"Z" You Later!

Yay, today's my last day at "Z" Frank Chevrolet. That means I'm ready to go back to Carbondale and resume my life as a student/sports writer at SIU.

And by ready I mean I'm totally not packed, yet.

The key word there is yet.

This is gonna be fun. Hope you're along for the ride.

New Layout

You like?

I really don't care. It's stripped down and natural. The way I like it.

No homo.

(Did I do that right?)

Why Do All The Pretty Girls Smoke?

Maybe it's just me, but doesn't it seem like all the pretty girls smoke?

There's nothing like going out and seeing a pretty little twentysomething at the bar and grabbing enough courage (liquid or otherwise) to talk to her ... just to see her go into her purse to grab a cancer stick and light it up.

Honestly it makes me cringe.

And it's not like I hate smokers. My parents are smokers and despite the government's hatred toward smokers (see the increasing taxes on cigs), I've turned out to be quite healthy. And I don't mind that you smoke, it's your prerogative. There's nothing wrong with it, other than some health effects that some people don't even feel.

Still, nothing makes me throw up in my mouth a little than the thought of kissing a girl fresh off a puff. The only time I've been able to do it was when I've been heavily intoxicated. Granted, I've been known to do a lot of things when I'm heavily intoxicated but that's another post for another day.

As my pursuit of the perfect woman continues, I've come to the conclusion that I might have to settle for a girl who smokes and I guess if she has all the other right qualities she's good to go ... still, the thought of a smoke kiss is making me cough right now (seriously I'm coughing as I type and am getting up to get some water after I finish this line.)

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OK, much better!

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In conclusion, it's not like I'm going to eliminate all girls that smoke from the pool of available women. Truth be told, if I found out Erin Andrews or Carrie Underwood or Eva Mendes were sexually and emotionally into me and smoked like a chimney I'd jump for joy and forget that I ever wrote this post.

Well, I'm done with that rant. Y'all take care now!

What's Happened To This Blog?

If you're a regular reader of this blog (and to be honest I'm not sure who you would be at this point) you're probably wondering what's been happening with this blog.

And the answer has been nothing.

A lot of my energy (and postings) have gone over to The Big Dead Sidebar. The site has really popped off recently with the addition of photos, videos and links. Not to mention more posts by myself, Matt Hartwig and the addition of Jon Iaccino have also livened up that part of the blogosphere.

So expect this blog to get personal again. The day in the life of a guy named Lu. Stuff like that.

I was actually working on a post for this blog and it'll get done eventually.

Still expect it to be fun though....hopefully nothing too depressing....lol!

P.S. Go Cubs Go!

MMM....That Was Taste-y

You know what separates Chicago and St. Louis (other than the fact that Chicago has two first-place baseball teams and St. Louis has none)?

It's the Taste of Chicago, that's what!

Seriously, all you need is one street, 60 of Chicago's finest eateries and a few million people to have a good time. And that's only the beginning.

Chaka Khan, Angie Stone, Stevie Wonder and the Plain White T's headline the music acts. The Blackhawks and White Sox were among teams that showed up at the Taste's Sports Stage to show some team and civic pride. And the pretty girls did their best to make the scenery even better!

Oh and did I mention the food?

Eli's turtle cheesecake, Harold's fried chicken, the Chicago Chocolate Company's chocolate-dipped fruit kabob, Ricobene's beef and sausage combo were all among the amazing foods digested at the Taste.

I can't wait 'til next year!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Yay! I turned the big Deuce-Deuce today.

I've been 22 for only 49 minutes and the Cubs have already given me a birthday present.

Yay for the Cubs breaking their longest losing streak of the year (4!) Here's hoping they can win again before midnight, making it two (2!) wins on my birthday.

That'd be sweet!

Peace!

-LuDo

Oh, And By The Way

I hope you like the new look. I like colors, pictures and videos.

I hope you do too because you'll be getting a lot more of that.

Peace!