ribs and cupcakes

Last night I finally made a trip out to Smoque BBQ.  Aziz and I are trying to make the most of these last few weeks in Chicago, and made last minute plans for some good local eats.  The layout and seating arrangements were interesting, given the class on queuing we both had earlier the day (one line people - it's just more fair!).

Here's a blog post about a cupcake place I hope opens up before I leave: More - featuring savory cupcakes (blue cheese and port, corn with bacon and maple)!

am i a total nerd?

I had assumed most people, if not everyone, would know who George Takei is.  How wrong I was.  Anyways, I went to see him speak at an undergrad Northwestern event, and he was really awesome.  I wonder how Jerry Springer did as the law school's commencement speaker.

books

I'm hoping this summer I'll have a lot of free time lounging around in San Francisco to catch up on some reading.  Here's my short list so far:

The Boat

Profiles in Courage

Mysteries of Pittsburgh

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

blogging

The NYT has an article about blogging, Exposed, that I found really interesting.

Although it's been a long time since I've blogged regularly, I can really relate to many of the feelings of the article's author.  Recently, I've been having a lot of thoughts about how much I miss blogging regularly, like I did in NY, and how I need to start again.  For me, I love the fact that my thoughts are on record, and I can share them with anyone that is interested.

The main conflict for me in regards to blogging is often I think of something that I'd like to blog about, but I don't think it's substantial enough to be interesting so I end up forgetting about it while I am trying to think of more material to add to the potential post.  Therefore, going forward, I will just start posting a bunch of random thoughts as soon as they occur, and break them into smaller posts so that I don't feel pressured into waiting until I have enough content for one big post.

absent minded

I was totally planning on posting something else, but I totally forgot what while I was browsing through pictures of Rashida Jones.  I'll try to remember, but in the meantime - Go Lakers!  Big game tonight!

karen vs. pam

This past weekend, I ended up rewatching Season Three of The Office.  It only reconfirmed by belief that Karen (Rashida Jones) is way way hotter than Pam (Jenna Fischer).

weekend update

I can't help but start with a shake-a-fist update - my U-Pass ran out last week!  The U-Pass is an unlimited CTA pass good for use on the El and Chicago city buses.  I use mine frequently, and was surprised when it was coming up invalid this weekend.  Turns out the pass expired on May 16, even though Kellogg doesn't end until June 13!  Totally a bummer, but after some cost-benefit analysis, I'm gonna bite the bullet and order a Chicago Card.

This past weekend I spent Saturday night at English for a birthday party, and on Sunday our advisors for the India trip invited the class to a dinner at one of their homes.  Overall, it was a relaxing weekend, as I did little work and just ran errands.  

bye bye bans!

I'm sure everyone has heard about the California Supreme Court's overturning of the state's ban on same-sex marriages, but there was another ban that got repealed yesterday as well (although much much much less important).

Chicago Overturns Foie Gras Ban - just one more reminder that I need to visit Hot Doug's before I leave for the summer (the only restaurant where the foie gras ban was enforced).

big game tonight

I think I haven't been this excited about the NBA playoffs in a while (since 2004 maybe?).  tonight is the big game 6 at Utah for the Lakers.  Drama hater that I am, I really really hope we close them out today.  I get so nerve-wracked that a game 7 would render me completely useless.

oh hai (hello in lolcat)

Lolcat - has anyone else heard of this?  My flickr greeting today was in lolcat, so I looked it up and it's actually pretty funny.  I may be inspired to create some Lolcat images myself someday.

With 'LOLcats' Internet Fad, Anyone Can Get In on the Joke