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Hee hee. I'm a follower of my own blog.
Anyway, here are the top five food items I can't live without, and have been brought to the brink of a killing spree at the thought of going without:
1. DIET COKE!!
2. Mancino's Seafood Grinder
3. Cool Ranch Doritos
4. Any type of Mexican food
5. Cheese anything. All kinds. All ways. I love cheese.
The caveat to the list is that they all have to be bad for you. I could have included some of the things I love that are okay, like watermelon and green peppers, but those are considered good for you. Although, considering what happens to your pee after eating a green pepper, I'm less inclined to believe it's good for me.
Edit (12:16pm):
I can't believe I forgot stale peeps! The Lenten season is barely over, and I inhaled these by the pound! Best to open the package, put it in the cupboard (so the cats that aren't supposed to be on the counter don't lick them), and wait three days. Also wonderful microwaved for 30 seconds. Man, I can't wait for the next holiday so I can stock up!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The windows were closed, I swear!
The other day, I hollered at a guy in a truck trying to cut me off on the entrance ramp to the highway. The two lanes merged into one, and he waited until the last possible minute to attept a merge, but the spot he tried was already taken. I swear, he was only 6 inches from the vehicle. The windows of the vehicle were all closed, so I'm certain the guy in the truck didn't hear me. The problem is that I was riding the bus home and everyone on it heard me yell, "MORON!!!"
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto.
Yay! I have a second follower! Although, given the user name, I'm inclined to believe it's a bot. That's okay, I welcome their comments, too.
And now, for the story of the restaurant . . .
Karen and I went to Rock Bottom, in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, and a restaurant I love. I gave her a bunch of recommendations from the menu, and chose a favorite for myself (Sonoma chicken wrap for her, Southwest burger for me). We gave the waitress our order, and proceeded to wait. We were talking so much, and yelling at other patrons (me), that we didn't notice an inordinate amount of time had passed. I mentioned that I was really hungry, and could start gnawing on the table. This was about 4pm, and we had been there since before 3:30pm.
I've mentioned previously about the pigeons (I can't believe they used to be a delicacy in Olde England). There was one that was walking around in front of the door to go inside Rock Bottom. Another server opened the door and the pigeon flew up in his face and he screamed a little. I told him I was waiting for that to happen, and he kind of glared at me. What I meant was I was waiting for someone to hit the pigeon with the door, and he thought I meant I was waiting for someone to be startled by the stupid birds. Oops, forgot about the windows again.
The waitress came over and noticed that we didn't have any food. Apparently, another table had came in after us and ordered the exact same thing we did, and a different employee (just a food runner) took our food out to them. When our server checked with her, she asked if the food had gone out, not to whom it went. She apologized profusely to us, and put our order in again. The manager came out to our table and apologized, and said that they would make it up to us.
Meanwhile, Karen orders another beer, and we continue talking, and complaining about being hungry (mostly me). Our food finally comes out shortly before 4:30pm, and we devour it. I think I finished my burger in less than 5 minutes. Both the waitress and the manager came out again to apologize and bring us our bill. After 3 beers, $5 apiece, and 2 meals, $10 apiece; the total bill came to $14.84. They charged us $2 total for the beers, since they served us, they had to charge us something, then gave us a hefty employee discount on top of it. I left a good tip based on the original total, because, really, if not for the extreme hunger we felt, we would have never noticed. She did give us good service, good food, good company, and with that total, who's to argue?
And now, for the story of the restaurant . . .
Karen and I went to Rock Bottom, in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, and a restaurant I love. I gave her a bunch of recommendations from the menu, and chose a favorite for myself (Sonoma chicken wrap for her, Southwest burger for me). We gave the waitress our order, and proceeded to wait. We were talking so much, and yelling at other patrons (me), that we didn't notice an inordinate amount of time had passed. I mentioned that I was really hungry, and could start gnawing on the table. This was about 4pm, and we had been there since before 3:30pm.
