What events I experienced in the past week, my birthday week. Last Monday the 19th I decided to do something for President's Day. My destination was Disney Springs. I walked around and saw what was new. I went to The Edison, which is a new restaurant/bar that has a steampunk theme. I sat at their second floor bar and had a local beer; it is not the cheapest but then again that is what I expected given it's Disney. I wish I wouldn't have had some person pull out right in front of me on a rural road (necessitating my slamming on the brakes, and that person acted indignant with me after I honked at them!) but it's happened before... including that same spot on that road. Vintage Florida, I say.
Tuesday and Wednesday were boring, which was fine with me as I knew Thursday would be a busy day, and it was. I am sure people don't care to hear about my time at Wendy's so I'll move on; I got some sleep Wednesday night before taking both a parent and their friend to the airport. They were on different flights as they went to two different destinations but their flights left only within about a half hour of each other. Thursday the 22nd was also my birthday. I won't disclose my age but I can't believe I am that old either. As for what I did on that day, after I had some more sleep once returning home, I went to the Walt Disney World area, including the Magic Kingdom; it was popular there but that was what I expected. I did have (as someone I know predicted beforehand) both a burger & fries and a foreign beer throughout the day.
In the evening I was sitting at a bar and as I had dinner there, one middle-aged dude was a loquacious orator... or to put it bluntly, a blabbermouth! He talked without pause for many minutes on end, it was incredible. He talked the ear off of a pal then a little later a couple sat by me and suddenly blabbermouth started talking to the guy, and I am not even sure if they knew each other beforehand. Then there was what he saying... a lot of harebrained talk about the sciences; I wish I had a tape recorder as even if I did not hear all of it, what I caught was incredible. For example, I should have stopped and asked him what he was going on about concerning not believing all of Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion! Blabbermouth also did not have a lot of tact; the people by me were an older gentleman and a younger Hispanic lady. The guy mentioned how they “were friends... for now” and I chuckled. Blabbermouth then said the obvious and brought up them having sex! What a way to spend my birthday.
Friday, I went and saw The Room right in my hometown theatre. Since The Disaster Artist came out I imagine many now know that infamous Tommy Wiseau film; I have seen it before but never theatrically. It was not one of the screenings where Wiseau was there in person; rather it was the same screenings that were shown elsewhere a few months ago that had special features advertising The Disaster Artist. The showing started a half hour late due to incompetence (that's what I call it, despite what the manager came in and explained the issue was; as similar things have happened there to me and people I know in the past... there's a reason why I rarely go there despite it being only a few miles away) yet once it started there were no problems and people laughed at how terrible The Room is, and the movie is as inept as you've heard.
Saturday and Sunday were boring; I'll just mention that via circumstances I won't get into, I stumbled upon an energy drink called Raptor. It's from Guatemala! The drink wasn't too shabby. When I return a week from today, I know I have some plans already set in stone I'll be discussing.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
Luge, Restaurant Loudmouths & Hourglass Brewery 820 A.D. Patersbier
This past week was another quiet one for me, although there was the novelty of a parent having another friend down here on vacation, happy to escape the weather of the Midwest. It was nice seeing them as I've literally known then all of my life. Last Monday I had to make another airport run; this time it was Orlando International and I had dinner beforehand in the area; I chose TGI Friday's because it was close by and I hadn't eaten at one in awhile. That was fine and I liked my food, but I could have done without the two incredibly loud people; I could have heard them if they were on the other side of the bar, but as they were closer... I am surprised I did not wreck on this night as several times I was almost sideswiped and I had to use my horn. That is the “fun” of living in Florida.
Tuesday I did nothing and Thursday I went somewhere to get fast food (Culver's, to be exact); Wednesday, the parent and friend decided-even with it being St. Valentine's Day-to go to Carrabba's for dinner. It was jam-packed but thankfully there was seating outside and that's where the three of us sat. That went well and we liked our food. Friday we went to another restaurant; this time I had the choice & I decided on a local establishment so it'd be new for the parent's friend. It was Oakwood Smokehouse & Grill, which has a few locations in Central Florida. It was another busy place; plenty of senior citizens were around. Again, everyone enjoyed their meals.
