I will have to do something different this time; I will talk about what I did on Saturday and how I know some people will probably not be happy with what I did, but I'll explain my actions now. After that I'll return to talking about my week in chronological order.
Saturday the 14th, I was actually thinking of something I almost never do anymore: attend a local independent pro wrestling show. I won't get into the reasons why I slowed down going to them a few years ago and then just stopped entirely, but I doubt I'll ever make those reasons public. I had the itch to go to another one and there was a show in Orlando on this day which had a nice card. Now, UFC had a pay per view and the PPV portion also had a nice card but I was willing to make that sacrifice to see some local grappling. Well... I went there even if it's a building I've been to often as many promotions have had shows there and I've stated numerous times before how that building is on the outskirts of the ghetto and you have to drive through the ghetto to get there. Besides there not being that many parking spaces, I am always worried about my vehicle being broken into; I am just thankful it has never happened.
I wanted to get there before the doors were supposed to open due to the parking issue. I expected the doors not to open on time at 7:30 as unfortunately, most of the local wrestling shows I attended in the past did not open on time or start on time. Back then I thought that trope was amusing. Now, being older and more mature, I am much less willing to put up with such things. Now, I don't know if the ring got there late, if the building caused problems or what, but doors were supposed to open at 7:30. 7:45, doors are still closed and I had to be around some horrible human beings who fit all the bad stereotypes of pro wrestling fans, and I just got fed up with it and I wasn't going to stand there for who knows how long just waiting to get in because they can't get their crap together, so I left and did other things.
I realize some people I know will be quite angry with me for making this decision, and I am sorry they'll feel that way. But, how angry were those people who had to wait all that extra time standing in line? I don't regret what I did and who knows when I'll go to a show in the future. Instead, I tried out something new and I saw the UFC PPV on the big screen... in Lakeland at the Cinemark, a place opened last year and I think is very nice and if it was closer I'd go there more often.
I made the drive to Lakeland on the notorious Interstate 4; for it being a Saturday evening the traffic wasn't that bad. I stopped at a Walmart in Lakeland and I got gas and picked up some items. I knew that the time and place would result in me seeing some incredible-looking people there but even I was taken aback by seeing such things as a woman with a hairstyle straight out of the 1960's; it was gigantic and I don't know if you'd call it a bouffant or something else, but it was amazing. I then drove over to see UFC and I wasn't disappointed. Now, onto the rest of the week:
Monday the 9th I did go out and about. In the evening I went to the arthouse joint for the Orlando area known as the Enzian to watch a foreign film, the New Zealand horror comedy mockumentary about a house full of vampires known as What We Do in the Shadows. I hadn't been there since last summer where I saw a great movie but it was almost ruined by A-holes in the crowd. Now, the place has to tell it audiences not to be A-holes and yet it happened again, which is very disappointing. Even with those jerks, the movie is still great and I highly recommend it.
Tuesday I didn't do anything but Wednesday, I went to dinner with a parent and a friend who is down here from out of state for a vacation, which happens every year. The place decided upon to visit was the local Texas Roadhouse in town, and that was a nice decision. Thursday, we went out to another restaurant for dinner, and it was a place I had recently been to, Hurricane Grill & Wings.
It was a nice meal there and a hilarious moment happened as I scarfed down some boneless wings. A booth a short distance away was right by the emergency exit, which had a message in big letters right on the door: something to the effect of “Opening this door will sound the alarm”. An older gentleman from the booth got up and went outside. I thought, “Is this dumbass actually going to open the door? How can he not see it's only an emergency exit?” I could have gotten up and tried to run over to stop him or yell at him to stop, but besides maybe not being able to stop him in time... it was indeed pretty hilarious as he actually did open the door and the alarm sounded! I hope that dope learned his lesson.
Friday, I once again went out with those two and they decided upon the Ale House. I was happy to go to that restaurant, although it was packed and judging by the parking lot, filled with tourists, including plenty of people from Canada, a country I'd like to visit again one of these years. The food was good although the waiter looked like a douche and considering I had to remind him that the drinks we ordered were clearly not on our table... I'll have to presume he actually is a douche.
Skipping Saturday, I did not do a thing on Sunday, and I am OK with that. When I return a week from today, I imagine I'll be less controversial. I have some ideas of what I'll be doing, and I doubt my plans will be changing.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Blair Russell, Or (The Expected Ignorance Of Most Floridians)
I haven't seen Birdman myself but I figured it'd be amusing to spoof its title here, and I unfortunately had to deal with ignorant Floridians in the past week... as I always do.
