Happy MLK Day! And on a day of equal rights, on a day of fighting for freedom, and most importantly fighting to be an individual and be who you truly are, nothing, and I mean nothing, speaks to the heart of what Dr King stood for than the Saved by the Bell College Years episode when Slater decided to become a Chicano. That episode has by far the best Zack Morris line ever. I laugh outloud, in tears, everytime. Even Slater was laughing.....watch...
Gets me everytime.
The other day I sparked a pretty heated debate at a bar amongst friends and it centered around Macaroni and Cheese. I am led to believe that the shape of the noodle makes the quality of the Kraft Mac n Cheese. I say this because I have been living off of Kraft Mac for the past week. The regular noodle just does not do it for me. I follow the instructions on the box. I use the right amount of the milk they ask for and every...single...fuckin...time it comes out soupy! When I lessen the milk, still soupy and it irritates the shit out of me. However, you go out and buy the Three Cheese Shell and it comes out perfect every single time. I mean, this could all be because I am just clueless, but I am pretty sure I am right on this. My friends seemed to think I was on to something. You tell me. Is it the noodle shape? Is my milk to cheese powder to noodle ratio way off? Am I slow? I think its the noodle shape, there is no other explanation for it. The shells rule and the noodles drool.....literally. But when it comes down to it, just get the Velveeta Shells and squeeze that cheese. End of discussion.
It is no secret. I hate my job. Part of it is that I lost my only pair of gloves the other day and today it was so cold I felt like I was in the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow'. (Side note: If I had to pick a movie with Dennis Quaid to be in, I would choose Inner Space). Anyhoo. But I have reached the point where my job is turning into the movie Office Space and I am turning into Peter. Take today for instance, we had to work. The rest of the company was off, but we were asked to come in on Monday because we already had missed too many Mondays over the past 3 weeks. I could hear Lombard in my weekend going 'Yaaa, I'm gonna have to ask you to come in on Monday, that would be great.' I spend my entire day trying to figure out how I can make a 'Jump to Conclusions' Mat. I am on a full time job search, which is a job in itself, but at the same time I have to go to work until I find something. It is painful. Ok, enough of me feeling sorry for myself. I am not the only person in the world who hates their job. Let's get positive before we can continue.
Ok. So the Patriots lost yesterday. Awful right? Like watching a horrible car accident and there is nothing you can do about it. But maybe it is just me, but I wasn't really that pissed about it. I don't know why. I am a Patriots fan, I care, I have an opinion, but I am just not that pissed about it. Same thing goes for the Red Sox. They didn't make the playoffs, but I wasn't pissed, I didn't lose sleep over it, I wasn't beside myself all day at work. I don't know. I just think the people of Boston expect a championship every single year. I think we expect too much, every single year. Yes, the Patriots should have won yesterday and I am not necessarily talking about that game yesterday. I don't know, it is just a feeling I had after watching them lose yesterday and seeing the Sox not make the playoffs that it is not the end of the world. Maybe it is because we have been spoiled the last decade with 6 championships from the Boston sports teams. That feeling of sadness, humility, and being a Bostonian fan is no longer there ya know. I can't really explain it through writing, it is just a feeling. Part of me wants the losing to continue for a bit longer so we can get that feeling of what it is like to want to be good just once....and not every single year. Ya know? Sometimes you can't explain in words how you feel, you just know how you feel. And I had that feeling yesterday. Just wasn't that pissed.
On the other hand, if it was the Celtics, I would have called out of work for the next 2 months and eaten nothing but chocolate ice cream while crying like a little bitch....so I guess I can't talk huh.
Back to my job hunt, I met with a recruiter today. And before we ended our meeting, he asked if I always had a beard. I said no. He asked if I was willing to shave it in order to make a good first impression if he were to line up an interview for me. And I thought to myself.....would I? I hate my job, I want a new one very badly but this beard has become a part of me and for a split second I thought of sacrificing my overall happiness to keep my beard. I know I am not the only person in the world with a beard and I have been writing a lot about my beard, but you grow a beard for the first time in your life and you tell me how you answer that question! Tougher than you think I bet!
I am currently working on the Top 15 Candy Bars for a blog. I wrote a Top 25 Cereals blog a couple years ago. I like lists, which is funny because I can't make a grocery list for the life of me. When I go grocery shopping, you would think I lost a small child and I only look for him in the kids food aisles. I spend half the time walking back and forth from the cereal, snacks and frozen dinner aisles and not enough time in the adult aisles. But anyways, a Top 15 Candy Bar list. I just feel like it needs to be done. Look for it....
I saw the KE$HA video for whatever the fuck her new song is....someone kill her. How is she a musician and why the hell was I watching a KE$HA video and why the hell do I know to put a $ sign in for the S in her name. Jesus H.
I have an IPOD alarm clock but I haven't set it up yet, mainly because I can't figure out how to set the actual time which is a problem because it is, afterall, an alarm clock. But it got me to thinking, what song would I want to wake up to?? What song would anyone want to wake up to almost every single day? It is a tough question because it could really make or break your day and if you know me, I am an awful morning person....horrendous, the worst, the pits. I am not proud of it, I just hate waking up....anyways....on the weekends I would wake up to...
