Here's the recap of what I did in the past week. Monday the 18th, I went with someone to Sam's Club to pick up some items; after that a short journey was made over to Logan's Roadhouse, a restaurant I have eaten at a number of times before and both the trip to Sam's Club then the restaurant went fine and were nondescript. Sam's Club is an interesting place to go to and walk around once in a long while.
Tuesday afternoon, I finally went and saw The Expendables 3. No, not via leaked torrent download like several people I knew did. I saw it on the big screen. I know the first two movies are real polarizing but I think that they're both great. This third one, though, it's just awful. I won't go into details about it except that it was a bad story badly filmed; the action scenes are the opposite of exciting and even though I don't care for him personally Mel Gibson as the villain had the best character and the best performance. I had a feeling the third one would be disappointing (and not just for the usually true trope of the third movie in a series being pretty bad no matter the quality of the first two movies) but this was just bad and it makes me sad.
Wednesday, I had the time so I decided to return to Tropicana Field to see the Tampa Bay Rays play; this time it was against the Detroit Tigers. But before that I went to a restaurant from my past. A Midwest restaurant staple during the time I lived up there before I moved to Florida is Culver's, originally from Wisconsin and they make great food and treats. Recently they opened at a few locations in Florida but that was in the southwestern portion of the state before they finally came to the Tampa Bay area, and I had to go there as the last time before that was the last time I was in Illinois, which was 5 long years ago; it certainly does not seem that long but it was. I had a burger, fries and shake and I enjoyed all of them. After that I went to see some baseball.
Pretty much right after I saw live the Rays game where they lost vs. the St. Louis Cardinals they morphed from a pretty bad team to pretty good. I do take credit for that! They've cooled off as of late and well, they lost again; this time the Tigers beat them 6-0. A lot of the game wasn't exciting offensively but the pitching for both teams was quality... until it got pretty bad for the Rays and that's how you got the final score. Like the game vs. St. Louis, plenty of fans for the opposition were there to cheer on their team. Well, at least the stadium wasn't as empty as it unfortunately usually is... I sat in the upper deck and I wasn't sure why an old couple was sitting in my seat but due to their age I didn't press the issue and I just sat in a nearby seat instead. Hopefully history will repeat itself and after seeing that loss they'll be good for the rest of the season. Other than what I mentioned it was a rather uneventful day.
Thursday, the only thing I did was go somewhere to pick up dinner and that was at the local Wawa gas station. If you've never been to one, you can order sandwiches (and even tasty concoctions such as milkshakes to drink) from a touchpad and build it however you like. I got a turkey sandwich myself.
Friday I did nothing so I'll mention that Saturday I returned to Wawa for their sandwiches; this time I got one for myself and one for someone I know, who hadn't had food from there before... or even stepped foot inside a Wawa before. We both enjoyed our meals. I also had to get some printer ink from Staples so that's what I did; it cost an arm and a leg... like all printer ink does.
Sunday I did not do a thing (aside from drinking a large bottle of hard cider) so I'll end this here. It's not set in stone yet but I already have an idea what I'll be doing next weekend and that will provide some content for me to write about for the day after Labor Day; that's when I'll post next instead of doing it on a holiday. I'll have to stumble into some more adventures to not have it be a short post, though.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Robin Williams, Mountain Dew Solar Flare, & German Restaurants
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week and it's had some interesting moments. Last Monday I decided I really needed a haircut and this was a good day to do it so that's what I did. Nothing interesting to say there. Then, the evening hit and I heard the news about Robin Williams... due to my age of course I've seen more than a few of his movies in my life; I actually remember watching reruns of Mork & Mindy when I was really young. So, I was saddened by the news and especially how the death happened.
Tuesday, I needed to renew my annual pass at Walt Disney World so that's what I did. I went to the Animal Kingdom in particular; I figured it'd be busy there and I was correct. That's OK as at least I was still able to walk around and see some animals. I got exercise and while I could have done without the oppressive heat and humidity, it otherwise was a nice way to spend a few hours.
Wednesday, that was a day of ups and downs. Despite the downs and such things as tailgating drivers and other idiocy, this day turned out fine overall. I went to Lakeland to do a few things. On the way there I stopped at a 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew Solar Flare soda as they only sell it there, and in fountain drink form. It's tropical punch flavored and it's good.
