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Post by madmax on Feb 9, 2020 12:46:56 GMT -4
Hello. I am pretyping this at work on Fri. I forgot to send the list to myself, so I will have to go from memory, and fill in stuff at home. If you don’t know, the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. The last time they did was 50yrs ago. Hopefully, there will be some more wins. I guess I’ll get to the food.
Sat: This was a regular meal for me. I’ll just list the items first: Chex Mix, Bold Pringles, Extra Hot Chili & Lime store brand tuna in water Sugardale peperoni 1/2 of 8oz block of generic brand muenster cheese Everything was good. For the Pringles, there was some heat. Only like the first chip had a lime taste. The cheese tasted especially good. I took it out of the fridge to warm up before I ate it. I don't recall if it was around 9am or earlier. I did eat earlier than I have been so I could sleep and then get up for the Super Bowl.
Sun: I was going to have something, but I dozed off. It was really late when I woke up, so I had something else. It was a box of Triscuit. These were the ones made with poppy seeds. The actual flavor is Garlic & Onion. They were good. The flavor was strong, but I don't think I recalled tasting garlic or onion.
Mon: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of Hormel Smoked Ham. It was good. I think I took it off the shelf. Later I had a bag of Bugles. They were the Ranch flavor. They were good. I seem to recall the flavor not being very strong.
My meal was fried rice and veggies. I used half a bag of what is called Winter Blend, which is broccoli and cauliflower. I also cut up 2 1/2 roma tomatoes. Before I put them in the pan, I was snacking on them. They were good. I put them in right after I put in my spices.... The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: For a snack, I had a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies, using half a bag of Winter Blend. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Before I had the fried rice, I ate 1 1/2 roma tomatoes I cut up. I had them plain, with my 3 items, and with the ALDI mrs dash Table Blend. I think it was all good.
I ate later than normal. This was because I didn't have to work on Wed. They closed down my building for the day because the Chiefs were having their Super Bowl celebration rally nearby. I watched the news during the time I would be leaving work. There was a lady reporting somewhat near my office, but on the same street. The street was empty. It looks like that maybe if I had to go to work, I wouldn't've had a problem leaving.
Wed: My meal was fried rice and veggies. This time, I used half a bag of what is called Japanese blend. It has green beans(julienne cut), broccoli, onion, mushroom. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I got my snack at Arby's. It was a Market Fresh Chicken Bowl. It is part salad, chicken breast slices, and rice. I got the Garlic Parmesan dressing. I don't know how you were supposed to eat it, so I just put in the dressing and mixed everything up. It was good. Even though I'd like to try the other 3 dressings, I'm thinking I won't because these are $$$$.
I got my meal at Subway. I actually got it on Wed so I didn't have to deal with that and shopping. I would have done so even if I had to have gone to work on Wed. I was in the mood for it last week, but you can read up above what happened. Even so, I still felt like getting some. I had a coupon, so I could get what I want. I got 3 of the seafood salad(featured only at this location and one in my former town). I had all 3 on Italian bread, with provolone, parmesan, and oregano. They were all good. The first one had spinach and black olives. The next one had lettuce and tomato. The last one didn't have anything else.
Fri morning, I woke up with stomach cramps. I Would fart, and it would go away. Then I would get another one; again relieved by a fart. This happened about 2 or 3 more times. I then fell back asleep. I then got up at my normal time and had to shootout a very soft dump.
Fri: I finished the bacon bits.
My first snack was another Maruchan Bowl. It was the Beef Flavor Sukiyaki Ramen. It is part of the Taste of Asia series. It was good. My other snack was a bag of Clancy's popcorn. It was Dill Pickle flavor. It was good. I think I could taste the flavor throughout the whole bag, but it was strongest at the beginning.
I Opened up a jar of Specially Selected olives from ALDI. There are the ones stuffed with feta. They were ok. I had them in the fridge a few hours before I had them. I had a few when I was making my meal. I almost forgot to mention it.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of Japanese Blend. I did the same thing I did the Fri of last week in regards to cooking. This time though, I didn't add any extra canola oil when mixing in the flour and cornstarch, and I didn't let it cook as long before adding the rice. I also did something different regarding the ingredients. It's actually something I pretty much did before, which I mentioned in my 11/17 post. I added curry powder to the water for the rice. For my spices...., I just used curry powder, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and water from the faucet.
As for the meal, it was good plain and with my 3 items. The curry flavor was present, and the red/black pepper made it spicy. While it wasn't dried out, I would have liked it a bit wetter. I guess I could use more water and/or add the rice even sooner after adding the 2nd round of spices....
Sat: I had my sweet stuff. First, I finished a jar of creamy peanut butter. I don't remember if it is the store brand, or the generic brand sold in the other chain. I'm not getting up to look.
I had some of the chocolate peanut clusters from the h/n/o store. I had them in the freezer. They didn't taste good. When I put the rest away, I put them back in the fridge.
I had some Milk Duds. They were ok.
I finished the mini Krackel bars. They were good.
I started eating the mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were good. I had 2 in the freezer. I think when I got to them, they had already thawed.
I also tried a new beverage. It was a can of Sweet Tea from the generic brand. It was ok.
That's all for the food. My meal will be almost identical to last week's. I will wait longer to have it since I don't need to wake up to watch anything. Also, I think I'm going to try to take a dump because it feels like there is some there.
It is now 1046am. On Fri, I started to type the Sat entry, but my manager told me to go back to my regular work, so I couldn't do any more typing. I got my reading done before midnight, but I was watching SNL since it's new. At the end, I didn't see local cast member Heidi Gardner out with everybody. I wanted to see if she would wear a Chiefs shirt. Former local cast member Jason Sudeikis was on, but he didn't wear a Chiefs shirt at the end. I think he was wearing a shirt from his old high school. After SNL, I took my nap. I got up for 1am to watch Law & Order SVU. I'd never seen that episode before, and it wasn't that good. I kept on typing until after 2am, when I got pressure in my digestive system and had to take a dump. I then kept on typing, but was also reading something on MSN about discontinued car brands. Then between 5-6am, I dozed off. I also dozed off some time after 6am, and woke up at 708am. I then did some more typing. I then did some other stuff, then took my nap. I got up to watch MTP. I typed, but sometimes did some reading during commercials. Same with the last 30 min of This Week. Now I have Washington Week on again.
I will be having something different for my Fri meal. That's because I'm taking my car in Sat morning. I'll probably pick up some stuff to snack on. Next weekend is also a holiday, but I won't have any special meals per se. I'll explain that next week or the week after. Also, I probably will be posting later than usual.
Tomorrow, I'll be doing some new shit at work. For some reason, they took the scheduling away from the managers, so I'll be doing that shit all week, even though I didn't get any formal training. I predict I'll be doing some stress eating.
I'll see you next week.
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Post by madmax on Feb 16, 2020 13:00:20 GMT -4
Hello, I'm typing this from the dealership where I'm getting my oil done. They won't be able to fix the dent in my bumper because their body shop does this, and they are only in M-F. This week has been very stressful because I was doing something kind of new. Instead of talking people on the phone, I was doing it through the chat function of a program we use to access other people's computers. When doing this job, you often have harder things to do, especially since me and others doing the phones, would send stuff that way. It is actually easier talking to people on the phones than typing stuff. I actually did have to call 2 people because when I uninstalled something, they couldn't reconnect to the network, thus I couldn't be on their computer. This meant I did a LOT of stress eating. I guess I'll get to the food.
First, I need to mention from last week that the peanut butter I finished was the generic brand.
Sat: First, I opened up a jar of Specially Selected olives. They were the ones stuffed with feta cheese. They were ok, but I didn't taste the cheese. I'm pretty sure I put the jar in the fridge before I had some.
My meal was basically the same as last week. Let me make a list of what I had: Lay's Stax, Salt & Vinegar Chex Mix, Ghost Pepper Hot Sugardale peperoni, 8oz Brookdale Vienna Sausages generic brand muenster cheese, 1/2 of 8oz block. Everything was good. The cheese didn't taste as good as last week though, even though I did take it out of the fridge. I did have the Vienna sausages in the fridge. I also need to mention the Chex mix. It was hot. I think it was maybe causing my nose to start hydrating, and possibly my eyes watering. As I was eating it, I had some cheese and/or peperoni. I wasn't able to taste them due to the heat. I ended up just eating the rest of the bag, only broken up by drinking water. I finished the cheese and peperoni after. There was heat on my lips quite a while after finishing the Chex mix.
Sun: I opened a new jar of peanut butter.
I had some olives again.
My meal was a bag of oyster crackers. It was the one grocery chain's generic brand. They were actually very good; maybe even the best I've had. I forget if I did a rant about oyster crackers previously. What it is was that I used to avoid them. That was because it used to be that the only brand you could get was Premium, which like their crackers, taste like crap. I've also had the grocery chains self-named brand, and the Savoritz brand from ALDI. I've reviewed them previously.
Mon: I had some olives again.
My first snack was a Maruchan Instant Lunch. It was the Beef flavor. It was good. My second snack was a bag of Herr's Cheese Curls They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. It was a 7oz bag that I got at ALDI. It was good.
I opened up a new spice. It was a bottle of cayenne pepper. I tried a bit, and it made my mouth burn. I'm thinking I bought it at the grocery store that was doing the closeout sale.
My meal was fried rice and veggies. This time I used half a bag of Italian blend. My meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had some olives.
My first snack was a bag of Peeled Snacks pea puffs. They were the Garden Herb flavor. They were good. Later I had a bag of store-brand croutons. They were the Caesar flavor. They were good.
When I was cooking my meal, I used up the rest of the Cholula. For my meal, I opened up a bottle of Diablo sauce. It is actually taco sauce, but I use it as a hot sauce because of it being hot.
My meal was the same as Mon, except for using the Daiblo with my meal.
Wed: I had more olives.
My first snack was a 10oz can of store brand chunk chicken breast. It was good. Later I had a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetos. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I need to mention my meat item. I usually have sardines from ALDI. I alternate between either mustard or hot sauce and soybean oil. A normal week for me would go h/m, o, h/m, o. This means Wed should have been either mustard or hot sauce. Well when I was going through the cans I recently bought, I found I accidentally got a water version. Due to my OCD and/or possible Asperger's, I wanted to get rid of(eat) these as soon as possible. I decided to have them then. They were good, but I want to stick with the other kinds. I only prefer water when getting those 7.5oz cans.
I have to mention something else. Thu morning, I woke up, and my digestive system was a bit queasy. I took a dump. A few minutes later, I felt my colon needing to shoot more out. I took a Flamin Hot Cheeto dump; it was orange, and burned coming out. I should rename those a Trump, since it 1. is orange 2. annoying 3. a pain in the ass 4. are glad when it's gone.
Thu: I don't know if I had any olives. I didn't note them, but I may have forgot.
My first snack was a can of Pampa Squid Pieces In Ink. They were ok. They had an interesting taste. I looked online, and the "ink" is actually a blend of oil, ink, and other stuff. That also had a unique taste. I stuck my tongue out after drinking it, and it wasn't black.
I had 2 snacks later. First is a bag of Sun Chips. They were the French Onion flavor. They were good. I then had a 2.5oz package or Armour peperoni. It was good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of sardines in hot sauce from ALDI. They were good. I'm planning on going back to the regular schedule on Mon.
Fri: I finished the olives
I got my first snack at Subway. I did the 6in for $2.99 deal, and got a Meatball Marinara. I had it on flatbread. The cheese was provolone. I had spinach, black olives, and onion on it. I was intending to also have green pepper. I'm pretty sure I forgot to get that. I also had oregano and parmesan cheese. Before I ate it, I warmed it up in the microwave for 1min at 50% power. it was good.
Later, I had a bag of Herr's potato chips. They were the Red Hot flavor. They were good, but they tasted just like another brand; the one where there was just a perceived hint of bbq flavor. If I remember, I'll look it up and post next week.
I also had a cooking meal. It was a box of Chicken in a Biskit crackers. They were good. My meal was actually done before I finished the box, so I ate the rest before I ate my meal.