But for everyday before work....I am waking up to this shit...(I originally had Never Surrender by Cory Har, tbut the opening sounds way too much like an alarm clock and I would break my IPOD, plus I would hate myself for waking up to that) I just know I need to feel good and this may just do it for me.....
Talk it out.
Gets me everytime.
The other day I sparked a pretty heated debate at a bar amongst friends and it centered around Macaroni and Cheese. I am led to believe that the shape of the noodle makes the quality of the Kraft Mac n Cheese. I say this because I have been living off of Kraft Mac for the past week. The regular noodle just does not do it for me. I follow the instructions on the box. I use the right amount of the milk they ask for and every...single...fuckin...time it comes out soupy! When I lessen the milk, still soupy and it irritates the shit out of me. However, you go out and buy the Three Cheese Shell and it comes out perfect every single time. I mean, this could all be because I am just clueless, but I am pretty sure I am right on this. My friends seemed to think I was on to something. You tell me. Is it the noodle shape? Is my milk to cheese powder to noodle ratio way off? Am I slow? I think its the noodle shape, there is no other explanation for it. The shells rule and the noodles drool.....literally. But when it comes down to it, just get the Velveeta Shells and squeeze that cheese. End of discussion.
It is no secret. I hate my job. Part of it is that I lost my only pair of gloves the other day and today it was so cold I felt like I was in the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow'. (Side note: If I had to pick a movie with Dennis Quaid to be in, I would choose Inner Space). Anyhoo. But I have reached the point where my job is turning into the movie Office Space and I am turning into Peter. Take today for instance, we had to work. The rest of the company was off, but we were asked to come in on Monday because we already had missed too many Mondays over the past 3 weeks. I could hear Lombard in my weekend going 'Yaaa, I'm gonna have to ask you to come in on Monday, that would be great.' I spend my entire day trying to figure out how I can make a 'Jump to Conclusions' Mat. I am on a full time job search, which is a job in itself, but at the same time I have to go to work until I find something. It is painful. Ok, enough of me feeling sorry for myself. I am not the only person in the world who hates their job. Let's get positive before we can continue.
Ok. So the Patriots lost yesterday. Awful right? Like watching a horrible car accident and there is nothing you can do about it. But maybe it is just me, but I wasn't really that pissed about it. I don't know why. I am a Patriots fan, I care, I have an opinion, but I am just not that pissed about it. Same thing goes for the Red Sox. They didn't make the playoffs, but I wasn't pissed, I didn't lose sleep over it, I wasn't beside myself all day at work. I don't know. I just think the people of Boston expect a championship every single year. I think we expect too much, every single year. Yes, the Patriots should have won yesterday and I am not necessarily talking about that game yesterday. I don't know, it is just a feeling I had after watching them lose yesterday and seeing the Sox not make the playoffs that it is not the end of the world. Maybe it is because we have been spoiled the last decade with 6 championships from the Boston sports teams. That feeling of sadness, humility, and being a Bostonian fan is no longer there ya know. I can't really explain it through writing, it is just a feeling. Part of me wants the losing to continue for a bit longer so we can get that feeling of what it is like to want to be good just once....and not every single year. Ya know? Sometimes you can't explain in words how you feel, you just know how you feel. And I had that feeling yesterday. Just wasn't that pissed.
On the other hand, if it was the Celtics, I would have called out of work for the next 2 months and eaten nothing but chocolate ice cream while crying like a little bitch....so I guess I can't talk huh.
Back to my job hunt, I met with a recruiter today. And before we ended our meeting, he asked if I always had a beard. I said no. He asked if I was willing to shave it in order to make a good first impression if he were to line up an interview for me. And I thought to myself.....would I? I hate my job, I want a new one very badly but this beard has become a part of me and for a split second I thought of sacrificing my overall happiness to keep my beard. I know I am not the only person in the world with a beard and I have been writing a lot about my beard, but you grow a beard for the first time in your life and you tell me how you answer that question! Tougher than you think I bet!
I am currently working on the Top 15 Candy Bars for a blog. I wrote a Top 25 Cereals blog a couple years ago. I like lists, which is funny because I can't make a grocery list for the life of me. When I go grocery shopping, you would think I lost a small child and I only look for him in the kids food aisles. I spend half the time walking back and forth from the cereal, snacks and frozen dinner aisles and not enough time in the adult aisles. But anyways, a Top 15 Candy Bar list. I just feel like it needs to be done. Look for it....
I saw the KE$HA video for whatever the fuck her new song is....someone kill her. How is she a musician and why the hell was I watching a KE$HA video and why the hell do I know to put a $ sign in for the S in her name. Jesus H.
I have an IPOD alarm clock but I haven't set it up yet, mainly because I can't figure out how to set the actual time which is a problem because it is, afterall, an alarm clock. But it got me to thinking, what song would I want to wake up to?? What song would anyone want to wake up to almost every single day? It is a tough question because it could really make or break your day and if you know me, I am an awful morning person....horrendous, the worst, the pits. I am not proud of it, I just hate waking up....anyways....on the weekends I would wake up to...
But for everyday before work....I am waking up to this shit...(I originally had Never Surrender by Cory Har, tbut the opening sounds way too much like an alarm clock and I would break my IPOD, plus I would hate myself for waking up to that) I just know I need to feel good and this may just do it for me.....
Talk it out.
