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I Don't Care What My Niece Says...
8 years ago
My older niece's pony is Pinkie Pie, ahem, Stinky Pie and her house at Hogwarts is Stinklepuff. :P
Found that my niece likes Twilight Sparkle and doesn't like Pokemon. In that case I'll leave a Mimikkyu for her at her 4-H shooting club and just cackle as it freaks out everyone. Though I think she'd even be better off dressed as Hapu riding a Mudsdale.
Yup, I was on my long Christmas vacation back in Missouri to see family. Darn 1000-mile trip. Started early morning last Wednesday taking the scenic route using US 58 all the way to the Cumberland Gap and one of the most hair-raising (for my dog at least) stretches between Virginia 16 and Virginia 91 with so many hairpin turns, steep hills and there was no way anyone can even drive the posted speed limit of 55 mph. Also found the one Mejier's that doesn't carry Faygo in the one of two states where you can find White Castle and its redneck cousin Krystal in the same town. Tried out Raising Cane's for the first time and it's pretty good - the Texas toast is much better and crispier than Zaxby's to be certain. Made it the next day after fighting some crazy St. Louis traffic.
Friday was me being stuck with my niece and nephew and my mom going up to Bass Pro in CoMo pretty much all day and not trying to groom a crazy 15 year old standard poodle, then watching Rouge One that evening. It was a good movie but I agree with the reviewers, the start was too slow since it had all that setup. Oh yea, that TIE Striker; that poor thing was just scenery despite being hyped up as the U-Wing stole all the vehicular attention (as did the HK-47 wannabe). Oh...let's not forget to tell this to Saw Guerra in a John Travolta voice with a Dutch angle; "When you were learning to SPELL YOUR NAME, I was learning how to conquer galaxies!"
The big highlight for Christmas was that my nieces and nephew (and my folks and sister) were going to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando for vacation at the end of the school year. They even have the wands that interact with all the stuff in the theme park, "acceptance letters" and their "train passes." All I got; a rock (lamp). It's supposed to reduce stress and clear allergens...but it allowed me to make a joke since my folks got it at a rock shop in Florida. Just have my nieces and nephew yell "Rock Show! Rock Show! Rock Show!" like Burt the geologist. :P
Okay..Plushie rant incoming!
My older niece got Buckbeak the Hypogriff, my younger niece got Fawkes the phoenix and my nephew got Fluffy (you know what critter), all in plush form for Christmas. However, when I was mentioning the Build a Bear Eevee plush and how obnoxiously hard it is to find at Build a Bear, my mom got all pain in the butt and right on my case asking me if I wasted my money on one. Ugh! What is so wrong with an adult collecting plush as an adult, hmm? What if I openly told my niece that I like Rarity and have a tee with her on it? I hate folks who are stuck in such old fashioned mindsets.
Anyway, back to the program....
Headed down to see my relatives and make some pork loin for my family for the big Christmas dinner and it turned out very well. ^^ Also got some very nice glass mugs from my grandma. But other than that my time in SE Missouri was uneventful. On the way home, I didn't have to detour to Dyersburg so I crossed the Mississippi at Cairo. Also found that Carrie Fisher passed away when I bought a calendar at Books-a-Million in Clarksville, TN (couldn't find "Vader and Family" or even a poodles calendar but I found a Sheltie calendar). It was just tragic how she passed away since they were stuck in flight when it happened. I can imagine Episode VIII then surpassing The Force Awakens in sales because that will be her final appearance in film and hopefully Leia going out in a blaze of glory against 8 foot-tall Gollum and wannabe Snape. Just feel bad for Jumanji and The Six Billion Dollar Man (the remake of The Six Million Dollar Man) that open the week after Episode VIII since it will be buried by the latter's release.
Just got home this afternoon and I am pleased to report that I evicted three mice from my home, caught in strategically placed glue traps. Got everything unpacked and just takin' it easy before going to work tomorrow (just tomorrow, to boot; our boss wants us to be there on the first day of the audit and inventory).
