Uno's has a great thing going nowadays. You can go between 4:00 and 7:00 and get great deals on Killian's and some appetizers. A 20-oz. Killian's goes for $1.99 (yeah, it's Killian's, but it's $1.99!) and appetizers such as a mini-burger, muchos nachos, and 8 jumbo shrimp run about $2.99. Jay and I went tonight, he had the Mediterranian pizza and I had the nachos, and we each had two beers, and the check came out to a whopping $14.50 or something. You can't get ingredients for cooking a meal for that cheap! I bet the waiters are PISSED. But what a fantastic deal!
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Is it true??
I think the Alley is back!
go to alleyparty.blogspot.com - it works! I don't know how it happened, but it did.
go to alleyparty.blogspot.com - it works! I don't know how it happened, but it did.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Sunday, September 25, 2005
The 3-mile hike that turned into 10...
So today we decided to take a hike. We looked through our Hiking Massachusetts book and decided upon Mt. Pisgah in Northborough. Now, this book that we have is the one we used at Upton State Forest, and we got lost there, as the book is not very clear and the landmarks it uses are vague. But man, I HATE this book now, because we got SO incredibly lost at Mt. Pisgah! Pissah!! I think the guy was on LSD or 'ludes or something when he wrote it. First indication we shouldn't believe this author: We immediately took the wrong trail which we thought was correct. Maybe we're just really bad map readers and we can't decifer 'trail talk,' but come on.
So yeah, we immediately took the wrong trail, which luckily was a very short loop. So then we start our hike on the right trail. We were okay up to the first lookout point. Then it all went wrong. The book said to "pass by a trail on the right." Okay. That led us to someone's house. So we backtrack and attempt to continue. From what we can tell, it says we should be coming up to the second lookout point. We never found that. We ended up in someone's driveway about 8 miles away from the parking lot. So we head back onto the trail -- or a trail, I should say, because it definitely wasn't the same one the book was talking about -- and attempt to reorient ourselves. Somehow we ended up in some fishing and gaming area which was pretty far away from the intended path. At this point we had no idea where we were going. We relied upon Jay's accurate sense of direction as we wandered in the woods. We ended up on a road which was actually on our map, and decided to just walk along the road since we were clueless as to the logic of the trails and map. We walked about 2 miles on the road back to the car.
So our suggestion is to get a very accurate trail map from somewhere and trust that. Ignore Hiking Massachusetts at all costs because the descriptions don't make sense! Our intended 3-mile hike literally turned into anywhere between 7 and 10 miles. But it was adventurous, at any rate... It's a good thing Pat and Kate couldn't come with us, because I don't think they'd be our friends anymore!
So yeah, we immediately took the wrong trail, which luckily was a very short loop. So then we start our hike on the right trail. We were okay up to the first lookout point. Then it all went wrong. The book said to "pass by a trail on the right." Okay. That led us to someone's house. So we backtrack and attempt to continue. From what we can tell, it says we should be coming up to the second lookout point. We never found that. We ended up in someone's driveway about 8 miles away from the parking lot. So we head back onto the trail -- or a trail, I should say, because it definitely wasn't the same one the book was talking about -- and attempt to reorient ourselves. Somehow we ended up in some fishing and gaming area which was pretty far away from the intended path. At this point we had no idea where we were going. We relied upon Jay's accurate sense of direction as we wandered in the woods. We ended up on a road which was actually on our map, and decided to just walk along the road since we were clueless as to the logic of the trails and map. We walked about 2 miles on the road back to the car.
So our suggestion is to get a very accurate trail map from somewhere and trust that. Ignore Hiking Massachusetts at all costs because the descriptions don't make sense! Our intended 3-mile hike literally turned into anywhere between 7 and 10 miles. But it was adventurous, at any rate... It's a good thing Pat and Kate couldn't come with us, because I don't think they'd be our friends anymore!
Friday, September 23, 2005
Nothin' much goin' on
Well, the Indian Spring household has been like iguanas when they see red: in a tizzy. [I'm distracted - I think there's some sort of sporting event going on at the high school... I keep hearing cheers...] Anyway, we're all still in a tizzy over Jay and Matt winning season tickets. They're going to have so much fun!
