Here is what I've done since last Monday. On that day itself, I went to Walmart to get a few items. Oh boy did I see some people there. We all know the stereotype of the people that go there, the People of Walmart and all that. Well, I saw more than one person there who would have been appropriate for the People of Walmart website. They looked like they came from the backwoods of the area, and there are backwoods areas around Clermont, whether they be the woods or the swamps. I do know there are houses way out in the boonies and I'll presume those strange looking and strange dressed people came from the boonies.
Tuesday, I went to the nearest Barnes & Noble, as this month is one of the two months of the year where they offer the high-brow Criterion DVD's and Blu-Rays 50% off, and yes I did make a purchase there. I then went back home and I stopped by the local Publix, which is THE grocery store of Florida if you don't live here or didn't notice it when you visited the state. I got some items from there.
Thursday, me and someone I know went to Steak & Shake as we hadn't been there in awhile. I tried their chicken fingers for the first time and it tastes fine. I had their new Tropical Banana milkshake and that was good. Friday was dull so let me skip ahead to Saturday, the day of action. There was a short amount of time where I wasn't sure if I would be doing anything during the weekend as originally there was going to be a tropical storm that possibly would be in the area; the storm fell apart and ended up becoming nothing. There was some rainy weather Friday through Sunday, but that was about it.
Saturday was a day, for sure. In the late afternoon I left to go to Downtown Disney. It was rainy on the way there and I got a little wet but thankfully it stopped once I left Splitsville, where I had something different there; it was a turkey club and it was good. After that I walked next door to the AMC Theatres to see my first film in awhile; I watched Pacific Rim, as it looked awesome and I heard it was a lot of fun. Turns out, it was a lot of fun and was awesome. It's simply an entertaining flick that isn't dour and sour like you seemingly get a lot these days with summer blockbusters. The world simply looked awesome and it was populated with colorful characters and was interesting; oh yeah, and the battles between giant mechs and giant kaiju monsters like the type that Godzilla fought in many films... tremendous. I give it my highest recommendation. Of course, it underperformed at the box office and even Grown Ups 2 did better, which is depressing as that looks awful and I understand it is awful.
After that, I made the drive to Ghost Bar & Lounge to have a good time, and that is what I did. I went and parked the vehicle, and the parking lot I usually use is outdoors but it's cheap and it's right by the former Club Paris nightclub and is now a banquet hall sort of place. At the time they were having a wedding reception and I got to see some old guy be helped out of there due to him being obviously hammered. Thankfully someone was driving him home. About 2 minutes later I see some ladies having a group picture taken of them... only I looked at their faces and well, they were obviously trannies! Then, I saw various people dressed in the loudest most stereotypical 80's clothing. I do not know which club or clubs were doing this, but somewhere it was 80's night and I was amused to see such outfits.
I arrived at the bar & lounge and it wasn't the wackiest time there for me but it was still a good time there. I got to drink some alcohol, watched some TV, listened to the acoustic covers of various songs (including rap, which is always amusing) then the DJ spinning tunes, and my personal favorite, drunk white people attempting to dance. There was even for a brief amount of time where there was a dance circle and you had a bunch of white people attempting to dance one after another; I found that greatly amusing. Some of the 80's people came in. There was a dude and the way he looked was great; besides him being a chubby guy with a beard, he had on short shorts, bright socks, sneakers, a pink tank top, a headband... and a fanny pack. Tremendous.
A pair of 80's girls came in and it was not made clear if this was for my benefit or not, but not that far from where I was sitting they danced with each other; for my sake I'll say that they were dancing for me! That was a treat. Besides that, not too many interesting tales to tell. I was able to see via the TV's the ending of a baseball pitcher throwing a no-hitter and... the result of the George Zimmerman trial. I don't have too much to say about that whole deal, aside from the fact that the Central Florida media was just as insufferable covering it as they were two summers ago when they covered the trial of that horrible child-killing woman. I do feel bad that a young man was killed and from all appearances it never should have happened... but I am glad that chaos did not break out around Orlando once the verdict was announced.
Sunday I stayed at home and relaxed so I'll end this by saying I'll be back a week from today (as almost always) and I do have a few things in mind for what I'll be doing the next 7 days.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Australian Rules Football, Golden Corral White Trash, & Living in America
I don't have much else to say about the past week I have except that James Brown's song from Rocky IV is pretty great and that a certain UFC fighter should have used that tune as his entrance music for this past Saturday's fight. I'll ignore that James seemingly treated women like crap and had an obvious drug problem and for this instance I'll remember him appearing in Rocky IV as he played that song for Apollo Creed when he fought Ivan Drago in Las Vegas.
Now, let me talk about the past week in chronological order, as I typically do. Monday was the birthday of a parent. They decided to go to Golden Corral, and I went along. The food was about as good as you'd expect for that place. I got some laughs out of seeing my fellow customers. Some of them were old people but others were white trash. A guy there had to be between 400 and 500 pounds! His lady had to be around 3 bills too. Then there was a middle-aged guy who had a mullet and a hat that said “bomb squad”. To steal a line, he looked more like someone that makes bombs rather than diffuses them.
Tuesday, I had free time so for the first time in awhile, I decided to go to Splitsville at Downtown Disney. There isn't too much to say that I haven't said about the place before. I sat downstairs at the bar and I watched sports on TV and listened to the music that was spun by the DJ. I had my almost always of a burger and fries. Both were good. To drink I had something new, which was them combining their four frozen drinks into one concoction. Wacky, but it was good.
