Thursday, August 31, 2006

Not Over My Dead Body!


Is it really necessary to have dead bodies in our city? I hate the posters all over the place advertising for it. It grosses me out. Nothing like an exhibit hall full of rotting bodies!
I understand they have been preserved for our viewing pleasure. Brings to mind human beef jerky. Yum! We need these dead folks picked up and buried. I pass two bus stop shelter things on my way to work with this lovely picture on the side. Not what I want to see in the morning. I am so ready for this thing to close.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Updates

Just so ya know....
I still have not found a Super Lucky Cat. I am REALLY bummed, but I will find one come Hell or high water!!
The iPod is still iDead. The hard drive is in the house so there is hope this weekend!
I am still enjoying the 5 cheese lasagna for lunch.
I should be studying more for the LSAT than what I am.
The A/C has not died again since recovery.
I wore hooker shoes to my Gramie's 80th birthday party. They are sweet!

Garden Gnome Show this Weekend!

Yes my fellow Atlantans, it is that time of the year again!

The Gnomes will be upon us downtown at Dragon*Con. Since I made the big decision to purchase a new DSLR camera I should have the ability to report to you on the following:

Men that live in their parent's basement
People that have not seen sunlight for 5+ years
evidence of why an $8 hair cut is not a good idea
People playing dress up all too seriously
Men with 70 sided dice in little bags

I will see what I can do for ya.....

Monday, August 21, 2006

Lunch 101



So I have been trying to find a yummy lunch alternative to my stand by Amy's Cheese Enchiladas. They really are tasty. But variety is the spice of life, right??
I have been trying to branch out. I do some of my grocery getting at Harry's Farmers Market and they have a wonderful variety of organic and vegetarian delights. I have been trying to not eat the same thing everyday for 2 weeks solid, thus burning myself out....
Here we have what looks like to be yummy veggie Lasagna.....
Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna

The picture on the box looks great....Into the cart. I took it to work last week and wanted to beat Amy for this. What I thought I learned: Read the Box!!!!
If I had I would have seen:
Gluten free tender rice noodles layered with creamy ricotta blended with a mixture of organic vegetables (spinach, zucchini, broccoli, carrots and peas) and covered with a fresh tasting tomato sauce.
1. I am of Italian heritage. I should have known better and this was a disgrace. And "Fresh tasting sauce"?
2. What, gluten free? Rice noodles? For the love, why?
3. Zucchini
4. Peas
Really, this was a mess. No way I could eat it. It really is wrong to not have an honest pasta noodle in what is alleged as an Italian dish.

After deciding Amy knew nothing about Italian dishes I picked up a spinach and broccoli manicotti. The picture looked great. I liked what was listed on the box, spinach and broccoli. There was no mention of gluten free so I thought I was in the clear....
Wrong! I have no clue what they did to this filling. Really, it is not right.
1. Filling is not suppose to be ground into unidentified bits
2. Said filling should not be neon green.
3. NO CHEESE?!? No, this is not American or Italian. It is just wrong.
4. Tofu is not cheese, nor should they try and mislead me to believe it is with such a pretty picture.
It was so bad I picked out the noodles and ate them for lunch. The filling smelled revolting. Like broccoli if it were treated as poorly as Veg*All if you know what I mean.

This really is on me for not reading and just going by the picture.
So then I got back to basics, after spending $4.99 on each of the above mentioned cartons of hippy nonscene I went to Publix: Where Shopping is a Pleasure.
I really like my Publix. Always clean and friendly, a good variety of stuff, wide aisles and good lighting.

I took a cue from a friend at work and picked up a Michelina's 5 Cheese Lasagna. Wow!
1. No tofu!
2. Real cheese and plenty of it!!
3. The picture was good, but the lunch was even better.
4. Real pasta.
5. Less than $1.50

And the blurb about it is true:
Cheese lovers rejoice! Here’s a lasagna you can really sink your teeth into — guilt free. Michelina’s version features thick pasta layered with a blend of five different dairy-fresh cheeses and Italian herbs, smothered her favorite, tomato-rich Marinara. All this and only 220 calories per serving and just 5 grams of fat. Smile and say “formaggio!”

Formaggio, indeed. Good job Michelina!



What I have learned here is simple:
1. Do not believe the picture under any circumstance.
2. Read the ingredients, all of them. Do not rely solely on the big words
3. I obviously like processed food....

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Denied

We went to the local joint for dollar sushi tonight. Yum! We spent $25 and ate like a king and queen. Even had a beer.
As dinner came to a close my thoughts drifted to Super Lucky Cat. He waved to me on the way in. He was waiting by the door the entire time. As we were leaving I reached out my hand to grasp his paw. The fab hub had the block. He says it would be super unlucky to steal a Super Lucky Cat and nothing good could come of it. I reminded him that if i cannot acquire one we will have to go back to Pan Asian, Mexico, et al. town until I find one of proper height and deal with people lying to us about where to find a Super Lucky Cat.
I suppose we will be headed back to the Epcot of Atlanta this weekend. This time it is serious.....I will not leave until I have the Super Lucky Cat of my dreams. I will be sure the camera goes this time. I will not rest until the cat is home.......

