Jackie Mancini

Chicago's may be known as "The Windy City," but who cares about wind, besides oscillating fan enthusiasts, and who cares about them besides their moms? Chicago is also touted as the most haunted city in America, and that's way more awesome. You know what else is awesome? Gangsters, red light districts and serial killers.

Never in our lives would we have thought that a jewish dude could pull off a convincing Oprah impression, but we stand humbly corrected.

Enough said?

When you arrive in Old San Juan, it is into the humid bustle of downtown's tourist section. Leave as quickly as the trolly will carry you, you will not experience Puerto Rico at Sombrero Jack’s, and there's a free shuttle begging you to get on.

Whenever I hear too much enthusiasm about something, I usually decide that it's exaggerated, and ignore 3/4 of it, on account of how mature and open-minded I am. When I heard that a tiny subway-stop sushi restaurant in Tokyo had the best sushi in the entire world, I scoffed. I'm a believer now. Sorry, Jiro.

After returning from his work as a nurse during the Civil War, S.P. Dinsmoor built himself a 10-room log cabin and spent the rest of his life making it into a weird, awesome art installation. Not a bad way to spend your days.

While our weekend COD and pizza binges are always a good time, it's also nice to have interactions with other humans sometimes. At least that's what we've heard. If you love video games and aren't paralyzingly agoraphobic, arcades are a good time. Sadly, we lose more of them every day, but this one in Colorado is alive and well, and worth the trip.

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. " -Jacques Yves Cousteau

Location: Last man standing at the Ahnapee, Wisconsin Elk's Club New Years Extravaganza. Occupation: Rocket scientist. What he Was Saying While This Photo Was Taken: "Wanna see me make this milk disappear?" What happened right after: A lot of vomiting, but none by him...

Hi, I'm Jackie and I'm a grown up punk who genuinely adores Taylor Swift. Note: If you think this picture is embarrassing, just wait.