I know, not the most original title; it just fits best for today, the last day of 2013. I can't believe 2014 is right around the corner. This year really flew by for me. I won't give any sort of recap for what happened; there were ups and downs, everything from briefly being invited over to hang out with six ladies on my birthday when I was at a club (of course I have never seen them again), having to get a root canal, getting to see KISS for only a few bucks in a literally last minute deal, and just meeting my twin nephews for the first time. Who knows what 2014 holds for me. For now I'll talk about from the night of Christmas to yesterday.
After I posted my blog on Christmas day, the only thing I did was go out with my dad to a restaurant. We decided on IHOP, as we knew it was open, I did not want to search to see what was open, and I enjoy their food. We enjoyed our food; not to stereotype but I saw what I believe was a Jewish woman dressed up like an old biker woman. Pretty strange.
Thursday, nothing happened except that I went and saw a movie on the big screen. It was the local Epic Theatres in town. Only because it was the holidays, it was a big crowd there instead of it being barren as it usually is on a weeknight. I watched The Wolf of Wall Street as it had a nice pedigree and it's based on a true story and I trend towards the non-fiction rather than the fiction. I thought it was great although I understand why some are turned off by it. It's 3 hours exactly, first off, and it's also very profane and in your face. A lot of excess is shown, the F bomb is dropped over 500 times, there's rampant drug use and other debauchery... it's not for everyone but I and the crowd I saw it with really enjoyed it.
Friday, the only thing I did was get some fast food; otherwise I relaxed. So, let me skip ahead to Saturday. In the evening there was a UFC pay per view and it was a really big one. Of course I had to see it when there were two huge title fights. Before the pay per view it wasn't too crowded there; once the PPV started, though, it was a full house. The fights before the PPV were fine but nothing special. The pay per view itself was quality and it had several real memorable moments. If you care I know you already know what happened in the main event with a grotesque injury happening. Everyone (including me) freaked out when there were two slow motion replays of the injury happening. It was gross. I do know from this night and the last time she fought, that Ronda Rousey polarizes people. I don't care for her or her laughable “tough girl” act myself and I'd enjoy seeing a fighter defeat her.
Sunday, it was a big day of pro football. It was the last day of the regular season and the Bears were in a huge game; if they beat their hated rivals the Green Bay Packers, they make the playoffs; if they lose, then Green Bay makes the playoffs. Well, Green Bay is in the playoffs. I'd rather not talk about how they lost the game, except that Chicago did some really stupid things and that was the reason why they lost. Talk about disappointing. At least I did return to the restaurant known as Twin Peaks to check out the game; the food, drink, and “scenery” were all nice so the day wasn't a total loss.
Yesterday, I had to do “real life” stuff. In short, the bank I banked at closed their doors in the town I live in and to do business, you have to make a 20 minute plus drive to the nearest location and well, that isn't convenient. So, in a few days I'll have to try and find a new bank in town to be a part of. Like everyone else, I get mad and frustrated at how banks often close their doors, change locations, merge, etc. In the evening I got Chipotle for dinner and as usual, I got frustrated with rude/ignorant/stupid Florida drivers. Even during the holiday season that kind of crap will put a burr under my saddle, or a bee in my bonnet.
I will be back on schedule when I return Monday the 6th of January. I know that from now until then I do not have much of anything on the agenda yet. No plans for New Years Eve; then again I haven't done anything on that date in years. I'll find something to do to keep me occupied.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
A Special Merry Christmas/Road Trip Recap Blog
Here it is on Christmas Day, a recap of what I've done since Monday the 16th. This will be a different recap than usual, given that during the time period I went on a road trip with family, all the way to Kansas and back. The 16th and 17th were dull aside from getting prepared for the trip (and that is when we opened presents; I got money, clothes, and gift cards; worked for me. I was even happy to get socks), so let me skip ahead to the 18th.
On the 18th real early in the morning, my parents and I left for the drive from Florida to the area of Wichita, Kansas to see my sister, brother in law, and my twin nephews, who have just turned one year old. We drove from Clermont to Longview, Texas; that's in the northeast corner of the state. Up to Louisiana things weren't too exciting. Then, we had to deal with the traffic on Interstate 10 and 12. It was pretty bad in terms of number of cars on the road and also, number of rude drivers. Really, while the drivers weren't as bad as those in Florida, there were still plenty of rude ignorant people and that was disappointing. Then, there was some sort of event that closed I-12. We had to take a detour on rural roads to get around it and at times I was reminded of the Louisiana setting in the recent film Homefront.