I've mentioned previously about the pigeons (I can't believe they used to be a delicacy in Olde England). There was one that was walking around in front of the door to go inside Rock Bottom. Another server opened the door and the pigeon flew up in his face and he screamed a little. I told him I was waiting for that to happen, and he kind of glared at me. What I meant was I was waiting for someone to hit the pigeon with the door, and he thought I meant I was waiting for someone to be startled by the stupid birds. Oops, forgot about the windows again.
The waitress came over and noticed that we didn't have any food. Apparently, another table had came in after us and ordered the exact same thing we did, and a different employee (just a food runner) took our food out to them. When our server checked with her, she asked if the food had gone out, not to whom it went. She apologized profusely to us, and put our order in again. The manager came out to our table and apologized, and said that they would make it up to us.
Meanwhile, Karen orders another beer, and we continue talking, and complaining about being hungry (mostly me). Our food finally comes out shortly before 4:30pm, and we devour it. I think I finished my burger in less than 5 minutes. Both the waitress and the manager came out again to apologize and bring us our bill. After 3 beers, $5 apiece, and 2 meals, $10 apiece; the total bill came to $14.84. They charged us $2 total for the beers, since they served us, they had to charge us something, then gave us a hefty employee discount on top of it. I left a good tip based on the original total, because, really, if not for the extreme hunger we felt, we would have never noticed. She did give us good service, good food, good company, and with that total, who's to argue?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Why I changed the title of the blog
Funny story . . .
Karen came to visit this weekend, and got to experience driving around Cincinnati with me. Part of the reason I now ride the bus to work is because I have become a very aggressive driver and can't stand the rest of the people on the road. I tend to yell things, call names, and get frustrated with everyone else's driving. Anyway, she got to witness all this, and may have been slightly amused/horrified.
I was driving downtown, and pulled into an underground parking garage. There was a large white pickup trying to maneuver into a space meant for a compact car. I yelled, "You're too big!" and Karen noticed both my windows, and his were wide open. There was no way that he didn't hear me. Then I felt bad, because a great big guy got out of the truck, and he had no way of knowing if I was insulting him, or his truck.
Later on, while we were waiting for our dinner at a restaurant with an outside patio (a story for another day), there were some pigeons flying around grabbing at scraps on the ground. Karen noticed they were being fed by some guys at a table behind me. Not knowing who was the culprit, I turned around and yelled, "All right, who gets a beatdown for feeding the rats with wings?!?!" I turned back; Karen looked at me and said, "maybe you need to pretend the windows are always open and people will hear you."
Hence, the title of my blog, and a reminder to keep my big mouth shut unless writing here.
Karen came to visit this weekend, and got to experience driving around Cincinnati with me. Part of the reason I now ride the bus to work is because I have become a very aggressive driver and can't stand the rest of the people on the road. I tend to yell things, call names, and get frustrated with everyone else's driving. Anyway, she got to witness all this, and may have been slightly amused/horrified.
I was driving downtown, and pulled into an underground parking garage. There was a large white pickup trying to maneuver into a space meant for a compact car. I yelled, "You're too big!" and Karen noticed both my windows, and his were wide open. There was no way that he didn't hear me. Then I felt bad, because a great big guy got out of the truck, and he had no way of knowing if I was insulting him, or his truck.
Later on, while we were waiting for our dinner at a restaurant with an outside patio (a story for another day), there were some pigeons flying around grabbing at scraps on the ground. Karen noticed they were being fed by some guys at a table behind me. Not knowing who was the culprit, I turned around and yelled, "All right, who gets a beatdown for feeding the rats with wings?!?!" I turned back; Karen looked at me and said, "maybe you need to pretend the windows are always open and people will hear you."
Hence, the title of my blog, and a reminder to keep my big mouth shut unless writing here.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Is it still considered work?
A fun sample of the conversation I had with my boss today:
Witgen, Ann E [10:46 AM]:
did you see the note from Darleen?
