I haven't written a blog in a while. Actually it's been like a year. I don't know exactly why, maybe it's a lack of motivation on my part, but I am going to make a concerted effort to bitch here once in a while so the two or so people who read this can catch up on the ABC's of me.
Lessee, what's happened. I went back to school and finished my degree. I'm particualarly proud of this because I went to class everyday and didn't do too badly (Dean's List my second semester, combined GPA 3.5). My fiancee, friends and family had a lot to do with pushing me to show up and get it done. And I met some great people there too. Not that I'll probably ever see them again, but the fact they allowed someone twice their age to hang with them was nice of them. Maybe because I did a lot of the work, especially study guides and such. I was even older than some of the professors (up to 10 years) and some didn't get some of my references because they were outdated. That always makes someone feel good.
Speaking of age, I turn 40 in a couple months. When I was a teenager, I figured I'd be married by 27 and have some kids. Then when I was in college, I said 32, then when I was working, I said 35. I met the fiancee 5 1/2 years ago and we've been engaged for almost 2 years. It's not because we don't want to get married, it's just that the job situation has been ridiculous. After getting laid off 5 times in 2 years, now I only get offers to work at half the salary I was making before, which is basically what you get on unemployment. And if you were in the mortgage industry, it's like you are cursed and no one wants to hire you. There's a definite stigma.
Anyway, oh yeah, marriage. My friends are marrying and having kids and I want to be a part of that so badly you don't even know, but there's no logical way to do that if I'm not working. I had some promising leads, and some people said I was going to get hired, but then poof, the offers evaporated. I'm sick to my stomach about it on an almost daily basis. I feel like a burden on my fiancee and family. But we all will get past this, I know someone wants me. I hope someone does that is. I read there was a guy who sent out 847 resumes and finally got a job making half of what he made before. I'm at about 500 or so, and it's getting to be close to that time.
Both parents got sick this year and had to have serious surgery. I've always looked upon my mom as this force of nature, she was able to raise me and my brother by herself and handle everything work and life threw at her. Right before her surgery, we went to Paris for a week and she walked miles and miles all over Paris and Versailles and left me in the dust, a whimpering baby who couldn't keep up. So to then see her laying there in a hospital bed wrecked me. She's a lot better now. She's even going back to work next week. Like I said, she's really strong. Dad's ok too, he's been beating the odds for many years for many reasons.
So what am I doing while I look for work? I'm reading a lot of books, like one or two a week. Right now I'm reading Doyle Brunson's autobiography, which is cool. I also read a Bill Russell biography that was really good and can't wait to read the sequel to the Presumed Innocent book. I'm filling out applications and sending resumes and I'm trying to work out. I started a 30 day program on my Wii and I can feel some results already. I hang with my brother and fiancee. I try not to call my other friends that much because they have their own things going on. One just had a kid, one moved in with his girlfriend, one moved, one is buried in work cause it's his busy time of the year, etc. It's not like when we used to meet every Wednesday at Jerry's Deli or Enzo's and had dinner. I miss that, but I also know we grow up and apart eventually. I know if I needed them, they are a call away.
I didn't set out to be depressing, so if I was, I'm sorry. I will be getting to some more enjoyable subjects and I promise to blog a lot more. It's good to get stuff on
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Fiberglass, Santa Claus and Lebowski
When I was 25, I moved back to Los Angeles from Western Pennsylvania where I fell off the face of the earth for nine months. There are stories from my hiatus that definitely need to be told someday, but not this day. I dabbled around in the temp world and tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life. I took some classes at SMC, but mostly I hung out with friends and did whatever work came my way. I usually worked long term temp jobs. I worked six months for a firm that designs stuff with your company logo on it, you know, t shirts, foam rubber houses with Century 21 written on them, golf balls, etc. I worked for a guy who was a class A dickhead. He even threw a paperweight at my head one time because he didn't like the phone call he had just gotten off of even though I had nothing to do with it. Apparently he didn't like me and the only reason I stayed as long as I did was because they wanted to keep me on the company softball team. Once the season was over, I was sent back to my temp agency.
I worked at different places for two years. One day, I helped remove fiberglass from an office building roof and throw it away. They didn't give us gloves to do the work and it was 90 degrees, so we were in t shirts and shorts. It was verrrrry itchy. One day I was Santa Claus at the Westside Pavilion. That was cool in the fact they paid 12 bucks an hour and I met Loni Anderson and John Ritter (God rest his soul). It was like an episode of Love Boat. But I shaved before I put on their beard, and you shouldn't do that, because the stuff they put the beard on with works better with some stubble, which they didn't mention in the first Simpsons episode when Homer was a Santa. (Comet, Cupid...um...Donna Dixon?) I got a rash on my face that stayed for a couple days. It was verrrrrry itchy.
Finally, I got placed as an assistant apartment manager in Westwood for two buildings across the street from each other on Wellworth with 125 units. I was going to make sure the units were in shape and if there was work to be done, I was to call in people to do it. I just had to show open units and collect rent checks and make small talk with the tenants. In return, I was going to get a discounted apartment (after 120 days) and a pretty fair salary at the time. And this was a big company with room to grow. People all over were leaving individual buildings and working for the main company....I had a job with some potential.
Cut to two months later. There was a guy I met named Razz. He worked at L.A. Fitness a couple blocks away from our buildings and was looking to move in. We went through the process and he was going to be approved. The day before he signed his lease, it was pouring buckets of rain. He had all of his stuff in the back of a Datsun truck. He asked me if he could put the stuff in the apartment one day early. I said OK. Annnnnddddddd....I got fired. Apparently you can't do stuff like that. To top it off, I had made friends with a woman in one of the units, we went out and I liked hanging out with her. After I left, the manager told her all I did was talk about how I was going to bang her....and she believed him....classic dick move.
Well, Razz's boss, Chris, felt bad for me and asked me if I wanted to sell gym memberships. You had to bring in 5 people on your own, then you could get on the rotation list. After two weeks, I brought in.....no one. I was just taking the hourly and while I tried, no one wanted a membership. I was going to the UCLA campus every day until finally one Saturday, I went and saw The Big Lebowski instead. Chris knew I was not cut out for it and he recommended I call his friend who did mortgages in L.A. I'd be making more in salary than I ever had plus commission on deals I closed. I got the job and was going to start working in the business I've been in for the last 11 years. And that will be part two of this story, cause it's late.
I worked at different places for two years. One day, I helped remove fiberglass from an office building roof and throw it away. They didn't give us gloves to do the work and it was 90 degrees, so we were in t shirts and shorts. It was verrrrry itchy. One day I was Santa Claus at the Westside Pavilion. That was cool in the fact they paid 12 bucks an hour and I met Loni Anderson and John Ritter (God rest his soul). It was like an episode of Love Boat. But I shaved before I put on their beard, and you shouldn't do that, because the stuff they put the beard on with works better with some stubble, which they didn't mention in the first Simpsons episode when Homer was a Santa. (Comet, Cupid...um...Donna Dixon?) I got a rash on my face that stayed for a couple days. It was verrrrrry itchy.
Finally, I got placed as an assistant apartment manager in Westwood for two buildings across the street from each other on Wellworth with 125 units. I was going to make sure the units were in shape and if there was work to be done, I was to call in people to do it. I just had to show open units and collect rent checks and make small talk with the tenants. In return, I was going to get a discounted apartment (after 120 days) and a pretty fair salary at the time. And this was a big company with room to grow. People all over were leaving individual buildings and working for the main company....I had a job with some potential.
Cut to two months later. There was a guy I met named Razz. He worked at L.A. Fitness a couple blocks away from our buildings and was looking to move in. We went through the process and he was going to be approved. The day before he signed his lease, it was pouring buckets of rain. He had all of his stuff in the back of a Datsun truck. He asked me if he could put the stuff in the apartment one day early. I said OK. Annnnnddddddd....I got fired. Apparently you can't do stuff like that. To top it off, I had made friends with a woman in one of the units, we went out and I liked hanging out with her. After I left, the manager told her all I did was talk about how I was going to bang her....and she believed him....classic dick move.
