Here are some of the things you said last week that we just loved...

Best Monday pick-me-up that's not caffeine related.

• "Chinese Food, tasty drinks and drag queens at Lucky Cheng's with the girls!" - kristin, out of state

One city to live in, purely for fun: where would it be and why?

• "Tuvalu, not a city but an island nation in the Pacific. Why? It'll be gone within a decade or two due to global warming. Google it and see for yourself." - arturo, gold coast
• "New York City. I would never be able to live there for real but for 3 months I would bask in the metropolitan craze, visit the MOMA, go see Broadway shows, shop in SoHo, eat in Little Italy, run into some celebrities, and go to Fashion Week!" - suzie, north suburbs

Marilyn Monroe, considered to be the most beautiful woman to have lived, wore a size 12. Discuss.

• "1. Size 12 in her day is not size 12 now. 2. The pervasive media did not influence women's attitudes, beliefs and behaviors (as much) 3. Beauty is internal. Sexiness is internal. As is confidence. If you feel good, you look good too. What you think, and believe, you become." - amber, wicker park

Secrets of the city: best hidden gem restaurant.

• "Pizza Rustica on Sheffield. I discovered it on accident after the Jimmy Buffet concert and they have the BEST meatballs (besides my mom's, of course!)" - marcee, south loop
• "A hole in the wall in Chinatown...Three Happiness! They have the best egg rolls and dumplings in the city!" - laura, north suburbs

Cheekily,