Illini!? or Huskie!?....Illini!

You knew it was coming… the dreaded post 30th birthday reflective blather note. And this may be a disappointment for you regulars, but I don’t feel as sad as I think I should…I didn't even ...

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I was procuring something and spotted this clip art attached to the webpage.Is it just me ...or is a gaggle of perky, one-legged professionals slightly unnerving to anyone else?

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2011/09/probably-not-contestants-in-ass-kicking.html

so, we're slowly (but surely) moving into our new home. I feel more and more like a grown up every day! ...and it seems like a million miles away from Champaign, IL. ...where the German cockroach...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-you-cant-see-toilet-through-trees.html

We boot a hoose! Let me take a moment to explain what happens when you buy a house...1. First...you take several muscle relaxers.2. Then, you work up the courage to sign your life away / become d...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2011/06/magnificent-crouton.html

520 steps. It is 520 steps from my door to the nearest Starbucks. It is 520 steps to my cup of deliciously calorific coffee-like concoctions. Starbucks was the first place I walked to after my kn...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2011/04/12-weeks-post-op.html

Not much....what's new with you?Hello internetz! It's Kerry!When you haven't posted in nearly six months, there are so many updates that you could write about...where do I even begin?Well, we've ...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/11/youve-got-snew-on-your-shoewhats-snew.html

I think I vaguely recall that I was going to come up with some more travel tips...Uhhhh...*scratches head*Oh...right...Tip #2: Choose an Appropriate Travel PartnerNot to toot my own horn or anyth...

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So, for a very brief time during my posting hiatus, I took a trip abroad with my darling husband, Sethie. Before any big trip, we buy those giant travel bricks books that contain anything that on...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/05/parlez-vous-vacation.html

Holy. Moly. This is the longest I've ever gone without posting. I extend my most sincere apologies.*crickets* Hellllooo? Am I the only one here?Huh. I guess everyone got up and left. No worries; ...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/05/you-look-up-at-your-calendar-at-realize.html

Everyone I know in Chicago is thinking of Kerry as they watch their evening news..."OMG! Poor Kerry is in the thick of Snowmageddon 2010!"This is true. There I am. That's the street we live on. I...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/02/snowmageddon-snowpocalypse-2010.html

You're not outside of my office window today...are you, picketers!?Humph...I might have believed all of those "yes we cans" if you marched in the impending blizzard.

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/02/yes-we-can.html

I have to give some love to "That's Not Art.". According to the website: People post ridiculous "art" to Tumblr. These pieces frequently make it into Popular. I reblog them here and call them out...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/02/wildly-entertaining.html

Every day...for hours and hours... I sit at my desk and listen to workers in a picket line outside my window. Excuse me, Christopher Walken, but even you would agree that this situation requires ...

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Let it be known that Seth and I have a reputation for keeping it classy. We traditionally only frequent places where we can be seen by the "right" crowd. Oh...and they have to have chicken finger...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-honestly-hadnt-finished-my-first-beer.html

Santa came early for me this year! I got to visit my family in Chicago over the Christmas holiday. Hooray! Going back home really brings back memories of my childhood...like those times my mother...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-little-piggy-went-wee-wee-ow-i.html

So Justin is thinking about heading back to school…well…I guess…so am I.I don’t think there’s any doubt about this…I really enjoy being on a campus. Of course, on the one hand, I feel...

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Holy earmuffs, Batman! It's frickin' freezing. Everyday I think about the following bit of trivia as I walk from my office to the train...Question: At what temperature are degrees Fahrenheit and ...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-dont-forget-your-booties-cause-its.html

It’s funny to think about what kind of things you learned in school that you actually use later in life. Of course, all teachers have an incentive to say, “every single lesson is important.�...

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So, I mentioned this in my last post…I’m now a train rider! Not a hard core train rider; I actually only ride the metro for several stops before hopping off and dashing to my office. I must s...

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Have I ever mentioned on here how I hate cars? Okay...that's not exactly true. I don't hate cars; they're a necessary and sometimes efficient means of getting from 'a' to 'b'. I just don't believ...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-fewer-toiletone-fewer-auto.html

So, I chose.Uncle Sam will just have to wait for now. I think I'll be just fine. No worries.

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/10/please-advise-post-to-be-edited-shortly.html

So…for those of you not keeping score at home…I’m moving again. Back to Virginia… but this time, to a straight up thug town called Arlington.The early 1990’s Valley Girl in my head is s...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/10/orange-you-glad-you-dont-have-to-take.html

I love the internet because I can have an extremely vague recollection of a video...so vague that I think that I may have dreamt it, and then spend 30 seconds putting keywords into You Tube befor...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/10/reason-1527696-why-i-adore-internet.html

Today…is my two year anniversary at my current job. Yesterday… I put in my two weeks notice. Tuesday…I accepted a job offer at a university (Officially, the position is somewhat similar to ...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-so-anxious-and-feeling-flushed.html

Once upon a time, there was a hypothetical girl in a hypothetical world. Let’s call her…Carrie. Carrie was an extremely beautiful and intelligent girl (with a killer bod) who always wanted to...

http://crowebar.blogspot.com/2009/09/all-about-carrie.html