Yep, this will be another shorter than usual blog. I've had other stuff on my mind and other things are occupying my time. I won't get into those things, but today I'll have to be doing something, and hopefully I do well on it. If not... meh.
Monday, I stayed at home and relaxed. So, let me skip ahead to talking about the Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions. I watched it from the comforts of home. Unfortunately, the game was really not a pleasing one to watch. A lot of offensive ineptitude on both sides. Thankfully, at least the Bears won 13-7.
Tuesday, I had free time so I was able to go out and visit some places for the first time and a familiar standby. Earlier in the year in Winter Park a Bojangles fast food restaurant opened. The only time I had eaten at one was years ago; I don't remember which city but it had to be on one of the trips I took either from Florida to Illinois or returning from Illinois back to Florida. I remembered it as being fine. I finally went there on this day, and I also thought the food was fine. Not great, but still fine. The next time I go there I won't have the roasted chicken bites, as they weren't as fantastic as I was hoping. I did have Cheerwine for the first time. That stuff is tastier than I expected. After that I went to a grocery store in Dr. Phillips I had passed by many times but never went in; it's known as The Fresh Market and the name really says it all. It's another one of those joints (it's a chain on the East Coast) that's a fan of the organic movement. I say that at least part of the movement is based on poppycock, but that's another story for another time. Some of their products are unique and they looked interesting so I got a few of them. If only I also could have gotten the rather hot brunette who was walking around in a tiny grey dress and brown boots... but she had a boyfrend with her, so no dice there. After that I went to the nearby Pinkberry; I heard they had a pumpkin flavor. They did not. Instead I had their original, with a lemon topping. That was real good.
Wednesday and Thursday were rather boring. So, let me skip ahead to Friday, where all I did was go to Walmart to pick up a few items. It's how my schedule worked out but I knew there would be plenty of people there on an early Friday evening and I was right; it also meant dealing with a whole lot of Walmart Creatures (i.e. Walcreatures); the website People of Walmart will show you why I do that particular stereotyping. While I did not see anyone who needed to be on that website due to them being a total trainwreck, I still experienced such things as yelling kids and oafish adults. Not a surprise, but it doesn't mean it was not annoying.
I would also like to mention that I am glad the heavily hyped Frankenstorm did not hit Florida. Friday was pretty windy and it cooled down this weekend, but otherwise the weather wasn't much of a factor at all. I am sure that next year the Syfy (i.e. the former SciFi) channel will have some sort of movie shown with the name Frankenstorm. You just know it'll happen, especially if the storm F's S up like it's predicted to. Also, as an aside, when I talked about that lady wrestling show I attended, I saw two different shirts inspired by the Dawn of the Dead poster. The first one was for the popular iPhone game Plants vs. Zombies, and the second was The Dude of the Dead. Yes, a Big Lebowski reference. I happen to be one of the few around my age who hate that film, but to each their own.
Sunday Sunday Sunday, I went to Friendly Confines to watch the Chicago Bears play against the Carolina Panthers. Carolina was likely better than their record and I know the Bears isn't as good as their record, where they've only had one loss. This game... a lot of it wasn't pleasing to the eye for the Bears fans. They all but had their pants pulled down due to how badly they played for a lot of it. But, they were at least able to cause field goals instead of touchdowns and when Chicago finally got it going, they were somehow able to get a win by one point. Boy were there plenty of whiny Bears fans around and that is unfortunate. I tried to be chill about it and even if they would have lost I would not have been as upset as those guys were. Then, there was the guy I've talked about before, known as TUGBOAT. From previous impressions I thought he was a jolly old wacky guy. On this day, when I had to sit not that far from him while football was on, he is just another A-hole sports fan, and a pretty bad one at that. He is a fan of the Indianapolis Colts, who have had a rough past few seasons, admittedly, but they've been better than expected this year with a high-profile rookie QB who is still a rookie, so of course he won't be picture-perfect. Man was there a lot of whining and crying on his part... and the Colts won in overtime! Yet he still seemed unhappy about it. What a massive disappointment.
After I left there, I stopped at Burger King before heading on home. Someone I know wanted food from there so I helped them out. I got mad at that place earlier this year for various reasons; my time at a BK (it was different from the other ones in the area I've visited) it took forever to make and then my simple order was screwed up. At least their limited edition White Wisconsin Cheddar Whopper and their Gingerbread shake was real good.
I'll be back a week from today. There isn't too much planned for the upcoming week but I know I'll stumble into a few things... and find enough people that will make me shake my head.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Trader Joe's, Louisiana Hicks, & Wacky Spam E-Mail
I'll start this off by talking about the spam e-mail I've gotten as of late, all concerning concoctions that allegedly increase the size of your penis. The first one I got was “Challenge Mike Myers As The Love Guru.” Yes, a reference to that film from 2008 that most people likely have forgotten by now. Plus, while I've only seen some clips from it I am pretty sure that the title character isn't some sort of sex machine type who has an enormous schlong. The other ones I got of note were “Germany Shows Portugal The Strength In An Extra Inch” and the incredible, “Tim Russert's Sex Scandal Exposed At Funeral.” Um, what? How in God's name did they come up with that dead celebrity to use to sell their scam product?