Last Monday, I went to several places. I was at the IKEA in Orlando where I got some miscellaneous items, including a new mat for my bathroom. I then eat at a place I rarely eat at, due to locations and other factors: Zaxby's. I think their food is decent-enough so I was happy to go there for dinner. Their boneless wings weren't as good as the ones you find at like a Buffalo Wild Wings but that's what I expected. I also expected bad traffic, so some A-hole pulling out in front of me in a truck towing a trailer when that Troglodyte could have waited as there was no vehicle behind me... sadly it was not a shock.
Tuesday I didn't do a thing but Wednesday something out of the ordinary happened: I got a new toilet! It's fancy and I am glad to have it. Thursday, I went out with someone I know to a local restaurant: as they had a coupon from Bob Evans that's where we went. I had my almost always of a burger and fries and that was fine. Friday was nothing of note but let me skip ahead to Saturday, where I did something new.
In the past year or so I've griped about major college sports and how corrupt and money-grubbing it is. Well, those divisions below that I am fine with, and I drove down to Kissimmee to watch two games of Division II basketball and it's the tournament of teams in the Sunshine State Conference where I saw the number one team in the country (Florida Southern) play against Lynn then it was Barry against Nova Southeastern. Once you paid your ticket and entered the building it was pretty much YOLO as there was no one around to clarify where you could and couldn't sit, so I had to do a lot of presuming and as I've mentioned in the past, I really don't care for such things.
The first game I sat on the floor right by the court and the second I was in the portable stands but both views were nice in their own ways. Neither game had close finishes but even with the final scores it doesn't mean that the games weren't interesting to watch. As expected Florida Southern won 79-66 and Barry won their game 86-54. The experience ended up fine, although maybe I shouldn't have had that giant hot dog from their concession stand and their chairs weren't that comfortable; even now my back isn't 100%. I realize that makes me sound like a really old man, but it's true!
Sunday, I heard that Florida Southern beat Barry by 10 points. I do find it interesting that these smaller colleges sometimes have colorful mascots for their sports teams. Here it was Moccasins, Sharks, Fighting Knights and Buccaneers, which I am partial to as my old high school was known as the Bucs. The sports fans were what I expected, so too often I did hear them berate the refs and act like they couldn't even tie their own shoelaces, when in actuality they were perfectly fine. People like that are all over and it's not just a Florida issue, but I met some real Rhodes scholars this past week that I won't even delve into my interactions with them. Also on Sunday, the only thing I did was watch Illinois State University play a basketball game on national TV. It was the final game in their conference's tournament and them making it that far was a surprise. In the first half they were doing well against Northern Iowa, then the second half happened and as expected they lost the game.
When I return a week from today... nothing's on the agenda quite yet. My mom will have a friend down here from out of state so at least one time I am sure I'll have dinner with them. Other than that, I don't have a thing planned.
Last Monday, I went to several places. I was at the IKEA in Orlando where I got some miscellaneous items, including a new mat for my bathroom. I then eat at a place I rarely eat at, due to locations and other factors: Zaxby's. I think their food is decent-enough so I was happy to go there for dinner. Their boneless wings weren't as good as the ones you find at like a Buffalo Wild Wings but that's what I expected. I also expected bad traffic, so some A-hole pulling out in front of me in a truck towing a trailer when that Troglodyte could have waited as there was no vehicle behind me... sadly it was not a shock.
Tuesday I didn't do a thing but Wednesday something out of the ordinary happened: I got a new toilet! It's fancy and I am glad to have it. Thursday, I went out with someone I know to a local restaurant: as they had a coupon from Bob Evans that's where we went. I had my almost always of a burger and fries and that was fine. Friday was nothing of note but let me skip ahead to Saturday, where I did something new.
In the past year or so I've griped about major college sports and how corrupt and money-grubbing it is. Well, those divisions below that I am fine with, and I drove down to Kissimmee to watch two games of Division II basketball and it's the tournament of teams in the Sunshine State Conference where I saw the number one team in the country (Florida Southern) play against Lynn then it was Barry against Nova Southeastern. Once you paid your ticket and entered the building it was pretty much YOLO as there was no one around to clarify where you could and couldn't sit, so I had to do a lot of presuming and as I've mentioned in the past, I really don't care for such things.
