Week Four

Week Four Completed. A week of international food, sports, raucous hordes of people, and sunshine.

Tuesday, after a normal day at the office, Jenna, Alli, Lauren and I headed out to get some sushi. Jenna's been on an intensive tour de sushi Milwaukee version the last few weeks, and we were lucky enough to join her this week. I can't say that I'm anything close to a sushi expert, but it was purty darn good. How can you go wrong with some raw fish wrapped in seaweed outside on a beautiful day? That's right, you can't.

Wednesday was uneventful, with nothing to write home about. The usual: watching Weeds on Netflix (what! she's pregnant with a drug lord's baby!?!) and tamales from Trader Joe's.

Thursday I saw Passion Pit in concert at Summerfest for free! Kohls was generous enough to provide all the interns with free passes to this massive music festival that takes place in Milwaukee. And when I say massive, I mean MASSIVE. To avoid the parking nightmare that is Summerfest, me and Alli decided to take the free shuttles leaving from North Street, a nearby street with lots of bars.

This resulted in one of my favorite parts of the week: the drunk bus. We had to buy something from the bar for entrance onto the bus, so we sat outside drinking a beer. It's not everyday that I drink at a bus stop, I assure you. Then the bus rolls up. With beer still in hand, we get on the old-school school bus, with ripped brown plastic seats and "Lamers School Bus" written neatly on the side. There was a man literally barking at girls, girls with indecent skirts sitting on people, arms and heads hanging out of windows, and enthusiastic proclamations of love for Tim McGraw and Sheryl Crow (and I thought I LEFT the south...). Fireworks from the Summerfest grounds in the distant background spurred loud shouts of "AMERICAAAA!!!" throughout the bus. People watching at its best. Especially when I'm stone cold sober.

We got off the bus and entered an even more raucous atmosphere. There were about a million and half people walking around this place. Take the NC State Fair and multiply it by three, and add music stages, and beer, liquor, and cheese curd stands, and you've got the Summerfest (minus the roller coasters). We managed to fight our way through the crowds and get to the Passion Pit amphitheater, when we were somehow found by our friends Steve, Dave and Pat. Because of some serious bus confusion and annoyance with the raucous crowds, we ended up walking home with our new friends and stopping for a break and a local beer on the way home.

Friday came with sleepy eyes. Fortunately, all the interns could leave early from work at 3:30pm for a Kohls outing to a Brewers game. I am not an experienced tailgater, so this was an interesting event for me. Cornhole (I've recently learned that this doen NOT involve corn), a game involving golf balls and string and PVC poles, Miller, hot dogs, Brewers T-shirts, and a general yay-sports atmosphere. Although baseball is inherently boring (in my opinion) the game was pretty fun. Afterward, after a well-deserved catnap, we walked downtown with Alli's friends from out of town and had silly times in a corner booth at Yield.

Saturday morning, er, afternoon, we ventured out for Vietnamese food. After a failed attempt the first time, when the building literally did not exist, we stumbled upon Phan's Restaurant and gorged ourselves with chicken, rice and pork. We met up with our new friends Steve etc at Lakefront Brewery for another failed attempt at doing a brewery tour. With the brewery being booked solid, we decided to just drink along the river in the beautiful afternoon weather. Alli's friends left, and we headed to beach for some R&R with some local beer, scones, and naps. After the naps on the beach, we came back to the dorms for some more naps. You see a common theme, right? Von Trier, the German bar on North Street, beckoned us so we went out for a quick beer and popcorn.

Once again, Alli and I are doing our Sunday ritual. At Roast, one of our coffee shops, blogging and looking at pictures.

I think a Target run and bike ride is in my future. :)