He Has Risen!

 

Hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!  If you know me, you probably know that I am not at all religious, but I enjoyed watching all of the little kiddos search for eggs and dye eggs, and I enjoyed some mimosas.  All in all, a good day.  :)

You are victorious.

 

I finally got the yard mowed!  Even the crazy long dead-looking 'grass' that grows out by the barn.  I feel as if I've really accomplished something.  Now for a beer.

Marco (not Polo)

 

We played some Cooking Mama, and turned it into a drinking game.  Actually we made the game a long time ago, and we didn't follow it very closely this time...  Anyway, if you use the same character all the time on the game, it makes it so you can't use him for one round, and when you try to select him it shows him on the screen all fat, and he says 'What? What's happening?!'.  We always use Marco.  You can see Fat Marco in this picture.  

Dressmaking 101

 

I look like a doofus, but whatever.  I MADE THAT DRESS BITCHES!!!!  And, it wasn't even that hard.  Although Jenny did struggle.... 

(To find the tutorial, go to Talk2theTrees - thanks to her for this great idea!!!)

Domino's Luv

While stumbling(upon) earlier this week, I came across this story of Domino's Delivery Instructions.  I had never thought of anything like that, and was envious of the guy who did.  However, I fully intended after reading it to steal his idea.  

Last night I was a little drunk and offered to buy some delivery for Andy.  I remember eating it (it was delicious), but not a lot beyond that.  Then I woke up this morning and saw the box, and remembered I'd written this special instruction: Draw a dancing unicorn on the box.  I have to say, I'm impressed with the artwork.

 

Happy Birthday!

 

One of my coworkers, Kathi, turned 50 today.  We decorated and brought her a cake.  Hopefully she had a splendid birthday.

Stoner Owners

I don't know the story behind Northern Lights Pizza, but I have always suspected that some raging potheads started/own the company.  That was confirmed today, when I saw this ad for their 'taco pizza':

 

 

Prior to this, I had the following to go on:  

1.  I'm pretty sure it was founded in Iowa.  Odds are good that anybody starting a pizza delivery business in Iowa smokes pot.

2.  It's called Northern Lights.  For those of you not in the know, that's a highly coveted type of 'bud'.  Also, were it referring to the actual Northern Lights (aurora borealis), it would make no sense because a) We are in the Midwest, and haven't seen them, and b) What the fuck does it have to do with pizza?!

3.  Their calzones are called Scooby Snacks.

4.  They have 9 different crusts.  That's just excessive no matter how you look at it.  And a poppy seed one?!  C'mon now...

I had also heard a rumor that they delivered until 2 AM on the weekends but that is so far unconfirmed.  

Now I think I already had a pretty solid case built up, but this taco pizza was the proverbial nail in the coffin.  It sealed the deal for me.

I don't know about you guys, but lettuce, tomato, and Nacho Cheesier Doritos, does not make a taco pizza in my mind.  Also I don't understand the correlation between warmer days and taco pizza, but that might just be me.  Perhaps others crave taco pizza when the spring months arrive, I do not know.

 

(All of this aside, their food is actually pretty good.  Although I think I'll pass on the taco pizza for now....) 

 

 

Well... I WAS going to mow today....

Spring is Springing!

 

Even with all of the crazy weather patterns we're seeing, the flowers are starting to bloom!  This makes me happy!

B-E-A-You-tiful!

 

This is my hand after the Queens of the Stone Age show.  Since I am of age, I got a B on my hand (presumably because we were at the Beaumont Club).  Today, Andy kissed my hand and then looked at it and said 'B for beautiful.  My beautiful baby!'

Awwww....

Queens of the Stone Age

 

For Andy's birthday, we went to see Queens of the Stone Age at the Beaumont. What a great show.  It seriously exceeded my expectations.  We got there early enough that we were able to find a decent standing spot on the 'balcony' (more of an elevated bar area really).  We went with a couple of our friends, and met up with a friend and former bandmate of Andy's.  The boys got these sweet x-ray posters that are already worth far more than they paid for them (Thanks to Miguel!).  

Anyway, the show.  Josh (Homme, the frontman) didn't interact with the crowd as much as I expected, especially not at first.  I later read some articles that said he'd been ailing that week, so perhaps that was why, I'm not sure.  He might just not do a lot of that anyway.  The good news was, he didn't really need to.  The show was incredibly tight, and it was all about the music.  This tour was to mark the re-release of their debut self-titled album, so they played that in its entirety, with "The Bronze" tossed in there.  After they played that album they essentially did 2 encores: 1 of requests, and 1 that acknowledged Songs for the Deaf (their most popular album...ya know, the one with "No One Knows"), and also included "Make it Wit Chu", much to my delight. 

All in all, it was a great show.  When I think back on it, it's almost as if I were in a trance.  I remember dancing and enjoying myself, but it's all kind of one blur.  It might have just been that I was about to pass out from the heat, though.  

Two thumbs up!

Happy Birthday Andy!

Today, the love of my life turned 41.  For the next 4 months we are 16 years apart, from a numbers standpoint.  Despite that technicality, I feel closer to him than anyone else on earth (with a few close followers, but those in a purely unromantic way).

Happy birthday darling. I love you lots.  :)

B(E)LT!

Jenny texted me this morning, offering to buy me breakfast at either YJ's or Succotash.  How could anyone say no?!  We went to Succotash, and I had the B.L.T. (it's called that on the menu but it also has an egg on it), and the Cubano (fresh juice - pineapple, cucumber, apple, mint - YUM).  The half of sandwich that's left over is going to be SO good for lunch later this week.

 

 

I feel like I should also include that since Jenny has now mentioned YJ's, I will be needing to go there soon.

American Legion, Claycomo

Tonight was the celebration of Andy's late cousin.  His birthday falls on Monday, the same as Andy's.  His mom decided to have a birthday party of sorts.  It was at the American Legion in Claycomo.  I didn't even know this place existed, but it's actually only about 2 blocks from where my aunt & uncle used to live, when they were first married.   It was a divey little basement bar, where I paid $3.50 for a PINT of Beam & water!  By the end of the night it had gone up to $4.50 and gotten weaker, but even then it was a great deal!

A night out with the Mays is always fun, and this was no exception.  It was also cool because my parents came.  We watched some of the most ridiculous karaoke ever.  The highlight of my karaoke watching was an old gentleman who, as my dad aptly put it, had "a church voice".  He sang songs by Englebert Humperdinck and he shook his old man hips, and he was adorable.  The lowlight (also a highlight in its own way) was probably the one Andy called Quasimodo.  He was a strange looking guy, wearing biker leathers with blue flames on them.  He 'sang' George Thorogood, and it was as if he'd never heard the original songs.  I later found out that he rode in on a scooter - not a cool Vespa even, but more on level with a moped, which added that much more. 

  

Andy's aunt & her BFF, making the DJ uncomfortable (yeah, a crappy picture...the only one I took, though!)