Cafe Conversations

First a big ole shout out to the nice lady who let me go in front of her in line at Trader Joe's. Thanks a million!

Now for the part we have all been waiting for. So this really big boned blonde lady with even bigger hair comes up and orders a passion tea. We only carry it iced, not hot (we have different hot teas than the normal Starbucks).
Lady: I want this hot.

Me: I'm sorry, we only have it iced we don't carry it hot. . .

Lady: You do so have it hot. I have had it before.

Me: No, we carry different teas than the regular Starbucks do .

Lady: I have gotten it hear before, I want it hot.

Me: I'm sorry, but we don't have it hot. Just the iced. We have a selection of other teas here. Can I get you one?

Lady: Why won't you just give me the tea I want.

Me: We don't carry that one

Lady: Whatever. . .
and she stomps off

Green Tip

Another one from Ideal Bite
. Evidently coconut water has the same amount of electrolytes and potassium as most sports drinks do and coconut water is lower in calories and doesn't have any of the additives that the sports drinks do. Who knew? The fact that it comes in its own sustainable packaging is pretty darn cool to, eh?

Buffy Season 8

Yes, I think this cements my geekiness that I am totally excited about Buffy: Season 8.
How freaking awesome is that? And Joss Wheadon is writing it too! I so can't freaking wait!

300 The Movie

I saw a preview for 300 this weekend and I can't wait to go see this. This looks like a total must see in the theaters. From what I could see it just seemed so visually stunning (and I am not just talking about Gerard Butler in some tighties either) and unique. I hope I am not getting my expectations too high but based on this preview I don't think I will be!



DAMN that looks like on hell of an awesome movie!

Ghost Rider

C-Fresh and I went to go see Ghost Rider this weekend and it was much better than I had anticipated. The story was actually pretty decent and coherent and the acting was good too. I had a couple of minor issues, but those were mostly cosmetic and mostly dealt with Nicholas Cage. First of all, his stylist totally needed to be fired. His haircut was stupid and that dark black dye job just stunk. He also needed help with his fake tan. That tan was all streaky and uneven. C'mon, this was a major Hollywood production. . .get a stylist who knows what the hell they are doing.
On the upside the villains were totally hot! What is it about movie villains and their hottness? The guy who played the Earth centered demon was so freaking gorgeous with a body to die for. C-Fresh enjoyed Blackheart though (he played the boyfriend of the daughter in American Beauty).
I would have to disagree with the review I read and say that this was better than the average Superhero movie. If you are a geek or just like some good action I would definitely recommend going to see this movie.

Future Ex Husband Friday

I have thought that Christian Bale was a complete hottie for, like, ever! There is just something so. . .unh!. . .about that man. He isn't classically handsome (well, except for that perfect body of his) but HOT DAMN! I have to admit that I had a hard time paying attention to Batman Begins because he is so damn hot. During that scene where he gets out of bed in just his pajama bottoms the mom in front of me and D. audibly gasped and let out a little "Oh my," and I would have to heartily agree!

Queer Eye. . .

I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants

Cafe Conversations

This lady comes in today and I sort of knew I was in for it when she mentioned gas station cappuccinos. As I have said before, if it comes out of a machine at a gas station or McDonald's it ain't no damn cappuccino.
Lady: What sorts of oils are in your cappuccinos?
Me:None, we don't add any oils to them
Lady:Well the one at the gas station has coconut oil in it and I can't have coconut oil. Is there coconut oil in your cappuccinos?
Me: No, a cappuccino is just espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam.
Lady: If I get one I better not have a (sic) allergic reaction. I can't have no coconut oil. Are you sure there ain't any coconut oil.
Me: There is no oil in it. Just espresso and milk, nothing else.

So she gets one, takes a sip

Lady: This ain't sweet
Me: No, it is just espresso and milk and milk foam. Nothing else added (like I had already told her two times before)
Lady: Do you have any coconut syrup or anything you could add to it. . .

Oh yes, such is the life

Fudge Hershey's Pt II

I received a very interesting comment from Mike about the Hershey's layoffs. You can visit http://kissesforhershey.blogspot.com/ to sign a petition to help 3,000 American workers keep their jobs and get the address to of the CEO to mail a letter. I have already signed the petition and I will mail my letter tomorrow. If we all don't stick up for our fellow workers then, as Gumby said, we will all be caddies for the CEO's or Wal Mart greeters.