As I really enjoy the restaurant known as PDQ, I went there to eat dinner and as always I enjoyed the food; I had it with a Cap'n Crunch Berries shake and yes I enjoyed that too. I then went to an outdoor mall that's nearby & I discovered they now have a Rocket Fizz store; that's the gourmet soda joint I like visiting due to all the odd pops they have; I killed time there and I did make a purchase; I enjoyed being there too. I then did something that wasn't so enjoyable and that was my experience at the Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, which I've been to a decent number of times before and while I've gotten annoyed with other customers there I've never had a problem with how the place was run, until this day.
I went there to see Guardians of the Galaxy then Into the Storm; neither I need to see right away and I can wait until DVD (I know it's not a popular opinion but comic books and comic book movies aren't really for me, I've come to realize) to see them; as a drive-in is cheap I figured that'd be a nice way to see both. Well, I got there like an hour before that double bill starts (they have two screens there; the other was showing two other films but it started at around the same time) as I figured they'd be open and I'd have plenty of time to relax. I had nothing else to do at the mall so I thought this'd be fine. Oh no.
I got there and there was a lineup of cars in front of the entrance where you pay to get in; everyone was stopped and in fact some were out of their cars; were they opening the box office later? Did something happen that delayed the opening? Was there something else going on? Who knows! There sure as heck wasn't any sign up or any employee around to explain what the situation was so I got annoyed and I decided to turn around and go home. The day was exciting enough it was OK not to see those films. It likely will be a long while before I decide to go back there if that's how they treat their customers.
Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing; I was fine with that. Saturday, I did something that's now a yearly tradition around this time of year and that's attend a birthday celebration for someone I know; that get-together is held at a German restaurant in the city of Sanford; at least a dozen people show up and it's all a good time. The party last year was canceled due to circumstances beyond anyone's control so it was nice to see all those people after all of that time. Considering my heritage it's horrible to say that I don't care for most German food but it's true; I did have dessert there, though. The triple chocolate cheesecake was as good as it sounds. I ate dinner before I got to the restaurant.
Considering that on Saturday I had to deal with atrocious traffic and way too many idiots on the highway I was happy to stay in and do nothing on Sunday. When I do my next blog a week from today, I'll be doing my share of driving too so I am hoping for traffic that isn't as awful; I do have a few things planned already so it should be a good blog.
Tuesday, I needed to renew my annual pass at Walt Disney World so that's what I did. I went to the Animal Kingdom in particular; I figured it'd be busy there and I was correct. That's OK as at least I was still able to walk around and see some animals. I got exercise and while I could have done without the oppressive heat and humidity, it otherwise was a nice way to spend a few hours.
Wednesday, that was a day of ups and downs. Despite the downs and such things as tailgating drivers and other idiocy, this day turned out fine overall. I went to Lakeland to do a few things. On the way there I stopped at a 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew Solar Flare soda as they only sell it there, and in fountain drink form. It's tropical punch flavored and it's good.
As I really enjoy the restaurant known as PDQ, I went there to eat dinner and as always I enjoyed the food; I had it with a Cap'n Crunch Berries shake and yes I enjoyed that too. I then went to an outdoor mall that's nearby & I discovered they now have a Rocket Fizz store; that's the gourmet soda joint I like visiting due to all the odd pops they have; I killed time there and I did make a purchase; I enjoyed being there too. I then did something that wasn't so enjoyable and that was my experience at the Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, which I've been to a decent number of times before and while I've gotten annoyed with other customers there I've never had a problem with how the place was run, until this day.
I went there to see Guardians of the Galaxy then Into the Storm; neither I need to see right away and I can wait until DVD (I know it's not a popular opinion but comic books and comic book movies aren't really for me, I've come to realize) to see them; as a drive-in is cheap I figured that'd be a nice way to see both. Well, I got there like an hour before that double bill starts (they have two screens there; the other was showing two other films but it started at around the same time) as I figured they'd be open and I'd have plenty of time to relax. I had nothing else to do at the mall so I thought this'd be fine. Oh no.