Wednesday, I went to Gamestop and then the nearby Target. I got a card for more Microsoft Points and I got some random items from Target. Thursday I was lame and did not go out anywhere to see any fireworks. As I've said a few times in the past, seeing fireworks on the 4th isn't the same anymore, as I used to do it with my family every year... we'd always go to a nearby town to watch them. The fact that it was rainy weather made the decision easy and I just stayed in and watched fireworks on TV.
Friday were pretty boring, except that on Friday night on Netflix Instant, I decided to watch the G-rated movie meant for toddlers known as The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (I referenced the movie when it came out last August and I even had a blog title based on it) as it was there and also, YOLO. Turns out, the movie is pretty terrible. I know it's meant for real young kids but I wouldn't want my 6 ½ month old twin nephews ever watch it. The story sucks and so do the songs. There's some goofy things in there but it's not worth seeing unless you are drunk and/or high on drugs. Onto Saturday...
Saturday, I went to the local Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC pay per view. My time there wasn't eventful except for the short amount of time when a large group of drunken people came by and at first they were drunken buffoons but then they weren't so loud and I did not mind them. I consumed some food and alcohol as I watched a show that turned to be pretty damn good, and a main event that turned out to be pretty damn memorable. I had no idea what to expect from the show so I am glad it was a success.
Sunday, I was pretty damn tired so I did not do much at all. I did watch something in full for the first time: a match of Australian Rules Football. I've seen clips of it in the past but never watched it from beginning to end. I decided to do so just on a whim and they sometimes show it on a Fox Soccer channel (along with things like rugby) to fill time. If you aren't familiar with it (and I had to read about it on Wikipedia to know the basic gist of the rules), it's like rugby crossed with soccer, with some Aussie wackiness mixed in. It's different, but pretty cool. I do know that you must be in great shape and at least a bit of a loon to play the sport; the field is massive and you wear no pads and yet hard hits happen a lot and I even saw a fight in the match. The umpire's outfit of a bright blue shirt and either grey slacks or grey shorts and bright blue knee high socks... amusing. Wackiness from Australia, a place I'd love to visit one of these years as there seem to be many pretty sights to see and there are many unusual things there, from the animals to the places to anything else.
I'll be back a week from today. I'll think of some activities to do that I can write about.
Now, let me talk about the past week in chronological order, as I typically do. Monday was the birthday of a parent. They decided to go to Golden Corral, and I went along. The food was about as good as you'd expect for that place. I got some laughs out of seeing my fellow customers. Some of them were old people but others were white trash. A guy there had to be between 400 and 500 pounds! His lady had to be around 3 bills too. Then there was a middle-aged guy who had a mullet and a hat that said “bomb squad”. To steal a line, he looked more like someone that makes bombs rather than diffuses them.
Tuesday, I had free time so for the first time in awhile, I decided to go to Splitsville at Downtown Disney. There isn't too much to say that I haven't said about the place before. I sat downstairs at the bar and I watched sports on TV and listened to the music that was spun by the DJ. I had my almost always of a burger and fries. Both were good. To drink I had something new, which was them combining their four frozen drinks into one concoction. Wacky, but it was good.
Wednesday, I went to Gamestop and then the nearby Target. I got a card for more Microsoft Points and I got some random items from Target. Thursday I was lame and did not go out anywhere to see any fireworks. As I've said a few times in the past, seeing fireworks on the 4th isn't the same anymore, as I used to do it with my family every year... we'd always go to a nearby town to watch them. The fact that it was rainy weather made the decision easy and I just stayed in and watched fireworks on TV.
Friday were pretty boring, except that on Friday night on Netflix Instant, I decided to watch the G-rated movie meant for toddlers known as The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (I referenced the movie when it came out last August and I even had a blog title based on it) as it was there and also, YOLO. Turns out, the movie is pretty terrible. I know it's meant for real young kids but I wouldn't want my 6 ½ month old twin nephews ever watch it. The story sucks and so do the songs. There's some goofy things in there but it's not worth seeing unless you are drunk and/or high on drugs. Onto Saturday...
Saturday, I went to the local Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC pay per view. My time there wasn't eventful except for the short amount of time when a large group of drunken people came by and at first they were drunken buffoons but then they weren't so loud and I did not mind them. I consumed some food and alcohol as I watched a show that turned to be pretty damn good, and a main event that turned out to be pretty damn memorable. I had no idea what to expect from the show so I am glad it was a success.
Sunday, I was pretty damn tired so I did not do much at all. I did watch something in full for the first time: a match of Australian Rules Football. I've seen clips of it in the past but never watched it from beginning to end. I decided to do so just on a whim and they sometimes show it on a Fox Soccer channel (along with things like rugby) to fill time. If you aren't familiar with it (and I had to read about it on Wikipedia to know the basic gist of the rules), it's like rugby crossed with soccer, with some Aussie wackiness mixed in. It's different, but pretty cool. I do know that you must be in great shape and at least a bit of a loon to play the sport; the field is massive and you wear no pads and yet hard hits happen a lot and I even saw a fight in the match. The umpire's outfit of a bright blue shirt and either grey slacks or grey shorts and bright blue knee high socks... amusing. Wackiness from Australia, a place I'd love to visit one of these years as there seem to be many pretty sights to see and there are many unusual things there, from the animals to the places to anything else.
I'll be back a week from today. I'll think of some activities to do that I can write about.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Sprecher's Sodas, Fruity Smoothies, & The Lava Lounge
Yeah, I can't believe the year is half-over already. It wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be, but that is alright with me. At least the only real low was the whole toothache thing that led to a root canal but that could have been worse, for sure; and, there's been some highs that I've enjoyed. Anyhow, this past Monday I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Tuesday. I ended up having free time so I decided to return to Winter Park as it may be awhile before I swing back in that area, so why not eat again at BurgerFi and then get more sodas at Rocket Fizz?
