Unfortunately, this will be a rather dull blog. That's just how it turned out.
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week. I don't even remember doing anything last Monday so it must not have been an interesting day. So, let me talk about Tuesday. I had free time so I returned to Lakeland and this time I went back to the fancy Cinemark theatre they have which I think is really nice and all the screens are rather large. I went and saw The November Man, which did get mixed reviews but I happened to enjoy it. While it's not a groundbreaking tale that does much different than expected, I was still entertained.
After that I went to a Denny's. It was nearby and the one that was in town closed last year so I rarely go to Denny's anymore. While there I had the Super Bird, which I've had a few times before as it's usually good and that was indeed the case here. As for th other people there, what a cross-section of Americana! I don't have anything negative to say about them... except for the guy who was real angry about his meal and it took a few minutes of talking to the manager before he left; although, maybe he actually did have a big issue with his food, I have no idea. They were just quite the mix and wait until you hear who it was there that had a loud ringtone on his phone and it was a dubstep song... why, the old grizzled bearded man who looked like a truck driver! I couldn't believe it.
Wednesday the only thing I did was go to Winter Garden Village. I walked around that outdoor mall for awhile and went inside a few places. Thursday and Friday I didn't do a thing. I was fine with not doing anything on 9/11. I was not fine with seeing someone I know seemingly make light of the day and wasn't even successful in his attempts at humor. Sigh... to talk about something else depressing, during this week there were so many reminders of how there are many terrible athletes out there. I am not painting everyone with that brush; after all I've known and still know plenty of athletes, whether in high school or somewhere else. There just seem to be many awful people in sports, including the people that run the National Football League. They've done a lot in the past few years to turn me off, but this past week may be the breaking point. Sure, I'll go to sports bars and whatnot, but being a big fan and enjoying the action, I don't know if I'll ever have that passion ever again.
Saturday, what I did was return to Winter Garden Village, and to show you how hip and happening my life is now, my big thing for the weekend was... go to Target, eat at the Pizza Hut Express they have there, then I purchased a few items; no, I didn't pay with a credit card. I mentioned a cross-section of Americana, this was a bad version of that. I won't rant and rave about all those people but I saw plenty of terrible individuals, and yeah... at least the dinner I had was good.
Sunday, the Chicago Bears played at night so I did not go out. What an awful past seven days for the NFL and that includes there being many bad games during the day and this had to be the worst. Both teams just played atrociously but the worst aspect is how the referees reffed the game. I am not one who constantly whines about sports officials; I am not the typical sports fan and I am thankful for that. So, when I bring it up, it must be for a good reason and indeed, it was so bad I couldn't even stand watching the entire game so I bailed before halftime; it is hard to believe I did such a thing but it's true. The thing is... the Bears won! That is a huge shock to me as I never thought they could beat the 49'ers. I guess I'll have to thank the refs for the result but wow am I ever down on the NFL.
Sorry for a blog that ended on a downer. When I return a week from today I'll hope to be in a happier mood; I only have a faint idea about what I'll be doing in that week, but I'll cross my fingers for a cheerier-and more interesting-blog post.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Rural King, Sky Water, The National Football League & Kickapoo Joy Juice
Here's what I've done since the last blog. Tuesday I didn't do a thing but Wednesday was different from the norm. I decided to make the drive up north to Leesburg, a city I mainly only pass through when I'm even in the area anymore. I first went to Lake Square Mall, the big mall for the area that I've been at a number of times throughout the years. Wow is it not doing well now. I know the company that owned it sold it earlier in the year... and that company already sold it to someone else just a few days ago, and I have a feeling the ultimate fate of the place is rather dark. I mean, they lost two of their three big anchor stores (JC Penny and Target) and it's an already small mall which has a lot of vacant spaces. Leave the memories alone! I did spent some time in a Books A Million but there are other ones in the area and besides, when I was there I had to deal with inattentive employees, awful parents who think it's alright to let their hellion children loose and have them run all over without any supervision at all, AND the type of white trash that gives white trash a bad name. That doesn't make me want to return to the Lake Square Mall anytime soon.
However, things went better when I went to the Rural King store, also in Leesburg. I heard about the place from someone I know and you can guess what they sell there based on the name. Aside from the rural items they sell, they also have some food & drink items (I did go and get some of that) along with clothing. If you wanted pro NRA T's or shirts with tractors on them, that's the place to go to. I just got a red Rural King shirt, as it was only a few bucks. At least my time at that massive store was uneventful, but driving through the town of Leesburg can be hectic due to traffic and some horrendous traffic, as was the case on this evening.
Thursday was dull so I'll just mention that on Friday I had to go to Walmart to pick up a few items. Yeah, some dumb people were there; I tried to ignore those oafs. I did see some other individuals... to use an old joke, it looked like a Duck Dynasty convention with those people.