Anyway, not much else has been going on. It was tough getting back in the swing of things after the honeymoon, but it was good because it was a fairly slow week for the both of us. Tonight I'm headed over to Cuddy's new apartment to hang out on the roof deck and grill some steaks. Steaks and veggies & dip. Ain't nothin' like it.
So yeah. I just felt like I had to post something, even if it wasn't that exciting.
Anyway, not much else has been going on. It was tough getting back in the swing of things after the honeymoon, but it was good because it was a fairly slow week for the both of us. Tonight I'm headed over to Cuddy's new apartment to hang out on the roof deck and grill some steaks. Steaks and veggies & dip. Ain't nothin' like it.
So yeah. I just felt like I had to post something, even if it wasn't that exciting.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Don't go messin' with the Get Buckets Brigade
Congrats to my husband and my brother-in-law Matt, the biggest Celtics fans I know! Yesterday there were auditions for a fan section for Ricky Davis called the Get Buckets Brigade. Apparently 180 people were chosen to attend, only about 45-50 showed up, and Ricky Davis picked out 15 of them to win... season tickets!! Can you believe it? They wrote a great song about Ricky D... some lines were: "Don't go messin' with the Get Buckets Brigade; thank God Danny Ainge made the world's best trade." "Shoulda been 6th man, it's easy to see; he beat Ben Gordon statistic-a-lly." Good stuff!
Jay is so excited... and I'm excited for him! Click HERE for a forum about the Get Buckets Brigade. Supposedly they're going to be on Boston.com with a video clip of their song. Congrats, boys!
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Honeymoon!
So we're back from our honeymoon, and here's an edited version of what it entailed:
1) in St. Thomas at the resort
2) jay at the St. Thomas resort holding not one, but TWO free rum punches - they were giving those things away everywhere!
3) our first iguana sighting - we thought we'd see a bunch of iguanas all vacation, but I think they liked the resort life, 'cuz that's where we saw most of them. apparently the color red makes them go into a "tizzy" - not sure what that means...
4) Jay at our 'eco-friendly' suite on St. John - we had a nice balcony, and they gave us complimentary champagne - but it was super hot!
5) Jay with a view from our balcony in St. John
6) there are a lot of ferrel cats, but they're all very nice - me with one
7) Jay at Francis Bay - the beaches were so beautiful and there was nobody there!
8) me at the bottom of only one set of the 168 stairs down to breakfast.... then it was 116 more to the beach... ouch.
9) I think these are orchids, no?
10) palm plants behind jay hehehe
11) they had a sculpture of a corset made of nails, and jay's posing
12) waiting a long time for Mr. Frett's taxi to take us to Cruz Bay where there's more civilization - he just sort of showed up when he wanted...
13) Margarita Phil's in Cruz Bay - $15 margaritas the size of your head!
14) here's a rainbow montage - that was our view from our balcony
15) wild donkeys at Big Maho Bay - cool but kind of scary...
16) me swimming behind an ass's ass hehehehe
17) me and the view from a hill next to Cinnamon Bay
18) sugar factory ruins
19) a nice couple that we found stranded at Cinnamon Bay took this as we rescued them and made them hike back to Maho with us
20) we went out to Coral Bay with a bunch of the workers from Maho Bay Camps to a place called Skinny Legs, and here we are
21) there's a beach called Drunk Bay, where people have taken washed-ashore coral and created sculptures on the beach that look like people - this is jay's attempt to create a stand-up man
22) back at St. Thomas, Jay won a bottle of rum in a ping pong tournament! Neat.
So all in all, we had a great time. The food was pretty expensive, but the hard alcohol was cheap - go figure. We had a great time - we actually did a lot of snorkeling, which is tough to take pictures of when you don't have a waterproof camera. We saw sea turtles, squid, flounders, jellyfish, lots of cool coral and tropical fishies... We also did some hiking, hung out on secluded beaches, and we did lots of napping in the middle of the day because DAMN it was hot and we had no AC! So now we're trying to fight our bodies from wanting to take naps at noon... that'd be tough to do at work when we go back Monday. We met some really nice people, Jay got a voodoo curse bestowed upon him, I got a boo boo when I tried to run real fast to catch a taxi and missed the fact that there was a handrail in front of me, we saw that cool rainbow, we saw lots of great nature things... it really was fun! A very nice honeymoon :)
1) in St. Thomas at the resort
2) jay at the St. Thomas resort holding not one, but TWO free rum punches - they were giving those things away everywhere!
