Here's what I've done since last Monday. Like I promised, this was not as exciting a week as the one I had before, which was fine by me as that had several not so great moments. Monday through Wednesday, the only thing I did of note is that on Wednesday night I ended up at the Altamonte Mall, where I walked around for a bit and I ate at a new fast food place there, Jimmy's Seaside Fries. The namesake food was pretty good, the chicken bites not so much... they were a lesser version of the Chick fil-A nuggets. At least I tried it out.
Also, I started down the rabbit hole of looking up various books on Amazon and putting them in a list and at least once in awhile I'll order one (or a few) from the list. I enjoy reading and I did plenty of that as a kid but as an adult it hasn't been as often, especially in recent years. I need to fix that as I have a few-or more-books collecting dust that I haven't cracked open yet but because I am me I'd like more for future reading. I ordered one (about Enron) and got it on Tuesday. While I enjoy the brick and mortar stores, I should join this century and use Amazon more often to get books as needless to say their selection is a million times larger than Barnes & Noble or Books A Million.
Thursday, that was more interesting for sure. Last January I drove down and experienced the Mecum auto auction in Kissimmee. I only saw a small part of the actual auction as the rest of the time I walked around at all the cars that were to be sold, weren't sold yet as people were still bidding on them or were already sold. As they had hundreds of vehicles there it was great looking at all those vehicles, from the obscure to all the classic muscle cars to the recent expensive vehicles from the likes of Mercedes-Benz or BMW. A parent got a pair of free tickets from a friend so my first time there I did not have to pay the 30 bucks (plus parking) that I did this year. Still, I was glad I went for a second time, as it was as much fun this year as it was last year. The mix of vehicles was as interesting as it was the first time. Plus, it gave me a heck of a workout due to all the walking around I did. After that I drove to The Loop shopping area in Kissimmee, where I ate at a BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse; as usual I had a pizza and it was pretty tasty.
Friday and Saturday, those were dull days, so let me skip ahead to Sunday. That was an eventful day. I ended up on the infamous International Drive, where the traffic was as expected: bad. Then again the traffic there and best aside from I-Drive wasn't so great either. Aside from that the day was nice. For the first time in months I went to Artegon, the mall with a lot of arts & crafts sorts of stores. Now, each store has its own storefront instead of fencing that separating them. Also, pretty much all the stores there during my last visit are gone and replaced by new ones. Overall, it feels more like a real mall now and I am not concerned any longer about its future.
After that I drove down to I-Drive 360 and I had dinner at Tin Roof; I still don't know if the roof is rusted but I always think their food is good so it was time to return there. I saw the last part of the football game that the Broncos won. “Eh” is still my opinion on pro football so I'll move on to what I did after that. The Sugar Factory store finally opened recently; I've heard about it from other people and I know some who have been to their store in the Chicago area. I normally don't like to frequent places that openly plug their celebrity endorsement from such God-awful people like the Kardashian-Jenner clan or Katy Perry or Rihanna, but I let my desire for sweets overrule that and I ended up having a milkshake, which was pretty good. I'll have to eat the actual food they make, along with sitting at the bar they have. It's a strange version of a candy shop, for sure.
Also on Sunday, the big Royal Rumble event was in Orlando at the Amway Center. No, I did not attend. For years I've been saying that I haven't been a regular WWE watcher since their product has been terrible, and nothing has changed there, it's still awful. Reliable sources have told me that the last two Royal Rumble events have been pretty atrocious overall-aside from a match or two-and the namesake match has been legendarily bad, so no way would I spend a lot of money to get not great seats to a show I likely wouldn't enjoy... I heard things about last night's show that made me glad I didn't go or even watch it online.