I got there and there was a lineup of cars in front of the entrance where you pay to get in; everyone was stopped and in fact some were out of their cars; were they opening the box office later? Did something happen that delayed the opening? Was there something else going on? Who knows! There sure as heck wasn't any sign up or any employee around to explain what the situation was so I got annoyed and I decided to turn around and go home. The day was exciting enough it was OK not to see those films. It likely will be a long while before I decide to go back there if that's how they treat their customers.
Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing; I was fine with that. Saturday, I did something that's now a yearly tradition around this time of year and that's attend a birthday celebration for someone I know; that get-together is held at a German restaurant in the city of Sanford; at least a dozen people show up and it's all a good time. The party last year was canceled due to circumstances beyond anyone's control so it was nice to see all those people after all of that time. Considering my heritage it's horrible to say that I don't care for most German food but it's true; I did have dessert there, though. The triple chocolate cheesecake was as good as it sounds. I ate dinner before I got to the restaurant.
Considering that on Saturday I had to deal with atrocious traffic and way too many idiots on the highway I was happy to stay in and do nothing on Sunday. When I do my next blog a week from today, I'll be doing my share of driving too so I am hoping for traffic that isn't as awful; I do have a few things planned already so it should be a good blog.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Hippo Size Sodas, Fufu Berries, Shake Shack & Deepsea Challenges
Hippo Size is a brand of gourmet soda I found recently and I had to pick it up; it's short and squat and what I've had tastes good. The rest of the title will be explained in due course.
This past Monday I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Tuesday, where I had free time and I was wondering what to do so I decided to head on over to Downtown Disney, in order to walk around there (even if it was hotter than Hades at the time) and to see all the construction there as by 2016 it will be known as Disney Springs and have many more things to do there. Right now, that entire area is torn up and quite a few places are closed off for construction. I did walk around and as I dig the fancy bowling alley/restaurant known as Splitsville, I decided to have dinner there. I enjoyed the food (as usual) and I did have a frozen alcohol drink... but only to cool off! Other than it being busy and the heat, nothing to say about my time there.
Wednesday and Thursday I didn't do a thing, so I'll mention that once again I experienced some incredible moments of stupidity but I can't really get into what exactly I'm talking about. I am not referring to awful traffic on the highway either; I mean, that's a near-constant struggle whenever I'm driving. I just wish I didn't have to deal with such situations sometimes.
Friday, that was definitely the most interesting day of the week. I did not even know of it until the night before, but if you didn't know, a few years ago James Cameron (he's been a life-long fan of the ocean and between directing movies he goes there) went in a personal submersible and he went down like 7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, and they made a 3D documentary on the preparation for the trip then the trip itself. It's called Deepsea Challenge 3D. I am a nerd so I did find it interesting and I knew little about the deep dive so it was a nice way to spend a Friday. I went to the AMC in Altamonte Springs and I could have picked one of a few joints in Orlando to see it but I picked that because it fit my schedule best and I did want to go somewhere in particular after the movie.
While I had to deal with some bad traffic, I still was happy to return to Winter Park. I went to Trader Joe's to pick up a few items and then I went to a restaurant that's in the same shopping plaza. While this means that parking at Trader Joe's is even more of a hassle, I was happy that finally a Shake Shack restaurant (from the Northeast; there's three in South Florida) as I think their food and drink is great. I didn't even mind waiting in line. I had a burger, fries and a custard treat as dessert. At the time there was lightning all over. I sat outside, as they have a nice area and there's a canopy covering part of it but I sat in a rare available seat... which was not covered. I soon realized sitting there when there's lightning all around was PERHAPS an unwise decision so I wolfed down my burger, had a small amount of fries and treat, then got the heck out of there and went home and ate the rest of my meal there.
Saturday I did not do a darn thing which is OK. So, let me mention another gourmet soda I had on that day. It's from Jones Soda (known for putting out strange pops) and the one I had was something known as Fufu berry; I don't know what a fufu berry is or what that made-up flavor is supposed to be but I thought it was only alright. It is mainly a combo of raspberry and strawberry. Sunday, the only thing I did was go to a Publix supermarket to pick up a sub sandwich for dinner.