As for Monday, the only thing I did was go out with someone to a nearby restaurant, and this time it was a joint I hadn't been to in too long... IHOP. They now offer up chicken & waffles and I partook in that. It was tasty. What was even tastier was their 70's-riffic soundtrack they were playing. It was everything from the Doobie Brothers to a disco song or two even I hadn't heard of before, and my two personal favorites of the time we were there, Soul Makossa and Stevie Wonder's Boogie On Reggae Woman. I definitely was not expecting to ever hear tunes like that at an IHOP restaurant.
Tuesday through Thursday were dull. I didn't do much, aside from going to Walmart one day to get some random items. So, let me skip ahead to Friday, which had plenty for me to talk about. I actually went out and about, took a different way to go to a city I hadn't spent much time in, and I went on more than a short drive to see a wrestling show. What I did in the evening was go to Ybor City (a neighborhood right by Tampa that used to make millions of cigars and still now has up a bunch of old buildings and oddly enough is now a big nightclubbin' spot) to see an all womens wrestling show in a club. I know that makes it sound like I watched hot oil wrestling or ladies wrestling in their underwear. Rather, it was legit good wrestling involving talented lady wrestlers; it's better than most of the wrestling you see in WWE, as for the longest time they've had random models trying to wrestle and it usually does not turn out well. But before that... I went to a Trader Joe's for the first time ever.
Now, I've had some food from there in the past, but it was from other people who brought it back home from elsewhere. I had never been inside one before. Awhile back they first opened a store in Naples, which is a long ways away from where I live. A few months ago they opened the second store in Sarasota and on Friday I decided to go there. I did not take an Interstate route; rather, I decided to be different and went on back roads to get there. It would have been a better drive if not for all the dunderheads on the highway, doing such things as tailgating me; unfortunately that isn't a rare happening in Florida. Once I made it there, the store wasn't as large as I suspected, but they were able to pack a lot of items in there. It was quite crowded, which did get annoying at times. They have quite a unique variety of food and drink items for sale, and the prices are real good, so I was able to get a number of items for only 40 bucks and change. If they had one in Orlando I'd go there at least once in awhile. Sure, it's quite hipster-riffic in various ways (from the names they give some of their foods to how 60's music was the soundtrack of the store... note I am not hating on that; I thought it was awesome, as it reminded me of my youth when there were still oldies stations on the radio) but overall it was neat.
After that, I went through St. Petersburg via the awesome Sunshine Skyway bridge and ended up in Ybor City. I parked in a parking garage by a club that had a famous band playing there that night... GWAR! No kidding. That weird-ass band is still around. I walked to the show and price gouging aside (should a big plastic cup of Pabst Blue Ribbon really cost 8 bucks? Shame on that club) it was a real entertaining show. It was also nice seeing familiar faces I hadn't seen in far too long. After that I walked around Ybor City for a bit but I didn't go into any of the clubs. I had a feeling that there would be price gouging all over so saving my cash was the best thing to do. By far the most popular place there was a big dance club and most of the people waiting in a long line to get in... let's just say they were dressed as if they were going to an LMFAO concert. Rather silly, in other words.
Saturday I stayed at home and relaxed so I'll skip ahead to Sunday. While my favorite team the Bears aren't playing until tonight, I still went to Friendly Confines for dinner and as I figured it wouldn't be as busy as usual for a Sunday there during the NFL season (I was right), why not go there? I ended up having more to talk about than I expected. I watched all two games that were on at the time and I had dinner than dessert. I was at the bar (as always) and I only had soda for refreshment. At first, I sat not that far away from a skeevy-looking guy who at least wasn't an ass and he was also a Bears fan. After he left, in came some ladies, and one of them... she didn't make herself look real good. She was a loudmouth and she was dropping F-bombs like it was nothing. If she would have been a cool lady then that'd be one thing, but just from listening to what she was saying and how she was acting, she came across as a really NOT nice person, and that's a major turn-off. Once they left... oh boy.
Once those dames left, in came a pair of guys, and they were so stupid they reached a Ryan Lochte level of ignorance. I presume everyone has heard enough of Ryan's absolute stupidity to get my reference. While they weren't exactly like him (they didn't use “like” every third word as if they were a braindead 15 year old girl and they never said “Jeah!”) I am just talking about intellect. They had obvious Southern accents; they didn't help their cause but trust me I am not stereotyping them just for that. By the time they were there I was consuming my dessert; it is known as Strawberry Bites as it's pastry filled with strawberry filling and it's topped with ice cream and whipped cream. It's real good. One of them asked what I was eating and I had to tell them a few times the name of the food item I was consuming. It was more of the same when they were conversing with one of the female bartenders. They were so stump-dumb I felt bad at all the repeating that had to happen. I was starting to wonder if they were good at sniffing paint thinner; really, how else would you explain them asking her (I don't think they had met before that day) to babysit their Great Dane, get real offended when she simply asked them where they were from then asking if they lived in Orlando (they were from Louisiana and they never answered why they were in Orlando) or have trouble understanding what the complicated dessert known as “Chocolate Brownie” was... I swear, this is ALL true. If that wasn't bad enough, listening to them talk about football... they were the worst kind of whiny crying overdramatic drama queen. I was so happy to get away from those dumbasses. What Louisiana hicks.
