Llamas with Hats

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What did you do!

Happy 15th Birthday Tawney!

Too cool

Neon's aren't made to shift like other cars

My car isn't normal. A splash of water can change any trip to red mango into a nightmare. Last week it snowed and rained like every day pretty much and my Neon threw a fit because it didn't like the weather. (That means my transmission stops working and I can't get out of 1st gear) When it cleared up over the weekend, my Neon was wrapped in all that lovey sunshine double rainbow mumbo jumbo and my "check engine" light went off, much to my enjoyment.

Hell Round 2 was last night after watching Iona crush Manhattan (which they damn well should have). Driving back on Eastchester heading to Pelhamdale it was raining slightly. It was too dark to see but I hit this huge pothole filled with water. Must have been crazy deep because it sounded like someone took a Louisville Slugger to my car. It was gut wrenching. I prayed for an instant and quietly strained my eyes at the blank dashboard where the engine light is. Rubbing my rabbits foot, crossing my fingers, Hoping, wishing...All the above. 3 seconds later, the engine light comes on and I'm stuck in 1st gear cruising around New Ro. There is no hope.

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"...Should be written on the door of my Neon


5 bucks if you get the reference

A Burger for the Ages!

Michelle took me out to this place she went with her co-workers for our 1 year last week. Good thing she knows there is nothing better than a juicy burger! Gotta give it to a girl who was a vegetarian up until this summer (eats chicken only now) taking the ol' ball and chain out to a Meat filled Man Burger Bar Meat restaurant. We coulda done that whole Italian dinner with wine and whatnot but this was much more delicious! 2 Thumbs Up and grinning from ear to ear.

Moral of the story. I got the Entourage Burger which is a meaty 10 oz burger in between 2 Grilled cheeses! Praise the heavens! I know Friendly's had a similar burger but I never got around to trying it. This thing was amazing. Top 3 burgers I've ever had. The only other burger I think I can readily throw into my top 3 would be the Double Burger from Shake Shack in the city/Citi Field.

Oh, and the fries came in a little mini deep fryer basket. Too Cool. Too Cool. Burgers sat around anywhere from $12-$15 but they are worth every dollar. And for those classy individuals, they have $2 Pabst Tall boys to accompany your sandwich. No big...

Well This Sucks...

There seems to be a trend with New England teams falling short these days. Patriots lost last night to the F*$%# Jets of all teams. The Celtics lost to the Lakers in the Finals last year. Pats lost in the first round to the Ravens last year. Sox have looked like shit. I'll even go as far back as the Giants beating the Pats in the Superbowl but the Celts did take care of business that year. Just a lot of disappointment. Maybe the Celtics can cheer me up...or the Bruins for that matter. They've been looking good as of late.

So for now, life sucks. Let's Go Packers! My brother would be proud...

Song of the Day

A friend got me to listen to the album and I couldn't be more impressed by it. Check it out

New England

I live in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is in an elite club called New England. Crazy right? Being smack dab in the middle I want to call on a few points and determine just which states are better than the others.

1. New Hampshire
Pro's - Skiing, Tax Free!, "Live Free or Die" Motto, Awesome camping and hiking, Nice beach even though it has the smallest coastline of any state in the US., Liquor barns!
Con's - cold ass beach water

2. Massachusetts

Pro's -  Die hard sports (Pats, Celts, Bruins, Sox), Six Flags, Sick Accents, Awesome rest stops on 84 and 90

Con's - Western Mass. Totes the awkward turtle in the room

3. Vermont

Pro's -  Some of the best skiing in the Northeast, Maple syrup...duh even though I enjoy Mrs. Buttersworth

Con's - Tough to get around

4. Rhode Island

Pro's - Scenic coast and mansions

Con's - Small as hell

5. Maine

Pro's -  Some pretty elite ski resorts

Con's - It takes forever to drive through

6. Connecticut

Pro's - Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun

Con's - Gives New England a bad name

I'm moving to New Hampshire. Be back later.

Courtesy

I went skiing today at Gunstock in the lovely lakes region of New Hampshire. This isn't gonna be a skiing blog because I just want to touch upon a little thing called courtesy. One thing I've always liked about coming home is being amongst normal people. I get to hear the accents, people hold doors open and don't slam it in your face. I can't tell you how many times in New York that I go to hold the door for someone and the look on their face is of utter shock, as if I was handing them free money. Same thing goes for driving, no one beeps here. People will let you go and you will get a wave back. Good luck finding stuff like that in NY. People have their heads up their asses. I've come to that conclusion. Everyone is a stress freak and just being in Westchester reminds me of how unnecessarily stressful life has to be.

Getting back to Gunstock, I was heading back to the lodge to get some grub so I took of my gaiter (it covers your neck, kinda like a sick ass face turtle neck). Well after eating, I noticed it was missing. I figured I must have dropped it somewhere in the lodge. After searching everywhere, I headed back outside to face what was going to be a few more runs of face numbing wind burn. And as I step outside, courtesy smacks me in the face. Someone had taken the time to pick up my gaiter and place it noticeably on a ski pole rack. Now I know I may be a little crazy for taking something as silly as a gaiter and turning it into a blog rant but it made me stop and think of just how classy and cool people from around here are. Straight up chill. Just the way I like it. People in NY need to chill the f out and take a nice vacation or something. Do it for all of us. Take a deep breath. Goosfraba

I-Phone Tease

I'm on the couch in the living room with Mikey and after the Saints/Falcons game, and what comes on after? None other than the women's collegiate Ultimate Frisbee championship. Combing women and frisbee? ESPN you foul temptress! You knew I couldn't resist this!

I got a 32gb I-Pod Touch for Christmas this year. It's a good thing because my old I-Pod is literally shitting the bed so to speak. It barely works. This new one is quite something. It's the new 4th generation one so it has a forward facing camera for FaceTime which is pretty damn cool. What do I need a computer webcam anymore? Besides that, everything is so smooth. The Apps, the internet. EVERYTHING. I even realized that my FourSquare wasn't working to its full capability. I had a hunch but I was finally able to confirm it with the Touch.

Music. Boom. FaceTime. Boom. Thin as a graham cracker? Boom.

This thing is such a damn tease. Verizon better hurry up with their version of the I-Phone because I don't think I can take Blackberrys much longer. I upgrade in March and who knows? Maybe I'll end up with another Berry but for now I want an IPHONE. After holding the  Touch and picking up my Storm, I feel like I'm holding a brick. The screen sucks, the apps suck, it looks like a hunk of black and grey metal. It seems I've grown tiresome of the world of Blackberrys.

 Dear Steve Jobs,

 Hurry up with my I-Phone. I'll send you the money as soon as soon as I see a release date. I'll totally be an early adopter for this one. I swear.

Sincerely,

Disgruntled Blackberry User

Blizzard 2010

I can't lose. I just can't. See that Black dot? That's me. I'm standing outside with my skiis. Ready to get blanketed in the inevitable 1 - 2 feet of White Gold that's gonna bombard New England. Get some.