Well, Razz's boss, Chris, felt bad for me and asked me if I wanted to sell gym memberships. You had to bring in 5 people on your own, then you could get on the rotation list. After two weeks, I brought in.....no one. I was just taking the hourly and while I tried, no one wanted a membership. I was going to the UCLA campus every day until finally one Saturday, I went and saw The Big Lebowski instead. Chris knew I was not cut out for it and he recommended I call his friend who did mortgages in L.A. I'd be making more in salary than I ever had plus commission on deals I closed. I got the job and was going to start working in the business I've been in for the last 11 years. And that will be part two of this story, cause it's late.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Society is fucking ignorant...or the Taken kiddie matinee
I have never been a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my parents were married on that day. If you knew the trainwreck that that turned out to be, you wouldn't want to celebrate a day like that either. Combine it with the fact that, except for the last few years, I have been single on that day, it's a no brainer.
Well, this year, my darling Michele had to work from 7-7, which means usually 7-9:30 or 10:00 depending on the patients. I, of course, had no complaints as while I may be a hopeless romantic, I still don't like Valentines Day. So, instead, I was going to go see Taken with my good friend Andrea. We had dinner right before it opened and both said how much we wanted to see it. Despite the reviews, I still wanted to see it.
So, the movie starts at 4:00. Andrea lives two minutes from an AMC Theater in Woodland Hills. I don't like to go to the AMC, I am an Arclight man all the way. I like the idea of selecting my seats before I get there and not having to deal with the assholes who show up 30 seconds before the movie starts and ask "Duh, iz them seats taken?" Why no....150 people walked in here and sat down in other spots because who would want to sit in halfway up right in the middle? Thank God you are here to take the bullet for us on this one.
Where was I? Oh yeah, Andrea doesn't like the AMC either, but I had free passes and she had a gift card there. We figured that in the third week of showing, and with a half hour to get there, things would be dandy. I had parked illegally in their lot, but I figured who cares, only going to go in, get her and leave. I get back to the car. Try to start it.....fucking battery is dead. No problem, we'll take our friend Gillian's car. Gillian is her roommate and a wonderful woman, but had no intention of seeing what she called Schindler's Pissed. The problem was, we had to move the car into her spot. I drive a 2005 Toyota Camry. I had no idea they weighed 173,000 metric tons. I pushed that car about 30 feet up a slight (meaning almost negligible) incline and I was ready to puke up a kidney. Thank God there wasn't a speed bump as I'd be writing this from the hospital.
Now we have 10 minutes. We get in Gillian's car and drive to the mall. The place is packed. We look for the Valet. There's a sign, there's an umbrella. We wait 30 seconds and realize there is no valet. Because why would you have one on Saturday night, and a supposed holiday to boot?
We open the door to the mall and there is a line 40 people deep to get to the ticket booth. Fuck that, we mosey over to the credit card machine and get tickets. It's a 16 theater setup...there is one guy ripping tickets...........slowly. Thankfully another guy shambles over and we hand him the tickets.
As I said, 16 theaters....our movie is in the 15th....which is like a broom closet with a screen. The place is packed. There's seats in the front row and that's it. We contemplate motion sickness but then, like a VD miracle, some people get up and leave several rows back. We sit down with 3 seconds to go before previews. I have a large diet coke and we have a large popcorn. I am in flavor country and quite content.......
The previews suck. State of Play has Andrea cursing Ben Affleck. Apparently the BBC version is the tits and they are fucking it up. There's one for Miss March about some guy who falls into a coma on prom night right before he's about to get some ass. He wakes up four years later and his girl is a Playmate. Hijinks must ensue. Hefner looks like a wax statue.
Since the previews are sucking, I look around the theater. Sitting next to me is a child and her dad. The child appears to be about 7 or 8. To the left of me is Andrea, then two kids about 6 and 8 who are sitting by themselves unattended with no parents. Then, a guy walks in and sits in the front row pushing a stroller. I check my ticket stub. Yep, Taken, not Hotel for Dogs or some other kiddie movie. Isn't this movie supposed to be violent? Let's see.....
PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
Yeah, that's the movie to take your kiddies to. But it's none of my business. I smile at the little girl munching on her popcorn and she smiles back. The movie starts.......
And for the next 30 minutes all I hear is this.
"Daddy, who is that?"
"Daddy, why is he running"
"Daddy, did he stab that guy?"
"Daddy, who is that again?"
I'm going out of my fucking mind. I hate hate HATE it when people talk in the theater. I give the father a death stare and he leans over and whispers to his daughter. The guy in the front has the sense to leave the second his infant starts to cry and we never hear from them again. Then the daughter starts playing 20 questions again.
"Daddy, is that the Eiffel Tower?"
"Daddy, who are those guys"
"Daddy, is he a good guy?"
I look at Andrea and see that there is an open seat on her left. I leap over her and sit down, and sigh the sigh of contentment. But then I remember there are TWO kids on this side of me.
They begin to kick one another. Andrea is shushing the little girl I had shielded her from before. I lean over and look at the kids and half whisper "quit kicking each other now and watch the movie" and glare at them. For some reason, they got up and were never heard from again.
I liked the movie. I would have liked it a lot more if some parents weren't so fucking stupid as to bring their kids to this movie. Was it their Valentine's Day gift to their kids? Here you go honey, let's go to a movie you have no clue how to follow and may have nightmares about the shootings and stabbings and the guy who was hit by a truck. Enjoy it, then we'll go eat dinner. I know people need to get out. I've heard stories about R rated movies where couples bring infants to the movie and don't leave when they start crying. That should count for immediate dismissal. I hope to be a father soon and when I do, I'll just not go to a movie with my kid until they are old enough to go or if it's a kiddie flick. Because I am a considerate fucking guy. But there were at least 10 kids in the theater and that is unfuckingacceptable.
At least the night ended well. The AAA guy came and brought a battery with him, which worked out well because Gillian and Andrea checked and there were no places open. We all went to Kate Mantilini's for dinner and then went over to Corbin Bowl.to sing karaoke. Gillian has her version of Epic by Faith No More up on her Myspace and apparently my version of Fiona Apple's Criminal was taped, so maybe I can get a copy of that up.
Sometime, I may talk about the different people who go to this karaoke bar because it's funny, but I'll save it.
Well, this year, my darling Michele had to work from 7-7, which means usually 7-9:30 or 10:00 depending on the patients. I, of course, had no complaints as while I may be a hopeless romantic, I still don't like Valentines Day. So, instead, I was going to go see Taken with my good friend Andrea. We had dinner right before it opened and both said how much we wanted to see it. Despite the reviews, I still wanted to see it.
So, the movie starts at 4:00. Andrea lives two minutes from an AMC Theater in Woodland Hills. I don't like to go to the AMC, I am an Arclight man all the way. I like the idea of selecting my seats before I get there and not having to deal with the assholes who show up 30 seconds before the movie starts and ask "Duh, iz them seats taken?" Why no....150 people walked in here and sat down in other spots because who would want to sit in halfway up right in the middle? Thank God you are here to take the bullet for us on this one.
Where was I? Oh yeah, Andrea doesn't like the AMC either, but I had free passes and she had a gift card there. We figured that in the third week of showing, and with a half hour to get there, things would be dandy. I had parked illegally in their lot, but I figured who cares, only going to go in, get her and leave. I get back to the car. Try to start it.....fucking battery is dead. No problem, we'll take our friend Gillian's car. Gillian is her roommate and a wonderful woman, but had no intention of seeing what she called Schindler's Pissed. The problem was, we had to move the car into her spot. I drive a 2005 Toyota Camry. I had no idea they weighed 173,000 metric tons. I pushed that car about 30 feet up a slight (meaning almost negligible) incline and I was ready to puke up a kidney. Thank God there wasn't a speed bump as I'd be writing this from the hospital.
