Friday, August 17, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
DATELINE: Badlands, outside Wall, SD
I haven't posted these yet, I don't think. After visiting Wall Drug I spent the rest of the day driving through the Badlands in some national park. it was really pretty, and because there weren't very many people at all, very calming as well. I did see a goat but missed the buffaloes.
I haven't posted these yet, I don't think. After visiting Wall Drug I spent the rest of the day driving through the Badlands in some national park. it was really pretty, and because there weren't very many people at all, very calming as well. I did see a goat but missed the buffaloes.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Well, my Vegas adventure is almost over. I fly out tomorrow afternoon. I'm extra tired and can't think of anything to tell y'all, other that I'm pissed that I've been so busy that I never even went to the strip. I did watch dozens of episodes of Law and Order while working on the computer, had a roach jump out of my taco, ate approximately 15 Subway sandwiches, made a friend in the Jamaican bell boy (the kind of friendship that exists between a business traveler and a bell boy), had a few relaxing baths in the fancy tub, and felt bitterly disappointed that I could not takle advantage of Rhonda's hook-up at the fancy steak house.
FYI, because I'll be traveling tomorrow and my parents are in for the weekend, I probably won't be posting again until Sunday. Chau.
FYI, because I'll be traveling tomorrow and my parents are in for the weekend, I probably won't be posting again until Sunday. Chau.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Usually when I begin an interview I ask the participant what drew them to become involved and support the organization I'm working for. The other day someone said that as a Christian, he felt that doing charitable works was doing the work of Christ. Perhaps not surprisingly, not only was he the first person to cite God as his motivation, he was also the first to ask if I had been to a strip club while in Vegas. He also talked a bit about how they are expensive, all about separating you from your money. Doing God's work, one dollar bill at a time.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Joe is a sharp fella and demonstrates that with his insightful comment regarding my last post:
I know y'all are thinking, "Wait a minute, doesn't The Man hate Subway? Didn't complain about the stench of their baking bread from the Subway next to his Beethoven bachelor pad?'. That was true for many years. I guess the commercials, and the thousands of franchises, changed my mind. This started in Rapid City when I was real busy & had to get something quick. I swallowed my pride (along with the inferior lunch meat) and got a 6 inch Roast Beef. I was somewhat surprised that it wasn't that bad. Not that it was tasty, because it wasn't, but the speed of the sandwich artist and the blandness of the sandwich itself made the meal serviceable. While on the road in Rapid City and here in Vegas I've probably eaten 6 sandwiches a week and maybe more. Today, for example, I ate one for lunch and one for dinner. It's been an interesting experience because I've come to understand that the weight loss comes from both the low fat, low calorie nature of the sandwich itself as well as the effect eating one every day has on your appetite. You begin to lose interest in food because there's nothing too look forward to in a Subway sandwich other than the promise of ending your hunger. It's kind of like speed. I always thought there was something in speed that made people lose weight, but after a weekend speed binge in New Orleans years ago I realized that speed freaks lose weight because when you're high you're not hungry and food kind of seems gross.
And the answer is yes, there is less of The Man around to love. I think I've dropped 10-14 lbs in the last 5-6 weeks. I've become attached to my Brooks Brothers power suit and am very glad that we are in no danger of having to go our separate ways.
It's funny that you would look at that cookie-dough-meal-bar and think, "Maybe I'll try it."There is a common theme that Joe picked up on, perhaps subconsciously, about my diet. Why the fuck would I eat the cookie-dough-meal-bar? The truth is that The Man is applying his like meticulous, razor-sharp mastery of the business world to his diet. Think about it - Baked Lays, Beef Jerky, rice krispy treats - all low fat. I've been concerned that my expanding belly would necessitate the purchase of new business suits. After a long day of massaging the egos of your annoying clients, a dozen wings and an order of fried mozzarella sticks is the only thing that will fill the void waiting for you in your hotel room.
Whatever happened to Snickers? I know they don't "satisfy" jack shit, but it's a tried and true method from making it from A to B.
Still hungry? Then eat two of them.