As an aside, I continued to watch some Olympics events via streaming. It was better than NBC's coverage; note that even though it's on their websites the online streams are done by the Olympics themselves, with their own commentary. Luge & skeleton were among the events I saw and they provided nice entertainment. As others have said, the streaming version of the Women's Super G skiing event was far better and far less ineptly handled than what NBC showed. As another aside, I did not see one second of the NBA All-Star Game but I did hear Fergie's rendition of the National Anthem... after my ears stopped bleeding, I was befuddled why someone chose her, a person who hasn't been relevant in years and at least according to me, has never been a good singer at all and I've never liked any song she's sung on.
Sunday was another day with nothing to report, so I'll mention what I did on Saturday. I returned to the local World of Beer for a late lunch. That went without incident, although I could have done without one employee there being rather annoying, and also pretty loud. Maybe it was just me... I had two beers from breweries local to this part of Florida: Hidden Springs Nitro Dreamsicle (a Berliner Weisse) and Hourglass Brewery 820 A.D. Patersbier. It wasn't until the night before that I had even heard of Patersbier; it is from Belgium and is a dark golden color and is a lighter ale sort of thing. Both beers were fine and I was happy to drink both locally and styles that are more obscure.
This upcoming week should hopefully be more interesting; after all, my birthday will be celebrated during that timespan.
Tuesday I did nothing and Thursday I went somewhere to get fast food (Culver's, to be exact); Wednesday, the parent and friend decided-even with it being St. Valentine's Day-to go to Carrabba's for dinner. It was jam-packed but thankfully there was seating outside and that's where the three of us sat. That went well and we liked our food. Friday we went to another restaurant; this time I had the choice & I decided on a local establishment so it'd be new for the parent's friend. It was Oakwood Smokehouse & Grill, which has a few locations in Central Florida. It was another busy place; plenty of senior citizens were around. Again, everyone enjoyed their meals.
As an aside, I continued to watch some Olympics events via streaming. It was better than NBC's coverage; note that even though it's on their websites the online streams are done by the Olympics themselves, with their own commentary. Luge & skeleton were among the events I saw and they provided nice entertainment. As others have said, the streaming version of the Women's Super G skiing event was far better and far less ineptly handled than what NBC showed. As another aside, I did not see one second of the NBA All-Star Game but I did hear Fergie's rendition of the National Anthem... after my ears stopped bleeding, I was befuddled why someone chose her, a person who hasn't been relevant in years and at least according to me, has never been a good singer at all and I've never liked any song she's sung on.
Sunday was another day with nothing to report, so I'll mention what I did on Saturday. I returned to the local World of Beer for a late lunch. That went without incident, although I could have done without one employee there being rather annoying, and also pretty loud. Maybe it was just me... I had two beers from breweries local to this part of Florida: Hidden Springs Nitro Dreamsicle (a Berliner Weisse) and Hourglass Brewery 820 A.D. Patersbier. It wasn't until the night before that I had even heard of Patersbier; it is from Belgium and is a dark golden color and is a lighter ale sort of thing. Both beers were fine and I was happy to drink both locally and styles that are more obscure.
This upcoming week should hopefully be more interesting; after all, my birthday will be celebrated during that timespan.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Phantom Thread, Nacho Fries, Winter Olympics & Insomnia Cookies
This past week I was thinking of doing some things but due to circumstances beyond my control, this was a mostly quiet week. Something good unexpectedly happened to someone I know and sometime in the future I'll go more in depth on what I am referring to. Monday, nothing was done; Tuesday, I saw Phantom Thread. It's not my favorite movie from P.T. Anderson or Daniel Day-Lewis, but it's still very good to great. Some may find it “boring” but I didn't, not at all.
Wednesday evening, I went to Taco Bell for the first time in a long time. There are many food options that are not too far from me and with them, it's more about cheap food than outstanding quality; the price I know is why they are pretty popular, especially among “the youth”. They have many options and it's easy to mix & match, so that is appealing to me and I should at least go there once in awhile. One of the things I purchased were the nacho fries, which were fine. I definitely did not go there because I was swayed by the terrible ads Taco Bell did to advertise them. Thursday I did nothing and Friday afternoon I went to the local store to pick up some food items.