Oh, and Cook Out is a pretty good fast food joint too. Where else can you get an Egg Nog shake in December and Watermelon shakes in summer...and 38 other flavors, too. And you can get a quesadilla as a side to your burger all for the same price as picking fries for hushpuppies. :P
- Charlie
Found that my niece likes Twilight Sparkle and doesn't like Pokemon. In that case I'll leave a Mimikkyu for her at her 4-H shooting club and just cackle as it freaks out everyone. Though I think she'd even be better off dressed as Hapu riding a Mudsdale.
Yup, I was on my long Christmas vacation back in Missouri to see family. Darn 1000-mile trip. Started early morning last Wednesday taking the scenic route using US 58 all the way to the Cumberland Gap and one of the most hair-raising (for my dog at least) stretches between Virginia 16 and Virginia 91 with so many hairpin turns, steep hills and there was no way anyone can even drive the posted speed limit of 55 mph. Also found the one Mejier's that doesn't carry Faygo in the one of two states where you can find White Castle and its redneck cousin Krystal in the same town. Tried out Raising Cane's for the first time and it's pretty good - the Texas toast is much better and crispier than Zaxby's to be certain. Made it the next day after fighting some crazy St. Louis traffic.
Friday was me being stuck with my niece and nephew and my mom going up to Bass Pro in CoMo pretty much all day and not trying to groom a crazy 15 year old standard poodle, then watching Rouge One that evening. It was a good movie but I agree with the reviewers, the start was too slow since it had all that setup. Oh yea, that TIE Striker; that poor thing was just scenery despite being hyped up as the U-Wing stole all the vehicular attention (as did the HK-47 wannabe). Oh...let's not forget to tell this to Saw Guerra in a John Travolta voice with a Dutch angle; "When you were learning to SPELL YOUR NAME, I was learning how to conquer galaxies!"
The big highlight for Christmas was that my nieces and nephew (and my folks and sister) were going to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando for vacation at the end of the school year. They even have the wands that interact with all the stuff in the theme park, "acceptance letters" and their "train passes." All I got; a rock (lamp). It's supposed to reduce stress and clear allergens...but it allowed me to make a joke since my folks got it at a rock shop in Florida. Just have my nieces and nephew yell "Rock Show! Rock Show! Rock Show!" like Burt the geologist. :P
Okay..Plushie rant incoming!
My older niece got Buckbeak the Hypogriff, my younger niece got Fawkes the phoenix and my nephew got Fluffy (you know what critter), all in plush form for Christmas. However, when I was mentioning the Build a Bear Eevee plush and how obnoxiously hard it is to find at Build a Bear, my mom got all pain in the butt and right on my case asking me if I wasted my money on one. Ugh! What is so wrong with an adult collecting plush as an adult, hmm? What if I openly told my niece that I like Rarity and have a tee with her on it? I hate folks who are stuck in such old fashioned mindsets.
Anyway, back to the program....
Headed down to see my relatives and make some pork loin for my family for the big Christmas dinner and it turned out very well. ^^ Also got some very nice glass mugs from my grandma. But other than that my time in SE Missouri was uneventful. On the way home, I didn't have to detour to Dyersburg so I crossed the Mississippi at Cairo. Also found that Carrie Fisher passed away when I bought a calendar at Books-a-Million in Clarksville, TN (couldn't find "Vader and Family" or even a poodles calendar but I found a Sheltie calendar). It was just tragic how she passed away since they were stuck in flight when it happened. I can imagine Episode VIII then surpassing The Force Awakens in sales because that will be her final appearance in film and hopefully Leia going out in a blaze of glory against 8 foot-tall Gollum and wannabe Snape. Just feel bad for Jumanji and The Six Billion Dollar Man (the remake of The Six Million Dollar Man) that open the week after Episode VIII since it will be buried by the latter's release.
Just got home this afternoon and I am pleased to report that I evicted three mice from my home, caught in strategically placed glue traps. Got everything unpacked and just takin' it easy before going to work tomorrow (just tomorrow, to boot; our boss wants us to be there on the first day of the audit and inventory).
Oh, and Cook Out is a pretty good fast food joint too. Where else can you get an Egg Nog shake in December and Watermelon shakes in summer...and 38 other flavors, too. And you can get a quesadilla as a side to your burger all for the same price as picking fries for hushpuppies. :P
- Charlie