The first game I sat on the floor right by the court and the second I was in the portable stands but both views were nice in their own ways. Neither game had close finishes but even with the final scores it doesn't mean that the games weren't interesting to watch. As expected Florida Southern won 79-66 and Barry won their game 86-54. The experience ended up fine, although maybe I shouldn't have had that giant hot dog from their concession stand and their chairs weren't that comfortable; even now my back isn't 100%. I realize that makes me sound like a really old man, but it's true!
Sunday, I heard that Florida Southern beat Barry by 10 points. I do find it interesting that these smaller colleges sometimes have colorful mascots for their sports teams. Here it was Moccasins, Sharks, Fighting Knights and Buccaneers, which I am partial to as my old high school was known as the Bucs. The sports fans were what I expected, so too often I did hear them berate the refs and act like they couldn't even tie their own shoelaces, when in actuality they were perfectly fine. People like that are all over and it's not just a Florida issue, but I met some real Rhodes scholars this past week that I won't even delve into my interactions with them. Also on Sunday, the only thing I did was watch Illinois State University play a basketball game on national TV. It was the final game in their conference's tournament and them making it that far was a surprise. In the first half they were doing well against Northern Iowa, then the second half happened and as expected they lost the game.
When I return a week from today... nothing's on the agenda quite yet. My mom will have a friend down here from out of state so at least one time I am sure I'll have dinner with them. Other than that, I don't have a thing planned.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Spock, Ronda Rousey, Llamas & That One Dress
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week. Monday I didn't do a thing, but Tuesday was a different story. I decided to go to a nearby haunt, the World of Beer. I had some alcoholic beverages there along with my usual of a burger and fries. I had beer from Thailand (now, I've had both Singha and Chang beer; both are fine), one from Germany (as it's part of my heritage and they have many different varieties there) and an American one that's strawberry-flavored, as I was genuinely curious to have such a thing. Yep, it did in fact taste like strawberries. It was a fine time there.
Wednesday I didn't do anything but Thursday, it was quite the day. In the afternoon I was entertained by the story of the two llamas on the loose. It certainly was wacky. In the evening I helped someone out by picking someone else up from airport up in Sanford in the evening. It was a dreary day but I was still happy to help them out. On the way up there I ate at a BurgerFi as it had been awhile since the last visit. It was at the location in Lake Mary. I then got gas and picked up that person and drove them home. There were some reckless drivers I saw... so in other words, it was a typical Florida day!
What a wacky day Thursday was. In the afternoon there was the two llamas on the loose in Arizona and I thought that would be the zaniest moment of the day. Oh no! I was without Internet for a few hours so imagine my shock when I returned home and saw all the uproar on many different sites about “that dress” and what color it actually was. At first it looked white and gold to me but when I saw another picture of how the dress actually looked I couldn't see it as being anything but blue and black. I won't go into the scientific reasons as to why such a thing happened but the buzz one little dress got was incredible to me.
Friday, the matter I alluded to in the last post I did about there being an “issue” at the place I live at... it's now resolved, although to fix the problem it required the joint to smell REALLY bad for a bit and despite it being a cooler day the windows were open to drive out the pungent odor. On a sadder note, I was disappointed to hear that Leonard Nimoy had passed away; as a kid I watched the original show and I've seen all the movies with the original cast more than once.
Saturday, it was an ugly rainy day-and into the evening-but in the evening I did go out to the movie theatre, to see the latest UFC pay per view. It wasn't the strongest card due to the biggest issue UFC faces (well, besides most of their fighters doing performance-enhancing drugs) and that is injuries. I suppose it was fine; the main event with Ronda Rousey was certainly memorable and I'll leave it at that. I went to the AMC at Downtown Disney but I wasn't able to walk around the area due to the weather.
Sunday, I relaxed and I was fine with that. When I return a week from today I do have some activities in mind for the upcoming week, the first one in March.
Wednesday I didn't do anything but Thursday, it was quite the day. In the afternoon I was entertained by the story of the two llamas on the loose. It certainly was wacky. In the evening I helped someone out by picking someone else up from airport up in Sanford in the evening. It was a dreary day but I was still happy to help them out. On the way up there I ate at a BurgerFi as it had been awhile since the last visit. It was at the location in Lake Mary. I then got gas and picked up that person and drove them home. There were some reckless drivers I saw... so in other words, it was a typical Florida day!
What a wacky day Thursday was. In the afternoon there was the two llamas on the loose in Arizona and I thought that would be the zaniest moment of the day. Oh no! I was without Internet for a few hours so imagine my shock when I returned home and saw all the uproar on many different sites about “that dress” and what color it actually was. At first it looked white and gold to me but when I saw another picture of how the dress actually looked I couldn't see it as being anything but blue and black. I won't go into the scientific reasons as to why such a thing happened but the buzz one little dress got was incredible to me.