Not the most exciting week, but when I return a week from today it should be a more exciting blog; I already have several activities planned.
This past Monday I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Tuesday, where I had free time and I was wondering what to do so I decided to head on over to Downtown Disney, in order to walk around there (even if it was hotter than Hades at the time) and to see all the construction there as by 2016 it will be known as Disney Springs and have many more things to do there. Right now, that entire area is torn up and quite a few places are closed off for construction. I did walk around and as I dig the fancy bowling alley/restaurant known as Splitsville, I decided to have dinner there. I enjoyed the food (as usual) and I did have a frozen alcohol drink... but only to cool off! Other than it being busy and the heat, nothing to say about my time there.
Wednesday and Thursday I didn't do a thing, so I'll mention that once again I experienced some incredible moments of stupidity but I can't really get into what exactly I'm talking about. I am not referring to awful traffic on the highway either; I mean, that's a near-constant struggle whenever I'm driving. I just wish I didn't have to deal with such situations sometimes.
Friday, that was definitely the most interesting day of the week. I did not even know of it until the night before, but if you didn't know, a few years ago James Cameron (he's been a life-long fan of the ocean and between directing movies he goes there) went in a personal submersible and he went down like 7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, and they made a 3D documentary on the preparation for the trip then the trip itself. It's called Deepsea Challenge 3D. I am a nerd so I did find it interesting and I knew little about the deep dive so it was a nice way to spend a Friday. I went to the AMC in Altamonte Springs and I could have picked one of a few joints in Orlando to see it but I picked that because it fit my schedule best and I did want to go somewhere in particular after the movie.
While I had to deal with some bad traffic, I still was happy to return to Winter Park. I went to Trader Joe's to pick up a few items and then I went to a restaurant that's in the same shopping plaza. While this means that parking at Trader Joe's is even more of a hassle, I was happy that finally a Shake Shack restaurant (from the Northeast; there's three in South Florida) as I think their food and drink is great. I didn't even mind waiting in line. I had a burger, fries and a custard treat as dessert. At the time there was lightning all over. I sat outside, as they have a nice area and there's a canopy covering part of it but I sat in a rare available seat... which was not covered. I soon realized sitting there when there's lightning all around was PERHAPS an unwise decision so I wolfed down my burger, had a small amount of fries and treat, then got the heck out of there and went home and ate the rest of my meal there.
Saturday I did not do a darn thing which is OK. So, let me mention another gourmet soda I had on that day. It's from Jones Soda (known for putting out strange pops) and the one I had was something known as Fufu berry; I don't know what a fufu berry is or what that made-up flavor is supposed to be but I thought it was only alright. It is mainly a combo of raspberry and strawberry. Sunday, the only thing I did was go to a Publix supermarket to pick up a sub sandwich for dinner.
Not the most exciting week, but when I return a week from today it should be a more exciting blog; I already have several activities planned.
Monday, August 4, 2014
KFC, UFC, MLB, NFL, B&N, & E-I-E-I-O
I know, a rather odd title for me to use, one with several abbreviations, but I honestly couldn't think of a better title to use given what little happened to me in the past week. Monday the 25th, the only thing I did was go to Walmart to pick up a few items and that thankfully was an uneventful trip, even if that would have given me something to write about.
Tuesday, that was a more interesting day. I returned to Universal Studios and CityWalk. I figured I should go back to the Bread Box restaurant to have something else there. I had the turkey sandwich, which was good, and a Nutella shake, which was real good. Otherwise I did walk around there, which was good exercise.
By the way, boy did I have to deal with stupid people this week. There are reasons why I can't list all the examples which show why I feel this way but note it's true. At least I'll list one glaring example a little later.
Wednesday I did not do anything so let me skip ahead to Thursday. On that day I returned to the outdoor mall known as Winter Garden Village. I did get a beverage from Planet Smoothie but before that I went to Barnes & Noble to look for something for someone (don't worry I would get compensated), but it wasn't there.
