Playoff bound boyeee!

With the unlikliest of finishes, Real Salt Lake slipped into the playoff bracket by the skin of its teeth. After falling short in so many of its final games, RSL got a bit of luck on the final matchday of the regular season. Not only did it have to win its final game against archrival Colorado, but the squad depended on favorable results from 4 other matches this past weekend. One by one, each game seemed to go as hoped for, including RSL's 3-0 blank on the Colorado Rapids. Though the win would only tie the claret-and-cobalt with 2 other teams on points, sitting on 40 points each, Real would move into the playoffs thanks to a goal differential of 8. The 2008-2009 season marked the first playoff berth in the club's existance. This season will go down as a monumental back-to-back playoff appearance. It will be tough to follow up last year's showing, in which RSL made it to the western conference final. But head coach Jason Kreis is more optimistic and recently commented that he feels more confident in this year's team
and its ability to come out on top. If you've never been to a game, now's the chance! This Saturday our boys will take on the defending champion Columbus Crew. The atmosphere is incomparable and unlike any other sporting event. I can guarantee it'll be worth the $15!
Gooooo Real Salt Lake!!!!

Andy Goldsworthy... definitely cool

Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist that creates artwork in nature without using anything artificial. This is a piece he did entirely out of fall leaves. I don't know how he has managed to create some of the things he has, but definitely take a second to check out some of his stuff.

Here's a website that shows some of his greatest stuff - http://www.morning-earth.org/ARTISTNATURALISTS/AN_Goldsworthy.html#top

¡Ahora sí!

I've been staring at this picture for 20 minutes trying to figure out what I want to say about these babies... maybe I should go eat something first.
Problem solved.
Since the time of the Aztecs, mankind has enjoyed the taco. The primitive taco was a flatbread made from corn called a tlaxcalli, wrapped around locusts, snails or small fish. It's origins trace back to the region of Southern Mexico.
The tlazcalli has evolved into the tortilla and is traditionally filled with meat, topped with onion, cilantro and salsa to make up the modern taco.
Tacos are eaten throughout Mexico and their popularity has grown around the world, especially in the inner-cities of the U.S. I'm currently making a website on taco eating in downtown Salt Lake, with a directory and ratings of various taco shops and taco stands in SLC. Authentic tacos can include virtually any meat, so it's somewhat important to know what type of taco you're eating... unless you don't mind eating cow tongue or brains :)
I'll update the blog with my taco findings as they come.