What a weekend...

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I am sure that everybody had a crazy weekend with Thanksgiving and all that.  Here is how mine went...

 

Wednesday:

See previous post about New Moon and In-n-out.  The movie started at 10:15 so we didn't get home until about 1:00 Friday morning.  What a way to start a busy weekend...

 

Thursday: 

Because I go to work early every morning, my shift starts at 7:30, my body thinks that I have to "go number one" at 7:00 whether I am working or not.  So, I woke up because I had to go.  I tried to be as quiet as possible, but half way through my going Brady stumbles into our bedroom.  I tried to convince him to go back to sleep, but he wanted to watch a show together.  He usually wakes up right after I leave or just as I'm leaving so he really likes it when he catches me home in the morning.  So we go down and put on a show and about an hour later Evan wakes up.  By the time my eyes were actually staying open without the aid of my (or Brady's) hands holding them open I was getting everything together to start frying my first turkey of the day.  I offered to fry a turkey for Thanksgiving at the Maxfield's feast.  Frying a turkey is pretty easy, but it does take some preparation and gathering of various supplies and ensuring that the turkey is adequately dry to enter 4 gallons of 450 degree oil.  One turkey down with no incident.  On to Thanksgiving feast #1 at the Maxfields.  Because Hana's parents and my parents live 2 or 3 blocks away we always get 2 feasts on the "feasting holidays."  It is really great, but it does take some skill to pace yourself at the first meal so you are not bursting at the seams (sphincters) by the time the second meal occurs.  I suck at doing this by the way.  After eating and resting a bit I was back on my way to my parents to fry turkey #2.  No major problems with this one either, but for some reason the oil wasn't heating back up to 350 after the turkey went in.  When I started to carve it there was a bit of rawness next to the bone, so we put it back in to bathe for another 10 minutes and it was perfect.  I ate WAAAAAAAAAY too much on Thanksgiving.  Including my breakfast slice of pie I ate while frying the first turkey I count 5 slices: 2 apple, 2 chocolate, and 1 pecan.  Delicious.  After the festivities we went home and were in bed by 10:00.  Unfortunately I could not sleep worth a darn (see above 5 pieces of pie).  I think the last time I looked at the stupid alarm clock was 12:37.  Stupid pie... (I don't mean that, I love pie, and would never want to offend it.)

 

Friday: 

The good news is that I didn't have to go to work on Friday.  Because we weren't expecting a lot of action, I was able to work from home which was really sweet.  I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago my parents' computer starting acting up.  Well it finally stopped altogether Thursday morning.  In between frying turkey and shoving pie into my face I was attempting to fix their computer.  I know just enough about computers to be really dangerous and break things.  So Friday I went with my parents to buy a new PC.  They were considering  a Mac, but I told them if they got a Mac they would have to call Jeff or Hay if they had any problems because I do not know anything about them.  They decided on a super nice HP with quad core processor, 6 gigs of RAM and a 23 inch monitor... thing of beauty.  I will be buying me next computer at Costco as well.  If you use your American Express they extend the 2-year Costco warranty to a third year.  That is totally awesome.  (I can say that because Totally Awesome Computers is no longer with us).  We got it set up and everything.  and I even made it home in time for dinner.  Not to mention we went to La Puente with Hay and Tim who are in from Colorado.  Note to self: avoid the Large Combination the day after gorging yourself on Thanksgiving.  That was not smart.

 

I think I better stop here.  I'll get to Saturday and the BYU vs Utah game another time... maybe.  If nothing else I want to say that I agree with Max Hall (my new idol) 100% in his feelings toward the University of Utah, the U of U Football team, and especially the fans:

 

You are classless and I hate you all.
Sincerely,

Bob

In-n-Out and New Moon

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Hana finally dragged me to the move theatre to see New Moon.  It helped that my little sister was in town for the Thanksgiving holiday.  I was also enticed by a pre-movie stop at the new In-n-Out.  More on that later, maybe.  