I know y'all are thinking, "Wait a minute, doesn't The Man hate Subway? Didn't complain about the stench of their baking bread from the Subway next to his Beethoven bachelor pad?'. That was true for many years. I guess the commercials, and the thousands of franchises, changed my mind. This started in Rapid City when I was real busy & had to get something quick. I swallowed my pride (along with the inferior lunch meat) and got a 6 inch Roast Beef. I was somewhat surprised that it wasn't that bad. Not that it was tasty, because it wasn't, but the speed of the sandwich artist and the blandness of the sandwich itself made the meal serviceable. While on the road in Rapid City and here in Vegas I've probably eaten 6 sandwiches a week and maybe more. Today, for example, I ate one for lunch and one for dinner. It's been an interesting experience because I've come to understand that the weight loss comes from both the low fat, low calorie nature of the sandwich itself as well as the effect eating one every day has on your appetite. You begin to lose interest in food because there's nothing too look forward to in a Subway sandwich other than the promise of ending your hunger. It's kind of like speed. I always thought there was something in speed that made people lose weight, but after a weekend speed binge in New Orleans years ago I realized that speed freaks lose weight because when you're high you're not hungry and food kind of seems gross.
And the answer is yes, there is less of The Man around to love. I think I've dropped 10-14 lbs in the last 5-6 weeks. I've become attached to my Brooks Brothers power suit and am very glad that we are in no danger of having to go our separate ways.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
When I found out I was coming to Vegas I was super excited about my dining options, the most tantalizing of which were the buffets. Then I got the call from Rhonda about the hookup at Craftsteak I thought I was in hog heaven. However, I've been so busy that I've only been to one restaurant - the Mexican joint with Tacos ala Cucaracha. My diet has been pretty shitty due to minimal time to find and purchase food throughout the day. Luckily The Man can extract vital nutrients from even the least balanced of diets. Here's what I ate my first day here.
I started out with some coffee using the hotel coffee pod. It was Starbucks, a real treat for the business traveler. I wasn't that hungry & didn't have anything to eat anyway, so l I just rolled with the coffee.
Throughout the day I consumed 1.5 tins of Altoids. I admit that I am a little worried about damage to my stomach lining due to the curiously strong mints.
I had some beef jerky to nibble on while driving. It really hit the spot and warded off my hunger (they forgot to schedule a lunch for me).
I also had a rice krispie treat in the car. They're a nice, sweet foil to the spicy jerky.
By mid-afternoon I was pretty damn hungry & out of beef jerky and rice krispy treats. I had time to stop at a 7-11 and foraged around looking for something to fill me up. There were five more hours on my schedule until I could get back to the hotel so I needed something that could really take care of business. I decided to try the MET-Rx BIG 1000 Cookie Dough meal replacement bar thinking it would do the job. What a bad decision. That fucker sat like a cannonball in my stomach. I sure wasn't hungry for a while, mainly because of the pain in my gut from the genetically modified cookie dough food log in my belly.
I was totally wiped out after my long first day of interviews and only had the energy to get a subway roast beef 6 inch. At the hotel room I housed that badboy and didn't really even taste it.
It's surprising how if you are super tired and hungry, when you eat a bag of baked Lays they're not that bad.
My night ended with a little tv and a few cans of beer. For some reason my I've had some tummy trouble this week.
I started out with some coffee using the hotel coffee pod. It was Starbucks, a real treat for the business traveler. I wasn't that hungry & didn't have anything to eat anyway, so l I just rolled with the coffee.
Throughout the day I consumed 1.5 tins of Altoids. I admit that I am a little worried about damage to my stomach lining due to the curiously strong mints.
I had some beef jerky to nibble on while driving. It really hit the spot and warded off my hunger (they forgot to schedule a lunch for me).
I also had a rice krispie treat in the car. They're a nice, sweet foil to the spicy jerky.
By mid-afternoon I was pretty damn hungry & out of beef jerky and rice krispy treats. I had time to stop at a 7-11 and foraged around looking for something to fill me up. There were five more hours on my schedule until I could get back to the hotel so I needed something that could really take care of business. I decided to try the MET-Rx BIG 1000 Cookie Dough meal replacement bar thinking it would do the job. What a bad decision. That fucker sat like a cannonball in my stomach. I sure wasn't hungry for a while, mainly because of the pain in my gut from the genetically modified cookie dough food log in my belly.
I was totally wiped out after my long first day of interviews and only had the energy to get a subway roast beef 6 inch. At the hotel room I housed that badboy and didn't really even taste it.
It's surprising how if you are super tired and hungry, when you eat a bag of baked Lays they're not that bad.
My night ended with a little tv and a few cans of beer. For some reason my I've had some tummy trouble this week.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Hey guys,
I had hoped to have all sorts of fun stories form Vegas to report but no dice. I've worked 88 hours in the last 8 days and haven't even been able to go to the Peruvian restaurant in town and won't be able to get the hook-up from Rhonda - she had set me up with a fancy dinner at a deluxe steakhouse. I did go out Friday, met a couple of gals. we all got liquored up at various bars & ended up at a strip club until 5 in the morning. That's about the long and short of my fun. More to follow tomorrow night (late). Peace.
