(from chicagoist.com)

Whether you’re cooking out in the backyard, at the beach, or in the great outdoors, the barbecuing is always better with an ice-cold beer. The Backyard Portable Barbecue Grill & Cooler Combo is the perfect buy for summer, and includes both a charcoal grill and cooler. Huge gas grills are great, but they aren’t exactly convenient. When you have a hankering for juicy meats and succulent veggies in any outdoor location, this is the duo you’ll want to have on-hand. (MORE HERE)

(ME ON THE PHONE WITH MY MOM) : No mom, mom, this is how I live now…Yes of course you and dad can keep sending me money. Don’t let this new purchase make you think I’ve finally got it all together. These hot dogs aren’t going to buy themselves.