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Perfect Summer Evening

TheOtherO — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:48:44 +0000

I went for a walk tonight to clear my head and I've been amazed at how tranquil and peaceful the Lake is tonight.

View of the skyline from the harbor

View of the moon from the harbor

View of the moonlight over the Lake

Ivo and Hopper

TheOtherO — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:00:20 +0000

Ivo wanted to see The Art Institute of Chicago's Ed Hopper painting among others so we stopped in before dinner.

Hector’s 1st Deep Dish Pizza

TheOtherO — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:00:18 +0000

Hector enjoyed his 1st Chicago style deep dish pizza and he ate 3 slices!

Downtown Chicago Tour

TheOtherO — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:00:35 +0000

On a beautiful sunny afternoon in Chicago, Ivo and I enjoyed the Chicago Architecture Foundation boat tour and then a stroll through Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Ivo and Omar as Potato Farmers in Chicago

Market Days 2010

TheOtherO — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:00:18 +0000

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Crowded for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Edel & Kristin’s Wedding

TheOtherO — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:00:51 +0000

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Kristin and Edel in the limo

Ivo’s 1st Cubs Game

TheOtherO — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:05:23 +0000

Ivo at Goose Island enjoying a 312 before the game.

View of the scoreboard

Stylized view from seats

Ivo's Post Game Beer

Omar's Post Game Beer

Lakeside

TheOtherO — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:01:48 +0000

Having a relaxing afternoon with Ivo by the lake.

Arlington Park

TheOtherO — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:50:50 +0000

Unsure of what to expect, I found myself truly enjoying an afternoon at the Arlington Park horse racing track and got to see the Stanley Cup again!

Vertigo Sky Lounge

TheOtherO — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:32 +0000

Enjoyed Absolut cocktails at the Vertigo Sky Lounge.

Lazy Afternoon Lakeside

TheOtherO — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:58:15 +0000

City through the trees

Sushi Lunch

TheOtherO — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:30:19 +0000

Yummy lunch!

Bunnies in Bird Sanctuary

TheOtherO — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:21 +0000

Look at the bunnies!

San Juan, PR

TheOtherO — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:53 +0000

Here for work but took some nice pics.

Fun at Big Chick’s

TheOtherO — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:23:59 +0000

Chicago Street Festivals

TheOtherO — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:30:49 +0000

We visited a few street festivals today but nothing compares to Market Days in Boystown.

We also ran into Big Fatty, can you find him?

Bamberg @ BOB

TheOtherO — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:57:03 +0000

On my recent trip to Germany, I visited Bamberg and the coaster I got at BOB is from the smoky beer I drank while there!

EYE on the Street

TheOtherO — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:30:39 +0000

Officially, it won't be unveiled for a few days, this is a part of a downtown art exhibit and is a huge realistic eyeball.

Chicago Pride Fest

TheOtherO — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:34:45 +0000

A couple of pictures from Pride Fest taken with my iPhone 4.

On Halsted

View of Halsted

Fabulous Floor

TheOtherO — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:19:01 +0000

Joy Yee Plus has a fabulous Koi fish river floor and delicious fruit smoothies.

Dim Sum Lunch

TheOtherO — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:18:31 +0000

It's all about the dumplings, they're derishous!

Wilde Friday Cubs Game

TheOtherO — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:21:19 +0000

After an amazing sunny afternoon of somewhat cold Old Style beers, Haig and I enjoyed a memorable Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. I post this as I comfortably sit at Wlide restaurant.

Mayfest Chicago

TheOtherO — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:56:32 +0000

Mayfest Chicago was another opportunity to enjoy German beer and food which I couldn't pass up.

Jujubee in Chicago

TheOtherO — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:30:17 +0000

Despite the very long wait, it was amazing to see Jujubee from RuPaul's Drag Race in Chicago performing at Hydrate.

Check out my pics and a short video from last night's performance.

European Trip 2 Vacation Photos

TheOtherO — Sun, 30 May 2010 19:24:22 +0000

Click on the photo below to see photos from my 2nd European vacation.

Go Cubs Go!

TheOtherO — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:21:59 +0000

Watching the Cubs on this chilly, Chicago evening.

Congratulations, your iPad is here.

TheOtherO — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:53:36 +0000

"Congratulations, your iPad is here."

This is probably the nicest sentence my ears have heard in a long time. I've been on the edge of my seat, waiting to hear these words, with more anticipation than can be healthy. I've been checking my email every 5 minutes for a week and now it seems as though my wish is going to finally come true.

Thanks to Ricardo, (the best friend anyone could ever ask for), tomorrow I'm going to be the proud owner of an iPad 3G!