Friday, the matter I alluded to in the last post I did about there being an “issue” at the place I live at... it's now resolved, although to fix the problem it required the joint to smell REALLY bad for a bit and despite it being a cooler day the windows were open to drive out the pungent odor. On a sadder note, I was disappointed to hear that Leonard Nimoy had passed away; as a kid I watched the original show and I've seen all the movies with the original cast more than once.
Saturday, it was an ugly rainy day-and into the evening-but in the evening I did go out to the movie theatre, to see the latest UFC pay per view. It wasn't the strongest card due to the biggest issue UFC faces (well, besides most of their fighters doing performance-enhancing drugs) and that is injuries. I suppose it was fine; the main event with Ronda Rousey was certainly memorable and I'll leave it at that. I went to the AMC at Downtown Disney but I wasn't able to walk around the area due to the weather.
Sunday, I relaxed and I was fine with that. When I return a week from today I do have some activities in mind for the upcoming week, the first one in March.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Jackberry Smash, Hurricane Grill & Wings And Honey On The Cat Hair
Here's the recap of what was sometimes a chilly week. If you want an explanation of “honey on the cat hair”, it's a phrase I just heard earlier in the month on a videogame podcast. It's in reference to an old now obscure game and basically, it's a puzzle in a videogame that has a preposterous solution no one could possibly figure out unless they look online to see how it's solved.
Last Monday I went to Walmart, where I got some items, and it doesn't always happen but on this occasion, let's just stay there were some people around who fit the stereotype of “Walmart shopper”. Tuesday, despite the rainy weather I went out to Winter Park where I ate at Shake Shack and enjoyed their very tasty food, I purchased some items from the nearby Trader Joe's, and I walked around the Altamonte Mall. I know I've said it many times before but boy was it ever proven on this evening: people in Florida drive even worse when it's raining. In this case it was such things as multiple people going 15 to 20 miles over the speed limit, swerving through traffic, and multiple people cutting me off. Even I was taken aback by how bad it was, people driving like that when the roads were wet and it was still raining.
Wednesday I didn't do a thing but Thursday, despite the cold (for Florida) weather, I did go out and about, to a local Target to get a few items then to the library for a bit. Alas, an issue happened at home. All I'll say about it is that it's a problem with the house itself and it's something that can be worked around but it will be a hassle until then and who knows how much money it will cost to fix it.
Friday, I went out again. I was thinking of places I hadn't been to for a meal in a long while and I remembered TGIFriday's, as I hadn't been there in a few years. Before that I got some discs from MovieStop, a place I enjoy looking around and I usually get things I plan on... and things I did not plan on. At the restaurant, I could have done without the loud people there but the food tasted fine (I had the almost always of a burger and fries) and I had an interesting drink called Jackberry Smash, which is Jack Daniel's with several other ingredients that you wouldn't think would go well together but it turned out alright.
Saturday I stayed home and relaxed, but Sunday was more interesting. It was my birthday, first of all. I am now 34 years old. That sounds unbelievable but it's true. I won't make jokes about being old as I know at least a few people who will strongly disagree with such opinions. For dinner I went with someone to a restaurant I had heard of before but never been to. It was Hurricane Grill & Wings. I found a coupon for it, which was nice too. They just opened south of where I live where another restaurant used to be, Santa Fe Cattle Co. Me and some people went there a few times. I stopped after those other people had an awful experience there, and now that chain has no locations in Florida.
Anyhow, the food there was good so I will be back in the future. On the way there, though... a semi almost ran us off the road! No kidding. All I had to do was stomp on the brakes and thankfully no one was close by me or else it could have been a catastrophe. That is worse than the one birthday I had about 8 or so years ago when I got a flat tire driving back from hanging out with some friends.
When I return a week from today, I actually have nothing on the agenda. I'll come up with some activities to participate in.
Last Monday I went to Walmart, where I got some items, and it doesn't always happen but on this occasion, let's just stay there were some people around who fit the stereotype of “Walmart shopper”. Tuesday, despite the rainy weather I went out to Winter Park where I ate at Shake Shack and enjoyed their very tasty food, I purchased some items from the nearby Trader Joe's, and I walked around the Altamonte Mall. I know I've said it many times before but boy was it ever proven on this evening: people in Florida drive even worse when it's raining. In this case it was such things as multiple people going 15 to 20 miles over the speed limit, swerving through traffic, and multiple people cutting me off. Even I was taken aback by how bad it was, people driving like that when the roads were wet and it was still raining.
