If you've never seen Man vs. Food, I'll give you a moment to catch up with the rest of society. Okay, all caught up now? Good! Cause Adam Richman is one bad ass guy. He is a "normal guy" whos worked "every job in the food business" or so the tag line goes. He makes it his ultimate goal to take down every food challenge there is and lucky for us, he just so happens to have a television show too! While watching his show may be enough for some people, it doesn't satisfy my hunger for food challenges. Adam Richman makes eating 4000 calories of fatty, greasey lard look both delicious and fun! I like this show so much that I kind of want to try it myself.

Man vs. Food hits two of my points of interest; food and challenges.

There is some novelty factor in ingesting a 10 lb cheeseburger or a 2 foot high stack of clams. Something in me triggers and I just want to give it a whirl. Once challenged to something, I pretty much can't back down until I've either failed miserably or conquered all! The competitive streak in me rules out all my other logical brain waves. Of course, the aftermath would be terribly painful, not to mention messy.

In New York City, there are only ridiculously spicy food challenges. "Eat 6 the of hottest wings ever and win a free t-shirt!" or "Here's a bowl of the hottest curry known to mankind. Finish it and you get a beer!" Spicy is not my cup of tea. What's a girl to do when she wants to eat her way to glorious food challenge victory? Find an alternative! So in two weeks time, I'll be heading down to Rutgers to take on the Grease Truck Challenge. It's the same one that Adam Richman failed to complete in the Man vs. Food: New Jersey episode. I' probably setting myself up for diaster but part of me feels like I can do it! If not, I'll wear my failure proud and have one hell of a stomach ache!

Have you ever attempted a food challenge? Got any tips?

Remember when Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) stood outside Diane Court's (Ione Skye) house with the boom box playing, In Your Eyes? Easily one of the most romantic and memorable movies of the 80's. The idea is sweet and incredibly cheesy, which is why it's considered so romantic. In real life though, the idea of someone standing outside my house, looking up at my window, playing music with no expression on their face frickin weird.

The classic tossing-rocks-at-your-window-at-night is probably the creepiest of them all. Although some girls might see this desperate attempt as "cute", I see it as frightening. Imagine sleeping in your bed and waking up in the dark of night to little thumps on your window. You look outside and there is your deranged boyfriend/girlfriend/ex that you've gotten into some argument with chucking pebbles at your window. How many people do you know are pleasently sweet when they've been woken up in the middle of the night?

Perhaps I'm a cynic but romantic gestures like these seem weird to me. Or maybe the times have changed too much. After all, radio outside of your house and rocks tossed at your window are pretty old school. True romantic gestures in my mind are things like giving up immortality to be with your human lover, like Arwen to Aragorn.

Have you ever made a grand romantic gesture to someone you cared about? Did it fail miserably or work wonders?