Saturday I stayed in and did not do a thing except drink one of the sodas I got from the Rural King. It was known as Kickapoo Joy Juice; the explanation for the wacky name is that it's a reference to the long gone comic strip known as Li'l Abner. The main reason I know about it... both my parents have mentioned before that they read it when they were kids. The beverage itself... I thought it was only average at best.
Sunday, that was the start of the NFL season so I went to the familiar haunt of the Friendly Confines restaurant/bar in order to see the Chicago Bears game in full. They played against the Buffalo Bills and they should have won the game; they didn't. They usually did not play well and I was thankful I could watch the other games being played at the same time. Thankfully it was an uneventful time there; various times in the past I've gotten mad while I was there due to rude idiot crybaby drama queen “sports fans” and other things, but there were no problems like that on this day. I did do something different and I not only had lunch there, but before I left I ordered dinner to go and once I got home me and someone else ate it and we enjoyed the meals.
It was raining the entire time on the way home and to my non-surprise, I saw several wrecked cars on the highway. To borrow something from a friend, when there's “sky water” on the road Florida drivers are even more atrocious than usual.
Before I end this, I have to note... what a bad week for the NFL. Besides all the bad news and injuries and whatnot, someone I know saw all the games on the Red Zone Channel and complained about how horrible the games were and how badly the players played. What a terrible day today has been for them.
I'll return a week from today and nothing is on the agenda for the upcoming week; the Bears play on national TV so that makes things easy for me. I'll have to think of adventures to get myself involved in.
However, things went better when I went to the Rural King store, also in Leesburg. I heard about the place from someone I know and you can guess what they sell there based on the name. Aside from the rural items they sell, they also have some food & drink items (I did go and get some of that) along with clothing. If you wanted pro NRA T's or shirts with tractors on them, that's the place to go to. I just got a red Rural King shirt, as it was only a few bucks. At least my time at that massive store was uneventful, but driving through the town of Leesburg can be hectic due to traffic and some horrendous traffic, as was the case on this evening.
Thursday was dull so I'll just mention that on Friday I had to go to Walmart to pick up a few items. Yeah, some dumb people were there; I tried to ignore those oafs. I did see some other individuals... to use an old joke, it looked like a Duck Dynasty convention with those people.
Saturday I stayed in and did not do a thing except drink one of the sodas I got from the Rural King. It was known as Kickapoo Joy Juice; the explanation for the wacky name is that it's a reference to the long gone comic strip known as Li'l Abner. The main reason I know about it... both my parents have mentioned before that they read it when they were kids. The beverage itself... I thought it was only average at best.
Sunday, that was the start of the NFL season so I went to the familiar haunt of the Friendly Confines restaurant/bar in order to see the Chicago Bears game in full. They played against the Buffalo Bills and they should have won the game; they didn't. They usually did not play well and I was thankful I could watch the other games being played at the same time. Thankfully it was an uneventful time there; various times in the past I've gotten mad while I was there due to rude idiot crybaby drama queen “sports fans” and other things, but there were no problems like that on this day. I did do something different and I not only had lunch there, but before I left I ordered dinner to go and once I got home me and someone else ate it and we enjoyed the meals.
It was raining the entire time on the way home and to my non-surprise, I saw several wrecked cars on the highway. To borrow something from a friend, when there's “sky water” on the road Florida drivers are even more atrocious than usual.
Before I end this, I have to note... what a bad week for the NFL. Besides all the bad news and injuries and whatnot, someone I know saw all the games on the Red Zone Channel and complained about how horrible the games were and how badly the players played. What a terrible day today has been for them.
I'll return a week from today and nothing is on the agenda for the upcoming week; the Bears play on national TV so that makes things easy for me. I'll have to think of adventures to get myself involved in.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tales of Chicken Fries, Football Road Trips & Dick's... Sporting Goods
Yeah, this wasn't the most exciting week for me. It happens. At least one evening I went to Burger King for dinner and I got some chicken fries, which recently returned and I don't love them like seemingly a lot of people do but they still taste fine.
Monday the 25th, someone I know wanted to eat at Uno Pizzeria and as the neither of us had been there in awhile I figured that'd be the place to go. It was busy there and there were too many screaming kids around for my tastes but at least the food tasted good... and I had no food poisoning issues like the one time I ate there then late in the night I suffered from the worst case of food poisoning I've ever had, and trust me you don't want to hear the details of why I can say with certainty I hadn't had food poisoning so bad!
Tuesday I did nothing but Wednesday I had to go out and about... simply to Walmart to pick up an item important for me. In my room the cable service was “on the fritz”, and I figured it had to be because the RG6 coaxial cable itself was at least 10 years old and it was failing. Turns out I was correct and in my room I really had to move some items around and bend into funny positions just to unhook the old RG6 and then there was hooking up the new RG6 up; but, I was able to do it and all my problems were solved. My time at Walmart was uneventful.
