5chw4r7z:: the Cincinnatista

Mayberry: a downtown story

I'm always talking about downtown and The Story so here we go, I'm going to gift wrap one for you so follow the instructions and then go tell your friends.
First off Mayberry is BYOB so head first to this unpretentious little place, City Cellars 908 Race St, where Brian, one of the most knowledgeable beer and wine salesmen downtown can help you pick something out. Grab your preferred beverage and head East across 9th to Vine St for a Niagara Falls of flavor back at Mayberry.

The servings weren't huge, but the flavor was.

OMG!! The richness of the chocolate truffles was a punch to the forehead that left your eyes rolling around. Imagine chocolate mainstreamed straight into your brain, yeah, it was just like that.

Pilot Dave and Lori fighting over the apple dumpling.

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Kate's amazing race

She's wacky, she's weird, she's our Kate.
She wanted to do an amazing race, so I decided I could be grumpy or just smile and go with it.
I chose to have a good time. And how could I not, she picked a group of adventurous fun loving people and paired us all up.
I don't know if she was genius with the grouping or just lucky, but I think it was brilliant.
We were the "old married couples", there were the hyper competitive lawyers, and then the peoples in between.
I've always said I don't get there first I get there large and being more worldly, that's exactly what Megan, Brian,Ms5chw4r7z and I did.
You know what? we were that close to winning it all anyhow.

First clue

Took us here, we tried blocking the Smart car in, but they wiggled it out anyhow.

Next clue

Took us up into Mount Adams were there's no parking and you have to hike in from your parking spot miles away.

Which lead to the next clue, .

Which we thought was Yum Yum, but they didn't know what we were talking about and thought we were trying to Shanghai them back to China

We ended up hanging out, drinking talking having a good time and chatting up other Youngstown expats.
The Boardman Social club as us insiders like to call it.

It all wound down around a firepit in Newport, drinks and s'mores for all.

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goin flying

After asking for a ride when a spare seat appeared, my lucky number was pulled this past Saturday.
Bright and sunny with a little haze, what a great day, this is the same plane my Dad used to fly when I was a wee kid. man did the memories come flooding back once I got in.
I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.
Thanks @benabaker

Take off

As close as we got to downtown, there was a bubble of haze around it.

The Moscow power plant punching a hole through a thermal layer.

Not being a backseat pilot

~~Wonder how many Chevy's Jeff Wyler sold to buy that place?~~
UPDATE: got some bad info, that isn't Jeff's house.

back at Lunkin

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1 touch and go

West Campus, UC

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Parker Flats Friday

Middle Earth went crazy and decorated! An unexpected but appreciated surprise.

The stocking was hung by the tweetdeck with care
in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there

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Cincinnati Magazine's Best of Cincinnati local Blogs 2009

It was a pleasant surprise to open December's issue of the Cincinnati Magazine and see 5chw4r7z listed in the Best of the City 2009 under local blogs.
I had a blog when I moved to Cincinnati in 2004 that didn't know what it wanted to be and had no voice. Upon arriving, and discovering how awesome everything was, the blog found its voice, to tell everyone just how cool it is to live, work and play in Cincinnati.
I still feel like I'm on paid vacation living here. Downtown is my Disney World and I can't help but share it.
A couple quick shout outs, first to Ms. 5chw4r7z who hardly ever gives me eye rolls anymore when I stop to take pictures.
Raymi, who has the most awesome blog in the world and I blatantly rip off, and you should too.
And Jackie, who pushed me out of my comfort zone to be a better blogger and person.
Now, man, sometimes it seems like my comfort zone shoots way out there and I surprise myself. Other times I turn back into that introvert I tried to leave back in Youngstown. The introvert rears his head less and less these days.
Hi fives to the other 4 bloggers too!
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RedKat's Bday at FBs

Sometimes you just need an easy quiet evening.
And thats just what this was.

I don't think the deconstructed interior of FBs will ever get old for me. Amazing what they pulled off, I wonder if I could get that designer for the office/share bedroom of our condo.

She hated this one, but its my blog and I really liked it.

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High St at High Noon

Driving home from my parents outside of Akron, we've worn a path through High St in Columbus, there's really nothing like it, on this scale at least, in Cincinnati. We're pulled, rain or shine, hot or cold to Jeni's the Mt. Vesuvius of ice cream joints. All their selections offer up a Niagara Falls of flavor that, sorry Cincinnatians, Graeter's just can't match.
Hey, one other thing, has anyone been to Dirty Franks? I think its a block or two away, I'd really like to try those crazy hotdogs sometime.

I didn't get this one, but it looked interesting.

While munching the cones we'll sometimes wander down to Rose Bredl, they always have something unique and green in there.

If you've been paying attention you know I love pop-up shops. This one as interesting looking as a few and more than most.
Damn them, they committed the venial sin of not being open while we were there.