Things were dull until we got to Longview. My parents had stayed there before and the last time, they stumbled upon a local redneck bar/restaurant sort of place known as Leon's Steakhouse & Saloon. While it wasn't like the joint you saw in the beginning of Roadhouse, you can still probably imagine the type of people that would frequent such a joint. There were many people with the stereotypical Texas twang AND I saw quite the sight in the parking lot: the front of someone's pickup truck had longhorns & a Christmas wreath on the front. Amazing. The food was really good, at least.
Thursday, we did the second part of the journey to the area of Wichita, Kansas. That was pretty dull... except for just north of Dallas, where there was a huge delay on the highway... to fix some potholes. It backed up traffic real bad, just to do such a thing. If it would have been at 9 PM when not a lot of traffic was out that's one thing, but it was 9 AM and it was at least a 45 minute delay. Everyone got mad at that and that's why on the way back, a route was decided upon that would skip Texas altogether. Finally we made it there and it was great finally getting to meet my nephews (Connor & Blake) in person. It was nice interacting with them and that provided plenty of entertainment. Dealing with them and two Labrador Retrievers at the same time... I don't know how my sister and her husband do it.
Friday, everyone went out to dinner at a local bar/restaurant known as the River City Brewing Co. Yep they make their own beer. I do know that their food is real good and they offer plenty of it for the price. As you might expect, that is the one time that everyone went out and about. That is OK with me of course, as I understand with having one year olds and all and like I mentioned already, Blake & Connor provided plenty of entertainment on their own. That night it started to get real cold and that brought in the crappy weather, which I wish would have come a day later. Freezing rain was in the afternoon and it turned into a few inches of snow by nightfall. It reminded me of how I had to deal with such things back when I used to live in Illinois way back when. It did help make things seem more like Christmastime, though.
Sunday, we drove back home and it was decided it would be done all in one day instead of stopping somewhere for the night. It wasn't my decision to have it done that way. The drive “only” took 22 hours and by the time we finally got home, oh boy was I exhausted and barely able to function. All that said it was still a great trip as it was awesome to hang out with family I rarely get to see and meeting the twins... even the ridiculous Sunday drive was worth it.
It started off with driving through the snow (not in a one horse open sleigh) and it cleared up in northern Oklahoma which was good as the roads weren't always in good condition. It was great in Arkansas seeing a 90's Mustang blow by us after some tailgating and they had to be going at least 100 MPH... and moments after the pass, a local cop was hiding behind a bridge and he pulled them over. We literally lol'ed. A few hours were spent driving through southeastern Arkansas (it was a shortcut) and was that a depressing area to be in. A lot of small time where there were plenty of fallen-down buildings & businesses that clearly hadn't been operating in years. Later, another shortcut was going through middle of nowhere Mississippi leading to the boonies of Alabama.
It was starting to get late and yet on that road there was no restaurants or gas stations of note until you got to the town of Citronelle, Alabama. We found a Hardee's and wow at most of the people there; trashy people, whiny brat kids that weren't controlled by their trashy parents, dumb rednecks... amazing. At least the burger and fries were good. Once we hit the panhandle area of Florida, there was a few hours of pounding rain. All that washed the salt off of the vehicle, but otherwise that was no fun. If anyone was wondering, I only listened to a few minutes of the Chicago Bears game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles game on the radio. The Bears got humiliated and lost 54-11, so that's why I only listened to a few minutes of it. I couldn't believe they got destroyed so badly. We got home around 5:30 AM ET and being home was such a welcomed sight.
I won't get into the particulars but my mom is staying in Kansas until New Years Eve. That is why later today me and my dad are going to some restaurant in town for dinner. Which one it is, I do not know yet. Monday and Tuesday of this week are uneventful aside from me catching up on online stuff and on Monday night having a 10 dollar box from Pizza Hut, which is a medium rectangle pizza, breadsticks and cinnamon sticks. A quality deal it is.
I will be back on New Years Eve this upcoming Tuesday. I do have some things in mind for what I'll be doing between now and then.
