Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father's Day Arrogance
Mom and Grandma get credit for her beauty,
Those of you who know me are probably doubting that this is actually my daughter, that there is any blood relation. Amazed that this angel is related to me in any way at all. She is mine, I have the DNA test to prove it. Well, not really. But we have mapped her freckles, and they match those of my mom perfectly.
I take full responsibility for her personality!
I took these pictures after taking a series of the pot garden growing on our balcony, those will now become next months post. The light was amazing. There was direct sunlight coming though the balcony door. She did her best not to squint, and I shot continuously for about 45 seconds knowing that there would be gold at the end of the rainbow. These are straight from the camera, except for cropping. I'll post the full gallery later.
Dear readers, I present to you my fathers day present to myself.
***Drunk Post Alert***
Those of you who know me are probably doubting that this is actually my daughter, that there is any blood relation. Amazed that this angel is related to me in any way at all. She is mine, I have the DNA test to prove it. Well, not really. But we have mapped her freckles, and they match those of my mom perfectly.
I take full responsibility for her personality!
I took these pictures after taking a series of the pot garden growing on our balcony, those will now become next months post. The light was amazing. There was direct sunlight coming though the balcony door. She did her best not to squint, and I shot continuously for about 45 seconds knowing that there would be gold at the end of the rainbow. These are straight from the camera, except for cropping. I'll post the full gallery later.
Dear readers, I present to you my fathers day present to myself.
***Drunk Post Alert***
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Worse things in the world
1. California's 2 a.m. end to alcohol sales. This was the first time a bartender did not stop us from drinking at 1:45. Nina called last call at 1:45 and made us pound our remaining beverage at 1:58. Thank you Nina.
2. The door to my room at The Westin, Market Street only opens if you pull the handle up. Who the fuck pulls the handle up? Not your boy Whiskey, and especially not when he has had a few cocktails and has to pee. But now you know.
3. Jackasses at Costco, not the employees but the rude ass customers. This is gonna be a whole post by itself on Costco etiquette, but in keeping with the theme of this here blog, not until next month.
Drunk post alert
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Dear GKR
GKR this is in response to you
7 years ago I took a huge chance. I had just dropped out of College was sick of the going to class thing, had been dating a girl for 4 years that I just did not see a future in and was working as a phone jockey for a fortune 500 company.
I really had no plan for the future, no plan for any day expect to hang out with my buddies and get drunk.
I too was faced with a choice.
I could continue down the path I was going, live in the city I love, and continue down the safe path of a steady job and slow progressive advancement.
Or
I could take a chance and move to a new city, in a far off land (hey California is that different). A place I had never visited until the day I stepped off the plane to move their. Be part of something different, a huge chance the company was making in a entirely new direction.
I took a chance, and it has paid of huge. It is why I know You, Betty and Whiskey, It's why I love my job, It's why I am back in the city I love. Maybe its too soon in the grand scheme of things to know if it was the right choice but I would not change it for a second.
I say take a chance....go for the prize.
7 years ago I took a huge chance. I had just dropped out of College was sick of the going to class thing, had been dating a girl for 4 years that I just did not see a future in and was working as a phone jockey for a fortune 500 company.
I really had no plan for the future, no plan for any day expect to hang out with my buddies and get drunk.
I too was faced with a choice.
I could continue down the path I was going, live in the city I love, and continue down the safe path of a steady job and slow progressive advancement.
Or
I could take a chance and move to a new city, in a far off land (hey California is that different). A place I had never visited until the day I stepped off the plane to move their. Be part of something different, a huge chance the company was making in a entirely new direction.
I took a chance, and it has paid of huge. It is why I know You, Betty and Whiskey, It's why I love my job, It's why I am back in the city I love. Maybe its too soon in the grand scheme of things to know if it was the right choice but I would not change it for a second.
I say take a chance....go for the prize.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Comments go here
So since we cannot comment on the twitter post. Post your comments about the vegas hijinks here.
