I swear, it wasn't for me.
Monday the 20th I decided to head on over to the Winter Park area. I went to the Rocket Fizz store first to get some more gourmet soda as I had run out. Then, the next and final stop was the Shake Shack restaurant, right by the Trader Joe's. Neither location was crowded so parking was actually a cinch. I had a very tasty meal at the Shake Shack then I went to Trader Joe's, where I purchased only a few items. Aside from the typical traffic, Monday was a fine day.
Tuesday was dull so I'll mention that Wednesday, I went to Walmart as I needed more Mountain Dew; I got that, then saw that the limited edition Mountain Dew Gamefuel returned, this time hyping the upcoming Call of Duty game; I've never played one of those, but as I am not a multiplayer guy at all and prefer the solo story-based mission stuff... other games out there are more for me. Anyhow, I got both flavors; one of them-lemonade-is new and it tastes like how you'd think it would. To me that's a good thing. Thursday I didn't do anything either so onto Friday.
I could have done a few different things for the weekend (and one thing was only known to me after I committed to my plans; more on that later) but what I decided on doing was going to Lakeland on Friday to visit a few spots, do nothing on Saturday then go watch the Bears on Sunday, after doing something rather wacky; I'll also get to that later. The places I went to in Lakeland included the Books-A-Million, where I finally found the book I was unsuccessful in finding the previous week. I also stopped at the Rocket Fizz store they have there to get even more gourmet soda (I'm set for the rest of the year, pretty much); so Friday was a fine day.
Of course, late on that day I finally heard that the next night there'd be an independent wrestling promotion (albeit a major one, comparatively speaking) who was having a show... in Lakeland. I had heard nothing about it beforehand, and I still follow a decent amount of local wrestlers online, and not a word from them either. That promotion definitely isn't like what they used to be but I wouldn't have minded going. But, I wasn't going to drive to Lakeland and back two days in a row; so, I stayed in on Saturday but I still had a rather unique weekend.
It started on Saturday with someone I know; she and some of her friends are fans of... 50 SHADES OF GREY. Yes. I'm only judging it by brief passages I've come across online and other people's opinions but apparently it's a poorly written series of books and it has a bad message & inaccurately portrays the BDSM scene. I've never brought it up to her, though. There's no need to. Anyhow, she noticed on Amazon a piece of jewelry related to the series (how, I have no idea) and she wanted it; she asked me all about Amazon and it was there I realized that I'd have to swallow my pride and order it for her off of my account, and get compensated for it.
Then, Sunday before I returned to the Friendly Confines bar/restaurant after weeks away from there, I had to stop at a place I've been at a few times before, Total Wine & More, as that same person had heard that they were now selling 50 Shades of Grey wine. Yes, this is a thing. If buying something related to that franchise is embarrassing, imagine doing it in person! Then, I returned to the Friendly Confines restaurant to watch the Chicago Bears game against the New England Patriots. The Bears have been pretty bad this season but this game, they really took the cake for being awful. They played so terribly I left at halftime. I ate my lunch and had some soda and I had seen enough; they were already losing 38-7 at that point. The final score was 51-23.
Another reason I didn't stay there the entire time = my fellow Bears fans. Being mad and upset over how the game went is one thing, but people whining and complaining NONSTOP from the very first play of the game = I quickly got tired of them being such whiny crybabies who needed a diaper change. The worst offender was a guy who looked like Beavis with glasses! With their next few games, it'll be awhile before I'll have to go anywhere to see them play... if I even want to go anywhere to see them play. They do not play next week, which to me is a relief.
When I return a week from today I know I'll have a few things to talk about as I already have plans for the rest of this month and next weekend.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Surge, Moe's, Chipotle, The Guest & Fat Bearded 300 Pound Wrestling Fans
The “fat bearded 300 pound wrestling fans” thing relates to someone I know who is a fan of pro wrestling and yet doesn't like most pro wrestling fans. He often uses that phrase or something similar. Well, last Monday night I was somewhere (more on that in a bit) and I actually saw someone wearing a late 90's pro wrestling shirt (it was of the NWO, to be exact) and I was amused and shocked to see such a thing. My pal will be exactly 0% surprised to hear that shirt-wearer is in fact “a fat bearded 300 pound wrestling fan”.