This time I got a burger and fries and a concrete custard shake, and all were tasty; the latter was chocolate-based, so yeah I dug that. I won't list what I got at Rocket Fizz, but it was a smaller haul than the first time I was there. I got a can of Popeye energy drink, which seems like an appropriate tie-in; the flavor wasn't spinach but rather “Bruiser Blackberry”. I also got some more flavors of Sprecher's Soda. I now have a decent number of those. I first heard of it a few years ago when the person who repainted the house was also from the midwest and he mentioned how he dug Sprecher's Root Beer so when my dad was up in Wisconsin he got some of that, as that's where they are based, in a Milwaukee suburb. They also make beer but all their sodas contain “raw Wisconsin honey”, which sounded grand to me, and it turns out, it is grand. I got their strawberry soda from their cold fridge and it was excellent. The next day I had their cherry cola (c-o-l-a, cola) and it was also excellent. I give my highest recommendations to those chaps.
Wednesday was nothing-happening so let me skip ahead to Thursday, where I went somewhere with someone for dinner and it wasn't until the night before that we decided to go there. I found out via Twitter that there's a new addition to the Rainforest Cafe (which I like but the food is on the pricey side) known as the Lava Lounge, which isn't a 70's themed place but rather an open air place with a roof where there are some TV's, a small bar, and several tables. It was nice but the highlight is that right by the restaurant is a volcano that “erupts” with smoke and fire, which is cheesy but cool. The food is the same as the restaurant with some extra items. I had the “almost always” of a burger and fries but it was good, but man the price is pricey. One of these days I'll return to sample at least one of their alcoholic beverages.
As I don't have much else to say concerning the rest of the week, I figure I shoud mention some of the wacky spam e-mail I've received in recent months... or rather, the titles of those spam e-mails. These don't even include the really lewd ones.
Scare people with your tool today
Be the pied piper of chicks
Jay Leno found taking drugs
You will love the results on your organ
Violent lovemaking video
Saturday, I did go out in the evening but it wasn't a loud wacky event. Instead I just went to the nearby open-air mall and I went to Barnes & Noble for a bit then I walked on over to Planet Smoothie as they have some new limited edition flavors and I got The Islander, which is strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, and orange sherbet. It was good. I also illegally streamed an MMA pay per view; I know, I know... and in this case it was a pay per view from a no-name company who was having their first show with a lineup that is at best appropriate for an Internet pay per view instead of an actual pay per view. The show was as bad as I expected and those jamokes won't be having another show, I am almost positive of that fact. At least it was fun to laugh at...
Sunday, I did not do a damn thing, so let me bid everyone adieu and I'll be back a week from today. I know that tonight I'll be going to Golden Corral with some people (the restaurant wasn't my choice) and on Saturday will be an actual MMA pay per view from the UFC that I'll be seeing. I have no idea if I'll be doing anything on the 4th, but in any case I hope to have a halfway decent blog.
This time I got a burger and fries and a concrete custard shake, and all were tasty; the latter was chocolate-based, so yeah I dug that. I won't list what I got at Rocket Fizz, but it was a smaller haul than the first time I was there. I got a can of Popeye energy drink, which seems like an appropriate tie-in; the flavor wasn't spinach but rather “Bruiser Blackberry”. I also got some more flavors of Sprecher's Soda. I now have a decent number of those. I first heard of it a few years ago when the person who repainted the house was also from the midwest and he mentioned how he dug Sprecher's Root Beer so when my dad was up in Wisconsin he got some of that, as that's where they are based, in a Milwaukee suburb. They also make beer but all their sodas contain “raw Wisconsin honey”, which sounded grand to me, and it turns out, it is grand. I got their strawberry soda from their cold fridge and it was excellent. The next day I had their cherry cola (c-o-l-a, cola) and it was also excellent. I give my highest recommendations to those chaps.
Wednesday was nothing-happening so let me skip ahead to Thursday, where I went somewhere with someone for dinner and it wasn't until the night before that we decided to go there. I found out via Twitter that there's a new addition to the Rainforest Cafe (which I like but the food is on the pricey side) known as the Lava Lounge, which isn't a 70's themed place but rather an open air place with a roof where there are some TV's, a small bar, and several tables. It was nice but the highlight is that right by the restaurant is a volcano that “erupts” with smoke and fire, which is cheesy but cool. The food is the same as the restaurant with some extra items. I had the “almost always” of a burger and fries but it was good, but man the price is pricey. One of these days I'll return to sample at least one of their alcoholic beverages.
As I don't have much else to say concerning the rest of the week, I figure I shoud mention some of the wacky spam e-mail I've received in recent months... or rather, the titles of those spam e-mails. These don't even include the really lewd ones.
Scare people with your tool today
Be the pied piper of chicks
Jay Leno found taking drugs
You will love the results on your organ
Violent lovemaking video
Saturday, I did go out in the evening but it wasn't a loud wacky event. Instead I just went to the nearby open-air mall and I went to Barnes & Noble for a bit then I walked on over to Planet Smoothie as they have some new limited edition flavors and I got The Islander, which is strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, and orange sherbet. It was good. I also illegally streamed an MMA pay per view; I know, I know... and in this case it was a pay per view from a no-name company who was having their first show with a lineup that is at best appropriate for an Internet pay per view instead of an actual pay per view. The show was as bad as I expected and those jamokes won't be having another show, I am almost positive of that fact. At least it was fun to laugh at...
Sunday, I did not do a damn thing, so let me bid everyone adieu and I'll be back a week from today. I know that tonight I'll be going to Golden Corral with some people (the restaurant wasn't my choice) and on Saturday will be an actual MMA pay per view from the UFC that I'll be seeing. I have no idea if I'll be doing anything on the 4th, but in any case I hope to have a halfway decent blog.