Yep, I run into the most interesting people sometimes. When I post my next blog a week from today, I am not expecting it to be as entertaining as this blog was. I know I'll be talking about a pair of Chicago Bears games but that's about it.
As for Monday, the only thing I did was go out with someone to a nearby restaurant, and this time it was a joint I hadn't been to in too long... IHOP. They now offer up chicken & waffles and I partook in that. It was tasty. What was even tastier was their 70's-riffic soundtrack they were playing. It was everything from the Doobie Brothers to a disco song or two even I hadn't heard of before, and my two personal favorites of the time we were there, Soul Makossa and Stevie Wonder's Boogie On Reggae Woman. I definitely was not expecting to ever hear tunes like that at an IHOP restaurant.
Tuesday through Thursday were dull. I didn't do much, aside from going to Walmart one day to get some random items. So, let me skip ahead to Friday, which had plenty for me to talk about. I actually went out and about, took a different way to go to a city I hadn't spent much time in, and I went on more than a short drive to see a wrestling show. What I did in the evening was go to Ybor City (a neighborhood right by Tampa that used to make millions of cigars and still now has up a bunch of old buildings and oddly enough is now a big nightclubbin' spot) to see an all womens wrestling show in a club. I know that makes it sound like I watched hot oil wrestling or ladies wrestling in their underwear. Rather, it was legit good wrestling involving talented lady wrestlers; it's better than most of the wrestling you see in WWE, as for the longest time they've had random models trying to wrestle and it usually does not turn out well. But before that... I went to a Trader Joe's for the first time ever.
Now, I've had some food from there in the past, but it was from other people who brought it back home from elsewhere. I had never been inside one before. Awhile back they first opened a store in Naples, which is a long ways away from where I live. A few months ago they opened the second store in Sarasota and on Friday I decided to go there. I did not take an Interstate route; rather, I decided to be different and went on back roads to get there. It would have been a better drive if not for all the dunderheads on the highway, doing such things as tailgating me; unfortunately that isn't a rare happening in Florida. Once I made it there, the store wasn't as large as I suspected, but they were able to pack a lot of items in there. It was quite crowded, which did get annoying at times. They have quite a unique variety of food and drink items for sale, and the prices are real good, so I was able to get a number of items for only 40 bucks and change. If they had one in Orlando I'd go there at least once in awhile. Sure, it's quite hipster-riffic in various ways (from the names they give some of their foods to how 60's music was the soundtrack of the store... note I am not hating on that; I thought it was awesome, as it reminded me of my youth when there were still oldies stations on the radio) but overall it was neat.
After that, I went through St. Petersburg via the awesome Sunshine Skyway bridge and ended up in Ybor City. I parked in a parking garage by a club that had a famous band playing there that night... GWAR! No kidding. That weird-ass band is still around. I walked to the show and price gouging aside (should a big plastic cup of Pabst Blue Ribbon really cost 8 bucks? Shame on that club) it was a real entertaining show. It was also nice seeing familiar faces I hadn't seen in far too long. After that I walked around Ybor City for a bit but I didn't go into any of the clubs. I had a feeling that there would be price gouging all over so saving my cash was the best thing to do. By far the most popular place there was a big dance club and most of the people waiting in a long line to get in... let's just say they were dressed as if they were going to an LMFAO concert. Rather silly, in other words.
Saturday I stayed at home and relaxed so I'll skip ahead to Sunday. While my favorite team the Bears aren't playing until tonight, I still went to Friendly Confines for dinner and as I figured it wouldn't be as busy as usual for a Sunday there during the NFL season (I was right), why not go there? I ended up having more to talk about than I expected. I watched all two games that were on at the time and I had dinner than dessert. I was at the bar (as always) and I only had soda for refreshment. At first, I sat not that far away from a skeevy-looking guy who at least wasn't an ass and he was also a Bears fan. After he left, in came some ladies, and one of them... she didn't make herself look real good. She was a loudmouth and she was dropping F-bombs like it was nothing. If she would have been a cool lady then that'd be one thing, but just from listening to what she was saying and how she was acting, she came across as a really NOT nice person, and that's a major turn-off. Once they left... oh boy.