My meal was a Jack's frozen pizza. I had it because I was going Sat morning to get my car serviced. I ate way earlier than usual for Fri, but a little later than my other weekday meals. The pizza was the Mexican variety. It smelled like tacos. But, I swear I couldn't taste it. At least that meant I didn't taste the yellow cheese(there was also white) on it.
Sat: After I got my car serviced. I went to McDonalds and got 2 McChicken biscuit sandwiches. I got 2 because they are a 2/$3 deal. They were ok. I hope they keep this just in case I ever need to get a breakfast food.
Later I had one of the new Papadias from Papa John's. It was the Grilled BBQ Chicken & Bacon. Instead of having the bbq sauce on it, there is a little container. I just dipped the sandwich in the container, but it would probably be better to open the sandwich up and dump the bbq sauce on it. The bbq sauce itself wasn't that good. The sandwich was ok. I could taste the various components, including the bacon, when I didn't use the bbq sauce. There are 3 other kinds I'd like to try. I am hesitant because they are $$$ for what you get. When I post this, I'm going to see if I can upload a pic I took. I put a normal size pen next to it for comparison. The other qualm I have is they have a thing to add a tip. Since I'm not getting it delivered, I don't feel the need for a tip. But by not putting one in(which I didn't), I'm afraid that is on file, and I would be subjected to unwanted "ingredients".
I then stopped at Walmart and got some stuff. I then stopped for gas, then went home. I then did some stuff when I got home before I ate. The stuff cooled off, except for 1 thing. I got a piece of catfish. It was good. It was the item that stayed warm. I had a cup of popcorn shrimp. It was good, but would have been better had it been warm. I had 6 jalapeno poppers. They were good. I don't think the taste is really affected by the temperature; I think it's that they are softer when hot. I also had 6 mozzarella sticks. They were ok. As I've said before, they are most affected by the temperature.
That's all for the food for now. I will have my meal in a bit. I was concerned about the WM stuff keeping my full, but I think I'm starting to get hunger pains. They might also increase after I take a dump.
It is now 1100am Sun. As I stated above, I started at the dealership. I didn't start typing again until around 922am Sun morning during Meet The Press. I would type during the show, then do stuff including reading during the commercials. Same with the 2nd half of This Week from 10-1030. Right now, Washington Week is on. It is on PBS, so no commercials.
Tomorrow is President's Day, so I have no work. I did not do special meals this weekend per se. I'll explain next week.
Before I leave, I just want to give a big FUCK YOU to the 2 redneck pu drivers yesterday, especially the one in the black Dodge from Nebraska. I think that blowing diesel soot is illegal. I should have gotten your plate num and reported you to the police, and to Neb authorities. And finally to these most likely Trumptards, acting like a dick usually means you lack one. I hope an 18-wheeler hits a deer and sends it flying through your windshield.
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Post by madmax on Feb 23, 2020 13:03:38 GMT -4
First, before I make my weekly post, I wanted to upload a picture of the Papadia from Papa John's I had on 2/15. I set a normal size pen next to it for a size comparison.
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Post by madmax on Feb 23, 2020 13:07:13 GMT -4
Hello, I'm starting typing now at 140am. This week was basically bookended by stressfulness. I don't think I have anything to mention now, so I'll start in with the food.
Sat: Since it was a holiday weekend, I wanted to have something different, though not very special. I decided to cook a whole bag(1lb) of noodles. I think I cooked them for a lot longer than the instructions say. After I drained the water(which I kept),I stirred in canola oil. When I usually have them, I would also add some pepper, since that's what my mom did. I decided to put noodles on my plate and try them with everything. I made a list: plain: good black pepper: good red pepper: ok, but mostly heat cayenne: Apparently I didn't add enough for heat, but what was there wasn't good. garlic Powder: ok ALDI mrs dash: good mustard: ok TB Diablo: It didn't taste good; it clashed with the taste of the noodles. soy sauce: ok parm: It clashed with the taste of the noodles, probably due to noodles being different than pasta. extra canola oil: good
Unless I have a dr appointment the next day, I have my meals after midnight. On normal weekends, WAY after for Fri and Sat. For Sun, usually, the same time as Mon-Thu. On a holiday, it will be much later, then I will often just have a snack for my Mon meal. This time I changed things around. This was because on Mon morning, I went in for a medical test/procedure. I had an endoscopy done, along with having my esophagus stretched. I forgot when I got home, but I first put my laundry in the washing machine, then took a shower. I then put my stuff in the dryer. After I emptied the dryer, I finally had something to eat.
Sun: I had a can of generic brand olives. They came out of the fridge. They were good. I had a can of ALDI Vienna sausages. They were good. They also came out of the fridge. The liquid didn't really gooify, maybe because they weren't in long enough. I also had a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Salt & Pepper flavor. They were good.
Mon: My meal was fried rice with veggies using half a bag of peas & carrots. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: Same as Mon.
Wed: I had a snack. It was a small bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Deep Dish Pizza flavor. They were good.
My meal was veggie fajitas using half a bag of peas & carrots. I tried something new when I was eating them. I used onion I had prepared like I mentioned in my Jan26 post. The fajitas were good plain, and with black pepper and/or Diablo sauce. I think I could taste the onion.
Thu: I got a snack at Sonic. It was the meal deal they call the Carhop Classic. It is a medium order of tator tots and either a cheeseburger or chicken tender sandwich. I got the chicken. The tator tots were very good. They were soft. They almost melted in my mouth. The sandwich was very good also. It was small; the bun like the small thin one McDonald's uses for their basic cheap hamburger. I would rate this sandwich very high on my list of chicken sandwiches.
My snack could be considered a sneak preview of my actual meal. I wanted to have this stuff to try it of course. I think this week, the commercials were saying this deal was ending soon, so I wanted to get it before then.
I got my meal at Burger King. They are doing a 2 for $6 deal with 4 of their sandwiches. I got 1 of each. Here is the order I ate them: Whopper chicken sandwich Impossible Whopper spicy chicken sandwich While they were all good, they would have tasted better fresher and warmer. I did warm them up in the microwave at 50% power for maybe 80sec. The Impossible Whopper tasted like the regular one, but I don't recall really tasting meat with either one. With the spicy chicken, there was some heat, but I think it was more in the back of my mouth.
I also got 2 large orders of fries. I heated them up in the microwave, I think at full power. I think it was for 100sec. I put a paper pack of salt on them that I got from Sonic during the corndog incident. They were good.
Fri: While I had an ok day at work, I had a crappy day afterward. This caused me to snack more, and modify my meat item. First, I went to Long John Silver's to get my Sat meal, and a snack. All 3 ladies behind the counter did unsanitary stuff. Thankfully my food was in boxes, so the one that gave it to me just touched the boxes, and not the actual food. When I got home, I went to clean off the boxes. I did the first one. When I went to get the second box out of the bag and set it on a folding metal chair, I slipped on water that was on the floor. I kind of fell in slow motion. I banged my right knee hard on the ground. My left arm went through the chair and knocked it down. After getting up and getting my wits about me, I cleaned off the other box. I then took off my clothes(pants, underwear and one sock[when I got the other shoe off, I was able to take the sock off to my satisfaction, and kept it as a backup]) and put in the dirty laundry. I then took a shower. When I went in, I looked art me right leg. there looked to be dents around my knee area. Even though I could walk fine, and wasn't in really any pain, I first thought my kneecap moved out of place. I looked at my left knee. There was swelling right on top of my right knee. After I got out, I put the meal items in airtight containers and put them in the fridge, and put the snack items in my small casserole dish. I can't remember if anything else occurred.
My first snack was from LJS. It was an order of onion rings, and a an order of fried clams. There was also a lone French fry. I warmed this stuff up in the microwave. The fry was ok. The onion rings were good, but not as much as the usually are. I think if I put them in the oven, they would have been better. The clams were good. When TMZ came on, I instead watched the Thu one online. While doing so, I had a bag of store brand wonton strips. They were good. I set my alarm to get up for 330am to watch the rebroadcast of TMZ. When I woke up, my alarm was going off, and I had slept 9min past the time I set. I then got up. My last snack was half a bag of Gourmet Select popcorn. It was Butter flavor. It was good, but not very buttery.
My meal was veggie fajitas again. I used the rest of those onions when eating. The fajitas were good plain, and with black pepper and/or Diablo sauce.
My meat item was different. I had 2 things, which I put in the fridge ahead of time. First was a can of Pampa sardines in brine. They were very good. I think they were the best water/brine sardines I've had. Then I had a can of Hormel White & Dark Turkey. It was good.
I didn't snack on any sweet stuff due to this being a big meal. I'm going to eat in a while. I took the LJS stuff out of the fridge at 9am. I'm going to heat it up in the oven, to get the batter crispy again. I think I'm going to have a snack item.
I already took a big dump, but I may need to do a little more.
It is now 1107am. Even though SNL was a repeat(Adam Driver/Halsey), I watched some of it. I also looked at some stuff on Yahoo News. I got my reading done before 1230am. I then took my nap, to get up for 130, to watch Cagney & Lacey(I must be getting old). While watching both episodes, I was typing. During Washington Week(4-430), I dozed off, woke up, then fell back asleep. I think I woke up again before 530. I fell back asleep. I think I woke up before 630, but soon fell back asleep, waking up for good a bit after 7. I then went back to typing and doing my Sun reading. Since I slept for so long, I didn't go to nap at 8. I instead did more reading and typing. I took a decent dump. I then did some other stuff, then just laid in bed for a little bit with out falling asleep. I then typed while MTP and the second half of This week were on, reading during the commercials. Washington Week is on now, but I haven't been paying attention.
As for my knee, I think the swelling started going down Sat morning. I started getting a bruise Sat night. I think it is at its max, but not as dark or big as I thought it would be.
That's it for this week's post. I should be back in a bit.
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Post by madmax on Feb 23, 2020 13:21:10 GMT -4
At the end of the year, I do 3 mini trips just going to music and pawn shops. Since we were given the day of Xmas Eve off, I did the southern out of the way places.
First, I went to the place that is basically a gun shop, with a small room for pawn stuff. When I got there, it was empty. There was a sign on the door saying they moved to some hick town south of there. One less place next year.
Then was the place I always have trouble finding. This time I just overshot it enough where I recall having to make a U turn. For amps, there was a Hartke HD500 head, an VX series cabinet, both for bass. There were a Peavey Session 400 and Stereo Chorus 212 combos. There were 2 different models from the acoustic brand. There was a small combo and a head from the Marshall MG series. I also notated a Marshall stack. I didn’t notate the model, and I probably meant half instead of full stackwise. There was a Crate 2x12 combo and a half stack. For kb, There was a Casio Privia. There was also a Farfisa VIP 233, but the tag said something about it being for parts only. For effects, there was a Behringer 8024 rack unit in the main area. In the glass case in front of the guitars was a BOSS tuner. There were also 2 Danelectro pedals. One was a distortion from the Wasabi series, the other was either a distortion or overdrive from the FAB series. For guitars, there was a Hofner violin(aka McCartney) bass. It was $$$$, meaning it was probably from the same time as the Beatles. There was also a Gibson ES-125. I either didn’t see or don’t remember the price. Even if it’s newer, it’s not a cheap guitar. I noted either 2 or3 Squiers. There were superstrats from Dean and Laguna. There was a Jackson with an hh config, 22 frets, and a whammy bar. There was also a Korean Ibanez that may have had a hss config. There was a Luna hollowbody guitar with hh config and 2 knobs. From going on Google, it was probably Athena. There was also an Epi bass. I think it was either an original Embassy or newer Embassy PRO.
The next stop was Alpha Pawn. There was a Roland V-Drums amp. There was a mandolin. They changed the layout of the store, so there was a counter in front of the wall where the guitars are. For guitars, there was a regular Gibson Les Paul. There was another version with a thin body. It had a wood stain finish. I don't remember if the top was flat or carved. They had an Epiphone lp with P-90 pickups, and a Thunderbird bass. There was an Ibanez GiO strat with a bridge humbucker, and also 2 Vai JEM guitars, one regular, and one lefty. There was an LTD explorer, and a Jay Turser strat. For effects, there was a BOSS DS-1. They also had a Vox multieffects unit. I also listed a mystery pedal I couldn't identify.
