Big Me

While shopping for a friend's baby shower I realized that everything made for babies is cute because it's small. Tiny hats? Adorable. Itty-bitty mittens? Delightful. Little shoes? Squealing with happiness. The small=cute factor applies to many things...but not everything.

Small DOES Equal Cute:
4. Dogs. Unless you step on them.
3. Comical Hats. I wore one on St. Patricks Day, rave reviews.
2. Travel sized anything. Big fan of the toothpastes and shampoos, especially when they are free.
1. Mini-skirts. People like them.


Things that aren't so great in mini-form:
4. Cellphones. 2 tiny 2 text.
3. Bottles of booze. Sure they're cute and great if you need to sneak booze into a sporting event but really, they're quite useless.
2. Mini-sized candy bars. Never satisfying, but 'Fun Size' was a great marketing ploy.
1. Pencils. I hate those useless golf pencils. No eraser?!

Big Me,
Foo Fighters

Too Much of a Good Thing

The new late night Mexican food establishment, "Taco Heaven", has opened (on Johnson Street between Logan's and Tutto Pasta). It's absolutely amazing; judging by the signature dish I tried: Dank Nacho Supreme. Quite possibly the dankest thing I've ever eaten. Now, a newer late night Mexican food establishment next door to Wando's is opening. No clues on the name, but the sign reads "Tacos - Amsterdam, America." It seems to me that these two places are catering to the same crowd-people on campus looking for "munchies." I'm not sure if bar-food-restaurants with similar menus can survive (Example: Love Shack and DP Dough are both closed). Other things that are too much of a good thing:
3. Lil' Wayne rapping on every song ever. He's good, but I would be surprised to hear a rap song without him in it.
2. All You Can Eat Buffets. Seems like an economically good idea at the time, until you are so physically uncomfortable you can barely shuffle over to the dessert options.
1. Facebook friends. Who are all these people? And no, I don't want to take your quiz.

Too Much of a Good Thing,
Alan Jackson

A Real American Hero

A man desperate for Milwaukee Brewers home opener tickets has constructed a house in Miller Park's parking lot. The house is 8-foot-by-8-foot wooden structure with a pitched roof, a door that locks, two windows, an electric outlet, two light fixtures, and carpeting. He plans to survive on "brats, subs and beer for lunch and dinner." Brewers tickets or not, this man sounds like a stand-up guy. He has put way more dedication and effort into something he truly believes in: Brewers, brats, and beer. Hopefully, this story will get big-just like all the other odd things Wisconsin gets mentioned in the national news for.


Real American Hero,
Budweiser Advertisements

I Won't Tell No One Your Name

While talking with a friend about Quaker Steak and Lube's new downtown location she asked "how are they going to fit that there, it doesn't seem like there's enough room." Enough room? Enough room for what? It turns out, this restaurant savvy friend thought Quaker Steak and Lube offered a bite to eat and an oil change while you wait. And while QSL offers atomic chicken wings and has actually trademarked something called "The Lubeburger® , you cannot stop there every 3,000 miles and expect someone to give you one of those new stickers on the inside of your windshield.

Here are other names that could be confusing to this friend or others:

3. Jack in the Box: No guys named Jack in boxes. I looked.

2. Blackmarket: This market offers a variety of colors.

1. Pantyhose: These would be really strange and kinda scary if taken literally.

Name,
Goo Goo Dolls

The Rest is Still Unwritten

Things I do while avoiding paper-writing:
10. Facebook cruise
9. Watch TV
8. Call people on the phone
7. Research vacations I'll never take
6. Cut my nails
5. Wash dishes
4. Hang out with Tuddy
3. Think about writing my paper
2. Read magazines
1. Write blog posts
Unwritten, Natasha Bedingfield

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Things I would like:
2. A coffee mug/thermos that will not spill, tip over, or misfunction. Ever.
1. A car that has large cupholders to accommodate such a mug.

You Can't Always Get What You Want,
The Rolling Stones

Even Out in the End

Today I had a pretty successful day securing some funding for All-Campus Party. But before you start celebrating, you should know I also fell off my stairs this morning, landed on the sidewalk, and scraped my knee.

This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday,
John Mayer