On the 18th real early in the morning, my parents and I left for the drive from Florida to the area of Wichita, Kansas to see my sister, brother in law, and my twin nephews, who have just turned one year old. We drove from Clermont to Longview, Texas; that's in the northeast corner of the state. Up to Louisiana things weren't too exciting. Then, we had to deal with the traffic on Interstate 10 and 12. It was pretty bad in terms of number of cars on the road and also, number of rude drivers. Really, while the drivers weren't as bad as those in Florida, there were still plenty of rude ignorant people and that was disappointing. Then, there was some sort of event that closed I-12. We had to take a detour on rural roads to get around it and at times I was reminded of the Louisiana setting in the recent film Homefront.
Things were dull until we got to Longview. My parents had stayed there before and the last time, they stumbled upon a local redneck bar/restaurant sort of place known as Leon's Steakhouse & Saloon. While it wasn't like the joint you saw in the beginning of Roadhouse, you can still probably imagine the type of people that would frequent such a joint. There were many people with the stereotypical Texas twang AND I saw quite the sight in the parking lot: the front of someone's pickup truck had longhorns & a Christmas wreath on the front. Amazing. The food was really good, at least.
Thursday, we did the second part of the journey to the area of Wichita, Kansas. That was pretty dull... except for just north of Dallas, where there was a huge delay on the highway... to fix some potholes. It backed up traffic real bad, just to do such a thing. If it would have been at 9 PM when not a lot of traffic was out that's one thing, but it was 9 AM and it was at least a 45 minute delay. Everyone got mad at that and that's why on the way back, a route was decided upon that would skip Texas altogether. Finally we made it there and it was great finally getting to meet my nephews (Connor & Blake) in person. It was nice interacting with them and that provided plenty of entertainment. Dealing with them and two Labrador Retrievers at the same time... I don't know how my sister and her husband do it.
Friday, everyone went out to dinner at a local bar/restaurant known as the River City Brewing Co. Yep they make their own beer. I do know that their food is real good and they offer plenty of it for the price. As you might expect, that is the one time that everyone went out and about. That is OK with me of course, as I understand with having one year olds and all and like I mentioned already, Blake & Connor provided plenty of entertainment on their own. That night it started to get real cold and that brought in the crappy weather, which I wish would have come a day later. Freezing rain was in the afternoon and it turned into a few inches of snow by nightfall. It reminded me of how I had to deal with such things back when I used to live in Illinois way back when. It did help make things seem more like Christmastime, though.
Sunday, we drove back home and it was decided it would be done all in one day instead of stopping somewhere for the night. It wasn't my decision to have it done that way. The drive “only” took 22 hours and by the time we finally got home, oh boy was I exhausted and barely able to function. All that said it was still a great trip as it was awesome to hang out with family I rarely get to see and meeting the twins... even the ridiculous Sunday drive was worth it.
It started off with driving through the snow (not in a one horse open sleigh) and it cleared up in northern Oklahoma which was good as the roads weren't always in good condition. It was great in Arkansas seeing a 90's Mustang blow by us after some tailgating and they had to be going at least 100 MPH... and moments after the pass, a local cop was hiding behind a bridge and he pulled them over. We literally lol'ed. A few hours were spent driving through southeastern Arkansas (it was a shortcut) and was that a depressing area to be in. A lot of small time where there were plenty of fallen-down buildings & businesses that clearly hadn't been operating in years. Later, another shortcut was going through middle of nowhere Mississippi leading to the boonies of Alabama.
It was starting to get late and yet on that road there was no restaurants or gas stations of note until you got to the town of Citronelle, Alabama. We found a Hardee's and wow at most of the people there; trashy people, whiny brat kids that weren't controlled by their trashy parents, dumb rednecks... amazing. At least the burger and fries were good. Once we hit the panhandle area of Florida, there was a few hours of pounding rain. All that washed the salt off of the vehicle, but otherwise that was no fun. If anyone was wondering, I only listened to a few minutes of the Chicago Bears game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles game on the radio. The Bears got humiliated and lost 54-11, so that's why I only listened to a few minutes of it. I couldn't believe they got destroyed so badly. We got home around 5:30 AM ET and being home was such a welcomed sight.
