It’s been a long week. How are you? I’ve missed weight training for three weeks straight. I’m going to meet with a trainer today so he can review my form. My lower back gets a dull pain after a weightlifting session. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong or if I’m just sitting wrong at my desk.
But who cares about my lower back? Let’s talk about what’s making me happy this week!
Five Things That Made Me Happy This Week:
5. Heywood. Two words: GRILLED CHEESE. This place is right next to Stark Waxing Studio, my waxing place. (Yeah, get waxed, eat grilled cheese. And next door to them is Lark Cake Shop!) I finally stopped in for lunch this week. I chose the Heywood grilled cheese – English white cheddar, caramelized onions confit on grilled sourdough. I chose right. The sammie comes with a small cup of tomato soup and a side salad – I didn’t even know – bonus!
They also offer vegan grilled cheese in the name of Bill Clinton!
Heywood Grilled Cheese – Heywood (Silverlake)
4. Spotify.  iTunes got rid of their Radio option to make way for iTunes Radio so I’m stuck trying to create playlists for myself. Ugh. I’m terrible at this. Luckily Spotify lists popular songs and popular LISTS by other people, and I’ve found new songs through these to add to my running playlist. I mean, I can’t loop “22” (Taylor Swift) for 3 hours. I just can’t.
3. Spinning. Just because I haven’t been lifting weights doesn’t mean I haven’t been exercising. The teachers at my Crunch are fantastic. They make me happy. I’m impressed with the teachers’ music selections. They’ve played Capital Cities, Alphabeat, Rihanna, AC/DC, Collective Soul (!!), Soundgarden, Matt & Kim, Kanye, Karmin, Britney, Passion Pit and many others. I’m waiting for one of them to play Taylor Swift, New Kids on the Block or Nsync. It would complete the cheese factor and it.would.be.awesome!
Ready to kill a hill or four – Crunch
2. Trader Joe’s cold brew coffee concentrate. HOLLA at yo’ girl! I opened this sucker up after I finished my own homemade cold brew. This is fantastic if you are lazy. I’ve been drinking it 1:1 with water and condensed milk and a drop of half & half plus ice. It’s very smooth and has a distinct coffee taste to it. This is hard to explain – it’s not like it’s made from fresh beans the way my homemade cold brew is. I’ll be picking up a couple more bottles to store when I’m lazy to make my own cold crew. (This does not make 12 servings. It’s made about 6 for me. Granted, I drink this from a 20-oz double-walled Wonder Woman cup.)
Liquid crack – Trader Joe’s cold brew coffee concentrate
You ready for #1?
Wait, get your drinks up in the air.
1. THE PARTY AIN’T OVER. AJ mentioned The Party. I tweeted her back. Angelique tweeted us both and showed us THIS:Â https://www.facebook.com/ThePartyAintOver. *head exploding* Then check THIS OUT:Â http://thepartyaintover.com/. If you grew up on The New MMC, you know who The Party is. They’re back.
The Party – source: fb.com/thepartyaintover
I can’t even put this into words. It makes me happy. It makes me laugh. I can’t wait to listen to their new album.
I showed you mine. Now you show me yours. What’s making you happy this week??
JenniferMiya says
August 23, 2013 at 3:59 pmI have been wanting to try the Heywood for their grilled cheese sandwiches for a few months now. Seeing your post makes me want to go even more! It’s on my “Must Do” list.
thechrislam says
August 23, 2013 at 6:44 pmWoohoo! I can absolutely reco all three businesses – Lark Cake Shop, Stark Waxing, and now Heywood. Around the corner are a few more shops and a hair salon, too. LMK which sammie you end up ordering!
Melissa Burton says
August 23, 2013 at 12:31 pmAm I allowed to say that I have no idea who “The Party” are without seeming like the most uncool old woman on the planet?!
I nominated you for a Sunshine Award: http://www.thevalentinerd.com/let-the-sunshine-in-the-sunshine-award/ Not because you are sunshine-y (a compliment) but because you make me laugh. I love the way your blog voice is honest, fun and you!
thechrislam says
August 23, 2013 at 4:17 pmThank you thank you! I will get on it!
The Party was MMC’s version of NKOTB but Disney-fied. The biggest star to come out of it was Martika, who is not in the group now. Doesn’t matter – still cheesy goodness!!