January 2011
7 posts
It's Snowing
Every tweet, every ping, every status update is about losing electricity or being stuck in traffic. It snowed and we got punched in the nuts. This weather sucks and people should have been sent home at 200 pm.
I wish I could say it’s nice to be warm but in reality things are a bit crappy. Fuck! I have managed to royally screw up.
I want to take my fuck ups and turn it into a Wes...
I saw then that my topmost glory was also my topmost grief.-Melville Moby Dick
Boots
Women should always wear boots! Always.
My Vertigo
I have vertigo onset by flashy visual queues. 3D movies scary me as I never know how my head will react. Will I find myself on the floor of a movie theater? I don’t want to watch 3D movies. I’d rather wait for the a holo-deck like simulation where am in the movie. My last bout of Vertigo was at SHock Trauma, being wheeled around on my back with lets flashing by set me off. I...
All I want are oysters
I’ve been dreaming of oysters since yesterday. Must have oysters but I don’t have a raw bar near me. I wish social Safeway had a raw bar. Ha ha ha. I have no idea why that’s funny. I like a nice minoette, that’s 99% spelled wrong. I guess hanks is the near by. Do oysters have a side dish? Hush puppies? Steamed rice? Steak fries? Dreaming of oysters…
Pre Game Ritual
I’m smoking a cigar. Its my pregame ritual. Let’s go Ravens!
The News
When did Alyssa Milano’s Twitter feed become my main news source. Her feed hits on relevant topics and has a nice charitable bent. Seriously over the past month I have been checking my twitter feed and as soon as something happens she is right on top of it. Alyssa Milano should start her own news network but have her own brand of editorial. If I am looking for news I look to see what she...
December 2010
7 posts
2010 A Year in Review
What happened to me this year? Well I got hit by a drunk driver. He totaled my Land Rover and the head on collision sent me to Shock Trauma. At Shock Trauma I proceeded to puke on everything as they wheeled me in. I remember peeing a ton. I remember that after my CAT Scan, the doctor saying that there was nothing wrong with me. My left forearm was bashed and my mouth still gets dry late at...
I killed it! Everything I touch gets ruined.
Whats My Name Again?
Protocol Officer: Is that your real name? Please Advise. Me: Yes PO: Wow Me: Fuck You!
I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War’s a spiritual...
The Red Chapel
McRib
I had a McRib for dinner and I was a bit disappointed. It was too saucy, too oniony and all I tasted was BBQ sauce. I am a bit sad. My it really frost my cookies! I had the experience locked and loaded but the McRib failed me. I don’t think I tasted any pork. I was waiting for a smoky spam taste and got nothing. There was no cake to my icing. Why did I waste my McDonald meal?...
My Vacation Continues...
I tried a lite form of Yoga/Tai Chi during my Very Gonzales/Escalante Hawaiian Vacation. It was fun but the made us do a massage line…gross. So I told myself that that intro would be a launch pad for Bikram Yoga. So I should up for the 900am class with three other beginners. Sweet! I wouldn’t look like a complete asshole. I got a mat, a towel, by big still made in Fiji water and...
Hawaii in Pictures
I Love Hawaii
These are my observations of Hawaii. I stole this idea from my Bro. I think I am a Big Island kind of guy. Radio stations on the big island played: Steel Pulse, Bob Marley, Alpha Blondy and Weezer in a row. Saddle Road is stupid and should be re-engineered to be better…. how about just safe. Mauna Kea rules! I get cranky without food. Zip Z’s lesson last a life time. At Orange Grove...
November 2010
8 posts
Vacation
I went to the beach and swam in the ocean. I saw three turtles. I swam my work stress away. From there I went to the pool and had a Blue Hawaii and went back and forth between the pool and hot tub. I had some spam musubi, kalbi ribs and a coke for lunch and then smoked a cigar, Partagas #4, looking at the ocean. First day was a huge success. I have started on my bass tan and my face and legs...
Aloha State
I’m not packed. I leave at 630am. I am going to pack light. Let’s see if I really do it. I am not ready.
Call of Duty: Black Ops TV Commercial: "There's A...
The Drink Network
A few nights ago my friend Pete was in town and we went out to dinner at Central. It was an awesome meal complete with oysters, pork belly, fried chicken and a chocolate mousse with these crunchies. This is not a food review. I was actually just rechecking my bill on-line and I saw what I spent on drinks versus food and I was shocked. i shouldn’t be but I was. When I go out I usually...