Thursday I stayed in but Friday, I decided to do something, albeit minor. I stopped at a Redbox to pick up a Blu-ray then I visited a Dick's Sporting Goods that opened recently in town. I walked around and I rarely make purchases there; however, on this day I decided to be sensible and figured that for the days where I do a lot of walking around I should wear some athletic socks, so I decided to spend the money to get some as my feet will thank me in the future.
The movie I got was The Lego Movie as most people love it. Well, I didn't. I could go on and on but I didn't care for the story, the characters or the humor. That's the super brief recap from me. At least the movie's animation was cool. I am fine if the movie worked for just about everyone else and it didn't work for me personally.
Saturday, that was the interesting day for me. It was the start of the college football season and I actually went to a game, albeit one that's decidedly more low profile than a battle involving the Florida Gators or the Florida State Seminoles. Last year I went to one between the small schools of Webber and Warner, the latter just having started their program. Well, I saw Warner again and for reasons unknown to me the program is already in turmoil so I figured they wouldn't do well against Stetson (another program that started playing football recently) and yet I still wanted to check it out. It was technically a home game for Warner but it wasn't in their home city of Lake Wales; instead it was in Lakeland at a very nice high school stadium; it was at a private religious school so no surprise to me they could build a fancy small stadium.
Before I went to the game I returned to PDQ; I really do rate that restaurant highly. I then drove to the stadium and thankfully the weather cooperated; some parts of Central Florida dealt with horrific weather but there wasn't a drop of rain at the game, let alone any lightning. While the game wasn't like a major game you'd see on TV it thankfully was entertaining and Stetson won 35-16. The crowd was around 1,200 people and I had little problems with idiots, at least personally. I felt bad for the Warner player who clearly to me broke his leg, but otherwise I can't say much bad about my time there... oh wait, I do have to mention how they played some Christian music before the game; it was “modern” so it was rock tunes and even rap, but it was still different from what I'm used to, hearing a Christian rap song.
Sunday I relaxed but Monday I actually did do something. I went and got pizza to eat from Pizza Hut. I know it's not the healthiest thing to eat... still, it tastes good! I will return on my usual day of Monday the 8th and as always I'll stumble into a few things to talk about.
Monday the 25th, someone I know wanted to eat at Uno Pizzeria and as the neither of us had been there in awhile I figured that'd be the place to go. It was busy there and there were too many screaming kids around for my tastes but at least the food tasted good... and I had no food poisoning issues like the one time I ate there then late in the night I suffered from the worst case of food poisoning I've ever had, and trust me you don't want to hear the details of why I can say with certainty I hadn't had food poisoning so bad!
Tuesday I did nothing but Wednesday I had to go out and about... simply to Walmart to pick up an item important for me. In my room the cable service was “on the fritz”, and I figured it had to be because the RG6 coaxial cable itself was at least 10 years old and it was failing. Turns out I was correct and in my room I really had to move some items around and bend into funny positions just to unhook the old RG6 and then there was hooking up the new RG6 up; but, I was able to do it and all my problems were solved. My time at Walmart was uneventful.
Thursday I stayed in but Friday, I decided to do something, albeit minor. I stopped at a Redbox to pick up a Blu-ray then I visited a Dick's Sporting Goods that opened recently in town. I walked around and I rarely make purchases there; however, on this day I decided to be sensible and figured that for the days where I do a lot of walking around I should wear some athletic socks, so I decided to spend the money to get some as my feet will thank me in the future.
The movie I got was The Lego Movie as most people love it. Well, I didn't. I could go on and on but I didn't care for the story, the characters or the humor. That's the super brief recap from me. At least the movie's animation was cool. I am fine if the movie worked for just about everyone else and it didn't work for me personally.
Saturday, that was the interesting day for me. It was the start of the college football season and I actually went to a game, albeit one that's decidedly more low profile than a battle involving the Florida Gators or the Florida State Seminoles. Last year I went to one between the small schools of Webber and Warner, the latter just having started their program. Well, I saw Warner again and for reasons unknown to me the program is already in turmoil so I figured they wouldn't do well against Stetson (another program that started playing football recently) and yet I still wanted to check it out. It was technically a home game for Warner but it wasn't in their home city of Lake Wales; instead it was in Lakeland at a very nice high school stadium; it was at a private religious school so no surprise to me they could build a fancy small stadium.
Before I went to the game I returned to PDQ; I really do rate that restaurant highly. I then drove to the stadium and thankfully the weather cooperated; some parts of Central Florida dealt with horrific weather but there wasn't a drop of rain at the game, let alone any lightning. While the game wasn't like a major game you'd see on TV it thankfully was entertaining and Stetson won 35-16. The crowd was around 1,200 people and I had little problems with idiots, at least personally. I felt bad for the Warner player who clearly to me broke his leg, but otherwise I can't say much bad about my time there... oh wait, I do have to mention how they played some Christian music before the game; it was “modern” so it was rock tunes and even rap, but it was still different from what I'm used to, hearing a Christian rap song.