I had hoped to have all sorts of fun stories form Vegas to report but no dice. I've worked 88 hours in the last 8 days and haven't even been able to go to the Peruvian restaurant in town and won't be able to get the hook-up from Rhonda - she had set me up with a fancy dinner at a deluxe steakhouse. I did go out Friday, met a couple of gals. we all got liquored up at various bars & ended up at a strip club until 5 in the morning. That's about the long and short of my fun. More to follow tomorrow night (late). Peace.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: Mexican Restaurant has $3.99 taco special, cockroaches
So Monday I'm driving around to my various meetings and I'm starting to get hungry. I didn't have a lot of time so I was trying to find something I could do quick. The part of Vegas I was driving around in has miles & miles of strip malls, all southwestern/mexican style buildings with tan stucco. People drive pretty fast & crazy here so it was difficult to identify a suitable lunch spot in time to actually stop there. The road had three lanes each way with a median divider, and when I saw a Subway on the other side I went to the next light to turn around but lo and behold I saw a little Mexican taqueria that caught my eye. I though to myself, self, you should eat there. I rolled up to the joint and walked in the door. Now I was was wearing my black suit & was a bit out of place as it was part grocery store, part taqueria. The other clientèle were members of the "green team" on break from their various landscaping projects. For some reason they couldn't tell that I was down with the brizzzown. I decided on the taco special, al pastor, and grabbed a spanish language paper to read while I waited. When my (Styrofoam) plate was ready I picked it up from the counter. I placed it on the newspaper (the paper covered most of the little table) and started to arrange my salsas when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A little cockroach jumped out from under one of my tacos, or maybe from under the plate, onto the table. I knocked it onto the floor, squished it, and was immediately faced with a dilemma. Do I ask for another plate? I didn't have time for that. Do I leave it & roll? I was hungry so that wasn't an option. I decided to pretend that the roach was only interested in the one taco it was underneath & ate the other two, along with the beans & rice. I was somewhat uneasy eating the "clean" tacos but dealt with enough to get all of it down.
So Monday I'm driving around to my various meetings and I'm starting to get hungry. I didn't have a lot of time so I was trying to find something I could do quick. The part of Vegas I was driving around in has miles & miles of strip malls, all southwestern/mexican style buildings with tan stucco. People drive pretty fast & crazy here so it was difficult to identify a suitable lunch spot in time to actually stop there. The road had three lanes each way with a median divider, and when I saw a Subway on the other side I went to the next light to turn around but lo and behold I saw a little Mexican taqueria that caught my eye. I though to myself, self, you should eat there. I rolled up to the joint and walked in the door. Now I was was wearing my black suit & was a bit out of place as it was part grocery store, part taqueria. The other clientèle were members of the "green team" on break from their various landscaping projects. For some reason they couldn't tell that I was down with the brizzzown. I decided on the taco special, al pastor, and grabbed a spanish language paper to read while I waited. When my (Styrofoam) plate was ready I picked it up from the counter. I placed it on the newspaper (the paper covered most of the little table) and started to arrange my salsas when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A little cockroach jumped out from under one of my tacos, or maybe from under the plate, onto the table. I knocked it onto the floor, squished it, and was immediately faced with a dilemma. Do I ask for another plate? I didn't have time for that. Do I leave it & roll? I was hungry so that wasn't an option. I decided to pretend that the roach was only interested in the one taco it was underneath & ate the other two, along with the beans & rice. I was somewhat uneasy eating the "clean" tacos but dealt with enough to get all of it down.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: I'm very busy!
Hey y'all,
I've got a hellish schedule today & won't posting anything until past midnight EST.
Chau
Hey y'all,
I've got a hellish schedule today & won't posting anything until past midnight EST.
Chau
Matthew Roloff is one of the stars of TLC's "Little People, Big World" which follows a family of little people. Well, Matthew was busted for DUI on June 19th. The 45-year-old was pulled over in Washington County after police officers saw his van swerving back and forth.After he failed a sobriety test he was taken to jail, cited and released.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Breaking News: I'm Audi 5000
In just a few hours I'm off to Las Vegas for 2 weeks. I had been looking forward to the trip but it looks like the client will be running me ragged, leaving little time to have fun. Luckily I'm staying at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club. Suck it, haters.