Newton, Chris [10:46 AM]:
about the baby?
Witgen, Ann E [10:47 AM]:
yeah. it made me laugh because the middle name is edward, which has seen a resurgence on the top baby name list because of the movie Twilight.
Newton, Chris [10:47 AM]:
ahh
Witgen, Ann E [10:48 AM]:
sometimes things are just amusing to me, and no one else.
Newton, Chris [10:49 AM]:
i understand. there are many things that are VERY interesting to me that other people don't get at all.
i get the edward thing though... he was a hottie
Witgen, Ann E [10:49 AM]:
i had to relaminate my list after Twilight
Newton, Chris [10:50 AM]:
what list? you have a laminated list of potential baby names?
Witgen, Ann E [10:52 AM]:
no, it's a reference from the show Friends. there's an episode where every talks about their lists- 5 celebrities, that if the chance ever happened, they could leave their spouse for, for one night
Newton, Chris [10:52 AM]:
i see
Witgen, Ann E [10:53 AM]:
anyway, the whole episode, Ross agonizes over his list and changes it constantly, finally laminating it, to prevent changing it again.
Newton, Chris [10:54 AM]:
kate and catie would have gotten it... i was never into friends
Witgen, Ann E [10:54 AM]:
the joke of the episode was that an actress he left off the final list walked into the coffee shop at the end
Newton, Chris [10:54 AM]:
that is funny
Witgen, Ann E [10:55 AM]:
my friends and I always talk about our laminated lists, not that any of it is close to reality.
Newton, Chris [10:56 AM]:
i c. i don't think i could choose just 5
Witgen, Ann E [10:56 AM]:
therein lies the joke
Believe it or not, we have discussions like this all the time. It drives Drew nuts because he definitely feels left out, and probably a bit resentful that Chris and I are closer than him and Chris when he was here first. He especially hates when Chris im's me, and I laugh, then I sent her a response, and she laughs. All he gets are the laughs, not the joke itself. I've tried explaining, but I guess some things are not funny after the fact. Example below:
Witgen, Ann E [9:11 AM]:
i'm meeting some people for lunch and they want to go to that thai place across the street. after you told me about the bugs, i'd rather not. do you think i should pass that on or suck it up?
Newton, Chris [9:12 AM]:
wow. i'm not sure
i try not to even think about the dang bugs, bcz i know that they all have them (downtown anyway) i just have a hard time going to the places where i actually saw one. that thai place has really good food- if you like thai
Witgen, Ann E [9:14 AM]:
i do like thai. how many bugs was it?
Newton, Chris [9:14 AM]:
one
Witgen, Ann E [9:14 AM]:
lol, if there's one, there's more
Newton, Chris [9:14 AM]:
i know
it ran across the table. haha
yuck!!
i can't even think about it. creeps me out!!
Witgen, Ann E [9:15 AM]:
same here!!
Newton, Chris [9:15 AM]:
i was sooo upset, bcz i loved that place
Witgen, Ann E [9:15 AM]:
maybe i can steer them elsewhere without mentioning the bug
Newton, Chris [9:16 AM]:
but really... if they have them, i'm sure skyline does too- it's right next door... and i still eat there
Witgen, Ann E [9:16 AM]:
yuck, i will not eat at skyline.
Newton, Chris [9:16 AM]:
i don't like their chilli- it's not chilli- but they make a great buffalo chx salad
Witgen, Ann E [9:17 AM]:
i've had trouble finding good tasting buffalo
Newton, Chris [9:18 AM]:
haha -don't know why, but that sounded funny
just pictured u eating a buffalo
Witgen, Ann E [9:19 AM]:
nom nom nom
I almost fell on the floor laughing, and Drew asked what was going on. I told him we were laughing about me eating a buffalo (with a little more explanation), and he was not amused. I think he pouted for a while that day. I've tried including him, but he just doesn't have the same sense of humor that we do. Poor guy.
Witgen, Ann E [10:46 AM]:
did you see the note from Darleen?