Do You Like Tea?

Thanks D. for the heads up on this one!

Flashback

Remember this hottie, Lucky Vanous, from the Diet Coke commercials. Wow, he was one hot mofo. Wonder what happened to him. Anyway, in an ill conceived idea I bought his workout tape for my ex for his birthday. Huh, turns out homos make the same birthday mistakes straight men do too.

P.s.
speaking of exes. . .way to go Lauren! Call me, we'll definitely go out on the town wherever the ladies are!

Hooked

During Christmas I picked myself up a little present. Fable: The Lost Chapters. I had played it on X-Box and loved it, but the PC version is SO much better. I forgot how fun that stupid little game is. I also forgot how easily addicted to video games I am. If I miss a day here and there you know why. . .

The New Math

Now this is math I can handle.

Snow Day

It is really odd at work listening to some of these mother's talk about snow days. I remember my mother used to be so excited when my brother and I were small for snow days. We would go sledding, make snowmen, have snowball fights, walk to Dunkin Donuts for hot cocoa and basically just have a free day of fun. These women come into work all bitter that their kids aren't in school. One woman actually said, in front of her kids mind you, "This is a freaking nightmare. I am so miserable I just can't wait for them to get back to school. What a pain in the ass." Now I have seen this woman at all hours of the day wandering the shopping center with bags of crap that she has bought or sitting half the day and gossiping with friends so it wasn't like she actually had to call off of work herself or make any odd arrangements for the kids daycare. It was just an inconvenience to her to have to actually watch her own kids for the day. WTF?
She wasn't the only one either. That was a sentiment I kept hearing throughout the day on Wednesday. Why are these people having kids if they obviously don't want them? I just don't get it.

Future Ex Husband Friday

I don't watch Lost, but I have seen a lot of pictures of Daniel Dae Kim and all I have to say is WOW! Gorgeous!

Cafe Conversations

Being the boss doesn't mean all my fun interactions are only with employees. Yesterday was a really snowy day and the roads were atrocious. We expected to have a bunch of call off yesterday but we only had a few. I was lucky enough to get the best one. He wasn't my direct employee, he worked in another person's department, and he is damn lucky for that fact

Me: Yeah, what is it?
Employee: I'm not coming in today.
Me: Oh,
Employee: Yeah, the roads are horrible, nobody has plowed, and it isn't worth 40$ a day for me to bother coming in.
Me: Okay, you are going to have to hold for a minute

At this point I transferred him over to the manager of the book floor. I was so tempted to just say "Well, you aren't worth 40$ a day so don't bother coming back in." Unfortunately that would have been overstepping my bounds so I transferred him over to the book floor manager where he proceeded to repeat himself. Can you believe that? Now we expected call offs so if he just stated his case we would have been fine with it but now he has himself labeled as a malcontent. What an idiot.

Happy V.D. To You!

And a Happy V.D. to all of you out there. It occurred to me when I said that to someone earlier that a lot of kids (well, most) would have no idea what a venereal disease would be in the day and age of STD's. Here is to an old joke breathing it's last breath! Anyway, I hope ya'll got what you wanted from your sweeties. C-Fresh got me an awesome Buddha head sculpture that holds a tea light so it fits right in with my collection. I did well for him too. I was the hit of the office with the roses I had sent to his work for him. Too bad that the roads were so bad he didn't go into work but one of the girls was nice enough to drop them off at his house for him so they didn't die. Aren't I a good bf? Yup, thought so. Now quit reading my blog and go out and kiss someone already you fool!

Over The Net We Go

There is a lot of interest lately in VoiP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and some debate going about it as well. You may be most familiar with VoiP from the Vonage ads on T.V. where they throw the box at people (great commercials btw, whoever came up with those deserves a raise). There are a lot of benefits to Voip including savings on long distance, call forwarding, real time billing information, area code selection and a whole lot more. I guess my biggest issue with the whole Voip issue is what happens when power is out? With a landline you can still make calls without electricity but I am not sure if that is really a viable concern anymore with the proliferation of cell phones. I guess each individual would just have to weigh the cost benefits against possible emergency needs (and really, how many times do you need to call 911 when the power is out?).