In just a few hours I'm off to Las Vegas for 2 weeks. I had been looking forward to the trip but it looks like the client will be running me ragged, leaving little time to have fun. Luckily I'm staying at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club. Suck it, haters.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
DATELINE: Wall, SD
Wall is a pit stop along the hiway where the famous Wall Drug store is located. I gather that at one time it was an actual drug store but now it's a medium-sized tourist trap, replete with restaurants, jewelry stores, historic replicas, animatronic displays, and cute Russian immigrant gals behind every counter. I'll be posting some videos a bit later, as well as a very special picture of The Man and a certain larger-than-life jack-o-lope.
I really don't have much to say about Wall Drug. There are some relatively amusing attractions and if you're in the area you have no choice but to stop. As I left the compound I bumped (literally) into an extremely drunk 50 year old or so Native American who asked for a ride, so of course I said yes. Once he was inside my car I realized that he very easily could puke all over everything but it was too late. Luckily his stop was just a few blocks away. I wish I had something interesting to report about our conversation but he was fucked up out of his mind and made no sense at all. If I was back near my hotel I probably would've bought a case of beer & hung out at his motel for awhile, but as it was I had to roll on to the Badlands.
This is a replica of Wild Bill Hickok sitting at a table playing cards but not his last game of cards where he was shot in the back (this took place at Deadwood, SD just over an hour away). I can't imagine why they didn't set up a replica of his last moments...there couldn't possibly be a copyright on that, right?
Wall is a pit stop along the hiway where the famous Wall Drug store is located. I gather that at one time it was an actual drug store but now it's a medium-sized tourist trap, replete with restaurants, jewelry stores, historic replicas, animatronic displays, and cute Russian immigrant gals behind every counter. I'll be posting some videos a bit later, as well as a very special picture of The Man and a certain larger-than-life jack-o-lope.
I really don't have much to say about Wall Drug. There are some relatively amusing attractions and if you're in the area you have no choice but to stop. As I left the compound I bumped (literally) into an extremely drunk 50 year old or so Native American who asked for a ride, so of course I said yes. Once he was inside my car I realized that he very easily could puke all over everything but it was too late. Luckily his stop was just a few blocks away. I wish I had something interesting to report about our conversation but he was fucked up out of his mind and made no sense at all. If I was back near my hotel I probably would've bought a case of beer & hung out at his motel for awhile, but as it was I had to roll on to the Badlands.
This is a replica of Wild Bill Hickok sitting at a table playing cards but not his last game of cards where he was shot in the back (this took place at Deadwood, SD just over an hour away). I can't imagine why they didn't set up a replica of his last moments...there couldn't possibly be a copyright on that, right?
Friday, July 27, 2007
Hey all,
I am still totally swamped with the report. God do I need someone to follow me around and write down my thoughts...someday I'll have my own communications department. Right now I would settle for a lackey to dump this work off onto.
Bad News: In Space, no one can hear you scream.
Good news: In Space, no one will pull you over for a DUI.
Check out the map at the bottom of the page - I've been looking for one of these for sometime. It displays where visitors to Business n'at are accessing the site from. I wish I had had this when all the Rock of Love traffic was coming through.
Until late tonight, my pretties.
I am still totally swamped with the report. God do I need someone to follow me around and write down my thoughts...someday I'll have my own communications department. Right now I would settle for a lackey to dump this work off onto.
Bad News: In Space, no one can hear you scream.
Good news: In Space, no one will pull you over for a DUI.
Check out the map at the bottom of the page - I've been looking for one of these for sometime. It displays where visitors to Business n'at are accessing the site from. I wish I had had this when all the Rock of Love traffic was coming through.
Until late tonight, my pretties.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
BREAKING NEWS:
The Man has been swamped with TPS reports to complete and is not sure when he'll be able to post something interesting. I've got some fun pictures from Rapid City - including one of myself riding a giant Jack-0-Lope - that I hope to be able to to put up soon. In the mean time, here's a statement from Brandi C on her recent career moves:
If you were so inclined you could click here and look at her model page advertising her availability for adult movies (with naked pictures and a list of what she will do on screen). If y'all have any free time you can test you skill at Jam Band Fan or Taliban, the very addicting and soothing game Boomshine, debate this person's list of the sex toys that changed the world, or read yet another article about why you should stay away from Geek Squad at Best Buy.
Later haters.
