Football, Kona and BUGS!

After a long week in Miami, I recuperated with some much needed R&R in Seattle. On Saturday night, the gals and I watched the UW game at the Ram, where I yielded to a dangerously tasty garlic swiss burger - the pinnacle of gluttonous goodness.

I spent Sunday with my buddy Chris R at the Bug Blast expo at the Burke Museum. We cautiously chowed down on crickets and grasshoppers, while Chris bravely scooped up a tarantula and scorpion. My favorite moment was sitting among bug enthusiasts at the Bug Chef show, while Chris ardently attacked a looming yellow jacket by first flicking it off his knee, then repeatedly stomped it into the ground with his shoe. How fitting. :)

Though neither Chris or I particularly enjoyed the buggy flavors, it was fun trying the crunchy critters. At the very least, it's just another checkmark on my checklist of life things-to-do. Cheers to that!

For more buggies, check out my Picasa web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/lizfong/FootballKonaAndBugs