Once those dames left, in came a pair of guys, and they were so stupid they reached a Ryan Lochte level of ignorance. I presume everyone has heard enough of Ryan's absolute stupidity to get my reference. While they weren't exactly like him (they didn't use “like” every third word as if they were a braindead 15 year old girl and they never said “Jeah!”) I am just talking about intellect. They had obvious Southern accents; they didn't help their cause but trust me I am not stereotyping them just for that. By the time they were there I was consuming my dessert; it is known as Strawberry Bites as it's pastry filled with strawberry filling and it's topped with ice cream and whipped cream. It's real good. One of them asked what I was eating and I had to tell them a few times the name of the food item I was consuming. It was more of the same when they were conversing with one of the female bartenders. They were so stump-dumb I felt bad at all the repeating that had to happen. I was starting to wonder if they were good at sniffing paint thinner; really, how else would you explain them asking her (I don't think they had met before that day) to babysit their Great Dane, get real offended when she simply asked them where they were from then asking if they lived in Orlando (they were from Louisiana and they never answered why they were in Orlando) or have trouble understanding what the complicated dessert known as “Chocolate Brownie” was... I swear, this is ALL true. If that wasn't bad enough, listening to them talk about football... they were the worst kind of whiny crying overdramatic drama queen. I was so happy to get away from those dumbasses. What Louisiana hicks.
Yep, I run into the most interesting people sometimes. When I post my next blog a week from today, I am not expecting it to be as entertaining as this blog was. I know I'll be talking about a pair of Chicago Bears games but that's about it.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Stories of Liam Neeson & Casually Racist MMA Fans
Once again, a week that wasn't too exciting aside from some interesting evenings. Monday and Tuesday weren't really worth talking about, so let me skip ahead to Wednesday. I decided to go to a different movie theatre to catch out Taken 2. I went all the way up to Deltona to see it, as they have an Epic Theatres up there which is out in the boonies (which may explain why when I was there, hardly any vehicles were there; maybe that place has become an... epic fail!) and the reason why I went there was that they have two giant screens and the movie was shown on one of them. Before I went there I had dinner in Altamonte Springs at a Jersey Mike's sub shop; that place is fine but there are others I enjoy more. While I was there I heard discussion amongst the employees over how they recently got a counterfeit 100 dollar bill, of all things. After that I walked around the nearby Altamonte Mall for a bit then went up to Epic.
Speaking of epic fails, Taken 2... the first movie is a lot of fun and entertaining for what it is. The sequel, though, that is no fun. The story sucks and the action was filmed in a shaky-cam and way too quick editing style, so much of it is hard to make out. I almost always hate that crap. Then, there were all the preposterous situations and things that just don't make sense. Such, as the finale. What a limp resolution to the conflict with the villain. What a disappointment. At least it was nice to see it on a giant screen... although at times I almost got motion sickness from the camera shaking around so much. Also, Liam Neeson did his best with the crappy story. I won't get into the journey there and back, except that I had to deal with some real nincompoops on the highway.
Thursday and Friday, the only thing of note is that one of the afternoons I was at Target looking for something, when I stumbled across something that gave me “the feels”, to use a douchy term that has become popular this year. I found some apple cider. That reminds me of my youth from when I was a kid growing up in Belvidere, Illinois. There was (and still is) an apple orchard known as Edward's Apple Orchard. I remember going there every fall as a kid, and amongst the things they sold were cinnamon apple donuts and apple cider. Leave The Memories Alone! Anyhow, the past few years, someone I know has brought down apple cider from there for me to drink. That has an effect on my digestive system but it's oh so good! I know, an overshare of information...
The excitement was on Saturday night. There was a UFC pay per view. It was from Brazil. I did not see the Facebook fights but I watched the prelims and then the pay per view at good old Friendly Confines. After that big blow-up I had over the local Buffalo Wild Wings last month, it'll be some time before I return there. As there's no Bears game this week, I figured it only made sense to make the drive there. It's a sports bar during a busy day and night (plenty of college football along with a big baseball game) so I was expecting some idiotic boorish behavior there and I was not let down. Not to stereotype (as I never do such a thing...) but the most obnoxious loudmouth fans there were supporters of the Florida Gators and the New York Yankees; that is no shock to me at all. There were also drunken buffoons around and I tried my best to ignore them, but a few times I did flash some dirty looks when I absolutely had to. Yep, I'm still not a real people person. Anyhow, there were at least some decent people around, from cheerleaders that looked to be around 13 or 14 years old, to a dwarf, to some nice-looking ladies, to people that looked like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Stana Katic. A wacky night, as you can see. Unfortunately...
It was clear that there were some racists present, or at the very least bigots. Now, I am not a fan of Anderson Silva (the main eventer, and remember, a Brazilian guy who was fighting in a pay per view that was taking place in Rio, Brazil) despite his great skills and how he's one of the best MMA fighters of all time. It's definitely not because he's not white. Rather, it's his attitude and how in some fights in the past, he treated things like a farce when he shouldn't have. That's the main reason. So, the main event was him vs. a white guy who is a veteran but wasn't close to being in Silva's league. Things went how most people expected and the racists there were PISSED, yelling about how when the fight was stopped it was BS (despite it not being the case at all. The white guy was hurt pretty bad) then when he was interviewed after the fight he of course spoke in his native Portugeuse, as it only made sense to. The racists then yelled, “Speak f*cking English!” Lovely. That's not even getting into the big debate over if you live in the United States you must speak English or any of that thorny topic I will not touch with a 39 foot pole. Rather, it's the idiocy of getting mad at a Brazilian for speaking his native language when the show is IN Brazil. What a bunch of dumbshits those guys were, and not just for their bigotry. From what I heard on Twitter, racists getting mad at Anderson Silva did not just happen at Friendly Confines, but likely at many sports bars across the country. Sigh...