The Man has been swamped with TPS reports to complete and is not sure when he'll be able to post something interesting. I've got some fun pictures from Rapid City - including one of myself riding a giant Jack-0-Lope - that I hope to be able to to put up soon. In the mean time, here's a statement from Brandi C on her recent career moves:
"Hey!Thank you guys so much for all of the messages, comments, friend requests, etc.. I am trying to respond to everyone as best I can, but I have been so busy lately! I do read each and every message, and the vast majority of them are really very sweet. So thank you guys so much, and keep them coming. If you have a question send it to me, and I will try to get an FAQ together soon. I know a question that is on EVERYONE'S mind is about what was posted on TMZ.com yesterday. Yes it is me, but what you all should know is that I am not actually in the adult entertainment business. What you are seeing is something that I decided to try out and see what it was like. I did it after the show was done filming, so that is why you won't hear about it on there. We finished filming back in March, and a few weeks after I got home I was kinda bored. I have a couple of girl-friends in the business who love their jobs, so I was curious what it was like, and if that was something I wanted to pursue. I talked to them about it, and Roxy from MetroTalent hooked me up with some gigs. It was fun, but I decided it wasn't for me and moved on. So what you see is all you get. I tried it out, got it out of my system, been there done that, the end. I'm young, and I've always had this passion to get all I could out of life by trying things at least once. So there you go. ;) So what is next? There's a ton of projects I am working on that are so exciting and I will tell you about them as soon as I can. As for right now I am working on press and promotion for the show with interviews, appearances, and now running my much larger myspace network ;) My girl Heather from the A Team will be here tomorrow (thursday) and we have a lot of things planned for the weekend. If you live in LA you might see us out and about being crazzzyyy. Make sure to say Hi. ;)Kristia my other barbie-twin half will be here on the 31st and is staying for two whole weeks so we can work on our barbie twin projects together. August is looking to be a super exciting month!! Big announcements to come, so keep checking back. If you haven't already be sure to add The Barbie Twin's myspace page @ www.myspace.com/vh1barbiesSo I think that is all for now... Have a beautiful Wednesday babes!!!xOxOx"
If you were so inclined you could click here and look at her model page advertising her availability for adult movies (with naked pictures and a list of what she will do on screen). If y'all have any free time you can test you skill at Jam Band Fan or Taliban, the very addicting and soothing game Boomshine, debate this person's list of the sex toys that changed the world, or read yet another article about why you should stay away from Geek Squad at Best Buy.
Later haters.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: Intertubes clogged
Due to some undisclosed blockage on the internets I have been unable to post until now. Unfortunately, I'm super busy with work and can't really put up anything until at least late tonight. I suggest coming back tomorrow morning and I should have something for y'all. In the meantime enjoy the bowl below. I found it, along with two other bowls, buried in a little subfloor cache in the corner of a patio at Conchopata. The bowls are typically dated to 500-750 AD. The cache was filled in with pink sand of some unknown origin.
Due to some undisclosed blockage on the internets I have been unable to post until now. Unfortunately, I'm super busy with work and can't really put up anything until at least late tonight. I suggest coming back tomorrow morning and I should have something for y'all. In the meantime enjoy the bowl below. I found it, along with two other bowls, buried in a little subfloor cache in the corner of a patio at Conchopata. The bowls are typically dated to 500-750 AD. The cache was filled in with pink sand of some unknown origin.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
After a long, arduous process involving numerous Board meetings and a tense mediation session, The Man would like to announce the official Business n'at approved websites:
Eggs n'at
Libraries n'at
Steelers n'at
Books n'at
Sports n'at
Pink Sneakers n'at
Links n'at
We at Business n'at would like to thank all applicants and say that the many quality proposals we received made the selection process extraordinarily difficult. Honorable Mention goes to Diet Pop n'at, Lee Hottie n'at, and Carpet n'at. A word of advice to organizations who may apply to be a official Business n'at approved website in the future, please read the RFP carefully and only submit proposals if your organization fits our mission statement. For example, while Lamps n'at and Fiber Bars n'at are quality content providers, they are not a good fit for our interests.
Eggs n'at
Libraries n'at
Steelers n'at
Books n'at
Sports n'at
Pink Sneakers n'at
Links n'at
We at Business n'at would like to thank all applicants and say that the many quality proposals we received made the selection process extraordinarily difficult. Honorable Mention goes to Diet Pop n'at, Lee Hottie n'at, and Carpet n'at. A word of advice to organizations who may apply to be a official Business n'at approved website in the future, please read the RFP carefully and only submit proposals if your organization fits our mission statement. For example, while Lamps n'at and Fiber Bars n'at are quality content providers, they are not a good fit for our interests.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
DATELINE: Multimedia tele-computer conference
I am currently attending a multimedia tele-computer conference training session for new online software for work, meaning I'm listening to the conference call, looking at the website, and monitoring the livemeeting software. We've got two more hours and Mary Mother of Joseph it's boring. The software is great & I'll be interested to use it, but 10 people are on the call & a few are dragging things down because they are not so good with computers or the internets.