For guns, there was a Remmington 870 that had a magazine. There was a .44 Magnum revolver. It might have been made by Ruger. It had a metal finish, and a really long barrel. There was also a Tommy Gun for $1300. It had a drum magazine, but I don't think it was fully automatic.
The next place is the huge pawn shop. First, I went to the gun counter. There was a Norinco rifle that might have been an AK-47. There was an FN-FAL that had a wooden body.
Then I went to the effects counter that had the $$$$ guitars behind it. There was an Ibanez WH10 wah for $149. I don't know if it was an original or reissue. There was a Nady tremolo pedal. There was a BOSS Super Overdrive. There were 2 Electro Harmonix pedals: a Small Stone and a Soul Food. There was a Yamaha FX500 rack effects unit. There was also a Digitrch DSP-128 rack effects unit. As for the guitars, There was a Charvel HH config. There were 2 Fenders: a Strat and Tele. There was a Dean Cadilac. There was a Silvertone guitar. I think it was one of those ones where it looks like they took a 12-string headstock and only drilled half the holes for tuning pegs. There was an 8-string guitar which I think was an Ibanez. They also had an Alvarez Dana Scoop.
For keyboards, the Ensoniq TS-12 and Kawai K3 were still there. There were some Casiahas and more fancy kb. Also on the set of shelves were some mixers. They also had a Peavey rack effects unit, and a BOSS floor effects unit.
For amps, there were some on the shelves, but I just notated ones nearby. There was a Marshall DSL combo, and a JCM2000 half stack. The Lab L5 was still there. There was a Sunn combo. I didn't look carefully at it to find out how old it was. There was a Hughes & Kettner combo in white. There was also an EVH combo.
On the guitar wall, there were tons of guitars like always. There was an LTD v. There was a Dean Michael Schenker v. There was a Douglas Randy Rhoads style v. If I remembered the RRV I played at a Cash America was a Steadman Pro, I maybe would have tested this one out. I did play a guitar unplugged. It was a Memphis. Looking on Google, it appears to be an MG-300. I think it sounded ok. There was no price tag on it. I called them up during the first week of Feb to find out how much it was. The lady told me it appears to be gone.
The next place I went to was Guitar Center. This time, I didn't get lost. For guitars, I only noted 2 Gretsch 12-strings, 1 new and 1 used. I saw a 20 watt version of a Marshall JCM800 head for $1200. I think there were 2, with one in the a special room, and the other in the used room, or in the new area, since it the JCM was originally from the 80's, and was more than 20w. Also in the special room was a Roland JC-40. Back to the used room, there was a Peavey bass head that might have been a rackmount. There was also a Carvin head that was maybe a rackmount. I couldn't tell if it was for guitar, bass, or pa. There was a Carvin half stack. There was an EVH head. It might have been a small version. There was a Supro combo. There was another old combo, but not the same one from last year that looked like a fire hazard. There was a Mesa Boogie Recto-Verb 25 combo. There was a Fender Musicmaster bass combo; and a Super Twin for $699.
In the keyboard area, I messed with the Moog Grandmother again. I don't remember if I was able to imitate anything. There was also a Fender Rhodes Suitcase 73 electric piano for $1899. It was a Mk II model.
I then went to the pawn shop in Grandview. There was a Lyon strat. There was a Squier. There was a BC Rich Bronze series guitar, but I don't know what model. There was a Dean Dimebag model. There was an Epoch lp special II type of guitar. There was an Ibanez 8-string, and GiO Mikro. There was also a Casiaha.
The next stop was the Cash America north of there. I'm thinking all the guitars I notated were in the main area. There were strats from Silvertone and Spectrum. There were also 2 Ibanez GiO guitars. One was an hss strat. The other had hsh, probably meaning a superstrat. There were 2 Jackson superstrats with 22 frets and a whammy bar. One was hh, and the other hss. For keyboards, there were a bunch of Casiahas. There was also a model of Yamaha Clavinova. There was a keyboard amp for $89 I found interesting. I didn't list a brand, which I think was because I couldn't see one.
Then I went to Smart Pawn in the hood. For guitars, I only noted a Squier. I think that was the only guitar there; or maybe there was also an acoustic. For amps, there was a Peavey TKO bass combo. There was also a Carvin 2x12 combo.
There were quite a few interesting guns. There was a MAC-10 copy. I either don't know or remember what brand. I also don't remember if it had a fake silencer(actually suppressor). There was what looked like a Soviet PPS-43, but is probably the Polish semi-auto PPS-43c. There was a really odd-looking gun, which I think was a Kriss Vector. There was another odd gun. The worker said what it was, but I forgot. I think it was some form of 9mm carbine.
I then went to the nearby Cash America. There was some model of Yamaha keyboard. For amps, there was a Fender bass amp for $139. I noted the model being Bad Ass, because I swear I saw that on the face plate. It doesn't look like that model exists. I'm wondering if some 'tard "customized" the amp by putting that on it. There was also a Dean Markley K-200B bass amp. There was also a Randy Jackson amp. I think that is the logo I couldn't id on my big south trip, and likened to the Rock Island logo. For guitars, the ones I noted were behind the counter. I forget if there were any in the main area. There was a PV that was kind of like a strat. There was a Squier Bullet strat. I noted that it has 2 knobs. I can't provide any more info. there was also an LTD. I have "schecter" next to it. I think I meant that is like a Schecter, having 2 hb and a fixed bridge
Even though I got a late start, it still wasn't too late. I visited the Cash America in Raytown so I wouldn't have to do that later. In the amp section, there were keyboard amps from Roland and Peavey. The Randy Jackson amp was still there(but near the cash registers). Also in that area was a mixer, but I didn't get a brand name. There were rack mixers from Peavey and Harbinger. One or both of these could have been a pa head. For guitars. I think all 4 I noted were behind the counter; if not at least the last 2 are. There was a Squier strat, and one from Behringer. There was an American Fender Strat. There was a Gibson LP Classic for $1200.
Since I was still making good time, I decided to end the day at the Cash America at the edge of the hood. For guitars, there was a squire. There was also an American Fender Strat. Also behind the counter was some model of Digitech multieffects floor unit. There was also a box that I think was a drum machine. I'm pretty sure it was an Alesis SR-16, but the price tag said Akai. I think the amp from the acoustic brand I noted was also behind the counter. There was a Sunn mixer, but I don't remember if it was behind the counter or in the main area. There was an Ion pa amp. There was an Austin amp. I'm pretty sure it was a practice/beginner combo. There were 2 Peavey amps from the Transtube series. One was a combo, and the other a head. There was also a head and combo from Crate. The head was from the Shockwave series. The combo was one of the various 2x12 models they've put out.
I then went home.
I should be back next week. Bye.
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Post by madmax on Mar 1, 2020 15:06:22 GMT -4
Hello, I am starting this on Tues at work. I am doing one of the jobs today where I am mostly babysitting. The people in charge have changed the scheduling so I am doing this all day. I thought it was on Thu, so I didn’t email any of my notes last night, so I can only do the food stuff from the last 3 days. I am pissed because I will be sitting around not being able to work on my other posts. I think I’ll catch up on making comments on People Of Walmart
I guess I’ll get to the food now.
I have something from last week I forgot to mention. I used the starch goo in the pan last week. I know I did it Tue, Wed, Fri, but I can’t remember if I did it on Mon.
Sat: Like I said in last week’s post, I got my meal at Long John Silver’s. Since I have a lot of extra time today, I’ll mention what happened there. The first thing I saw was the lady doing the drive-thru picking a bunch of the plastic bags off the floor. Then, the lady working the register was giving me pen to sign my receipt. The way she slid it caused it to fly off the counter and onto the floor. I have my own pens, so I used one of those to sign. Later, she went around the counter and picked the pen up. Then the lady getting the stuff had grabbed a small paper bag. I’m thinking she was going to use that to put my snack items in. Somehow, that ended up on the floor, and she picked it up. Like I said last week, the people cooking my food put the snack items in the boxes with the meal items, so I just had to clean the boxes.
They are doing a where various items are $10: 9 pieces of chicken, 6 pieces of fish, 15 shrimp 6(I think) crab cakes. I got one order of fish and one chicken. They also put a lot of the crunch in the boxes. Since I had to put the stuff in the fridge, it was cold. I took the containers out at 9am. Besides getting the food warm, I wanted to make sure the crunch was not soggy. I warmed everything in the oven. I first set the oven to 425F. I put all the crunch in the small casserole dish. I put it in the oven for 5min. After that, I felt it, and it was still soft, so I put it in for another 5min. After that, I think it was feeling crisp, so I dumped it into the frying pan. I then put the chicken on the large cookie sheet. I put it in the oven for 5min. When I took it out to check, the chicken was already beginning to crisp. I rotated the sheet 180deg, and put it back in the oven for only 3 min. After that, I took it out. I waited a minute or so for stuff to cool, then put the chicken in the frying pan. I then put the fish on the cookie sheet. I only put it in for 4min. I then rotated the sheet 180deg, and put it in for another 4min. I then took the cookie sheet out of the oven. Since I am a guy, I wanted to transfer the fish to the pan with my hands, as I did with the chicken. The fish was very hot, even though I let it cool for a couple of minutes. I ended up using the serving spoon I use during cooking. I put my finger(s) on top of the fish to secure it.
I thought just having fish and chicken wouldn’t taste good, so I decided to have a snack item. I was considering Pringles/Lay’s Stax, ALDI funyuns, and maybe one or two other things. I decided on a box of Chicken in a Biskit crackers. They were good. If I had a bag of the TGI mozzarella stick puffs(or their onion ring cousin) I would have had that.
As for the fish, chicken, and crunch, it was all good. I ate kind of fast because I was tired. It also popped into my head that if I ate too slow, I wouldn’t be able to finish the food. I was full when I was done. I was going to use some of the dipping sauces I had in the fridge, but didn’t feel like getting them out. If I had used those, I probably would not had a snack item.
Sun: I wasn’t stuffed, but wasn’t hungry either. I had my traditional cereal and peanut butter.
I could have probably gone without eating, but I didn’t want to be hungry during work(I have candy, but I generally don’t eat at work). I decided to have the smallest of the Sun “meal” items. I had a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. It was the Xplosive Pizza flavor, which is only 6oz instead of 8oz for the pretzels. It was good.
For my regular weekday meals, I use half a bag of frozen veggies. They are usually on sale, and I stock up. They haven’t been for a while, so my freezer is relatively empty. On Thu, I went to the grocery store and picked up 2 bags at full price. If they are not on sale this week, I’ll have to do the same thing.
Mon: My snack was a small bag of Herr’s Cheese Curls. They were the Deep Dish Pizza flavor. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies. This time, I tried a new veggie. It was half a bag of green beans. I wanted to try these. I decided to get them because I was paying full price, and they were one of the cheapest veggies. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Since I have some extra time, I wanted to talk about green beans. My mom used to eat the canned variety. Those have a bad odor, so I wouldn’t even try them. I like the deep fried green beans one of the grocery stores sells. I also don’t mind them in soups. The Italian(or Tuscan) blend of frozen veggies has the Italian variety, and I didn’t mind them either. That’s why I decided to try frozen green beans.
Tue: I had 2 snacks. First, I had a Maruchan Bowl. It was one of the Taste Of Asia series. It was the Miso Chicken Flavor Spicy Chicken Ramen. It was very good. Later, I had a bag of Corn Nuts. They were the Ranch flavor. They were good.
I had fried rice and veggies using the other half of the bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I need to talk about the broccoli. It is what called cuts. These are the big pieces, also called florets. I usually get the chopped variety because I want the pieces small. With the cuts, I cut them up in the middle of the cooking time. By now, you're probably thinking "why didn't you get the chopped variety". As I mentioned above between Sun and Mon, I had to buy frozen veggies at full price. For some reason, the cuts are cheaper than the chopped. The green beans are the same price as the cuts.
Thu: I went to the deli/hot sections of 2 grocery stores for my meal. Actually, there were 2 things that weren't, which I was going to discuss now. I got something from the seafood section of the first store I went to. I was going to get some lasagna in the d/hs, but the customer being waited on was being unsanitary. I just paid for my item at customer service and left. That store was the one that had the turkey pot roast, and the cabbage with shrimp and sausage. They had neither, which I guess was a good thing this time. The other item I wanted to mention was the bag of Chester's Fries, which were the common Flamin Hot variety. I had them plain and with beef gravy.