When I return a week from today, I really don't have anything planned as of yet. I do have some pretty interesting ideas in mind, though.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Bakeries, Dental Adventures, Powerball & Bad Experiences
Here's a recap of what I have done in the past week. Monday, in the evening I returned to the local Hurricane Grill & Wings in order to have dinner and I figured I should stick around to see the big final championship game of the college football season between Alabama and Clemson. I was hoping that Clemson would win as their opponents have won too often as of late; alas, it didn't happen, and the Clemson fan by me was crestfallen. It wasn't too crowded there and I was fine by that and there was little in the way of incredibly annoying “sports fans” around. The game was exciting at all but there was an error by the person who ran the clock at the game... I won't bore anyone with the details but it never should have happened and who knows if the result would have been different; it reminds me why I am pretty “meh” on major college sports.
Tuesday, I went to the Florida Mall, where I purchased a Star Wars shirt (it isn't my first) and I had a treat from a new place in the food court called Carlo's; it's a bakery and the food was good and all. However, how the place is set up and the whole process of trying to order something there is WAY too complex for what should be a simple thing-even if it was busy-and when I still don't know if I did it right... there were no helpful signs or any employees who offered explanation so I just winged it. That whole thing is a turn-off even if they had tasty treats. Anyhow, after that I picked up someone from the Orlando International Airport.
Wednesday, I went to the dentist. Sad to say it was to have a crown; the tooth had been slowly disintegrating for months now. The temporary is on there now and I'll get the permanent on Groundhog's Day. I also got a Powerball ticket; I rarely play the lottery but I had to on this occasion. Needless to say, I didn't win. Thursday, I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Friday, where the only thing I'll mention I did was go to Larry's Giant Subs as I hadn't eaten there in awhile and I do rate their food highly. It was indeed delicious.
Saturday, my activities were in the evening. That started off poorly. I went to a Walmart Neighborhood Market, as I hadn't been to one in a long time. After this night, I won't be to another one for a long time. I got some items and even though it was a Saturday night, they weren't smart enough to have it come close to be fully staffed so I wasn't going to wait in the two checkout lanes that were open; instead I would go to the self checkout. I figured I'd scan those few items, insert some cash then leave. Only after I scanned an item did the prompt appear that I could only pay via card. At least I got to try out the new credit card I got; it's only new in that I had it for 3 years so in a matter of days it would expire.
After that I was going to hang out at a location and see some sports action, but that place had a full parking lot so I knew to move on, and as Universal Studios was nearby I figured I should go there. Now they have metal detectors, and I understand as it's unfortunately a sign of the times. I walked around, had some Cold Stone Creamery, and I found a place (Margaritaville) to quench my thirst and I saw the ending of the Packers vs. Cardinals game, which was quite exciting. As I am a Bears fan, I am glad that Arizona won and Green Bay lost. But even in the parking lot of Universal, I had to deal with idiocy, and a driver who I swore had to be on drugs; I wish that security would have seen their actions, so that they wouldn't have even made it into the area and cause who knows what sorts of havoc. Yes I did honk at them, as I am me.
Sunday wasn't much better. I did see The Force Awakens for the third and likely last time on the big screen, this time at Pointe Orlando, as they have an old IMAX screen, the OG gigantic screen rather than the much smaller IMAX screens that popped up in recent years. It was great seeing it that way and the movie's still awesome. Unfortunately, their wacky device that validates all parking tickets so you don't have to pay at the parking garage before you leave, that didn't work and I wasn't sure of that until I stuck the ticket in to see if I had to pay. I wasn't happy about that. Then I went to a nearby Buffalo Wild Wings, only to have their wacky limited edition flavor that involved MOUNTAIN DEW for some boneless wings, and it must have lasted only 2 weeks-if that-as it was already gone and if that wasn't enough to make me irked, the service there was poor and I did not stay silent when it came to letting them know how I felt about them ignoring me... I won't elaborate on the rest of my experience there but after this weekend there are several places I know I won't visit for a long while. I am fine with that as at least in this part of Florida there are plenty of other locations I can go to for many different needs.
When I return next Monday, I won't have as much on the agenda and I am actually OK with that. This past week wasn't great for me so I am hoping for better this week.