I am currently attending a multimedia tele-computer conference training session for new online software for work, meaning I'm listening to the conference call, looking at the website, and monitoring the livemeeting software. We've got two more hours and Mary Mother of Joseph it's boring. The software is great & I'll be interested to use it, but 10 people are on the call & a few are dragging things down because they are not so good with computers or the internets.
DATELINE: Clover Hill, PA
We had a great 4th of July, probably one of the better ones I can remember. The Man had been working almost to the point of exhaustion on a report. I sent off a draft and Adale, Rhonda, and I drove off to Aunt Barb's place. I had mixed feelings about going to Aunt Barb's - I was concerned that the day would be a little boring, but was excited about Aunt Barb's discovery of kielbasi patties for the grill. Aunt Barb was rolling when we got there and the goodies were all on the grill maybe 15 minutes after we got there.
This is one of the kielbasi patties. It's about 4 inches in diameter. That it was way bigger than the bun really added to my excitement & helped me get over that it looked disgusting before it went on the grill, like those pressed ham loafs with all sorts of unidentifiable gelatinous inclusions. After a few bites I realized that it tasted like the sausage patties I would get on hamburgers in Peru (along with shredded chicken, a hot dog, a fried egg, potato sticks, and cheese).
Aunt Barb's Lemon Delight was delightful! The crust was awesome, perfectly supporting the combo of lemon pudding & Cool Whip.
Rhonda looks like she's about to hurl while Aunt Barb seems to be taking the gluttony in stride. After lunch we played lots of badminton (Adale & I had such a fun time teh next day we went out & bought our own rackets and shuttlecocks), went swimming, lit sparklers, and then watched the fireworks from almost right next to where they were shooting off from.
We had a great 4th of July, probably one of the better ones I can remember. The Man had been working almost to the point of exhaustion on a report. I sent off a draft and Adale, Rhonda, and I drove off to Aunt Barb's place. I had mixed feelings about going to Aunt Barb's - I was concerned that the day would be a little boring, but was excited about Aunt Barb's discovery of kielbasi patties for the grill. Aunt Barb was rolling when we got there and the goodies were all on the grill maybe 15 minutes after we got there.
This is one of the kielbasi patties. It's about 4 inches in diameter. That it was way bigger than the bun really added to my excitement & helped me get over that it looked disgusting before it went on the grill, like those pressed ham loafs with all sorts of unidentifiable gelatinous inclusions. After a few bites I realized that it tasted like the sausage patties I would get on hamburgers in Peru (along with shredded chicken, a hot dog, a fried egg, potato sticks, and cheese).
Aunt Barb's Lemon Delight was delightful! The crust was awesome, perfectly supporting the combo of lemon pudding & Cool Whip.
Rhonda looks like she's about to hurl while Aunt Barb seems to be taking the gluttony in stride. After lunch we played lots of badminton (Adale & I had such a fun time teh next day we went out & bought our own rackets and shuttlecocks), went swimming, lit sparklers, and then watched the fireworks from almost right next to where they were shooting off from.
Sparklers Rule!
Monday, July 16, 2007
Business n'at business
I hope y'all haven't been too bored with all the Rock of Love stuff because it has paid great dividends. Check out the graph below
Check this shit out!!! Because of my posts on Brandi M & Rock of Love, Business has more hits* in the last 18 hours than any other entire month! As of 4:46 pm MST, Business n'at has had 506 page loads just today - for comparison, the second biggest page load day for the site was 79. I can't believe so many people have come by for the Business n'at experience. Most come from the Television Without Pity forums, where I posted a few links to my Brandi M/Pamela discovery. Some of them have even posted comments. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
While I'm not going to let go of the Rock of Love stuff, I do have a lot of traditional Business n'at data ready to go (in between catching up on data entry). I went to Wall Drug, the Badlands, Mt Rushmore & Crazy Horse memorial, picked up a hitchhiker...it's been very exciting. Smell ya later.
*The green bars are the number of page loads, basically counting each time a one of the pages in the blog was opened up by someone. The blue bars are "unique visitors" and is defined as "Based purely on a cookie, this is the total of the returning visitors and first time visitors - all your visitors." This is slightly misleading because the cookie only lasts 3 hours. So, if Joe, for example, goes back and forth between Diaper Pail Friends and Business n'at twice between 3pm and 7pm, and then after the baby lotion dried, he came back to Business n'at at 7:30, these visits would be logged as 3 page loads but only 2 unique visits.
