Today in Awesome

By Margaret Lyons in Miscellaneous on Mar 17, 2008 8:43PM

You know what we need today? Yeah you do. Some things that are awesome.

Local-ish artist Mike Rea's wooden set-up "Wood Load In," pictured above, is blowing our minds. This interview with him is, you guessed it, awesome. [Fecal Face. Er, unsavory name but totally SFW.]

Good questions are always awesome. "What Chicagoland parking garages are most notable?" [Ask MeFi]

Sure, the $980 price tag is decidedly unawesome but a locally designed coffee table that proclaims its self-destruction? A mi me gusta. [Studio 1am]

The Wolves wore special St. Patrick's Day–themed uniforms yesterday. [Kapgar]

Animal nutritionist! What a cool job. Jennifer Watts is the staff nutritionist at the Brookfield Zoo, where it's her job to make sure that the animals don't get too chubbed out. "[They] like the good stuff. They like the sugary, high-fat food, and they're not moving as much as they're genetically programmed to," she says, so she has to come up with lower-calorie treats for our captive buddies. [ABC 7]

These states look great put together, Frank, but we're begging you: Make Illinois next! [Frank Sparrow]

New Air Jordans commemorate his stint as a professional baseball player. [Sneakerfiles]