Hey, Are You Going to Eat That? April 6, 2009

I’m sitting here eating ice cream from Coldstone Creamery – coconut ice cream with coconut shavings and crumbled graham cracker pie crust.  I’ve gained 3 or 4 pounds since marathon training has come to an end.  NOTE TO SELF:  YOU CANNOT EAT THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOOD WHILE RUNNING HALF THE MILEAGE.

This problem is compounded by the fact that instead of being in the downtown business district, my new office is now further up north, in a cute, boutique, more residential area of Chicago.  Instead of being surrounded by Taco Bells, McDonald’s, and other greasy staples of corporate food courts, I’m now surrounded by Italian bread cafes, NY-style delis, and hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurants.  Every block around me holds a lunchtime trap.  Dangerous, indeed.

I got a new pair of Brooks Adrenaline 8’s, but the new version is made slightly smaller.  Five miles into my run on Saturday, I started to blister the tiniest bit so it looks like I’ll have to exchange them for a half-size bigger.  Will these shoe trials ever end???

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Fiance and I went to see the musical Rent downtown yesterday (my fourth time – I may or may not be obsessed), and then went to Catch 35 for dinner.  We’ve both had a long, exhausting week so we decided to splurge and treat ourselves with the surf and turf.  I never get to eat lobster, mostly because I’m not a billionaire heiress nor do I live in Maine, so this was a particularly nice treat.

Seared Scallops w/ Szechuan Glaze & Chive Potsticker

The Surf Half

Caramelized Banana Bread Pudding