Cheers
JD
Cheers
JD
Monday, March 17, 2008
Vegas hijinx
Follow the hi jinx of JD, Whiskey, and Dimetrious on Twitter, as we attempt to outsmart the Casinos this weekend.
Look up.
Look up.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Rehab time
It is way past time for rehab to begin. I thought i was gonna start last Friday, but I had to drive home, so I took it easy at the Mexican Restaurant we went to after Happy Hour. The weekend was busy, too many errands to run to have more that a glass of wine or a Bourbon with dinner. Then I thought, maybe it will start at the St. Patty's day party at work during lunch on Friday, but I had a deadline to meet after lunch. Maybe at the beer bash after work? Nope. went home to watch USC come within an inch of tieing UCLA.
It's crunch time my friends. If I don't start rehab soon, it's too late for me. You see, March Madness is upon us. March Madness means it's time for the annual pilgrimage to the holiest of cities, the city where dreams are made and snuffed out equally as fast. It is time to pay the old whore a visit. It's time to go to Vegas.
So you see my dilemma. I have not been exercising my drinking muscles nearly as much as I should have. Family and work commitments have been made a priority, yeah, I know that's my own damn fault. I mean when was the last time you saw a drunk post from your pal Whiskey?
Tonight is the first night of the rest of my life. I must prepare my liver and kidneys for the week ahead. tonight's drink of choice is Bulleit Bourbon, did i mention it's 90 proof? That's 10 more proof than my bff JD!
I've had 2 so far. translation: if I were at a bar the tab would say 8. I think I am well on my way t a successful rehab over the next few days.
Here's the schedule:
Sunday
NASCAR at Bristol, the fastest half mile in motor sports. Not a fan of NASCAR? Take a peek tomorrow. There will be 43 cars running around what looks like a bull ring nose to tail, pretty amazing to see.
Big 12 tourney championship. Rick Barnes and the Longhorns are looking for their first Big 12 Conference title this is their third year in a row in the title game, the previous two loses have come at the hands of Kansas. Sunday's opponent? Kansas. The two teams have split the last 8 regular season games, the team with Home court advantage has won each of those contest. thanks for the research JD.
Selection Day. The brackets for the 2008 NCAA men's hoops tourney will be announced. there will be 65 very happy teams, about 15 very unhappy teams, and millions, no tens of millions of amateur prognosticators filling out brackets for bragging rights.
These events will all be accompanied by a cocktail or two.
Monday:
Work, should be a light day. Then home to do laundry and study up on the point spreads for Thursdays games. I do my best prognosticating with a couple cocktails in my system.
Tuesday:
Work. This is the last day f work for the next 7 days, so I will be sending it setting up ,y away email and voicemail messages. Sounds easy, right? Well, for some it might be, but for this particular time of year, it takes a few takes to get it just right. I don't want to sound too anxious. Then it's home to study up on Friday's spreads while pretending to watch the play in game, gotta keep the OL off my back somehow, all with a cocktail in hand.
Wednesday:
Pack whatever I manage to get my hands on, completely disregarding Monday's laundry and planning, head to the bank for a little spending money, the off to the airport for a couple Blonde Bocks with JD back for 2 bucks more.
I think I have a solid rehab plan set for myself. As always, I am open to suggestions.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.
****DRUNK POST ALERT****
GKR, how's your pussy?
Betty, how does one get in on this photo assignment dealy?
Did you see the end of the Kansas v Texas A&M game? UGA v. MSU? Boise State New Mexico State? UCLA v Stanford? VA Tech v North Carolina? Arkansas v Tennessee? Wisconsin v Michigan State? Clemson v Duke? I hope you got to see at least one of these finishes, they were all nail biters and very fun to watch.
I would tell you to look for frequent updates on the vegas journey, but I don't want to disapoint you further. I mean if you got this far hoping it would get better, sorry.