3) our first iguana sighting - we thought we'd see a bunch of iguanas all vacation, but I think they liked the resort life, 'cuz that's where we saw most of them. apparently the color red makes them go into a "tizzy" - not sure what that means...
4) Jay at our 'eco-friendly' suite on St. John - we had a nice balcony, and they gave us complimentary champagne - but it was super hot!
5) Jay with a view from our balcony in St. John
6) there are a lot of ferrel cats, but they're all very nice - me with one
7) Jay at Francis Bay - the beaches were so beautiful and there was nobody there!
8) me at the bottom of only one set of the 168 stairs down to breakfast.... then it was 116 more to the beach... ouch.
9) I think these are orchids, no?
10) palm plants behind jay hehehe
11) they had a sculpture of a corset made of nails, and jay's posing
12) waiting a long time for Mr. Frett's taxi to take us to Cruz Bay where there's more civilization - he just sort of showed up when he wanted...
13) Margarita Phil's in Cruz Bay - $15 margaritas the size of your head!
14) here's a rainbow montage - that was our view from our balcony
15) wild donkeys at Big Maho Bay - cool but kind of scary...
16) me swimming behind an ass's ass hehehehe
17) me and the view from a hill next to Cinnamon Bay
18) sugar factory ruins
19) a nice couple that we found stranded at Cinnamon Bay took this as we rescued them and made them hike back to Maho with us
20) we went out to Coral Bay with a bunch of the workers from Maho Bay Camps to a place called Skinny Legs, and here we are
21) there's a beach called Drunk Bay, where people have taken washed-ashore coral and created sculptures on the beach that look like people - this is jay's attempt to create a stand-up man
22) back at St. Thomas, Jay won a bottle of rum in a ping pong tournament! Neat.
So all in all, we had a great time. The food was pretty expensive, but the hard alcohol was cheap - go figure. We had a great time - we actually did a lot of snorkeling, which is tough to take pictures of when you don't have a waterproof camera. We saw sea turtles, squid, flounders, jellyfish, lots of cool coral and tropical fishies... We also did some hiking, hung out on secluded beaches, and we did lots of napping in the middle of the day because DAMN it was hot and we had no AC! So now we're trying to fight our bodies from wanting to take naps at noon... that'd be tough to do at work when we go back Monday. We met some really nice people, Jay got a voodoo curse bestowed upon him, I got a boo boo when I tried to run real fast to catch a taxi and missed the fact that there was a handrail in front of me, we saw that cool rainbow, we saw lots of great nature things... it really was fun! A very nice honeymoon :)
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
The hurricane
It's just so sad to see and hear all the horrible things resulting from the hurricane down south. Here I am worrying about what the weather's going to be like for the wedding, and down south there's coffins being washed up onto shorelines, and people not being able to eat or drink or even go to the bathroom, and looting, and families who can't find their loved ones, and all that horrible stuff... It's weird to think that something like this could happen in the good ol' US of A. We think we're so immune to disasters of any kind, and this whole thing is just completely surreal.
What's the saddest thing is that my first thoughts were, "Jeez, those people should have just left!" when they knew a horrible storm was coming, but I was ignorant enough to not know that some people just didn't have the means, the money, the transportation to get out. All the federal relief organizations should focus their funds on actual evacuation and getting the poor and elderly and needy and their families out rather than supporting people in the aftermath, because at least then there wouldn't be so many casualties. It's just crazy.
That's my comments on the whole thing. Sorry to bring the party down... but it really is very sad.
What's the saddest thing is that my first thoughts were, "Jeez, those people should have just left!" when they knew a horrible storm was coming, but I was ignorant enough to not know that some people just didn't have the means, the money, the transportation to get out. All the federal relief organizations should focus their funds on actual evacuation and getting the poor and elderly and needy and their families out rather than supporting people in the aftermath, because at least then there wouldn't be so many casualties. It's just crazy.
