Just a couple of things...

Listen,

 

It happened again, just now.... I walk into the restroom and there is somebody sitting in one of the stalls having a conversation on their cell phone.  There is a very short list of things that should ever happen in a bathroom stall and talking on your cell phone is not on that list.  Now that I think about it, I hope this guy was talking on their cell phone and not something else.  I give each and every one of you my word that I will not carry on a phone conversation with any of you while I am sitting on a toilet. 

 

Now for something that has been bugging me for a while now...

I think all songs by the band Sugar Ray should be banned from the radio.  I admit, I bought their CD in the late 90s like so many other people, but when a song by that band comes while I'm driving, I feel the need to drive my car into oncoming traffic while vomiting.  I continue to love a lot of 90s music, but their stuff is utter crap. 

 

That's enough for now 

Disappointing snacktime

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I admit it, I am not a healthy person.  I eat food that is bad for me and most of the time I don't even feel bad about it.  Sure, there are days that I eat 36 chicken McNuggets for dinner and then regret it at 3 in the morning (perhaps a story for another time), but after taking a couple Tums-Smooth Relief, I go back to bed and feel fine. 

 

I buy a lot of crap out of the vending machines at work.  I am pretty sure if I stopped buying from them, the guy could restock it once a month and nobody would be the wiser.  There is a reason that Diet Mountain Dew is always the soda to be sold out first and there are never any Hostess apple or cherry pies in there for more than 12 hours.  Somtimes though, I don't want a sweet treat.  I need something salty, something like a bag of FRITOS Brand Chili Cheese Flavored Corn Chips.  Just listen (or read) what it says on the back of the package: "With a rich, hearty chili & cheese flavor and powerful crunch, FRITOS Corn Chips are an unmistakable all-American Original.  Nothing Satisfies like FRITOS BRAND."  If you have not tried these, you are missing out on one of the better chili & cheese flavored snacks available on the market today...

 

At least that is how it used to be...

 

Recently, and by recently I mean the last 4 bags that I have purchased, I have noticed that there seems to be less chili cheese flavored goodness in every bag.  It is not that there are fewer Fritos in each bag, I am quite confident that the number has remained constant.  What I am refering to is the amount of seasoning, or chili cheese dust, known as CCD, on the Fritos Brand corn chips themselves.  I have come to this conclusion because there does not seem to be as much CCD on my finger tips when I finish a bag.  Each finger tip used to possess a bounty of CCD to enjoy once the Fritos were all consumed.  Lately however, I feel that my finger tips are nearly as clean as before I had feasted on the Fritos Brand corn chips.  I was going to write to Frito-Lay Inc and inquire about the amount of CCD being used in their product, but I fear I may not be able to handle the truth.  They have a toll-free hotline for questions or comments, open weekdays from 9 to 4:30 central time, but I just can't bring myself to make the call. 

 

I guess I'll try the TGI Friday's Brand Chedder and Bacon Flavored Potato Skins next time...

 

 

An update...

Listen,

 

I have decided to provide a progress report regarding my six New Year's resolutions that I presented to you earlier.

1. Empty my cats' litter box three times a week.

  This one was a terrible disaster this week.  On more than one occasion I thought to myself, "Bob, you need to clean out the cats' litter box."  Sadly, I was overcome with laziness and only did this once this week.  This may not seem like a very big deal to you non-cat-owners, but I have 2 cats and a relatively small litter box for them.  I can't imagine flushing my toilets only once a week, but maybe I'll should try that, just so I know how it makes the cats feel.

2. Organize my Star Wars toy collection

  I made a little bit of progress with this one.  I purchased some small plastic Tupperware-type containers to help store some of the small weapons and other assorted accessories.  I previously was using some small plastic bowels from Ikea that I had found in our kitchen cupboard, but apparently the kids needed them for food or some such.  I think these new Tupperware-type plastic storage containers will work nicely.  They are about the size of a standard shoebox, but only about 2 inches deep.  The lids snap on very tightly, which is what drew me to purchase them in the first place. 

3. Cook more

  Saturday, I made my first recipe out of my new Bobby Flay cookbook.  It was a Spanish-rubbed chicken with a parsley and mint sauce.  It was pretty tasty.   Brady was not a fan at first, but after pouring some salt on it, he said it was pretty good.  The best part about cooking was that Hana did the dishes, which is my job when she cooks dinner. 

4. Reuse the same cup several times rather than get another cup dirty.

  On Saturday, I was watching the Colts-Jets playoff game and went upstairs to get another Coke Zero.  I then realized that I left my cup downstairs.  So, instead of getting a new cup, I actually walked back downstairs and got my old cup and then went back up for more soda.  In retrospect, I should have just taken the 2-liter bottle back downstairs with me…what was I thinking?!?  I am making an effort here, but it is not as easy as I thought it would be. 

5. Get more sleep.

  No real progress here… I did actually try to go to sleep at 11:15 last night, but stayed up playing ipod games until 1:30, which leads me to #6.

[s]6. Obtain three stars on every available level of Angry Birds on my ipod[/s]

  After trying to get three starts on a few levels this week, I was unsuccessful and actually went to youtube.com where you can watch videos of people achieving a 3-star score on every level, so you can mimic what they do.  After doing this for a couple of tricky levels, I decided that I had hit a new low in my life by doing this.  I have since shifted my focus to "Tiny Chef" and "Mega Jump".  I am officially crossing #6 off of my list of resolutions.