My love of this delicious beer does not stop at the crisp, smooth taste.  The ads below, some vintage, some new, are all awesome and help further my love.

My dream is to be the High Life girl for Halloween but arranging a costume has been a pretty big roadblock.  I even have the plans hatched out to glue a slivered moon to my back.  So let me know if you have a big red dress, cuz I’ll buy it off you.

If these people aren’t living the high life, I don’t know who is!

Actually my dad can rock a popped collar like nobody’s business!  Cuz he’s old school and awesome like that!

Truly a beer for all seasons!

How do you not love this guy?!!

Pet Peeve of the Day: Pabst Blue Ribbon.  GROSS.  And I’m not a hipster nor do I strive to be one. 

Quote of the Day: “I ain’t waitin for the world to change – gonna change the world for you.” –DMB

My life would be nothing without Christmas Vacation, Vacation, European Vacation, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Home Alone.  R.I.P. John Hughes, R.I.P. 

Pet Peeve of the Day: People who litter

Quote of the Day: “Animals think they’re pretty smart, shit on the ground, see in the dark.”  –Talking Heads

Nooooooo.  Just when I was starting to adjust to the 15+ year old 773, Chicago has announced we will be getting a new area code: 872.  That’s right my friends, Marshall Field’s is now Macy’s, the Sears Tower is now Willis Tower, and here comes 872.  RICHIE!  What is our fine city coming to??  Do you really think we are going to get the Olympics at this rate? 

If you think I’m just going to accept this 872 code, you have another thing coming.  I imagine a scene down the road where I meet a really hot, awesome guy.  He gives me his number and it is 872-555-1111.  Guess what amazingly awesome dude who loves the Cubs/Bears/Chesney/the beach/Klinker/Kerouac/Goldschlagger/snow/Chicago, I will NEVER call you. 

I abhor taking calls from 847, 708, and 630 area codes (all suburban), and now I’ll have yet another area code to blacklist.  I do love raging though, so I guess I can thank the telephone Gods for that.  See, there always is a silver lining!

Things I Live For: The Cousin Trifecta, sunless tanners

Quote of the Day: “Being, not doing, is my first joy.” –Theodore Roethke

Perhaps this is no longer a possession as I’m pretty sure it now wears me.  This toe ring is on my right foot, third toe (see pic).  It used to have a friend on my second toe but that slipped off in Lake Michigan about 6 years ago.  I have no clue how long this ring has been on my toe but I am guessing it is upwards of eight years.  It stays on my toe.  All year long.  I do not take it off.  I have not taken it off.  I am now scared to take it off. 

I know that it has not melded to my toe because I can move it around.  But I definitely do not want to see what the skin underneath is like.  Manicurists have tried to take it off to “make me more comfortable” and I quickly have to stop them.  I cannot feel it on my toe; it doesn’t bother me, it’s more like a tattoo now.

If I could recall where I purchased this ring, I would give them knuckles for selling me a durable, presumably affordable product.  This ring has been jammed into runners, dress shoes, and snow boots.  I have walked barefoot through sand, rocks, dirt and grass for more miles than a city girl should.  The ring has not tarnished or rusted so I know I’m dealing with some real .925 shit, which is good because I also don’t recall the last time I had a tetanus shot.

Perhaps everything would be normal and fine if I remove it, who knows.  But I fear that if I take this ring off, my toe will fall off.  Do you remember the scary story you heard as a kid?  The one about the green ribbon around that lady’s neck?  When she took the ribbon off after years of questions about it, her head fell off!!  Lesson learned on that one– the ring stays on. 

Pet Peeve of the Day: Trustafarians

Quote of the Day: “Well the fact that I’m still breathing means that I must have survived and that I lived to go out with my friends again tonight – oh we went out last night.”  –Kenny Chesney

Trivia is just another form of random shit, so you know I love it.  Useless knowledge can help you impress people, or win shots at a bar.  It’s win-win all around.  So try your hand at these questions…. NO GOOGLING!!!  I’ll post the answers in the comments section later today…

1) What is the only sport where neither the spectators nor the participants know the score until the game is over? 

2) There are only three common words in the English language that start with “Dw,” name them.

3) Name the U.S. states with only 4 letters used in their name.

4) How many push-ups do young female recruits have to do in two minutes to pass U.S. Army basic training?  How about their male counterparts?

5) What is the only country in the Middle East that does not have a desert?

Things I Live For: I just discovered Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List… shit is fucking JOKES

Quote of the Day: “I think he let me down when he didn’t disappoint me.” –Fiona Apple