celebratory

My friend Danielle just got a great new job. Last weekend over a celebratory Framboise at Small Bar in Logan Square, she mentioned wanting to go out for drinks sometime this week, with the girls before her 7:30am-5:30 pm hours began.

The Violet Hour is delicious and fantastic, but a bit out of our price range for this Wednesday. The Matchbox is an old standby, but we wanted something a little more intimate and less crowded (an odd mix of terms, eh?)

I figured it was the perfect opportunity to try out Juicy Wine Company. We weren’t dissapointed- I had a delicious grilled cheese and some reasonably priced glasses of Pinot Noir. Natalie got and shared some lemon-thyme brined olives and Danielle got the “Stinky, Creamy, Sharp” cheese plate, which was generously portioned and very tasty. It’s a bit pricy to be the kind of place you can go every day (not that you’d want to go to a wine bar everyday, i’m just saying) , but is worth checking out, especially with a group of friends on a low-key weekday evening.

oh my blog

well it’s 2008. last week was fun that weird week between christmas and new years. it always feels nearly imaginary. and now it’s a new year, at least by my calendar.

on friday sarah and i had a dismal meal at azucar, a tapas restaurant in logan square. i don’t want to knock independently owned businesses, so i won’t, but let’s just say the meal steered sarah and me away from ever really wanting to cook or eat spanish food again. whoops, knocking.

the evening, did however provide for a lot of hilarious photo opportunities, most notably

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on friday gerard and i had a lincoln park adventure!

followed by a styling session for ms. jodie mack.

it was snowing on new years

tony played the piano until 6 in the mornin’ (or 4)

more soon. new years resolution is to find an actual focus for said blog. (eg, this one)

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after a long work week, i met up with my girl danielle at the matchbox.
a great place by my old house.

we talked about our careers and the perils of being a real adult, as well as the advantages. we also talked about creativity, and if part of being truly creative is being a truly irresponsible person who is unconcerned with the bs of paying bills, being on time, etc. we came to no conclusions, but it was an interesting topic to talk about.

critical mass was going on, so it was fun to holler at all the bikers. look, here’s a picture of danielle’s beer.

isn’t she pretty?

here are some gimlets.

here is a deconstructed glass

theresa’s knee and hand

colin seems to be praying to a god of some sort.

gerard and i are in the mob, really

then we went to cafe privata, a restaurant i have never been to, but might start to frequent. i had a sublime steak. the salsa was amazing

said sublime steak

yumyumfunfun

orange you glad?

manicure and pedicure with my ma was just what the dr. ordered.

attracted to the color orange at the moment, which matches my walls, owl painting, and pillows you can’t see on the couch.

ate brunch at the dixie kitchen in e-town. had a delicious meal of poached eggs with artichoke and spinach hollandaise sauce, over fried green tomatoes and corn bread circles… included roasted potatoes and some cheesy grits. delicious.

my wallet got stolen on thursday, and my mom was so generous, i am so thankful.

off to bbqs and biking around tonight.

OH, and if you’re in chicago on the 4th and don’t have plans, come to this:

it’s for the performance collective, happydog, of which i am a proud member.

i am still rocking to mariah. what else is to be expected? her sweet voice with bone thugs’ crazy harmonies? i mean, COME ON!