I won't get into the particulars but my mom is staying in Kansas until New Years Eve. That is why later today me and my dad are going to some restaurant in town for dinner. Which one it is, I do not know yet. Monday and Tuesday of this week are uneventful aside from me catching up on online stuff and on Monday night having a 10 dollar box from Pizza Hut, which is a medium rectangle pizza, breadsticks and cinnamon sticks. A quality deal it is.
I will be back on New Years Eve this upcoming Tuesday. I do have some things in mind for what I'll be doing between now and then.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Sigourney Weaver, Twin Peaks, & Outlet Mall Madness
Here's a recap of what I've done since my last blog. As usual for me these days there's only like a few days of excitement then the rest of it is absolute nothing happening; I won't say much about Skyrim, for instance, except that I'm still really enjoying the fantasy adventure and I am glad no one ever spoiled for me some of the wackiest missions and quests you can do in the game. I won't spoil it either, except that there are some real weird moments.
Last Monday, I returned to Epcot at Walt Disney World. Heh, I know. I went there to look for an item to purchase for the holiday season. They did not have it but there is a Plan B and that was enacted. So it was not a wasted trip there. I went on a ride or two, walked around and got exercise on a nice day. In the early evening began the first of three presentations on Epcot's stage area. It's a Candlelight Processional that tells Christ's birth with help of a celebrity narrator, a small orchestra and a big choir. The narrator for a few day block: Sigourney Weaver. I saw it and it's a popular deal. It was cool seeing a celebrity live (especially that celebrity) and it was really well done.
Tuesday and Wednesday were dull (you don't need to hear about me getting Burger King for lunch) so let me skip ahead to Thursday. I needed new jeans as I threw out some old ones I've had for years and they don't fit quite as good as they used to; I presume they shrank... or that's how I would like to tell the story. I figured I would go the cheap route and go to a giant outdoor outlet mall in Orlando to look for two pairs. I needed some for my big roadtrip to Kansas and back. I walked around and I went in various stores to see what the best/most interesting deals are. I got one from the Rue21 outlet store. I found a pair for only 10 bucks, believe it or not. The second pair I got from Banana Republic as I am pretty sure I've never purchased anything from there before and they were half off... the price, not the pants themselves. Once I left that crowded mall, I decided to go to the rustic-themed Hooters-esque location known as Twin Peaks. I went for the food! Actually I went there for more than the food, although what they offer is pretty good.
Friday and Saturday I did not do anything (besides enjoy such things as Led Zepplin now being offered by the streaming service known as Spotify) so let me skip ahead to Sunday. Yesterday I went out and about to see the Chicago Bears play against a team that seemingly has had a dark cloud over them for many years now, the Cleveland Browns. Chicago did not always play well but eventually they got it together and they won. However, I did not go out to the usual spot to see it; I went elsewhere, and I decided to go to the aforementioned Twin Peaks. Typically awful International Drive traffic aside, it was a nice decision on my part. I had a tasty lunch and was able to consume some early afternoon beer. Don't worry, I rarely drink alcohol so early in the day. There weren't as many stupid “sports fans” around which was good.
I do know that I'll be happy not to do any driving on the big road trip; other people will be behind the wheel for the long drive to Kansas and back (presents and other items are being brought along, so it's easier to do it that way rather than fly out there). In the past week, some of the traffic... simply awful. I am pretty sure the way people drive in other states will be better than Florida, but I recently had to deal with such nimrods as someone who I almost hit because they were dumb and couldn't stay in their own lane. Florida drivers are always the dirt worst and I am glad I've only been in one accident, they are that atrocious.
I will be back not next Monday but on Christmas Day (Wednesday the 25th) to give a recap of what happened to me from now until then. I won't be doing anything today and tomorrow so it mostly will be about the road trip to Wichita Kansas and back. I hope to tell some interesting stories and do things and go to places I rarely or never get to experience. I might once in awhile post comments about the trip while I am on vacation on both Twitter and Facebook. I have no idea how much Internetting I'll be able to do. I also hope not to freeze my butt off in the chilly Midwest. I know from looking online I'll probably have to deal with “ice pellets” and “snow showers” while I am there. Can't wait!