Monday, June 24, 2013
North West, Rocket Fizz & The Taste of BJ's... Restaurant
I don't think I need to tell you what I think of a child that is named “North West”, so let me move away from that and I'll tell you about the week I had. Monday I did return to Winter Garden Village, the outdoor mall and I stopped by a few stores. I got some items from both Best Buy and World Market. I got some gourmet soda (more on that topic later), too. Tuesday and Wednesday were boring, so let me talk about Thursday...
Thursday, I went to The Loop outdoor mall in Kissimmee, as I hadn't been there in awhile. The drive there and back was rainy, and as I've mentioned many times before, when there's “sky water” on the ground, the driver IQ becomes even lower than usual. That was as annoying as usual. I got there and I went into a Bealls department store and then a Books-A-Million, where I did pick up some items. After that I went to BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, a place I've been to a few times before and the name always makes me giggle because I sometime still think like a 15 year old. Instead of having their great pizza I decided to have their boneless wings, just to try it out. It tasted fine but it was HOT so I'll stick with their great pizza. I also had their cider, which I almost always get when I am there, as it's tasty. It helped me to deal with the LOUD idiot at the bar who loudly blabbered on in a slow manner (as if I was wondering if there were things mentally wrong with him... I know, mean, but that's honestly what I wondered) and I was happy when he finally left. Sometime in the upcoming week I may return there with someone and that's when I'll have the pizza.
Friday wasn't too exciting, except that in the later afternoon I watched a terrible TV show on The Travel Channel and of course has little to do with travel, but me ranting about how all the cable channels now seem the same despite their name and what they're supposed to show... that'll have to come on a different day. It is called The Dead Files and it's about a retired cop and a woman who allegedly “sees dead people” and they both investigate spooky shit. I only watched it as the episode was filmed in my old hometown of Belvidere, Illinois. In short, what a load of crap the show is! It's obvious to see how certain things are misleading and how things are staged to make it look more supernatural than it actually is. The case was about hauntings that allegedly happened on an old farm and some children died there back in the old days (that isn't so unusual) and two people hung themselves. The lady proclaimed that the issue was... a child-like demon with no eyes was haunting the place! I became greatly amused by the time the show ended, as it was so stupid. But no I did not recognize anyone in the episode.
Saturday, that's where the action happened. In the afternoon someone I follow online mentioned an article about the best places for burgers and it mentioned a place called BurgerFi. I had never heard of it before but I saw there was a location in downtown Winter Park, a nice area I haven't really visited before. I decided to go there tonight before I went to good old Ghost Bar & Lounge. They are similar to the great Shake Shack and aren't as great but still is good overall. I enjoyed their burger and their concrete shake make with custard was great. Next door was a place I had not heard of; it's Rocket Fizz and it sells candy but its main goal is stocking dozens of different gourmet sodas; as I dig such a thing I was greatly excited to go in there, and I spent more money in there than I was expecting to.
Here are the 16 sodas I purchased, written down in case you are interested... and to make me remember when I go there in the future:
Rocket Fizz Christmas Mint Soda
Jones Soda Whoopass Energy Drink
Rocket Fizz Rocket Fuel Energy Drink
Dragon Tail Energy Ice Mint Blizzard With Lemon
Reading Draft Grape Smoothie (from Pennsylvania)
Sprecher Blueberry
Sprecher Puma Kola
Sprecher Cherry Cola
Olde Philadelphia Old Fashioned Orange Cream
Frostop Orange & Cream
Jelly Belly Tangerine
Sioux City Berry Berry
Mighty Mouse Blue Cream
Gene Autry Root Beer
Judge Wapner Cola; yes. I suppose that's for all the Rain Man fans out there
COCK COLA; there's a rooster on the label, but wow what a bold name
I've had the last three sodas and the Autry Root Beer was fine and so was the Wapner Cola; the COCK COLA was the best, if only because it has “a strong cola taste”, as mentioned on the label.
After that I went to Ghost Bar & Lounge. I did not experience any great times there such as random women inviting me over and being able to take a picture with all 6 of them or random drunk women dancing on my leg/lap. Still, it was a fun time there where I saw random hammered white people attempt to dance (always good for lolz), sporting events on their TV's (such as the big hockey game where Chicago won), enjoyed the live music and then the DJ that spun some tunes, and there were some very attractive women there. Good times! I wish I had more to say about it, but at least I had fun there... even with what happened when I got there, where there apparently was some sort of dance circle right by the entrance (great place for one, you know) and some tool said, “Hey, how about you jump rope!?”, and I just ignored him and walked on over to get a beer! That tool is lucky I did not give him the finger.
Sunday was dull so I'll say that I'll be back a week from today. I have an idea or two as to what I'll be doing so it should be not the most exciting blog but not a crappy one either.
Thursday, I went to The Loop outdoor mall in Kissimmee, as I hadn't been there in awhile. The drive there and back was rainy, and as I've mentioned many times before, when there's “sky water” on the ground, the driver IQ becomes even lower than usual. That was as annoying as usual. I got there and I went into a Bealls department store and then a Books-A-Million, where I did pick up some items. After that I went to BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, a place I've been to a few times before and the name always makes me giggle because I sometime still think like a 15 year old. Instead of having their great pizza I decided to have their boneless wings, just to try it out. It tasted fine but it was HOT so I'll stick with their great pizza. I also had their cider, which I almost always get when I am there, as it's tasty. It helped me to deal with the LOUD idiot at the bar who loudly blabbered on in a slow manner (as if I was wondering if there were things mentally wrong with him... I know, mean, but that's honestly what I wondered) and I was happy when he finally left. Sometime in the upcoming week I may return there with someone and that's when I'll have the pizza.