It's crunch time my friends. If I don't start rehab soon, it's too late for me. You see, March Madness is upon us. March Madness means it's time for the annual pilgrimage to the holiest of cities, the city where dreams are made and snuffed out equally as fast. It is time to pay the old whore a visit. It's time to go to Vegas.
So you see my dilemma. I have not been exercising my drinking muscles nearly as much as I should have. Family and work commitments have been made a priority, yeah, I know that's my own damn fault. I mean when was the last time you saw a drunk post from your pal Whiskey?
Tonight is the first night of the rest of my life. I must prepare my liver and kidneys for the week ahead. tonight's drink of choice is Bulleit Bourbon, did i mention it's 90 proof? That's 10 more proof than my bff JD!
I've had 2 so far. translation: if I were at a bar the tab would say 8. I think I am well on my way t a successful rehab over the next few days.
Here's the schedule:
Sunday
NASCAR at Bristol, the fastest half mile in motor sports. Not a fan of NASCAR? Take a peek tomorrow. There will be 43 cars running around what looks like a bull ring nose to tail, pretty amazing to see.
Big 12 tourney championship. Rick Barnes and the Longhorns are looking for their first Big 12 Conference title this is their third year in a row in the title game, the previous two loses have come at the hands of Kansas. Sunday's opponent? Kansas. The two teams have split the last 8 regular season games, the team with Home court advantage has won each of those contest. thanks for the research JD.
Selection Day. The brackets for the 2008 NCAA men's hoops tourney will be announced. there will be 65 very happy teams, about 15 very unhappy teams, and millions, no tens of millions of amateur prognosticators filling out brackets for bragging rights.
These events will all be accompanied by a cocktail or two.
Monday:
Work, should be a light day. Then home to do laundry and study up on the point spreads for Thursdays games. I do my best prognosticating with a couple cocktails in my system.
Tuesday:
Work. This is the last day f work for the next 7 days, so I will be sending it setting up ,y away email and voicemail messages. Sounds easy, right? Well, for some it might be, but for this particular time of year, it takes a few takes to get it just right. I don't want to sound too anxious. Then it's home to study up on Friday's spreads while pretending to watch the play in game, gotta keep the OL off my back somehow, all with a cocktail in hand.
Wednesday:
Pack whatever I manage to get my hands on, completely disregarding Monday's laundry and planning, head to the bank for a little spending money, the off to the airport for a couple Blonde Bocks with JD back for 2 bucks more.
I think I have a solid rehab plan set for myself. As always, I am open to suggestions.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.
****DRUNK POST ALERT****
GKR, how's your pussy?
Betty, how does one get in on this photo assignment dealy?
Did you see the end of the Kansas v Texas A&M game? UGA v. MSU? Boise State New Mexico State? UCLA v Stanford? VA Tech v North Carolina? Arkansas v Tennessee? Wisconsin v Michigan State? Clemson v Duke? I hope you got to see at least one of these finishes, they were all nail biters and very fun to watch.
I would tell you to look for frequent updates on the vegas journey, but I don't want to disapoint you further. I mean if you got this far hoping it would get better, sorry.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
154 Days, 18 Cities, 5 Countries, 4 Currencies, 3 Continents
I just added it up, by the time I get home next Tuesday night I will have spent 154 days on the road this year in 18 different cities (assuming I did not miss any). That is a lot of time to not sleep in my own bed. Where have I been...
San Jose - 17 times
Vegas - 5 times
Dallas - 2 times
London
Cork (Ireland)
Rome
Singapore
St. Louis
New Orleans
Orlando
Washington D.C.
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Denver
Fredericksburg (TX)
Horseshoe Bay (TX)
Have no fear once I get back to Austin next week I get to spend two whole weeks at home. Before setting off to San Jose again and then Jamaica....here we go again...
San Jose - 17 times
Vegas - 5 times
Dallas - 2 times
London
Cork (Ireland)
Rome
Singapore
St. Louis
New Orleans
Orlando
Washington D.C.