Sunday, August 13, 2006

It's a Small World After All

So I went on the hunt for my Super Lucky Cat today. Like the good man told me I went to China Town. Which oddly is next to Mexico Town, Korea Town, Japan Town and any other Pan Asian Town. Really much like Epcot, but no rides....
This was a failed mission my friends. I chalk this up to the following:
1. I do not read Cantonese
2. I do not read Mandarin
3. People that do read 1 & 2 do not speak much English
4. The guy in Mexico Town lied about where the Super Lucky Cats are sold
5. Danny Aloha Lied about there being Super Lucky Cats on the open market in Atlanta
I went to the local Asian grocery store. Good ol' Dong Bang. Dong did not know what a Super Lucky Cat was. I am really deflated about this. I checked out eBay. They do not have what I need. I need a BIG Super Lucky Cat. I will not rest.
I recommended any various Asian fare for dinner. I don't think the fab hub will let me near any place that has a Super Lucky Cat within my reach near a door. I tell you: Stealing a Super Lucky Cat is the only way to get one. I bet our local Japanese joint puts up a missing cat sign soon......

Damn that Radio Song

My iPod crapped out last Sunday when I was at the gym. I was so upset. The iPod was upset too. It was making the sick iPod frowney face. The fab hub purchased a new hard drive for it and promised all would be well soon. I think this was more for him than me.
When I was working out the other day at home I asked him to turn on some music. He puts on Cake. Great band, not workout music. Then he puts on the Beatles. Again, great band, not workout music. He asked what I wanted to hear. My request was for some Blackeyed Peas. He asked about REM. I requested JT. He asked about Dave Matthews. I requested Gwen Steffani. He finally sucummed to my requests. Since he was (as usual) working on his computer he had to stay in the same room and listen. He wants my iPod fixed more than I do. He did however, make me some smart playlists.
The hard drive came and to our dismay is the wrong size. Will have to return and reorder for the proper fit. Until then I will have my music blasting from the computer speakers for all to hear from my iTunes library of death. So many gigs of music, so little time........

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Super Lucky Indeed

I am so excited. I have been on the hunt for a Super Lucky Cat for some time. I went to the worst possible Chinese, Thai, random Asian restaurant for dinner tonight. It actually is the best for a special reason: SUPER LUCKY CAT
If you take note, you will see most of these restaurants have one. I thought the only way to get one of good size would be to steal it. I was wrong.
At Danny Alhoa's (yes, it is next door to a gas station) I saw it.
A GOLD GILDED SUPER LUCKY CAT THAT WAVES!!!!
It was on the top shelf behind the bar waving to me my entire meal. Otherwise I would have absconded with it had it been in reach. I did however ask where to acquire such a wonderful Super Lucky Cat.
I will be going to China Town tomorrow. I am excited for the trip. I think Bellini will really like the Super Lucky Cat. Yippy!!

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Pure Heaven

I was at Costco this weekend and saw something unreal. It was a 2 pound bag of Dark Chocolate M&Ms! Now, if I had gotten that bag I would have eaten probably half of it then put them in the fridge and by the time they were nice and cool I would have been ready to eat what was remaining. I denied myself as I knew the fat cow out come and I was not going to live on the elliptical this week.
I found them today. The snack bag size. They were soooo good. Simple, dark, candy coated, bright, shiny, chocolate! The only way I could imagine them better would be with peanuts or almonds. Ahh....the memory is devine.....

Summer fashion, or lack there of....

Now I may not be the most fashion forward. There is some nonsense going on that we really need to stop....
STOP WEARING THIS!
You do not look "Hott" like Paris would say.
1. The mini skirt has made a come back. If your mini is wider than it is long you need to re-think you look. Please go back inside and change.
2. Crocs. This does not apply to kids 12 years old and younger. Folks, big plastic shoes are not cool. No matter your color selection you look like a garden clown. Please, melt them.
3. The Blue tooth ear piece IS NOT A FASHION ACCESSORY!! Really, when you go through life with this borg implant in your ear you are not impressing anyone. And further, if you are matching anything to the damn thing you need a 12 step program.
4. Goucho pants with a hooker tee and high heels. Need we say more?

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

No meetings for me


So it is a rainy night here in May-rhett-a. What else do you do other than have a drink? Not really in a beer or wine mood. Out comes the mixologist......I review our liquor stock. Made a little something for the fab hub and I with Midori, Melon Vodka and some sour mix. Pretty good.
So while I was deciding what to mix I noticed something.
We have a freaking ton of vodka. I mean how many flavors do you need?
For your review:
Orange Stoli-this was left in the fab hub's first home. Found in the freezer with some random meat. Skyy Citrus-Made pomegranate martinis for the holiday kick off party. Chopin-The best of the best vodka flavored vodka. Smirnoff Melon-thought about making watermelon martinis, made watermelon margaritas instead. Next is Van Gogh Apple Barrel, don't get this flavored. And last is Apple Smirnoff-not even opened.
Then I noticed I really have a ton of really good tequila. Tequila is my favorite. I don't need anything with it. No lime, no chill, and no salt. Just great tequila. Some people like scotch. Not me. Just a great tequila. Let me introduce you to some friends:

We have silver Cuervo. I use this in anything mixed. You know, where people want a margarita, but do not like tequila. They are not worth the good stuff. Then there is the Tarantula stuff. It is blue. Again, good to mix. And on to the the real men. Patron Silver-this is a wonderful tequila, really if you have not sipped a tequila this is the one to try. Patron Gold-not as perfect as silver in my opinion, still a great drink. One of my new favorites is XQ Silver-this has a great finish, not too oaky. Milagro-bought it because we liked the bottle on a cruise. Kept it around because this is a great tequila. Here is the thing with good tequila-remember you get what you pay for. Do not buy a gimmick. Lay down some good money. The cheapest bottle I have is $40. It will go all the way up to over $100 a bottle. If you want to experiment and you are in Atlanta go have dinner and tequila at Agave in Cabbage Town. They have every tequila under the sun. Go out and have some fun.....