Friday wasn't too exciting, except that in the later afternoon I watched a terrible TV show on The Travel Channel and of course has little to do with travel, but me ranting about how all the cable channels now seem the same despite their name and what they're supposed to show... that'll have to come on a different day. It is called The Dead Files and it's about a retired cop and a woman who allegedly “sees dead people” and they both investigate spooky shit. I only watched it as the episode was filmed in my old hometown of Belvidere, Illinois. In short, what a load of crap the show is! It's obvious to see how certain things are misleading and how things are staged to make it look more supernatural than it actually is. The case was about hauntings that allegedly happened on an old farm and some children died there back in the old days (that isn't so unusual) and two people hung themselves. The lady proclaimed that the issue was... a child-like demon with no eyes was haunting the place! I became greatly amused by the time the show ended, as it was so stupid. But no I did not recognize anyone in the episode.
Saturday, that's where the action happened. In the afternoon someone I follow online mentioned an article about the best places for burgers and it mentioned a place called BurgerFi. I had never heard of it before but I saw there was a location in downtown Winter Park, a nice area I haven't really visited before. I decided to go there tonight before I went to good old Ghost Bar & Lounge. They are similar to the great Shake Shack and aren't as great but still is good overall. I enjoyed their burger and their concrete shake make with custard was great. Next door was a place I had not heard of; it's Rocket Fizz and it sells candy but its main goal is stocking dozens of different gourmet sodas; as I dig such a thing I was greatly excited to go in there, and I spent more money in there than I was expecting to.
Here are the 16 sodas I purchased, written down in case you are interested... and to make me remember when I go there in the future:
Rocket Fizz Christmas Mint Soda
Jones Soda Whoopass Energy Drink
Rocket Fizz Rocket Fuel Energy Drink
Dragon Tail Energy Ice Mint Blizzard With Lemon
Reading Draft Grape Smoothie (from Pennsylvania)
Sprecher Blueberry
Sprecher Puma Kola
Sprecher Cherry Cola
Olde Philadelphia Old Fashioned Orange Cream
Frostop Orange & Cream
Jelly Belly Tangerine
Sioux City Berry Berry
Mighty Mouse Blue Cream
Gene Autry Root Beer
Judge Wapner Cola; yes. I suppose that's for all the Rain Man fans out there
COCK COLA; there's a rooster on the label, but wow what a bold name
I've had the last three sodas and the Autry Root Beer was fine and so was the Wapner Cola; the COCK COLA was the best, if only because it has “a strong cola taste”, as mentioned on the label.
After that I went to Ghost Bar & Lounge. I did not experience any great times there such as random women inviting me over and being able to take a picture with all 6 of them or random drunk women dancing on my leg/lap. Still, it was a fun time there where I saw random hammered white people attempt to dance (always good for lolz), sporting events on their TV's (such as the big hockey game where Chicago won), enjoyed the live music and then the DJ that spun some tunes, and there were some very attractive women there. Good times! I wish I had more to say about it, but at least I had fun there... even with what happened when I got there, where there apparently was some sort of dance circle right by the entrance (great place for one, you know) and some tool said, “Hey, how about you jump rope!?”, and I just ignored him and walked on over to get a beer! That tool is lucky I did not give him the finger.
Sunday was dull so I'll say that I'll be back a week from today. I have an idea or two as to what I'll be doing so it should be not the most exciting blog but not a crappy one either.
Monday, June 17, 2013
The Blog Where I Talk About Twin Peaks (The Restaurant, Not The TV Show)
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week. Last Monday I went to Walmart and picked up a few items. I had to deal with a packed Walmart and you can just imagine the type of people there. Tuesday night I went with someone to the local Outback Steakhouse for the first time in months, as the idea to go there popped into my head the day before and looking at their menu, they had a few interesting new items. We ended up enjoying our time there and I had the double burger, as it was one of the items on the menu that was cooked on their wood fire grill. It was quite tasty.
Wednesday was dull so I skipped ahead to Thursday. I decided to go to a restaurant I've known about for awhile but just a few weeks ago came to Orlando. It's known as Twin Peaks. No it's not based on the David Lynch TV show but rather it's a place that is rustic themed and is supposed to look like a lodge in the woods. It's Hooters-esque, so the name and its meaning should become obvious... yeah, it's supposed to be a macho place for guys where they can oogle and goggle hot women who wear tan shorts and a flannel half-shirt where their cleavage is all out in the open. I looked at their menu online and in it they talked about the “scenic views” so they are rather blatant with promoting sexuality.
Before I made it there I stopped at a nearby shopping plaza and went inside a Gamestop for a bit. Then, I went to Twin Peaks. Yeah, in there they do quite a few things to be blatant about sexuality with what they say and do. For example, offering drink sizes for beer in “man size” 32 ounce and “girl size” in 10 ounce. Honest. At times it was eye-rolling but it was crowded there and well, many of the dudes there seemed to be their target audience. “Bro” types, you know. I picked a random spot at the bar that was half indoors and half outdoors. To my right was some fatass douches who yelled and bellowed and just acted like tools. To my left were a pair of older dudes who said that they were from Texas and had to be there for work. One of them did some first-class sexual harassment and told one of the bartenders, “I'd love to wake up in bed next to you!” She took it in stride but I can only imagine what she was thinking. That was the type of people I had to be around. At least I had some alcohol in the form of a beer and two mixed drinks. I also had dinner there and it was tasty as it was my “almost always” of a burger and fries and I thought that both were quite good.