That's my comments on the whole thing. Sorry to bring the party down... but it really is very sad.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Very soon....
So yes, this weekend is the wedding. I'm-a gonna get married. I'm-a gonna be Mrs. Bailey. Hey, wait, that's Jay's mom's name!
Apparently, women diet before big events like this. I apparently am not a woman, as I have not "dieted" ... ever. Oh, sure, I tried doing a bit of exercise a few months back, but nothing stuck... I'm still tubby in the belly. So I eat potato chips and drink beer and down lots of Coke, and I'm still doing that this week, and people at work say that I shouldn't do that, but does it really make a difference? I know my dress fits on my tubby belly, and hey, I'm okay with that. I'm not going to lose 15 pounds in a week. If I did, I'd be frightened of myself.
Apparently, women diet before big events like this. I apparently am not a woman, as I have not "dieted" ... ever. Oh, sure, I tried doing a bit of exercise a few months back, but nothing stuck... I'm still tubby in the belly. So I eat potato chips and drink beer and down lots of Coke, and I'm still doing that this week, and people at work say that I shouldn't do that, but does it really make a difference? I know my dress fits on my tubby belly, and hey, I'm okay with that. I'm not going to lose 15 pounds in a week. If I did, I'd be frightened of myself.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
One more time, c'mon let's celebrate
So last night we rode on up to the Alley for a final farewell to our good friends Jodi and Felix, as they are moving to good ol' Tennessee today. It was great to see everyone, we had a really great time. Derek did some great cookin' on the grill, Dave offered up some delicious chicken with some secret-recipe marinade, there were hot dogs, beers, filet mignon (so tasty!), veggie burgers for Jay... All in all, it was a very good Alley showing for Jodi & Felix's last night.
Here's some Alley memories:
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DENNIS!
Here's some Alley memories:
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DENNIS!
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
The fuzz
I got pulled over on my way home from work today. I'm not usually a speeder; on the contrary, I am alert to speed limit signs and such 97 percent of the time. Well, sometimes when I am excited about the place I am driving away from or about my destination, I tend to get a little hyper and tend to drive a little faster. Not like a speed demon; I just do it unconsciously. So I stopped by this cute little farm store, and it was like a mini version of Wilson Farms! So I got some good vegetables at a good price, and even picked up a cider donut for Jay, 'cuz he likes those. Driving back home, I was all excited that I had found that place, and I was excited about using our new George Foreman grill to grill the veggies I just purchased and make a grilled veggie salad!! And then I passed a cop. Doh! I apparently was going 40 in a 30 (I thought it was a 35). But he was very, very nice, and didn't give me any attitude, and he just gave me a written warning. I just have to remember to lay off the gas pedal when I'm super excited.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Shopping for tasty foods
Jay and I hadn't been grocery shopping in a heck of a long time, and I'm not exactly sure why... I think my trip to Florida messed things up, then after I got back I was busy at work... but anyways, we finally went grocery shopping. We picked up a yellow watermelon, just 'cuz it looked neat. The cash register girl was like, "Why's it yellow?" And we're like, "Umm, 'cuz it is...?" And she went on to say, "They take fish genes and splice them with strawberries to make them redder and juicier." And we're like, "...Gross." I believe that people that ring up your groceries should keep their food-related opinions/weird science facts to themselves. Where I think I was really going with this is that I made dinner last night for the first time in weeks, and it was good.
I think Jay might be getting sick. ::sad face:: Hopefully he won't be too sick, and hopefully he'll recover quickly. We got that thing happening in like 11 days or something.
Oh, by the way, the yellow watermelon was delicious. Tasted nothing like fish genes.
I think Jay might be getting sick. ::sad face:: Hopefully he won't be too sick, and hopefully he'll recover quickly. We got that thing happening in like 11 days or something.
Oh, by the way, the yellow watermelon was delicious. Tasted nothing like fish genes.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Another weekend!
Just a pic of our handsome Abraham. He's smelly, you know.
