Turquoise, Turquoise! & I Love Hops!

Two part entry tonight while I watch the end of the Lakers/Magic game 4.

Went to dinner last weekend with two other couples. We went to see "The Hangover" (which as an aside was one of the most brilliantly vulgar and hilarious films I've EVER seen). Before the movie we went to Earls for some BBQ.

As a backstory, one of the girls I'm with works on capital hill and was recently seen at one of the tea parties that were a big story then. Now I'm the type of person that loves to people-watch. Now I know that there are a lot who would attribute this characteristic to themselves as well, but the difference between me and them is that I'm watching them people-watch. This night I'm watching this big group of blue-collar good-ole-boys sitting at the table near us.

Anyways, as we get up to leave, I hang back. I know that the girl I'm with is attractive (and wearing a short dress) and am looking forward to the reaction of the guys as she walks past. Sure enough, all five pairs of eyes do the slow raise and watch the leggy blonde walk by. Then it happens. One guy gets so overly excited he about spills his beer on his friend. "Turquoise! Turquoise! (regarding the color of her dress), that's the girl from the tea party!"

Good to know I'm hanging with a mini-celebrity.


Last night I'm meeting a good friend of mine for a quick happy hour after work since he is in the area. We go to The Lobby Bar at Will Roger's and have a couple DNR's. DNR is a beer from the Coop Aleworks brewery which I am a huge fan of. This beer is a comparitive to Chimay but I think it blows it away.

After The Lobby Bar, we go by 51st Street Speakeasy to see if his friend is at the bar. She's not there but we notice the four taps of Coop beer and decide to have another. As we're sitting there, the brewmaster and co-founder of Coop arrive and we end up having yet another with them. We get an offer to tour the brewery! Accepted! It's right next door! Fantastic!

I should note that DNR is very high point (I think about 10.5%) and I've had four. Needless to say, what started as an innocent happy hour has turned into me being a little obnoxious. However my friend, being a slighter build than myself is having a great time and has fallen in love with the brewery. Here is his attempt to bring it home...


So after some quality control, we go back to the Speakeasy and have yet another DNR.
I look down at my phone. "Ooooohhhh Nooooo" it's 8:15 and I have three missed texts from the Mrs.

1: 7:00 Getting hungry, can you pick up some food on your way home?

2: 7:30 I'm going to go ahead and order some food, what would you like?

3: 8:00 I got you some pad thai, it's here when you are!

I come home with the tail between my legs and my lovely wife has bought me some spicy pad thai. Delicious!...

Note to whom it may concern. Five belgian creamy beers and a half pound of spicy pad thai is NOT MEANT TO BE CONSUMED TOGETHER. About 15 minutes later I ask my wife (sweetly of course) for a peanut butter sandwich while I go pay my tithe to the porcelain god.

Taking it easy tonight. Heading to another happy hour tomorrow! I could almost get used to this...

Till next time (and the game is in overtime!)

The Freedom of Boredom

Two weeks since graduation. I have given myself exactly zero obligations and it has been fantastic. Spending the last three weekends at the pool and clearing my 67 percent full DVR in about four days. What next? I'm going to start writing now. I've got some plans that have been brewing for a few years, time to get to work.

It's a double feature weekend!

Going to see Up today. Going to Hell tomorrow (after church of course). Both these films look pretty good. Will follow up with thoughts.

Till next time.

We're dealing with a menace!

Rare is the occasion that something gets me so excited that I have probems sleeping. Growing up I used to believe that the pinnacle of my life would be to see Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie play a concert together. That happened last year. My life doesn't feel pinnacled.

However something I saw today gave me new hope.

Two of the most powerful forces in cinema history in the same movie. And they're co-starred by the eloquent and vivacious Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah "Debbie" Gibson.

Words can't explain. This trailer will have to do.



Oh yeah, grad school is over! Last final done. I'm legit.

Till next time.

Compliments and Cutdowns

So I'm getting ready to leave work for the day when the 'old-timer' walks up to me. (He's about 75 years old). This was the exchange...

"Looks like you've lost some weight." he says.
"Yeah, I've lost about 20lbs. since the beginning of the year."
"Yessir, its really noticable."
"Well thanks, I've been working hard."
"Just think, another 20 pounds and you'll be in shape."
"...."

Yes that's right, a compliment from the old guy and then he sweeps the rug from under me.

Sigh.

2.5 weeks till graduation!
Till next time.

Come in, come in...

Storytime Sunday.

Went to visit a client of mine at a nursing home to help her with some stuff. Client was finishing lunch so I just took a seat near the door.

In the middle of the entrance foyer is a guestbook in front of a little circular garden. Around and around this little circular garden is a senior woman walking with a walker. Around and around.

On her third lap around, she stops suddenly and slowly looks up at me with a bizarre toothless grin and says...

"Come in, come in to my parlour said the spider to the fly".

I've never been so simultaneously overjoyed and scared out of my mind in my whole life.

Half of me wanted to run screaming and half wanted to high five her.

All I could do was smile back and say 'Thanks!'.

Till next time.

Ah I'm Lovin' It!

SPRING BREAK!

Went to see the Thunder play tonight. Loss. We played the Utah Jazz.
Little known fact: Utah is the birthplace of Jazz - hence the name.

Jazz!

I think that I love having my evenings free without class. Eight more weeks.



Month (Phase) 3 of P90X starts tomorrow. I've been pretty good about keeping up with it but because of how crazy it is and the amount of soreness I have some days, it'll be closer to P120X when the mrs. and I are done. Can't complain though, 7% body fat loss and about 16lbs. Things work when you stick to them. Now if only I could get my bar to carry Sam Adams Light.


Tony!

Class starts Monday... 11 days over too quick...
Till next time.

Here comes finals...

The module from hell is almost over. I'm sitting in Business Ethics as I write this. Is that ethical? I'm not sure. All I know is this is the last lecture before the final next week. Final Tuesday, final Wednesday, final Thursday.

Then... Spring Break! Fun fact: in Canada it is refered to as "Reading Week" HA!








I got a little depressed today at work. I realized that for my entire adult life, the stock market is negative on an absolute basis. That means that every penny that I've saved for my whole life has lost part of its value. Why am I doing this again? The mrs. says it is because I'm good at it. Damn straight. Start paying attention, I'll tell you when its time to start putting some money aside for retirement soon.