Friday was dull so let me skip ahead to Saturday. I had free time so I did what I wanted to do the previous Saturday, and that was visit the Barnes & Noble on the east side of Orlando and then go to the nearby Orlando Fashion Square Mall, as I hadn't been to either in months. The bookstore was the same but some parts of the mall were different from the past. I did not buy anything from either. I just walked about. It was rainy on this day too but not as bad as the previous Saturday. After that, I decided to try and watch the UFC from a different spot than usual, so instead of the local Buffalo Wild Wings, why not go back to Twin Peaks, since they were showing it? I do have to mention that a rainy Saturday in Orlando, the way that people drove, especially on International Drive... horrid beyond belief.
I enjoy going there but I should stick with BWW for watching UFC shows. TP doesn't seem to know that there are actually prelim fights on FX before pay per views and they get their pay per views in standard definition instead of HD (I thought that was lame, and no one complained about either thing? I hate to say it but it felt like a time where I felt smarter than many of my fellow customers). At least I was able to watch the Blackhawks play. Unfortunately they lost in overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. My complaints about fight night is unfortunate as otherwise I enjoyed being there. I had the chicken tenders & fries and a little later in the night I had the mozzarella sticks. Both were pretty tasty. All the ladies at the bar I was sitting at were pretty nice, and needless to say many pretty dames were working there. Right before I leave, I did have to stare at someone sitting at a nearby table, as this middle-aged A-hole was loudly being rude to one of the waitresses. I don't know what it was about but I had to stare at him more than once. I felt bad for that girl having to deal with such an ogre.
As for the UFC show... it wasn't too good. The pay per view portion was “meh” and last night on Fuel TV I got to see the FX portion I missed; that wasn't too good either.
Yesterday was a boring day stuck at home, so I'll close this out by saying... as (almost) always I'll be back a week from today and I know I'll stumble into some adventures to talk about.
Wednesday was dull so I skipped ahead to Thursday. I decided to go to a restaurant I've known about for awhile but just a few weeks ago came to Orlando. It's known as Twin Peaks. No it's not based on the David Lynch TV show but rather it's a place that is rustic themed and is supposed to look like a lodge in the woods. It's Hooters-esque, so the name and its meaning should become obvious... yeah, it's supposed to be a macho place for guys where they can oogle and goggle hot women who wear tan shorts and a flannel half-shirt where their cleavage is all out in the open. I looked at their menu online and in it they talked about the “scenic views” so they are rather blatant with promoting sexuality.
Before I made it there I stopped at a nearby shopping plaza and went inside a Gamestop for a bit. Then, I went to Twin Peaks. Yeah, in there they do quite a few things to be blatant about sexuality with what they say and do. For example, offering drink sizes for beer in “man size” 32 ounce and “girl size” in 10 ounce. Honest. At times it was eye-rolling but it was crowded there and well, many of the dudes there seemed to be their target audience. “Bro” types, you know. I picked a random spot at the bar that was half indoors and half outdoors. To my right was some fatass douches who yelled and bellowed and just acted like tools. To my left were a pair of older dudes who said that they were from Texas and had to be there for work. One of them did some first-class sexual harassment and told one of the bartenders, “I'd love to wake up in bed next to you!” She took it in stride but I can only imagine what she was thinking. That was the type of people I had to be around. At least I had some alcohol in the form of a beer and two mixed drinks. I also had dinner there and it was tasty as it was my “almost always” of a burger and fries and I thought that both were quite good.
Friday was dull so let me skip ahead to Saturday. I had free time so I did what I wanted to do the previous Saturday, and that was visit the Barnes & Noble on the east side of Orlando and then go to the nearby Orlando Fashion Square Mall, as I hadn't been to either in months. The bookstore was the same but some parts of the mall were different from the past. I did not buy anything from either. I just walked about. It was rainy on this day too but not as bad as the previous Saturday. After that, I decided to try and watch the UFC from a different spot than usual, so instead of the local Buffalo Wild Wings, why not go back to Twin Peaks, since they were showing it? I do have to mention that a rainy Saturday in Orlando, the way that people drove, especially on International Drive... horrid beyond belief.
I enjoy going there but I should stick with BWW for watching UFC shows. TP doesn't seem to know that there are actually prelim fights on FX before pay per views and they get their pay per views in standard definition instead of HD (I thought that was lame, and no one complained about either thing? I hate to say it but it felt like a time where I felt smarter than many of my fellow customers). At least I was able to watch the Blackhawks play. Unfortunately they lost in overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. My complaints about fight night is unfortunate as otherwise I enjoyed being there. I had the chicken tenders & fries and a little later in the night I had the mozzarella sticks. Both were pretty tasty. All the ladies at the bar I was sitting at were pretty nice, and needless to say many pretty dames were working there. Right before I leave, I did have to stare at someone sitting at a nearby table, as this middle-aged A-hole was loudly being rude to one of the waitresses. I don't know what it was about but I had to stare at him more than once. I felt bad for that girl having to deal with such an ogre.
As for the UFC show... it wasn't too good. The pay per view portion was “meh” and last night on Fuel TV I got to see the FX portion I missed; that wasn't too good either.
Yesterday was a boring day stuck at home, so I'll close this out by saying... as (almost) always I'll be back a week from today and I know I'll stumble into some adventures to talk about.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Tropical Storm Andrea, A Videogame Bar, & Being A Jukebox Hero
As usual for me the past few months, there are only a few days out of the week that I talk about anything worthwhile, but for this past week, those two days were definitely worthy of discussion and there is a lot to discuss.
