The Answers
I'm sure you have all been anxiously awaiting the answers to my little quiz. Well most of them have already been answered correctly by those of you who left comments, congrats to you guys. Very impressive. The ones that were not answered were definitely obscure, but I threw them in anyways just for some added challenge.
1. Garth - Wayne's World
2. Weird Al Yankovic - "It's All About the Pentiums"
3. Michael Corleone - The Godfather Part I
4. Happy Gilmore - Happy Gilmore
5. Chubbs - Happy Gilmore
6. Kristin - Laguna Beach Season 1
7. Brad to the Miz - RW/RR Challenge: The Inferno II
8. Dave Chappelle - Killing Them Softly
9. The President - Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Love the Bomb and Stop Worrying
10. Michelle - Full House
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By the way in #5, someone told me that this is not true. Supposedly when putting, it is all in the shoulders. Any golfers out there care to verify? Maybe learning golf technique from Happy Gilmore is not the best idea after all. And here I was all along, thinking that I should putt with a hockey stick.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
As I have mentioned before in this blog, one of the things I miss most about college is reading the DI (student newspaper at U of Illinois), and in particular the Police Blotter. The stories are usually short and lack much detail, but the fun part is reading between the lines and trying to figure out and picture what happened.
"19 year old man arrested for underage alcohol consumption and battery at 300 block of John, resists arrest" - Hmm let's run that through the translator: "Drunken frat boy gets into fight on way back to the house from bars". I think we've all seen the story before.
And then sometimes there's just a story that flat out cracks me up:
DI Police Blotter 9-2-05
Check out the first item under Urbana, it's priceless. It could easily be one of those joke headlines on The Onion: "8 year old boy steals a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, flees from police".
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Sometimes I feel like I am the only person who
- doesn't think Family Guy is a very funny show
- thinks Black Eyed Peas sucks
- doesn't think Anna Kournikova is very hot
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Since I'm bored, let's play a game. Name the quote and who said it:
1. "If she were a President, she would be Baberaham Lincoln"
2. "If I ever meet you, I'll CTRL-ALT-DELETE you"
3. "It's not personal Sonny, strictly business."
4. "What? Friends listen to Endless Love in the dark!"
5. "It's all in the hips. All in the hips."
6. "My car is DONE-zo!"
7. "Congratulations, you're a meathead son. But don't you EVER touch my underwear again"
8. "All right, a Cheeto!"
9. "The 'Baby on the Corner' trick, eh? I'm not falling for that s**t!"
10. "Gentlemen, you can't fight here! This is the War Room!"
Sorry I have no prizes to offer so there's no need to respond. I will post the answers in a few days.
Now that I think of it, whatever happened to Stork's blog and quizzes? I miss those.
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Oh, and once again for those of you who love pictures, here's one of my Love Sac (don't worry it's work safe):
"19 year old man arrested for underage alcohol consumption and battery at 300 block of John, resists arrest" - Hmm let's run that through the translator: "Drunken frat boy gets into fight on way back to the house from bars". I think we've all seen the story before.
And then sometimes there's just a story that flat out cracks me up:
DI Police Blotter 9-2-05
Check out the first item under Urbana, it's priceless. It could easily be one of those joke headlines on The Onion: "8 year old boy steals a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, flees from police".
*****
Sometimes I feel like I am the only person who
- doesn't think Family Guy is a very funny show
- thinks Black Eyed Peas sucks
- doesn't think Anna Kournikova is very hot
*****
Since I'm bored, let's play a game. Name the quote and who said it:
1. "If she were a President, she would be Baberaham Lincoln"
2. "If I ever meet you, I'll CTRL-ALT-DELETE you"
3. "It's not personal Sonny, strictly business."
4. "What? Friends listen to Endless Love in the dark!"
5. "It's all in the hips. All in the hips."
6. "My car is DONE-zo!"
7. "Congratulations, you're a meathead son. But don't you EVER touch my underwear again"
8. "All right, a Cheeto!"
9. "The 'Baby on the Corner' trick, eh? I'm not falling for that s**t!"
10. "Gentlemen, you can't fight here! This is the War Room!"
Sorry I have no prizes to offer so there's no need to respond. I will post the answers in a few days.