Tuesday, I went to the Florida Mall, where I purchased a Star Wars shirt (it isn't my first) and I had a treat from a new place in the food court called Carlo's; it's a bakery and the food was good and all. However, how the place is set up and the whole process of trying to order something there is WAY too complex for what should be a simple thing-even if it was busy-and when I still don't know if I did it right... there were no helpful signs or any employees who offered explanation so I just winged it. That whole thing is a turn-off even if they had tasty treats. Anyhow, after that I picked up someone from the Orlando International Airport.
Wednesday, I went to the dentist. Sad to say it was to have a crown; the tooth had been slowly disintegrating for months now. The temporary is on there now and I'll get the permanent on Groundhog's Day. I also got a Powerball ticket; I rarely play the lottery but I had to on this occasion. Needless to say, I didn't win. Thursday, I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Friday, where the only thing I'll mention I did was go to Larry's Giant Subs as I hadn't eaten there in awhile and I do rate their food highly. It was indeed delicious.
Saturday, my activities were in the evening. That started off poorly. I went to a Walmart Neighborhood Market, as I hadn't been to one in a long time. After this night, I won't be to another one for a long time. I got some items and even though it was a Saturday night, they weren't smart enough to have it come close to be fully staffed so I wasn't going to wait in the two checkout lanes that were open; instead I would go to the self checkout. I figured I'd scan those few items, insert some cash then leave. Only after I scanned an item did the prompt appear that I could only pay via card. At least I got to try out the new credit card I got; it's only new in that I had it for 3 years so in a matter of days it would expire.
After that I was going to hang out at a location and see some sports action, but that place had a full parking lot so I knew to move on, and as Universal Studios was nearby I figured I should go there. Now they have metal detectors, and I understand as it's unfortunately a sign of the times. I walked around, had some Cold Stone Creamery, and I found a place (Margaritaville) to quench my thirst and I saw the ending of the Packers vs. Cardinals game, which was quite exciting. As I am a Bears fan, I am glad that Arizona won and Green Bay lost. But even in the parking lot of Universal, I had to deal with idiocy, and a driver who I swore had to be on drugs; I wish that security would have seen their actions, so that they wouldn't have even made it into the area and cause who knows what sorts of havoc. Yes I did honk at them, as I am me.
Sunday wasn't much better. I did see The Force Awakens for the third and likely last time on the big screen, this time at Pointe Orlando, as they have an old IMAX screen, the OG gigantic screen rather than the much smaller IMAX screens that popped up in recent years. It was great seeing it that way and the movie's still awesome. Unfortunately, their wacky device that validates all parking tickets so you don't have to pay at the parking garage before you leave, that didn't work and I wasn't sure of that until I stuck the ticket in to see if I had to pay. I wasn't happy about that. Then I went to a nearby Buffalo Wild Wings, only to have their wacky limited edition flavor that involved MOUNTAIN DEW for some boneless wings, and it must have lasted only 2 weeks-if that-as it was already gone and if that wasn't enough to make me irked, the service there was poor and I did not stay silent when it came to letting them know how I felt about them ignoring me... I won't elaborate on the rest of my experience there but after this weekend there are several places I know I won't visit for a long while. I am fine with that as at least in this part of Florida there are plenty of other locations I can go to for many different needs.
When I return next Monday, I won't have as much on the agenda and I am actually OK with that. This past week wasn't great for me so I am hoping for better this week.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Kodiak Cakes, Sea Dog Restaurants, & Low Quality Football
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week. Last Monday was a nothing-happening day aside from going to Chipotle for dinner, which as typical was a fine, fine meal. Tuesday was more interesting. I went into Orlando and ended up at the Altamonte Mall, where I walked around and saw that they had some quick eateries and there's one or two of them that I'll have to try in the future. Wednesday, I was back in Orlando as I met up with someone; what that was all about, I am keeping private. Don't worry, it's not anything bad. I ended up in Sanford, where among the places I visited was World Market and I ate dinner at PDQ; I've said it often but I wish that there was one closer to Clermont as I rate their food pretty highly.
Thursday I did not do anything but Friday I discovered some interesting food & drink. I am not talking about the random McDonalds I had for dinner. I walked around Target before that and I found drinks known as Bai; they are fruity concoctions and while I haven't tried them yet, I hope they at least taste alright. I also got Kodiak Cakes, which can be made either into waffles or pancakes. I got the regular box and also something new, which is Flapjack on the Go, which you make in the microwave with just water and while it sounds odd to eat a pancake in a bowl, it tasted excellent and I wish I would have gotten more than one.