Sunday I relaxed but Monday I actually did do something. I went and got pizza to eat from Pizza Hut. I know it's not the healthiest thing to eat... still, it tastes good! I will return on my usual day of Monday the 8th and as always I'll stumble into a few things to talk about.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Culver's, Sam's Club, Baseball & Wawa Sandwiches
Here's the recap of what I did in the past week. Monday the 18th, I went with someone to Sam's Club to pick up some items; after that a short journey was made over to Logan's Roadhouse, a restaurant I have eaten at a number of times before and both the trip to Sam's Club then the restaurant went fine and were nondescript. Sam's Club is an interesting place to go to and walk around once in a long while.
Tuesday afternoon, I finally went and saw The Expendables 3. No, not via leaked torrent download like several people I knew did. I saw it on the big screen. I know the first two movies are real polarizing but I think that they're both great. This third one, though, it's just awful. I won't go into details about it except that it was a bad story badly filmed; the action scenes are the opposite of exciting and even though I don't care for him personally Mel Gibson as the villain had the best character and the best performance. I had a feeling the third one would be disappointing (and not just for the usually true trope of the third movie in a series being pretty bad no matter the quality of the first two movies) but this was just bad and it makes me sad.
Wednesday, I had the time so I decided to return to Tropicana Field to see the Tampa Bay Rays play; this time it was against the Detroit Tigers. But before that I went to a restaurant from my past. A Midwest restaurant staple during the time I lived up there before I moved to Florida is Culver's, originally from Wisconsin and they make great food and treats. Recently they opened at a few locations in Florida but that was in the southwestern portion of the state before they finally came to the Tampa Bay area, and I had to go there as the last time before that was the last time I was in Illinois, which was 5 long years ago; it certainly does not seem that long but it was. I had a burger, fries and shake and I enjoyed all of them. After that I went to see some baseball.
Pretty much right after I saw live the Rays game where they lost vs. the St. Louis Cardinals they morphed from a pretty bad team to pretty good. I do take credit for that! They've cooled off as of late and well, they lost again; this time the Tigers beat them 6-0. A lot of the game wasn't exciting offensively but the pitching for both teams was quality... until it got pretty bad for the Rays and that's how you got the final score. Like the game vs. St. Louis, plenty of fans for the opposition were there to cheer on their team. Well, at least the stadium wasn't as empty as it unfortunately usually is... I sat in the upper deck and I wasn't sure why an old couple was sitting in my seat but due to their age I didn't press the issue and I just sat in a nearby seat instead. Hopefully history will repeat itself and after seeing that loss they'll be good for the rest of the season. Other than what I mentioned it was a rather uneventful day.
Thursday, the only thing I did was go somewhere to pick up dinner and that was at the local Wawa gas station. If you've never been to one, you can order sandwiches (and even tasty concoctions such as milkshakes to drink) from a touchpad and build it however you like. I got a turkey sandwich myself.
Friday I did nothing so I'll mention that Saturday I returned to Wawa for their sandwiches; this time I got one for myself and one for someone I know, who hadn't had food from there before... or even stepped foot inside a Wawa before. We both enjoyed our meals. I also had to get some printer ink from Staples so that's what I did; it cost an arm and a leg... like all printer ink does.
Sunday I did not do a thing (aside from drinking a large bottle of hard cider) so I'll end this here. It's not set in stone yet but I already have an idea what I'll be doing next weekend and that will provide some content for me to write about for the day after Labor Day; that's when I'll post next instead of doing it on a holiday. I'll have to stumble into some more adventures to not have it be a short post, though.
Tuesday afternoon, I finally went and saw The Expendables 3. No, not via leaked torrent download like several people I knew did. I saw it on the big screen. I know the first two movies are real polarizing but I think that they're both great. This third one, though, it's just awful. I won't go into details about it except that it was a bad story badly filmed; the action scenes are the opposite of exciting and even though I don't care for him personally Mel Gibson as the villain had the best character and the best performance. I had a feeling the third one would be disappointing (and not just for the usually true trope of the third movie in a series being pretty bad no matter the quality of the first two movies) but this was just bad and it makes me sad.
Wednesday, I had the time so I decided to return to Tropicana Field to see the Tampa Bay Rays play; this time it was against the Detroit Tigers. But before that I went to a restaurant from my past. A Midwest restaurant staple during the time I lived up there before I moved to Florida is Culver's, originally from Wisconsin and they make great food and treats. Recently they opened at a few locations in Florida but that was in the southwestern portion of the state before they finally came to the Tampa Bay area, and I had to go there as the last time before that was the last time I was in Illinois, which was 5 long years ago; it certainly does not seem that long but it was. I had a burger, fries and shake and I enjoyed all of them. After that I went to see some baseball.
