Jeannette, Jessica, Rachelle :: Signature Room, Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Jessica and Jeannette, two of my best friends from New York, visited this weekend, taking advantage of the cheap airfare JetBlue was offering now that they’re flying out of O’Hare. Highlights of the weekend were having dinner at Volo, meeting up with Scott and Erin for a [...]

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Paul Baker, who has grossed us all out at work with his many injury photos.
Tonight I was walking home after work from the supermarket and I was pretty weighted down. Big heavy backpack on my back: Check. Heavy bag of groceries in one hand: Check. Heavy purse in the other: Check. I came to that [...]

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Allergy Test, Magnificent Mile, Chicago
I gave the allergist that Ray recommended a try yesterday. He was pretty cool. I went in told him what the deal was (ragweed season is upon us), he gave me 26 quick pokes to confirm, let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes*, wrote me 3 prescriptions and I was [...]

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Big Mac, Michigan Ave., Chicago
I was pretty hung over yesterday from having too much fun at the Chicagoist Happy Hour the night before. I was craving grease but in the morning was rushing in for a client call (which got cancelled! guh!) so I didn’t have time to get breakfast. For lunch the urge [...]

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Cousin poses by my bruise seconds after I fell off the deck.. the first time

For much of the trip I was the butt of many jokes because every single day I managed to injure myself. Even when I didn’t leave the condo. On the first or second day in Kaua’i I slipped and fell in [...]

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