Newton, Chris [10:46 AM]:
about the baby?
Witgen, Ann E [10:47 AM]:
yeah. it made me laugh because the middle name is edward, which has seen a resurgence on the top baby name list because of the movie Twilight.
Newton, Chris [10:47 AM]:
ahh
Witgen, Ann E [10:48 AM]:
sometimes things are just amusing to me, and no one else.
Newton, Chris [10:49 AM]:
i understand. there are many things that are VERY interesting to me that other people don't get at all.
i get the edward thing though... he was a hottie
Witgen, Ann E [10:49 AM]:
i had to relaminate my list after Twilight
Newton, Chris [10:50 AM]:
what list? you have a laminated list of potential baby names?
Witgen, Ann E [10:52 AM]:
no, it's a reference from the show Friends. there's an episode where every talks about their lists- 5 celebrities, that if the chance ever happened, they could leave their spouse for, for one night
Newton, Chris [10:52 AM]:
i see
Witgen, Ann E [10:53 AM]:
anyway, the whole episode, Ross agonizes over his list and changes it constantly, finally laminating it, to prevent changing it again.
Newton, Chris [10:54 AM]:
kate and catie would have gotten it... i was never into friends
Witgen, Ann E [10:54 AM]:
the joke of the episode was that an actress he left off the final list walked into the coffee shop at the end
Newton, Chris [10:54 AM]:
that is funny
Witgen, Ann E [10:55 AM]:
my friends and I always talk about our laminated lists, not that any of it is close to reality.
Newton, Chris [10:56 AM]:
i c. i don't think i could choose just 5
Witgen, Ann E [10:56 AM]:
therein lies the joke
Believe it or not, we have discussions like this all the time. It drives Drew nuts because he definitely feels left out, and probably a bit resentful that Chris and I are closer than him and Chris when he was here first. He especially hates when Chris im's me, and I laugh, then I sent her a response, and she laughs. All he gets are the laughs, not the joke itself. I've tried explaining, but I guess some things are not funny after the fact. Example below:
Witgen, Ann E [9:11 AM]:
i'm meeting some people for lunch and they want to go to that thai place across the street. after you told me about the bugs, i'd rather not. do you think i should pass that on or suck it up?
Newton, Chris [9:12 AM]:
wow. i'm not sure
i try not to even think about the dang bugs, bcz i know that they all have them (downtown anyway) i just have a hard time going to the places where i actually saw one. that thai place has really good food- if you like thai
Witgen, Ann E [9:14 AM]:
i do like thai. how many bugs was it?
Newton, Chris [9:14 AM]:
one
Witgen, Ann E [9:14 AM]:
lol, if there's one, there's more
Newton, Chris [9:14 AM]:
i know
it ran across the table. haha
yuck!!
i can't even think about it. creeps me out!!
Witgen, Ann E [9:15 AM]:
same here!!
Newton, Chris [9:15 AM]:
i was sooo upset, bcz i loved that place
Witgen, Ann E [9:15 AM]:
maybe i can steer them elsewhere without mentioning the bug
Newton, Chris [9:16 AM]:
but really... if they have them, i'm sure skyline does too- it's right next door... and i still eat there
Witgen, Ann E [9:16 AM]:
yuck, i will not eat at skyline.
Newton, Chris [9:16 AM]:
i don't like their chilli- it's not chilli- but they make a great buffalo chx salad
Witgen, Ann E [9:17 AM]:
i've had trouble finding good tasting buffalo
Newton, Chris [9:18 AM]:
haha -don't know why, but that sounded funny
just pictured u eating a buffalo
Witgen, Ann E [9:19 AM]:
nom nom nom
I almost fell on the floor laughing, and Drew asked what was going on. I told him we were laughing about me eating a buffalo (with a little more explanation), and he was not amused. I think he pouted for a while that day. I've tried including him, but he just doesn't have the same sense of humor that we do. Poor guy.
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