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Denver
Fredericksburg (TX)
Horseshoe Bay (TX)
Have no fear once I get back to Austin next week I get to spend two whole weeks at home. Before setting off to San Jose again and then Jamaica....here we go again...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Remember when
Rite Aid was Thrifty's
The Dodger's won The World Series
Computer Monitors were green and black
Pam Anderson was hot
Movies cost $5
45's were the shit
A cup of coffee was easy to order
McDonald's was considered a decent place for a family dinner
Video games only cost a quarter
That same quarter got you 5 balls on a pinball game
A 40oz of Old E cost 99 cents
Betty said that post of pictures with words was not an official blog post
GKR had heat
The Dodger's won The World Series
Computer Monitors were green and black
Pam Anderson was hot
Movies cost $5
45's were the shit
A cup of coffee was easy to order
McDonald's was considered a decent place for a family dinner
Video games only cost a quarter
That same quarter got you 5 balls on a pinball game
A 40oz of Old E cost 99 cents
Betty said that post of pictures with words was not an official blog post
GKR had heat
Friday, December 07, 2007
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Temporary insanity
At first I chalked up my the decision to experiment today to my frustration and envy over JD heading to Vegas next weekend to participate in the WBPT without me. I was in tears as I thought about him hanging out with the likes of Betty, and Joe. The only positive though I could muster was that maybe, just maybe the honor of him meeting Dr. Pauly will occur when he is presented with the prize for being the first player knocked out of the tourney.
After I thought about it for a few minutes though, I realized the reason for being so emotional, I was sober while watching College Football
I had to remedy this immediately, but I didn't have enough beer to make it through Hawaii v. Washington. A trip to the neighborhood liquor store was in order. As I let my gaze wander through the glass, hoping beyond hope that Mr. Grewald had finally heeded my request to start stocking The Champagne of Beers, I spotted the can in the picture below. That's right, Budweiser and Clamato, con sal y limon! I figured if my brown brothers from south of the border mixed this stuff up as a hangover remedy, it might be suitable for late morning imbibing. Boy was I wrong. The only thing this stuff is suitable for is as a replacement for ipecac syrup.
Fortunately, my day got better, as I nursed a few familiar cold ones, and watched another crazy day of college football. As for the WBPT, I have decided since JD is bringing a broad along, I am better off not being there, (I hate having to apologize for stealing his women) and it looks like i will be spending next weekend working again anyway.
After I thought about it for a few minutes though, I realized the reason for being so emotional, I was sober while watching College Football
I had to remedy this immediately, but I didn't have enough beer to make it through Hawaii v. Washington. A trip to the neighborhood liquor store was in order. As I let my gaze wander through the glass, hoping beyond hope that Mr. Grewald had finally heeded my request to start stocking The Champagne of Beers, I spotted the can in the picture below. That's right, Budweiser and Clamato, con sal y limon! I figured if my brown brothers from south of the border mixed this stuff up as a hangover remedy, it might be suitable for late morning imbibing. Boy was I wrong. The only thing this stuff is suitable for is as a replacement for ipecac syrup.
Fortunately, my day got better, as I nursed a few familiar cold ones, and watched another crazy day of college football. As for the WBPT, I have decided since JD is bringing a broad along, I am better off not being there, (I hate having to apologize for stealing his women) and it looks like i will be spending next weekend working again anyway.
Vegas baby, Vegas
Wow what a night, we started off with some D&B happy hour. Which included trivia contests, pop a shot, and skee ball. Then we moved on to drunken bowling at the local shit hole bowling alley. Oh then it was time to go to 6th street to watch the The English Beat and finally ended with late night 1-2 poker. I am just a little hung over but about to go to Spec's with Crackhead and spend the day watching college football, the LAST Saturday of college football this year.