My Sunday was boring; I just stayed in and watched some NFL action. So, I'll mention now that when I post my next blog a week from today, I won't be talking about the Bears again (as their next game isn't until Monday night the 22nd) but I still have an idea or two in my head in terms of things to do which will at least give me something to write about and will be different from the 2012 norm for me.
Speaking of epic fails, Taken 2... the first movie is a lot of fun and entertaining for what it is. The sequel, though, that is no fun. The story sucks and the action was filmed in a shaky-cam and way too quick editing style, so much of it is hard to make out. I almost always hate that crap. Then, there were all the preposterous situations and things that just don't make sense. Such, as the finale. What a limp resolution to the conflict with the villain. What a disappointment. At least it was nice to see it on a giant screen... although at times I almost got motion sickness from the camera shaking around so much. Also, Liam Neeson did his best with the crappy story. I won't get into the journey there and back, except that I had to deal with some real nincompoops on the highway.
Thursday and Friday, the only thing of note is that one of the afternoons I was at Target looking for something, when I stumbled across something that gave me “the feels”, to use a douchy term that has become popular this year. I found some apple cider. That reminds me of my youth from when I was a kid growing up in Belvidere, Illinois. There was (and still is) an apple orchard known as Edward's Apple Orchard. I remember going there every fall as a kid, and amongst the things they sold were cinnamon apple donuts and apple cider. Leave The Memories Alone! Anyhow, the past few years, someone I know has brought down apple cider from there for me to drink. That has an effect on my digestive system but it's oh so good! I know, an overshare of information...
The excitement was on Saturday night. There was a UFC pay per view. It was from Brazil. I did not see the Facebook fights but I watched the prelims and then the pay per view at good old Friendly Confines. After that big blow-up I had over the local Buffalo Wild Wings last month, it'll be some time before I return there. As there's no Bears game this week, I figured it only made sense to make the drive there. It's a sports bar during a busy day and night (plenty of college football along with a big baseball game) so I was expecting some idiotic boorish behavior there and I was not let down. Not to stereotype (as I never do such a thing...) but the most obnoxious loudmouth fans there were supporters of the Florida Gators and the New York Yankees; that is no shock to me at all. There were also drunken buffoons around and I tried my best to ignore them, but a few times I did flash some dirty looks when I absolutely had to. Yep, I'm still not a real people person. Anyhow, there were at least some decent people around, from cheerleaders that looked to be around 13 or 14 years old, to a dwarf, to some nice-looking ladies, to people that looked like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Stana Katic. A wacky night, as you can see. Unfortunately...
It was clear that there were some racists present, or at the very least bigots. Now, I am not a fan of Anderson Silva (the main eventer, and remember, a Brazilian guy who was fighting in a pay per view that was taking place in Rio, Brazil) despite his great skills and how he's one of the best MMA fighters of all time. It's definitely not because he's not white. Rather, it's his attitude and how in some fights in the past, he treated things like a farce when he shouldn't have. That's the main reason. So, the main event was him vs. a white guy who is a veteran but wasn't close to being in Silva's league. Things went how most people expected and the racists there were PISSED, yelling about how when the fight was stopped it was BS (despite it not being the case at all. The white guy was hurt pretty bad) then when he was interviewed after the fight he of course spoke in his native Portugeuse, as it only made sense to. The racists then yelled, “Speak f*cking English!” Lovely. That's not even getting into the big debate over if you live in the United States you must speak English or any of that thorny topic I will not touch with a 39 foot pole. Rather, it's the idiocy of getting mad at a Brazilian for speaking his native language when the show is IN Brazil. What a bunch of dumbshits those guys were, and not just for their bigotry. From what I heard on Twitter, racists getting mad at Anderson Silva did not just happen at Friendly Confines, but likely at many sports bars across the country. Sigh...
My Sunday was boring; I just stayed in and watched some NFL action. So, I'll mention now that when I post my next blog a week from today, I won't be talking about the Bears again (as their next game isn't until Monday night the 22nd) but I still have an idea or two in my head in terms of things to do which will at least give me something to write about and will be different from the 2012 norm for me.
Monday, October 8, 2012
A Happy Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day Blog
I know, but there isn't too much else I could use for an interesting title so I might as well mention the holidays that are taking place today.
Here's what I've done since last Monday. Monday the 1st was rather boring.... until the evening. Sure, I was at home but I still watched the big game between the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. I had no idea how that would turn out. Turns out, Dallas played pretty terribly and that was a key factor in Chicago winning 34-18. I was happy with how the Bears looked.