Oh My

I knew I was a bit of a pessimist and a little overbearing, but really. . .

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Snow Job

I was just talking to D. the other day and she was telling me how she missed snow. Well, tell ya what D., if you could beam home for a day this weather would cure you of that in a heartbeat. It took me 3 hours to drive home from work, normal time is about 30 minutes. After that I spent 45 minutes shoveling the white stuff so that I can MAYBE get out of my drive for my morning commute. I thought we were supposed to be in the middle of global warming or something like that? If so I should be tanning, not shoveling! What's up with that? Oh well, just another day in the life in Cleveland. Well off to bed now so I can leave 1 1/2 hours early for work so I can possibly get there kind of close to on time.

My Hero

I have succumbed to the peer pressure and I have started to watch Heroes online. I just finished watching the first episode and now I can see why all the other geeks (I am one of them too) are raving about it. Wow! On top of a great story I am digging the hotties in it too. So far my favorite is Sendhil Ramamurthy who plays the Indian professor's son. WOW! HOT!

2 in 1

Now this is what Vegas is all about! Gambling and sex all in one. Check Out Luxor's Fantasy it is a virtual slot game (no credit card, no actual gambling) where you try to hit the bonus screens. Now I LOVE slot machines and half the fun is trying to get to the bonus screen. Well, if you like women then this bonus screen will be just what you are looking for. This is a really cool plug for Luxor Las Vegas' new adult show Fantasy and I think that it gets the point across just fine, don't you.

P.S.
I'm sorry Carrie, I know Bill will probably be addicted to this, but on the upside I see a trip to Vegas coming up, eh?

The S.F. of Ohio

I was in Columbus this weekend celebrating V-day with C-fresh (okay, big ole collective Aw here everyone). What strikes me the most about Columbus is the fact that when C-Fresh and I are out somewhere, or anywhere, down there we aren't the only queer couple eating/ shopping/ wandering. It is really odd to see. In Cleveland it always felt like I was an oddity when out with a bf somewhere, but down there there is usually at least one other queer couple no matter where you are. It is kinda nice actually.

p.s.
no the pic isn't either of us, just a random hot guy to make your day a bit brighter!

Congrats

To D. over at Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun on her 1 year blogging anniversary! Way to go Lady! Anybody who hasn't stopped by to get a dose of her humor should definitely stop by. And don't forget to read her list of favorite posts through the past year including my favorite post . Why is it my favorite post? Well, duh! It's all about me! Happy Anniversary D, and we here in Cleveland miss you tons.

Future Ex Husband Friday

It is time for my favorite superhero (okay, the actor who plays him at least) Chris Evans. Wow! I don't even know if he can act well or not because every time he appeared on the screen I melted into a gooey mush of lust. While I do think that smoking hot men like him need to always be at least half naked he looks just as adorable with clothes on. Oh yeah, and he fills his spandex super hero suit out just fine. He can flame on anytime he wants.

Flowers From Afar

We all know what is coming up this week (and no I am not talking about the SI swimsuit issue). Have you taken care of all the loved ones on your list? If not you may want to think about online flower delivery. It is really easy to do and a great idea for far away loved ones. I remember when I lived in NM all I could do was send my Mom a card for her birthday but if the Internet had been around then I could have just logged on, clicked, payed, and BAM! Insta-brownie points over my brother! Digitalflowers.com is a certified FTD florist and they deliver nationwide so be sure to earn your brownie points over siblings with Mom this Valentine's Day.

Cafe Conversations

Sometimes I can truly understand those Postal workers who go, well, Postal. It really is not easy dealing with people and sometimes I feel like my head will just explode. Last night this lady comes in and orders a triple, decaf, Venti, non-fat, two sweet-n-low, light foam latte. Okay, fine no problem. I whip it up for her and put it in front of her and do the whole "triple, decaf, Venti, non-fat, two sweet-n-low, light foam latte".
Lady: Is there an extra shot in there?

