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June 25, 2007

Trip pics

I posted my pics from Utah and last weekend's beach trip to Port Aransas with the fam.

Utah: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2AcOGzNm2csXUw

Beach: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2AcOGzNm2csXQg

Posted by bethdeth at 06:21 PM

May 15, 2007

You Could Die Out Here

I just got back from my vacation in southern Utah. It was fantastic. I did my first ever overnight backpacking trip and rafted on the Colorado River. Plus, it was HOT outside. Perfect.

As you know, southern Utah is mostly desert, and it is important to take care to always travel with survival essentials such as water (as I realized when the rental car overheated in the middle of Arches National Park). But this sign helpfully provided by our federal government sums it up more succintly:

You Could Die Out Here

I have an even better one from Yellowstone. I'll see if I can dig it out of storage.

Posted by bethdeth at 07:24 PM

May 01, 2007

Some quick hits...

Avec - Try the chorizo stuffed dates with bacon

Hot Fuzz - The build up is a little long, but the last 30 minutes give new meaning to the word awesome

Blood Diamond - Better than I expected. It's Hollywood enough to be engrossing but not enough to be preachy (ahem, Paul Haggis)

Canyon Voyages Rafting Trips - What I'll be doing next week

Posted by bethdeth at 09:21 AM

Shiner Comes to Chicago

A few weeks ago I was riding to work on the bus, still half asleep, and then I saw it. "hi chicago" it read cheerfully in brown script across a yellow background. Was it really? Could it be? I practically ran the four blocks to my office and typed www.shinerchicago.com into my web browser before I had finished sitting in my chair. Shiner Bock in Chicago! Heck, yeah!

And yet, I'm bummed. I was going to take a photo of the billboard that has been making my mornings bearble with my new Canon. But they replaced it with a traditional Shiner Bock billboard on Monday. I figured some other web-savvy transplant would have posted it on a blog somewhere, but so far a google image search has yielded nothing.

Still, I can now ease my pain with a Shiner!

Posted by bethdeth at 09:14 AM

April 25, 2007

I'm Baaaaaack

So, I feel myself becoming disassociated from everyone I know so I'm going to do something about it. No, I'm not going to call or email each of you directly, but I am going to update my blog. My boyfriend and I have been talking about our Myers-Briggs types lately and the traits that come along with each type. I'm an INTP, which means that I do a lot of things in my head -- such as think about making phone calls and writing people -- and forget that it's not the same as doing them in real life. So perhaps the blogging will help.

Ah, but that means I have to write about something. Well, since I live in Chicago, there's always the weather. Currently, it's 45, very windy, and raining. I have a vague memory of warmth from last year but I think it was just a dream.

In (perhaps) more interesting news, I got a big chunk of my hair cut off today. It's now in a bob, just reaching my neck in the back, and a little longer in the front. Because the front is longer, it feels normal if I run my hands through it until I get to the back of my head, when I get a big shock. I can't wait to get the reaction at work tomorrow. But I like it, and it'll be great for the summer.

Going back to Chicago-oriented news, I went to a super-cool jazz club called the Green Mill. I ended up sharing a table with a regular who told me all about the trap doors and secret exits that Al Capone used back in the day. Good times.

Posted by bethdeth at 06:39 PM

August 21, 2006

City View

It's very strange to live in a place where there are seasons. For the first time in my life, August seems like the end of summer, rather than a month that even Satan would find uncomfortably hot. I wore white pants to work today and realized that it would actually make sense to put them away after Labor Day. Madness.

So, I find myself trying to cram as much outdoor time in as I can on the weekends before the unknown experiences called "Fall" and "Winter" appear. On Sunday, I went kayaking on the Chicago River. I paddled right through the city down to Navy Pier. It was too cool. The sky was clear, the water was blue, and the skyscrapers were sparkling. To add an extra touch, planes from the Chicago Air and Water show were looping and diving overhead.

I recommend.

Posted by bethdeth at 07:10 PM

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