What an up and down week I had. This past Monday I went to Downtown Disney; it's a place I don't visit as frequently anymore due to all the construction that's going on there; it makes things more crowded for the time being and that whole area is tore up. Yet, I had to go there as the AMC Theatres there was the closest place that was showing a film called The Guest; it's from the same people that did the horror film You're Next. The Guest is best described as a psychological thriller and it's about a dude who just got discharged from the Army and he visits a family who lost their son during combat and he says he was pals with him. That's all I'll say. It's great. It's a very interesting plot, it gets pretty bloody and it's so stylish. I am glad I am one of the few who got to see it on the big screen; most will have to wait until video on demand or disc but I give it my highest recommendations.
Tuesday, I returned to Winter Garden Village. I ate at Chipotle, went to Target to get some items, then ended up at Barnes & Noble looking for a book. They didn't have it. At least at Target I found some apple cider and I had to purchase it; it reminds me of the good old days back in Illinois when I was a kid and my mom & my sisters went to the local apple orchard each fall and it was always a great time.
What wasn't a good time was Wednesday. It was a crappy day as a matter of fact. It was not one big thing, but rather some little things, from awful traffic to what happened when I had dinner. I was on the east side of Orlando, where I went to a few stores and then I was going to eat at a Qdoba restaurant before heading on over to pick up a parent at the Orlando International Airport... the same one who I dropped off the preceding Monday. I discovered that the Qdoba changed to a Moe's, which is similar and yet I had never eaten at before. I thought about it a moment then I decided to give it a chance. That was a mistake.
I can safely say that the entire franchise is heavy on the douche vibe; thinking that you HAVE to yell at customers whenever they walk in (even if you're just welcoming them, yelling is not OK) is unacceptable. Speaking of that, the service I experienced. I won't get into it but I was not treated well and it made sure that I'll never go there again. The fact that the food wasn't so great AND once I got back home I got an upset stomach and those are further demerits against that awful franchise. I'll stick with Qdoba or Chipotle instead.
Thursday I only did one thing: on Monday I saw that on Amazon they had new cases of Surge Soda available. In the late 90's and early 2000's I sometimes had it and while I prefer Mountain Dew it's still fine; they stopped making it over a decade ago but it was literally fan demand that brought it back, but you could only get it from Amazon, so that's what I did. Thursday was the first time I had it in over 10 years. I still think that Mountain Dew is better although it's not bad by any means. As for Friday: it was another crappy day! I was still looking for that one book and I still can't find it; maybe I'll have to go to Amazon for it also. Blah. At least I found some items I did need but the traffic was brutally bad so I was happy for a lazy weekend.
Saturday I did not do a thing so the day went fine; Sunday, I wasn't sure if I had to go out to see the Bears play against the Miami Dolphins; thankfully I discovered the day before that the game would be on locally so I could watch it from home. Of course, Chicago looked rather poor so Miami kicked their ass and won 27-14. The less said about it the better; at least I didn't have to go out somewhere to watch that pitiful performance. After the game I did return to Winter Garden Village, but this time to go to Jersey Mike's Subs to get food for me and someone else. That went fine, although I could have done without the young girl throwing a temper tantrum at the same time I was trying to order.
When I return a week from today, I have an idea or two in mind for what I'll be doing. I also have a few plans that will happen farther into the future, as in November and December. No spoilers on what they will be.
What an up and down week I had. This past Monday I went to Downtown Disney; it's a place I don't visit as frequently anymore due to all the construction that's going on there; it makes things more crowded for the time being and that whole area is tore up. Yet, I had to go there as the AMC Theatres there was the closest place that was showing a film called The Guest; it's from the same people that did the horror film You're Next. The Guest is best described as a psychological thriller and it's about a dude who just got discharged from the Army and he visits a family who lost their son during combat and he says he was pals with him. That's all I'll say. It's great. It's a very interesting plot, it gets pretty bloody and it's so stylish. I am glad I am one of the few who got to see it on the big screen; most will have to wait until video on demand or disc but I give it my highest recommendations.
Tuesday, I returned to Winter Garden Village. I ate at Chipotle, went to Target to get some items, then ended up at Barnes & Noble looking for a book. They didn't have it. At least at Target I found some apple cider and I had to purchase it; it reminds me of the good old days back in Illinois when I was a kid and my mom & my sisters went to the local apple orchard each fall and it was always a great time.
What wasn't a good time was Wednesday. It was a crappy day as a matter of fact. It was not one big thing, but rather some little things, from awful traffic to what happened when I had dinner. I was on the east side of Orlando, where I went to a few stores and then I was going to eat at a Qdoba restaurant before heading on over to pick up a parent at the Orlando International Airport... the same one who I dropped off the preceding Monday. I discovered that the Qdoba changed to a Moe's, which is similar and yet I had never eaten at before. I thought about it a moment then I decided to give it a chance. That was a mistake.