Pretty much right after I saw live the Rays game where they lost vs. the St. Louis Cardinals they morphed from a pretty bad team to pretty good. I do take credit for that! They've cooled off as of late and well, they lost again; this time the Tigers beat them 6-0. A lot of the game wasn't exciting offensively but the pitching for both teams was quality... until it got pretty bad for the Rays and that's how you got the final score. Like the game vs. St. Louis, plenty of fans for the opposition were there to cheer on their team. Well, at least the stadium wasn't as empty as it unfortunately usually is... I sat in the upper deck and I wasn't sure why an old couple was sitting in my seat but due to their age I didn't press the issue and I just sat in a nearby seat instead. Hopefully history will repeat itself and after seeing that loss they'll be good for the rest of the season. Other than what I mentioned it was a rather uneventful day.
Thursday, the only thing I did was go somewhere to pick up dinner and that was at the local Wawa gas station. If you've never been to one, you can order sandwiches (and even tasty concoctions such as milkshakes to drink) from a touchpad and build it however you like. I got a turkey sandwich myself.
Friday I did nothing so I'll mention that Saturday I returned to Wawa for their sandwiches; this time I got one for myself and one for someone I know, who hadn't had food from there before... or even stepped foot inside a Wawa before. We both enjoyed our meals. I also had to get some printer ink from Staples so that's what I did; it cost an arm and a leg... like all printer ink does.
Sunday I did not do a thing (aside from drinking a large bottle of hard cider) so I'll end this here. It's not set in stone yet but I already have an idea what I'll be doing next weekend and that will provide some content for me to write about for the day after Labor Day; that's when I'll post next instead of doing it on a holiday. I'll have to stumble into some more adventures to not have it be a short post, though.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Robin Williams, Mountain Dew Solar Flare, & German Restaurants
Here's a recap of what I've done in the past week and it's had some interesting moments. Last Monday I decided I really needed a haircut and this was a good day to do it so that's what I did. Nothing interesting to say there. Then, the evening hit and I heard the news about Robin Williams... due to my age of course I've seen more than a few of his movies in my life; I actually remember watching reruns of Mork & Mindy when I was really young. So, I was saddened by the news and especially how the death happened.
Tuesday, I needed to renew my annual pass at Walt Disney World so that's what I did. I went to the Animal Kingdom in particular; I figured it'd be busy there and I was correct. That's OK as at least I was still able to walk around and see some animals. I got exercise and while I could have done without the oppressive heat and humidity, it otherwise was a nice way to spend a few hours.
Wednesday, that was a day of ups and downs. Despite the downs and such things as tailgating drivers and other idiocy, this day turned out fine overall. I went to Lakeland to do a few things. On the way there I stopped at a 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew Solar Flare soda as they only sell it there, and in fountain drink form. It's tropical punch flavored and it's good.
As I really enjoy the restaurant known as PDQ, I went there to eat dinner and as always I enjoyed the food; I had it with a Cap'n Crunch Berries shake and yes I enjoyed that too. I then went to an outdoor mall that's nearby & I discovered they now have a Rocket Fizz store; that's the gourmet soda joint I like visiting due to all the odd pops they have; I killed time there and I did make a purchase; I enjoyed being there too. I then did something that wasn't so enjoyable and that was my experience at the Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, which I've been to a decent number of times before and while I've gotten annoyed with other customers there I've never had a problem with how the place was run, until this day.
I went there to see Guardians of the Galaxy then Into the Storm; neither I need to see right away and I can wait until DVD (I know it's not a popular opinion but comic books and comic book movies aren't really for me, I've come to realize) to see them; as a drive-in is cheap I figured that'd be a nice way to see both. Well, I got there like an hour before that double bill starts (they have two screens there; the other was showing two other films but it started at around the same time) as I figured they'd be open and I'd have plenty of time to relax. I had nothing else to do at the mall so I thought this'd be fine. Oh no.
I got there and there was a lineup of cars in front of the entrance where you pay to get in; everyone was stopped and in fact some were out of their cars; were they opening the box office later? Did something happen that delayed the opening? Was there something else going on? Who knows! There sure as heck wasn't any sign up or any employee around to explain what the situation was so I got annoyed and I decided to turn around and go home. The day was exciting enough it was OK not to see those films. It likely will be a long while before I decide to go back there if that's how they treat their customers.
Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing; I was fine with that. Saturday, I did something that's now a yearly tradition around this time of year and that's attend a birthday celebration for someone I know; that get-together is held at a German restaurant in the city of Sanford; at least a dozen people show up and it's all a good time. The party last year was canceled due to circumstances beyond anyone's control so it was nice to see all those people after all of that time. Considering my heritage it's horrible to say that I don't care for most German food but it's true; I did have dessert there, though. The triple chocolate cheesecake was as good as it sounds. I ate dinner before I got to the restaurant.