Now we have 10 minutes. We get in Gillian's car and drive to the mall. The place is packed. We look for the Valet. There's a sign, there's an umbrella. We wait 30 seconds and realize there is no valet. Because why would you have one on Saturday night, and a supposed holiday to boot?
We open the door to the mall and there is a line 40 people deep to get to the ticket booth. Fuck that, we mosey over to the credit card machine and get tickets. It's a 16 theater setup...there is one guy ripping tickets...........slowly. Thankfully another guy shambles over and we hand him the tickets.
As I said, 16 theaters....our movie is in the 15th....which is like a broom closet with a screen. The place is packed. There's seats in the front row and that's it. We contemplate motion sickness but then, like a VD miracle, some people get up and leave several rows back. We sit down with 3 seconds to go before previews. I have a large diet coke and we have a large popcorn. I am in flavor country and quite content.......
The previews suck. State of Play has Andrea cursing Ben Affleck. Apparently the BBC version is the tits and they are fucking it up. There's one for Miss March about some guy who falls into a coma on prom night right before he's about to get some ass. He wakes up four years later and his girl is a Playmate. Hijinks must ensue. Hefner looks like a wax statue.
Since the previews are sucking, I look around the theater. Sitting next to me is a child and her dad. The child appears to be about 7 or 8. To the left of me is Andrea, then two kids about 6 and 8 who are sitting by themselves unattended with no parents. Then, a guy walks in and sits in the front row pushing a stroller. I check my ticket stub. Yep, Taken, not Hotel for Dogs or some other kiddie movie. Isn't this movie supposed to be violent? Let's see.....
PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
Yeah, that's the movie to take your kiddies to. But it's none of my business. I smile at the little girl munching on her popcorn and she smiles back. The movie starts.......
And for the next 30 minutes all I hear is this.
"Daddy, who is that?"
"Daddy, why is he running"
"Daddy, did he stab that guy?"
"Daddy, who is that again?"
I'm going out of my fucking mind. I hate hate HATE it when people talk in the theater. I give the father a death stare and he leans over and whispers to his daughter. The guy in the front has the sense to leave the second his infant starts to cry and we never hear from them again. Then the daughter starts playing 20 questions again.
"Daddy, is that the Eiffel Tower?"
"Daddy, who are those guys"
"Daddy, is he a good guy?"
I look at Andrea and see that there is an open seat on her left. I leap over her and sit down, and sigh the sigh of contentment. But then I remember there are TWO kids on this side of me.
They begin to kick one another. Andrea is shushing the little girl I had shielded her from before. I lean over and look at the kids and half whisper "quit kicking each other now and watch the movie" and glare at them. For some reason, they got up and were never heard from again.
I liked the movie. I would have liked it a lot more if some parents weren't so fucking stupid as to bring their kids to this movie. Was it their Valentine's Day gift to their kids? Here you go honey, let's go to a movie you have no clue how to follow and may have nightmares about the shootings and stabbings and the guy who was hit by a truck. Enjoy it, then we'll go eat dinner. I know people need to get out. I've heard stories about R rated movies where couples bring infants to the movie and don't leave when they start crying. That should count for immediate dismissal. I hope to be a father soon and when I do, I'll just not go to a movie with my kid until they are old enough to go or if it's a kiddie flick. Because I am a considerate fucking guy. But there were at least 10 kids in the theater and that is unfuckingacceptable.
At least the night ended well. The AAA guy came and brought a battery with him, which worked out well because Gillian and Andrea checked and there were no places open. We all went to Kate Mantilini's for dinner and then went over to Corbin Bowl.to sing karaoke. Gillian has her version of Epic by Faith No More up on her Myspace and apparently my version of Fiona Apple's Criminal was taped, so maybe I can get a copy of that up.
Sometime, I may talk about the different people who go to this karaoke bar because it's funny, but I'll save it.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
People have no fucking taste....
***This is going to be a long one people, maybe you should get a beverage first***
So I'm minding my own business, basking in the glow of a Steelers Super Bowl Victory. I don't know if they deserved to win, but they did. Still and all, props to Arizona and especially Larry Fitzgerald, who has been my favorite non Steeler for about two years. Anyhoo, I turn on my computer and AIM comes on. With it comes a page that says...50 hottest redheads. I'm a sucker for redheads, and Pajiba just had a vote recently about it, so I decide to take a look. What I saw was not only terrible, but downright disgusting. I don't know who voted for this but whoever it was wasn't either 1. Male or 2. Over the age of 18. Either that or this was a list made based on whose publicists did the most work. Because now only haven't I heard of half of these people, but most of the people who are on it I know are laughable. And apparently it's based on anyone who they have a picture of with red hair, because some people who are known as a brunette or blonde are on here as well.
The site is http://dashboard.aim.com/aim/galleries/50-hottest-redheads?icid=aimDBPromoOne_1
I recommend you look along as I make my comments.
50. Jenna Fischer - A great start to the list. I think 50 is pretty low, but at least she is on it. She's downright adorable.
49. Gia Ferrell - Don't know who she is. Not cuter than Jenna. In line for a beak tweak. Average at best.
48. Alison Sudol - Who is this? Apparently a singer. The pic on the list makes her look goofy.
47. Rumer Willis -
(stares at screen, mouth agape)
(sighs)
(takes a sip of water)
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Are you fucking kidding me? I've had bowel movements with blood in them that were prettier redheads than her. She looks like a misshapen Mister Potato Head. I went into a full body heave when I say her on the screen. She must have made Demi Moore's vagina look like a manhole when she was born. Sweet Tapdancing Christ on a pogo stick. She's not the 50 cutest anything. I don't know who Jenna Fischer pissed off, but she needs to fire her publicist ASAP.
46. Alyson Hannigan - Wayyyyyyyy too soon for her to be on this list. Not based on the picture on the site, but all of the other ones. She's adorable and a top 10 contender here and on Pajiba when we had our vote. At least she is ahead of 47 (which is also her hat size)
45. Cris Winger - No fucking clue. IMBD says she did makeup for 20 movies and was in one. she's cute, but not deserving to be on this list if we don't know who the fuck she is.
44. Sara Rue - She was on some TV show, where she was perky and chunky. Then she lost weight. I think she was on The Big Bang Theory recently. If I could possibly pull her in a bar, she shouldn't be on the list.
43. Emilie Dequenne - French actress. Meh.
42. Barbara Meier - German Model. Won Germany's Next Top Model. Bad picture I guess.
41. Susan Sarandon - 20 years ago maybe. Come on people, I understand that we are supposed to celebrate older women and say that they are just as hot and vibrant as women 20-30 years younger than them. Horseshit. Susan Sarandon is a good looking woman and I thought she was great in Bull Durham, but is she hotter than Alyson Hannigan? Um, hell no.
40. Tori Amos - She wasn't hot before, she isn't hot now. Looks like a Muppet who sings depressing songs. This is a list of the HOTTEST Redheads and there have been 2 out of 11 that should be on the list.
39. Kristen Stewart - Bitch is boring when she acts. Looks boring in her pictures. It's funny, there's also a list of Top 100 performers under 25 that I couldn't bear to look the whole way through. Here's a hint. She's in the top 15, Lauren Conrad is 3rd. Dakota Fanning is 100th. Something is wrong wrong wrong here.
38. Kate Walsh - OK, not bad, this is about her range. I remember her when she was Drew's girlfriend on the Drew Carey Show and she wore a fat suit, but when she wasn't in it was sneaky cute. Then she gets on that crappy Grey's Anatomy show and she's sultry? Things change.
37. Deirdre Quinn - Apparently she is on Heroes. I don't know. I have never watched it. I watch How I Met Your Mother, a better show with a better redhead.
36. Aviva - There is no record of her on Google, just some company. Did a little deeper dig and she is Aviva Farber, the hot little redhead McLovin goes to bed with in Superbad. Jesus, that is the worst picture ever taken of her. I'd fire her agent for letting that represent her hotness.