Election Exhaustion
Elections have a lot of relationship reflections. Was it me? What could I have done differently? She always liked me in green, I should have worn more green. And more like a relationship, when the day comes to the vote, it is like when a relationship ends or continues. You have thought about it. You have weighed out the options: I like less spending but I cant support Aqua Buddha. Election...
October 2010
4 posts
Elliptical Race
I look over and the leg are pumping furiously. I look down at my legs and I think am I keeping up? What do I tap into to get my iberico ham size legs moving? Election frustration, the thought of losing my job. Every two years I can lose my job and this year more then others I feel threatened. That works. The pace quickens, and he matches, ok I just have to sustain myself and outlast him. My...
Spam Too Much
My old hotmail account is spamming the crap out of people. I have shut it down twice but it still is “partly active” just in case I want to come back. The answer to that is no I don’t want your email service. I tried calling them, emailing them and got no where. I hate Microsoft. What happened to the delete my account function. Sorry for the spam. I would go ahead and delete...
The Lone Cupcake
There is a few mysteries left in this world. Yetis are real. Our moon landing was a sound stage in Tunisian. One mystery that still perplexes me is the lone cupcake theory. You buy a dozen awesome treats and one will always be left or worse some one cuts it in half. To be the lone cupcake must be insulting, what, because I am a milk chocolate birthday cupcake no one wants me. It is shameful...
Movie Review: Social Network
Did you all know that Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity came about because of a high school crush that never materialized. He was so devastated as a teenager that he dedicated his life to coming up with something huge to impress a girl. Her name was Greta von Helsing. She showed great science promise and ol’ Alby loved her. Greta of course thought Albert was nice, had moments...
September 2010
5 posts
Dreaming: Monday Sept. 27 200am
I smell burning in my dream and someone, i think a coworker is telling me to put out the fire. I search for a little bit and come upon a toaster oven and I pull the burning item from it. Dream Dictionary says, I am eager to deal with an anxious situation. That is everyday its called work. At the same time that I am dreaming I hear my front door bell ring. I go down to look and nothing is...
The Best of This Week
Watching Colbert testify before a Congressional committee made me laugh and cringe. He was funny and maybe a little humor is what we need to move this issue forward. For Christ Sakes nothing else seems to be working. I have been to three fund raisers this week. I like the veggie platters and I tend to eat the red pepper slices. They are sharp and crunchy. I got a new work blackberry. It is...
Views from a Sign Wave
There are many campaign tools and a sign wave is a good way of reaching a ton of voters. The candidate and his supporters stand around an intersection and wave to passersby. The most disheartening reaction is getting flipped off. Last week, this incredibly old man gave my the finger. I mean we made eye contact, he gave me the finger and moved it up and down as he drove by and looked back in his...
Review: Orchid in Winter Park, Florida
Thai food is always fun and to have it in Winter Park was interesting. Everything in Winter Park closes by 6:00pm, so the whole street was close to empty. The Orchid was voted in Orlando Magazine as a perennial favorite and I understand why. The Thai Iced Coffee was a yard’s worth of sweet, creamy goodness. The fresh roll, was fresh and light but in one of the rolls the shrimp was...
Review: Dinner at Disney World's Cinderella's...
The Magic Kingdom really transports you to a different world where you immediately become a kid and the only emotion you feel is happiness. Cinderella’s Castle is the center of Disney, getting your picture with Cinderella is cool and you walk up and have a great view of Magic Kingdom. I just wish the food transported me to a happy place. The rolls were generic dinner rolls that you can get...
August 2010
16 posts
Waiting for Faucet
I find myself standing in front of my sink, hands under the faucet waiting and waiting. Waiting for the water to come pouring out, but it doesn’t. I twist my hand. I wave my hand. I stare harder and no water. Wait, there are hot and cold water handles?!!? What the fuck what kind of arcane, medieval, third world hole do I live in. Yes, I find myself at any place, restaurant, theater or...
Oasis - She's Electric
Oasis
Yes they still rule. I was messing around with my playlist and i genuised one for “So Lonely” by the Police and “She’s Electric” by Oasis came up. I haven’t heard this song in forever and it just flat out rocked. I have listened to this song about 34 times since.