Tuesday, I went out and about... to Walt Disney World. Yep, humblebrag. I went to Epcot in particular; I needed to use my new annual pass and why not go to their annual Food & Wine Festival to eat some different foods and enjoy the sights and sounds? Sure, the sights and sounds include whiny screaming kids, A-hole parents who do a terrible job raising their kids, and buffoonery caused by people drinking alcohol... but at WDW I am used to bad family behavior and with how Epcot sells booze, it makes things worse. But I still had a fine time there, despite it being off and on rainy. Yeah, I did have some alcohol myself; it was hard cider. I went to the Mitsukoshi store that is in the Japan area; I got some food & drink; they certainly offer some unusual treats there. Also, I have to mention that during this time, a band from the 90's was playing in the stage area. During this time of year they always have some old band/singer performing there. In the past I've walked by performances from Boyz II Men and Hanson. That made me feel ancient as I remember their songs from my youth. Well, this time it was Sugar Ray. Yep, it still made me feel old. The other acts there this year include Howard Jones, Blues Traveler, and Air Supply. Believe it or not, all of these acts are pretty popular, at least from the times that I've walked by them in the past.
Wednesday I laid low; Thursday, I did go out for something great. On the way to Downtown Disney, I stopped to get gas, then once I got there I walked around, ate dinner, then made it into the AMC Theatres before the heavens opened up and it started pouring rain. I heard that where I live, it was real bad weather, with thunder and lightning and a lightning strike real close to the house. I am glad I was at AMC watching a one day only screening of a classic film that was remastered for its Blu-Ray release next month... Lawrence of Arabia. Needless to say the film is still a bonafide classic and it was great seeing it on the big screen, the true proper way to see a film of such scope. It was a long experience as they had some special features before they showed the really lengthy movie; it started at 7 PM and I did not get out of the auditorium until 11:15. I am certainly glad I went and saw it, though. It is a great movie.
As I did absolutely nothing Friday or Saturday besides once again laying low, let me mention a rather interesting subject line to a spam e-mail I got. All it said was, “Grow a big package today.” Alright then...
Sunday, I went and watched the Bears play again, this time against Jacksonville. It was up in Jacksonville, but I wasn't able to pull it together and make it up there. If I would have known way back last December that Chicago would be playing there, I would not have made the trek up there to see the Jaguars play against the San Diego Chargers, and them get their ass kicked. Still, that day was pretty fun overall even with my anger at bad traffic and other things, like some less than intelligent fans who I had to be around. One person who I wouldn't put in that category was that nutty young lady who called herself SPACE CASE. What a wacky enthusiastic Jacksonville fan. I wouldn't have minded being around that loony dame again... I still had a fine time at Friendly Confines, even with the usual idiots that are there, the types that are loudmouth jackasses, bellowing and moaning and even shrieking all the damn time. What drama queen idiots. As I usually am able to do I just tuned them out and watched the games. On this day, the score at halftime between the Bears and Jaguars was 3-3. Not pulse-pounding excitement. However, in the second half they opened up a can of whoop-ass and the final score was Chicago 41, Jacksonville 3. While it would have been nice to have seen the Bears streamroll an opponent in front of a crowd that I heard was filled with Chicago fans, watching it in a sports bar was still a nice experience.
Unfortunately, another lean week for me, as you can see. I am hoping the next blog will have more entertainment involved. I know I'll be going somewhere to watch the upcoming UFC pay per view; the Bears have a bye week so I won't be talking about them. I am sure I will watch Taken 2 sometime this week; I saw the first one on the big screen and enjoyed it for what it was. I'll have to find some activities to do, if only to provide material for me to write about.
Here's what I've done since last Monday. Monday the 1st was rather boring.... until the evening. Sure, I was at home but I still watched the big game between the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. I had no idea how that would turn out. Turns out, Dallas played pretty terribly and that was a key factor in Chicago winning 34-18. I was happy with how the Bears looked.
Tuesday, I went out and about... to Walt Disney World. Yep, humblebrag. I went to Epcot in particular; I needed to use my new annual pass and why not go to their annual Food & Wine Festival to eat some different foods and enjoy the sights and sounds? Sure, the sights and sounds include whiny screaming kids, A-hole parents who do a terrible job raising their kids, and buffoonery caused by people drinking alcohol... but at WDW I am used to bad family behavior and with how Epcot sells booze, it makes things worse. But I still had a fine time there, despite it being off and on rainy. Yeah, I did have some alcohol myself; it was hard cider. I went to the Mitsukoshi store that is in the Japan area; I got some food & drink; they certainly offer some unusual treats there. Also, I have to mention that during this time, a band from the 90's was playing in the stage area. During this time of year they always have some old band/singer performing there. In the past I've walked by performances from Boyz II Men and Hanson. That made me feel ancient as I remember their songs from my youth. Well, this time it was Sugar Ray. Yep, it still made me feel old. The other acts there this year include Howard Jones, Blues Traveler, and Air Supply. Believe it or not, all of these acts are pretty popular, at least from the times that I've walked by them in the past.
