Finally, the weekend is here. It sure was a grueling week. At least we didn't have to work any overtime....this week.
Haven't really been watching tv. Everything is crap right now so I don't even bother turning the tv on. Except on Friday evenings when I watch Doctor Who. The new season is under way so there are new episodes every friday. This past one was pretty good when the doctor and donna travel to the 51st century and he meets his future companion traveler. He didn't know at first but she did and eventually she told him everything. Apparently they must be close because she knew his name (not "doctor") and he said there's only one reason why he would ever tell someone his real name....hhmm....
Last night ventured out and went out for indian food. There's this new restaurant in our neighborhood called "Mela's" and we wanted to try it out. Turns out it's pretty good. The food was good and the place was good. It's like the Olive Garden of indian food. We ended up shelling out $45 for the night but it was worth it. I give it a thumbs up.
Friday for lunch, sylvia, monica and i went to Bill Miller's. Last time we were there the brisket was kinda overcooked, rubbery but yesterday it looked fresh and tasted nice and tender. The place was buzzing probably because it was friday and probably payday for some people. All in all it was also a pleasant experience. The service was fast and they got the order right. Yea...unlike last Friday when we went to Pizza Hut.....that was a terrible experience. We went to the one here on Callaghan and 410. The place was full and they only had one server. The idiot lady didn't even write down our order and we had to repeat ourselves 4 times, the last time i practically yelled at her. she still got the order wrong. We waited 15 minutes to order, and it wasn't until 30 minutes later that the got our food. Actually, someone else's food and it took another 10 minutes for the right order to arrive. Man, talk about lousy service. I dropped an email to the manager to complain but i haven't heard anything...yet. They'll get to me eventually because last time we went to The Black Eyed Pea and the same thing happened. The waitress sat us and forgot about us. We had to flag down another waiter to get some service. Eventually the manager called me and i told him what happened. Sometimes you have bad experiences and sometimes you have worse. The worse has been at Pollo Loco where we've tried to eat there about 3 times already. Tried because every time we go in and try to eat there we are ignored by the employees because they are short staffed and are working the drive thru. Talk about rude.
Last weekend we went to see the new Adam Sandler movie, You Don't Mess With the Zohan. I have to admit that it was original and funny but definitely not the best movie I've seen all year but it was alright. I don't expect much when I go watch a movie these days.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
It's Officially Summer
Well, actually, around here, we call it summer once the temp outside reaches 90 but the calender says the 1st day of summer was Friday June 20. And still no rain. Last night we got our hopes up because it was overcast with rain in the forecast but still no go. We haven't had much rain in the past months and we are so dry that they might not even have fireworks this fourth of july which is fine by me. I never quite got it. I mean, sure, when it's a city sponsored event and they have a fireworks show, but when you do it at home, i don't get it. it's loud, stinky and not to mention expensive. with everything going up in price now, why bother....
Last weekend was Father's Day but unfortunately we couldn't travel to visit day. We all pitched in and got him a present, though. We got him his very own lazy boy. he loved it, he kept calling to thank me. and since the father's day card i got him had a picture of a dad on a lazy boy he kept calling to say how odd it was that i sent him a card with that picture and how he got that same thing for father's day. anyways, susan and darren were in town last weekend and she had a card for me to sign that she was gonna give him, that way we all signed the same card. she also snapped a couple of pictures of dad with his gift, she gave it to him early, couldn't wait. :)
His 69th bday is coming up in august and we were thinking of doing something big for his 70th next year. Maybe i'll take care of the details myself because last time we had something big to celebrate i left it up to mary and susy and they never did anything. Maybe book a hotel conference room so we can all get together and maybe post a notice in the newspaper or something, that'd be cool.
The 17th was susan and mary's bdays, their 42nd. Never did get them a card or anything, i just gave them a call on that day. they were headed to the beach, a family day at the beach, i guess.
i think we finally fixed the pt cruiser. you know how it had been stalling and the dashboard lights all going on and the damn dinging, well, it turned out to be the sensors. Got two new ones and replaced them and i think that fixed the problem. doing some research found that there's a lot of stuff wrong with these damn cars, that being one thing. the other is the windows that sometimes get stuck. thought about trading it in but still owe too much on it, it'd be an upside down trade and i'll end up paying more. so for now we'll just have to deal with it.
Thursday was the first concert under the stars concert. This month it was blues guitarist Seth Walker. Never heard of him but i'm always looking for cool music to listen to. It was a nice afternoon, it wasn't too hot and there was a cool breeze going on. Sometimes the breeze was too much and blew dust our way but that was fine. Turns out the music was pretty cool. I ended up buying his new cd and he was there to sign it and everything. It's pretty good music. All in all the night went as planned. Of course, the $4 bag of popcorn and $2 water bottle were over the top but i guess it went to a good cause. Not bad for a $5 cover charge. They're also having the Dog Days of Summer when you can take your dog to the gardens, that'll be nice too. Need to make a note of it.
Friday night we went out for pizza at the Pizza Hut here on Callaghan Rd and man, i do not know why we keep going back. Every time we go they get our orders wrong and they end up giving us more food to make up for it. This time they gave us a large instead of a medium like we ordered, then they brought the correct order, so we had two pizzas for the both of us. Yeah, overkill. Not to mention that the stupid lady (i call her mullet girl) took our order 4 times and still got it wrong. Damn it, if you just would have written it down, maybe you'd remember. i took 30 minutes to get our order. Yet we still keep going back. Baffles the mind.
