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I think I outdid myself for this Gallery night compared to my last Gallery Night post. We started with a free wine tasting at Waterford Wine on Brady Street. Then to Dean Jensen, always our first stop. I park creatively (illegally) to save money, since I'm only there 15 minutes or so. Then to the Grohmann Museum at MSOE for a great exhibit on Bridge photos, plus they always have great food-mostly cheese and crackers and fruit and veggies and sweets. Then to the Marshall Building. The Portrait Society Gallery had the "Eggs Benedict" pope portrait made out of condoms-we met and talked to the artist. On the 3rd floor Mike Brenner was giving out free beer samples-he's preparing to open his new brewery, possibly in Bay View. Then to the ACLU exhibit, the Overpass Light Brigade-had great sarma and some kind of veggie balls.Then went to a free wine tasting at Vino 100 (more creative parking)-the owner of Starry night was there. Next, our dentist had some photographs that her husband made, but, more importantly, turkey and roast beef sandwiches. Last stop was Artworks which my niece Nikki introduced us to. They had purple door ice cream and some cold pizza, since we were there too late. :( Lastly we stopped at the Pfister. The new artist in residence premiered and they had free food in the ballroom. No money spent the whole night, discounting the driving costs and Roger bought some wine, but that's his money. :)
For some reason I didn't have a credit card with any rewards. Both Becky and my friend Liz had one so finally went to Chase on Good Friday and applied for one. I just started using it, so will see how handy it is. I like getting something for nothing. :) We went to Chicago this weekend and ate at a restaurant called Urbanbelly-great Asian food and BYOB!
I just found this article. I'll have to sort out what I can use in my life. I'm currently vacationing in San Francisco-mixing wanton spending and frugalness. We're staying for free with a friend, but spent $500 on planefare! We rented a car using Relay Rides-a car sharing site. Spending way too much on dinners, but are taking public transportation. The New Year reminds me I should get back on track with my physical and fiscal fitness! :)
We started our Friday with a free tasting at Waterford Wine on Brady street-6 tastings to get our Friday going. Then off to Kiku's on Wisconsing avenue. We had a $40 groupon which allowed for much sushi tasting, and of course, some sake to wash it down! Next, we headed to the MKE Art Museum for their MAM after dark event, where the art museum is open until midnight. We took in the French posters and had some free appetizers. We get in free because we are members-the low member fee is well worth it to be able to go anytime we want-and we do! While we were close by we went to Discovery World for their Fish Fry and Flick-free outdoor movie on the lakefront. The movie was Grease Sing-a-long, lots of fun. We also bumped into a vendor we know and got a huge bag of seasoned popcorn free which went well with the movie. Total cost for the night was $12 for extra cost past the groupon at Kiku's.
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Getting ready for our bi-annual trip to San Francisco and wine country and other nearby places. I'm using points to get my flight back, but had to spend real money on the way out. :( The plus is that we always stay with a friend, so cheap lodgings. We buy transit passes to get around. I will update this entry once we head West. Just checked in and upgraded to business class-includes free drinks and baggage and shorter lines. It's cheaper by hundreds of dollars to get coach and upgrade the day before-it's a gamble that there are seats, but I do it just slightly before 24 hours. and snagged some today. ;)
I saw the film “DAY OF BLACK (DIA DE PRETO)” last night as part of the free film series. Unfortunately, the popcorn machine was broken, so couldn't have their great cheap popcorn. Although, I did get free food because Roger was cooking at the public market for a class. :)
I was reading about his book Drop Dead Healthy, the third book in Jacobs' literary "triathlon devoted to upgrading my mind, my spirit and my body". It's inspiring because it's sort of an ordinary guy's quest. The article in USA Today seemed like something I could do. I'll start by not having apple pie today at work-which I've been doing since they keep bringing that stuff in. :) My financial quest could dovetail into his quest-healthy living should payoff with decreased medical bills (which I still haven't gotten from my last medical appointment!).
