So, I made a To Do List the last time I went to the Midwest in December and I feel it is only fitting that I make another one for my return to Chicago in less than 2 weeks. I have a feeling this list will be very similar to the last list I made, meaning everything will probably be about drinking, but what the hell I'm gonna go for it anyways. Also, we have a solid group making it to Chicago for this reunion (Annie, G, Tal, Mike, Bobby, Josh, and Jimmy I believe) so I think all the things on this list can be easily completed. So here goes it...
1. Hit up John Barleycorn's in both Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville. I would like to start with a wonderful lunch at JBC in Lincoln Park where I can get there veggie panini with waffle fries and watch all the hott guys in Chicago walk by. G and I decided last summer when we were doing this exact thing that we saw more hott guys jsut walking the streets of Chicago then we had seen all 4 years in Madison. And with the guys out here in San Diego, I am more than positive that I will find about 100x more guys in Chicago than I have ever seen or met in San Diego. But this will only be the first stop, because after enjoying my delicious veggie panini I am going to have to make it down to Wrigleyville so I can hit up the other JBC and their amazing dance floor. I am never much of a drunk dancer (well besides my one signature move which is basically just me humping things), but the dance floor here brings out the true dancer in me. I remember me, G, Sarah, Joel, Mike, and Jimmy killing it on the dance floor here til I'm pretty sure we had to leave because someone was too drunk (Mike maybe?? after he "cheers babe'd" about 100x times at the previous bar and made us go home at 12:30 when he promised we would make it at the bars til 5am....yea that sounds about right). But anyways, I look forward to some great drunk dancing here til hopefully past 12:30 this time.
2. The State bar for the WI football game. Now I have never actually been to this bar for a WI football game, but it is the WI bar in Chicago and I have seen many facebook pics of people drinking there for the games and it looks amazing. I am not sure if it is a day or night game, but as much as I love day drinking for WI games, I think it would be very beneficial if it was at night so we could hit up their amazing drink specials where wells and domestics are free for an hour. I remember coming here with my friend Scott when he used to work there and sitting in a booth and ordering 30 vodka cranberries and lemonades right when we sat down for the 5 of us in the booth. I also remember Annie getting a massive plate of cheese fries just for herself and taking them to a seperate table so she could eat ALL of them by herself.
3. Ride the L or a cab drunkenly back to Mike's place and NOT pass out everytime. This pretty much explains itself but thank God for Gina and Jimmy cause Mike and I are a lost cause on this one.
4. Castaways. Although I think it may be too chilly in Chicago for this one, all I want to do is wander up to Castaways and hear "Don't stop believing" being played by an 80s coverband with a lead singer who thinks he is Bon Jovi with his tight acid wash jeans, cut off shirt, fake tan, and hair.
5. Drink lots and lots of Caribou coffee. I already know all the different orders I have to drink while there. Cold press and an Americano with 2 pumps white chocolate in each, Chai tea latte with a shot of espresso and half water, Ho-Ho Mocha with half the syrup/white chocolate, and if I get a little crazy an espresso Northern Lights cooler (p.s. I'm convinced that they put crack in the white chocolate syrup there cause I honestly dream about it).
So, there is the short list I have compiled thus far, however, as I was brain storming my list I thought I should also make a list of things NOT To Do in Chicago...
1. Go to the Taste of Chicago. I really would like to skip ducking from gun shots and running down the street as people get shot during this trip, so thank god the Taste will not be going on this time.
2. Go to California Pizza Kitchen extremely hungover. As much as I loved attempting to wander around Chicago extremely hungover, I'm pretty sure I could go without sprinting to the bathroom and trying not to throw up all over the restaurant this time.
3. Get into a cab at the end of the night with a driver named Papi. I did love the dance music Papi played, but I think surviving one cab ride with Papi as he ran red lights and drove about 60 mph down busy side streets was about all my life can handle.
