dance lessons followed by 2 hours of a live swing band all outdoors. Can't beat it. Tonight was East Coast Swing and the Thomas Gunther Jazz Band. Sweetsweetsweet. Of course,...
I had a teacher once tell me that Swan Lake was the most boring ballet to be in because if you were a swan, all you'd do would be stand there and pose. Well, I think Romeo and Juliet would be the most difficult because...
1. Thursday we had out end of season party at work. It was really fun and the food looked great but I didn't get to eat much because it's pretty hard to eat with a plate of food in one hand, a drink in the...
Jen: Which is hotter a guy who can play piano or a guy who can play acoustic guitar? Me: Definitely guitar. Matt: You just said that because I play piano. Me: Yup. Matt didn't think I would post my blind wine tasting score from tonight, but I ought to...