35. Kate Nash - British singer. Once again the pic provided is the worst ever. Was the guy putting this together running late and needed to get out of the office? Take an extra 10 minutes and have some pride in your craft.
34. Emily Bergl - Another bad pic. And she doesn't look good with short red hair. She was in that Carrie 2 movie...there she had the creepy hot look aka the Fairuza Balk. You know, the look where she was going to fuck the shit out of you then kill you with a butter knife and use your skin as a Snugglie.
33. Claire Danes - Good pick, good placement. May be one of the rare women who is cuter as a blonde.
32. Danneel Harris - She's on One Tree Hill and was in the 2nd Harold and Kumar movie. And she will be in the upcoming Sony release Fired Up (that was for you Shawn). Maybe she should be higher than she is ranked here.
31. Bonnie McKee - she's a singer. Meh.
30. Lily Cole - Apparently this woman is a "Supermodel" She must be able to suck a tennis ball through a racket, though I don't know how with the bottom of your head missing. If we took Rumer Willis's jaw and put it on the top of hers, it would look like an Easter Island statue.
29. Michelle Stafford - Apparently she's won two Emmys. Then I looked further and they are Daytime Emmy's. I won a Daytime Emmy for the time I withdrew money at the ATM. She looks like an average soccer mom, the one who brings vegetables for the team snack.
28. Kirsten Dunst - I guess they don't take teeth into account. Britain's Sweetheart looks like she makes keys with those bad boys.
27. Shayna Rose - Another soap actress and was on Mad Men and Ugly Betty. Where she shouldn't be. On this list at 27. Plain pale redhead with no merit to be where she is.
26. Rachel Boston - Played the sister on The Ex List, which was cancelled in like a week. Another OK but not special pick who should be lower.
25. Scarlett Pomers - Like I'm going to back someone who's main role was on Reba. I don't get this list so far.
24. Christina Ricci - Much hotter with jet black hair. I don't even know when she was a redhead.
23. Gillian Anderson - Guys are crazy about her for some reason. She's cute, but has the personality of a tube sock. But the list is for hottest, so she should be here, and here's a good a spot as any.
22. Nicola Roberts - There's a band called Girls Aloud, I guess. Never heard of them. Never heard of her. She needs a nose job.
21. Phoebe Price - No fucking clue. She looks like she is a candidate for Crack Whore Magazine. But after starring in such classics as "The Junkyard Willie Movie - Lost in Transit" and "Strawberries for the Homeless" and one episode of Arliss as "Photographer" she clearly deserves to be on this list.
20. Julianne Moore - Now we are getting somewhere. Yes and double yes. Insanely hot back in the day and holds up nicely.
19. Bryce Dallas Howard - No and hell no. Clint is hotter than her. ***I went to the Pajiba list to look at this after I was done. Apparently, I used the same joke. It still applies.
18. Shirley Manson - Under the Freaky hot section (see Emily Bergl) but too high for this list.
17. Lindsay Lohan - I thought the idiots who made this list would rank her higher. But when she has her shit together and her mouth shut, she is attractive. Look that that to happen again in 2056.
16. Joss Stone - She has a good voice. I liked the first album where she sang standards. As for being hot? She is a two face. (see Seinfeld for reference) and hotter as a blonde.
15. Kate Winslet - Talented and hot. Deserves to be where she is, if not higher.
14. Karen Elson - British model and singer. eh, ok, you can stay.
13. Laura Prepon - Very very hot. I was saddened by three things about her. 1. when she went blonde. That was a sad day. She was hot and different looking then she went bimbo. 2. Dating Christopher Masterson, the less manly Masterson brother (which is saying a mouthful). 3. Is a Scientologist. Takes her out of the running forever.
12. Emma Stone - Another girl from Superbad. You know, for a movie I didn't much like, they did have some talented redheads. What? I think Michael Cera does the same thing every movie and Jonah Hill isn't funny at all. He aspires to be Jack Black.....who isn't funny anymore either.
11. Angie Everhart - Hall of Famer. Still has it.
10. Debra Messing - WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!? Are you kidding me? Personality goes a long way on this one. She is more annoying than crotch rot.
9. Alicia Witt - A personal favorite from waaaaaayyyyy back. When I lived at home, my mom loved Cybill. I would watch it just to see her. And Cybill is more annoying and self centered than Debra Messing, so that tells you how hot I think Alicia Witt is.
8. Ashlee Simpson - Ahead of Alicia Witt? Fuck you voters. She is the ugly sister. Hell, O.J., Marge and Grampa Simpson have more to offer than this talentless bim. the only couple I hate more than her and her gay husband are the two dickheads from the Hills. BTW, on that list of Top people under 25, Heidi was 24th. Kat Demmings was 25th. There is no God.
7. Amy Adams - Top 3 on my list. hell, at least she is in the top 10 and ahead of Asslee.
6. Drew Barrymore - Don't know what to say. For a while I had a full length poster of her in my old apartment that was hot. http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/513/medium/3776Drew_Barrymore_boxing_again.jpg
She don't look like that anymore. She's attractive, but not top 10.
5. Rose McGowan - She is Top 5. Hot and curvy....and crazy!!!!
4. Lydia Hearst - Didn't know who she was. If you are allegedly top 5, we should know you. And eat a fucking burger while you're at it. I will trade Alyson Hannigan's spot for this one.
3. Marcia Cross - ?????? Do you remember that movie "Death Becomes Her" where Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep end up with eternal life, but have to spackle and duct tape themselves? I think Marcia Cross is going the same way. When she was on Melrose Place, she deserved to be up this high, but not now....no sirree bob. Good thing Teri Hatcher was never a redhead or her dumb ass would be on here as well.
2. Christina Hendricks - I have never watched Mad Men. I have seen pictures of Christina Hendricks. Mad Men is a great fucking show. And it's great some curvy women are coming on the scene.
1. Evan Rachel Wood - #1? The Hottest redhead? I mean she's cute, but not the hottest redhead. Not the hottest young actress. Not the hottest actress in the movie The Wrestler. Marisa Tomei, FTW. What a depressing end to the list.
OVERALL - Obviously the list sucked. I didn't know 18 of them. Some were criminally low, some were criminally high and Rumer fucking Willis was on the list. Do you know who wasn't on the list?
Lauren Ambrose
Nicole Kidman
Laura Leighton
Rachel McAdams
and the hottest redhead of them all (no, not Shawn Hugus)
Isla Fisher
As I said, I don't know who made this list, but here's my top 10 and I'll let you decide which is better.
10. Julianne Moore
9. Jenna Fischer
8. Christina Hendricks
7. Laura Prepon
6. Alyson Hannigan
5. Alicia Witt
4. Rose McGowan
3. Rachel McAdams
2. Amy Adams
1. Isla Fisher
....and I'm spent.
So I'm minding my own business, basking in the glow of a Steelers Super Bowl Victory. I don't know if they deserved to win, but they did. Still and all, props to Arizona and especially Larry Fitzgerald, who has been my favorite non Steeler for about two years. Anyhoo, I turn on my computer and AIM comes on. With it comes a page that says...50 hottest redheads. I'm a sucker for redheads, and Pajiba just had a vote recently about it, so I decide to take a look. What I saw was not only terrible, but downright disgusting. I don't know who voted for this but whoever it was wasn't either 1. Male or 2. Over the age of 18. Either that or this was a list made based on whose publicists did the most work. Because now only haven't I heard of half of these people, but most of the people who are on it I know are laughable. And apparently it's based on anyone who they have a picture of with red hair, because some people who are known as a brunette or blonde are on here as well.
The site is http://dashboard.aim.com/aim/galleries/50-hottest-redheads?icid=aimDBPromoOne_1
I recommend you look along as I make my comments.
50. Jenna Fischer - A great start to the list. I think 50 is pretty low, but at least she is on it. She's downright adorable.
