Creatives at Play + Primula Giveaway Winner!
October 29th, 2012 | Author: Alysha
First and foremost, I hope all my East Coast readers are safe for when Sandy comes (especially Brigitt). My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.
You know how weekends seem to fly by and you don’t know where the time went? Well this weekend wasn’t like that — probably because I had faux 3-day weekend. I mentioned on Thursday that our creative outing was on Friday. Here’s a pic of the cake balls I made (obviously when I dip anything in chocolate I make a huge mess!).
The day started out in a park on Milwaukee’s South Side. We had a pig roast (I did take a picture but I don’t want to risk losing readers, so I’m not showing it). It was borderline freezing, so I dug out all our winter gear to be prepared.
Because my work also has a Madison office, I got to meet some of my coworkers for the first time. Everyone was super friendly, but I was perplexed by one thing. I met a male coworker who happened to be vegan. Although I eat meat, I completely respect everyone’s diets, no matter what they are. Later that morning after asking him about his journey to veganism, I saw him light up a cigarette. This was something that completely shocked me.
I just assumed that if you were vegan, than you’d be healthy in all aspects of your life. What do you think? Does the good outweigh the bad?
After the park, we headed to Koz’s for mini bowling. I used to be on a bowling league in 7th grade, and I think my highest score was a 156. I obviously rock at mini bowling because my first game I bowled a 197.
Koz’s also has a bar, which is where the lion watches over patrons. My coworker asked the bartender how it got there and she said her husband shot the lion in the 1970s near a farm. Apparently he thought it was a mountain lion. When he found out it was a lion lion, he hid the dead animal in his closet for 30 years. You can still see the bullet hole in its left shoulder.
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sounds like such a fun weekend! sandy hasn’t really done any damage here, just put people in total freak out mode. haha
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let’s hope it stays that way!
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Thank you so much for the well wishes Alysha! I really appreciate it. So far, we are doing well here in NYC but the streets at the beach house aren’t looking too good. =/
Your work outing looks like so much fun! I think it’s really cool when companies have days like that. It’s so nice to get to know coworkers in another, more relaxed environment.
And, can I just say, your cake balls look amazing!!
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I wish I’d had taken a better pic of the cake balls. The inside looked like a Dorito.
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That sounds like a fun bar! I need to get out more and experience different bars in the city because we do have one or two :)
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I like finding new places too. If we didn’t go there for work, I would have never known about it!
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Almost went to Koz’s this summer, but still haven’t made it there. Not sure I want to look at a dead lion while mini bowling though..then again, I have to look at deer heads in the guest room every time I stay at my parents’ house :)
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Haha! I’m embarrassed to admit, but I didn’t even notice the lion until someone started talking about it. I need to be more observant!
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That is so crazy about the lion!!! Glad you enjoyed yourself with the work outing. That is a little odd about your vegan co-worker being a smoker but I suppose smoking and eating well could be mutually exclusive.. I’d agree that you would think someone who is vegan would be very health conscious across the board, but who knows what his story is. I’m sure he has his reasons!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought it was odd. It does give you something to think about though!
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Hm..that is interesting. I would have assumed the same thing, that a vegan would be healthier in all aspects of life but I guess that’s not the case. I guess not all vegans choose to be vegan for ethical AND health reasons.
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That’s a great point. Maybe the ethical reasons are good enough? Something to think about! I’m still not into vegan junk food though!
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Hello! Yes, I actually knew quite a few vegans who were so strictly for ethical reasons. They’d still drink too much (vegan!) beer and eat vegan junk food and smoke cigarattes. It’s hard for me to believe, but there was once a time when I didn’t care about eating healthfully or exercising, either!
Alex @ Brain, Body, Because recently posted..Tofu Parmigiana & creating loose ends
I don’t know – for me, being healthy is way more important than being vegan. I don’t think I could go back!
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That lion is CRAZY!
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