I had a bunch of different stuff, so I'm not going to review it. It ranged from ok to good. I was having that problem with my nose getting stuffed. This time, I think it was caused by me having one of those 24hr colds.
Fri: I got my first snack at QuikTrip. I think it's called Chicken, Mushroom & Swiss Flatbread(or ....Swiss & Mushroom....), Since that's what it is. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. It was ok. I could taste the mushrooms, but they weren't good.
I have a story about this. QT is where I go to get gas. On the support pillars for the roof over the pumps, they advertise food deals. A while back, I saw the CS&MF advertised, and thought I'd like to try it. Then I didn't see it advertised, but it would pop into my head though. On Thu, I was at the QT near my house getting gas. I saw the sign there. On Fri, I called the QT I would be driving past to ask if they were featuring that, and they did.
I want to be honest in that my memory is a bit foggy about the seeing the signs. I'm even doubting Thu, but then, I do recall thinking if I had gotten what I originally planned to, I maybe would have gotten one. I'm thinking I may have seen the sign either on 2/15, or when I went to another I don't usually visit after I went to LJS on 2/21. I know I hadn't seen the sign for a long time at the one I go to every Mon.
My second snack was some fish I got at a grocery/liquor store that is known for selling lottery tickets. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. It was good.
My third snack was the other half of the bag of Gourmet Select popcorn I opened last week. It was good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. I did what I'll call the "curry method", which I posted on 2/7 and 1/31 under Fri. This time, I used black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items. I don't recall it being very spicy. I also wish it was a bit more liquidy.
I need to mention something else. At 610am Sat, I took a dump after feeling pressure in my colon. I think about 3hrs later, I felt more pressure and went in again, but did less. Later, I felt like I had to fart, but could feel there was poo in front, so I couldn't. I went in yet again, and did some liquidy stuff. I did a small fart. When I was cooking my meal, I could feel there was some more poo, but I wasn't having any pressure. I decided to go in case I wanted to fart later. This time, it was a little bit of yellow slimy stuff. After I woke up at 730pm, I felt pressure again. After getting done doing stuff after 8pm, I went again.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on. I had some Milk Duds. They were ok. I finished up the mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were good. I also started eating a bag of mini Butterfinger bars. They were good. I also finished up the chocolate peanut clusters from the h/n/o store. They were good. I also opened up 2 new Little Debbie snacks. First was a box of Glazed Donut Sticks. I had one(1 to a package). It was good. It was like a regular doughnut with glaze. Classic glazed doughnuts have a flaky bread consistency, while regular doughnuts are like very firm cake. The other item was a box of Pecan Spinwheels. I had one(1 to a package). I can't really give a review, which I will explain. I thought it had an odd taste. What I think happened was that these look like mini cinnamon rolls, and I was expecting it to taste as such. I forgot that that it is actually pecan. That was probably what I was tasting. Next time I have one, I need to remember that, and not expect a cinnamon roll. Except for the LD items, I had everything else in the fridge.
I also tried a new beverage. I t was from the Calypso brand. It was Pineapple Peach Limeade. Since I'm not a fan of peaches and pineapples, In was a bit apprehensive. I was pleasantly surprised that this was good. I think the pineapple was the main taste, but it wasn't overpowering. I could barely taste the lime, but maybe its job was more to tone down the pineapple and peach.
That's it for the food this week. I'll have my meal later. I think I need to take another dump before I eat. I'll be eating a bit late, which I'll explain below.
For this coming week, I am considering doing an experiment. If I had remembered, I would have tried on Fri.
It is now 106pm. Like I said above, I started on Tue at work. I got done with my reading before SNL. I paid all my attention to that because it was a new episode, and the wind was causing the tv to glitch a lot. That pretty much took me out of the episode, but I didn't feel like doing anything else. Then at midnight, I took my nap, to get up for 1am. I then was typing while watching L&O SVU. That station gets worse reception than the NBC affiliate, so it was glitching even worse. It sucks because it was an episode I'd never seen before. I then watched(while typing) the last half of a Cagney & Lacey episode, and the first half of the next one. At 3am, I turned on the Bounce(the free tv equivalent of BET) to watch the 70's movie Dolemite. I had tried to watch it many years ago, but got struck with a diarrhea attack, so missed a big chunk. This time, I missed a big chunk due to dozing off. I caught the very end, but I think I fell asleep right after 5am. After dozing off and waking up, I finally woke up around 7am. I then did reading. In then did other stuff, then took my nap to get up for 9am. I watched MTP, which was glitching, and sometimes reading during the commercials. I did take a dump between 930-10. I then did the same(watching/reading) during the 2nd half of This Week. Since the replays of Washington Week aren't on due to a PBS pledge drive, I had to watch online. First, I watched the video for Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. This was because David Byrne did it on SNL, but it was glitching. I then watched Washington Week. Since it was online, it was the whole extended version. When that was done, I was reading, typing, and watching stuff on tv. As I'm finishing this up, I'm watching KC Week in Review on YouTube.
Hopefully I have a boring week. See you in hopefully less than 168hrs.
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Post by madmax on Mar 8, 2020 12:53:10 GMT -4
Another week has arrived. While there were some stressful things at work, and some after, I have something else I am concerned about. I think on Wed morning, the inside of my mouth was sore. I took a small mirror and looked in my mouth. I have a piece of webbing between my lower jaw and lower lip right in the middle. That's what is hurting. I looked, and saw a white bump where the webbing meets my jaw. Unfortunately, I know that is a sign of oral cancer. I should be making my 6 month doctor's appointment this coming week for the end of April. I'll ask if anything else can cause that. If it's still there by the time of my appointment, I'll probably need to get a biopsy.
With that out of the way, it's time for the food.
Sat: My meal was a bag of El Monterey burritos. They were the Spicy Picante flavor. I had 2 different things on them. One was the Taco Bell Diablo sauce. The other was a store-brand hot picante sauce. The burritos were good plain and with either or both sauces. I think it took me longer to cook them than to actually eat them
Sun: I finished a box of cereal. It was Cocoa Pebbles. It was good. I had some peanut butter with it.
My actual meal was a bag of Clancy's fritos. They were the Chili Cheese flavor. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of store-brand kettle chips from the h/n/o store They were the Salt & Vinnegar flavor. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: My snack is a bag of store-brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I had 2 snacks.
I got the first snack at Church's Chicken. They have a promotion deal for $5 called Garlic Butter Shrimp 'N' Tenders. It's a biscuit, 2 sides and some shrimp and chicken tenders with garlic butter flavoring. My sides were fries and fried okra. I warmed everything up in the microwave. The roll was ok. The honey taste was a little too strong this time. The fries were good. The okra was good. The shrimp was good. I'm pretty sure I could taste the garlic flavor. The chicken tenders were good, but there might have been an issue. I think I got plain ones, since the ones shown on the website have green herb spots on them. Maybe I'll visit one near work and do a do-over.
My second snack was a bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. They were good.
I got my meal at Little Caesars. I got a peperoni pizza, which I think is called the Classic, and cheesy bread, which I think is called Crazy Bread. I heated both things up for 10min at 385F. They were both good, but cooled off pretty quickly.
I had some stress at work, but I'll talk about the after work stress. The night before, I had called the customer service line for one of the grocery chains because I thought I was having an issue with the online version of the ad. Since I was on the phone with them, I asked which locations had the 2 new flavors of Pringles on sale that I wanted to try. They said one of the locations was one I would be going past. I went in there, and they only had 1 of the flavors. I went to the customer service counter, and the girl looked it up, and they don't sell the missing flavor. I then went to Little Caesars. They finally opened a location back up north of the river, but not in the same place it used to be, which was relatively close. It opened on Feb 19, which I found out via an online ad. I swear the address listed was 7600. I remember looking on Google Street View to see where it would be. I then looked again on Google, and it said 6700. I drove north, and didn't see it. I went way past 7600, and turned around. I went back. It was at 6700, but on the west side of the street. I had mostly been looking at the east side. After I got my food, I went to another grocery store in the same chain to make sure they didn't have both flavors; they didn't. I wanted to pick up something at Walmart, but I wanted to get my snack at Church's and get home for 630 for Inside Edition.
Later that night, I called the other grocery chain the cs person mentioned. They said they had both flavors. I got them Fri.
At 530am Fri, I woke up with stomach cramps. I thought I would have to get up to take a dump. I was able to go back to sleep, and took a large dump after I woke up at my regular time.
Fri: I had 2 snacks
For the first snack, I was originally going to have something I had bought at ALDI a while back. I was at the grocery store where I bought the Pringles. I walked past the hot section. There were huge fajitas for $5 each. I got one because I couldn't pass that up. It kind of pained me though, because they had 2 different kinds of fish, which I love. If the fajitas weren't there, I would have bought 1 large piece and 2 small pieces. I warmed it up a bit in the microwave. It was good plain, but I also tried stuff on it. I used sauce packets. First was McDonald's Hot Picante. Next was a packet of Cholula I got at QuikTrip. Finally was 2 packets of Taco Bell Diablo sauce. They were all good. I keep the packets in the fridge, but took them out to warm up. This caused the Diablo to make my lips burn for a while after I was done eating.
Later, I had half a bag of Gourmet Select popcorn. It was the Butter flavor. It was good. I had it very late due to falling asleep. I slept through the rebroadcast of TMZ. I woke up after 6am with stomach cramps. I went and took a runny yellow dump. Then I had the popcorn. I fell asleep again after the popcorn, and I think I finally woke up close to 9am.
I was also snacking on something else that may have made me poop Sat morning. After I got my fajita, I went to the h/n/o store. They had oat bran sesame sticks on sale. They are asiago & cheese flavor. A worker there gave me a few to try. They were good, so I bought some. I was snacking on them when I was in the kitchen; like when I was heating my fajita, or cooking my meal.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. This time I did the "curry method". The ingredient I used was a 24oz can of generic brand Garlic & Herb flavor pasta sauce. During the first round. I added about 1/3 of the can and some water. For the second round, I turned the burner down to 2, even though the pan stayed hot. I added the rest of the sauce, and some water to rinse out the can. I think I turned off the burner while mixing in the sauce and water, and took it off the burner soon after. I set it in the oven to cool off.
As for the taste, it was good plain. I also had it with 3 other things: black pepper, red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese. I used them alone, and in all combinations. It was good.
I didn't have my sweet stuff to snack on because my meal is going to be a bit large.
That's it for the food. I'll have my meal later. I'll be trying a few new things this time.
It is now 1153am. I don't think I got much reading done during the commercials on SNL because it was a new episode, and the wind made it glitchy. I then took a nap to wake up for 1am. Since the tv listings said L&O SVU wasn't on, I felt like watching Cagney & Lacey. I forgot to actually check on the tv itself. I got around to typing at about 112. I was reading during the commercials, and I think got done before it was over. Then we did the Daylight Savings Time change, so there was no 2-3. I had on the next C&L episode, which was one I've seen. I kept on typing until after 530, when I dozed off. I woke up and dozed off until after 7am. around 735, I changed the clock on the microwave and stove. I did a bit more reading and some other stuff. I then went in and took my nap to get up for 9am to watch MTP. I was typing during the show, and reading during the commercials. Same with This Week now, which will be over before I actually post. I'm going to do some more reading, then watch(more like listen) to Washington Week online. I actually spent more time reading than I actually planned to. I thought I'd be done around 11.
I guess that is all, I'll see you next week.
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Post by madmax on Mar 15, 2020 11:28:09 GMT -4
Hello, I am starting this Mon because one of my coworkers is sick, so I’m doing one of the jobs where I get an opportunity to type stuff up.
Before I get to this week’s food, I need to add something I left out last week. On Sun, after finishing the cereal, I opened a new box.
Now it is time for this week’s food.
Sat: I had 5 things; 3 meat items, 1 snack item, and 1 cheese. The snack item was a box of Keebler Flat Bread Crisps. They were the Italian Herb flavor. They didn’t seem that good. I think they were a few days away from the sell by date. Maybe they didn’t taste good to me that day. I do remember that I was eating them to get them finished. I think I like the Focaccia ones a lot better.