Alright, there you have it. I'm sure I missed a lot of Do's and Don'ts but thats all I have for now. I can't wait for this Chicago reunion and I'm sure I will have many more things to add to the lists for my next trip after this one is over!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
I'm back!!
I've been really bad at updating my blog again, probably because Im always drunk, but I am going to try and cut back on the drinking for a little so with all this new spare time I thought I would try to start blogging again (this idea will probably only last for a day or two but atleast Im trying).I haven't written anything for awhile so I thought I would ease myself into the process by being completely unoriginal and copying blog posts that other people have done. So, here are 20 things that you may not know about the life of kretsch....
1. When I was younger I really wanted glasses so I went to the eye doctor and pretended like I couldnt see any of the letters. They then gave me glasses which I could never wear because I couldnt see anything with them on...Sorry mom and dad for wasting your money.
2. I love to go shopping and can probably outshop anyone. I also hate to leave a shopping excursion without any purchases and since I never have any money I always buy a bunch of stuff just so I can bring it home and feel like I bought stuff, even though I will bring it back to the mall a few days later and return it so I can go shopping again.
3. I am a completely different person when you really get to know me. It takes me a long time to get really comfortable with people and once I do you will see a side of me that not many get to witness. For example, my good friends from college find it completely normal when I refer to the hair that sticks up from my head by the name Shamus, and they are not at all weirded out that Shamus writes poems and recites them in his special voice (i.e. his infamous poem "Don't be a poo").
4. If I could eat any foods for the rest of my life and be happy it would be nachos or chili cheese fries.
5. I still love stuffed animals. I used to have to hug and kiss all of my stuffed animals every night before bed because I thought they all had feelings. Although I have gotten over the whole feelings thing, I still have a secret stash of stuffed animals under my bed.
6. If I could do anything with my life I would want to be the person on movies or tv shows who finds music and syncs it with the show. If only I could have figured this out while in college because there is NO WAY I am going back to school.
7. I have 13 ribs....normal people only have 12.
8. I dont really cry and I esp dont cry in front of other people. I remember saying bye to friends in high school or college when everyone was crying and I tried to fake tears and couldnt even do that (Annie consider yourself lucky, you witnessed my one slipup with our goodbye after graduation).
9. Im an extremely messy eater. I should never wear white because I will probably spill on myself within 10 mins of wearing it. This problem is only exaggerated when I drink. I cant even explain what my clothes look like the morning after a drunken bingefest.
10. I used to be super athletic. I played almost every sport and was acutally good....To anyone who met me after I started college, this may seem like a huge shock.
11. I have a huge fear of being late. I will always show up to work or anything atleast 15 mins early and leave myself tons of time to drive somewhere. If im running late to something I start to have a mild panic attack. I blame this fear on sports coaches growing up who screamed at me and punished the whole team if you were even 1 minute late for practice.
12. I have only thrown up 4 times in my life, 2 of which were from drinking. For those of you who know how much I drink and black out, this is truly an amazing feat.
13. I respect that people have different beliefs and views on politics, but dont get me started on gay rights or abortion, but esp. gay rights. Im sorry but there is no excuse for not allowing everyone equal rights and please dont use the Catholic excuse that marriage is meant for only a man and woman. I promise that this conversation will not end well.
14. My biggest fear is that I will be in exactly the same place in life that I am now in 5 years.
15. I've always wanted a pet ferret.
16. I used to play the drums in middle school. I had a whole drumset and was kinda a big deal. I also volunteered to play the drums at church on Sunday and was in my church's bell choir (I was 15 and everyone else in the choir was about 60+....I was really cool).
17. When I was in Kindergarten I broke 4 bones in my face by pulling my hat over my head as I was sleddding and running into a tree. I couldnt leave my house for 2 months because people would be scared of my face and my parents had to cover all the mirrors in the house so I wasn't scared of myself.
