Day 205

Blurb: Epic volleyball fail.

Backstory: Right beyond the haze lies what should have been my first Sunday night volleyball game. Instead central Ohio got hit by major storm, some parts of our area got over three inches. The rain started out slow, just dripping on everyone, our team even had a short warm up before the rain just dumped. It was kind of funny because the place where we play has a small pool with a bar and all the drunk people didn't know what to do with themselves. Because of my schedule I couldn't stay to wait out the rain delay, so this is what I got. So much rain.

Day 204

Blurb: Ribs, I had ribs for lunch.

Backstory: It doesn't matter how hot it is, Columbus is ready to have a festival where you eat outside. Today it was the Jazz and Rib festival down at North Bank, it's the first time I've been to an event in this part of town and it was fantastic. My friend Brian and I went and ate a ton of meat and enjoyed the glowing green grass of the park.

Day 203

Blurb: Happy restaurant week!

Backstory: I love restaurant week, but this time around I haven't been able to hit up as many places. While this is disappointing it's good for my waistline and my wallet, which both have a habit of expanding during this week. Tonight my friend Vanessa (see two weeks ago for Sunday brunch at Lindey's) went to a new Italian restaurant called Cibo. The evening did start out with a fail; we originally planned to go to Moretti's in Upper Arlington but apparently you needed reservations, so we headed to Cibo instead.
I was pleasantly surprised by this little place. It was one of the three we'd passed over to go to Moretti's but it proved its worth. The appetizer I had was some sort of fried risotto with prosciutto, and it was amazing. The texture was fantastic and who doesn't love fried pasta filled with meat. Next was the handmade gnocchi, which was good but not the stand out of the meal. This was followed by a scoop of chocolate hazelnut ice cream that was a nice smooth ending to the meal. If you're looking for a little place to go in northwest Columbus, I'd recommend it especially because the owners are really nice.

Day 202

Blurb: It's getting hot in here and I'm not talking about a Nelly song.

Backstory: Today was a big milestone for the city of Columbus, it's the hottest day we've had since August of 2007. This picture was taken just before 7pm in my car, I know that can skew the temperature but it did reach 97 today without humidity. What's ironic is that I found it much hotter in the morning when I left work than I did in the evening when this picture was taken. Right when I left work around 10am, it felt like a blanket of humidity had been laid over central Ohio.
None of this is me complaining, it's just stating the facts. Unlike the cold weather over the winter, which I lamented, I can deal with the hot weather even when it's like this. Whenever people say you can always put on more layers when it's cold I get mad because I always put on more layers but remain cold. In the summer the heat relaxes your body and the sun stays out more. I would take summer over winter any day of the week, so happy heatwave everyone!

Day 201

Blurb: I don't care that it's over 90 degrees, let's turn on the oven!

Backstory: With mom and dad out of town there's no one here to eat the extra bananas. I'm very particular about this fruit, I won't eat it if it's too ripe or too green; so my window is very small. Three last little bananas have been hanging out in the kitchen and I kind of felt bad about wasting food. I mean there are starving kids in the third world that would be happy to have them. Beside for actually being an adult and eating them there was only one option: make chocolate chip banana bread.
I'm not a fan of normal banana bread because it has walnuts and I do not believe in mixing nuts into baked goods. This is a quick way to ruin a pan of brownies or desert bread. Instead I throw in a cup of chocolate chips and BLAMO, a delicious morning treat that will easily last me through the weekend. I'm pretty excited about eating this for breakfast tomorrow, hopefully the extra chocolate chips I added will make it even tastier.

Day 200

Blurb: Why hello there friend.

Backstory: Right now Columbus is in the midst of a heat wave. We've had four or five days of temperatures in the 90s, which is a technical "heat wave." This means you need to drink lots and lots of water to stay hydrated, plus you need a couple beers on the side to keep relaxed. In this kind of weather I can't drink Sam Adams Summer or any of those non-light beers because they just feel too heavy. So yes, I go for watered down beer. I don't care what you say it is refreshing.
I'm trying to make a very important decision: which light beer will be my "steady." Since I've been able to drink my go to has been Bud Light, but I've seem to have lost a taste for the sweet stuff. Recently I've been ordering a lot of Miller Lite when I'm at restaurants so I decided to bring a six pack home to snuggle up with. So far they've been ok, not really hitting the spot. Next half dozen will be Mich Ultra, which I've had some good experiences with. So lift your glass to this unseasonably warm weather.

Day 199

The worst thing about the day after a trip is what you see here, the mess. I have no clean clothing to wear to work tomorrow, so today it's all about rushing to get clothing for tomorrow. So wish us luck as Sadie, Miller Lite and I are looking to do work son!