I can safely say that the entire franchise is heavy on the douche vibe; thinking that you HAVE to yell at customers whenever they walk in (even if you're just welcoming them, yelling is not OK) is unacceptable. Speaking of that, the service I experienced. I won't get into it but I was not treated well and it made sure that I'll never go there again. The fact that the food wasn't so great AND once I got back home I got an upset stomach and those are further demerits against that awful franchise. I'll stick with Qdoba or Chipotle instead.
Thursday I only did one thing: on Monday I saw that on Amazon they had new cases of Surge Soda available. In the late 90's and early 2000's I sometimes had it and while I prefer Mountain Dew it's still fine; they stopped making it over a decade ago but it was literally fan demand that brought it back, but you could only get it from Amazon, so that's what I did. Thursday was the first time I had it in over 10 years. I still think that Mountain Dew is better although it's not bad by any means. As for Friday: it was another crappy day! I was still looking for that one book and I still can't find it; maybe I'll have to go to Amazon for it also. Blah. At least I found some items I did need but the traffic was brutally bad so I was happy for a lazy weekend.
Saturday I did not do a thing so the day went fine; Sunday, I wasn't sure if I had to go out to see the Bears play against the Miami Dolphins; thankfully I discovered the day before that the game would be on locally so I could watch it from home. Of course, Chicago looked rather poor so Miami kicked their ass and won 27-14. The less said about it the better; at least I didn't have to go out somewhere to watch that pitiful performance. After the game I did return to Winter Garden Village, but this time to go to Jersey Mike's Subs to get food for me and someone else. That went fine, although I could have done without the young girl throwing a temper tantrum at the same time I was trying to order.
When I return a week from today, I have an idea or two in mind for what I'll be doing. I also have a few plans that will happen farther into the future, as in November and December. No spoilers on what they will be.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Sugar Ray, BangBugs, Ebola & Guys Named Ulrick
This past week wasn't quite what I was expecting but that is OK. Extenuating circumstances got in the way.
At least this past Monday I had the free time to go to Walt Disney World, Epcot in particular. It was to check out the annual Food & Wine Festival; much of the food they offer in various booths was the same as usual; that is OK with me. At least the weather wasn't too hot there and I didn't sweat like Danny Glover in Predator 2.
It was nice to walk around and get some exercise too. The Dole Pineapple Whip is always pretty magical, but I certainly had more than that for dinner, which was basically getting some food from random booth. Oh, and the musical act they had performing there (during these festivals they have an act from the past perform a few times a day for about a half hour each; in the past I've seen parts or all of everyone from the Village People and Hanson to Chubby Checker and .38 Special) was Sugar Ray. I felt ancient once I realized that their hit songs were from when I was a teenager and that was 15 to 20 years ago. I only listened to part of the performance.
Tuesday was dull so I'll mention that I recently got a spam e-mail from something calling themselves BangBugs; I laughed at the obvious spoof of a website known as BangBros; if you haven't heard of it before... well, I'll just say it's a site for adults.
Technically real early Wednesday morning, I had to drop off another parent at the airport. I was OK with doing this, even if it meant going to the Orlando International Airport. I stopped to have a meal at the nearby Denny's; the last time I ate at a Denny's after an airport run, I saw a young man that defines the term “white trash” getting mad at the staff and he had to be stopped by his girl from attacking them or yelling at him or whatever he was going to do. In comparison this time there was dull... thankfully. The guy who waited on me was a dude with an indeterminate Caribbean accent and I was amused that his name was Ulrick. I made my own Grand Slam Breakfast and it was tasty, especially the limited edition pumpkin pancakes.
Now, I was expecting to do more the rest of the week; unfortunately, I started to feel under the weather. Don't worry, it was nothing serious; Lord knows it wasn't Ebola! Still, aside from getting pizza from the local Papa John's and getting medicine from the local Walgreens, there's nothing to report about the rest of the week. That's just how things turned out.
In fact, instead of going out to see the Chicago Bears played I just stayed at home and watched the NFL Redzone Channel, which on Sunday switches between all the games going on to show the best moments as they're happening. Not too many highlights of the Bears game were shown, which is not a surprise. I was hoping they'd beat the Atlanta Falcons but with the way they played the past few weeks, who knew for certain. However, thankfully Chicago won 27-13. I was fine staying at home and relaxing; today I finally feel more like myself now, so that was the right move in the end.
