- Last night, I was invited to partake in a great “bad beer” podcast, and it was a LOT of fun. I really miss hanging out with the people that were a part of it (my old trivia group for the most part), and it was great to finally meet one of the bloggers I have known URL for a while in person. I hope that we get to do more of those types of things in the future. It was funny that our podcast was talking about how bad chelada style beer was, when I am kind of a fan of Miller Chill. In fact, I actually really like it… so long as it is cold. The other beers we tried (Bud Light Lime, Tequiza, and Michelob Ultra Lime and Cactus) were all gross. I’ll let you know when the podcast is up, and you can here the silly fun we had drinking bad beers.
- I have been having random fits of sneezing. The allergies in Atlanta are nuts, and this year is no exception. I guess there is something to be said about consistency; regardless of how annoying it may be sometimes.
- On Tuesday night, I went out to dinner with some friends at a new local restaurant, and I did something that I have not done in a LONG time… I left the waiter zero tip. Hear me out… I waited tables for 5+ years at various restaurants, all of which served alcohol. I have NEVER in my life ever told someone that they had to pay for a drink that they determined to be undrinkable. In fact, I often apologized for something that I had no part in; I never was a bartender, and I never made those drinks. However, we always made it right, and made sure the customer was happy each and every time. I ordered a drink that was absolutely disgusting (which shouldn’t have been), and it was a simple bar mistake. I stand by the fact that this is something that I should not have had to pay for; yet, he made me pay for the drink (even though he took the totally full beverage and poured it out). Unfortunately for this establishment, this is a lesson that I have learned about that place, and as such I will not be drinking there ever again; which pretty much means it has moved itself to the bottom of my list of places to go eat. It sucks too, because being a local restaurant, I really want to support it, but I can’t control how restaurants treat their patrons. Having been a waiter myself, I put up with A LOT of mistakes without saying a word, but this was just ridiculous. Oh well… there is sure to be a yelp review to come about the experience!
- I have to say, that I was a little surprised by who won AI last night. Oh well, the proof is in the pudding; we’ll see when they release their records, right?! George Michael’s performance on the show was AMAZING. Also, is it me, or is Carrie Underwood completely unstoppable? I mean, she is F-I-E-R-C-E fierce! Not only is she beautiful, but she can sing the shit out of anything!! Maybe I need to download her records…
- Speaking of amazing music, the song that I featured last week, Just Dance, by Lady Gaga, is one of the most amazing songs ever. Seriously, this song is going to be my song of the summer. I have had it on repeat since last week… Loves it.
- That’s about it… I guess. Anything going on with you that you want to talk about?? Anything questions you want to ask me that are just burning in your brain? Let me know!
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2010-03-14 16:17
I liked this movie a lot, but it also really bothered me. They really got the sense of what it must feel like to be married to an unpredictable man, but seriously, so much heartache, and lack of control in that lady's life. Yeesh. Overall, very pretty, romantic, and well, sad.
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2010-03-14 16:12
I refuse to write out all that nonsense that the author of the book made them attach to the title. Anyway... I thought this movie was gripping, and powerful with the performances, but overall, it was kind of dull. It was extremely disjointed, and even veered off track at times, and then, just as the story reached its climax, the credits rolled without any solid ending. I can see why it got so much praise, but to be honest, there are girls that find themselves in this situation in real life every day, and they don't get the praise that Precious got. Why not take this example, and make a better system that would deal with these issues and actually help people; rather than just tout it as a good movie that shows the horrors of some people's lives?
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2010-03-11 16:11
A quirky, cute, and fun take on a tried and true franchise; zombies! This movie is full of quotable material, and surprises that had me chuckling more than a few times. Great fun!
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2010-03-10 16:09
I enjoyed it for exactly what it was; a mindless end-of-world thriller that relied solely on special effects to fill what the plot certainly could not. Overall, completely unrealistic, but fun on blu-ray.
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2010-03-10 16:07
Entertaining, but obviously predictable. I thought it was a little too intense for kids though; if I were a parent, I probably wouldn't have been happy if I'd just taken my kids thinking it was a kids movie.
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The beer was horrid, but it was hella fun drinking it and complaining about it. Is it just me, or did each one get progressively worse?
It was a lot of fun!! For future ones, however, I think we should have beers that we LIKE to drink as well! It would definitely make it more interesting!
Yeah, it was indeed fun. I somewhat disagree, Duane… Part of the fun is that the beers were fun. Maybe we should throw in one or two good ones for a baseline, but a podcast where everyone sits around and opines about how tasty a given beer is doesn’t sound as fun as a “holocaust on the senses” like the one last night.
Er, part of the fun is that the beers were terrible. That’s what I meant to say.
Oh, that’s not what I meant; I meant that we have some beers to drink that we like, but still taste the bad ones. We don’t have to talk about the good ones; we just get drunk on those while we sample the shitty ones!!!
dude, you totally have to name that restaurant. i’ve already started an office pool!
mingaling… LOL! I will give you a hint; it is in the EAV, it is new, and we have eaten there recently.
I need to know this restaurant as well. Don’t want to stumble onto it this weekend. We still gonna meet up?
John, don’t worry, I won’t let you stumble on it!! Yeah, I am still planning on it. Let’s talk more tomorrow by email!
No questions, just happy Friday! And I wouldnt have left a tip for that, either. They should have at least brought you a new one, or suggested something else.
You should download Carrie’s albums, they are good! I mean, some of the songs are hit and miss – but overall I love her. Also, I downloaded the Lady GaGa song you suggested – I dug it – not gonna be my song of the summer though. I think I’m leaving that one to the Ting Tings!
I skipped American Idol this year (still basking in the sexy warm glow of Blake Lewis), but I would have watched if I’d have known George was going to be on. Oh, how I love me some George. I can not wait until he gets his ass to Chicago in July!
I win! I win!
I knew it was between HT and Tesoro
mingaling; what is Tesoro? It was Midway Pub, not Holy Taco, btw.
Midway? Shut up. I have had good times there.
Tesoro is in Decatur – owned by the same people as La Casita in EAV.
I think next time we should try energy drinks. *That* would make a great podcast.
OMIGODTHISISSOFUCKINAWEOMEIHAVEWINGS!
Everyone would be nuts by the end.
Did you ask for the manager? The waiter could have just been a dolt who didn’t know the proper way to handle that kind of situation.