49. Gia Ferrell - Don't know who she is. Not cuter than Jenna. In line for a beak tweak. Average at best.
48. Alison Sudol - Who is this? Apparently a singer. The pic on the list makes her look goofy.
47. Rumer Willis -
(stares at screen, mouth agape)
(sighs)
(takes a sip of water)
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Are you fucking kidding me? I've had bowel movements with blood in them that were prettier redheads than her. She looks like a misshapen Mister Potato Head. I went into a full body heave when I say her on the screen. She must have made Demi Moore's vagina look like a manhole when she was born. Sweet Tapdancing Christ on a pogo stick. She's not the 50 cutest anything. I don't know who Jenna Fischer pissed off, but she needs to fire her publicist ASAP.
46. Alyson Hannigan - Wayyyyyyyy too soon for her to be on this list. Not based on the picture on the site, but all of the other ones. She's adorable and a top 10 contender here and on Pajiba when we had our vote. At least she is ahead of 47 (which is also her hat size)
45. Cris Winger - No fucking clue. IMBD says she did makeup for 20 movies and was in one. she's cute, but not deserving to be on this list if we don't know who the fuck she is.
44. Sara Rue - She was on some TV show, where she was perky and chunky. Then she lost weight. I think she was on The Big Bang Theory recently. If I could possibly pull her in a bar, she shouldn't be on the list.
43. Emilie Dequenne - French actress. Meh.
42. Barbara Meier - German Model. Won Germany's Next Top Model. Bad picture I guess.
41. Susan Sarandon - 20 years ago maybe. Come on people, I understand that we are supposed to celebrate older women and say that they are just as hot and vibrant as women 20-30 years younger than them. Horseshit. Susan Sarandon is a good looking woman and I thought she was great in Bull Durham, but is she hotter than Alyson Hannigan? Um, hell no.
40. Tori Amos - She wasn't hot before, she isn't hot now. Looks like a Muppet who sings depressing songs. This is a list of the HOTTEST Redheads and there have been 2 out of 11 that should be on the list.
39. Kristen Stewart - Bitch is boring when she acts. Looks boring in her pictures. It's funny, there's also a list of Top 100 performers under 25 that I couldn't bear to look the whole way through. Here's a hint. She's in the top 15, Lauren Conrad is 3rd. Dakota Fanning is 100th. Something is wrong wrong wrong here.
38. Kate Walsh - OK, not bad, this is about her range. I remember her when she was Drew's girlfriend on the Drew Carey Show and she wore a fat suit, but when she wasn't in it was sneaky cute. Then she gets on that crappy Grey's Anatomy show and she's sultry? Things change.
37. Deirdre Quinn - Apparently she is on Heroes. I don't know. I have never watched it. I watch How I Met Your Mother, a better show with a better redhead.
36. Aviva - There is no record of her on Google, just some company. Did a little deeper dig and she is Aviva Farber, the hot little redhead McLovin goes to bed with in Superbad. Jesus, that is the worst picture ever taken of her. I'd fire her agent for letting that represent her hotness.
35. Kate Nash - British singer. Once again the pic provided is the worst ever. Was the guy putting this together running late and needed to get out of the office? Take an extra 10 minutes and have some pride in your craft.
34. Emily Bergl - Another bad pic. And she doesn't look good with short red hair. She was in that Carrie 2 movie...there she had the creepy hot look aka the Fairuza Balk. You know, the look where she was going to fuck the shit out of you then kill you with a butter knife and use your skin as a Snugglie.
33. Claire Danes - Good pick, good placement. May be one of the rare women who is cuter as a blonde.
32. Danneel Harris - She's on One Tree Hill and was in the 2nd Harold and Kumar movie. And she will be in the upcoming Sony release Fired Up (that was for you Shawn). Maybe she should be higher than she is ranked here.
31. Bonnie McKee - she's a singer. Meh.
30. Lily Cole - Apparently this woman is a "Supermodel" She must be able to suck a tennis ball through a racket, though I don't know how with the bottom of your head missing. If we took Rumer Willis's jaw and put it on the top of hers, it would look like an Easter Island statue.
29. Michelle Stafford - Apparently she's won two Emmys. Then I looked further and they are Daytime Emmy's. I won a Daytime Emmy for the time I withdrew money at the ATM. She looks like an average soccer mom, the one who brings vegetables for the team snack.
28. Kirsten Dunst - I guess they don't take teeth into account. Britain's Sweetheart looks like she makes keys with those bad boys.
27. Shayna Rose - Another soap actress and was on Mad Men and Ugly Betty. Where she shouldn't be. On this list at 27. Plain pale redhead with no merit to be where she is.
26. Rachel Boston - Played the sister on The Ex List, which was cancelled in like a week. Another OK but not special pick who should be lower.
25. Scarlett Pomers - Like I'm going to back someone who's main role was on Reba. I don't get this list so far.
24. Christina Ricci - Much hotter with jet black hair. I don't even know when she was a redhead.
23. Gillian Anderson - Guys are crazy about her for some reason. She's cute, but has the personality of a tube sock. But the list is for hottest, so she should be here, and here's a good a spot as any.
22. Nicola Roberts - There's a band called Girls Aloud, I guess. Never heard of them. Never heard of her. She needs a nose job.
21. Phoebe Price - No fucking clue. She looks like she is a candidate for Crack Whore Magazine. But after starring in such classics as "The Junkyard Willie Movie - Lost in Transit" and "Strawberries for the Homeless" and one episode of Arliss as "Photographer" she clearly deserves to be on this list.
20. Julianne Moore - Now we are getting somewhere. Yes and double yes. Insanely hot back in the day and holds up nicely.
19. Bryce Dallas Howard - No and hell no. Clint is hotter than her. ***I went to the Pajiba list to look at this after I was done. Apparently, I used the same joke. It still applies.
18. Shirley Manson - Under the Freaky hot section (see Emily Bergl) but too high for this list.
17. Lindsay Lohan - I thought the idiots who made this list would rank her higher. But when she has her shit together and her mouth shut, she is attractive. Look that that to happen again in 2056.
16. Joss Stone - She has a good voice. I liked the first album where she sang standards. As for being hot? She is a two face. (see Seinfeld for reference) and hotter as a blonde.
15. Kate Winslet - Talented and hot. Deserves to be where she is, if not higher.
14. Karen Elson - British model and singer. eh, ok, you can stay.
13. Laura Prepon - Very very hot. I was saddened by three things about her. 1. when she went blonde. That was a sad day. She was hot and different looking then she went bimbo. 2. Dating Christopher Masterson, the less manly Masterson brother (which is saying a mouthful). 3. Is a Scientologist. Takes her out of the running forever.
12. Emma Stone - Another girl from Superbad. You know, for a movie I didn't much like, they did have some talented redheads. What? I think Michael Cera does the same thing every movie and Jonah Hill isn't funny at all. He aspires to be Jack Black.....who isn't funny anymore either.
11. Angie Everhart - Hall of Famer. Still has it.
10. Debra Messing - WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!? Are you kidding me? Personality goes a long way on this one. She is more annoying than crotch rot.
9. Alicia Witt - A personal favorite from waaaaaayyyyy back. When I lived at home, my mom loved Cybill. I would watch it just to see her. And Cybill is more annoying and self centered than Debra Messing, so that tells you how hot I think Alicia Witt is.
8. Ashlee Simpson - Ahead of Alicia Witt? Fuck you voters. She is the ugly sister. Hell, O.J., Marge and Grampa Simpson have more to offer than this talentless bim. the only couple I hate more than her and her gay husband are the two dickheads from the Hills. BTW, on that list of Top people under 25, Heidi was 24th. Kat Demmings was 25th. There is no God.
7. Amy Adams - Top 3 on my list. hell, at least she is in the top 10 and ahead of Asslee.
6. Drew Barrymore - Don't know what to say. For a while I had a full length poster of her in my old apartment that was hot. http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/513/medium/3776Drew_Barrymore_boxing_again.jpg
She don't look like that anymore. She's attractive, but not top 10.
