10 Things That Made Me Happy This Past Weekend

1. Adele’s soulful “Someone Like You” and, in fact, the entire amazing album. Adele is awesome and so is this video, particularly the intro. Thank you to Shanna Quinn for cluing me in. (I hear the UK is already sick of this song. I don’t care. I still like it. The album just hit #1 on the Billboard charts in the US this week.)

2. The corn nuts at Bangers & Lace. Seriously delicious. (Don’t you like how I can go from soulful to corn nuts?)

3. My new Holga camera, even though I couldn’t figure out how to get the film out after that first roll. Whoops.

4. The Amazing Race. So addicted!

5. The hot & sour soup at Mon Lung on Ashland in the Uke (that’s my new shorthand for Ukrainian Village) and the four generations of family running the place.

6. Red Rooster #1 on Ashland & Chicago in the old Gapinski Pharmacy. Only. The. Most. Awesome. Store. Ever. For photos, check out this slideshow on ApartmentTherapy.com.

7. DamnYouAutoCorrect.com Warning, do not read on public transport. Or in the library.

8. “Like a G6” by Far East Movement. Can’t stop dancing.

9. Molly’s Cupcakes on Clark late on a Saturday night in Lincoln Park, when they’re cranking “Like a G6” and people are playing Scrabble and Connect Four.

10. The guys at Haymarket Pub & Brewery for taking us on an impromptu tour on Sunday. And the team at Bangers & Lace for having such an awesome unique beer list.

…and I haven’t even told you where I had dinner yet…