Considering that on Saturday I had to deal with atrocious traffic and way too many idiots on the highway I was happy to stay in and do nothing on Sunday. When I do my next blog a week from today, I'll be doing my share of driving too so I am hoping for traffic that isn't as awful; I do have a few things planned already so it should be a good blog.
Tuesday, I needed to renew my annual pass at Walt Disney World so that's what I did. I went to the Animal Kingdom in particular; I figured it'd be busy there and I was correct. That's OK as at least I was still able to walk around and see some animals. I got exercise and while I could have done without the oppressive heat and humidity, it otherwise was a nice way to spend a few hours.
Wednesday, that was a day of ups and downs. Despite the downs and such things as tailgating drivers and other idiocy, this day turned out fine overall. I went to Lakeland to do a few things. On the way there I stopped at a 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew Solar Flare soda as they only sell it there, and in fountain drink form. It's tropical punch flavored and it's good.
As I really enjoy the restaurant known as PDQ, I went there to eat dinner and as always I enjoyed the food; I had it with a Cap'n Crunch Berries shake and yes I enjoyed that too. I then went to an outdoor mall that's nearby & I discovered they now have a Rocket Fizz store; that's the gourmet soda joint I like visiting due to all the odd pops they have; I killed time there and I did make a purchase; I enjoyed being there too. I then did something that wasn't so enjoyable and that was my experience at the Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, which I've been to a decent number of times before and while I've gotten annoyed with other customers there I've never had a problem with how the place was run, until this day.
I went there to see Guardians of the Galaxy then Into the Storm; neither I need to see right away and I can wait until DVD (I know it's not a popular opinion but comic books and comic book movies aren't really for me, I've come to realize) to see them; as a drive-in is cheap I figured that'd be a nice way to see both. Well, I got there like an hour before that double bill starts (they have two screens there; the other was showing two other films but it started at around the same time) as I figured they'd be open and I'd have plenty of time to relax. I had nothing else to do at the mall so I thought this'd be fine. Oh no.
I got there and there was a lineup of cars in front of the entrance where you pay to get in; everyone was stopped and in fact some were out of their cars; were they opening the box office later? Did something happen that delayed the opening? Was there something else going on? Who knows! There sure as heck wasn't any sign up or any employee around to explain what the situation was so I got annoyed and I decided to turn around and go home. The day was exciting enough it was OK not to see those films. It likely will be a long while before I decide to go back there if that's how they treat their customers.
Thursday and Friday I did not do a thing; I was fine with that. Saturday, I did something that's now a yearly tradition around this time of year and that's attend a birthday celebration for someone I know; that get-together is held at a German restaurant in the city of Sanford; at least a dozen people show up and it's all a good time. The party last year was canceled due to circumstances beyond anyone's control so it was nice to see all those people after all of that time. Considering my heritage it's horrible to say that I don't care for most German food but it's true; I did have dessert there, though. The triple chocolate cheesecake was as good as it sounds. I ate dinner before I got to the restaurant.
Considering that on Saturday I had to deal with atrocious traffic and way too many idiots on the highway I was happy to stay in and do nothing on Sunday. When I do my next blog a week from today, I'll be doing my share of driving too so I am hoping for traffic that isn't as awful; I do have a few things planned already so it should be a good blog.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Hippo Size Sodas, Fufu Berries, Shake Shack & Deepsea Challenges
Hippo Size is a brand of gourmet soda I found recently and I had to pick it up; it's short and squat and what I've had tastes good. The rest of the title will be explained in due course.
This past Monday I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Tuesday, where I had free time and I was wondering what to do so I decided to head on over to Downtown Disney, in order to walk around there (even if it was hotter than Hades at the time) and to see all the construction there as by 2016 it will be known as Disney Springs and have many more things to do there. Right now, that entire area is torn up and quite a few places are closed off for construction. I did walk around and as I dig the fancy bowling alley/restaurant known as Splitsville, I decided to have dinner there. I enjoyed the food (as usual) and I did have a frozen alcohol drink... but only to cool off! Other than it being busy and the heat, nothing to say about my time there.
Wednesday and Thursday I didn't do a thing, so I'll mention that once again I experienced some incredible moments of stupidity but I can't really get into what exactly I'm talking about. I am not referring to awful traffic on the highway either; I mean, that's a near-constant struggle whenever I'm driving. I just wish I didn't have to deal with such situations sometimes.
Friday, that was definitely the most interesting day of the week. I did not even know of it until the night before, but if you didn't know, a few years ago James Cameron (he's been a life-long fan of the ocean and between directing movies he goes there) went in a personal submersible and he went down like 7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, and they made a 3D documentary on the preparation for the trip then the trip itself. It's called Deepsea Challenge 3D. I am a nerd so I did find it interesting and I knew little about the deep dive so it was a nice way to spend a Friday. I went to the AMC in Altamonte Springs and I could have picked one of a few joints in Orlando to see it but I picked that because it fit my schedule best and I did want to go somewhere in particular after the movie.