Last weekend was Father's Day but unfortunately we couldn't travel to visit day. We all pitched in and got him a present, though. We got him his very own lazy boy. he loved it, he kept calling to thank me. and since the father's day card i got him had a picture of a dad on a lazy boy he kept calling to say how odd it was that i sent him a card with that picture and how he got that same thing for father's day. anyways, susan and darren were in town last weekend and she had a card for me to sign that she was gonna give him, that way we all signed the same card. she also snapped a couple of pictures of dad with his gift, she gave it to him early, couldn't wait. :)
His 69th bday is coming up in august and we were thinking of doing something big for his 70th next year. Maybe i'll take care of the details myself because last time we had something big to celebrate i left it up to mary and susy and they never did anything. Maybe book a hotel conference room so we can all get together and maybe post a notice in the newspaper or something, that'd be cool.
The 17th was susan and mary's bdays, their 42nd. Never did get them a card or anything, i just gave them a call on that day. they were headed to the beach, a family day at the beach, i guess.
i think we finally fixed the pt cruiser. you know how it had been stalling and the dashboard lights all going on and the damn dinging, well, it turned out to be the sensors. Got two new ones and replaced them and i think that fixed the problem. doing some research found that there's a lot of stuff wrong with these damn cars, that being one thing. the other is the windows that sometimes get stuck. thought about trading it in but still owe too much on it, it'd be an upside down trade and i'll end up paying more. so for now we'll just have to deal with it.
Thursday was the first concert under the stars concert. This month it was blues guitarist Seth Walker. Never heard of him but i'm always looking for cool music to listen to. It was a nice afternoon, it wasn't too hot and there was a cool breeze going on. Sometimes the breeze was too much and blew dust our way but that was fine. Turns out the music was pretty cool. I ended up buying his new cd and he was there to sign it and everything. It's pretty good music. All in all the night went as planned. Of course, the $4 bag of popcorn and $2 water bottle were over the top but i guess it went to a good cause. Not bad for a $5 cover charge. They're also having the Dog Days of Summer when you can take your dog to the gardens, that'll be nice too. Need to make a note of it.
Friday night we went out for pizza at the Pizza Hut here on Callaghan Rd and man, i do not know why we keep going back. Every time we go they get our orders wrong and they end up giving us more food to make up for it. This time they gave us a large instead of a medium like we ordered, then they brought the correct order, so we had two pizzas for the both of us. Yeah, overkill. Not to mention that the stupid lady (i call her mullet girl) took our order 4 times and still got it wrong. Damn it, if you just would have written it down, maybe you'd remember. i took 30 minutes to get our order. Yet we still keep going back. Baffles the mind.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Flag Day
Today i rose early to fly Old Glory. It is a beautiful day to commemorate our flag.
Boy, i really must make an effort to post more frequently. I know it's been awhile to between work, home and exercise it's kinda hard but here i am.
Last night watched a new episode of Doctor Who. Well, the first time i slept through it (come on, it's Friday and really tired) but after i got up and took a shower and stuff i caught a later airing of the same episode and it was pretty cool. Okay, the giant wasp was a stretch but this is after all science fiction. The cool part was that they solved a crime alongside Agatha Christie.
This weekend is the Texas Folklife Festival but i don't know if we're gonna be able to make it today, maybe tomorrow. This coming thursday the 19th is the next concert under the stars. I really want to try and make it to the concerts this summer because they totally rock. Being at an outside concert at the botanical gardens is cool. the weather that late in the evening isn't too bad.
Did you hear about the passing away of the guy (i'm so sorry, the name escapes me) from Meet the Press? Hm...now who is going to interview the presidential candidates on his show? The elecion is five months away now and it looks like it will be Mccain vs Obama. Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.
Didn't get to go to the movies last weekend, i wasn't feeling too well, maybe tomorrow we'll catch Adam Sandlers' new movie, i'm not up for anything that you have to sit and think for two hours. Just make me laugh. That's it, just make me laugh and i'll be happy.
The next assignment is due on the 22nd and i still haven't started. granted, it's not a full essay but i need to come up with an idea and send the synopsis and as of now i've got nothing. Nothing, i tell ya. bettter get to work.
Boy, i really must make an effort to post more frequently. I know it's been awhile to between work, home and exercise it's kinda hard but here i am.
Last night watched a new episode of Doctor Who. Well, the first time i slept through it (come on, it's Friday and really tired) but after i got up and took a shower and stuff i caught a later airing of the same episode and it was pretty cool. Okay, the giant wasp was a stretch but this is after all science fiction. The cool part was that they solved a crime alongside Agatha Christie.
This weekend is the Texas Folklife Festival but i don't know if we're gonna be able to make it today, maybe tomorrow. This coming thursday the 19th is the next concert under the stars. I really want to try and make it to the concerts this summer because they totally rock. Being at an outside concert at the botanical gardens is cool. the weather that late in the evening isn't too bad.
Did you hear about the passing away of the guy (i'm so sorry, the name escapes me) from Meet the Press? Hm...now who is going to interview the presidential candidates on his show? The elecion is five months away now and it looks like it will be Mccain vs Obama. Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.
Didn't get to go to the movies last weekend, i wasn't feeling too well, maybe tomorrow we'll catch Adam Sandlers' new movie, i'm not up for anything that you have to sit and think for two hours. Just make me laugh. That's it, just make me laugh and i'll be happy.
The next assignment is due on the 22nd and i still haven't started. granted, it's not a full essay but i need to come up with an idea and send the synopsis and as of now i've got nothing. Nothing, i tell ya. bettter get to work.
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