I figured I should mention first the storm known as Tropical Storm Andrea. There was heavy rain and storms on Wednesday and Saturday and it was raining and blowing on Thursday but otherwise it wasn't bad weather-wise. The storm went over the northern part of the state rather than where I live in Clermont. Thankfully I haven't had a major problem with tropical storms and hurricanes since 2004, when I had to deal with FOUR hurricanes passing over Clermont, and there was at least one occasion where you could tell that the eye of the hurricane passed over where I live. Not a fun time. No windows had to be boarded up or anything, but I am glad it's been 9 years since there has been a major threat from a hurricane.
Monday and Tuesday were dull, so let me skip ahead to Wednesday. I decided to go to a place I heard about on Facebook.... a videogame bar! Yes, you heard it right. It's known as Player 1 Video Game Bar, and it's off of 535 in Orlando. It sounded interesting so despite the rain that was going on I decided to make the drive there. I had to deal with the weather and the typical traffic I expect when it's raining, meaning that driver IQ's drop even lower than usual. I got there and I should have known beforehand there was trouble when their official website is their Facebook page and neither on the page nor on the front of the building did it say at what hours they were actually open.
In short, I walk in there as the front door was open, I see that there's a small bar area and there are old arcade games from the 80's... and I get told that they don't open for another 15 minutes (at 6) so I had to wait outside. Um, no. Why should I give money to a rinky-dink joint that doesn't believe in such things as telling their customers in the expected ways when they're actually open? After that rigmarole, I went to the nearby Denny's (always the plan after I left the bar) and had dinner. Despite there being some annoying families there, the food at least tasted good and their limited time only Lemon Icebox Pie Milk Shake was pretty fabulous. After that I drove up to the Sand Lake Road area where I went to the bookstore and then Pinkberry. At least I was able to make something of the day.
Thursday and Friday were dull (aside from a trip to Walmart on one of those days), so let me talk about Saturday. On that day, I decided to do something so I was going to go to the east side of Orlando to visit some places, stop at the new Wawa located on 436, then return to the good old Friendly Confines for the first time in a few months. Well, that afternoon it was a monsoon in and around Orlando and I don't think I've driven through a heavier rainfall in my entire life. It was pretty stressful. I definitely had to go under the speed limit in those conditions, although of course there were other drivers who thought differently. Due to the weather I changed plans and I instead just went to get cheap gas at the Wawa then went to the Friendly Confines. Why not spend some extra time there watching sporting events, listening to the jukebox, have dinner... and drink some alcohol?
Overall, it was nice to stay dry for a bit and have a good time there. I did indeed have some alcohol, eat some chicken fingers for dinner, and for the first time in years I had to contribute some cash to the jukebox so that music would play. I picked out some country-rock since I figured that would be appropriate for the people I saw sitting at the bar, but it was mainly classic rock I picked. It ranged from Bob Seger to The Allman Brothers, Foghat to CCR. I was even “on the nose” and played Riders on the Storm, as it was perfect for the day.
I did see a first at that place... and probably a first for anywhere with me. In the past I've noted a regular customer there who calls himself TUGBOAT. Well, he was there with some pals and as I was eating dinner they decided to leave. I presume they were there for hours, as right by me, one of the people in the party was literally falling down drunk; what I mean is, he literally fell down due to being too intoxicated! They asked him if he was alright and I don't think he could even respond. Finally, after about half a minute they got him up on his feet and the wasted dude had to lean on one of his friends just so he could walk out of there. That may have been the drunkest guy I've ever seen in person. I mean, wow. Even when I got home on this night and had some more alcohol, I was not close to being that obliterated.
Sunday I stayed home and relax, so it's the time for me to say that I'll be back a week from today and as always, I don't have much planned for the next 7 days but I'll find something to do to talk about.
I figured I should mention first the storm known as Tropical Storm Andrea. There was heavy rain and storms on Wednesday and Saturday and it was raining and blowing on Thursday but otherwise it wasn't bad weather-wise. The storm went over the northern part of the state rather than where I live in Clermont. Thankfully I haven't had a major problem with tropical storms and hurricanes since 2004, when I had to deal with FOUR hurricanes passing over Clermont, and there was at least one occasion where you could tell that the eye of the hurricane passed over where I live. Not a fun time. No windows had to be boarded up or anything, but I am glad it's been 9 years since there has been a major threat from a hurricane.
Monday and Tuesday were dull, so let me skip ahead to Wednesday. I decided to go to a place I heard about on Facebook.... a videogame bar! Yes, you heard it right. It's known as Player 1 Video Game Bar, and it's off of 535 in Orlando. It sounded interesting so despite the rain that was going on I decided to make the drive there. I had to deal with the weather and the typical traffic I expect when it's raining, meaning that driver IQ's drop even lower than usual. I got there and I should have known beforehand there was trouble when their official website is their Facebook page and neither on the page nor on the front of the building did it say at what hours they were actually open.
In short, I walk in there as the front door was open, I see that there's a small bar area and there are old arcade games from the 80's... and I get told that they don't open for another 15 minutes (at 6) so I had to wait outside. Um, no. Why should I give money to a rinky-dink joint that doesn't believe in such things as telling their customers in the expected ways when they're actually open? After that rigmarole, I went to the nearby Denny's (always the plan after I left the bar) and had dinner. Despite there being some annoying families there, the food at least tasted good and their limited time only Lemon Icebox Pie Milk Shake was pretty fabulous. After that I drove up to the Sand Lake Road area where I went to the bookstore and then Pinkberry. At least I was able to make something of the day.
Thursday and Friday were dull (aside from a trip to Walmart on one of those days), so let me talk about Saturday. On that day, I decided to do something so I was going to go to the east side of Orlando to visit some places, stop at the new Wawa located on 436, then return to the good old Friendly Confines for the first time in a few months. Well, that afternoon it was a monsoon in and around Orlando and I don't think I've driven through a heavier rainfall in my entire life. It was pretty stressful. I definitely had to go under the speed limit in those conditions, although of course there were other drivers who thought differently. Due to the weather I changed plans and I instead just went to get cheap gas at the Wawa then went to the Friendly Confines. Why not spend some extra time there watching sporting events, listening to the jukebox, have dinner... and drink some alcohol?