While I had to deal with some bad traffic, I still was happy to return to Winter Park. I went to Trader Joe's to pick up a few items and then I went to a restaurant that's in the same shopping plaza. While this means that parking at Trader Joe's is even more of a hassle, I was happy that finally a Shake Shack restaurant (from the Northeast; there's three in South Florida) as I think their food and drink is great. I didn't even mind waiting in line. I had a burger, fries and a custard treat as dessert. At the time there was lightning all over. I sat outside, as they have a nice area and there's a canopy covering part of it but I sat in a rare available seat... which was not covered. I soon realized sitting there when there's lightning all around was PERHAPS an unwise decision so I wolfed down my burger, had a small amount of fries and treat, then got the heck out of there and went home and ate the rest of my meal there.
Saturday I did not do a darn thing which is OK. So, let me mention another gourmet soda I had on that day. It's from Jones Soda (known for putting out strange pops) and the one I had was something known as Fufu berry; I don't know what a fufu berry is or what that made-up flavor is supposed to be but I thought it was only alright. It is mainly a combo of raspberry and strawberry. Sunday, the only thing I did was go to a Publix supermarket to pick up a sub sandwich for dinner.
Not the most exciting week, but when I return a week from today it should be a more exciting blog; I already have several activities planned.
This past Monday I did not do anything of note so let me skip ahead to Tuesday, where I had free time and I was wondering what to do so I decided to head on over to Downtown Disney, in order to walk around there (even if it was hotter than Hades at the time) and to see all the construction there as by 2016 it will be known as Disney Springs and have many more things to do there. Right now, that entire area is torn up and quite a few places are closed off for construction. I did walk around and as I dig the fancy bowling alley/restaurant known as Splitsville, I decided to have dinner there. I enjoyed the food (as usual) and I did have a frozen alcohol drink... but only to cool off! Other than it being busy and the heat, nothing to say about my time there.
Wednesday and Thursday I didn't do a thing, so I'll mention that once again I experienced some incredible moments of stupidity but I can't really get into what exactly I'm talking about. I am not referring to awful traffic on the highway either; I mean, that's a near-constant struggle whenever I'm driving. I just wish I didn't have to deal with such situations sometimes.
Friday, that was definitely the most interesting day of the week. I did not even know of it until the night before, but if you didn't know, a few years ago James Cameron (he's been a life-long fan of the ocean and between directing movies he goes there) went in a personal submersible and he went down like 7 miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, and they made a 3D documentary on the preparation for the trip then the trip itself. It's called Deepsea Challenge 3D. I am a nerd so I did find it interesting and I knew little about the deep dive so it was a nice way to spend a Friday. I went to the AMC in Altamonte Springs and I could have picked one of a few joints in Orlando to see it but I picked that because it fit my schedule best and I did want to go somewhere in particular after the movie.
While I had to deal with some bad traffic, I still was happy to return to Winter Park. I went to Trader Joe's to pick up a few items and then I went to a restaurant that's in the same shopping plaza. While this means that parking at Trader Joe's is even more of a hassle, I was happy that finally a Shake Shack restaurant (from the Northeast; there's three in South Florida) as I think their food and drink is great. I didn't even mind waiting in line. I had a burger, fries and a custard treat as dessert. At the time there was lightning all over. I sat outside, as they have a nice area and there's a canopy covering part of it but I sat in a rare available seat... which was not covered. I soon realized sitting there when there's lightning all around was PERHAPS an unwise decision so I wolfed down my burger, had a small amount of fries and treat, then got the heck out of there and went home and ate the rest of my meal there.
Saturday I did not do a darn thing which is OK. So, let me mention another gourmet soda I had on that day. It's from Jones Soda (known for putting out strange pops) and the one I had was something known as Fufu berry; I don't know what a fufu berry is or what that made-up flavor is supposed to be but I thought it was only alright. It is mainly a combo of raspberry and strawberry. Sunday, the only thing I did was go to a Publix supermarket to pick up a sub sandwich for dinner.
Not the most exciting week, but when I return a week from today it should be a more exciting blog; I already have several activities planned.
Monday, August 4, 2014
KFC, UFC, MLB, NFL, B&N, & E-I-E-I-O
I know, a rather odd title for me to use, one with several abbreviations, but I honestly couldn't think of a better title to use given what little happened to me in the past week. Monday the 25th, the only thing I did was go to Walmart to pick up a few items and that thankfully was an uneventful trip, even if that would have given me something to write about.
Tuesday, that was a more interesting day. I returned to Universal Studios and CityWalk. I figured I should go back to the Bread Box restaurant to have something else there. I had the turkey sandwich, which was good, and a Nutella shake, which was real good. Otherwise I did walk around there, which was good exercise.