All 3 of the meat items were good. Let me put them in list form in the order I ate them: Southgate Chicken Chili with beans Brookdale Corned Beef Hash Comfort Creek Foods Dumplings & Chicken The last one is a bit odd because that item is usually called chicken & dumplings. Maybe they are the only manufacturer being honest about there being more dumplings than chicken.
Now for the cheese item. It was an 8oz ball of BelGioiso fresh mozzarella. The reason I got this was that I was watching either Cook’s Country or America’s Test Kitchen where Jack was with Bridgette discussing fresh mozzarella. The BelGioioso was declared the best. It is often on sale at the grocery stores, so I picked it up when so. The main reason I got was because I wanted to do a do-over. I picked one up at ALDI(see my 7/9/17 post) and it didn’t have any taste. I’m thinking that was because I probably just took it right out of the fridge. This time, I wanted to do things the right way. I actually filled out the contact form on the CC/ATK website, but they never responded. I called the store where I bought it at, and another in the chain. They told me differing info, so I decided to do it like I do with other cheese on Sun(take it out at 9). I started eating some time in the noon hour. Since my house would have been between 65-68F, the cheese didn’t get that warm. As for the taste, it was really good. It had a buttery taste, and I think also reminded me of cream cheese. I might have to try the ALDI one again, probably when it goes on sale.
Sun: I had my cereal and peanut butter. I finished the pb. It was a jar of store-brand creamy. It was good.
The meal was a bag of Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Pretzels. They were good.
Mon: I finished up the oat bran sesame sticks I got at the h/n/o store. I think I finished it when I was cooking my meal.
My snack was a bag of Clancy’s hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies. This time, I used half a bag of French cut green beans. They are the same price as the regular ones. They are cut smaller than the regular ones, so I don’t feel the need to cut them at all. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using the other half of the bag of French-cut green beans. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
I don’t have any notes about this day, so I will assume I didn’t snack on anything until I check at home. NOTE** This morning, 3/17, I remembered what I snacked on. I will post in next week's post. Check back then. **END NOTE
Wed: This was a stressful day; both at work, and after. And on my birthday, no less. Of course, I did some extra snacking.
My first snack was a bag of store-brand fried onions. They were the Garlic Pepper variety. They were good.
Later I had 2 things. One was a regular(7oz) bag of Herr’s Cheese Curls. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. They were good. My other snack was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. Even though I had had put them in the fridge, the liquid didn’t gooify. I put them in the butter compartment on the door, seeing as I have no butter/margarine. I’ve heard the stuff on the door doesn’t cool as much as the stuff on the shelves.
My meal was veggie fajitas using half a bag of cut broccoli. I used the rest of the Taco Bell Diablo when I was cooking. When I was eating, I opened 2 new items. One was a jar of Mezzetta Deli-Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers. I tried one or two from the jar, and I don’t recall them being that hot. The other item is a bottle of store-brand chili sauce, which I will be using as a hot sauce. Before Wed, I looked this up on Google. Apparently, it is like a spicy version of ketchup(I think you all in UK/OZ/NZ call this tomato sauce). I tried a bit, and that description does seem accurate. There was no heat. I think you could use this as a substitute for cocktail sauce(US version). Actually, sometimes chili sauce is substituted for ketchup, but I think the chili sauce can be used alone without the other ingredients. The only other thing I wanted to mention was that the tortillas seemed brittle this time.
I also need to mention the meat item. It was a can of Pampa sardines. They were the version in brine. They were good.
Thu: I had 3 things for my meal. I make a paragraph for each.
My snack item was a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Sweet Southern Heat Barbecue flavor. They were not good. It was the classic barbecue flavoring, which I am not a fan of. It was not as strong as normal. Unlike the TGI chips I had, and liked, I couldn't taste the chip itself. Also, I don't think there was any heat.
The main component of my meal was 4 reuben sandwiches. I had picked them up at the store the day before. They were good. I forget how long I took them out of the fridge before I ate them.
The other item was a jar of Specially Selected Herb Cheese Stuffed Peppers from ALDI. They were ok. They didn't have much of a taste, at least not as much as the other variety I mentioned in my Jan12 post. Check that post for a detailed description. I didn't finish the jar.
Fri: I finished the stuffed peppers, but not all at once.
I had "2" snacks. First was some fish I got from the hot section of a grocery store. I got 1 big piece of one kind, and 2 small pieces of another kind. I warmed them up for a total of 2min(3 x 40) at 50% power. The fish didn't taste good. I don't know if that was due to the cooking(which didn't seem excessive), or the fish itself was crappy. Either way, I think it put me off getting fish from that chain. The other snack was half a bag of Gourmet Select popcorn. It was the Butter variety. It was good. That was the last of the bagged popcorn, so next time(next Fri perhaps), I will start using the Pop Weaver microwave popcorn.
My meal was my veggie fajitas using half a bag of cut broccoli. This time, I did use the chili sauce in the pan. I also cut up the rest of the Mezzetta peppers and put them in the pan after I added the beans. They were good plain and with black pepper and/or chili sauce. They didn't seem very hot(spiciness). Again, the tortillas were a bit brittle. Due to getting a late start because I slept a lot and got my reading done late
I went back to having a can of ALDI sardines for my meat item.
That's it for the food. I didn't have a Sat snack of sweet stuff because I will be making a large meal. It is one I have made a tradition for this time of the year. Check my previous posts for a spoiler. It's going to take a while to cook, so I probably need to start soon. While it is cooking, I will be taking a dump.
It is now 1028am. Like I said at the top, I started this on Mon. I also was able to work on this on Fri because I subbed for someone again. I didn't watch much of SNL because it was a repeat. My brain seems a bit off, probably because I might have a minor cold or allergies. It took me a long time to do my reading. At midnight, I went to take a nap to get up for 1am. I watched Cagney & Lacey, and did reading during the commercials. This continued for the 2-3am episode. I don't recall when I started typing again. I know I did during the TMZ weekend edition, but it was rater slow. I fell asleep after 4am, waking up several times. I think I then woke up at 743am. I then sat around, then went in to take my 8-9 nap. I think I didn't fall asleep, making that a waste. I then watched Meet The Press, reading during the commercials. Same with the 2nd half of This Week now.
I am pissed because I wanted to finish this up early and work on pretyping my other post(s).
Guess that's all for this week. Like the desk sergeant said on Hill St. Blues, let's be careful out there.
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Post by madmax on Mar 22, 2020 12:19:30 GMT -4
Hello. It is Sun morning again. It is a bit after 1236am.
Before I get to this week, I need to mention something from last week. Like I had said, I didn't remember having a snack on Tue. Then, I finally remembered what I had. It was a do-over from Church's Chicken. I got that $5 Shrimp 'N' Tenders meal. I went to a location near work. Again, I got fries and fried okra. At this place, they gave me two packets of garlic butter powder. I put everything on my plate and warmed it up in the microwave. I used one packet of powder, and put it on everything except the biscuit. Again, the biscuit was ok, and the honey taste was a little too strong. Everything else was good. I could see there was the seasoning on the chicken tenders this time.
It's time for this week's food.
Sat: Since it was the weekend before St Patrick's Day, I had corned beef and cabbage. I'll just pretty much paste last year's entry, but modify it as needed:
I bought a package of Buckley Farms corned beef that was point cut and on sale for $2.28/lb, that was 2.30lb. I cut open one end and squirted out the liquid(blood/picking liquid) into the pot. I then cut the package all the way open and put the corned beef in the pot. I cut open the spice package(which looked to be mostly coarsely ground pepper and some fennel seeds) and dumped it in the pot. Then was the cabbage. The store was also having a sale on those for $.29/lb. I bought 2. I think they weighed a total of over 6lb. I tried to find the smallest ones, but they didn't have many to choose from. I used the larger of the 2 for my meal. I used the other for something else, which I'll get to later. I cut up the cabbage and put it in the pot. I then poured in 2 boxes(1qt each) of beef broth(that I bought at Dollar Tree). I also added 2 cups of water. The cabbage wasn't completely covered, but I figured it would cook down. I forget what I turned the burner to. When it was doing that, I heard a weird crackling sound. I attributed it to the beef being on the bottom of the pot. It seemed to take forever for it came to a boil. I ended up turning the burner up to maybe 9. When it came to a boil, I set the burner to simmer and put the lid on. Every 20 min, I stirred the cabbage around. It did cook down, and the rest that would stay above the liquid got softened by the steam. After an hour, I turned the beef over. The instructions said to cook for 50 min per lb of meat, so I did. It also said to let rest(aka sit off the heat before cutting)for 20-30 min. After at least 20 min, I started eating. I used some tongs to pull the beef up and I cut it into smaller chunks with my big knife.
I cooked it for a timed amount of 1:55:00. This year, when I cut the spice package open, there was no chance of any of it falling into the pot. Again, when I had the heat up, there were ribbons of smoke/fumes coming from the bottom of the pot.
It was extremely good. The cabbage was nice and soft, and the beef was very tender. I finished all the corned beef and all of the main pieces of cabbage. There was a lot of little pieces left over in the liquid. I tried to drink as much of the liquid(with tiny pieces of cabbage) as I could. I filled up a quart container, and a smaller one with the liquid/cabbage mix and put them in the fridge.
Again, I wasn't farting. I did burp a lot though.
Sun: I thought I would be too full to eat anything else. I had some cereal, and opened up new jar of peanut butter.
Later, I had a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers. They were the Flavor Blasted Cheesy Pizza flavor. They were good. I chose them because it is only a 6oz bag.
Mon: I opened up a box of shredded wheat. I had some plain. I had most with the oil from the jar of stuffed peppers. They were good.
I had a snack. It was a bag of Ranch flavored Bugles. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. The only things I added to the pan were chili sauce and water from the faucet. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had some more shredded wheat with the stuffed pepper oil.
For a snack, I had a Maruchan Bowl from the Taste of Asia series. It was the Hot & Spicy Kimchi Ramen. It was good. There was a bit of heat. It would have been more if the ramen were warm.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I went back to using all my spices/condiments/waters. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had some shredded wheat. I finished the stuffed pepper oil, then used canola oil.
My snack was a bag of Peeled Snacks pea puffs. They were the Garden Herb flavor. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I got my snack at Church's Chicken. I of course wanted to use the one by my house. I called to see if they were doing carryout. I got voicemail. I tried again later, and same thing. I didn't know if they were open or closed. I called another one that was a bit out of the way. They were open and doing carryout. I went there. I got the $5 garlic butter fish deal. You get 2 pieces of fish, 2 sides, and a biscuit. For my sides, I got fries and corn nuggets. Since 2 different people worked on my order, I actually got 2 orders of fries. I also got another packet of garlic butter powder. I put all the stuff in my small casserole dish(I'll explain why I didn't use my plate later) to warm up in the microwave. Even though I warmed everything up for quite a while, it didn't get very warm. I'm thinking it had something to do with being in the casserole dish. The reason why I didn't leave everything in the box was that I wanted it spread out so I could put the garlic butter powder on it, except the biscuit. That's the same reason I used the plate the week before. This time, the biscuit didn't have a strong honey taste, but it didn't taste buttery, and was a tad dry. The other things were good. The fish was better than the ones I got at the grocery store.
My meal was a bit of an ordeal also. I was intending to get fish sandwiches at Arby's. I called the one I was planning on going to. They said they were only doing drive thru. I called another one, and same thing. I called a third one, but the phone just rang. I tried one or two more times. I just looked on Google, and saw a picture that shows they have a drive thru. I then decided to go with Subway since I had a coupon. I called the one that has the seafood salad. They were only doing drive thru. I called one along my route home, and they were doing carryout. I went there. I got 3 sandwiches. They were all on Italian bread, and had provolone cheese, oregano and parmesan. I had 1 Tuna(salad), and 2 Steak, Egg & Cheese. I had lettuce and tomato on the Tuna and one SE&G. On the other one, I had onion, spinach, and black olives. They were all good.