Me:(sort of knowing where this was going I reply) "Yup, a triple, decaf, Venti, non-fat, two sweet-n-low, light foam latte."

Lady: "Did you put the 2 sweet-n-lows in there?"

Me: "Yes I did, it is a triple, decaf, Venti, non-fat, two sweet-n-low, light foam latte"

Lady: "Is it decaf"

Me: At this point I wanted to either bitch slap her or stick bamboo shoots in my eardrum so I would not have to listen to her high pitched whiny voice anymore, but no. . .I said "YES, it is a triple, decaf, Venti, non-fat, . . ."

Lady: Interrupting me with an imperious wave of her gnarled, age spotted hand "I heard you. Why do you keep saying that over and over, " and turns on her heel and stalks away?

WTF? If you heard me, then why the hell did you keep asking over and over if I made it the way you wanted? Then you get mad at me? I think it is time for hormone replacement therapy or something lady cause you are NUTS! I think my mom can get you a good deal on Paxil or something. . .that may help.

Just Say Hi

That is something I have never been good at doing, just walking up to people and saying hi or starting a conversation. In fact, back in the day when D. and I were going out to the bars (pre psycho ex) and she would tell me that a guy was checking me out I was convinced that it was because my zipper was down or I had monstrous glob of snot hanging out of my nose. Yeah, I know, major self esteem issues. . .but that is not the point here. I was just never able to strike up a conversation. Luckily there is such a thing as online dating so I could feel someones personality out and kind of have that ice breaker instead of walking up cold to someone and trying to say in a bar while they are surrounded by all their friends and would quite probably laugh at me because i had my shirt sticking out my fly or something. If it wasn't for the Internet I wouldn't have met C-Fresh (hey Boo!). The downside is for a lot of those dating sites you need to pay out the nose to meet the "scientifically determined person of your dreams". Whatever! Like love has anything to do with science (okay, it probably does somehow, but not for the purposes of this little editorial). What I am trying to get at is you can find Free Dating online and as long as you are smart about it it is possible to meet that special someone. Maybe not in time for this Valentine's day, but maybe next one. At Justsayhi.com you can do that with no credit card. . .ever! I managed to find someone and (trust me that wasn't easy because I can be kind of a jerk) so maybe you can too. You won't know til you try.

The Pioneer Spirit

In America is dead. I am convinced of that because of yesterday when over 600 schools in Ohio were closed because it was cold. I can understand closing schools in the poorer districts because the kids don't have the coats, scarves, gloves, shoes, and whatever else needed to keep warm on the way to school. That I can understand. What I don't understand is that all these wealthy districts canceled school despite mommy and daddy driving them every morning in the BMW SUV. So instead of going to school all these kids were out and about with their parents shopping or sled riding or something similar. Now at the risk of sounding to old fogey I am going to say that we never had school canceled because of cold. Sure we stayed in at recess, but we got our butts out of bed, bundled up and walked the mile to school no matter how cold it was. If we keep coddling ever generation it won't be long until we have to outsource to some third world counry to have people come wipe our asses for us because we might get some germs on our hands.

Super Bowl. . .The Best Part

Of course is always the ads. They better be memorable after companies spend a ton of money for their spot. I love this Coke ad, I had seen it before a movie and thought that the whole concept of ripping of Grand Theft Auto was totally awesome!



I also found this site which has all the ads posted. It cracks me up that they tout how you can watch them all "free" though since it is the CBS sports Website and all the companies are just getting even more promotion, but whatever. . .

I'm Gonna Miss

All the cool commercials again this but it still isn't worth it to me to sit through the Super Bowl. Every year I miss out and have nothing to add when everyone talks about the Super Bowl adds and how great they are. I guess at least this year I will have Youtube to catch up on them. And now that I have typed it twice Bowl just doesn't look like it should be a word. I know it is, but it just doesn't look right. Anyway, if you post any of the good commercials to youtube let me know so I have some idea what people are talking about. Here is one of my favorites from last year. . .

