Congratulations Mystery Girl
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: National Anthem
Topic: Friends
She got her citizenship today, congrats Mystery Girl!

Lenny Kravitz
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Lenny Kravitz
Topic: Friends
Thanks to Liz, who selected me as the lucky one to go with her, I got to see Lenny Kravitz in a private studio performance in the back room at Shubas (Where we had lunch, which was just so so but the waiter was kind of cute, I thought, I don't think Liz agreed tho). Wow was that cool. He did about 5 or 6 songs and he's like a really nice, down to earth, and attractive guy. Yeah. The music is very good too, and it was interesting to learn about what inspires him and how he creates the music. XRT defintely did a great job with the questions they asked. Then Liz and I chased the bus. Sorry Liz. I have to document dilligently some things so I can remember them to tell about to your kids. LOL. Anyway, Liz didn't want to leave after the show. She and many others wanted to see if Lenny'd come out of the tour bus outside. Anyway, a job person called me and I got distracted from watching Liz watching the bus and at that moment he came out. Then the bus pulled away. Liz wasn't done with him. He had a 5 minute head start on us and Liz wanted to follow the bus. I should really be an FBI agent in Chicago, because we were able to find and catch up with the bus. Am I good or what? It turned into a needle in a haystack, but I guessed where they'd be going, followed them blindly for 15 minutes before we spotted them. Once again, I impressed myself. Sorry I have something wrong with my head today so ignore all my posts tone and boastful attitude. Just keep in mind, this is my blog I can do whatever I want. I got nothing else to be proud of right now, ok? ....

another bike ride
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: On the way to Triathlon
Biked for 1.5 hours. Ave heart rate 155, in zone most of the time. Doing better on the bike, went real far.

Happy B-Day La
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: 50 Cent
Topic: Friends
That song is perfect for this. Anyway, I couldn't get the man to go out on his B-day. I tried and tried. Mad at him. Everyone should go out on their b-day. I should add (get laid)to that too, but heck, when's the last time that happened to anyone, right?

Botanical Bonanza
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Friends
I am very proud of myself. I planned a lovely outing to the Botanical Gardens for today. The only bummer is that Chitra and Priya, who've never been, couldn't make it. And of course, that Reed was out of town. We had a lovely picnic outside, complete with bread, wine, herb olive oil complete with parmesian and lemon and salt and pepper, home-made sushi curtesy of Nao, and lots of picture taking going on. We didn't have time to play games but we managed to cover most of the park between eating, and there were many antics including scaring people. Picture links:

Shailah's pics

bookmark for mine:(check back later)

bookmark for Dane's: (check back later)

Addie's Spoofs :-)

bookmark for Addie's regular pictures

My favorite pictures are where it's all the girls and the guys on the sides and the girls legs are all crossed in the same direction. I planned that one :-) and I love it.

Gina's ma
Mood:  happy
Topic: Friends
ok, so we go online to create gina's ma a match.com profile. and ha ha ha we try to create an account for her and her email address is already used. ha she has one already and gina didn't know ha ha ha.

200!!!!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: On the way to Triathlon
ok, this is fast becoming the general fitness category. anyway i am like really tired cuz i only got 5 hours of sleep nothing new, but like i'm not cuz i think all that red bull from last night is still in the bloodstream.

so i did 200 situps in one sititng just now. see i started with my usual 125... and i kept going cuz i wasn't tired... i was only going to go up to 150 next week... and i just went up by 75!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

how to club in Chicago for free
Topic: Active
Chicago Clubs and how to get in for free or for cheap:

1. Soundbar - soundbar.com to rsvp, soundcard helps.

2. crowbar or transit, email bapresents@yahoo.com with an rsvp.
Usually comp till midnight, $10 after that. Open till 4.

3.narcise greg@narcisse.us

4.ontourage tommyz@tommyzproductions.com

5. rive gauche has free cover till midnight with rsvp at
http://rivechicago.com/email/index.htm get on the list +4, need to
call if more than 4 guests 312-738-9971)

6. whitestar free till 11 - they got COPA night - a night of latin
music, could be fun. Rsvp up to 10 on the site.

7. rednofive rsvp free before 11 on their site

8. zentra hate the club, but one can rsvp on their site for deals like this: FREE ADMISSION 9PM -10PM WITH RSVP
$5 ADMISSION FROM 10PM - 11PM WITH RSVP
$10 ADMISSION FROM 11PM - MIDNIGHT WITH RSVP

Tess is in the hospital
Mood:  down
Topic: Friends
I just got an email from Addie. I was gonna go out but now I'm gonna jump in the shower and get over to the hospital. !!!! again!!!!????

OUCH brick
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: that avesome new U2 song - and I don't normally like u2
Topic: On the way to Triathlon
Wow, I normally don't feel my workouts after them. Boy do I feel this one. My neck, my back, my bootay just like that. That's a song, by the way. So's "Everything Hurts".

Exe time: 1:34:16 in zone 29:39 average heartrate 140, probably cuz it's impossible to keep a real high heart rate on the bike yet... And the running after the brick - well that's tough and there were hills, ok?!? Ok that and I think I was above 140 a lot too. and not like that's bad even... I mean, that's still 70-80% of my heart rate, just means I was doing 80-90% only for 30 minutes. And I think this is actually ok. This is going to hurt in the morning.