Friday evening, as I had free time and wanted to do something a little different, I went to downtown Orlando; yep. The last time I was there to have drinks, the night started off well then because of reasons, things went South. This time I returned to the wacky place known as Frosty's Christmastime Lounge and while there were no highs, there were no lows either. I had drinks and people-watched. Thankfully there were some examples of “white people dancing”, which is usually good for a chuckle. The real highlight of the night was when I was walking to the vehicle to go back home. I noticed there was a brand new Insomnia Cookies. Sometimes I am “hip” and I have heard strong praise for that chain before. They are obvious in who they target... their locations are either downtown or on college campuses, and they are open and even deliver until the wee hours of the morning. I had two cookies and they were quite delicious.
The weekend was more boring for me; there's nothing too noteworthy of being discussed, except that I did watch some of the Winter Olympics on TV. Whenever either Olympics is on I watch some of it. NBC's television coverage isn't always great, but at least I can't complain too much about the streaming option on their website, where you sign up via your cable provider and you can watch live or via replay all the different events from beginning to end. In 2016 I saw various bits and pieces of such niche sports like archery and handball, because that's me. That'll give me some entertainment while it's going on.
Unless more unexpected events occur, this upcoming week should be more exciting.
Wednesday evening, I went to Taco Bell for the first time in a long time. There are many food options that are not too far from me and with them, it's more about cheap food than outstanding quality; the price I know is why they are pretty popular, especially among “the youth”. They have many options and it's easy to mix & match, so that is appealing to me and I should at least go there once in awhile. One of the things I purchased were the nacho fries, which were fine. I definitely did not go there because I was swayed by the terrible ads Taco Bell did to advertise them. Thursday I did nothing and Friday afternoon I went to the local store to pick up some food items.
Friday evening, as I had free time and wanted to do something a little different, I went to downtown Orlando; yep. The last time I was there to have drinks, the night started off well then because of reasons, things went South. This time I returned to the wacky place known as Frosty's Christmastime Lounge and while there were no highs, there were no lows either. I had drinks and people-watched. Thankfully there were some examples of “white people dancing”, which is usually good for a chuckle. The real highlight of the night was when I was walking to the vehicle to go back home. I noticed there was a brand new Insomnia Cookies. Sometimes I am “hip” and I have heard strong praise for that chain before. They are obvious in who they target... their locations are either downtown or on college campuses, and they are open and even deliver until the wee hours of the morning. I had two cookies and they were quite delicious.
The weekend was more boring for me; there's nothing too noteworthy of being discussed, except that I did watch some of the Winter Olympics on TV. Whenever either Olympics is on I watch some of it. NBC's television coverage isn't always great, but at least I can't complain too much about the streaming option on their website, where you sign up via your cable provider and you can watch live or via replay all the different events from beginning to end. In 2016 I saw various bits and pieces of such niche sports like archery and handball, because that's me. That'll give me some entertainment while it's going on.
Unless more unexpected events occur, this upcoming week should be more exciting.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Super Blue Blood Moons, Thai Ice Cream, The 1985 Chicago Bears & That One Football Game
What a Monday I had. Fathom Events is a company that shows various specials nationwide, whether it's screenings of old movies, operas, and what have you. Well, for some reason they had no showings in the Orlando area for a documentary about the 1985 Chicago Bears. It was not the one that ESPN's 30 for 30 did; rather, it was the competitor known as “'85: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History.” That title could be argued but they were one of the best and they really should have won more than one Super Bowl. I just wish I had more than the faintest memories of that season... I was a toddler in 1985 and 1986, after all. The documentary itself was fine. I could have seen it in Lakeland but I went a little farther so I could stop in Brandon then see it at the Goodrich Quality Theatres in Riverview, which is a nice place that has large screens. Aside from them taking a few minutes to figure out the “complicated” tasks of dimming the lights then having both the audio and video play at the same time, that went fine. I ate dinner there beforehand as they have an attached bar which serves some random food.