Wednesday I laid low; Thursday, I did go out for something great. On the way to Downtown Disney, I stopped to get gas, then once I got there I walked around, ate dinner, then made it into the AMC Theatres before the heavens opened up and it started pouring rain. I heard that where I live, it was real bad weather, with thunder and lightning and a lightning strike real close to the house. I am glad I was at AMC watching a one day only screening of a classic film that was remastered for its Blu-Ray release next month... Lawrence of Arabia. Needless to say the film is still a bonafide classic and it was great seeing it on the big screen, the true proper way to see a film of such scope. It was a long experience as they had some special features before they showed the really lengthy movie; it started at 7 PM and I did not get out of the auditorium until 11:15. I am certainly glad I went and saw it, though. It is a great movie.
As I did absolutely nothing Friday or Saturday besides once again laying low, let me mention a rather interesting subject line to a spam e-mail I got. All it said was, “Grow a big package today.” Alright then...
Sunday, I went and watched the Bears play again, this time against Jacksonville. It was up in Jacksonville, but I wasn't able to pull it together and make it up there. If I would have known way back last December that Chicago would be playing there, I would not have made the trek up there to see the Jaguars play against the San Diego Chargers, and them get their ass kicked. Still, that day was pretty fun overall even with my anger at bad traffic and other things, like some less than intelligent fans who I had to be around. One person who I wouldn't put in that category was that nutty young lady who called herself SPACE CASE. What a wacky enthusiastic Jacksonville fan. I wouldn't have minded being around that loony dame again... I still had a fine time at Friendly Confines, even with the usual idiots that are there, the types that are loudmouth jackasses, bellowing and moaning and even shrieking all the damn time. What drama queen idiots. As I usually am able to do I just tuned them out and watched the games. On this day, the score at halftime between the Bears and Jaguars was 3-3. Not pulse-pounding excitement. However, in the second half they opened up a can of whoop-ass and the final score was Chicago 41, Jacksonville 3. While it would have been nice to have seen the Bears streamroll an opponent in front of a crowd that I heard was filled with Chicago fans, watching it in a sports bar was still a nice experience.
Unfortunately, another lean week for me, as you can see. I am hoping the next blog will have more entertainment involved. I know I'll be going somewhere to watch the upcoming UFC pay per view; the Bears have a bye week so I won't be talking about them. I am sure I will watch Taken 2 sometime this week; I saw the first one on the big screen and enjoyed it for what it was. I'll have to find some activities to do, if only to provide material for me to write about.
Monday, October 1, 2012
A Boring Short Blog, But I Did Pour 'em A Glass Of LOL's
I know, a bizarre title, but I did not come up with the phrase “Pour'em A Glass of LOL's” on my own. You won't believe where I got it from.
Monday... well, Monday was rather dull. I kept it on the downlow. However, in the evening I did watch part of that now controversial game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks, and I did see that preposterous ending live, and I was stunned. Green Bay got shafted... and I am a fan of their big rivals, the Chicago Bears. Man did Facebook and Twitter blow up after that happened. I did contribute on the latter, retweeting funny comments about how the WWE and their Monday Night Raw was more legitimate than Monday Night Footbal, and that the XFL is also more legitimate. There was then a trend of various things that are better than the replacement refs that the league has which has been the cause of so many problems with the NFL this year and why that has turned me off; there were many funny ones along with plenty of really off-color ones. I didn't make any “too soon” remarks and instead listed some things that were better than the refs, such as Honey Boo Boo and Chris Brown. Man, Brown and Rihanna really deserve each other; what terrible human beings they are. Anyhow, that Tweet of mine got retweeted 7 times, six by random young ladies. Hmmm. I was and am flattered.
Tuesday, the only thing I did was go to Winter Garden Village where I went to Staples and picked up an item or two, then walked on over to Planet Smoothie where I picked up a beverage as I had a coupon for one for cheap. Wednesday, the only thing I did was go get a haircut. I know, pulse-pounding excitement. Thursday, the only thing I did was go with someone to a restaurant in Clermont that opened recently but I have been at one of their Orlando locations before; I am referring to Graffiti Junktion, a sports bar sort of place where you do see graffiti all over, and the food is pretty good. On this night, I enjoyed my almost-always of a burger and fries. The person I was with wasn't as big a fan of their food but that is OK.
Friday, the only thing I did was go to Walmart. I bought a few items, including some Welch juice. The flavor was Berry Pineapple Passion Juice. If you've bought any juice from Welch recently, they have various random phrases on the top of the packaging. I did not see this until I got home, but the phrase on top of this particular container of juice... “Pour'em A Glass of LOL's” I couldn't believe it. I can't explain what the phrase means or how Welch's products will make you laugh out loud or why you want such a thing to happen. Still, at least it made me LOL.
Saturday was another dull day where all I did was watch the UFC show from England, both on Facebook and then Fuel TV. It was really good, quality-wise. Name-wise it wasn't huge but that is OK. Sunday, finally I have something to write about. The Bears don't play until tonight (who knows how that'll go) but I still went to Friendly Confines in the late afternoon, in order to watch the late games and have dinner. It was the usual there. You know, some meatheads that I try to ignore but more often than not I am able to laugh at their total drama queen ways instead of being too annoyed at them. There were some fun games to watch too, so that was nice.
