Summer in Chicago

Wow, it's been a while since I last updated this blog. I've been flat out since I left for LA. LA was a great holiday but I'll tell you about that in a seperate post. This post is about the awesome weekend that I just had.

Friday night's dinner was spent at Mia Cucina. Stay tuned for a review shortly. As is the case in the US, we had a coupon to use there. $25 off the bill. Normally this coupon costs $10 but we had a discount code which allowed us to buy the $25 off coupon for $4. Checkout restuarant.com for more great eating offers.

Saturday was spent at the beach. If you are familiar with the state of Illinois you'll know that it's in the mid west and not on the coast. For the extra knowledgable (or locals) you'll know that whilst there is no ocean coast, Illinois does border lake Michigan. Saturday's temp was around 95degF (33degC) so what better place to go to than Warren Dunes (aka the beach). Technically it's in Michigan but it's only just over an hours drive away. On the way we stopped off at Tabor Hills winery. Not bad wines. They had some interesting cherry wine and some 'fruity' whites. The reds were ok but I think I'm biased to Aussie reds. We then made our way to the Dunes where it seemed like a hidden oasis. Brigitte, Yannis, Peter, Fenwick, Su-Yin and I spent the day out in the sun and in the water. Again not quite the beaches that I'm used to but spectacular by mid-west standards.

Sunday was spent downtown in Chicago. First we went down to Chinatown to buy a wok and associated accessories. Then we made our way to Wired's Nextfest. There were some interesting exhibits, dominated mostly by GE, GM and Motorola. But the highlight of the day was the Taste of Chicago. This annual food fest is the biggest one in Chicago. I managed to sample coconut shrimp, turkey leg, polish dumpings, chocolate dipped cheesecake and turtle cheesecake. Yes I was full at the end.

Check out some of the pics here.

Bring on the summer weather. Friends, food, wine and good times. Bring it all on.

Game 5

What a game. Spurs by 1 in OT. I only picked up the game with 7mins to go in regulation but what a battle. Duncan wasn't playing his best and Billups was all over Parker. But with 1min left to go in regulation the Spurs coach switched Bowen onto Billups. Superb move. But the real accolades must go to Robert Horry. This guy has got clutch. Over 20pts in the 4th quarter and with Spurs down by 2 with 16sec to go in OT he drains the 3. All class this guy. Probably better to head over to The NBA Finals - Where Legends are Born to get the full story.

Dai Pai Pong

Another addictive flash game. This one is really cool. Play Dai Pai Pong.

Killing time @ LAX

First of all I gotta say thank you to Peter for helping me setyp my a1000 for MMS & email. Also haxe a great time in portugal!

So from the subject of this post & the pic you probably have deduced that I'm in LAX. For the Nancy Drews amongst y'all, you must have also deduced that I'm posted this blog from my a1000 smartphone in the LAX domestic lounge.

Well gotta make tracks to Thomas Bradely to meet SY. TTYL!

Happy Birthday Cathie!

Happy Birthday Cathie!! What a way to spend your B'day with a bit of plaster around your arms :)) In addition to wishing you much happiness for another year of your life, I would like to wish you a speedy & full recovery so you can write more about your adventures!