Before then... someone tried to run me off the road! I'm not lying. On the way there I honked at some people for driving terribly. I did it once to a bad driver and he went psychotic. I would have called 911 but I was pretty shaken up about it and there was plenty of traffic around so someone must have done it instead. He sped off and I quickly got on another road so I can only hope he got pulled over; I'll just presume I can have the last laugh about it. I did not let that ruin the rest of my day. I walked around the mall in Brandon and the highlight there was discovering something magical: it's either called Thai ice cream or rolled ice cream. There was a stand (Zero Degrees Ice Cream, to be exact) and there are videos that show how it's made, but basically... cream and whatever ingredients you want mixed in are added to a cold plate, it's chopped up, smoothed out, then rolled up. I give it my highest recommendation.
Tuesday and Wednesday I did nothing. I'll just mention that in what was technically Wednesday morning, after getting up to use the restroom I did see a few seconds of the super blue blood moon, which was a neat sight. Thursday, I ended up in Orlando. After finishing an activity, I stopped at a place new to me: on the northeast corner of Conroy and Apopka-Vineland, Snow City Ice Cream does Thai ice cream so I had some of that and once again it was great. I'll definitely return there in the future. Friday was dull and Saturday I went to Target to get some items.
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, it was the Super Bowl. I was hoping the Eagles would win, as it'd be their first while the New England Patriots have won it too often in the 21st century. For dinner I went to Arby's and because of a coupon I had some of their sliders; those were pretty tasty. The game itself, it would have been nice if there had been more than a few plays of nice defense but I am glad Philadelphia won. The halftime show was utterly boring except for the Prince tribute, which got people mad because Prince was against such things and Justin Timberlake apparently dissed him in the past... so what a great choice to perform at a Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Most of the commercials were either not good or forgettable. As I am me, the Tide ones made me laugh the loudest because they made fun of various bad, cliché ads.
Nothing's on the agenda for the upcoming week but I hope to have more good things to talk about and not any life-threatening moments.
Before then... someone tried to run me off the road! I'm not lying. On the way there I honked at some people for driving terribly. I did it once to a bad driver and he went psychotic. I would have called 911 but I was pretty shaken up about it and there was plenty of traffic around so someone must have done it instead. He sped off and I quickly got on another road so I can only hope he got pulled over; I'll just presume I can have the last laugh about it. I did not let that ruin the rest of my day. I walked around the mall in Brandon and the highlight there was discovering something magical: it's either called Thai ice cream or rolled ice cream. There was a stand (Zero Degrees Ice Cream, to be exact) and there are videos that show how it's made, but basically... cream and whatever ingredients you want mixed in are added to a cold plate, it's chopped up, smoothed out, then rolled up. I give it my highest recommendation.
Tuesday and Wednesday I did nothing. I'll just mention that in what was technically Wednesday morning, after getting up to use the restroom I did see a few seconds of the super blue blood moon, which was a neat sight. Thursday, I ended up in Orlando. After finishing an activity, I stopped at a place new to me: on the northeast corner of Conroy and Apopka-Vineland, Snow City Ice Cream does Thai ice cream so I had some of that and once again it was great. I'll definitely return there in the future. Friday was dull and Saturday I went to Target to get some items.
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, it was the Super Bowl. I was hoping the Eagles would win, as it'd be their first while the New England Patriots have won it too often in the 21st century. For dinner I went to Arby's and because of a coupon I had some of their sliders; those were pretty tasty. The game itself, it would have been nice if there had been more than a few plays of nice defense but I am glad Philadelphia won. The halftime show was utterly boring except for the Prince tribute, which got people mad because Prince was against such things and Justin Timberlake apparently dissed him in the past... so what a great choice to perform at a Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Most of the commercials were either not good or forgettable. As I am me, the Tide ones made me laugh the loudest because they made fun of various bad, cliché ads.
Nothing's on the agenda for the upcoming week but I hope to have more good things to talk about and not any life-threatening moments.
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