Saturday, I went to Orlando again, this time to eat at a restaurant that I only recently found out was a thing. In the past I've had some different varieties of Sea Dog Brewery beer, from the lovely state of Maine. I had no idea they had any restaurants, let alone one in Orlando. I stumbled upon it online awhile back and I finally felt like going there on this day. I had the chicken fingers w/ Maine Blueberry BBQ (as it sounded so odd; it tasted fine), a blueberry beer, and a GINGERBREAD beer, which tasted exactly how you thought it would. I could have done without the incredibly loud shrieking braying jackasses who were there but thankfully the most loathsome people left and after that it was a lot quieter. While I could quibble about a few things at least the food & drink were good.
As for the big football games this past weekend, the Saturday ones were pretty terrible. The first one featured horrible play and was not competitive. The second one was closer but the play was still terrible and yeah, some of the calls (in every sense of the term) were questionable at best, and the players acted like heathens, to be honest. Sunday, the games weren't that much better. I felt bad for everyone in the Vikings game because it was played outdoors in below zero weather. Minnesota definitely played better overall but they made some awful mistakes so they lost. The Green Bay game, I was disappointed because they won. Yeah, I won't really miss football once it's done with in a few weeks.
Sunday, I went to the World of Beer, where I had a meal and a few drinks, which were needed... I won't get into why as again, it's a private matter but it's not something for anyone to worry about, I am fine. My time there... the food & drink tasted fine (including the Coney Island Hard Root Beer, which I've had before and it's good; I would have had the Best Damn Root Beer but they were out), some of the annoying people there I could have done without. As always, I just tried to ignore them.
When I return a week from today, I do have some ideas in mind when it comes to activities to participate in.
Thursday I did not do anything but Friday I discovered some interesting food & drink. I am not talking about the random McDonalds I had for dinner. I walked around Target before that and I found drinks known as Bai; they are fruity concoctions and while I haven't tried them yet, I hope they at least taste alright. I also got Kodiak Cakes, which can be made either into waffles or pancakes. I got the regular box and also something new, which is Flapjack on the Go, which you make in the microwave with just water and while it sounds odd to eat a pancake in a bowl, it tasted excellent and I wish I would have gotten more than one.
Saturday, I went to Orlando again, this time to eat at a restaurant that I only recently found out was a thing. In the past I've had some different varieties of Sea Dog Brewery beer, from the lovely state of Maine. I had no idea they had any restaurants, let alone one in Orlando. I stumbled upon it online awhile back and I finally felt like going there on this day. I had the chicken fingers w/ Maine Blueberry BBQ (as it sounded so odd; it tasted fine), a blueberry beer, and a GINGERBREAD beer, which tasted exactly how you thought it would. I could have done without the incredibly loud shrieking braying jackasses who were there but thankfully the most loathsome people left and after that it was a lot quieter. While I could quibble about a few things at least the food & drink were good.
As for the big football games this past weekend, the Saturday ones were pretty terrible. The first one featured horrible play and was not competitive. The second one was closer but the play was still terrible and yeah, some of the calls (in every sense of the term) were questionable at best, and the players acted like heathens, to be honest. Sunday, the games weren't that much better. I felt bad for everyone in the Vikings game because it was played outdoors in below zero weather. Minnesota definitely played better overall but they made some awful mistakes so they lost. The Green Bay game, I was disappointed because they won. Yeah, I won't really miss football once it's done with in a few weeks.
Sunday, I went to the World of Beer, where I had a meal and a few drinks, which were needed... I won't get into why as again, it's a private matter but it's not something for anyone to worry about, I am fine. My time there... the food & drink tasted fine (including the Coney Island Hard Root Beer, which I've had before and it's good; I would have had the Best Damn Root Beer but they were out), some of the annoying people there I could have done without. As always, I just tried to ignore them.