Now that I think of it, whatever happened to Stork's blog and quizzes? I miss those.
*****
Oh, and once again for those of you who love pictures, here's one of my Love Sac (don't worry it's work safe):
Monday, August 29, 2005
Went to the 3rd wedding of the summer this weekend, with possibly 2 more to attend next weekend. As you all know, weddings aren't my thing, but I don't mind going as long as:
1) I know and like the bride and/or groom
2) It's not too long
Thankfully, this one met both requirements. The ceremony was short and sweet and I was definitely happy to see the two lovers get hitched. However I had to leave a little early from the reception, because of some important business to attend to.
On a related note, the McNown league draft took place last night and I think I did alright. At the 6th spot I wasn't expecting much anyways. I doubt people outside of our league care about seeing my whole team but here were my first 5 picks anyhow (10 team league):
1. (6) E. James
2. (15) K. Jones
3. (26) A. Gates
4. (35) A. Johnson
5. (46) T. Green
For those of you who like to see pictures, here are a couple:
Generic wedding picture
Pride of Taiwan (the Chen Family)
On a sad note, I just saw Sportscenter highlights of Serena Williams beating Taiwanese 16 year old Yung-Jan Chan. But watch out for her in the future!
1) I know and like the bride and/or groom
2) It's not too long
Thankfully, this one met both requirements. The ceremony was short and sweet and I was definitely happy to see the two lovers get hitched. However I had to leave a little early from the reception, because of some important business to attend to.
On a related note, the McNown league draft took place last night and I think I did alright. At the 6th spot I wasn't expecting much anyways. I doubt people outside of our league care about seeing my whole team but here were my first 5 picks anyhow (10 team league):
1. (6) E. James
2. (15) K. Jones
3. (26) A. Gates
4. (35) A. Johnson
5. (46) T. Green
For those of you who like to see pictures, here are a couple:
Generic wedding picture
Pride of Taiwan (the Chen Family)
On a sad note, I just saw Sportscenter highlights of Serena Williams beating Taiwanese 16 year old Yung-Jan Chan. But watch out for her in the future!
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Waiter Rant
Over my many years of eating out, I have had probably hundreds of waiters/waitresses, but I have always wondered what it's like to be on the other side. I don't know if any of you out there have worked as waiters before, but I have not. Other than a brief one-night charity thing which doesn't count, my expeence has always been from the perspective of the one being served, not the server.
From my view of the situation, it's pretty simple. Just don't be rude to me, serve me the food I ordered, refill my drinks in a timely manner, and maybe check on my table now and then to see if we need anything. Almost regardless of how dinner is, I will generally leave between 15-20% as tip.
Beyond that, there's not much more to it. Rarely do I talk to waiters or waitresses about anything beyond the most superficial of small talk. I almost never make special requests, like changing ingredients in a certain dish, or ask to be seated in a booth vs. table or whatever. If they completely mess up my order, I might send it back, but even then, I sometimes just eat what they gave me anyways.
When I leave the restaurant, my short experience with the waiter or waitress is usually over and done with for good (unless I happen to get the same person the next time I'm at a restaurant). At most, if he was really rude, I'll say to myself, "wow, our waiter was a real jerk", or if she was really cute, I might say "wow, our waitress was really cute". But I don't go home thinking about what the person is like outside of work, what he/she does for fun, what his/her family situation is like.
Anyways, like I was saying, I've never been a waiter but I've wondered what the view is like from their side. And recently, I came across this blog that has given me a some insight into that very subject. The site is called Waiter Rant, basically a blog written by an anonymous guy who works as a waiter at some NY restaurant.
Before you dismiss the thought of reading some random guy writing about his experiences as a waiter, let me just say that this blog is actually very well written and, at least in my opinion, worth reading. I've spent a good amount of time in the past few days going through his archives, and I do recommend it to anyone out there who has any amount of interest in what it's like to be a waiter (if you have none, then skip it). I would say that if you don't mind wasting your time reading this blog, then you will probably find his stuff pretty interesting. Just something to consider.
He's got some pretty entertaining stories about customers and behind the scenes stuff at restaurants that people like us don't normally see or know about. Also shares a lot of thoughts that you wouldn't typically expect your waiter/waitress to be thinking about, but they obviously do. You'll have to read those for yourself though.