18. I write myself "To Do Lists" almost everyday and rarely ever accomplish one thing from them.
19. I always dance as I clean my room.
20. My favorite movie of all time is The Three Musketeers. I remember I watched it 26 times in one year.
Alright, that was much more difficult than I thought it would be. I need to learn how to write and be creative again so bear with me for a little while I try to regain some intelligence. This was just a warm up, but I'm gonna get back on this blogging bandwagon so watch out for more posts to come!
1. When I was younger I really wanted glasses so I went to the eye doctor and pretended like I couldnt see any of the letters. They then gave me glasses which I could never wear because I couldnt see anything with them on...Sorry mom and dad for wasting your money.
2. I love to go shopping and can probably outshop anyone. I also hate to leave a shopping excursion without any purchases and since I never have any money I always buy a bunch of stuff just so I can bring it home and feel like I bought stuff, even though I will bring it back to the mall a few days later and return it so I can go shopping again.
3. I am a completely different person when you really get to know me. It takes me a long time to get really comfortable with people and once I do you will see a side of me that not many get to witness. For example, my good friends from college find it completely normal when I refer to the hair that sticks up from my head by the name Shamus, and they are not at all weirded out that Shamus writes poems and recites them in his special voice (i.e. his infamous poem "Don't be a poo").
4. If I could eat any foods for the rest of my life and be happy it would be nachos or chili cheese fries.
5. I still love stuffed animals. I used to have to hug and kiss all of my stuffed animals every night before bed because I thought they all had feelings. Although I have gotten over the whole feelings thing, I still have a secret stash of stuffed animals under my bed.
6. If I could do anything with my life I would want to be the person on movies or tv shows who finds music and syncs it with the show. If only I could have figured this out while in college because there is NO WAY I am going back to school.
7. I have 13 ribs....normal people only have 12.
8. I dont really cry and I esp dont cry in front of other people. I remember saying bye to friends in high school or college when everyone was crying and I tried to fake tears and couldnt even do that (Annie consider yourself lucky, you witnessed my one slipup with our goodbye after graduation).
9. Im an extremely messy eater. I should never wear white because I will probably spill on myself within 10 mins of wearing it. This problem is only exaggerated when I drink. I cant even explain what my clothes look like the morning after a drunken bingefest.
10. I used to be super athletic. I played almost every sport and was acutally good....To anyone who met me after I started college, this may seem like a huge shock.
11. I have a huge fear of being late. I will always show up to work or anything atleast 15 mins early and leave myself tons of time to drive somewhere. If im running late to something I start to have a mild panic attack. I blame this fear on sports coaches growing up who screamed at me and punished the whole team if you were even 1 minute late for practice.
12. I have only thrown up 4 times in my life, 2 of which were from drinking. For those of you who know how much I drink and black out, this is truly an amazing feat.
13. I respect that people have different beliefs and views on politics, but dont get me started on gay rights or abortion, but esp. gay rights. Im sorry but there is no excuse for not allowing everyone equal rights and please dont use the Catholic excuse that marriage is meant for only a man and woman. I promise that this conversation will not end well.
14. My biggest fear is that I will be in exactly the same place in life that I am now in 5 years.
15. I've always wanted a pet ferret.
16. I used to play the drums in middle school. I had a whole drumset and was kinda a big deal. I also volunteered to play the drums at church on Sunday and was in my church's bell choir (I was 15 and everyone else in the choir was about 60+....I was really cool).
17. When I was in Kindergarten I broke 4 bones in my face by pulling my hat over my head as I was sleddding and running into a tree. I couldnt leave my house for 2 months because people would be scared of my face and my parents had to cover all the mirrors in the house so I wasn't scared of myself.
18. I write myself "To Do Lists" almost everyday and rarely ever accomplish one thing from them.
19. I always dance as I clean my room.
20. My favorite movie of all time is The Three Musketeers. I remember I watched it 26 times in one year.
Alright, that was much more difficult than I thought it would be. I need to learn how to write and be creative again so bear with me for a little while I try to regain some intelligence. This was just a warm up, but I'm gonna get back on this blogging bandwagon so watch out for more posts to come!
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