When I return a week from today, I do have some ideas in mind when it comes to activities to participate in.
Monday, January 4, 2016
My First Post of 2016
Here's a recap of what I've done since last Tuesday the 29th; on that day I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Wednesday and that evening turned sour. I had a coupon for some Burger King food so despite having problems in the past with both BK restaurants in my home city, I decided to go to the one on US Highway 27, a highway I always have issues with when I drive south on it. Well, a 2016 resolution for me is to not eat anything from Burger King. Besides their overall food quality going downhill, I had a horrible experience at that restaurant between the person taking my order being really stupid, the Coca Cola Freestyle machine being out of most of the 100 plus sodas it's supposed to have and having to wait more than 10 minutes to get my “fast” food. Oh, and on the way there and back (which isn't even a 25 mile roundtrip) I saw the aftermath of THREE accidents, being two fender benders and the other person ending up in the ditch. Even for Florida and even for that stretch of road, that's some legendarily bad driving.
Thursday, the only thing I did for New Year's Eve was go to Domino's Pizza to get some food then a Circle K to get some sodas. I never go out anywhere for NYE and I rarely even drink on that night; it's just another day for me, really. Friday, I did do something in the evening as I wanted to get out of the house; besides, even if I paid attention to the famous college football games that are on TV New Year's Day, the ones this year were not competitive. I went to a few stores to look for a few movies on disc; well, none of them were found by me at any of those locations. Still, it was nice to go out and about, even if Florida traffic in 2016 is still as atrocious as usual. Saturday, the only thing I did was go to the local IHOP with someone, and we both enjoyed our meals. So, onto Sunday...
Sunday Sunday Sunday, I went and saw the final Chicago Bears game of the season, against the Detroit Lions. The first time they played this season, it was one of the worst games I had ever seen. This time, the first half was as exciting as watching paint dry, although the second half was better. It was a typical Bears game, meaning that they lost. They ended up 6-10; hopefully next season will be better. I saw it at a Hooters, which wasn't too crowded at all and thankfully there weren't too many obnoxious “sports fans” around. On the way back on this rainy day, I stopped at a Barnes & Noble for a bit. I had dinner at home then in the evening I spent some time at the local World of Beer, where I had a few random beverages; the one I'll mention is Miami Brewery's Vice IPA, which I did get due to its name and it was fine. They closed at 11 and as it was on the way back, I stopped at Walmart, where I was glad it was practically deserted as I got some food & drink items.
I will return on Monday the 11th. Nothing is on my agenda... yet.
Thursday, the only thing I did for New Year's Eve was go to Domino's Pizza to get some food then a Circle K to get some sodas. I never go out anywhere for NYE and I rarely even drink on that night; it's just another day for me, really. Friday, I did do something in the evening as I wanted to get out of the house; besides, even if I paid attention to the famous college football games that are on TV New Year's Day, the ones this year were not competitive. I went to a few stores to look for a few movies on disc; well, none of them were found by me at any of those locations. Still, it was nice to go out and about, even if Florida traffic in 2016 is still as atrocious as usual. Saturday, the only thing I did was go to the local IHOP with someone, and we both enjoyed our meals. So, onto Sunday...
Sunday Sunday Sunday, I went and saw the final Chicago Bears game of the season, against the Detroit Lions. The first time they played this season, it was one of the worst games I had ever seen. This time, the first half was as exciting as watching paint dry, although the second half was better. It was a typical Bears game, meaning that they lost. They ended up 6-10; hopefully next season will be better. I saw it at a Hooters, which wasn't too crowded at all and thankfully there weren't too many obnoxious “sports fans” around. On the way back on this rainy day, I stopped at a Barnes & Noble for a bit. I had dinner at home then in the evening I spent some time at the local World of Beer, where I had a few random beverages; the one I'll mention is Miami Brewery's Vice IPA, which I did get due to its name and it was fine. They closed at 11 and as it was on the way back, I stopped at Walmart, where I was glad it was practically deserted as I got some food & drink items.
I will return on Monday the 11th. Nothing is on my agenda... yet.
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