Fri: My first snack was a Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen(ALDI brand) calzone. It was the Buffalo Chicken variety. I baked it in the oven. It was ok. It didn't seem to have much flavor. That could have been because I didn't eat it right away. That was because I had a bug dancing on my tv, and I was waiting for it to come back to kill it. It only came back twice. The first time, it was at the bottom of the tv where I couldn't kill it. The second time, I was only able to try once, missed, and it disappeared. Hopefully, it's the bug caught in an old spiderweb.
Later, I had a bag of Combos. They were the Jalapeno Cheddar Baked Tortilla flavor. They weren't bad, but I won't get them again. For the most part, I didn't taste the cheese. Sometimes, I like to put a single piece of a snack item in my mouth and suck on it like a hard candy until it dissolves. I did that with 2 of these, and when I got down to the center, I was able to taste the cheese. I don't think I tasted the jalapeno at all.
Much later, I had my first bag of Pop Weaver microwave popcorn after many weeks of not having any. I was able to get a box(22ct) of the Extra Butter. I cooked it for 1:36, like the other times. I didn't add any canola oil due to it being the EB flavor. It was good. It maybe got to the pre-burn stage. There were, at max, 4 unpopped kernels. I ate it out of the bag with chopsticks.
I was going to eat it during the rebroadcast of TMZ. I was dozing off and waking up all night, so I woke up at around 348am, and went back to sleep. When I finally woke up, I had to finish part of my Fri reading before I felt like making the popcorn.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. To cook the rice, I used 2 cups of the leftover water from what I'll mention below. For the pan, the only things I added were the leftover water, a little water from the faucet to rinse containers out, and the leftover liquid from the coned beef and cabbage. I did try some of the liquid by itself. It was good. I was able to forget about the rest of the week, which caused less temptation to drink it. Actually, I think I did have some on Thu. The first round was more water than liquid. For the second round, beforehand, I took the pan off the burner, and turned the burner down to 2. After I added the rest of the liquid, and some water, I let it cook for a bit. I ended up turning the burner back up to 5 to get everything hot. I didn't let it cook for long because I didn't want the liquid to steam off. I wanted the mixture rather wet. I knew I might be a while before I ate, so I didn't want the liquid to get soaked up by everything.
As for the taste, it was very good plain. I tried it with my 3 items, singly, and in every other combination. The black pepper wasn't that bad. The soy sauce and chili sauce didn't taste too good. I also tried it with the ALDI mrs dash Table Blend. I can't recall if it was good or not.
Besides my regular meat item(a can of ALDI sardines), I had something else. It was a grocery chain's generic brand cottage cheese. It was good. I mainly had it plain or with black pepper, which I normally do. I tried it with other stuff, which I'll list below: chili sauce: not good cayenne pepper: cayenne pepper mrs dash: can't remember Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce: can't remember I didn't finish all the cottage cheese. I'll probably do that Mon. Like other things, I'll mention below why I opened the bottle of Trappey's. There is a chance that I tried it with the rice, but I can't remember.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on. The beverage was a can of generic brand sweet tea. It wasn't that good. I only had 2 cans, and this was the second one.
I had one each of the Little Debbie Items. The Glazed Donut Stick<s> was good. The Pecan Spinwheel<s> tasted better this time because I remembered it was a pecan item and not a cinnamon roll.
I finished the mini Butterfinger bars. They were good.
From the big candy bag, I had a bunch of the Milk Duds. They didn't taste as ok as previous times. I also started the Whoppers. They were ok.
I also opened a new food item. It was a jar of honey roasted peanuts from ALDI. As peanuts, they were good. As for the honey roasted aspect, I didn't taste much of it.
That's it for the food. Even though I took a large dump earlier, it feels like I have some more ready. Thankfully, my meal will be simple.
I'm finally ready to address what I was referring to up above. I made kimchi on Thu. I decided to try it now because of the cabbage being real cheap. I looked up a few recipes, and kind of did my own thing. First, the main recipe I looked at said to use some special variety of cabbage. I was like fuck that. I cut the cabbage up and put it in the pot I used for the cb&c. I then added water to cover the cabbage. I then added some salt from various bags of pretzels that I put in a spice shaker bottle. I then put my regular plate on top to hold the cabbage in the water. Once recipe I read later said not to use regular water because the chlorination impedes fermentation. Oops. It also said not to use iodized salt for the same reason. I think the salt is a mixture of pretzel salt and table salt, but I don't know if the ts is iodized. The recipes I looked at were more for procedural info. The main one I looked at said to let the cabbage soak for 6-8 hours. I didn't have that much time; it was more like 4. Another recipe said 1-2. I then used the wire basket I use for deep frying to scoop out the cabbage. I then would rinse it off, and kind of press on it to get more water out. When that was done. I dumped the water into my main pot and a smaller pot. I then made the spice mix and mixed it in an another container. I used some liquid from both of the empty jars of Mezzetta peppers. I also used some chili sauce. Because those things weren't hot enough, I also used the Trappey's hot sauce. For dry ingredients, I used black pepper, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. I mixed all this stuff together. I then put the cabbage back in the pot. I then dumped the spice mix in, and mixed it in with my hands. Then I started jarring it. I would pack the jar with the cabbage. I would then cover it with the soaking water I had saved. I then put a piece of one of the outer cabbage leaves on top, the put the lid on, but not tight. I then put them on the closet shelf of the one bedroom I use for storage. For jars, the first one I used was a plastic one that held snack crackers. I then used 2of the 3 Manischewitz jars I had. There was still a little bit left, so I fiiled a plastic Huy Fong chili paste jar about 1/3 full. On Fri and Sat, I opened each jar and pressed the cabbage down so it stays under the water. The main recipe I looked at said to wait 2 or 3 days before putting in the fridge. Another said to wait up top 5 days. I'll do the 5 day option. After being in the fridge, you just need to keep the cabbage submerged and it will keep for a long time.
I just wanted to mention one more thing. Due to the fucking coronavirus, I may have to work at home. For me, that will be more stressful than going to work.
I had one more thing to mention about the Trappey's. I was at the store looking at hot sauces. I think I thought I hadn't had it before. On the way out to the car, I was thinking I had tried it before. When I got home, I confirmed I did. I should have went with the Zatarain's I was originally going to get. I'll just have to remember to get it next time.
It is 1119am. I took my 12-1am nap. I dozed off a few times between 430-7. I took a dump after 730. I then did some stuff, and went to take my nap to get up for 9am. I think I just laid there. I then was typing during MTP and reading during commercials. Same with This Week from 10-1030. I then was typing up about the kimchi from 1030-11, even during commercials.
I should be back next week. Again, stay safe.
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Post by madmax on Mar 22, 2020 13:32:42 GMT -4
The Fri after Xmas, I went to one of the north of the river places that is out of the way, which is a Guitar Center.
First I went over to the used guitars and amps section. Let me list the amps: Bugera head Fender Satellite combo Crate Blue Voodoo head tweed Peavey combo Here are some other amps I don't remember if used or new: 2x Fender Super Reverb Marshall Origin 50(head probably) BOSS Waza amp head(it could be a Katana that I misidentified)
I then went over to the used effects. There was an EVH overdrive. There was an Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth. There was an Xotic Bass BB Preamp. I have a problem. I have 2 pedals notated as Kelly. There is a company that makes guitars called Michael Kelly. I think I may have meant Keely. One pedal was an overdrive. the other pedal I notated as a compressor with a "?" beside it. After looking at pics on Google, I think it was their Aria model. There was also a tiny pedal by Mooer. It had a foot controller. I think it was a The Wahter wah pedal, in which the foot controller part actually folds out to be bigger.
Every Xmas season, we get a bonus 2hrs of leave. I used it on Dec31. Since I had already gone to the out of the way places south of the river, I could so something else.
The first place I went to was a pawn shop I had previously passed when getting food. This place sucked. The main area was comprised of folding tables full of junk. I don’t remember if the counter was the kind that had stuff inside. There was some kind of shelf on the back wall behind the counter. The only thing there to mention was a ukulele.
I then went to the Cash America near there that I had visited for the first time a while before this. In the front window, there was a Peavey strat. There was also a small peavey amp, but I couldn’t identify it.
In the main area, the only guitar I noted was a Washburn guitar with an hh pu config. I'm thinking it might wave been a 7/8 size body model. For amps, there was an Orange Crush 20. There were a bunch of cabinets. From Peavey, there were a pair of floor monitors, a pair of vertical pa cabs, and another cab that may have been for a pa. There was a Randall 4x12 cabinet. There was also a 4 speaker(couldn't determine if 10 or 12 inch) cabinet that some 'tard painted a pentagram on. There were also some drums. I forget if they were just stacked up, or a set that was set up.
Behind the counter, there was a KORG microKorg for $175. There was an AXL strat. There was an Epiphone es-335. There was an Ibanez guitar with an hh pu config and a fixed bridge they wanted $113? for.
I then went to Big Dude’s Music City. This is actually where I usually start the out of the way trip. The only used guitar I noted was a Dean Playmate. In the $$$$ room, there were Strats and PRS. For amps, there was a Marshall DSL 40C. There was a Roland JC40. There was also a Sovtek MIG head. I don't recall what model or color scheme it was.
I had first gone to the counter where the used pedals are. There was a Way Huge Swollen Pickle. There was a Fulltone Supa-Trem. There was a Digitech Whammy, and Brian May pedal. There was an Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax, and Dual Expression Pedal. There were a bunch of BOSS pedals; there were 2 or 3 tuners, a digital delay(I don't recall if it was a regular, or double-width one), a T Wah, and a distortion. I notated that one as "digital"; I think it may have been the OD-200 Hybrid Drive.
The last area was the keyboards. There were 2 KORG keyboards that I notated. One was a black Minilogue. The other I couldn't remember. I played on the Nord Stage 3 again, using the B3 simulator. I then messed with a Roland V-Combo. I only remember messing with the B3 simulator. It did the "grind" sound better than the Nord.
I then went to a grocery store. After going home to bring in the groceries, and get a fork for my driving snacks(see my Jan5 post), I made one more stop. This was the second of the 3 out of the way places north of the river. This was the one in Parkville. There was a Tascam mixer. There was an Echoplex.
For amps, the Peavey TKO was still there. There was also an Ibanez head that might be the same from last year. There was a Line 6 head. There were 2 Fenders; a Roc-Pro 1000(don't remember if a head or combo),and a Princeton from the red knob era. There was a Tube Works combo. There was an Ampeg amp I listed as V-48. Looking at Google, it is actually a V-4B bass amp. Even with a close-up pic, the B does look like an 8. I think it was a head, but I don't knowhow old it is. There was also an old Radio Shack pa head.
For guitars, there was a Cort bass that was a copy of a Steinberg. there was an Austin strat. There was an Ibby jazzbox. There were 2 Peaveys; a tele, and an old T-25. In my notes, I have a guitar that is a strat king of guitar with an hh pu config. I just looked on the store site, and found this: www.bentleyguitars.com/listing/mike-lee-kustoms-s-style-2014-relic-red/29672221 I can't find anything else out about this guitar. Another thing I have noted that I am sure about is that I have an Epiphone lp with a ? next to it. I don't remember if that means I was unsure of the brand, or the model. I also just noted an old guitar. I don't seem to see it on the site, so it must have been sold.
They had effects pedals, but I didn't really pay attention; maybe I should have.
I then went home.
I guess I was back sooner that I thought. Now I won't be back until next week.
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Post by madmax on Mar 29, 2020 13:14:17 GMT -4
I am starting to type this from work on Wed because I’m doing the “babysitting” job now. It’s kind of a good thing today, because my brain kind of melted. We got an email early this morning that an employee was exposed to someone with c19, and went into precautionary quarantine. Later, we got another email saying they were shutting our fucking building down. I am actually one of the people that doesn’t want to work from home, as of now. So I have to bring my work laptop home and hook it up to my router. I hope everything works.
I need to mention something from last week. When making the kimchi, I may have also used some liquid from the olive jars. I have been checking on them. The one recipe said put in the fridge after 5 days. I’m taking an extra day, and will put them in tonight.
Now back to this week’s food.
Sat: My meal was simple in that I only had 3 things, only 1 needed cooking. That was 2 cans of Progresso soup. It was the Cheese Tortellini variety. I guess it was ok. My snack item was a bag of store-brand kettle chips. They were the Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar variety. They were good. My meat item was a 2.5oz package of Armour peperoni. The use by date was Feb11. Some of the pieces had gray spots on them. It looked like the fat was maybe going bad. It tasted fine; it seemed like the peperoni taste was stronger.