Overall, it was nice to stay dry for a bit and have a good time there. I did indeed have some alcohol, eat some chicken fingers for dinner, and for the first time in years I had to contribute some cash to the jukebox so that music would play. I picked out some country-rock since I figured that would be appropriate for the people I saw sitting at the bar, but it was mainly classic rock I picked. It ranged from Bob Seger to The Allman Brothers, Foghat to CCR. I was even “on the nose” and played Riders on the Storm, as it was perfect for the day.
I did see a first at that place... and probably a first for anywhere with me. In the past I've noted a regular customer there who calls himself TUGBOAT. Well, he was there with some pals and as I was eating dinner they decided to leave. I presume they were there for hours, as right by me, one of the people in the party was literally falling down drunk; what I mean is, he literally fell down due to being too intoxicated! They asked him if he was alright and I don't think he could even respond. Finally, after about half a minute they got him up on his feet and the wasted dude had to lean on one of his friends just so he could walk out of there. That may have been the drunkest guy I've ever seen in person. I mean, wow. Even when I got home on this night and had some more alcohol, I was not close to being that obliterated.
Sunday I stayed home and relax, so it's the time for me to say that I'll be back a week from today and as always, I don't have much planned for the next 7 days but I'll find something to do to talk about.
Monday, June 3, 2013
The Blog Where I Reference Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo
Yes, I am referencing the birth name of the former NBA player and now Geico commercial star. There is a reason why, and there isn't too much else that happened since this past Tuesday that would make for a good blog title, so here you go. Hell, there isn't too much to talk about in general
Tuesday and Wednesday were dull, so Thursday I had free time and I had a choice as to what to see. I could have gone to a wrestling show in Orlando at a National Guard Armory where I swear I've seen at least 5 different promotions use throughout the years (for good reason, as for the most part it's a great place to have a wrestling event); it is a company that usually has shows in the Northeast. I then looked at the lineup and compared it to the ticket prices, which I only discovered the day of the event. With the relatively high cost and the lineup/matches... no. I instead decided to use my money elsewhere, and I was able to use the rest of a giftcard I got for Christmas, so I went to the AMC Theatres at Downtown Disney to see Fast & Furious 6 for a second time, and on their giant ETX screen to boot.
It was great to see it that way. I could have done without the pair of ladies who I think snuck in about halfway (either that or moved from the middle level to the bottom, but I'll presume it was the former) and then I heard yapping. I stared at them and it must have worked. Imagine what would have happened had I wagged my finger at them as if I was Mr. Mutombo.
Friday, my headphones died so I went to Office Depot to pick up two of them. One of them is to use currently, and once that goes bad I have one available right away. About time I come up with that idea. Saturday, it was the time to get a new phone. It was about time, as the phone I had, I got way back in '08 and it worked fine, except for the battery, which was never replaced. By this time it was in pretty poor condition. So, it was about time for a new phone. I got the LG Revere 2, which is still a flip phone, but I don't care! It's not like I use a phone that much any longer so I just need something basic in case of emergencies. I don't need a smartphone either, as I have an iPod Touch to use apps and WiFi. So, an “uncool” flip phone works for me. I may get crap for it on Twitter but that is OK with me.
Sunday, I stayed in, and that's about it for the recap. I won't talk about how I have dealt with some quite aggravating traffic the past two weeks or so, but I gripe about traffic almost all the time so I better not do it again. It just turned out the past few days were boring for me. When I post my next blog on the 10th, I'll try for it to be more entertaining and more lengthy than this one.
Tuesday and Wednesday were dull, so Thursday I had free time and I had a choice as to what to see. I could have gone to a wrestling show in Orlando at a National Guard Armory where I swear I've seen at least 5 different promotions use throughout the years (for good reason, as for the most part it's a great place to have a wrestling event); it is a company that usually has shows in the Northeast. I then looked at the lineup and compared it to the ticket prices, which I only discovered the day of the event. With the relatively high cost and the lineup/matches... no. I instead decided to use my money elsewhere, and I was able to use the rest of a giftcard I got for Christmas, so I went to the AMC Theatres at Downtown Disney to see Fast & Furious 6 for a second time, and on their giant ETX screen to boot.
It was great to see it that way. I could have done without the pair of ladies who I think snuck in about halfway (either that or moved from the middle level to the bottom, but I'll presume it was the former) and then I heard yapping. I stared at them and it must have worked. Imagine what would have happened had I wagged my finger at them as if I was Mr. Mutombo.
Friday, my headphones died so I went to Office Depot to pick up two of them. One of them is to use currently, and once that goes bad I have one available right away. About time I come up with that idea. Saturday, it was the time to get a new phone. It was about time, as the phone I had, I got way back in '08 and it worked fine, except for the battery, which was never replaced. By this time it was in pretty poor condition. So, it was about time for a new phone. I got the LG Revere 2, which is still a flip phone, but I don't care! It's not like I use a phone that much any longer so I just need something basic in case of emergencies. I don't need a smartphone either, as I have an iPod Touch to use apps and WiFi. So, an “uncool” flip phone works for me. I may get crap for it on Twitter but that is OK with me.
Sunday, I stayed in, and that's about it for the recap. I won't talk about how I have dealt with some quite aggravating traffic the past two weeks or so, but I gripe about traffic almost all the time so I better not do it again. It just turned out the past few days were boring for me. When I post my next blog on the 10th, I'll try for it to be more entertaining and more lengthy than this one.
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