Holy Moly

This guy is amazing.

Gators Don't Sweat

Sorry kids. I've been away and horrible at blogging. Life's been insane lately! I have some fun things to share with you, but am having yet another insane day, so for now this is all you get: a promise. A promise that I will be back to blogging my little heart out this week. In the meantime, I bought you this shirt to make up for everything.



You're welcome. Love, Garvey

Homemade Energy Bars!

**Energy bar shown with bite. Professionalism.

I was up in Wisconsin this past weekend and while I was there, I stopped at a little organic grocery store. The woman there was selling locally made energy bars and they were SO incredibly good. I decided when I got home to try and duplicate the recipe. I lost the packaging so I wasn't 100% sure what was in the original bars; and I didn’t measure except by eye, so I can't really tell you how much of everything I put into my bars, but they turned out pretty good! I have some experimenting to do still, but the initial batch was pretty tasty. I sent some to work with the better half and they received rave reviews there (they are good taste testers because I don't feel too awful bad if I make those particular people sick - KIDDING!). The main problem for me is that I put them in the fridge to harden, but once they are out in the warm air for a little bit, they melt apart. How can I keep them together so they are more like a bar? Here's my list of ingredients - all organic and raw. Let me know if you have any suggestions for me!

Almonds
Pumpkin Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Flaxseed and Oats
Sea Salt
Honey
Chunky Peanut Butter

p.s. - ABC has a great article up today - The 9 Unhealthiest Foods You Can Eat At Restaurants

Fried Plantain Near Death..Or Heartburn

Sooooo… I think I had heartburn for the first time in my life last night. Or a heart attack. One of the two. I went to dinner with some friends and had fried plantain enchiladas. Sounds like heartburn, right? But it wasn't burny or acidic. All I know is that I had massive chest pains and thought I was dying. Luckily, the better half felt the need to stop at the grocery store on the way home for some cake (no clue how the hell she stays thin) so she got me some Rolaids and Bayer while I died slowly in the car and yelled at friends who were walking by. I took two Rolaids and two Bayer just to cover all of my bases. I woke up this morning feeling fine. Maybe I almost died, maybe I just need to never eat fried plantain enchiladas again. All I know is that I now can't stop thinking about this commercial:

Revenge of the Skinny Jeans!!!!!!!!

Oh my poor, poor hipster friends. Beware your tight-assed skinny jeans!

Sometimes I hate the Chicago Reader, and sometimes I love it. Today I love it for this blog post.

Apparently the Reader interviewed local Chicago musician Chris Hansen (Pinebender, Head of Skulls) about medical problems he's been experiencing due to his pants being too tight. And Mr. Hansen is not the only one. There seems to be a growing number of people experiencing nerve damage from tight pants. Additionally, the problem seems to be exacerbated by wearing heels so beware ladies! Or gents who dress like ladies! Being a hipster can be dangerous and not just because you look dangerously stupid when wearing non-prescription glasses!!!!!!!!!!

We Won't Back Down

WontBackDown.org

Prop 8 Bust

It's official, the California Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold Proposition 8. I can't say that I'm not incredibly disappointed. On a positive note, they also voted to honor the 18,000+ marriages that were made legal during the small window of time that the state of California recognized equality. Either way, this was going to come back to a ballot vote next year whether we won right now or lost. Hopefully, when it goes back to a vote in 2010, the citizens of the state of California will get off of their asses and do the right thing.

There are protests planned for tonight across the country. Check Join The Impact for more information. If you're in Chicago, people are meeting up at the Center on Halsted at 7:00 p.m. Additionally, Chicagoans, I encourage to stand up now and make your voices heard as our own Civil Unions bill is being voted on this week.