Sun: My meal was half a box of Walmart saltine crackers. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of store-brand popcorn puffs. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I also finished the cottage cheese. I had it plain and with pepper. It was good.
I need to mention my meat item. It was a can of ALDI sardines in hot sauce. When I was eating them, I thought I tasted(the smell/taste thing) gasoline. I little bit later, I could've sworn I tasted soap.
Tue: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of Northern Catch Smoked Oysters In Cottonseed Oil. They were good. Later, I had a bag of Late July tortilla chips. They were the Bacon Habanero flavor. They were good. There was bacon taste. There was also a decent amount of heat.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: Like I said above, we got the notice about the complex closure, so I was stressed. I had 3 snacks. First was a Maruchan Bowl. It was the Fire Bowl Ramen Spicy Beef. It was good. It was spicy and had a hot of heat, even after cooling off.
Later, I had 2 things. One was a can of store-brand chunk chicken. It was good. The other was a box of Nabisco Chicken in a Biskit crackers. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Pampa sardines in brine. They were good.
On Thu morning I was having stomach pains, and took a dump. It came out hot and caused some burning. A bit later, I felt some more in my colon. Even though it wasn't causing discomfort, I wanted to get rid of it before it became a problem. It was liquid.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. I got the first snack at Walmart. Like many WM's, they have a Subway inside. For some reason, only these Subways have the big soft pretzels. This Subway has big pretzels and other pretzel items from a chain called Auntie Anne's. I got a cup of pretzel nuggets. I heated them up in the microwave for 30sec before I ate them. I also put a bit of old pretzel salt on them. They were really good. I think heating them up helped. They were just shy of being hot. I don't recall if I tasted the salt. I won't get these again, because they were $$$$. That cup was $4.11. If I had known that the Church's Chicken was doing the 3 for $3 legs and thighs deal, I would have done that instead.
My other snack was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put them in the fridge before I ate them. Even though they were cold, the liquid didn't gooify. I put them in the butter compartment on the door. I've heard stuff on the door doesn't get as cold as stuff on the shelves.
My actual meal was a bit of an ordeal. I was planning on getting my stuff in the hot section of a grocery store. I called to check that it was open, and they said yes. When I got there, I saw they were doing renovations. The Italian section was closed, and the Chinese section seemed smaller than normal. I was considering getting stuff, but it looked like the guy working the counter dropped something and picked it up off the floor. That cemented my decision to go somewhere else. I might go back in a few weeks. I then went across the street to WM(where I got the pretzels). My main reason was to look for rice(none there). I know at the WM near my parents, they have big sandwiches in a refrigerated shelf for $5.98. This WM had them, so I picked up 3. They only had 2 varieties, so I got 1 of one kind and 2 of the other. The brand name of them were Marketside. They are called Supersub. The variety I got 1 of was the Supreme(there was only 1 there), and I got 2 of the Chicken Bacon Ranch. I put them in the fridge when I got home, but took them out at least an hour before I had them. The CBR sandwiches had a packet of ranch dressing to put on the sandwich. The Supreme had a packet of mustard, and another of mayonnaise. While they weren't bad, they were definitely not good. I think the main criticism is that I mostly tasted the bread. I was able to finish all 3, but I was stuffed. It took me a long time to finish the last sandwich. It didn't help matters that I drank a bunch of water when I was finished.
Fri: For my first snack, I was planning on visiting a grocery store and getting pot stickers. The online ad had a deal on them of 8 for $3.99. It is a good thing I called ahead, because what I can tell from the guy I talked to, they weren't doing that deal. I then called another store in that chain, and they weren't doing the deal either. I had another of the Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen calzones. This one was the Philly Cheesesteak. I can't really rate it as it didn't seem to have much taste. When I bit into it, some juice squirted out onto my chest, which didn't feel too good.
Later, I had a bag of Combos. They were the Spicy Honey Mustard Baked Pretzel variety. They were good.
Later, I had a bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. It was good. I cooked it for 1:36, and didn't add anything extra. I didn't count how many unpopped kernels there were because I just dumped the small pieces in my mouth. Later I did see one on the floor. I had this much later than 330am due to falling asleep again.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Sat: I had my sweet snacks. From the big bag, I started the mini Kit Kat bars. They were good. I also had Whoppers. They were ok. I also had some Milk Duds. They were ok. I'm almost done with those thankfully. They were all in the fridge.
I had one of the Little Debbie Donut Sticks and one of the Pecan Spinwheels. They were good. I also had them in the fridge, but I don't know if they warmed up by the time I ate them.
I also had a lot of the ALDI honey roasted peanuts. See last week's post since I don't feel like c/p. I'm almost done with those.
That's it for the food. I will be having my meal a bit later than I want to because I want to do reading.
It is now 1214pm. Since SNL was a repeat(which was a good thing due to it being windy), I did reading during most of it, along with a couple other things. I then took my nap at midnight. I then got up for 1am to watch C&L for 2hrs. I did my reading during the commercials for the 1am episode. At 2am, I got my snacks, and sat down to type. I then was typing for 2hrs. During the 4am showing of Washington Week, I was feeling drowsy, and gave in. I fell in and out of sleep. I woke up some time after 7am. I think I was doing both reading and typing before 8am. Complicating matters, I was getting poo pains, but wanted to wait until after 9am, when MTP was on. I went to try to take a nap between 8 and 9. I pretty much just laid there, mostly due to discomfort over needing to take a dump. When I got up at 9am, I took a big dump. After, I did the typing/reading thing until 1030. Time for a new paragraph.
For the past ? days, I've been having a problem with carpet beetles, mostly in the bedroom where I have my bed A lot of them like to hang out on the piece of bedsheet I was using to cover one of the windows. Even after taking it of the window and spraying it with water mixed with some dish soap, and WM lysol. What I did was turn the oven up to 350F. When it got to that temp, I put some water on my large cookie sheet. I then put the folded/rolled up sheet on it. I then tried to put some water on top. I then put it in the oven for 10 min. I took it out and let it cool off. I then opened it up and re-folded it. I put it in the Late July bag, and put it in the freezer.
I did more typing from 11-1130, then did the typing/reading the next half hour.
It feels like I have more poo, so I may take care of that. I also want to do some more typing and reading. I also maybe want to do something else before I eat. I have an extra hour today because the FOX stuff is repeats from 7-8, then there is a music show on after. I will be waking up for 8 to watch NCIS:LA.
This week is going to suck because I have to still work from home. They originally said until Apr8, but that might get extended.
I should be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Apr 5, 2020 11:17:41 GMT -4
Hello. I'm not in a good mood. I was supposed to be able to come back into the office to work on this coming Thu(4/8). We got an email saying they were keeping us out until 4/24 because the city, county, and now state, have implemented am extensive stay home order. There is also some bullshit about only letting a few people in at a time in stores. There might also be something about restaurants not even doing carry out now. I just heard the carry out thing about 3 hours ago. I've been doing some thinking, and I may be ok though.
With that out of the way, it's time for the food.
Sat: My meal was 3 things. One was an Eckrich smoked sausage. It was the Skinless variety. It was good plain and with regular mustard. I also had a can of generic brand beans. They were Seasoned Black Beans. They were good. The other item was a package of store-brand pasta and sauce. It was good.
Sun: All I had was a box of Savoritz(ALDI brand) plain wheat thins. They were ok. I swore I detected a hint of sweetness.
Mon: My snack was a 7oz bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Jalapeno Poppers flavor. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I finished up the chili sauce on Mon. I then proceeded on Tue to use the Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce I had opened when I made the kimchi.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: My snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. One was a can of StarKist tuna in oil. It was good. I put it in the fridge before I ate it. Later, I had a bag of New York Bakery Texas Toast croutons. They were the Caesar flavor. They were good for the most part. For some reason, This variety contains croutons from 3 kinds of bread(French, pumpernickel, rye). The French ones were good, but the other 2 not as much.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Fri: I had 2 snacks. First, I had 2 things. One was a bag of Boulder Canyon kettle chips. The variety is Gourmet Medley, using 3 kinds of potatoes(white, russet, blue). They were good. I don't think I was able to taste the difference between the 3 kinds. I also had a can of Northern Catch Smoked Oysters With Red Chili Pepper. They were good. There was smoke flavor, but I don't think there was any chili flavor, or heat for that matter. There actually was a tiny red chili pepper in the can. Later, I had a bag of Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. It was good. I cooked it for 1:36, and didn't add anything to the bag. I think I smelled burning, and there may have been a few burnt pieces. As for unpopped kernels, there were a few. I didn't count them because I just dumped the end of the bag in my mouth. I only new there were unpopped kernels from me chewing on them. I ate it during the original 11pm showing of TMZ, but I didn't watch it. I was going to watch the Thu episode online then, but got caught up doing something else.
My meal was pasta and spinach. The pasta was penne rigate. I cook it a lot longer than what the instructions say, so it gets a lot bigger. The spinach was a brand called Pict Fresh. It was the kind that you cook in the bag. This sucked for 2 reasons. First, there was no obvious way to open the bag. I just had to cut it open. Second, there was a lot stuck on the inside of the bag that I had to scrape off. I also added an 8oz package of mushrooms from ALDI that I had sliced up. I also added a container of store generic brand cottage cheese. The last time I added it, it was only a 12oz container. This was a 24oz container. If I had looked that up yesterday, I would have probably only added half of the container.
As for the taste, it was ok. I had it plain, with my 3 items, and parmesan cheese. While I used the 3 items in all combinations, I only used the parmesan by itself.
For my meat item, I had a 15oz can of Sol-Mex Sardines In Tomato Sauce With Chili. They were good. There wasn't really any eat except a little when I was just eating the sauce.
When I brought the pot out to where I eat, it was very heavy. I was able to finish all the pasta and sardines. I was full and having a little bit of pain. I was still stuffed hours later. I don't know what I feel even now.
I ate very late. I think I was done around 430pm Sat.
I did not have my usual sweet snacks because of being full, and my Sat meal is going to be big. Speaking of which, I'm considering making my sweet snacks my Sat meal, the original Sat meal Sun, and the original Sun meal a Mon snack. I'll see if I start feeling hunger pains in the next few hours. It would also probably help if I take a dump, either voluntary or involuntary.
It is now 1017am. After I talked to my mom on the phone, I only watched Weekend Update of SNL, and read during the rest because it was a repeat. I can't recall when I actually started typing. Cagney & Lacey wasn't on, so I took my nap at 2am to get up for 3 to watch the TMZ weekend episode. Sometime after 4am, I dozed off for only a few minutes. I was being a bit slow, and looking at a few other things online. I stayed awake until maybe after 630, then woke up some time after 7. I then did reading until I went in to take my nap until 9am. I then typed during Meet The Press, and read during the commercials, which I'm also doing now.
Barring me getting sick, I will be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Apr 12, 2020 13:48:14 GMT -4
This past 48hrs has majorly sucked. I'll get to that later.
Let me get to the food now.
Sat: Like I said last week, I had my sweet stuff for my meal. I first opened up a new jar of peanut butter. I finished the Milk Duds. They were ok. I finished the Whoppers. They were ok. I finished the Kit Kats. They were good. I also finished the honey roasted peanuts. They were ok. I had one of the Little Debbie Glazed Donut Sticks, and one of the Pecan Spinwheels. They were both good.
Sun: I had the meal I was going to have on Sat. The snack item was a bag of Clancy's tortilla chips. They were the Hint of Lime variety. They were good. They did have lime flavor.
The main food item was 2 cans of Juanita's Menudo. One was regular, and the other Hot & Spicy. I didn't really care for them. The problem was the meat, which is beef tripe. That is another way of saying cow's stomach. It didn't smell very good. Some pieces were rubbery. Some pieces were like blobs of fat. The other pieces look like boiled meat. Those tasted like meat that was boiled too long. The liquid in the H&S was spicy, and I guess that and the hominy was ok.
I also used hot sauce. I put some on the chips. I also put some on spoonfuls of the menudo. I also put the menudo on the chips; I think both with and without the hot sauce.
