It Felt Good To Be Young Again

I always loved game day at the University of Michigan (I graduated in 2006). But last weekend, I had to love game day as a trader.

I was visiting Iowa and had no other choice but to cheer on the Buckeyes (they played Northwestern Saturday night in Iowa City). So, I slipped on my friend's t-shirt and headed to the game. In preparation, I had a massive omelet and a biscuit for lunch.

On the way, we drove past this party bus that had burst into flames on the side of the highway. I never found out if anyone got hurt.

Then, I played bags (I lost horribly) and went to the bathroom in an out-house twice, which was surprisingly painless. That was followed by an hour of dancing on top of a deck that overlooked a house party, with a DJ and all. I mingled a lot there.

We sat 3rd row in the student section, ate chicken barbecue pizza for dinner, went to a couple of bars---I did some more dancing---and crashed on a stranger's couch.

All in all, it was glorious to act young again.

My Fam is Killing Me

I'm back to juicing...at least for three days.

Some of you might remember when I tried the Master Cleanse last year. It was several days of maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper. I hated it and I don't think it worked.

This is easier. Yesterday, I picked up my juices at Peeled on Sheffield in Chicago. I was given six, 16-oz containers of juice that I was supposed to drink all in one day. The price tag was a whopping $70. Yes, you read it right, $70/day for my detox cleanse. Well, at least that's supposed to be how it works. But, as you can see by the picture above, I barely made it through a third of the juice by the end of my first day, which was last night. So, lucky for me, I think the first day of juices will probably last for the entire three-day cleanse. Which is a lot more cost effective.

Last night I slept at my parents house and had to endure their dinner decision. While I sipped on juice, my brother and dad noshed on a Giordano's Pizza. If you know me, you'll also know that's my favorite. It was brutal. But I survived.

I'm on day two right now, let's see if I can make it to three!