So today is Jay's bachelor party. I get to go to the first appointment with the DJ (yes, the wedding is in two weeks; and yes, we haven't met with the DJ yet... what?) and then out to Central MA to my sis-in-law's baby shower. Weird to think that my brother's going to be a dad. So anyway, back to this bachelor party, Jay is very excited about it. He's all giddy. I guess the boyz are going disc golfing all day and then heading back to Will's house in Worcester for a BBQ. I expect that Jay will drink all day, probably spend a bit too much time in the sun, and then eat lots of veggie burgers. All in all, it will be a good day. With lots of beer.
Oh, Jay got his drum kit - he got a used one off of Craigslist. This is Jay and Dennis jamming out last night in the basement:
I think Jay's excited about his drums - he likes to play.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Exchange of gifts
This weekend, Jason and I "exchanged" wedding gifts. We actually hadn't bought anything for each other yet, but we told each other what we were getting. So I told Jay that I would get him a drum set, but that I didn't know anything about drum sets so he could pick it. Then he told me he was getting me a digitial video camera and he was going to set up my old G4 with video-editing software and stuff! Weeee!! So we still haven't gotten the drum set - Jay's still shopping around. But we went out on Sunday (tax-free day) and got a Sony digital camcorder. It's so little! I'm very excited to take honeymoon videos. Of scenery, you pervert.
Also, you'll be glad to know we're having a freakin' buffet at the wedding. And the reception goes till 10:00. Ten o'clock at night?? Yowsahs!
Thursday, August 11, 2005
quips
So the week started out crappy, but that was mainly due to my negative outlook on things in general, but now I have to admit it's getting better [better], a little better all the time [it can't get no worse].
So now it's Thursday, and I just remembered that I had made an appointment to give blood today. I don't know why I did this, because the last time I did it, I didn't really feel well afterwards. You see, I used to not weigh enough to even donate blood. But then I started drinking beer, and suddenly I surpassed the 115-lb. minimim! So the first time I donated blood was last year in Lowell, and they took a shitload of blood out of me and didn't give me anything back. It really hurt (eww, I'm getting queasy), I got really woozy, and they didn't even have good snacks! But it's for the best. Sick people need blood. And vampires. Here's Pat's take on blood donation. And another take.
Last night Jay and I went out with our old Starbucks commrades. The kids we used to work with were like sophomores and juniors in high school at the time, and now they're all graduated from college and stuff. Weird! But it was good to see everyone -- a little weird, but good nonetheless. We went to the Tin Alley in F'ham. I don't have much to say about that.
So now it's Thursday, and I just remembered that I had made an appointment to give blood today. I don't know why I did this, because the last time I did it, I didn't really feel well afterwards. You see, I used to not weigh enough to even donate blood. But then I started drinking beer, and suddenly I surpassed the 115-lb. minimim! So the first time I donated blood was last year in Lowell, and they took a shitload of blood out of me and didn't give me anything back. It really hurt (eww, I'm getting queasy), I got really woozy, and they didn't even have good snacks! But it's for the best. Sick people need blood. And vampires. Here's Pat's take on blood donation. And another take.
Last night Jay and I went out with our old Starbucks commrades. The kids we used to work with were like sophomores and juniors in high school at the time, and now they're all graduated from college and stuff. Weird! But it was good to see everyone -- a little weird, but good nonetheless. We went to the Tin Alley in F'ham. I don't have much to say about that.
Monday, August 08, 2005
My looong weekend
Man, it's good to be back. I left last Wednesday for a convention in Florida for the court reporting association I'm reluctantly a member of. The association is based in the South with most members from the South, and I thought Southerners were supposed to be famous for their hospitality and all, but lots of these people are kind of mean and passive-aggressive. But maybe that has more to do with the fact that they're court reporters than the fact that they're Southerners... My sis is a member, and we have to keep up our continuing education credits by attending seminars. The seminars pretty much have nothing to do with our actual job (for instance, try the seminar on ettiquite, parts 1 and 2, where you learned which side of your place setting the bread plate should be on; or the business ethics panel, where it was just a forum for selfish mean people to rant about how people don't respect them nearly enough). To make matters worse, a creepy guy took a liking to me and I spent the rest of the convention trying to avoid him. My sis and I stayed up way too late and drank way too much free wine the last night, and we missed our 7:00 a.m. flight. Luckily, we were able to get standby seats on the next flight, so it ended up okay.