My thoughts on the movie: It was not a complete waste of time.  Some of the action sequences were pretty action-y.  I wondered how they would deal with the blank pages in the book and I really liked what they did.  The wolf pack was cool and the special effects were good.  This was Hana's third time seeing the film.  It will be a LONG time before I see it for my third time, but it was pretty good.  I liked it much better than Twilight.  If they keep getting better at this rate the last movie ought to be really good.  On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being Form Justin to Kelly and 10 being The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the King, I guess it gets a 6.  I enjoyed it more than I expected, but I am not anxiously awaiting my next chance to watch it.  I probably would give the first Twilight a 3, maybe a 4 depending on my mood.  I am glad I read the books though.  Without it I think I would have been a little (a lot) lost.  I have been going back and forth on whether I am on "Team Jacob" or "Team Edward" and after watching the movie I have made up my mind.  I am on Team Victoria. 

In case you were wondering my top 5 movies remain (in no particular order) The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the King, The Matrix, The Return of the Jedi, and Strange Brew.

Now for my thoughts regarding In-n-Out:  It was kinda strange eating at In-n-Out within 15 minutes of leaving my house.  I have stood in lines at In-n-Out that have stretched out the door, but I have never froze my a$$ of while doing so.  That was kinda weird.  The food tasted just like it should.  The burger was fresh and very tasty, the fries were amazing, and scriptures on the fry trays were inspiring.  The real question is this: Do I see myself driving all the way to Draper for In-n-Out when I have to pass a Five Guys to get there?  The answer is probably not.  The second question is "Will I stop at In-n-Out every time I go to my brother Jeff's house?  He lives in Draper off the same exit as In-n-Out.  There is a good chance this will happen, maybe not every time, but often enough.  I am glad that they finally made it to Salt Lake. 

Until next time...

Have you seen the Barenaked Ladies?

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First off, calm down, I am talking about the band you sicko!

If you have not seen the Barenaked Ladies now is your chance.  This has been my favorite band since high school.  I have seen them in conert 4 times and have loved each show.  Recently, the lead singer left the band, so I wasn't sure if they would keep going with the 4 remaining members.  Luckily there are.  They will be at the Depot on December 14, 2009 for an acoustic Christmas concert.  Tickets are only $15 plus service charges bringing then to about $20 per ticket.  I think we paid $40 per ticket last time they were here.  As I am writting this, tickets are still available.

Don't miss out on this chance to see a great band.  See you there.

No more barels?

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We'll start with the good news first: Today as I was driving to work along I-80 between 1300 East and State Street it hit me... "Where are all the barrels?  They are gone.  It was amazing.  I have driven that strectch 5 times a week since July 2008 and for the first time I did not see a barrel!  The 4 wide lanes are pretty sweet and so is going 74.5 MPH again.  This is really great.  I know thoese barrels will find a new home somewhere else, but I am glad they are no longer there.

Second:  Stupid Country Music Awards on ABC meant my 2 new favorite shows were not on this week.  If you are not watching Modern Family and the Middle you are missing out on some really good stuff.  Why would they show the stupid country music awards???  I mean, who freaking listens to that crap anyway?  I admit, I went through a short country phase when I started dating Hana.  She like the stuff and it seemed to be in my best interest to like it to (if you know what I mean).  It is a preiod of my life that I am not proud of, but oh well.  Stupid county music and stupid fans of country music. 

Third: My company is in the process of condensing from 4 buildings down to 3.  The build that I am currently in had only about 30 employess in it before this all started.  It was nice never having to wait for a microwave, plenty of room in the fridge for stuff and all that.  Now there are way more people here.  I have no idea how many, but yesterday I had to wait for a microwave for over 5 minutes.  It sucks sitting there waiting and smelling all the nasty crap people are heating up.  That and the bathroom is crowded now too.  I don't try to spend too much time in there, but when 2 of the 3 urinals and all three "sit-down-stations" are taken it can make a guy pretty uncomfortable. 

Fourth: I am "on call" this weekend.  Calling it "on call" is a joke because there is always more than enough to do.  Calling it "on call" makes it seem that I may not have to work, but I know I will spend at least 4 to 5 hours this Saturday working.  Last time I was "on call" I worked for 11 hours, yes eleven hours on Saturday.   That is not a fun way to spend the weekend.  Oh well again.

That is all for now.   Go Horned Frogs!!!