Author Archives: Maxine

This post is way over due but I’ve been lazy what can I say. About a month ago I went to see a show with some friends called “Love, Loss and What I Wore”. As a sidenote: short, very entertaining … Continue reading →

So yesterday I saw my first black mamba. I was walking to work at about 8am from the Blue line, nothing out of the ordinary, just my normal 4 block route to the tower. I was about 1 block into … Continue reading →

No I didn’t actually get to see any actual celebrities while they were filming Superman here last month, but I did get some cool pics around town. They filmed the Daily Planet in my building on one of the floors … Continue reading →

So Michael and I got hungry one day and were too lazy to go to the store. We had seen this little hole in the wall Mexican stand (literally a stand inside a doorway) a few blocks down and decided … Continue reading →

So Michael and I have been doing a 30 day Paleo challenge with our Xfit gym River North Xfit (awesome gym btw). What is Paleo you say? Basically a cave man diet. You can only eat unprocessed meats, veggies, eggs … Continue reading →

So I’m a HUGE UT football fanatic. I went to school there and have serious pride for it, I love me some fooseball. I knew once I moved up here I was going to have some trouble watching the game … Continue reading →

So to get to my crossfit gym I had to learn to take the bus. Easy enough right? Nope. Looking online at the Chicago transit website didn’t really help me figure out what route would take me there, in fact, … Continue reading →

With $1.75 Blatz, Schlittz, and Hamms, the Chip Inn deserves its own post. This Chipp Inn looks like a small house turned bar. It’s cozy, bartenders are super nice, people are friendly and its cheap. No food but you can … Continue reading →

This had become a common question for us in the beginning of our move to Chicago. It was so much easier to walk down the street and grab a bite after a long day then to go to the store … Continue reading →

The El, or the train as everyone calls it in Chicago, consists of a rainbow of colors. Red, Green, Brown, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Purple and of course, Blue, that carry you all around the loop. Blue is the one I … Continue reading →