Yesterday’s lunch consisted of vegetarian hot dogs. Even when I was a 7/7ths meat-eater I consumed few hot dogs. However, I must confess that I really enjoyed the vegetarian hot dogs and at only fifty calories per dog they will remain a staple of my future diet.
And Only My Wallet Suffered
Yesterday’s dental appointment was a complete success; no cavities and the gums “look good.” The only damage done yesterday was the $166 dollar hit to my bank account, but luckily at the last second I remembered to use my Health Savings Account debit card to pay the bill.
Each time I visit my dentist I have a chuckle with the office coordinator Laura because she remembers me as the “Subaru credit card” guy. Laura was stunned to hear that it has been five years since I was involved with the girl for whom I acquired a Subaru credit card in order to help pay for services.
Going Out Of Business: Circuit City = Lame; Linens ‘n Things = Not As Lame
My dentist is located near Cobb Parkway and I-285. After my appointment I drove down Cobb Parkway to partake in some “Going Out Of Business” opportunities.
The ginormous Circuit City was mostly bare and what few interesting camera objects they had remaining in stock were still only 15% off!
Linens ‘n Things, which has already closed down many of their locations, has higher discounts. I picked up a couple of curtains at 50% off (to be used as photography back-drops) and a Polder digital kitchen thermometer for 30% off. I contemplated buying a new suite of bathroom towels as well, also at 30% off, but I decided to gamble and return in a few weeks to see if any stock remains.
ITP Flickr Pic
View from Philips Arena taken on last Sunday afternoon.
Does this look a bit slanted to anyone else?
Top Chef: I Thought That I Was A Goner
On the EAV Buzz we’ve randomly selected Top Chef cheftestants and are following them throughout the season. I have the lone-remaining gay, Lesbian Jamie — heretofore to be referred to as “Gayme.”
In last night’s episode we had recurring Top Chef shill Rocco DiSpirito show up to give away a copy of his new cookbook as well as a case of hand-selected “tools;” tools from a tool how apropos.
For the QuickFire Challenge the cheftestants had to create a one-bite breakfast meal called an amuse bruche (not really but that’s how it sounds to my ears.) amuse bouche. My girl Gayme made some sort of egg sandwich and finished second while flirtatious Leah (and for those keeping score at home this answer is “Yes, I would”) took first place. I was certain this would mean Gayme would be getting the ouster last night.
Next up for the Elimination Challenge the cheftestants had to produce a meal simulating a two-and-half-minute “on camera” presentation. Gayme blundered by undercooking her duck egg, which combined with the frustrations she expressed “on camera” as she failed, she was selected for the Bottom Three. As I watched the episode I called BullShit! because the show is called “Top Chef” and not “Top Television Chef” nor “The Next Food Network Star” and believe that only the quality of the food should be evaluated. However, I should have realized that with Rocco “Appearance Over Substance” DiSpirito this would not be the case. Luckily for Gayme, Alex completely blundered by attempting to create a creme brulee and was told to pack up his fucking knives and leave. Alex didn’t seem to care though because he was scheduled to get married in a month from the time episode’s shooting occurred. I wish I had been a fly on the wall when Alex told his fiance that he’d be off playing Top Chef instead of helping with the wedding.
For some reason (read “shitty cross-promotion”) Top Chef allowed The Morning Zoo at The Today Show choose the episode’s winning dish; now there’s some refined palates. Somehow Ancient Ariane, 41 and who has way too much suntanning time on the shores of New Jersey for my liking, wins the day with some ridiculously easy-to-make salad. Is this Top Chef or Top Sweet Tomatoes Employee? This is a two-peat for the leathery one, which is making me a bit nervous because this may mean she’ll be around for a while after narrowly escaping elimination by the leathery-skin of her nose the first two weeks.
Next week another one of the ladies on my “list” has a bridal shower and for some reason allows the Top Chef cheftestants cater the affair.
And now for some ideas stolen from LiveJournal…
Daily
Current Mood – wishing it was Friday
Current Music – listening to Leo Laporte’s “The Tech Guy” podcast
Website Of The Day РSome day I want Jalape̱o Beach to be a photoblog which is as cool and filled with awesome photos like the one by Elizabeth Kreutz.
Mode Of Transportation To Work – my car
Exercise (b)Log – nothing
Monthly
Foot Mileage – 0 miles
Wheel Mileage – 0 miles
Consecutive Days Of Bed-Making (Longest Streak) – 4 (4)
Vegetarian Days – 3
Carnivorous Days – 0
Marta Rides – 0
Ongoing
Books To Read To Earn Kindle – 4
December Goals
1) Lose no fewer than two pounds
2) Drink no soda
3) Run no fewer than 50 miles
4) Completely read no fewer than one book
5) Write at least one program using Ruby on Rails
Cheers,
Paulie [eatl/ga]
When I read “I picked up a couple of curtains at 50% off” I about had a heart attack, and then I read the remainder of the sentence. I just couldn’t see Paulie decorating the house with new curtains.
Maybe Philips Arena is slanted.
Me? Decorate? Naaaah.
As MC is all-to-quick-to-point-out, redecoration and change were the reasons my relationship ended five years ago. And to think…. I even voted for “change” this year. 😉
I’ve had this conversation several times, when you get to be our age, we are so set in our ways, “change” isn’t really going to happen. Sure we can try to (well some of us can) compromise but we are who we are at this point.
The key is to find someone who actually likes us they way we are then figure out what is truely important and pick your battles on the smaller stuff. *
The photo is fine, I even got a straight edge out to double check for you.
*great advice from the never married, serial dater with the bad taste in men, lol.
The city IS slanted, you know.
And hey! You were up over this neck of the woods and didn’t come a half dozen miles further for some chinese? shoot! next time let me know and I’ll meet ya down there for lunch (or drag you up further for Mexican buffett!)
LOL at Barb!
My dental appointment was at 1pm so a lunch meetup wasn’t really an option. My lunch yesterday was an in-office quicky before heading to Cobb county.
“Subaru credit card in order to help pay for services.” Was anyone else’s first thought “wow, now that IS a convenient way to pay for “it”????? Plus, it would also explain some things in retrospect about Paulie! (I kid, I kid!)
I agree with Stacy. Whatever is at the bottom of the photo is slanted, making the city appear so!
Linens and Things still had a reasonable amount of inventory when we were there this past Saturday- the mizzus persuaded me into buying her a Roomba- the little vacuuming robot. So far, so good, but I’m sure it would like one less dog in the house. I have yet to have it running when they are loose in the house, which should actually be quite amusing.
-FP
@Gentri: On occasion I put one up on the tee for others to knock out of the park. The bottom of the photo is the roof of a building. I *tried* straightening the photo so that the NationsBank (yes, I know it’s Bank of America) building is straight.
@Stacy, the city isn’t slanted it just leans to the left a bit.
@Steve, I would love a Roomba…but I fear for its safety with Nibbles around. It may also just get stuck under Toby and never seen again.
Martha, so far except for having to choke down a bunch of Satchmo, it’s seems to do fine. It even handled lamp cords fairly well. And it goes from the “hardwood” floor to the area rugs with no problem.
-FP
I keep telling Allan we need a Roomba – he hasn’t believed me yet.
I’m waiting for the model that cleans up dog pee as well (or wait until the old man ‘goes to live on the farm’)
Barb maybe if you got a dog you would then be able to prove you need one?