I hope y'all haven't been too bored with all the Rock of Love stuff because it has paid great dividends. Check out the graph below
Check this shit out!!! Because of my posts on Brandi M & Rock of Love, Business has more hits* in the last 18 hours than any other entire month! As of 4:46 pm MST, Business n'at has had 506 page loads just today - for comparison, the second biggest page load day for the site was 79. I can't believe so many people have come by for the Business n'at experience. Most come from the Television Without Pity forums, where I posted a few links to my Brandi M/Pamela discovery. Some of them have even posted comments. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
While I'm not going to let go of the Rock of Love stuff, I do have a lot of traditional Business n'at data ready to go (in between catching up on data entry). I went to Wall Drug, the Badlands, Mt Rushmore & Crazy Horse memorial, picked up a hitchhiker...it's been very exciting. Smell ya later.
*The green bars are the number of page loads, basically counting each time a one of the pages in the blog was opened up by someone. The blue bars are "unique visitors" and is defined as "Based purely on a cookie, this is the total of the returning visitors and first time visitors - all your visitors." This is slightly misleading because the cookie only lasts 3 hours. So, if Joe, for example, goes back and forth between Diaper Pail Friends and Business n'at twice between 3pm and 7pm, and then after the baby lotion dried, he came back to Business n'at at 7:30, these visits would be logged as 3 page loads but only 2 unique visits.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
ROCK OF LOVE LIVE-BLOGGING
Ok y'all, I'm not sure how well this exercise went, but I wrote a bunch of stupid comments while I was watching the premier of Rock of Love (they're in reverse order below). It might be the first and only time I ever do this. Because every post has a time stamp, you could fire up the Tivo or go to youtube, watch the show & read my comments - it's as if The Man was in your living room hanging out!
After one gal got cut they let her mumble a few incoherent sentences and then say "I guess he doesn't like the smart ones.'
Ok y'all, I'm not sure how well this exercise went, but I wrote a bunch of stupid comments while I was watching the premier of Rock of Love (they're in reverse order below). It might be the first and only time I ever do this. Because every post has a time stamp, you could fire up the Tivo or go to youtube, watch the show & read my comments - it's as if The Man was in your living room hanging out!
After one gal got cut they let her mumble a few incoherent sentences and then say "I guess he doesn't like the smart ones.'
The show has been anticlimactic but I think it's a function of having so many gals on the first show. Like the recent presidential debates, you actually can too many skanks in one room. However, I think that the next episodes will be better because they'll be able to develop story lines and character arcs.
oh poor poor Brandi C, she can't get any time with Brett.
Uh oh, drunk Tiffany is fucking with the Russian gal. Those Russians are heartless and violence comes naturally to them...I hope the Russian will let it slide and not pull out a pair of pliers and start yanking out a few of Tiffany's teeth. because you know she has done it before.
Uh oh, drunk Tiffany is fucking with the Russian gal. Those Russians are heartless and violence comes naturally to them...I hope the Russian will let it slide and not pull out a pair of pliers and start yanking out a few of Tiffany's teeth. because you know she has done it before.
Nice, Brandi M is moving in on the gal with the pink hair's time with Brett.
I like that when we get the solo commentary from Brett about his reactions to each gal, he picks out something and says "but you know, that kind of turns me on." One girl is distant. "but it's kind of sexy", another can't but a complete sentence together, "strangely I find it hot"...
I like that when we get the solo commentary from Brett about his reactions to each gal, he picks out something and says "but you know, that kind of turns me on." One girl is distant. "but it's kind of sexy", another can't but a complete sentence together, "strangely I find it hot"...
I've got to admit that I'm not totally feeling the show so far. Maybe there's too many ladies, making it it unwieldy for defining the characters, maybe it's because there haven't been any fights or nudity. I also think Brett comes off as a little bland (surprise, surprise). He's definitely no Flavor Flav. The ladies are going to have to carry the show.
Why didn't Brandi M put her fist in her mouth for the foto?
How did Jessica get in? She's got a little meth face thing going on.
Remember these words by Erin: "I'm not going to lower myself to a stripper/whore level." I think the over/under bet is 3 episodes.
I really hope Tiffany stays in. She's clearly unstable, desperate, surely will start a fist fight, and the tease for after these commercials demonstrates that she's a big drunk. I imagine that's what the casting call read like.
How did Jessica get in? She's got a little meth face thing going on.
Remember these words by Erin: "I'm not going to lower myself to a stripper/whore level." I think the over/under bet is 3 episodes.
I really hope Tiffany stays in. She's clearly unstable, desperate, surely will start a fist fight, and the tease for after these commercials demonstrates that she's a big drunk. I imagine that's what the casting call read like.