Last Monday, I returned to Epcot at Walt Disney World. Heh, I know. I went there to look for an item to purchase for the holiday season. They did not have it but there is a Plan B and that was enacted. So it was not a wasted trip there. I went on a ride or two, walked around and got exercise on a nice day. In the early evening began the first of three presentations on Epcot's stage area. It's a Candlelight Processional that tells Christ's birth with help of a celebrity narrator, a small orchestra and a big choir. The narrator for a few day block: Sigourney Weaver. I saw it and it's a popular deal. It was cool seeing a celebrity live (especially that celebrity) and it was really well done.
Tuesday and Wednesday were dull (you don't need to hear about me getting Burger King for lunch) so let me skip ahead to Thursday. I needed new jeans as I threw out some old ones I've had for years and they don't fit quite as good as they used to; I presume they shrank... or that's how I would like to tell the story. I figured I would go the cheap route and go to a giant outdoor outlet mall in Orlando to look for two pairs. I needed some for my big roadtrip to Kansas and back. I walked around and I went in various stores to see what the best/most interesting deals are. I got one from the Rue21 outlet store. I found a pair for only 10 bucks, believe it or not. The second pair I got from Banana Republic as I am pretty sure I've never purchased anything from there before and they were half off... the price, not the pants themselves. Once I left that crowded mall, I decided to go to the rustic-themed Hooters-esque location known as Twin Peaks. I went for the food! Actually I went there for more than the food, although what they offer is pretty good.
Friday and Saturday I did not do anything (besides enjoy such things as Led Zepplin now being offered by the streaming service known as Spotify) so let me skip ahead to Sunday. Yesterday I went out and about to see the Chicago Bears play against a team that seemingly has had a dark cloud over them for many years now, the Cleveland Browns. Chicago did not always play well but eventually they got it together and they won. However, I did not go out to the usual spot to see it; I went elsewhere, and I decided to go to the aforementioned Twin Peaks. Typically awful International Drive traffic aside, it was a nice decision on my part. I had a tasty lunch and was able to consume some early afternoon beer. Don't worry, I rarely drink alcohol so early in the day. There weren't as many stupid “sports fans” around which was good.
I do know that I'll be happy not to do any driving on the big road trip; other people will be behind the wheel for the long drive to Kansas and back (presents and other items are being brought along, so it's easier to do it that way rather than fly out there). In the past week, some of the traffic... simply awful. I am pretty sure the way people drive in other states will be better than Florida, but I recently had to deal with such nimrods as someone who I almost hit because they were dumb and couldn't stay in their own lane. Florida drivers are always the dirt worst and I am glad I've only been in one accident, they are that atrocious.
I will be back not next Monday but on Christmas Day (Wednesday the 25th) to give a recap of what happened to me from now until then. I won't be doing anything today and tomorrow so it mostly will be about the road trip to Wichita Kansas and back. I hope to tell some interesting stories and do things and go to places I rarely or never get to experience. I might once in awhile post comments about the trip while I am on vacation on both Twitter and Facebook. I have no idea how much Internetting I'll be able to do. I also hope not to freeze my butt off in the chilly Midwest. I know from looking online I'll probably have to deal with “ice pellets” and “snow showers” while I am there. Can't wait!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Notes About Hungarian Prog Rock & Harry Belafonte Dubstep
Lest you think I am making part of the title of this blog up, recently someone I know in the online world posted a status on Twitter where he mentioned he was pissed at his neighbor because he was blasting a Harry Belafonte dubstep song from his garage. That makes me laugh and laugh, because “Harry Belafonte dubsep” actually being a thing is both preposterous and amazing... although maybe not as I actually have heard some other oldies songs dubstep remixed, such as Yakety Yak and The Duke of Earl. Really. A little later I'll explain what I'm talking about when I mention Hungarian prog rock, which is actually a thing; progressive rock happened and happens all across the world.
This past Monday I did not do a darn thing so let me skip ahead to Tuesday. I had free time so at first I went to the Barnes & Noble close by International Drive just to roam around. I did make a purchase then. After that I returned to the Brickhouse Tavern & Tap, a nice joint I hadn't been to in a long while. I had a random local beer there and ate chicken & waffles. The lady bartenders there were rather... interesting, but they treated me nice, so I can't carp, even if I wish one of them wouldn't have yelled for no reason so often.
