Are you serious, Clark?

NEW, DISOLVABLE NICOTINE STRIPS THAT TASTE LIKE CANDY

Seriously? Ok, the things that are legal in this country are seriously getting out of hand. I won't bother with jumping on my soapbox (hemp will save the earth)so I will make this short and sweet. Alcohol harms thousands-its legal. Tobacco harms thousands-its legal. And now I see this? Ok, right, let's make it even easier to consume and more appealing to our youth. Oh well, maybe it will be good for something- I'll carry some in my purse to offer to the person next to me who is smoking while I eat.

The Windy City o' Chicago

So our visit to Chicago was entertaining and tiring. Public transit can be your friend. The rainy days during our stay kept us cool and gave our neighborhood an enchanting vibe. Being our first trip to Chi town we acted as complete tourists, eating tourist food, taking tourist pictures,visiting tourist spots, resulting in tourist blisters. Michigan Avenue was as to be expected. We preferred staying in an eclectic little B&B in Bucktown- When we travel we try to eat affordable food, then give ourself one nice dinner somewhere great to celebrate our trip. We decided to eat at a Cuban place around the corner from our B&B. Romantic and upbeat. Excellent food with a great band to add to the atmosphere. So great that after we left we decided to go back for drinks because we loved it so much.

www.raysbucktownbandb.com

No doilies, lace, or mandatory breakfast times. Not that usual feeling of staying at someone else's grandmother's house like you get at most B&B's. It was everything we expected..and then some. SO friendly and comfortable. I suggest staying there if you are ever in the area. Just far enough away from the madness, its the perfect locale. We loved the neighborhood so much we talked about moving there, 5 seconds before we quickly decided we couldn't tolerate weather any colder than where we are now. Why oh why must you be so mean during the winters, Chicago?

Lazy Saturday

Today the weather was nice so we decided on an afternoon matinee at AMC. The best movie experience EVER. Cinema suites = movie bliss.

And now......time for a Wonka Flashback

"You should never doubt what no one is sure about"

“So much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it.”

“Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple”

"Chewing Gum is really gross, chewing gum I hate the most.”

“Everything in this room is eatable. In fact even I am eatable, but that is called canabalism my dear children and is frowned upon in most civilizations"

"Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!"

"For the rowers keep on rowing / And they're certainly not showing / Any signs that they are slowing!"