The Other Holiday

February 14th is right around the corner and do you know what that means. Oh, sure that chocolate, flowers and diamond day but I am talking about the quintessential straight man holiday that many wait all year for. What? You don't have any idea what I could be talking about? Well, for my straight male readers out there (I am sure there is at LEAST one) I will gently remind you that it is time for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Yup, this February 14th marks the 43rd annual SI swimsuit with all of its controversial glory. We are talking supermodels galore here!
Now, thanks to technology, you can keep your favorite SI swimsuit models with you wherever you go. For $1.99 you can have Heidi Klum, Marisa Miller, Ana Beatriz Barros, tennis star Maria Sharapova, Molly Sims and 2005 SI cover girl Carolyn Murphy as your cell phone wallpaper. If you are a fan of the classic models from times past (okay, it wasn't that long ago but you catch my drift) you can also get Wallpapers of Elle Macpherson ('87, '88, '94) and Kathy Ireland ('92, '94) along with other models from past issues. SI mobile users can also download clips of the photo shoots to their cell. What is pretty cool too is that they have video ringers now and animated screen savers. Ladies, this may just be a V-Day present that he will actually like. Heck, he got you the diamonds, the chocolate, and the dinner (at least he better have).

Um, Tyra Honey. . .

It isn't that I don't think you deserve the right to eat, cause honey you do! And it isn't that I don't agree with what you have to say, I do! But where are the girls who weigh more than 98 lbs on ANTM? Where are the girls (like you were when you were a supermodel at the height of your career) who had hips and boobs? I can agree with your rant but you are in a position to do more than just whine because the Enquirer put up a "fat" photo of you. Do something about it besides just ranting. I'm glad you have the esteem to not be bulimic but what about the girls who want to be ANTM who are or might become? HMMMMMMM. . .less talk more action honey!

Future Ex Husband Friday

The other weekend C-Fresh and I rented She's the Man and Ai ChiWaWa! Channing Tatum is one hot Mo-fo. . .especially all done up in his sexy soccer kit. I think he did appear already as a feh, but what the hell! He is so hot he can be on the list twice!

Brrrr, It Is Cold. . .

. . .and I am ready for a vacation. Not one of those crappy stay at home vacations but a trip away to somewhere warm where there is sand and water that did not come from Lake Erie. What would be really cool is to get one of those Vacation Rentals where you have the whole enchilada with a pool, spa, workout room, kitchen, and all that fun stuff. Sure you may have some of it at home, but isn't it nicer when you know someone else has to scrub it from top to bottom when you are done? I would also LOVE to be able to get a Vacation Villa with a little more privacy. I have never had much luck with auctions, but I think with it getting down to 9 degrees this weekend I just may have to try my hand at an Acapulco resort just to warm up from this bitter cold Cleveland February.

Random Thoughts

Today at work I was running the trash out to the dumpster. When I opened the sliding door to start tossing in the bags I noticed a glove poking straight up from the trash. Instead of thinking "Oh, someone must have thrown away their glove with the holes on two of the fingers," I immediately thought that there was going to be a dead body in the dumpster. After dismissing that thought out of hand I started to think of what I would do if there was a dead body in the dumpster. I suppose if it was summer I would probably puke due to the smell but it is winter. Would I freak and scream or would I be calm and call the cops. I guess that would depend on if I knew the person or not. If I didn't know them I'd like to think that I would be calm but I would probably freak out and scream like a five year old girl, especially if there was blood and guts. YUCK! That's all, just a random thought.

The Popular Kids

I was at Walgreens today and I happened to wander down that aisle that is just like a bottle of Pepto Bismol exploded. You know that aisle, with all the pinks and reds. Yup, the Valentine's day aisle with its plethora of stuffed things, and heart shaped things, and all that crap. It brought back memories of elementary school when we'd have the Valentine's day party and the popular kids would have their envelopes just filled to brimming with cards. I'm glad those days are over. Now instead of sitting there and handwriting out all those stupid little cards and killing a small forest in the process I can just send out Valentine's Day E-Greetings. I love these animated cards and the adult versions are so much more fun than those one sided little cartoon cards. Check out Cupid pickup lines or my favorite the oh so nasty and just plain wrong Horny Bear card. I do the free trial membership and send out all that I want, but for $13.99 a year you can send out a whole heck of a lot of cards and specify exactly what day you want them to go out on. Anyway, enjoy your VD and may your inbox be full of greetings.