Wednesday was dull so onto Thursday. I went on a different adventure in order to look for an item for someone. I'll be vague as who knows who reads this. It involved me going to Total Wine & More, a joint I've been to a few times but again, I hadn't been there in awhile. I looked around for something but it wasn't there, unfortunately. I'll have to go somewhere else in the upcoming week to locate it. It doesn't mean I didn't purchase items for myself, though.
After that I ended up at the Oviedo Mall... yeah, I hadn't been there in awhile because it's a ways away from where I live in Clermont and really, not a lot is there now anyhow. I decided to attend their cinema in order to watch Homefront. Sure it isn't the best movie but I still thought it was entertaining and when Jason Statham started kicking ass it was great. After that I ate at some local place that was in the food court; I had my almost always of a burger and fries and what an odd place to discover the Nelson Mandela news; they had some TV there, you see. It wasn't a shock due to his bad health as of late; it was still sad.
Friday, I did nothing except watch the free UFC show on TV, which was shown live from Austraia, where it was Saturday morning there. That is a country I would love to visit one of these years, even if it takes a lot of plane time to get there. That show was memorable for a free event and it had a surprisingly awesome main event. Saturday, I got myself a Burger King lunch and that was it for excitement... until the evening when I looked up a pretty obscure album on YouTube and I went down the rabbit hole of discovering that all sorts of super-obscure albums and songs from the 70's are on there; I mean, acts that even I hadn't heard of before. That includes acts in countries that were Communist way back when. That includes fusion jazz from Czechoslovakia and prog rock from Hungary (I'll namedrop the acts Skorpio and Locomotiv GT... even if it makes me sound like a hipster, which is not something I want to be for the most part). At least it kept me entertained.
Sunday I stayed at home because the Bears don't play this week until tonight. The early set of games on this day... pretty incredible for the number of wacky plays and awesome finishes, and many were in pretty crappy weather; thank heavens Florida is seemingly the only place in the country where the weather isn't awful. I might as well mention now that I may have to experience those crappy conditions soon, as for the Christmas season me and my parents will be visiting Wichita, Kansas to visit my sister, her husband and finally I'll be able to see my twin nephews in person. Yeah, pictures will be taken and once I get back I'll post them online for anyone who wants to see them.
I'll be back a week from today and I do know I'll be doing a few things before I have to take off the middle of next week.
This past Monday I did not do a darn thing so let me skip ahead to Tuesday. I had free time so at first I went to the Barnes & Noble close by International Drive just to roam around. I did make a purchase then. After that I returned to the Brickhouse Tavern & Tap, a nice joint I hadn't been to in a long while. I had a random local beer there and ate chicken & waffles. The lady bartenders there were rather... interesting, but they treated me nice, so I can't carp, even if I wish one of them wouldn't have yelled for no reason so often.
Wednesday was dull so onto Thursday. I went on a different adventure in order to look for an item for someone. I'll be vague as who knows who reads this. It involved me going to Total Wine & More, a joint I've been to a few times but again, I hadn't been there in awhile. I looked around for something but it wasn't there, unfortunately. I'll have to go somewhere else in the upcoming week to locate it. It doesn't mean I didn't purchase items for myself, though.
After that I ended up at the Oviedo Mall... yeah, I hadn't been there in awhile because it's a ways away from where I live in Clermont and really, not a lot is there now anyhow. I decided to attend their cinema in order to watch Homefront. Sure it isn't the best movie but I still thought it was entertaining and when Jason Statham started kicking ass it was great. After that I ate at some local place that was in the food court; I had my almost always of a burger and fries and what an odd place to discover the Nelson Mandela news; they had some TV there, you see. It wasn't a shock due to his bad health as of late; it was still sad.
Friday, I did nothing except watch the free UFC show on TV, which was shown live from Austraia, where it was Saturday morning there. That is a country I would love to visit one of these years, even if it takes a lot of plane time to get there. That show was memorable for a free event and it had a surprisingly awesome main event. Saturday, I got myself a Burger King lunch and that was it for excitement... until the evening when I looked up a pretty obscure album on YouTube and I went down the rabbit hole of discovering that all sorts of super-obscure albums and songs from the 70's are on there; I mean, acts that even I hadn't heard of before. That includes acts in countries that were Communist way back when. That includes fusion jazz from Czechoslovakia and prog rock from Hungary (I'll namedrop the acts Skorpio and Locomotiv GT... even if it makes me sound like a hipster, which is not something I want to be for the most part). At least it kept me entertained.