When I return a week from today, things should be more back to normal. I already have some plans in mind for things to do.
At least this past Monday I had the free time to go to Walt Disney World, Epcot in particular. It was to check out the annual Food & Wine Festival; much of the food they offer in various booths was the same as usual; that is OK with me. At least the weather wasn't too hot there and I didn't sweat like Danny Glover in Predator 2.
It was nice to walk around and get some exercise too. The Dole Pineapple Whip is always pretty magical, but I certainly had more than that for dinner, which was basically getting some food from random booth. Oh, and the musical act they had performing there (during these festivals they have an act from the past perform a few times a day for about a half hour each; in the past I've seen parts or all of everyone from the Village People and Hanson to Chubby Checker and .38 Special) was Sugar Ray. I felt ancient once I realized that their hit songs were from when I was a teenager and that was 15 to 20 years ago. I only listened to part of the performance.
Tuesday was dull so I'll mention that I recently got a spam e-mail from something calling themselves BangBugs; I laughed at the obvious spoof of a website known as BangBros; if you haven't heard of it before... well, I'll just say it's a site for adults.
Technically real early Wednesday morning, I had to drop off another parent at the airport. I was OK with doing this, even if it meant going to the Orlando International Airport. I stopped to have a meal at the nearby Denny's; the last time I ate at a Denny's after an airport run, I saw a young man that defines the term “white trash” getting mad at the staff and he had to be stopped by his girl from attacking them or yelling at him or whatever he was going to do. In comparison this time there was dull... thankfully. The guy who waited on me was a dude with an indeterminate Caribbean accent and I was amused that his name was Ulrick. I made my own Grand Slam Breakfast and it was tasty, especially the limited edition pumpkin pancakes.
Now, I was expecting to do more the rest of the week; unfortunately, I started to feel under the weather. Don't worry, it was nothing serious; Lord knows it wasn't Ebola! Still, aside from getting pizza from the local Papa John's and getting medicine from the local Walgreens, there's nothing to report about the rest of the week. That's just how things turned out.
In fact, instead of going out to see the Chicago Bears played I just stayed at home and watched the NFL Redzone Channel, which on Sunday switches between all the games going on to show the best moments as they're happening. Not too many highlights of the Bears game were shown, which is not a surprise. I was hoping they'd beat the Atlanta Falcons but with the way they played the past few weeks, who knew for certain. However, thankfully Chicago won 27-13. I was fine staying at home and relaxing; today I finally feel more like myself now, so that was the right move in the end.
When I return a week from today, things should be more back to normal. I already have some plans in mind for things to do.
Monday, October 6, 2014
The Tales of Philly Brown, Humanoids & More Local Football
Oh, what a bad day I had during this time period. This past Monday, I had to go to the local library to drop off those DVD's I got in the preceding week. This had to be done despite the fact that the rainy weather continued and it was pretty bad when I was out and about. I also stopped at a Walgreens for some miscellaneous items; it's no surprise that on the way back I saw the aftermath of an accident; as I've said hundreds of times online before, when it rains Florida drivers are even worse than usual. Tuesday I didn't do a thing and yeah, more rain... so onto Wednesday.
Wednesday, I had free time so I was thinking of what I wanted to do and where I wanted to eat for dinner. I decided on going to a MovieStop as I don't think I had been there in a few months. I did get some DVD's/Blu-ray discs. After that I drove on over to an open-air mall known as The Loop where I spent a short amount of time in a Books-A-Million then I ate at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse; giggle if you wish at the name. I do think it's amusing but they also offer up some tasty food & drink.
Thursday, due to the weather my plans changed. I don't know if it's for the best or not. Originally, I was thinking of driving down to a city to see two small colleges play. However, it looked too likely for there to be bad thunderstorm weather for me to want to be there; instead I went with Plan B, and that was see a game on this night. It was over in Melbourne and it was Florida Tech (they only started playing football last year) vs. Delta State, from Mississippi. I had a feeling it'd be a high scoring affair and competitive and it was... for the first half. The second half, Delta State opened up a can and they ended up winning 58-20. Aside from the game itself and having dinner in the local mall... not a good day overall.
The traffic there and back was a huge hassle (even worse than usual, and a decent amount of the journey was on a rural highway) and while there were plenty of people there that were fine (including some college students), there also were many awful loathsome people there, mostly the college students. They were loud, rude, and just complete buffoons all around; it's incredible how many buffoons I had to deal with throughout the day. I don't think too highly of “the youth of America” in general and this day proved that with a burning intensity.