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In just a few days I will be going to VEGAS. Betty laid the guilt on pretty thick, and it is the WPBT. So Vegas hear I come! I did have to make some concessions, I was supposed to spend the weekend with R, (something about Napa) So she is coming, and I agreed to take her to see Ka. But for a weekend in Vegas, I think I made out well. And most importantly Betty is thrilled (last longer bet?)! And I will get to meet a bunch of blog writers I read regularly so I am excited (Pauly thanks for the tips)
Prop bets anyone?
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In just a few days I will be going to VEGAS. Betty laid the guilt on pretty thick, and it is the WPBT. So Vegas hear I come! I did have to make some concessions, I was supposed to spend the weekend with R, (something about Napa) So she is coming, and I agreed to take her to see Ka. But for a weekend in Vegas, I think I made out well. And most importantly Betty is thrilled (last longer bet?)! And I will get to meet a bunch of blog writers I read regularly so I am excited (Pauly thanks for the tips)
Prop bets anyone?
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Singapore Sling?
One of the great things about my job is I get to travel the world, and more importantly eat great food and experience great famous bars (and some hole in the walls!)
On a recent trip I got to go to the birthplace of the Singapore Sling. The world famous Raffels Hotel (And here I thought that was just a place to eat in the Mandalay Bay). The Singapore Sling was invented by 嚴崇文 (Ngiam Tong Boon) in the early 20th Central and has been made famous around the world since.
The Bar is actually the "long bar"(there are a couple bars on premises.) As soon as I walked into the bar I knew this was my kind of place. The wicker chairs and the palm leaf celling fans were the first hint but the bowls of peanuts and shells on the floor sealed the deal.
I took a seat at the bar - the best place to sit any time you venture into a new bar - and got a brief history lesson from the bartender about the Hotel, bar and Singapore in general as I enjoyed my poison.
How did it rate? Well the drink was just average (and $20 USD) but the bar and hotel were amazing. I would call it a must stop while visiting.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Mickey's to the rescue
********Drunk post alert********
it's only a drunk post if there are 8 *.
here it is, proof that JD is still alive and said he would post!!!!!
Whiskey
6:55
mickey's time!!!!!
JD
6:56
oh shit
Whiskey
6:56
yeah
JD
6:57
maybe i should have a jack so i can watch heros in a little while
6:58JD disconnected
7:22JD connected
7:22Away Message: Away
JD
7:23
did you finish it yet
Whiskey
7:40
ohyeah in like 10 minutes
JD
7:40
wow
thats nsane
Whiskey
7:40
maybe 15
you have to drink it fast cuz when it gets warm it taste like ass
kinda like cheap hot sake
JD
7:40
true that
Whiskey
7:41
this transcript is now a blog post
JD
7:44
nice
Whiskey
7:46
id you post it?
JD
7:46
i thought you were going to
Whiskey
7:46
i just hand delivered you a post
your first post in forever
you promised at least a post about the food in singapore
where is that?
JD
7:48
you have guilted me into starting it
Whiskey
7:49
i am gonna post this then
JD
7:50
ok I am getting some notes together
it's only a drunk post if there are 8 *.
here it is, proof that JD is still alive and said he would post!!!!!
Whiskey
6:55
mickey's time!!!!!
JD
6:56
oh shit
Whiskey
6:56
yeah
JD
6:57
maybe i should have a jack so i can watch heros in a little while
6:58JD disconnected
7:22JD connected
7:22Away Message: Away
JD
7:23
did you finish it yet
Whiskey
7:40
ohyeah in like 10 minutes
JD
7:40
wow
thats nsane
Whiskey
7:40
maybe 15
you have to drink it fast cuz when it gets warm it taste like ass
kinda like cheap hot sake
JD
7:40
true that
Whiskey
7:41
this transcript is now a blog post
JD
7:44
nice
Whiskey
7:46
id you post it?
JD
7:46
i thought you were going to
Whiskey
7:46
i just hand delivered you a post
your first post in forever
you promised at least a post about the food in singapore
where is that?
JD
7:48
you have guilted me into starting it
Whiskey
7:49
i am gonna post this then
JD
7:50
ok I am getting some notes together
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