Sunday I stayed at home because the Bears don't play this week until tonight. The early set of games on this day... pretty incredible for the number of wacky plays and awesome finishes, and many were in pretty crappy weather; thank heavens Florida is seemingly the only place in the country where the weather isn't awful. I might as well mention now that I may have to experience those crappy conditions soon, as for the Christmas season me and my parents will be visiting Wichita, Kansas to visit my sister, her husband and finally I'll be able to see my twin nephews in person. Yeah, pictures will be taken and once I get back I'll post them online for anyone who wants to see them.
I'll be back a week from today and I do know I'll be doing a few things before I have to take off the middle of next week.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Tales Of Skyrim, Auto Shows, & Paul Walker
I'll be honest here and say that I really did nothing of note from last Monday the 25th through Thanksgiving. I just laid low and relaxed. At times my right foot has felt odd all throughout November and I do not know what the issue is. I presume it'll go away but that's just a presumption. At least I stayed off my feet when I could. Thanksgiving was quiet; I had a nice meal with the parents and things went well there.
I did start playing the game Skyrim. It came for free along with Forza 4 when I purchased the Xbox 360 this past December. I tried it once but I wasn't too sure about it so I moved onto other games. Recently, I decided to give it more of a shot, and oh boy did I go down the rabbit hole! It's a wacky fantasy world but it's engrossing as there is a LOT to do in that expansive colorful world and there is plenty of player choice in what you can and can't do and what order you do it. I am playing a reptilian creature, because I could.
Friday, that's when things got real interesting. I wasn't able to go to it last year, but just about every year on Black Friday I don't go to the stores to participate in the awfulness known as Black Friday where I wait in lines for hours and deal with the worst of humanity all to try and get a great deal... instead of that horrible trend that I wish would go away, I instead go to the Central Florida International Auto Show at the convention center in Orlando where I get to look at many different automobiles. This time I got a better look at the new Corvette and I also got to see the new Viper up close for the first time. Both are great, great cars... at least from appearance but I am sure they are great to drive too. I did enjoy walking around and checking out all those vehicles, especially the new ones that have come out in the past two years. I parked at a different spot than usual and instead of having to take a shuttle to get there, I was able to walk there which was nice... but man did I do a lot of walking on this day and I was exhausted during the night.
While I was at the auto show I saw quite the shirt that was worn by-of course-a young man who looked like a tool. It was pretty vulgar and not appropriate for an all-ages event like that. It was in yellow with a school bus on the front and below the bus was a phrase; it said, “Driver, stop the bus and let my brother Jack off”. Yes, a crude masturbation reference!
Saturday, I stayed at home and did nothing. During the late evening I was shocked to hear the rumors about Paul Walker dying in a car crash. At first only one website reported it but once it was confirmed... very sad and he seemed like a good dude. I've only seen a few of his films but the Fast & Furious movies started off goofy and somehow changed into wacky over the top greatness with the last two ones.
Sunday, I returned to the Friendly Confines restaurant to see the Chicago Bears vs. the not so good Minnesota Vikings. Saying that, of course the Bears lost in overtime in a contest they should have won and they had opportunies to and just failed. At least there were less idiots there than the last few times I was there; the ones who were barking like circus seals and being jackholes were far away from me. The people around me seemed decent and did not give me any problems and in fact I said a few words to a random lady in her 40's.
Even then, I almost left and in fact paid the bill to leave at halftime before changing my mind; the reason why... things were good there then some Troglodyte decided, “Hey, for no reason let's blast the volume to the Bears game as loud as it can go! Let's give people permanent hearing damage by it being absolutely deafening at over 100 decibels!” Honestly, it was that bad (I am not exaggerating at all) and I really should have left ASAP. Finally, right before I was able to leave someone decided how stupid this was and it was finally back down to a level where you could hear yourself think and not have a splitting headache. To be frank, the person who decided to try and shatter everyone's eardrums deserves to be spat on for sheer stupidity's sake. I did not want to have to have the bartender deal with two bills from me but I imagine she understood and maybe even agreed with me when I told her why I wanted to not be there any longer. Even though Chicago lost there were some great plays after halftime so I am glad I was able to see the whole contest. And of course, the day after a famous celebrity died in a fiery car crash due to either going too fast or mechanical failure (or maybe both), I saw some horrid driving on the roads, whether it's people going too fast (and too furious) or not paying attention because they're flapping their jowls on their phones. Florida drivers: still as awful as ever.
