New Tool for Blogger’s
Posted on August 27, 2005 by Brian under Web.
This is awesome; Blogger now has a program that allows you to post Blog’s directly from MS Word. It’s great. This entry is a test to see its effectiveness. I’ll post a better entry tonight.
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I Should’ve Gotten a Whopper
Posted on August 26, 2005 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Since I didn’t eat lunch today, I was kind of hungry on the way home from work. I was thinking, “Hmm.. How about a Whopper? That sounds good. I think I’ll get a Whopper.”
As I got closer I thought, “I wonder if I should try that Siam Cuisine place. They’ve been around for almost a year and I still haven’t tried their food. Maybe I’ll go there today since Brian won’t be with me and I don’t have to listen to him whine.”
So at the last second I decided to go to Siam Cuisine. I actually passed it and had to turn back. But that is where I ended up going for dinner. Big mistake. Maybe my missing my turn was a sign. You know, God telling me not to go there. I should’ve paid attention.
It doesn’t look too bad on the outside. The inside is furnished in your typical hole-in-the-wall resto style. There was only one other couple there. I was thinking of just getting my order to go, but then I figured I didn’t want to have to contend with the cats so despite my dislike for eating alone I decided to stay and eat there.
I look at the menu and, out of all of the food choices, my idiot self goes directly for the “Adventures” section. I ordered eggplant in black bean sauce with pork as my choice of meat. I was expecting a concoction similar to my favorite eggplant dish at PF Chang’s. Was I ever wrong! It looked and smelled scary.
I had asked her for mild, but she either didn’t understand or didn’t hear me. She seemed to comprehend and speak English fine, so it must’ve been the hearing thing. My mouth was on fire!
I’m actually quite surprised that I haven’t had to go to the bathroom yet. If I were Brian, I would probably in the bathroom right now instead of blogging. Think of Ben Stiller’s character in Along Came Polly. Thank God I have a strong constition.
I really should’ve gotten a Whopper. This is what I get for trying to be adventurous. Never again.
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Half-Nekkid Thursday
Posted on August 25, 2005 by Ching under Memes.
This is my contribution to Half-Nekkid Thursday. I may not be “nekkid” per se, but my better half is behind me! 🙂
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My New Obsession!
Posted on August 22, 2005 by Brian under Toys.
My new obsession is great. I was turned on to it by a co-worker. OGame was originally designed by some Swede and they have been playing it in Europe for years. It has just recently hit the main land and is great for those that like to plan, strategize and just over all conquer the world without having to sit in front of your TV or computer for hours. It’s mostly text based, no intensive graphics. You sign up, build your resources and let it go. Check back on a daily basis (unless you’re me. I check at least three times a day. I have a tendency to piss people off and they attack me). If you wish to play just click here and sign up for “Universe 4” that’s the one that my family and I are in. Then do a search for an Alliance Tag “killmall”. Trust me its fun and not very time demanding, perfect for those lazy gamers!
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Drunken Karaoke in the Car
Posted on August 21, 2005 by Ching under Life.
Whie we were driving to Brian’s parents’ house I noticed that Brian was singing along to the radio. It was System of a Down’s “B.Y.O.B.” and he was barely mumbling the words under his breath.
“Come on. You can do better than that,” I goad Brian. “If you’re going to sing along, you need to sing out loud, like you mean it.” I tell him while making exaggerated hand gestures like hyped up crack fiend.
“What is wrong with you?”
“Nothing. I’m just saying. I can barely hear you when you sing along to the radio.”
On the way home from dinner at Brian’s parents’ house, Brian turned the radio to B98 (they play “the right mix” of soft rock and a good selection of oldies, which everyone knows I like). I thought that was really sweet and thoughtful because usually I have to beg and plead and often even fight him to change the station.
There was one day we ended up wrestling in the car while parked at a Sonic stall. He was trying to hold my arms down so I couldn’t change the radio station and I had my legs raised so that my big toe could push the button. We looked like a couple of boisterous five year olds, roughhousing inside the car. I bet the other people there thought we were a couple of nut jobs.
Anyway, this time, he voluntarily changed it to the station. It’s usually Delilah who’s on around this time of night. Her playlist consist of love longs and nothing else. Right when he switched to the station, Delilah was playing Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – a karaoke classic.
I wait for my cue to sing along to my favorite part and, in typical Ching fashion, I belt out the words at the top of my lungs.
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you’ll only hold me tight
We’ll be holding on forever
And we’ll only be making it right
Cause we’ll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don’t know what to do and I’m always in the dark
We’re living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonightÂ
Picture me singing the words emphatically (because when I sing along, I really sing along; there’s no mumbling for this girl; and I could care less that I’m totally off key) complete with a fist next to my mouth as my imaginary microphone.
Brian just smiles and shakes his head as if to say, “You are hopeless.”
Reading his thoughts I respond “There’s nothing like drunken karaoke while riding in the car – especially when you are sober.”
We both just laugh at ourselves. Well, actually, we both laugh at me mostly because of how ridiculous I act.
Truthfully, I’m glad we don’t patronize karaoke bars because after a few drinks (my tolerance for alcohol isn’t what it used to be) I would probably be singing unabashedly off key in front of total strangers who would probably be thinking (or maybe even screaming; let’s hope they’re not hurling rotten tomatoes at me at the same time) “MAKE HER STOP!”
Think of Cameron Diaz in My Best Friend’s Wedding, only a hundred times worse. Awful. Awful. Awful.
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