Friday, that was a noteworthy day, in a bad way. I was able to get dinner on my own and I chose KFC, as I hadn't eaten from there in too long. The one in downtown Clermont is just not run very well and it gives off a real dirty vibe. I instead go to a location that's about a 15 minute drive south of where I live; it's just the traffic that makes me not go there often as the traffic's always bad. I figured it'd take some time as it was a Friday evening, but I swear I was there for like a half hour! A few people were ahead of me, which was alright... until those right in front of me started ordering, and it took forever because they were apparently idiots who couldn't understand something as simple as the menu displayed. Of course, I saw that the people behind me were idiots too and they also took forever to order.
I have no idea why it took so long to prepare my order; I didn't order for 10 people like most everyone else there did; I just had a simple combo meal of chicken fingers, potato wedges and a biscuit. When people that ordered after I did got their food before me... I was not happy. Finally, I got my order and I swear I'll never go back there again; there are other KFC's I can go to where I shouldn't be treated like crap or deal with stupid/understaffed employees; dealing with stupid customers... I don't know about that.
Saturday, the only thing I did was return to Winter Garden Village, walk around, and visit a few places, including getting something for myself at Barnes & Noble. There was going to be a UFC pay per view on that night but due to reasons I won't get into, it got canceled; they say “postponed” but really, it was canceled. Speaking of sports, I did in fact notice how pretty much right after I attended the Rays game vs. the Cardinals in June, Tampa Bay suddenly started playing a lot better; yes I will take credit for that! Later this month I'll go back there, where hopefully I won't bring them a losing streak.
Sunday, I didn't do anything except for watching the first NFL preseason game of the season. It was a low-key day otherwise. As for the next blog I'll post (Monday the 11th) I do not have much on the agenda yet, but I do hope it'll be more entertaining and less drama-filled than this past week was.
Tuesday, that was a more interesting day. I returned to Universal Studios and CityWalk. I figured I should go back to the Bread Box restaurant to have something else there. I had the turkey sandwich, which was good, and a Nutella shake, which was real good. Otherwise I did walk around there, which was good exercise.
By the way, boy did I have to deal with stupid people this week. There are reasons why I can't list all the examples which show why I feel this way but note it's true. At least I'll list one glaring example a little later.
Wednesday I did not do anything so let me skip ahead to Thursday. On that day I returned to the outdoor mall known as Winter Garden Village. I did get a beverage from Planet Smoothie but before that I went to Barnes & Noble to look for something for someone (don't worry I would get compensated), but it wasn't there.
Friday, that was a noteworthy day, in a bad way. I was able to get dinner on my own and I chose KFC, as I hadn't eaten from there in too long. The one in downtown Clermont is just not run very well and it gives off a real dirty vibe. I instead go to a location that's about a 15 minute drive south of where I live; it's just the traffic that makes me not go there often as the traffic's always bad. I figured it'd take some time as it was a Friday evening, but I swear I was there for like a half hour! A few people were ahead of me, which was alright... until those right in front of me started ordering, and it took forever because they were apparently idiots who couldn't understand something as simple as the menu displayed. Of course, I saw that the people behind me were idiots too and they also took forever to order.
I have no idea why it took so long to prepare my order; I didn't order for 10 people like most everyone else there did; I just had a simple combo meal of chicken fingers, potato wedges and a biscuit. When people that ordered after I did got their food before me... I was not happy. Finally, I got my order and I swear I'll never go back there again; there are other KFC's I can go to where I shouldn't be treated like crap or deal with stupid/understaffed employees; dealing with stupid customers... I don't know about that.
Saturday, the only thing I did was return to Winter Garden Village, walk around, and visit a few places, including getting something for myself at Barnes & Noble. There was going to be a UFC pay per view on that night but due to reasons I won't get into, it got canceled; they say “postponed” but really, it was canceled. Speaking of sports, I did in fact notice how pretty much right after I attended the Rays game vs. the Cardinals in June, Tampa Bay suddenly started playing a lot better; yes I will take credit for that! Later this month I'll go back there, where hopefully I won't bring them a losing streak.
Sunday, I didn't do anything except for watching the first NFL preseason game of the season. It was a low-key day otherwise. As for the next blog I'll post (Monday the 11th) I do not have much on the agenda yet, but I do hope it'll be more entertaining and less drama-filled than this past week was.
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