By the way, boy did I have to deal with stupid people this week. There are reasons why I can't list all the examples which show why I feel this way but note it's true. At least I'll list one glaring example a little later.
Wednesday I did not do anything so let me skip ahead to Thursday. On that day I returned to the outdoor mall known as Winter Garden Village. I did get a beverage from Planet Smoothie but before that I went to Barnes & Noble to look for something for someone (don't worry I would get compensated), but it wasn't there.
Friday, that was a noteworthy day, in a bad way. I was able to get dinner on my own and I chose KFC, as I hadn't eaten from there in too long. The one in downtown Clermont is just not run very well and it gives off a real dirty vibe. I instead go to a location that's about a 15 minute drive south of where I live; it's just the traffic that makes me not go there often as the traffic's always bad. I figured it'd take some time as it was a Friday evening, but I swear I was there for like a half hour! A few people were ahead of me, which was alright... until those right in front of me started ordering, and it took forever because they were apparently idiots who couldn't understand something as simple as the menu displayed. Of course, I saw that the people behind me were idiots too and they also took forever to order.
I have no idea why it took so long to prepare my order; I didn't order for 10 people like most everyone else there did; I just had a simple combo meal of chicken fingers, potato wedges and a biscuit. When people that ordered after I did got their food before me... I was not happy. Finally, I got my order and I swear I'll never go back there again; there are other KFC's I can go to where I shouldn't be treated like crap or deal with stupid/understaffed employees; dealing with stupid customers... I don't know about that.
Saturday, the only thing I did was return to Winter Garden Village, walk around, and visit a few places, including getting something for myself at Barnes & Noble. There was going to be a UFC pay per view on that night but due to reasons I won't get into, it got canceled; they say “postponed” but really, it was canceled. Speaking of sports, I did in fact notice how pretty much right after I attended the Rays game vs. the Cardinals in June, Tampa Bay suddenly started playing a lot better; yes I will take credit for that! Later this month I'll go back there, where hopefully I won't bring them a losing streak.
Sunday, I didn't do anything except for watching the first NFL preseason game of the season. It was a low-key day otherwise. As for the next blog I'll post (Monday the 11th) I do not have much on the agenda yet, but I do hope it'll be more entertaining and less drama-filled than this past week was.
Tuesday, that was a more interesting day. I returned to Universal Studios and CityWalk. I figured I should go back to the Bread Box restaurant to have something else there. I had the turkey sandwich, which was good, and a Nutella shake, which was real good. Otherwise I did walk around there, which was good exercise.
By the way, boy did I have to deal with stupid people this week. There are reasons why I can't list all the examples which show why I feel this way but note it's true. At least I'll list one glaring example a little later.
Wednesday I did not do anything so let me skip ahead to Thursday. On that day I returned to the outdoor mall known as Winter Garden Village. I did get a beverage from Planet Smoothie but before that I went to Barnes & Noble to look for something for someone (don't worry I would get compensated), but it wasn't there.
Friday, that was a noteworthy day, in a bad way. I was able to get dinner on my own and I chose KFC, as I hadn't eaten from there in too long. The one in downtown Clermont is just not run very well and it gives off a real dirty vibe. I instead go to a location that's about a 15 minute drive south of where I live; it's just the traffic that makes me not go there often as the traffic's always bad. I figured it'd take some time as it was a Friday evening, but I swear I was there for like a half hour! A few people were ahead of me, which was alright... until those right in front of me started ordering, and it took forever because they were apparently idiots who couldn't understand something as simple as the menu displayed. Of course, I saw that the people behind me were idiots too and they also took forever to order.
I have no idea why it took so long to prepare my order; I didn't order for 10 people like most everyone else there did; I just had a simple combo meal of chicken fingers, potato wedges and a biscuit. When people that ordered after I did got their food before me... I was not happy. Finally, I got my order and I swear I'll never go back there again; there are other KFC's I can go to where I shouldn't be treated like crap or deal with stupid/understaffed employees; dealing with stupid customers... I don't know about that.
Saturday, the only thing I did was return to Winter Garden Village, walk around, and visit a few places, including getting something for myself at Barnes & Noble. There was going to be a UFC pay per view on that night but due to reasons I won't get into, it got canceled; they say “postponed” but really, it was canceled. Speaking of sports, I did in fact notice how pretty much right after I attended the Rays game vs. the Cardinals in June, Tampa Bay suddenly started playing a lot better; yes I will take credit for that! Later this month I'll go back there, where hopefully I won't bring them a losing streak.
Sunday, I didn't do anything except for watching the first NFL preseason game of the season. It was a low-key day otherwise. As for the next blog I'll post (Monday the 11th) I do not have much on the agenda yet, but I do hope it'll be more entertaining and less drama-filled than this past week was.
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