I think VH! is lulling us into a false sense of security and afetr this first commercial break the skank factor will be turned up to 11. I already do not like Brandi C and Christina for the same reason I didn't like New York or Shatar from Flavor of Love, Charm School, etc - way too fake.
I know this show is supposed to present Brett as a rock god that every woman wants to fuck, but I think he's going to end up looking weak and impotent. How "hot" can he be if he needs a tv show to get a lady?
I know this show is supposed to present Brett as a rock god that every woman wants to fuck, but I think he's going to end up looking weak and impotent. How "hot" can he be if he needs a tv show to get a lady?
ROCK OF LOVE UPDATE
I know this may shock you, but I found out that there's another porn star on the show. Her porn name is Brittany Burke, and she goes by Brandi C on the show:
The VH1 page on the show has a list of all the gals with a few bullet points to help us get to know them. Here's what Brandi Viola (for some reason she's going by Brandi Viola on her myspace page but Brandi C on the show) wants us to know about her:
I'm off to Mt Rushmore & the Crazy Horse Monument to try and get through the next 9 hours until the show airs. Check out the photo galleries to get yourself prepared for the show, and come back tonight because I'll be live-blogging the show.
*** Hey everybody - I'm super excited that a bunch of people are stopping by. A lot are coming form the Television Without Pity Forums, but there are also a number of people I can't tell how they found the site. Is this post linked somewhere else? All of you rock and I hope y'all enjoy a little Business N'at.
I know this may shock you, but I found out that there's another porn star on the show. Her porn name is Brittany Burke, and she goes by Brandi C on the show:
Originally from Orlando, 24-year-old Burke participated in the 10-part VH1 series prior to entering the adult industry.
"I just started [in porn] three or four weeks ago," the blonde heartbreaker told AVN. "It's really fun and exciting, and I'm meeting a lot of new friends. So far I've done one feature for Hustler, and I'm also going to be in Hustler magazine."
The VH1 page on the show has a list of all the gals with a few bullet points to help us get to know them. Here's what Brandi Viola (for some reason she's going by Brandi Viola on her myspace page but Brandi C on the show) wants us to know about her:
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
• Single because there is too much temptation
• Has 6 tattoos
• Mom is her best friend
• She can fit her fist in her mouth
I'm off to Mt Rushmore & the Crazy Horse Monument to try and get through the next 9 hours until the show airs. Check out the photo galleries to get yourself prepared for the show, and come back tonight because I'll be live-blogging the show.
*** Hey everybody - I'm super excited that a bunch of people are stopping by. A lot are coming form the Television Without Pity Forums, but there are also a number of people I can't tell how they found the site. Is this post linked somewhere else? All of you rock and I hope y'all enjoy a little Business N'at.
Friday, July 13, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: Brandy's identity confirmed?
Some has left anonymous comments in an earlier post confirming that "Brandy" and Pamela" are one and the same. I'll let Ms. Buffalo's comments stand for themselves:
Some has left anonymous comments in an earlier post confirming that "Brandy" and Pamela" are one and the same. I'll let Ms. Buffalo's comments stand for themselves:
Hello. I live in Buffalo, where she is from. It's a pretty small city where you either know or know of everyone. This is her, 100% her. I heard from someone that she was into internet porn...now you confirmed it.
Buffalo anonymous here. I can tell you she was a bartender at a lesbian bar Roxy's, you can see more pics of her here, http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=70653643. I can also tell you, my boyfriend dated her years ago...before the madness:). I met her once or twice, she was always very nice. Hope she finds her dream rocker boy!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
You know that Republican senator who's phone number appears on the DC Madam's client list? Guess what he likes to do...
Definitely think about the big bad baby while watching his 2004 campaign ad
Tonight I got confirmation from a solid inside source who has no ideological ax to grind. The source said Vitter was a client at Canal Street, and provided some additional details that shed light on Maier's comment that there was "more to the business than sex". [Update: Based on her comments about Vitter not having "unusual predilections", I would interpret this comment to mean something like companionship and social interaction rather than fetishes... etc.] These details are not for the faint of heart, either.
We're talking about, among other things, Diaper Fetishism. That's right folks, according to a trusted inside source, Vitter was well known among other Canal Street Brothel patrons to like diapers as well as other bizarre "fetishes". I don't have much more info than that from my source, except that some of the other patrons at the brothel included a well known business-minded New Orleans Republican and a well known Democratic ex-governor. There are many other well known patrons who never held public office, too. You've probably heard various names floated about.
Definitely think about the big bad baby while watching his 2004 campaign ad
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