Pride 2006
Chicago's Pride Parade was held this past Sunday. It started a bit rainy but the sun finally came out and dried things up just in time for the parade. This year was drama free. We got to see happy drag queens playing frisbee , the usual politicians, and a lot people wearing practically nothing which left nothing to the imagination. It was a good time was had by all!

Metrosexual No More?

In a disgrace to Metrosexuals everywhere, Mike G was caught without product in his hair. The incident happened yesterday morning at the Home Depot call center. Lui5.com believes the picture shown above is one of only a very few showing him without any gel, mousse, or hairspray in his hair. Mike G. had no comment to Lui5.com when asked about the current state of his hair other than, "Dude, I was out late last night."

UPDATE: Save The Goldfish
So I got a response from mayor of Wauconda regarding the e-mail I sent him. Here's hoping that something good will come out of this.

Respone:
"----Original Message-----From: Salvatore J. Saccomanno [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 9:04 AMTo: Luis Subject: Re: Waucondafest Feedback

Luis,

I will speak to those people who run the fest this afternoon and see what can be done. I am sorry your family had to see that. I agree with you completely.

Thank you,

Sent from my Sprint BlackBerry"

Save The Goldfish
After some thinking, I thought it would be best to write the Village of Wauconda about the goldfish incident I had seen last night. I guess I'm really mad about what I saw last night and what better way to get it off my chest then to send village officials a complaint. Here's hoping that they do something about it. Here is the e-mail I sent to all Wauconda village board members:

"To whom it may concern:

On the evening of Saturday, June 24th, I went to Wauconda Fest with some family and friends. We were all having a good time until we walked by the Goldfish Game Booth. What we saw shocked us all. There was a group of teenagers having a contest on swallowing the live goldfish they had won. We were horrified and this one little girl we happened to see watching nearby was crying for the goldfish. This pretty much ruined the evening for us all.

We’ve always had a good time at Waucondafest and village officials have always done a great job in organizing the event. I never had a problem until last night. The practice of having live goldfish at a fair to win as a prize is only the beginning of the tortures these creatures must suffer in the hands of people. I hope a solution by village officials can be found to prevent this from happening next year and make Waucondafest even better next year.

I’d appreciate any help in this matter and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks"

Waucondafest
So last night was a lot of fun. We went over Paul and Rick's house for a BBQ. The food was dry but it was aaaight I guess. Tammy was also over and told us her daughter was hanging out at Waucondafest. We decided to check the fest out. It was actually a lot of fun. We played some games and I won Patrick (from Spongebob Square Pants) in a game of Wack-A-Mole. I was the first one out of 8 people to reach 150 pts!!! High five to myself!!!! Brian played some games but didn't win a thing. We also went on a few rides like the Zipper. It was good time until we saw something which shocked the hell out of us. There at the goldfish game booth was a bunch of high school riff raffs swallowing the baby goldfish they had just won. It was sad but I put it behind me and enjoyed the rest of the night at Waucondafest!

"I sure wouldn't plan a pregnancy with a Carni!" - Overheard at the Waucondafest Carnival.

Las Vega's Burrito
Tonight we went out to dinner at this little hole in the wall joint that Brian and I swore we would never go to for fear of getting food poisoning. Brian's dad's upstairs neighbor's mom owns this small Mexican restaurant 1 minute down the street from us. We decided to meet up with Jerry, Tom and Adam for some dinner there and to our surprise, the food was very good! I had a combination platter and Brian and his dad had the Huachinango (aka Red Snapper). I was a bit surprised when they brought the fish out. I wasn't expecting an actual fish staring up at me. Kinda gross but Brian and his dad loved it. So, if you're ever in the hood I recommend trying Las Vega's Burrito in Glendale Heights, IL.

Whistle Goes Woooo?

OMG, as I was driving in my hood today I could of swore I heard a whistle noise coming from this ghetto ass pimp car driving past me. Did the "Whistle Tip" finally make it to Glendale Heights???

Happy Birthday Thug!!! Happy 36th Juliano! Keep it real brotha!

The Bloody Steak
It seems like it was only yesterday when I cooked this bloody steak out on the grill. I was really freaked out about how nasty it looked and I wanted everyone else to see it. So, I walked upstairs to show a friend of mine and I totally walked in on her changing. We both screamed as we saw each other; she in her underwear and me holding a bloody steak. I don't know what I was more freaked about. The sight of my friend in her pink undies or the bloody greasy steak. We still laugh about this to this day. And that's the story of the bloody steak.

Brian And His Crusty Weiner Never get drunk and fall asleep at a BBQ or you'll get The Weiner!

I WON!
I just found out that I am the winner of a pair of Venetian Glass Earrings from TK Design's Earrings Spring Giveaway !!! Although I am very excited, I don't think I'll be wearing them . It's just not me. This will definitely make a good gift for my momma (my actual mother, not to be confused with Momma from Cleveland who is currently painting a picture of Monterrey for me) or sista. Thanks TK Designs!!!

Oh hellz no, it's here!
It looks like Renee from "The Correl" called it! She mentioned to me just last weekend about the devastation that the Emerald Ash Beetle has caused to the Ash trees in Ohio and surrounding states. She told me the bug was headed my way and sure enough, it's here already! The pesky bug has been spotted 8 miles west of where "I stay", in the town of Lily Lake, IL. This bug has supposedly killed 20 million ash trees in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario, since it first established itself here in the Midwest in 2002. That's just wrong so be on the lookout for this pest and report any sightings to your State Department of Agriculture. [NBC5 Article]

Lucy's Afghan

It appears that the afghan blanket that Renee's aunt made for us now belongs to Lucy. She just loves sleeping on it! I still don't understand how a blanket with a whole bunch of holes in it can keep you warm. Weird!

And while Lucy slept I watched Mexico beat Iran 3-1 in one of the World Cup games played earlier this morning. The streets of Nuremberg, Germany were filled with all my peeps celebrating the sweet victory!!! Viva Mexico!!! [Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero ]

Let The Games Begin!

Here's to a good games. I can only hope that Mexico or Germany go all the way and win it (fingers crossed).

Happy Birthday Renee!

Drunk and the City
...meanwhile in the Upper East Side of Ohio City, Theresa found herself making out with a dog after drinking the night away with Renee and Momma. Click here to hear Theresa's message on my answering machine last night. ---> Theresa Speaks