This post is going to seem really dumb and weird but it is really for the three people that will actually get the hilarity in what I'm talking about so for the rest of you, my apologies.I was looking in the cabinet where we keep our drinking glasses the other day and I happened to come across the "goblet" you see below. In 2001 when I was living in Allston, MA with Jay, Sully and Nik one of us (probably me) brought home this goblet from Burger King one day, I think it was part of some meal deal thing. Then for whatever reason we started calling it the Goblet of Truth and we would all take turns drinking a beer from it and at the time it had this battery powered red light that would make the goblet glow from the bottom. I told you this was not going to make a lot of sense but I'm really not that crazy here because you can buy these things all over the Internet. What is dumbest and craziest part of this is that since 2001 the goblet has moved with me from Allston to Brookline to Winchester to Boston to a storage facility in Woburn to Bethesda and then to where we are today in DC.Anyway it was funny at the time. What is quite ridiculous is that we all lived together for probably over two years and I don't have one picture of the four of us, so I've put together a little tribute album to commemorate the dumb and fun times we had - Highgate/Brookline crew. My favorite is the scary picture of Nik trying to show off his hideous mullet.
When at Foxwoods last weekend we all took breaks every couple of hours to convene up in the room and hang out and have a few beers. During one of our rendezvous we caught some Jackass episodes on the boob tube and it got me thinking of all the CKY videos that we all used to watch back in the day before Jackass was even around and made all those MTV guys famous. There were many hilarious scenes on all of those videos but this one may be the one that we watch over and over again and never got enough of. This is Raab Himself with a little slouzbry stouvre and is probably only funny for 4 other people but it had to be shown, courtesy of YouTube.
Growing up cereal was pretty much the centerpiece of my diet. Up until the time I finished high school and left for college cereal was always something I relied on for a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner. Back then my most commonly eaten cereals looked something like:
Frosted Flakes
Fruity Pebbles
Cap'N Crunch Crunchberries
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Corn Pops
Lucky Charms
Golden Grahams
Cookie Crisp
Super Golden Crisp
Total Raisin Bran
Over the last few weeks I have rediscovered my love for a big bowl of cereal with milk. These days I've been eating a lot of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios and staying away from the sugar-loaded cereals of my earlier years. I have even been mixing cereal with yogurt a tasty trick that I first learned from Nik back a few years ago. I always made fun of him for that but it is damn delicious.
I'd also like to give some props to Jay who we ridiculed for 3 years because we would all get back from the gym and Sully and I would prepare a normal meal with meat, veg and starch and Jay would grab a bowl and pour himself a bowl of cereal. We insisted it was because he was lazy but he insisted it was because he loved cereal...well I have rekindled that love and I'm psyched.
Today is Tracy's birthday (enter panic mode for those of you who forgot) so we went out to dinner tonight to Olazzo which is where Trace wanted to go. We went pretty early so we wouldn't have to wait because they don't take reservations and I must say it was delicious. We were hoping that it would be the Giacomo's of the South and it was good but it wasn't that good, Giacomo's still reigns supreme.So we are walking home and this guy who had just gotten off of the Metro was walking down the sidewalk and I catch the tail end of the lyrics he was singing aloud..."for fifteen thousand miles." I immediately recognize that I know those lyrics and I must figure out what song they are from. By the time we get home 5 minutes later I've realized that they are from and run to my CD case from high school and college and pull out the Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy. For those of you from the Winchester High School class of 1996 you know this album well. I can't believe this random dude walking down the street was singing a song from this album, it is such a blast from the past...crazy.Let the record show that I'm picking Seattle (+4.5) on Sunday and the over under for number of wings that I will eat is 20...I'm taking the over.
...Smokin' the reefer. That is what Mr. Michael Pacheco will soon be busting people for in the town of Woburn, MA. I'd like to formally congratulate him with a little shout out on What's The Good Word. In the next few months after going to the Police Academy he'll be sworn in as a Woburn police officer and rest assured he won't be working with Tackleberry, Hightower and Mahoney. He is however already working on his mustache, which is a prerequisite for working on the Woburn staff of Supertroopers.
Channel surfing tonight I came across Red Dawn on Spike TV and immeaditely became giddy with joy. Red Dawn came out in 1984 and probably hit cable in 1985, so I was 7. It was one of the first movies that I ever taped off of HBO with our VCR and then proceeded to watch each and every day. It was by far my favorite movie growing up because it was, at the time, the most violent movie ever and was the first movie to ever have the PG-13 rating. So not only was it a interesting plot with lot of excitiment (for a 7 year old) but it was badass to watch it.
"Wolverines!"
I'm watching the last half hour right now and will soon be adding it to my DVD library as soon as someone has a reason to buy me a gift. Coming across this movie tonight was like finding a 20 spot in a jacket pocket, it was one of those movies that I had totally forgotten about and I'm so happy that I've rediscovered it.Give me some comments and let me know what other long lost movies might be out there.
Sing along with me... When my belly starts a-rumblin', and I'm jonesin' for a treat. I close my eyes for a big surprise, the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. I love the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch, the breasts they grow on trees. And streams of bacon ranch dressing, flow right up to your knees. Tumbleweeds of bacon, and cheddar paves the streets. Folks don't front 'ya cause ya got the juice, there's a train of ladies comin' with a nice caboose. Never get in trouble, never need an excuse, the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. I love the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch no one tells ya to behave. Your wildest fantasies come true, Dallas cheerleaders give you shaves. Red onions make you laugh instead, and french fries grow like weeds. Ya get to veg all day, all the lotto tickets pay. The king who wants you to have it your way, that's the Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch.
So I've added a "Bored at Work" section to the right navigation and I'll keep it updated with the latest silliness to keep you occupied during down time. Be sure to check out Sith Sense, if you play along for real you'll be amazed, he gets it every time.
So Al calls me the other day and says "You'll never guess who I just booked a meeting for." I play along and say "Who?". Al retorts "A Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament". I use my one challenge for the day and call him a dirty, filthy liar. Then I proceed to Google "rock, paper, scissors" and the results that I got were completely inspiring. Not only was I interested to learn that there is a RPS The Film getting ready to launch this summer but there are advanced tactics and strategies involved with RPS. Who would have thought that a simple childhood game used to determine who is "it" and who has to go ring Mrs. Lyon's doorbell and run could have so much interest from people older than 9 years old.
Watch out for the Avalanche So Al and I are hysterically laughing together while surfing through the Google results and after a good 10 minutes or so of reading the rules and upcoming events I really only had one question..."Can you get me tickets to the tournament?"