Wednesday I didn't do a thing but Thursday, despite the cold (for Florida) weather, I did go out and about, to a local Target to get a few items then to the library for a bit. Alas, an issue happened at home. All I'll say about it is that it's a problem with the house itself and it's something that can be worked around but it will be a hassle until then and who knows how much money it will cost to fix it.
Friday, I went out again. I was thinking of places I hadn't been to for a meal in a long while and I remembered TGIFriday's, as I hadn't been there in a few years. Before that I got some discs from MovieStop, a place I enjoy looking around and I usually get things I plan on... and things I did not plan on. At the restaurant, I could have done without the loud people there but the food tasted fine (I had the almost always of a burger and fries) and I had an interesting drink called Jackberry Smash, which is Jack Daniel's with several other ingredients that you wouldn't think would go well together but it turned out alright.
Saturday I stayed home and relaxed, but Sunday was more interesting. It was my birthday, first of all. I am now 34 years old. That sounds unbelievable but it's true. I won't make jokes about being old as I know at least a few people who will strongly disagree with such opinions. For dinner I went with someone to a restaurant I had heard of before but never been to. It was Hurricane Grill & Wings. I found a coupon for it, which was nice too. They just opened south of where I live where another restaurant used to be, Santa Fe Cattle Co. Me and some people went there a few times. I stopped after those other people had an awful experience there, and now that chain has no locations in Florida.
Anyhow, the food there was good so I will be back in the future. On the way there, though... a semi almost ran us off the road! No kidding. All I had to do was stomp on the brakes and thankfully no one was close by me or else it could have been a catastrophe. That is worse than the one birthday I had about 8 or so years ago when I got a flat tire driving back from hanging out with some friends.
When I return a week from today, I actually have nothing on the agenda. I'll come up with some activities to participate in.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Red Lobster Cheesy Biscuits, Toby Keith's Restaurant & Not Much Else
This may be the shortest blog post I've ever done, or at least one of the shortest. Things were just dull. I could bitch and moan about how someone I know received a monthly bill in the mail a few days after it was due (they thankfully paid it in person beforehand) but I complain enough about Florida and Floridians so I won't. Besides, I'll have to be doing that in a bit anyhow.
Here's a recap of what I did this past week. Last Monday was the birthday of someone I know and she wanted to go to Red Lobster, which was fine by me as the neither of us had been there in a long while. The food we had was fine. I heard beforehand they modified their menu and it was true. I don't really eat seafood but I still found food to eat, including their famous cheesy biscuits. Tuesday, that was not a good day. I don't even want to get into it except that I have more places I know I never will visit again. That list of establishments down here in Florida is of course more extensive than it should be. I'll just move on and forget all about that day.
Wednesday I did not do a thing and Thursday the only thing I did was go and get a much-needed haircut (thankfully this time no one there yelled at me about not getting a haircut sooner) so let me skip ahead to Friday. For awhile now I've known that Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grille restaurant was going to open at what now is known as Artegon, but it wasn't until about a week ago that it happened.
I am not a listener of current country music so that's not the reason why I went there: I was just curious as to the aesthetic and if their food was any good. The food was what you'd expect in terms of what they offered and it did taste fine. The music they played, well I did not recognize any of it... I was lucky if I knew who the artists were. I was amused that just about all the songs were about-in various combinations-drinking, wanting to get drink, loving your girl, loving someone else's girl, etc. I do know that Keith has gotten flack for writing some jingoistic songs but at the same time he's done a lot for American troops so I can't really bash him too hard. After that I drove to the nearby Mall at Millenia where I walked around for a bit.
Saturday and Sunday, I just didn't feel like doing anything. I didn't really watch the UFC event on TV as like many people I am dismayed with how as of late some high profile guys have gotten busted for performance-enhancing drugs and I wonder just how dirty the sport is now. I do know that at least the next time I post (on the 23rd) it'll be more interesting. After all, it'll include the day of my birth, and I hope to do an interesting thing or two.
Here's a recap of what I did this past week. Last Monday was the birthday of someone I know and she wanted to go to Red Lobster, which was fine by me as the neither of us had been there in a long while. The food we had was fine. I heard beforehand they modified their menu and it was true. I don't really eat seafood but I still found food to eat, including their famous cheesy biscuits. Tuesday, that was not a good day. I don't even want to get into it except that I have more places I know I never will visit again. That list of establishments down here in Florida is of course more extensive than it should be. I'll just move on and forget all about that day.