If you don't feel like reading through his stuff, I have picked out a few pieces of knowledge I garnered from my reading that I will summarize here:
1. Waiters/Waitresses prefer tips in cash, not credit cards
2. If you want your server to like you, don't order tea
3. The amount you tip your waiter/waitress means much more to him/her than it does to you
4. There are a lot of really bad restaurant customers out there
5. If you make a really bad impression, there are many ways your waiter/waitress can get revenge. They also have long memories when it comes to that stuff.
Have a nice day everyone.
Over my many years of eating out, I have had probably hundreds of waiters/waitresses, but I have always wondered what it's like to be on the other side. I don't know if any of you out there have worked as waiters before, but I have not. Other than a brief one-night charity thing which doesn't count, my expeence has always been from the perspective of the one being served, not the server.
From my view of the situation, it's pretty simple. Just don't be rude to me, serve me the food I ordered, refill my drinks in a timely manner, and maybe check on my table now and then to see if we need anything. Almost regardless of how dinner is, I will generally leave between 15-20% as tip.
Beyond that, there's not much more to it. Rarely do I talk to waiters or waitresses about anything beyond the most superficial of small talk. I almost never make special requests, like changing ingredients in a certain dish, or ask to be seated in a booth vs. table or whatever. If they completely mess up my order, I might send it back, but even then, I sometimes just eat what they gave me anyways.
When I leave the restaurant, my short experience with the waiter or waitress is usually over and done with for good (unless I happen to get the same person the next time I'm at a restaurant). At most, if he was really rude, I'll say to myself, "wow, our waiter was a real jerk", or if she was really cute, I might say "wow, our waitress was really cute". But I don't go home thinking about what the person is like outside of work, what he/she does for fun, what his/her family situation is like.
Anyways, like I was saying, I've never been a waiter but I've wondered what the view is like from their side. And recently, I came across this blog that has given me a some insight into that very subject. The site is called Waiter Rant, basically a blog written by an anonymous guy who works as a waiter at some NY restaurant.
Before you dismiss the thought of reading some random guy writing about his experiences as a waiter, let me just say that this blog is actually very well written and, at least in my opinion, worth reading. I've spent a good amount of time in the past few days going through his archives, and I do recommend it to anyone out there who has any amount of interest in what it's like to be a waiter (if you have none, then skip it). I would say that if you don't mind wasting your time reading this blog, then you will probably find his stuff pretty interesting. Just something to consider.
He's got some pretty entertaining stories about customers and behind the scenes stuff at restaurants that people like us don't normally see or know about. Also shares a lot of thoughts that you wouldn't typically expect your waiter/waitress to be thinking about, but they obviously do. You'll have to read those for yourself though.
If you don't feel like reading through his stuff, I have picked out a few pieces of knowledge I garnered from my reading that I will summarize here:
1. Waiters/Waitresses prefer tips in cash, not credit cards
2. If you want your server to like you, don't order tea
3. The amount you tip your waiter/waitress means much more to him/her than it does to you
4. There are a lot of really bad restaurant customers out there
5. If you make a really bad impression, there are many ways your waiter/waitress can get revenge. They also have long memories when it comes to that stuff.
Have a nice day everyone.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Pictures
Thanks to everyone who swung by the place this weekend. I hope you all had a good time as I did. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but here are a few that I did get:
The fridge BEFORE:
The fridge AFTER:
Where it all went (besides the toilet, of course):
Don't ask me when the next time will be, because I don't know yet. Hopefully at least once more before the end of summer, but no guarantees. Definitely will be busier the next few weekends and I still need to get furniture, so I can fit more people and not have to ask them to bring their own chairs and tables next time.
Thanks to everyone who swung by the place this weekend. I hope you all had a good time as I did. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but here are a few that I did get:
The fridge BEFORE:
The fridge AFTER:
Where it all went (besides the toilet, of course):
Don't ask me when the next time will be, because I don't know yet. Hopefully at least once more before the end of summer, but no guarantees. Definitely will be busier the next few weekends and I still need to get furniture, so I can fit more people and not have to ask them to bring their own chairs and tables next time.
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