Duke of Perth

TheOtherO — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:00:01 +0000

Enjoying a delicious Belhaven Stout from Scotland at the Duke of Perth.

Taco Bus

TheOtherO — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:40:41 +0000

Remo recommended we eat at Taco Bus tonight and it was delicious.

Drinks with Ricardo & Josh

TheOtherO — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:00:19 +0000

Had fun with Ricardo & Josh

Dark Lord Day Redux

TheOtherO — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:10:54 +0000

After yesterday's experience at the 3 Floyds Brewery with several brews, we needed to enjoy what we waited 6 hours in line for: some Dark Lord Stout!!

It's amazing and I wish I could have more soon. I'm locking up my remaining bottles for the inevitable "special occasion".

Omar feeling good after some Dark Lord Stout

Haig trying to get every last drop out of the Dark Lord Stout bottle

2010 Dark Lord Day

TheOtherO — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:03:25 +0000

If a friend invites you to Munster, Indiana on Dark Lord Day at 3 Floyds Brewery, do yourself a favor and say, "Yes!"

They only sell Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout on one day a year, you can only buy it at the brewery and you need a "Golden Ticket" which this year was red to qualify to buy a max limit of four beers per person.

I thought we were crazy to arrive at 8:30am but when I saw about 300 people already in line, I changed my mind. More importantly when what seemed like another 500 people got in line behind us, I didn't think it was crazy at all.

I wish the designation of the "official line" was better clarified. In the end, several lines converged into a final line to buy Dark Lord. I don't think it would have been difficult to rope out the official line so anyone else entering the brewery property for the port-o-potties (which also created another perpendicular line to the "official line"), the food, other beers and to buy t-shirts didn't have to conflict with the official line.

I did score my four Dark Lord Stouts, a cool t-shirt which gives me Beer Cred and got to drink some really good craft beer.

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2010 Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout and a Dark Lord Day t-shirt

2010 Cubs Opening Day

TheOtherO — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:08:15 +0000

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Opening Day

Easter Brunch 2010

TheOtherO — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:25:10 +0000

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Omar at El Morro and San Juan Pics

TheOtherO — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:00:31 +0000

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Omar at El Morro

Ricky Martin’s Big News

TheOtherO — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:17:57 +0000

One of my clients said that everyone knew about Ricky Martin but he must have just gotten the memo.

Amazing Mofongo at Ajili Mójili

TheOtherO — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:52:03 +0000

After a very long day, I enjoyed an amazingly delicious Mofongo at Ajili Mójili.

View from San Juan, PR

TheOtherO — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:15:36 +0000

In San Juan, and loving the view.

First 2010 Bike Ride

TheOtherO — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:50:41 +0000

The weather is amazing today so I went for a nice lakeside bike ride.

It's puzzling to me that there is still ice floating in the lake.

Sunny Downtown Chicago

TheOtherO — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:18:09 +0000

It's the warmest it's been in Chicago since early November. It's a gorgeous sunny day and it's one of those days that make me so happy I live in this city.

The Chicago and American Flags

The Monroe Street bridge over the Chicago river

River boat with Union Station in the background

Globe at the base of what I will only call the Sears Tower

Kiss Me I’m Latino

TheOtherO — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:24:47 +0000

Wearing my Kiss Me I'm Latino shirt, I met Haig for a few Guinness.

First, "Wilde" with traditional Irish dancers and then "Monsignor Murphy's"

Top “O” the Morning

TheOtherO — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:46 +0000

CHI-RISH Update

TheOtherO — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:09:04 +0000

Chicago-Irish Update
Good Times, Wish You Were Here

Beer Me, I’m CHI-RISH

TheOtherO — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:18:18 +0000

Enjoying adult beverages at Lucky Lephechaun Pub Crawl

Lakeside Walk

TheOtherO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:43 +0000

Some pictures I took while on a 5 mile walk. I've never seen snow on a beach before so that was surprising to me.

Oscar Ballot

TheOtherO — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:04:04 +0000

This is my 2010 Oscar Ballot, the day after. I'm not thrilled about some if the choices, the Academy made but I guess I'll survive.

Happy Birthday Sorbet

TheOtherO — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:00:12 +0000

The lovely plum sorbet is a great ending to a great dinner

Fancy Dinner

TheOtherO — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:17:59 +0000

About to enjoy dinner at Frontera Grill, where's my drink??

Go ‘Hawks!

TheOtherO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:49:55 +0000

After a filling bite to eat at the West End, I'm at the "Madhouse" hoping the Chicago Blackhawks win tonight

Favorite Birthday Cards

TheOtherO — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:35:21 +0000

1.) Happy Birthday to a hands-on kinda guy

2.) "Imagine getting the best, most perfect gift you could hope for. That's how I feel having you for my friend."