Wednesday I did not do a thing and Thursday the only thing I did was go and get a much-needed haircut (thankfully this time no one there yelled at me about not getting a haircut sooner) so let me skip ahead to Friday. For awhile now I've known that Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grille restaurant was going to open at what now is known as Artegon, but it wasn't until about a week ago that it happened.
I am not a listener of current country music so that's not the reason why I went there: I was just curious as to the aesthetic and if their food was any good. The food was what you'd expect in terms of what they offered and it did taste fine. The music they played, well I did not recognize any of it... I was lucky if I knew who the artists were. I was amused that just about all the songs were about-in various combinations-drinking, wanting to get drink, loving your girl, loving someone else's girl, etc. I do know that Keith has gotten flack for writing some jingoistic songs but at the same time he's done a lot for American troops so I can't really bash him too hard. After that I drove to the nearby Mall at Millenia where I walked around for a bit.
Saturday and Sunday, I just didn't feel like doing anything. I didn't really watch the UFC event on TV as like many people I am dismayed with how as of late some high profile guys have gotten busted for performance-enhancing drugs and I wonder just how dirty the sport is now. I do know that at least the next time I post (on the 23rd) it'll be more interesting. After all, it'll include the day of my birth, and I hope to do an interesting thing or two.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Smashburger, Improbable Car Wrecks & Unreliable Floridians
No, the car wreck did not involve me. Rather, one day as I was leaving the neighborhood I live in and without going into too much detail about it, a vehicle crashed into a tree in front of the entrance and unless it was “a medical emergency” I really don't know how it could have happened. I don't know what's worse, the medical explanation or the idea that it happened because the driver was really stupid and likely not paying attention.
As for the past week, it was again something that usually wasn't too exciting. I am getting pretty dull in my old age! Monday I did do something, though. I went to Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios in particular. I walked around, went on a ride or two and had dinner there at a quick eats place. It was a decent way to spend a Monday. Tuesday, let me spend this time to mention something that happened to people I know. Once again it's unreliable Floridians. In this case, it had to deal with an “annual inspection” and someone was scheduled to come over but he wasn't on the actual schedule so it happened the next day. It ended up fine but imagine if they had to miss multiple days of work or otherwise had a negative impact on their schedule... it's really dumbfounding how incompetent Floridians typically are.
Wednesday, I went out with someone for dinner and as we hadn't been to a Red Robin in months, why not go there? It was a fine decision as we both enjoyed our meal. Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing except relax. So, let me mention that Saturday I did go out and about, and it was to Orlando. The last time I was on the east part of town I drove past a place I had eaten at once before and it was alright but they closed down and now there is Smashburger, a joint I had only eaten at once before and it was when I was up in Jacksonville the only time I saw an NFL game live, between the Jaguars and the Chargers. The Bears are playing at the Bucs this fall and as I actually haven't seen Chicago play live before I am not turning down the chance to do that.
Anyhow, I ate at Smashburger after stopping at a nearby Barnes & Noble then a Total Wine & More, where I did purchase some beverages for myself. The food I had was tasty, along with the Nutter Butter shake I had. Yes, Nutter Butter. Sunday was another day of doing nothing. I certainly didn't watch the Grammy's as I've known for years that they do not accurately represent the best music of the year and really, they've never been accurate in giving out awards. Then again it's more “a series of performances” rather than actually handing out awards which is extraordinarily stupid. I didn't watch The Walking Dead either as I really don't watch too much fictional television at all and what I've heard of that show, it sounds terrible! I apologize for sounding like a snob but that's honestly how I feel.
When I return a week from today I'll hope to have a more interesting week.
As for the past week, it was again something that usually wasn't too exciting. I am getting pretty dull in my old age! Monday I did do something, though. I went to Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios in particular. I walked around, went on a ride or two and had dinner there at a quick eats place. It was a decent way to spend a Monday. Tuesday, let me spend this time to mention something that happened to people I know. Once again it's unreliable Floridians. In this case, it had to deal with an “annual inspection” and someone was scheduled to come over but he wasn't on the actual schedule so it happened the next day. It ended up fine but imagine if they had to miss multiple days of work or otherwise had a negative impact on their schedule... it's really dumbfounding how incompetent Floridians typically are.