5. Rose McGowan - She is Top 5. Hot and curvy....and crazy!!!!
4. Lydia Hearst - Didn't know who she was. If you are allegedly top 5, we should know you. And eat a fucking burger while you're at it. I will trade Alyson Hannigan's spot for this one.
3. Marcia Cross - ?????? Do you remember that movie "Death Becomes Her" where Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep end up with eternal life, but have to spackle and duct tape themselves? I think Marcia Cross is going the same way. When she was on Melrose Place, she deserved to be up this high, but not now....no sirree bob. Good thing Teri Hatcher was never a redhead or her dumb ass would be on here as well.
2. Christina Hendricks - I have never watched Mad Men. I have seen pictures of Christina Hendricks. Mad Men is a great fucking show. And it's great some curvy women are coming on the scene.
1. Evan Rachel Wood - #1? The Hottest redhead? I mean she's cute, but not the hottest redhead. Not the hottest young actress. Not the hottest actress in the movie The Wrestler. Marisa Tomei, FTW. What a depressing end to the list.
OVERALL - Obviously the list sucked. I didn't know 18 of them. Some were criminally low, some were criminally high and Rumer fucking Willis was on the list. Do you know who wasn't on the list?
Lauren Ambrose
Nicole Kidman
Laura Leighton
Rachel McAdams
and the hottest redhead of them all (no, not Shawn Hugus)
Isla Fisher
As I said, I don't know who made this list, but here's my top 10 and I'll let you decide which is better.
10. Julianne Moore
9. Jenna Fischer
8. Christina Hendricks
7. Laura Prepon
6. Alyson Hannigan
5. Alicia Witt
4. Rose McGowan
3. Rachel McAdams
2. Amy Adams
1. Isla Fisher
....and I'm spent.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Now that's good eatin!!!!
OK, I'll tend more to the blog now after removing myself from the poker sites for a couple weeks. I am growing tired of having pocket Aces and losing to lesser hands (in this case he has AK and hit runner runner straight) I am beginning to believe the theorists out there who say that the games are rigged. I have lost with pocket aces 5 times in the last 7 tournaments. That can't be a coincidence.
Anyway, I said before to friends I was going to write about my favorite meals. You don't get to be my size and not enjoy a meal or two. So, here are my five favorite comfort meals....the things that make the big man happy.
Honorable mention - A Ham Salad Sandwich from Andersons on a fresh roll with Snyders Potato Chips and Cherokee Red. The reason this is honorable mention is because Andersons is closed. I will never be able to get that particular type of Ham Salad anymore. And I loved it so much. Anything else will be a weak sister to that. Also, they don't sell Snyders Potato Chips and Cherokee Red in L.A., it's strictly East Coast. Like back in the day, they didn't sell Ho-Ho's here. Also, back in the day, every individual Ho-Ho was wrapped in aluminum foil. That was weird. BTW, Shawn and Michele HATE ham salad and were grossed out when I ate it. But I don't take food advice from someone who doesn't put milk on cereal, doesn't eat eggs or drink cola.
Others receiving votes - Large Poorboy sammich from Bay Cities, the Garlic rolls at Pizza Cookery, House Special Chicken from Pick Up Stix. Pad See Ew from Thai and I in Encino, Shrimp Scampi from the Cheesecake Factory. A Grilled Ham and Swiss from any deli. Scrambled Eggs with Biscuits and Gravy from Raes.
5 - A Shrimp Scampi Burrito from Poquito Mas, Mojado style - Walker took me to this place for lunch one day when we were working at OOMC. Now, I love shrimp like Bubba Blue did. So I ordered it. Fresh tortillas and shrimp with really good soft white rice wrapped up, drenched in red sauce and with a caesar salad and black beans on the side. And the price ranges depending on the volatile shrimp market. So it can be 7.99 or 11.99. Either way, it is quite choice.
4 - Porterhouse steak with the garlic seasoning, medium well with mashed potatoes AND French fries with a Ciroc and Ginger Ale to drink from Prime at the Bellagio - I used to not be a steak guy. My affinity for it has grown as I have been able to upgrade from Steak-um's and Steak and Eggs at Norms (AKA the Trevor Shickman Special). Back in the days, when the troops would roll up to Vegas, our good friend Al would get us hooked up at Prime. It was our friend J.P. (who has the tastebuds of a 7 year old) who insisted on the fries. And what a great choice he made. They are light as air and not greasy at all. It's goofy, but running a fry through your mashed potatoes and eating it is a fun thing to do for me. As for the drink, I'll say it again. Fuck Poof Drizzle, I was drinking Ciroc way before his punk ass did. Other steak houses like Mastros, Fins and Fogo De Chao are good, but Prime is the balls.
3 - King Cheese well done with Lettuce, Onions, Mayo and Pickles from Fatburger - Some will say In and Out is the best burger out there, but they are flimsy and I don't like the condiment selection as much. A King Burger needs two hands and it has some heft to it. And I like steak fries, so the fat fries are better than the ones at In and Out. Now, if we are going to In and Out, I will eat it happily, but the Fatboogie is my favorite.
2 - Chicken Parmesan with a side of spaghetti and meat sauce from Maggiano's - I just had this yesterday, the serving is so huge you can take it home and have it for another meal. The sauce from the Chicken Parm mixed with the meat sauce from the spaghetti is really tasty. I have tried only one other meal at Maggiano's and while it was good, I had to order a chicken parm to go because I regretted turning my back on my true Maggiano's love.
1B - Spaghetti and Meatballs from Rizzo's in Crabtree, Pennsylvania - Their sauce is so good that I have it shipped to me by the case from http://www.rizzosmalabarinn.com/sauces.aspx. I know it's a bias, but East Coast Italian food is far superior to the stuff you get here. Like Ray Liotta said in Goodfellas "Ketchup and noodles with burnt meatballs". Oh, and you have to get the Garlic bread and a salad, no beets. If Rizzo's closes, based on Anderson's closing this year, I have no reason to go back to Western PA, except family. :)
1A - Chick Fil-A Sandwich, no pickles, Large Waffle fries with barbecue sauce to dip in and a small cole slaw - It's a running joke with all of my friends, but it is the best fast food there is. The closest one is 20 miles away and I will make road trips to go get it. And I bring back several sandwiches and nuggets for Michele and I to eat during the week. Chick Fil-A was my first job back in 1986 at Santa Monica Place. (And no, despite rumors to the contrary, I never wore the chicken suit. I did dress up as Santa Claus at the Westside Pavilion when I was 26, but thats another story for another blog). We used to get free food as a perk for working there and it's no wonder the place went out of business. I wish one was closer, but am also aftaid I would be 350 lbs.
I didn't say this was the best food, just the food that makes me the happiest. Feel free to advise me on what else I should try.
Anyway, I said before to friends I was going to write about my favorite meals. You don't get to be my size and not enjoy a meal or two. So, here are my five favorite comfort meals....the things that make the big man happy.
Honorable mention - A Ham Salad Sandwich from Andersons on a fresh roll with Snyders Potato Chips and Cherokee Red. The reason this is honorable mention is because Andersons is closed. I will never be able to get that particular type of Ham Salad anymore. And I loved it so much. Anything else will be a weak sister to that. Also, they don't sell Snyders Potato Chips and Cherokee Red in L.A., it's strictly East Coast. Like back in the day, they didn't sell Ho-Ho's here. Also, back in the day, every individual Ho-Ho was wrapped in aluminum foil. That was weird. BTW, Shawn and Michele HATE ham salad and were grossed out when I ate it. But I don't take food advice from someone who doesn't put milk on cereal, doesn't eat eggs or drink cola.