So now I'm back, and now it's time to crack down on wedding plans. I'll be soooo happy when it's time for our honeymoon... St. John.... so nice.... so tropical... margaritas and veggies & dip.... I hope they have veggies & dip.... ooo, and steak.... but not necessarily at the same time.... yeahhh...
Gots to do more laundry now.
So now I'm back, and now it's time to crack down on wedding plans. I'll be soooo happy when it's time for our honeymoon... St. John.... so nice.... so tropical... margaritas and veggies & dip.... I hope they have veggies & dip.... ooo, and steak.... but not necessarily at the same time.... yeahhh...
Gots to do more laundry now.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Stuff we did and stuff we ate
Is it really the last day of July?? Man, is time going by fast!
Man, I can never think of good things to write on this thing! (And yes, I did just begin two consecutive sentences with "Man.") I feel like whatever I say is incredibly selfish and ignorant. I guess the content does definitely qualify as selfish -- but hopefully not ignorant. Guess I'll start with the fact that we were 100 percent ready to go to John and Janelle's BeerBQ (I was even putting the final touches on my veggies 'n' dip platter) when Jay's dad and his pal David stopped by. They had bicycled from somewhere in Connecticut to here (hey, that's cool, you can link to google maps directions...). So that was a nice surprise. But alas we got caught up in having some dinner and drinks and doing some chatting and going for a little swim, and by the time we said, "Hey, we should get going," it was like 8:00, and hey, we're old, so we decided it was too late. ::le sigh::
So we went to John Stone's last night with Jay's dad and his pal David, and the beer and the food was excellent. Jay and I had gone there for brunch last weekend, and I have to admit I wasn't all too impressed with their breakfast-lunch hybrid menu. But last night's food was great - Jay's dad and I both had the beef tenderloin salad, which had roasted veggies and... well, beef tenderloin. Mmmmm, delicious. Jay and the boys indulged in the famous farmer's cheese platter, which is a sampling of three cheeses with three different breads and three different fruit-spread thingies. I wish I liked cheese more, because that's just fun!
In other dining news, we tried out a place in Hudson called the Horseshoe Pub, which has an amazing number of beers on tap. You can join the "Beer Safari," where when you sample 25 beers you get a pint glass, when you sample 50 beers you get a t-shirt, when you sample 75 beers you get a free lunch or dinner, and when you sample 100 beers you get a free appetizer party for 20 or more people. The food's darn good, too. But if you take leftovers home with you, remember to take them out of your car.
What do they put in Coca Cola to make it so damn good? Coke??? I'm having my second can and it's not even 7:00 a.m. for God's sake!! Help me!!!
So I think I'll just pick a random photo from my hoards of digital images and include it with my posts, just for the heck of it.
Random Photo No. 1: Jay at Ashland State Park.
for a second I thought it was our backyard, and I was like, wow, our backyard looks huge! it's so nice! but it's not our backyard.
Man, I can never think of good things to write on this thing! (And yes, I did just begin two consecutive sentences with "Man.") I feel like whatever I say is incredibly selfish and ignorant. I guess the content does definitely qualify as selfish -- but hopefully not ignorant. Guess I'll start with the fact that we were 100 percent ready to go to John and Janelle's BeerBQ (I was even putting the final touches on my veggies 'n' dip platter) when Jay's dad and his pal David stopped by. They had bicycled from somewhere in Connecticut to here (hey, that's cool, you can link to google maps directions...). So that was a nice surprise. But alas we got caught up in having some dinner and drinks and doing some chatting and going for a little swim, and by the time we said, "Hey, we should get going," it was like 8:00, and hey, we're old, so we decided it was too late. ::le sigh::
So we went to John Stone's last night with Jay's dad and his pal David, and the beer and the food was excellent. Jay and I had gone there for brunch last weekend, and I have to admit I wasn't all too impressed with their breakfast-lunch hybrid menu. But last night's food was great - Jay's dad and I both had the beef tenderloin salad, which had roasted veggies and... well, beef tenderloin. Mmmmm, delicious. Jay and the boys indulged in the famous farmer's cheese platter, which is a sampling of three cheeses with three different breads and three different fruit-spread thingies. I wish I liked cheese more, because that's just fun!