Wednesday, I went out with someone for dinner and as we hadn't been to a Red Robin in months, why not go there? It was a fine decision as we both enjoyed our meal. Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing except relax. So, let me mention that Saturday I did go out and about, and it was to Orlando. The last time I was on the east part of town I drove past a place I had eaten at once before and it was alright but they closed down and now there is Smashburger, a joint I had only eaten at once before and it was when I was up in Jacksonville the only time I saw an NFL game live, between the Jaguars and the Chargers. The Bears are playing at the Bucs this fall and as I actually haven't seen Chicago play live before I am not turning down the chance to do that.
Anyhow, I ate at Smashburger after stopping at a nearby Barnes & Noble then a Total Wine & More, where I did purchase some beverages for myself. The food I had was tasty, along with the Nutter Butter shake I had. Yes, Nutter Butter. Sunday was another day of doing nothing. I certainly didn't watch the Grammy's as I've known for years that they do not accurately represent the best music of the year and really, they've never been accurate in giving out awards. Then again it's more “a series of performances” rather than actually handing out awards which is extraordinarily stupid. I didn't watch The Walking Dead either as I really don't watch too much fictional television at all and what I've heard of that show, it sounds terrible! I apologize for sounding like a snob but that's honestly how I feel.
When I return a week from today I'll hope to have a more interesting week.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Bam Bam Bigelow, How The West Was Won & The Superb Owl
Yes, like last February I am borrowing “the superb owl” joke from someone I know when referring to the Super Bowl.
I had some interesting moments this past week. It doesn't apply to Monday the 26th but on the 27th it wasn't the best day. I went to Walmart to pick up a few items. Otherwise it wasn't the best day as I had bad luck with various things, from my laptop (I fixed that) to Internet issues and I even had problems with watching a DVD, as the disc suddenly stopped working and “annoying” is the best way to describe Tuesday.
Wednesday was better. My plans for the evening was that I would see on the big screen the early 60's classic How the West Was Won on the big screen. I had heard it was great (an opinion my parents shared) so I wanted to see it. They were only showing it at the Cinemark at what is now the Artegon Mall. Before going there I had dinner on I-Drive, and it was at... Hooters! It was a location that I hadn't been to before; it's been open for a little more than a year. It's a lot fancier-looking than a typical Hooters, that's for sure. I had the boneless wings w/ fries and a frosty beverage. It was good.
I then went to Artegon and I walked around to kill time, and I noticed that not a lot of customers were around, which is bad for a place that just opened with its new artisan-heavy gimmick a little less than 3 months ago. Maybe that location is just doomed and any sort of mall there will never work. As for the film, the staff there was quite stupid so it started a little late; but, the movie is pretty great and it's really best seen on the big screen, like Lawrence of Arabia, which I was lucky to see in a theatre once.
Thursday and Friday were dull. I finished cleaning my room so let me talk about the weekend I had. Saturday night, I returned to Universal Citywalk; this time it was to eat a small meal at their quick eats place known as Bread Box then I saw the latest UFC pay per view on the big screen, this one having the main event of Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz. The former is returning from the horrific injury he suffered 13 months ago while the latter... I've never been a fan of his but then again I do feel bad he has social anxiety issues and other mental health issues. As for the show it was quite entertaining, with some great fights. The Bread Box food was nice too.
Sunday, that was Super Bowl Sunday. This time I decided to keep things simple and I went to the nearby Buffalo Wild Wings to see the game. It didn't really matter to me who even won the game. I've talked enough about how I feel about football in the past few months so I won't rehash it. I still watched the game as I had their boneless wings (again with the Smoldering Santa Fe flavor as it's limited edition) and various beverages; much of the first half wasn't too exciting but after that it was quite thrilling and what an absurd ending it had. As for the non-game happenings...
I've never been a fan of Katy Perry or her music; what I heard from the halftime show was rather terrible (aside from the guest stars, and why were guest stars needed for a 13 minute segment?) but the visuals were rather strange and made me wonder if I had accidentally ingested drugs earlier in the day. Her dressing like 1990's Bam Bam Bigelow made me laugh as a wrestling fan.
