The Kong is Back

New York or Gurnee, Illinois...King Kong does not discriminate between his choice tall objects-to-be-scaled.

The (Well Worn) Path Less Traveled

I always thought that if everyone is taking the path less traveled, that eventually it would become well worn. This well worn path is West of Grafton, at the Blue Lotus Farms.

Sesame Street for Adults

Looks kind of like cookie monster, drinks classic martini's and sings karoake as off key as a dog wailing at the moon. I call him Martini Monster; he's brought to you by the letter M and the number 1 too many.

Halloween Spirit...and gifts

I sent Cristina a Halloween package, and she sent me one as well. They both had this bear in them, so we each have one now. Mine's pictured here chillin' in this pumpkin candle holder.

Gong, Anyone?

A shot of the Asian art and furniture store Artasia in the Third Ward.

Birthday Cake

From my birthday dinner at Devon's Seafood Grill at Bayshore. The waiter thought it was clever, I thought it was delicious.

Yep, That's My Co-Worker in a Wine Barrel

At our company outing to Cedar Creek Winery this evening, Erin was drafted to demonstrate how one could get into a wine barrel to clean it out by hand. She was not best pleased, but tried to be a good sport.

Lies. All Lies.

No one washed this sign away from the Harley 105th. Now that's just false advertising.

Where's Waldo?

Hint: He's the transparent one

Fall Foliage 3

Pretty leaves on Oak Creek's Oak Leaf Trail.

Fall Foliage 2

Taken in Oak Creek on the Oak Leaf Trail.

Indian Summer

Yep. It's back being warm and summer-like again. I think mother nature needs to stop PMSing and get with the program: pick a season and stick with it. Maybe I shouldn't complain though, because it's nice not to be wearing a parka in October.

Fall Foliage

It hit rather suddenly this year, going from a toasty 80 degrees down to 50's and low 60's...it's supposed to be warm and summer-like again this weekend. Damn climate change.

Spying on the Neighbors

I live next to an old Victorian home that's used as a law firm, but for some reason they've got a green house in the back... it's kinda hard to tell what they're growing in there, even when it's sunny out. Mostly I just see a little old guy puttering around with potting soil.

Where the Birkenstocks Hang Out

More of Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center.

Blame E.T.

Domino's is just plain running out of excuses.

Laundromat

No fun. No laughter. No joy. Just laundry.

One Super-Large-Giant Brewers Post to Make Up for My Laziness

I scored awesome lower-level tickets to the Brewers' game yesterday against the Phillies in the NLDS (the Brewers were the divisional wild-card in the playoffs this year). I mean, sure, they lost today and therefore won't fight for a chance to go to the world series, but they did kick some butt in the game last night, winning 4-1. Maybe this is stating the obvious, but it was by far the best baseball I have ever attended.

One Last Adorable Kitten Picture

One fat and full kitten (named Jeff, which seems like a random name for a cat) passes out after raiding the Meow Mix.

Walk for the Cure

I raced for the Cure in Milwaukee this year, and wore a little tag in honor of my step-grandmother Susan, who is currently kicking breast cancer in the ass.

Educational Book Store Offerings

It's almost hunting season...

Milwaukee River Challenge

A picture from the women's heat of the Milwaukee River Challenge, a professional crew race that runs up the length of the Milwaukee River and through downtown.

An Ode To Our Indoor Fort (In 2 Parts)

My roommates and I have lived in our apartment for over a month, and we still haven't managed to clean up our moving boxes. Brian and Jill had the amazing idea to construct a fort out of the boxes, but alas, we all lack good old-fashioned follow-through.

It looks like our crazy box-fort will never be realized.

He's Sad Because We're Eating Him

I found this awesome pumpkin-shaped cake pan at that French superstore, Target (with a silent 't'), and proceeded to cook this abomination in it. It looks nothing like a pumpkin, which is probably why the face on it is so sad. Or because we're eating him alive.

Outing

Here's a slice of a picture of Dan waiting to get his pizza served up to him at Classic Slice, one of the reportedly best pizza places in Milwaukee. They serve thin-crust, East Coast-ish pizza that took me back to late nights eating Amore's and Ben's pizza in NYC. The pizza wasn't as good, but the company definitely was.

What A Pair of Nerds

There are no words.

Let's Put the Cat in Things: A Reprise (Part 2)

In a continuation of the wildly popular series, Let's Put the Cat in Things, I bring you one of the Scerpella kittens...possibly the most adorable Cat in a Thing yet. And yes, that's a bowl being held up by two monkeys. In fezzes.

Let's Put the Cat in Things: A Reprise

This Scerpella kitten actually put himself into Dan's sweatshirt, so maybe this doesn't count. Cute never-the-less.

Attack of the Small Furries

Dan's parents have a whole bunch of kittens running around their house right now: they're damn cute, until they try to climb up your leg with their tiny, razor-like claws.

Dan at the Museum

Another shot of the bridge at the Art Museum that juts out over Lake Memorial Drive. I messed up the settings on my camera and caught Dan walking towards me. He looks all ghostlike and blurry like this. He thought he looked a little like a subject for an Edvard Munch painting, but I think he looks like a picture in a trendy art magazine ad.

Night at the Museum

Went for a walk tonight with Dan around the plaza surrounding the art museum. I think it's a shame people don't take advantage of downtown Milwaukee more often because it's really quite gorgeous, with ample green space and benches to relax on. It made for a nice shot, but it's just too bad.

Lunchtime Snack

Just a picture of the Paleta that I had with lunch today. There's a happy little man who comes around in a cart with all sorts of flavors of these made-of-100% fruit popsicles. Naturally, when I heard I could have mango and strawberry at once, I was on board.