In other dining news, we tried out a place in Hudson called the Horseshoe Pub, which has an amazing number of beers on tap. You can join the "Beer Safari," where when you sample 25 beers you get a pint glass, when you sample 50 beers you get a t-shirt, when you sample 75 beers you get a free lunch or dinner, and when you sample 100 beers you get a free appetizer party for 20 or more people. The food's darn good, too. But if you take leftovers home with you, remember to take them out of your car.
What do they put in Coca Cola to make it so damn good? Coke??? I'm having my second can and it's not even 7:00 a.m. for God's sake!! Help me!!!
So I think I'll just pick a random photo from my hoards of digital images and include it with my posts, just for the heck of it.
Random Photo No. 1: Jay at Ashland State Park.
for a second I thought it was our backyard, and I was like, wow, our backyard looks huge! it's so nice! but it's not our backyard.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Violent Femmes
So I guess the Violent Femmes are playing at a place called McFadden's in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday, August 20th. Tickets are $15. Anyone want to go? I love them Femmes, they're very fun in concert. I guess it's outdoors, too.
I had salmon cakes today. My first time. Wasn't too bad.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Revive the Alley!
I just checked Alley Party , and it looks as though the Alley is dying in more ways than one. Sadly, two of the original members already have moved (that's me and Jay), and now two more originals are on the move (that's Jodi and Felix), and apparently, Matt just got notification that the alleyparty.com URL is up for termination (or whatever you want to call it) if not renewed.
I mentioned in a comment on the Alley Party site that there should be an Alley get-together every Friday or Saturday up until Jodi and Felix move. Nothing too crazy, like we don't need shot-glass Army vests or barrel fires or stuffed-animal baseball or power hour (okay, maybe we do need power hour...), but I for one am kind of saddened by the impending death of the Alley! At least one last she-bang, like perhaps the second annual (and possibly final) Alley Formal? Last year's was October 4th, I believe - if we can arrange another maybe in August, I would LOVE that. What do you think??
I mentioned in a comment on the Alley Party site that there should be an Alley get-together every Friday or Saturday up until Jodi and Felix move. Nothing too crazy, like we don't need shot-glass Army vests or barrel fires or stuffed-animal baseball or power hour (okay, maybe we do need power hour...), but I for one am kind of saddened by the impending death of the Alley! At least one last she-bang, like perhaps the second annual (and possibly final) Alley Formal? Last year's was October 4th, I believe - if we can arrange another maybe in August, I would LOVE that. What do you think??
Friday, July 22, 2005
Oh, friends from the Alley
First of all, is it selfish to go back to your own blog to see if people commented? If so, declare me guilty. I was happily surprised to see that Kevin from the Alley (yes, remember the Alley??) had commented on my last blog post! I always liked that Kevin, and I was so excited that he took the time to comment - thanks, Kevin! I like your blog - I commented a few times, even if they're completely irrelevant...
In other news, Jay and I tried to paint candles last night. It didn't work too well.
Apparently, acrylic paint doesn't stick to waxy candles. I can't imagine why, since acrylic paint is water-based and candles are oily... (that's facetious; water and oil don't mix). Oh, why were we painting candles, you ask? We were trying to paint candles as centerpieces for the wedding. Umm, I realize that I'm not very crafty. If I were, then MAN would I like A.C. Moore a whole hell of a lot more!
p.s. that middle picture includes sour Starburst as decorations. Sticky in humid weather, let me tell you!
In other news, Jay and I tried to paint candles last night. It didn't work too well.
Apparently, acrylic paint doesn't stick to waxy candles. I can't imagine why, since acrylic paint is water-based and candles are oily... (that's facetious; water and oil don't mix). Oh, why were we painting candles, you ask? We were trying to paint candles as centerpieces for the wedding. Umm, I realize that I'm not very crafty. If I were, then MAN would I like A.C. Moore a whole hell of a lot more!
p.s. that middle picture includes sour Starburst as decorations. Sticky in humid weather, let me tell you!
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