Others receiving votes - Large Poorboy sammich from Bay Cities, the Garlic rolls at Pizza Cookery, House Special Chicken from Pick Up Stix. Pad See Ew from Thai and I in Encino, Shrimp Scampi from the Cheesecake Factory. A Grilled Ham and Swiss from any deli. Scrambled Eggs with Biscuits and Gravy from Raes.
5 - A Shrimp Scampi Burrito from Poquito Mas, Mojado style - Walker took me to this place for lunch one day when we were working at OOMC. Now, I love shrimp like Bubba Blue did. So I ordered it. Fresh tortillas and shrimp with really good soft white rice wrapped up, drenched in red sauce and with a caesar salad and black beans on the side. And the price ranges depending on the volatile shrimp market. So it can be 7.99 or 11.99. Either way, it is quite choice.
4 - Porterhouse steak with the garlic seasoning, medium well with mashed potatoes AND French fries with a Ciroc and Ginger Ale to drink from Prime at the Bellagio - I used to not be a steak guy. My affinity for it has grown as I have been able to upgrade from Steak-um's and Steak and Eggs at Norms (AKA the Trevor Shickman Special). Back in the days, when the troops would roll up to Vegas, our good friend Al would get us hooked up at Prime. It was our friend J.P. (who has the tastebuds of a 7 year old) who insisted on the fries. And what a great choice he made. They are light as air and not greasy at all. It's goofy, but running a fry through your mashed potatoes and eating it is a fun thing to do for me. As for the drink, I'll say it again. Fuck Poof Drizzle, I was drinking Ciroc way before his punk ass did. Other steak houses like Mastros, Fins and Fogo De Chao are good, but Prime is the balls.
3 - King Cheese well done with Lettuce, Onions, Mayo and Pickles from Fatburger - Some will say In and Out is the best burger out there, but they are flimsy and I don't like the condiment selection as much. A King Burger needs two hands and it has some heft to it. And I like steak fries, so the fat fries are better than the ones at In and Out. Now, if we are going to In and Out, I will eat it happily, but the Fatboogie is my favorite.
2 - Chicken Parmesan with a side of spaghetti and meat sauce from Maggiano's - I just had this yesterday, the serving is so huge you can take it home and have it for another meal. The sauce from the Chicken Parm mixed with the meat sauce from the spaghetti is really tasty. I have tried only one other meal at Maggiano's and while it was good, I had to order a chicken parm to go because I regretted turning my back on my true Maggiano's love.
1B - Spaghetti and Meatballs from Rizzo's in Crabtree, Pennsylvania - Their sauce is so good that I have it shipped to me by the case from http://www.rizzosmalabarinn.com/sauces.aspx. I know it's a bias, but East Coast Italian food is far superior to the stuff you get here. Like Ray Liotta said in Goodfellas "Ketchup and noodles with burnt meatballs". Oh, and you have to get the Garlic bread and a salad, no beets. If Rizzo's closes, based on Anderson's closing this year, I have no reason to go back to Western PA, except family. :)
1A - Chick Fil-A Sandwich, no pickles, Large Waffle fries with barbecue sauce to dip in and a small cole slaw - It's a running joke with all of my friends, but it is the best fast food there is. The closest one is 20 miles away and I will make road trips to go get it. And I bring back several sandwiches and nuggets for Michele and I to eat during the week. Chick Fil-A was my first job back in 1986 at Santa Monica Place. (And no, despite rumors to the contrary, I never wore the chicken suit. I did dress up as Santa Claus at the Westside Pavilion when I was 26, but thats another story for another blog). We used to get free food as a perk for working there and it's no wonder the place went out of business. I wish one was closer, but am also aftaid I would be 350 lbs.
I didn't say this was the best food, just the food that makes me the happiest. Feel free to advise me on what else I should try.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Bring Me Edelweiss - Edelweiss
2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
What You Won’t Do for Love – Bobby Caldwell - Yeah, I’m a sucker for attention and making people happy.
3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Second Time Around – Shalamar – I don’t know what that means. Does it mean I only like someone the second time we’re together? I’m happy now.
4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
I’m Housin’ – EPMD – Yes, I am housin…..I rule!
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE??
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn – Um, am I to be a transient?
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young – You take a piece of me with you….
7) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Mr. Scarface, The Final Chapter – Mr. Scarface - I’m a drug dealer?
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Riptide – Robert Palmer – I don’t swim, and the song is about being torn between two lovers. It is not true.
9) WHAT IS 2+2?
Your Song – Elton John – Yeah, it is a basic song.
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Sanford and Son Theme Song - HAHAHAHAHAHA
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Trip and a Half/Mia Bocca – Jill Jones - She is a trip and a half
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Love My Way – The Psychedelic Furs – Yep, it has to be my way…
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Mexican Radio – Wall of Voodoo – I don’t know
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? – James Ingram and Patti Austin - Hmmmm, guess I’m worried about keeping her.
15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Tin Man – America – But you had heart all along….
16)WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Amazing – Josh Kelley – Maybe.
17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Shock the Monkey – Peter Gabriel - LOL
18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Put Your Hands on Me – Sinead O’Connor - playing with yourself isn’t a hobby, it’s a vocation.
19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Wonder if I’ll Take You Home – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force – Did I have a one night stand I don’t know about? Or when I did back in the days…..did something happen?
20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Out of Touch – Hall and Oates – Again…..HAHAHHAHAHA
21) WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Fire and Rain – James Taylor – Don’t like burning, don’t like drowning.
22) HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Polka Your Eyes Out – Weird Al Yankovic – I can see that.
23) WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Light of Day – Joan Jett – See previous mentions to one night stands.
24) WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
My Ever Changing Moods – Style Council – Yep, I’m a moody sonofabitch
25) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Steal My Sunshine – Len – I don’t like when my sunshine is stolen.
26) WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
I Don’t Want to Wait – Paula Cole – I am engaged….so there you go.
27) WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Possession – Sarah Mclachlan – Yeah, I don’t like to be possessed by the devil.
28) DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Tiny Dancer – Elton John – she is petite, and can shake it…..yep, that’s my girl
29) IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Goody Two Shoes – Adam and the Ants - I don’t know, would I be one? Or would I stop myself from being one? I didn’t think I was one.
30) WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Guilty – Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand – Cant think why.
31) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
32) HOW DOES THE WORLD SEE YOU?
Naturally Mine – Al. B. Sure! – Yes, I am there for the whole world.
33)WILL I HAVE A HAPPY LIFE?
Beautiful Day – U2 –Fuckin’ A – Nice!!!
34)WHAT DO MY FRIENDS REALLY THINK OF ME?
I’m Bad – LL Cool J – Yep, I’m a bad ass
35) DO PEOPLE SECRETLY LUST AFTER ME?
Calling All Angels – Train – Vladimir Guerrero wants me? Um, I’m a fan, but no.
36) HOW CAN I MAKE MYSELF HAPPY?
Just Another Night – Mick Jagger – of what?
37)WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day – Great, I’m gonna be a detective or manwhore.
38) WILL I EVER HAVE CHILDREN?
Jimmy – Boogie Down Productions – A song about condoms doesn’t bode well.
39) WHAT IS SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR ME?
You Can’t Change That – Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio – Yeah, just let things that you can’t change go, don’t let them get to you.
40) HOW WILL I BE REMEMBERED?
Stop Draggin My Heart Around – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty – Um, this isn’t good.
41) WHAT IS MY SIGNATURE DANCING SONG?
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor - I don’t know.
42)WHAT DO I THINK IS MY CURRENT SIGNATURE SONG?
Life’s Been Good to Me So Far – Joe Walsh – Yeah, that’s cool.
43) WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK MY SONG IS?
Ghetto Thang – De La Soul – Because I am so down, I guess?
44) WHAT TYPE OF WOMEN DO YOU LIKE?
Night and Day – Al B. Sure! – Manic depressive? Not likely.
45) WHAT IS MY DAY GOING TO BE LIKE?
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder – OK.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Bring Me Edelweiss - Edelweiss
2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
What You Won’t Do for Love – Bobby Caldwell - Yeah, I’m a sucker for attention and making people happy.