What didn't help matters was that the town, people at the stadium and the stadium itself didn't think it was helpful to give out important information for people who weren't familiar with the city or the building. Such things as “labeling major roads in the city when you go through the intersection while on a side street” and “telling people once they get their ticket where you should sit if you have a general admission ticket” just did not happen and I was greatly aggravated by such things. No offense to the athletes of Florida Tech (I also got what pretty much was a rally towel from the school's ladies volleyball team) but I don't feel like returning to Melbourne anytime soon.
Friday and Saturday I didn't do a darn thing. The game I was going to go to originally was Webber hosting a school that started playing this year, Arizona Christian. Webber won 49-26. Sunday, I had to drop off a parent at the airport and the timing worked out to where I could do it and on the way back I would stop and watch the Chicago Bears game. I decided to do something different and I watched the game from an Ale House restaurant/bar; it was the one in Altamonte Springs.
While some people there I'd call “humanoids” they weren't too bad and my experience there was fine. The Bears game wasn't fine; they played like crap again and they lost again, this time to the Carolina Panthers; while I think it's incredible the Panthers have a player named Philly Brown, I did not enjoy the game and I still have a dim view of the National Football League. Yet, the people there at the joint were at least fine, the service was quite good, I was able to have a nice lunch/drink some pumpkin-flavored beer, and it certainly was better there than having to drive on the highway. Cripes, in the last week or so I've had to use my horn an absurd amount of times and it was real bad yesterday.
Anyhow, when I return next Monday I know it won't be as eventful a blog but that's alright. I'll find something to talk about.
Wednesday, I had free time so I was thinking of what I wanted to do and where I wanted to eat for dinner. I decided on going to a MovieStop as I don't think I had been there in a few months. I did get some DVD's/Blu-ray discs. After that I drove on over to an open-air mall known as The Loop where I spent a short amount of time in a Books-A-Million then I ate at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse; giggle if you wish at the name. I do think it's amusing but they also offer up some tasty food & drink.
Thursday, due to the weather my plans changed. I don't know if it's for the best or not. Originally, I was thinking of driving down to a city to see two small colleges play. However, it looked too likely for there to be bad thunderstorm weather for me to want to be there; instead I went with Plan B, and that was see a game on this night. It was over in Melbourne and it was Florida Tech (they only started playing football last year) vs. Delta State, from Mississippi. I had a feeling it'd be a high scoring affair and competitive and it was... for the first half. The second half, Delta State opened up a can and they ended up winning 58-20. Aside from the game itself and having dinner in the local mall... not a good day overall.
The traffic there and back was a huge hassle (even worse than usual, and a decent amount of the journey was on a rural highway) and while there were plenty of people there that were fine (including some college students), there also were many awful loathsome people there, mostly the college students. They were loud, rude, and just complete buffoons all around; it's incredible how many buffoons I had to deal with throughout the day. I don't think too highly of “the youth of America” in general and this day proved that with a burning intensity.
What didn't help matters was that the town, people at the stadium and the stadium itself didn't think it was helpful to give out important information for people who weren't familiar with the city or the building. Such things as “labeling major roads in the city when you go through the intersection while on a side street” and “telling people once they get their ticket where you should sit if you have a general admission ticket” just did not happen and I was greatly aggravated by such things. No offense to the athletes of Florida Tech (I also got what pretty much was a rally towel from the school's ladies volleyball team) but I don't feel like returning to Melbourne anytime soon.
Friday and Saturday I didn't do a darn thing. The game I was going to go to originally was Webber hosting a school that started playing this year, Arizona Christian. Webber won 49-26. Sunday, I had to drop off a parent at the airport and the timing worked out to where I could do it and on the way back I would stop and watch the Chicago Bears game. I decided to do something different and I watched the game from an Ale House restaurant/bar; it was the one in Altamonte Springs.
While some people there I'd call “humanoids” they weren't too bad and my experience there was fine. The Bears game wasn't fine; they played like crap again and they lost again, this time to the Carolina Panthers; while I think it's incredible the Panthers have a player named Philly Brown, I did not enjoy the game and I still have a dim view of the National Football League. Yet, the people there at the joint were at least fine, the service was quite good, I was able to have a nice lunch/drink some pumpkin-flavored beer, and it certainly was better there than having to drive on the highway. Cripes, in the last week or so I've had to use my horn an absurd amount of times and it was real bad yesterday.
Anyhow, when I return next Monday I know it won't be as eventful a blog but that's alright. I'll find something to talk about.
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