I had a meeting in Orlando at a golf resort. Here’s a partial view from my room.
It’s a shame Alan couldn’t come. Just look at the golf course.
When you’re not partaking in the parks of Orlando and forgot your bathing suit, the city can be pretty boring. I mostly stayed in and read about 600 pages and finished Breaking Dawn. I’m thinking about being Bella for Halloween.
Good news, my parent’s finally have power as of last night. They were out of electricity for over 2 weeks due to Ike.
Little’s first college football game.
Got this list from Shane’s blog who got it here.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
I googled Cowboys vs. Eagles game. In an effort to reconcile with football (an ex subjected me to so many games that I burnt out and never looked back) and maybe be able to see Alan during football season. I googled the next Cowboys game trying to figure out if I need cable to watch it as Cindy offered to watch with me. Cindy and I are football neophytes. Our football education despite boyfriends/exboyfriends is limited. Here’s the list I found online of the Cowboys roster.
OFFENSE
WR: Terrell Owens (81)
LT: Flozell Adams (76)
LG: Cory Procter (71)
C: Andre Gurode (65)
RG: Leonard Davis (70)
RT: Marc Colombo (75)
TE: Jason Witten (82)
WR: Patrick Crayton (84)
QB: Tony Romo (9)
FB: Deon Anderson (34)
RB: Marion Barber (24)
DEFENSE
LE: Marcus Spears (96)
NT: Jay Ratliff (90)
RE: Chris Canty (99)
LB: Greg Ellis (98)
LB: Bradie James (56)
LB: Zach Thomas (55)
LB: DeMarcus Ware (94)
CB: Adam Jones (21)
CB: Anthony Henry (42)
SS: Roy Williams (38)
FS: Ken Hamlin (26)
SPECIALISTS
K: Nick Folk (6)
Cindy:
Wide Receiver .
Me:
I know what a QB is!
Cindy:
QB….. Quarter back!
Me:
What’s an FB?
Cindy:
……Football?
Hahhahaha. Yeah yeah, fullback.
Me:
Defense…..
Cindy:
Defense event? Is that a term? What’s a FS?
Me:
Oh! I know this one!! Ex played this one. Ummmmm… safety….FREE SAFETY!
Cindy:
So LS is left safety?
Me:
Muahahhahahahahahahaha
Cindy relayed to me what she recently learned about what blitzes are. I guess she told her boyfriend our conversation we’re having because he started quizzing me about football over IM. (Instant Messenger!!!)
Me:
I almost said talk show host but then… I remembered it was Jerry SPRINGER.
Jason:
Sigh…..
Me:
Who is he?
Jason:
He’s the owner.
Me:
Ohhh. Good to know.
Jason:
hehehe
who is the cowboys QB and who is he dating?’
Me:
Oh! Jessica Simpson… and Tom Brady! … no… Tony Romo. Who’s Tom Brady?
Jason:
Tom Brady is the QB for New England, but he is out for the season with an injury
This is where I have a secret smile because I know what he means by “QB.”
I played a new game tonight at Dave’s birthday party. (He’s 25! Old like me!) It’s called Telephone Pictionary. You have a group of people. Distribute stacks of paper to each person. The number of sheets of paper in each stack should equal the number of people in your game. Number the pages as to not lose order in case you drop your stack. Everyone starts off writing anything they want on their first page. Phrase, movie, word, concept. I wrote “Leopard playing poker.” Then you pass the stack on to the next person after you decide which direction you’re going to go. They read what you wrote, draw it. The next person who gets that stack looks at the picture and writes what they think it is then so forth. You’re not allowed to flip back. Eventually you’ll get your stack back. It’s pretty entertaining. Follows are two stacks of Telephone Pictionary pictures.
Teehee, I drew this first picture. I think it’s pretty good, if you ask me.
I hit up Elizabeth when I was in Houston and she invited me to join her at Sturbucks Mixed Media at MFAH. Apparently, they hold it routinely enough? A museum party. I’ve only been to museum parties at the Blanton in Austin but this one minus the strict no cameras in the gallery rule, throws more festive parties. They had a British pop mix media exhibit on show. I wish I could of taken pictures to share but even when I tried to be sneaky with my phone, I had guards staring me down ready to pounce. There were two bug pieces I liked. A big giant stain glass motif made completely out of real butterflies. Beautiful. The other piece was a bit more grotesque. Dead flies. A whole canvas of them. Dead flies and resin. Spent a lot of time outside mingling since you weren’t allowed to bring your drinks in. Here are some photos courtesy of Thomas.
I like museums. Austin is having their free museum day this Sunday. I’m thinking about taking the little.
The few times I try, I usually fail. I made this picture really tiny because I’m not brave enough to show it any bigger.
This is my second attempt playing with rollers. I’m not very good at them. I don’t know how girls can wake up, shower, blow dry, put product in, style, spray their hair, and then put on make up in the morning. Wouldn’t you have to wake up 2-3 hours earlier to do all that? Geez…
Thomas’s and Mary Ellen’s reactions to the actual size. Hahah
Thomas: what the hell happened to your head
why are they all on one side
Mary: you look like you were drunk when you put them on
The Tucker Max secret from today reminds me of Cindy. She recently told me about him and introduced me to a few of his stories, and I just think he’s an obnoxious asshole. But that’s what’s great about this country, you can celebrate anything and anyone you want to celebrate.
I just had a short Friday work day. About to drive to Houston and do some last minute reviewing/studying for my certification test. These are things I’m looking forward to this weekend:
- Finishing the test
- Passing the test
- Seeing Mom and Daddy
- Eating Mom’s Bun Rieu
- Bringing back winter clothes
- Get some of my pants hemmed by mom :) She spoils me when I go home.
- Seeing some Houston friends I haven’t seen in a while.
- Coming back to Austin <3
I was studying for my certification test at the library tonight and I picked up Bill Clinton’s Giving to read on study breaks. I started with Fountainhead but it was too dense for the occasion. Anyway. Warren Buffett, the second most richest guy donated 30 billion to Bill Gate’s Foundation and when Clinton questioned why so much (half of his money) this was his reply:
My gift is nothing. I can have everything I need with less than one percent of my wealth. I was born in the right country at the right time,and my work is disproportionately rewarded compared to teachers and soldiers. I’m just giving back surplus claims that have no value to me but can do a lot for others. The people I really admire are the small donors who give up a movie or a restaurant meal to help needier people.
I liked his answer so I thought I’d share.
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