3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Second Time Around – Shalamar – I don’t know what that means. Does it mean I only like someone the second time we’re together? I’m happy now.
4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
I’m Housin’ – EPMD – Yes, I am housin…..I rule!
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE??
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn – Um, am I to be a transient?
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young – You take a piece of me with you….
7) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Mr. Scarface, The Final Chapter – Mr. Scarface - I’m a drug dealer?
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Riptide – Robert Palmer – I don’t swim, and the song is about being torn between two lovers. It is not true.
9) WHAT IS 2+2?
Your Song – Elton John – Yeah, it is a basic song.
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Sanford and Son Theme Song - HAHAHAHAHAHA
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Trip and a Half/Mia Bocca – Jill Jones - She is a trip and a half
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Love My Way – The Psychedelic Furs – Yep, it has to be my way…
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Mexican Radio – Wall of Voodoo – I don’t know
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? – James Ingram and Patti Austin - Hmmmm, guess I’m worried about keeping her.
15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Tin Man – America – But you had heart all along….
16)WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Amazing – Josh Kelley – Maybe.
17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Shock the Monkey – Peter Gabriel - LOL
18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Put Your Hands on Me – Sinead O’Connor - playing with yourself isn’t a hobby, it’s a vocation.
19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Wonder if I’ll Take You Home – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force – Did I have a one night stand I don’t know about? Or when I did back in the days…..did something happen?
20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Out of Touch – Hall and Oates – Again…..HAHAHHAHAHA
21) WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Fire and Rain – James Taylor – Don’t like burning, don’t like drowning.
22) HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Polka Your Eyes Out – Weird Al Yankovic – I can see that.
23) WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Light of Day – Joan Jett – See previous mentions to one night stands.
24) WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
My Ever Changing Moods – Style Council – Yep, I’m a moody sonofabitch
25) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Steal My Sunshine – Len – I don’t like when my sunshine is stolen.
26) WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
I Don’t Want to Wait – Paula Cole – I am engaged….so there you go.
27) WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Possession – Sarah Mclachlan – Yeah, I don’t like to be possessed by the devil.
28) DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Tiny Dancer – Elton John – she is petite, and can shake it…..yep, that’s my girl
29) IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Goody Two Shoes – Adam and the Ants - I don’t know, would I be one? Or would I stop myself from being one? I didn’t think I was one.
30) WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Guilty – Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand – Cant think why.
31) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
32) HOW DOES THE WORLD SEE YOU?
Naturally Mine – Al. B. Sure! – Yes, I am there for the whole world.
33)WILL I HAVE A HAPPY LIFE?
Beautiful Day – U2 –Fuckin’ A – Nice!!!
34)WHAT DO MY FRIENDS REALLY THINK OF ME?
I’m Bad – LL Cool J – Yep, I’m a bad ass
35) DO PEOPLE SECRETLY LUST AFTER ME?
Calling All Angels – Train – Vladimir Guerrero wants me? Um, I’m a fan, but no.
36) HOW CAN I MAKE MYSELF HAPPY?
Just Another Night – Mick Jagger – of what?
37)WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day – Great, I’m gonna be a detective or manwhore.
38) WILL I EVER HAVE CHILDREN?
Jimmy – Boogie Down Productions – A song about condoms doesn’t bode well.
39) WHAT IS SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR ME?
You Can’t Change That – Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio – Yeah, just let things that you can’t change go, don’t let them get to you.
40) HOW WILL I BE REMEMBERED?
Stop Draggin My Heart Around – Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty – Um, this isn’t good.
41) WHAT IS MY SIGNATURE DANCING SONG?
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor - I don’t know.
42)WHAT DO I THINK IS MY CURRENT SIGNATURE SONG?
Life’s Been Good to Me So Far – Joe Walsh – Yeah, that’s cool.
43) WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK MY SONG IS?
Ghetto Thang – De La Soul – Because I am so down, I guess?
44) WHAT TYPE OF WOMEN DO YOU LIKE?
Night and Day – Al B. Sure! – Manic depressive? Not likely.
45) WHAT IS MY DAY GOING TO BE LIKE?
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder – OK.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
It's time to update an old list
My good friend Chris Walker and I had a conversation one day over lunch about the 10 women you would be allowed to sleep with and your significant other couldn't complain. I wrote this list on August 17th, 2006. It was a pretty solid list, but for some reason, I had Elisha Cuthbert and Katherine Heigl on the top, but they were moved for Rachel McAdams a couple days later. Know that this was before I ever heard one of them speak. The list was as follows:
Others receiving votes: Sophie Marceau, Claire Forlani, Rose McGowan, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Asia Argento, Liv Tyler, Jenna Fischer, Audrey Tautou, Carla Gugino, Gabrielle Union, Rachel Weisz, Alyson Hannigan, Jessica Biel, Michelle Monaghan, Mary Louise Parker, Alicia Witt, Jennifer Esposito, Kate Beckinsale.
10 - Eliza Dushku
9 - Kelly Hu - I liked the idea of the name Kelly Hu Hugus....like a stutter or hiccup.
8 - Elizabeth Banks
7 - Ashley Judd
6 - Famke Janssen
5 - Lauren Graham
4 - Diane Lane
3 - Jessica Alba
2 - Cuthbert or Heigl
1 - Rachel McAdams
The list is outdated....things need to be switched around and changed. I'm not interested in almost every one of these new celubutards that have hit the scene. There are no Audrey Hepburns on the horizon. But as I get older, I like a woman who has a little more substance. I don't understand why.....but now here's the new list.
10 - Gemma Arterton - Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace, best thing about the movie.
9- Mary Louise Parker - Should have been on the other list, I like her quirkiness
8 - Jenna Fischer - too adorable on the Office
7 - Emmanuelle Chriqui - incredibly hot, almost worth watching Zohan for
6 - Lauren Graham - Still on the list
5 - Isla Fisher - attractive and funny
4 - Diane Lane - the lifetime achievement award, has not lost a step
3 - Rachel McAdams - still beautiful, was #1, but been out of the picture.
2 - Elizabeth Banks - Good movies, insanely attractive, right on the cusp of #1
1 - Amy Adams - Total package. No need to elaborate.
Feel free to give your opinions.
Others receiving votes: Sophie Marceau, Claire Forlani, Rose McGowan, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Asia Argento, Liv Tyler, Jenna Fischer, Audrey Tautou, Carla Gugino, Gabrielle Union, Rachel Weisz, Alyson Hannigan, Jessica Biel, Michelle Monaghan, Mary Louise Parker, Alicia Witt, Jennifer Esposito, Kate Beckinsale.
10 - Eliza Dushku
9 - Kelly Hu - I liked the idea of the name Kelly Hu Hugus....like a stutter or hiccup.
8 - Elizabeth Banks
7 - Ashley Judd
6 - Famke Janssen
5 - Lauren Graham
4 - Diane Lane
3 - Jessica Alba
2 - Cuthbert or Heigl
1 - Rachel McAdams
The list is outdated....things need to be switched around and changed. I'm not interested in almost every one of these new celubutards that have hit the scene. There are no Audrey Hepburns on the horizon. But as I get older, I like a woman who has a little more substance. I don't understand why.....but now here's the new list.
10 - Gemma Arterton - Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace, best thing about the movie.
9- Mary Louise Parker - Should have been on the other list, I like her quirkiness
8 - Jenna Fischer - too adorable on the Office
7 - Emmanuelle Chriqui - incredibly hot, almost worth watching Zohan for
6 - Lauren Graham - Still on the list
5 - Isla Fisher - attractive and funny
4 - Diane Lane - the lifetime achievement award, has not lost a step
3 - Rachel McAdams - still beautiful, was #1, but been out of the picture.
2 - Elizabeth Banks - Good movies, insanely attractive, right on the cusp of #1
1 - Amy Adams - Total package. No need to elaborate.
Feel free to give your opinions.
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