Scott Pilgrim vs. Stallone
Why did Stallone beat Scott Pilgrim? Stallone’s movie was an 80’s action movie, big explosions and people dying bloody deaths and you go back for the girl. Pilgrim was a slacker hero fighting for the girl he loves. Maybe most people relate to Stallone…Most people have huge muscles, can kill a person with their bare hands and fight injustice wherever it rises. Who relates to...
Losing My Election
This election is going to be rough. We could all lose or we could all win.
Anything Left?
I have read everything on the internet from goofy blogs to advertisements of my favorite grocery store Mas y Mas. I don’t think there is anything left to read. I have so many news aggregators going that it is comical. The end of the internet is not littered with blogs about Arrested Development or porn, porn is actually the center of the internet, if porn went away the internet would spin...
You Scream I Scream We All Scream for Soft Serve?
Ice cream is a great treat but it pales in comparrison to great soft serve covered in chocolate sprinkles. Ice cream comes in a million flavors and it comes all spruced up because it has no soul. Ice cream inherently does not understand how to satisfy basic cold treat cravings. The worst offender is cold stone creamery. They gimmick up their ice cream and they lull you with their siren...
I'm Standing Here on the Ground
Surrounded by women, drinking a rum and cokes and all I could think about was work. When does it happen? When did boobs, ass and legs get overtaken by well non-boobs, ass and legs issues? I think it starts when interns, summer interns and their inappropriate dress to be specific, drop out of sight. Then someone mentioned how better dressed people had gotten at work and when I took a second to...
Crispy Beef
I dont know if I will ever get sick of crispy beef from any Chinese restaurant. It is crunchy and sweet and with the veggies crap it is so good. The first time i had it was at university from the Panda inn. No lie I think this is the one dish I have had the most out of any meal. Think about the greatness of this dish. It is so light and crispy, sweet and citrusy. damn I want some right now.
Starbucks
Starbucks is where i go afterwork to get away from it all. I collect my thoughts and figure out what is going on. Im just fucking with you I go for an orange-mango smoothie or a java chip frappuccino. They both are awesome. The Starbucks near my house if often used for business deals. This week I saw a workaholic mom hire an art history major woman to take babysit her son and take him to...
Gabe and Flacco! Awesome Totally Awesome
Should I Shave or Should I Go?
I have been tinkering with the idea of shaving my head. It is summer and hot and I have always wanted to see what I look like with no hair. I have a good head of hair and I am not worried about it not growing back, but I am worried that a shaved head CapSwell will be frankly scary. I got my hair cut yesterday and it is short, some o the shortest it has ever been. I wanted to tell Luigi my...
Black Magic Cleaner
I have a great cleaning woman who comes by once a month. She does an amazing job and sometime she uses old school cleaning agents like vinegar. Here is the rub. I smell the vinegar and I think of one thing my mom’s pork adobo. My whole first floor smells incredible. I can’t get pork adobo out of my head. Literally I want to drive to my mom’s and have her cook. Maybe all...
The New Yorker drops Art article for video games
The August 9, 2010 edition of the New Yorker ha a great article about a father playing video games with his 16 year old son. The New Yorker and video games seems like a contradicition but I have found the New Yorker to bring a personal and relatable understanding of issues. Reading and undertsanding Call of Duty is a million times easier than reading a gaming article. Video games are an easy way...
I Miss Spain
Denia, Spain Jellyfish Outbreak Terrorizes Town On Thursday, the Red Cross treated 50 people in a half hour for stings on the beach in Denia, a resort on the eastern Mediterranean coast. In 2008, 4,000 people were treated for stings in that town. Denia is a popular resort on the Costa Blanca, which attracts roughly two million foreigners a year, 40% of whom are British. The Environment Ministry...
Mussel Bar Bethesda
In life is there no better meal than mussels, in a wine butter garlic sauce, crispy frites and bread. So why does mussel bar stand out past all the other Belgian places, frankly I don’t know. Besides Brasserie Beck I do not think I have been to any of the other Belgian Places. I do know that the mussels were perfectly cooked and I could have drank the broth all day long. I had the...
July 2010
11 posts
Driving at Night
SO my accident has left some baggage. Driving south bound on Rt. 29 at night makes me supremely edgey. It’s a combination of dry mouth and heart murmurs. All that crap was coupled with the fact that every tree was knocked down and no stop lights were working, ergo it was a free for all. People were blowing through intersections with non working stop lights and were speeding down the road...
WatchGrace Ella eating
iPhone 4
Yes I bought one and it’s pretty awesome!!!!