I did witness a phenomenon for the first time, and it involved D-bags who I figured were D-bags as soon as I saw them. I know, I stereotype too much... this time it was founded, as it usually is. I did not know of this until last year when I heard it discussed on a podcast, but if you're a college dude and you are “getting Iced” it means that a bottle of Smirnoff Ice is presented to you in a surprising or “clever” way. You show it to someone and tell them you're Iced, and that person has to get down on one knee to at least chug part of it. I am not making this up. They certainly never did this sort of thing when I was in college in Illinois back in the Stone Age. There's always the trick with the bottle of beer where if your buddy's beer almost full and you take the bottom of your bottle and tap the top of the other person's bottle, your buddy's beer will foam up and they have to slam it down to avoid a mess. Never happened to me but I saw it quite a few times and I am sure it's still done now. My stereotyping of those guys was proven right when I saw them do an Icing on one of their own. I can't believe I got to see it with my own eyes.
When I post my blog next week, I am sure it will be more eventful than this one. I'll have two Bears games to at least mention, and on Sunday they'll be up in Jacksonville to play the Jaguars. My plans for that game... uncertain as of now. It may be a big roadtrip for me and it may not. You'll have to wait until next Monday to find out what I ended up doing.
Monday... well, Monday was rather dull. I kept it on the downlow. However, in the evening I did watch part of that now controversial game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks, and I did see that preposterous ending live, and I was stunned. Green Bay got shafted... and I am a fan of their big rivals, the Chicago Bears. Man did Facebook and Twitter blow up after that happened. I did contribute on the latter, retweeting funny comments about how the WWE and their Monday Night Raw was more legitimate than Monday Night Footbal, and that the XFL is also more legitimate. There was then a trend of various things that are better than the replacement refs that the league has which has been the cause of so many problems with the NFL this year and why that has turned me off; there were many funny ones along with plenty of really off-color ones. I didn't make any “too soon” remarks and instead listed some things that were better than the refs, such as Honey Boo Boo and Chris Brown. Man, Brown and Rihanna really deserve each other; what terrible human beings they are. Anyhow, that Tweet of mine got retweeted 7 times, six by random young ladies. Hmmm. I was and am flattered.
Tuesday, the only thing I did was go to Winter Garden Village where I went to Staples and picked up an item or two, then walked on over to Planet Smoothie where I picked up a beverage as I had a coupon for one for cheap. Wednesday, the only thing I did was go get a haircut. I know, pulse-pounding excitement. Thursday, the only thing I did was go with someone to a restaurant in Clermont that opened recently but I have been at one of their Orlando locations before; I am referring to Graffiti Junktion, a sports bar sort of place where you do see graffiti all over, and the food is pretty good. On this night, I enjoyed my almost-always of a burger and fries. The person I was with wasn't as big a fan of their food but that is OK.
Friday, the only thing I did was go to Walmart. I bought a few items, including some Welch juice. The flavor was Berry Pineapple Passion Juice. If you've bought any juice from Welch recently, they have various random phrases on the top of the packaging. I did not see this until I got home, but the phrase on top of this particular container of juice... “Pour'em A Glass of LOL's” I couldn't believe it. I can't explain what the phrase means or how Welch's products will make you laugh out loud or why you want such a thing to happen. Still, at least it made me LOL.
Saturday was another dull day where all I did was watch the UFC show from England, both on Facebook and then Fuel TV. It was really good, quality-wise. Name-wise it wasn't huge but that is OK. Sunday, finally I have something to write about. The Bears don't play until tonight (who knows how that'll go) but I still went to Friendly Confines in the late afternoon, in order to watch the late games and have dinner. It was the usual there. You know, some meatheads that I try to ignore but more often than not I am able to laugh at their total drama queen ways instead of being too annoyed at them. There were some fun games to watch too, so that was nice.
I did witness a phenomenon for the first time, and it involved D-bags who I figured were D-bags as soon as I saw them. I know, I stereotype too much... this time it was founded, as it usually is. I did not know of this until last year when I heard it discussed on a podcast, but if you're a college dude and you are “getting Iced” it means that a bottle of Smirnoff Ice is presented to you in a surprising or “clever” way. You show it to someone and tell them you're Iced, and that person has to get down on one knee to at least chug part of it. I am not making this up. They certainly never did this sort of thing when I was in college in Illinois back in the Stone Age. There's always the trick with the bottle of beer where if your buddy's beer almost full and you take the bottom of your bottle and tap the top of the other person's bottle, your buddy's beer will foam up and they have to slam it down to avoid a mess. Never happened to me but I saw it quite a few times and I am sure it's still done now. My stereotyping of those guys was proven right when I saw them do an Icing on one of their own. I can't believe I got to see it with my own eyes.
When I post my blog next week, I am sure it will be more eventful than this one. I'll have two Bears games to at least mention, and on Sunday they'll be up in Jacksonville to play the Jaguars. My plans for that game... uncertain as of now. It may be a big roadtrip for me and it may not. You'll have to wait until next Monday to find out what I ended up doing.
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