When I post my next blog a week from today, I actually have no idea what I'll be writing about. The next Bears game is a week from tonight and I'll be able to watch that at home. I'll try to pull something out of my hindquarters (to speak like someone from the 1940's) so I will have something to write about next time.
I did start playing the game Skyrim. It came for free along with Forza 4 when I purchased the Xbox 360 this past December. I tried it once but I wasn't too sure about it so I moved onto other games. Recently, I decided to give it more of a shot, and oh boy did I go down the rabbit hole! It's a wacky fantasy world but it's engrossing as there is a LOT to do in that expansive colorful world and there is plenty of player choice in what you can and can't do and what order you do it. I am playing a reptilian creature, because I could.
Friday, that's when things got real interesting. I wasn't able to go to it last year, but just about every year on Black Friday I don't go to the stores to participate in the awfulness known as Black Friday where I wait in lines for hours and deal with the worst of humanity all to try and get a great deal... instead of that horrible trend that I wish would go away, I instead go to the Central Florida International Auto Show at the convention center in Orlando where I get to look at many different automobiles. This time I got a better look at the new Corvette and I also got to see the new Viper up close for the first time. Both are great, great cars... at least from appearance but I am sure they are great to drive too. I did enjoy walking around and checking out all those vehicles, especially the new ones that have come out in the past two years. I parked at a different spot than usual and instead of having to take a shuttle to get there, I was able to walk there which was nice... but man did I do a lot of walking on this day and I was exhausted during the night.
While I was at the auto show I saw quite the shirt that was worn by-of course-a young man who looked like a tool. It was pretty vulgar and not appropriate for an all-ages event like that. It was in yellow with a school bus on the front and below the bus was a phrase; it said, “Driver, stop the bus and let my brother Jack off”. Yes, a crude masturbation reference!
Saturday, I stayed at home and did nothing. During the late evening I was shocked to hear the rumors about Paul Walker dying in a car crash. At first only one website reported it but once it was confirmed... very sad and he seemed like a good dude. I've only seen a few of his films but the Fast & Furious movies started off goofy and somehow changed into wacky over the top greatness with the last two ones.
Sunday, I returned to the Friendly Confines restaurant to see the Chicago Bears vs. the not so good Minnesota Vikings. Saying that, of course the Bears lost in overtime in a contest they should have won and they had opportunies to and just failed. At least there were less idiots there than the last few times I was there; the ones who were barking like circus seals and being jackholes were far away from me. The people around me seemed decent and did not give me any problems and in fact I said a few words to a random lady in her 40's.
Even then, I almost left and in fact paid the bill to leave at halftime before changing my mind; the reason why... things were good there then some Troglodyte decided, “Hey, for no reason let's blast the volume to the Bears game as loud as it can go! Let's give people permanent hearing damage by it being absolutely deafening at over 100 decibels!” Honestly, it was that bad (I am not exaggerating at all) and I really should have left ASAP. Finally, right before I was able to leave someone decided how stupid this was and it was finally back down to a level where you could hear yourself think and not have a splitting headache. To be frank, the person who decided to try and shatter everyone's eardrums deserves to be spat on for sheer stupidity's sake. I did not want to have to have the bartender deal with two bills from me but I imagine she understood and maybe even agreed with me when I told her why I wanted to not be there any longer. Even though Chicago lost there were some great plays after halftime so I am glad I was able to see the whole contest. And of course, the day after a famous celebrity died in a fiery car crash due to either going too fast or mechanical failure (or maybe both), I saw some horrid driving on the roads, whether it's people going too fast (and too furious) or not paying attention because they're flapping their jowls on their phones. Florida drivers: still as awful as ever.
When I post my next blog a week from today, I actually have no idea what I'll be writing about. The next Bears game is a week from tonight and I'll be able to watch that at home. I'll try to pull something out of my hindquarters (to speak like someone from the 1940's) so I will have something to write about next time.
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