The ads weren't so good but then again I tend to think that most years. They usually aren't this depressing, though; it was as if they were directed by Christopher Nolan! Let's not even get into how there was more than one famous song used inappropriately. The feminist commercials were certainly different and as I figured they got meatheads mad, whether it was at BWW or online, so I can be amused by that. And boy were there plenty of meatheads at BWW, making all sorts of noise and generally acting like ogres. Seeing many people lose their minds after the last big play of the game was something, but I was more annoyed than anything else. At least there were moments that made me laugh, such as what happened when one idiot ordered the dish that was several hot pretzels presented on a platter. I presumed that everyone knew how if you ordered pretzels in a restaurant they'd be of the soft variety and thus warm if not hot. Well, I presumed wrong! This Rhodes Scholar dropped one of the pretzels on the ground as he did not know it'd be hot! I kid you not. I hate saying “typical sports fan” about him but maybe I should, considering how I've felt about such people these past few months.
Anyhow, despite the negatives last night was definitely memorable and wacky. When I return a week from today, I am not quite sure what I'll be writing about. It'll likely be a quieter week than what I had just experienced.
I had some interesting moments this past week. It doesn't apply to Monday the 26th but on the 27th it wasn't the best day. I went to Walmart to pick up a few items. Otherwise it wasn't the best day as I had bad luck with various things, from my laptop (I fixed that) to Internet issues and I even had problems with watching a DVD, as the disc suddenly stopped working and “annoying” is the best way to describe Tuesday.
Wednesday was better. My plans for the evening was that I would see on the big screen the early 60's classic How the West Was Won on the big screen. I had heard it was great (an opinion my parents shared) so I wanted to see it. They were only showing it at the Cinemark at what is now the Artegon Mall. Before going there I had dinner on I-Drive, and it was at... Hooters! It was a location that I hadn't been to before; it's been open for a little more than a year. It's a lot fancier-looking than a typical Hooters, that's for sure. I had the boneless wings w/ fries and a frosty beverage. It was good.
I then went to Artegon and I walked around to kill time, and I noticed that not a lot of customers were around, which is bad for a place that just opened with its new artisan-heavy gimmick a little less than 3 months ago. Maybe that location is just doomed and any sort of mall there will never work. As for the film, the staff there was quite stupid so it started a little late; but, the movie is pretty great and it's really best seen on the big screen, like Lawrence of Arabia, which I was lucky to see in a theatre once.
Thursday and Friday were dull. I finished cleaning my room so let me talk about the weekend I had. Saturday night, I returned to Universal Citywalk; this time it was to eat a small meal at their quick eats place known as Bread Box then I saw the latest UFC pay per view on the big screen, this one having the main event of Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz. The former is returning from the horrific injury he suffered 13 months ago while the latter... I've never been a fan of his but then again I do feel bad he has social anxiety issues and other mental health issues. As for the show it was quite entertaining, with some great fights. The Bread Box food was nice too.
Sunday, that was Super Bowl Sunday. This time I decided to keep things simple and I went to the nearby Buffalo Wild Wings to see the game. It didn't really matter to me who even won the game. I've talked enough about how I feel about football in the past few months so I won't rehash it. I still watched the game as I had their boneless wings (again with the Smoldering Santa Fe flavor as it's limited edition) and various beverages; much of the first half wasn't too exciting but after that it was quite thrilling and what an absurd ending it had. As for the non-game happenings...
I've never been a fan of Katy Perry or her music; what I heard from the halftime show was rather terrible (aside from the guest stars, and why were guest stars needed for a 13 minute segment?) but the visuals were rather strange and made me wonder if I had accidentally ingested drugs earlier in the day. Her dressing like 1990's Bam Bam Bigelow made me laugh as a wrestling fan.
The ads weren't so good but then again I tend to think that most years. They usually aren't this depressing, though; it was as if they were directed by Christopher Nolan! Let's not even get into how there was more than one famous song used inappropriately. The feminist commercials were certainly different and as I figured they got meatheads mad, whether it was at BWW or online, so I can be amused by that. And boy were there plenty of meatheads at BWW, making all sorts of noise and generally acting like ogres. Seeing many people lose their minds after the last big play of the game was something, but I was more annoyed than anything else. At least there were moments that made me laugh, such as what happened when one idiot ordered the dish that was several hot pretzels presented on a platter. I presumed that everyone knew how if you ordered pretzels in a restaurant they'd be of the soft variety and thus warm if not hot. Well, I presumed wrong! This Rhodes Scholar dropped one of the pretzels on the ground as he did not know it'd be hot! I kid you not. I hate saying “typical sports fan” about him but maybe I should, considering how I've felt about such people these past few months.
Anyhow, despite the negatives last night was definitely memorable and wacky. When I return a week from today, I am not quite sure what I'll be writing about. It'll likely be a quieter week than what I had just experienced.
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