Mon: My snack was what I originally planned for my Sun meal. It was a bag of Turbos Flamas. They were good. They were hot. Like I said before, the reason I didn't previously have a high opinion was that I didn't know they were like Fritos. I knew that going in this time, so it didn't bother me. I will definitely have these again.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I also added some of the goo from the pasta from the previous Fri meal. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I also added some of the goo. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put them in the fridge beforehand. The liquid did gooify. Later I had a bag of store-brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I also added the rest of the goo and water from rinsing the container out. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I got my snack at Church's Chicken. They are doing a deal where you get 1 leg and 2 thighs for $3. I got that. I had the spicy variety. It was good. I warmed it up a bit in the microwave before I ate it. There was a bit of spice heat.
When I went in, the girl said they weren't doing take out, just drive-thru. I mentioned the doors were unlocked, and I didn't see a sign. She said they forgot to lock the doors, and that the register wasn't working. She had the drive-thru guy do my credit card, and she got my chicken. When I left, they locked the door behind me.
I got my meal at Hardee's. I got 2 large orders of fries. I heated them up in the microwave before I ate them. I also put some salt on them. They were good. I think they cooled off right away though.
My main item was fish sandwiches. I had driven past the Hardee's at the edge of the hood, and there was a poster in the window saying they were doing a 2/$5 deal on the fish sandwiches. Two weeks ago, I drove past the one closer to me. The sign on the door said they were doing take out, but there was no poster about the fish sandwiches. Before I went there, I called to make sure they were still doing take out, and that they were doing the deal. They said yes to both. I got 4 sandwiches. I warmed them up a bit in the microwave, but they also cooled off quickly. They were good. The buns were flat, which I think was due to how they were sitting. The pieces of fish were a good size, but maybe a bit smaller than the Arby's ones. Even so, I would get these again. The Arby's ones are better though. They are/were doing a 2/$6 deal, but they are only doing drive-thru.
Fri: I usually do more snacking on Fri, but I did even more due to stress at my job, and afterward.
I first need to tell the story about the first snack item. 2 weeks ago, one grocery chain was doing a deal on pot stickers; 8 for $3.99. I went into one store, and went to the Chinese section. The guy said they had some on the heat and eat refrigerator shelves. I found them I had gone back to the counter to get my meal, but the look like he did something unsanitary, so I just left, even though he wouldn't be touching the pot stickers. The next day I called 2 other stores, and it sounded like they didn't have them. This week, they were doing the deal again. I went back to the store that had them, and they didn't, or ran out. I then went to another store(which I originally passed on my way to Hardee's). They didn't have any. On Fri, I called one of the stores I called 2 weeks ago. The person said they weren't serving them fresh, but he thought they were either on the sushi shelves, or the heat and eat shelves. On the way there, I got caught in a speed trap; doing 83 in a 55. Instead of just getting a normal ticket I have to fucking go to court! If it's like the court in my parents town, I just go up to the judge, say I'm guilty, and then pay my fine. The shitty part is just getting a place to park. I think I'll drive around on a Sun morning and look for places I can park.
I went to that store, checked both areas, and there were none. I then went to the other store 1 had called 2 weeks ago. They had them, but they only had pork(there could also be veggie and chicken at the stores). They were doing 2/$, which was $.01 more than the deal. I checked the heat and eat shelves, and they didn't have any. I went back and got them. When I checked out, I was charged half-price. I didn't say anything, since I already paid more than enough, relatively speaking. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate them. They were good. I had them both plain and with 2 packets(with the panda graphic) of Chinese restaurant soy sauce.
I should have had them actually look on the shelves. I would have then called the second store, then probably took a different route. But then again, the route I would have taken would have had me going even faster on part of it.
I had another snack at the same time. It was a 15oz can of Southgate Beef Stew. It was good.
Later, I had 2 more things. First was a can of StarKist tuna in oil. It was good. I think I put it in the fridge. I also had a bag of Combos. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese Baked Pretzel variety. They were good.
I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. It was good. I cooked it for 1:36. I know I smelt burning. There were some pieces getting there. There were only 2 or 3 unpopped kernels. Since I slept through the TMZ rebroadcast, I had it way later.
On Wed, I had basically finished the Trappey's hot sauce. I opened up a new bottle. It is Bulliard's Louisiana Hot Sauce. I tried a bit by itself. I don't recall how hot it is.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. The only things I add to the pan are the hot sauce and water from the faucet. My meal was good plain and with my 3 items. Again, due to falling asleep, I ate way later.
Besides my ALDI sardines, I also had a 2oz package of Armour peperoni. It was good.
That's all for the food now. I didn't have my sweet snacks. I was constipated, and was having stomach pains from it. I think it is partly due to the anxiety/depression over the court shit. It also made me feel like not eating that stuff, even without the constipation.
I'll be having my meal later. It is something I planned in advance.
I'm not making anything "special" for the next few Sat meals, unless certain things go on sale. I also don't feel like having my sweet stuff. I also have 2 days I'm planning having off. This is when I usually have special things, but I don't think I will. I'll feel normal once I get the court shit out of the way.
It is now 1248pm. I think I started around 1230am. I possibly would have started earlier, but the power went out when I was in the shower. I went to take a nap after, but couldn't sleep. The power came on at 1140pm, so I missed about 7/9 of SNL. I thin went into bed at 2 to get up for 3 for the TMZ weekend edition. I then started falling asleep starting sometime after 4. I forget when I woke up. I did reading, then set all the clocks back before 730. I tried to call my mom, and did reading before 8, when I went in to take my nap for 9. Then pretty much the same as every Sun. I did finally take a big dump close to 11. At 130, I called my mom and talked to her for almost an hour.
I guess I'll stop here so I can do some other things, then eat. See you next week.
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Post by madmax on Apr 19, 2020 12:25:10 GMT -4
Hello, it is 135am right now. I was able to watch SNL tonight. It was a repeat of the John Mulvaney/David Byrne episode I didn't really get to see last time due to the wind causing glitching. And unlike last week, the power has stayed on all night. I got my reading done a little after 1, then did some stuff, including watching a YT vid of Talking Heads performing Once in a Lifetime, then reading comments.
I guess I'll start in the food.
Sat: My meal was a package of El Monterrey burritos. They were the Ghost Pepper variety. As other times before, they took a long time to cook. I don't know if it because I made a whole package, or my microwave isn't as good. They don't all cook evenly. I have to switch around on the plate, and I eventually ended up taking a few out, then putting them back in. I think I got them a hair too hot.
As for the taste, they were good plain with the hot sauce, and/or a store-brand jar of hot salsa I had opened when I previously had burritos.. As for the heat factor of the burritos themselves, that was kind of odd. Some of the first burritos were a bit hot temp-wise from me cooking them. Later on, they seemed hot in my mouth, but only warm to the touch. I think the spice heat was causing a sensation of temp heat.
Sun: I had a bag of Clancy's Chili Cheese fritos. I had them with a can of store brand refried beans, which were the Spicy variety. The fritos and beans were good. The beans weren't very soft. When I finished the beans. I used up the rest of the salsa.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They didn't taste good. They tasted like a combination of pork rinds and chemicals. I don't know what was wrong with them. If I remember, when I get up, I'll look at the bag and see what the date on them is. Usually when they get old , they just get stale and lose their crunch.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. First was a bag of Corn Nuts. They were the Chili Picante Con Limon flavor. They were good. Later, I had a 6-inch sandwich from Subway. It was a Meatball Marinara on flatbread. I had provolone, spinach, black olives, green peppers, oregano, and parmesan on it. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. It was good. This Subway was still doing the $2.99 deal for certain 6-inch subs, including the MM.
My meal was a package of Bar-S hotdogs. I had 4 on buns, and 4 naked. I had all of them with regular mustard. I also used 2 other ingredients. One was onions. The other was some cabbage I had put in the leftover liquid from the Mezzetta hot peppers on 3/25. I put the cabbage on the first and second buns. I also put onions on the second bun. They were both good, but I didn't taste the cabbage. I put onion on the next 2 buns. They were good. For the naked ones, I would put on some mustard, then take a bite. Sometimes I would add onion(until it ran out). I also tried a few bites(I think both with and without onion) with the cabbage. Again, I didn't taste it. These were also good.
My snack item was a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Crispy Taco flavor. They were ok. I don't think they tasted like tacos. I'm thinking they tasted like Taco Doritos, even though I haven't had them in a long time.
Thu: I got my meal at the Subway near my house the day before. I had all 3 on Italian bread, with provolone, lettuce, tomato, parmesan, and oregano. They were all good. First was the Tuna(salad). The next was the Italian BMT. I tried to make that one like the Arby's Italian sandwich, so I also added onion, banana peppers, vinaigrette, oil, and maybe some black olives. If I had looked up what I did before, I would have had Cesar or ranch dressing instead of the oil. The last sandwich was the Steak, Egg & Cheese. I used the yellow(white and yolk) egg.
There is a promo, where you buy 2 Footlongs, and get 1 free, so I saved some money. I got my MM at a Subway near a grocery store I visited on Wed. On Thu, I took them out of the fridge a few hours before I ate them. I wanted the SE&G and IBMT warmed up. I didn't want the bread crunchy, so I just set the oven to 350F. Also, I left them in the paper wrappers. When the oven was ready, I set the sandwiches on my large cookie sheet, and put it in the oven. I was intending to keep them in for 10 min. After 5 min, I checked the oven. There was some kind of fumes coming out. Fearing it was smoke, I took the cookie sheet out of the oven. The paper was not burnt. I think it was just steam; unless the paper was giving off fumes.
Fri: I had a snack. It was a bag of Peeled Snacks pea puffs. They were the Garden Herb flavor. They were good. I had them a few hours before I had my meal since I was getting really hungry.
My meal was a package of Bar-S hotdogs. I fried them. I had 4 naked, and 4 on buns, which I also fried toasted in the pan. I had all of them with mustard. They were all good. On the first bun, I used some of the "pickled" peppers. Again, I did not taste them. Before frying the hotdogs, I fried some cabbage and onions separately, but simultaneously. I forget what I did for buns 2 and 3, in that I don't recall if one was only onion and the other fried cabbage. I do know I put both on the last bun, using the rest of the fried cabbage. There was still some onion left, so I put some on some bites of naked hotdog until it was used up.
My snack item was a bag of Doritos. It was the Flamin' Hot Limon flavor. They were good. I could taste the lime in the first ? chips. There was a good amount of heat.
That's it for the food. I didn't snack on anything for Sat due to my ticket/court issue. I'll be having my meal a bit later; at least after I take a dump. It is only 1 thing, but will take a while to cook.
Speaking of the ticket, The state extended the stay home order until May3, and the city all the way to May15. My court date was May11. I called, and the city info line said my court date would be pushed back. I emailed the court itself, and was able to get it on May18. I was looking at the ticket itself. It listed my car as black. It is gray. I'm hoping I can use that as a bit of leverage.
It is now 1125am. At 2am, I went to take a nap, even though I was awake for a long time. I got up for 3 to watch the TMZ weekend episode. Instead of doing that and typing, I got sidetracked looking at stuff on Wikipedia. I think I started dozing off between 430 and 5. I think I finally woke up before 7am. I did typing and reading until 8, when I went in to take my nap. I think I laid there for a while before I fell asleep. When I did wake up before the alarm, I couldn't fall back asleep due to the retarded robin that has the need to bang on my windows. I got up for 9 to watch Meet The Press, and reading during the commercials. Same with ABC's This Week. At 1030, I was trying to type, but I was a bit distracted because PBS is glitching. Same with 11am. I think I'll watch the 11am show(local news discussion) online.
I'm going to type something else. I don't think I'll finish, so I should see you next week.
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Post by madmax on Apr 26, 2020 11:03:20 GMT -4
It is 144am as I start this. I will go and take my nap in a little bit. This week was shitty. I told you last week that my court date was postponed due to the virus, and I had changed it to a week later. On Wed, I got a postcard saying the date was all the way to 6/29!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got an email confirming 5/18. I sent a reply to that one about this issue, and it came back saying it was 6/29. I replied to that asking why it was changed when I had gotten a confirmation about 5/18. If I don't hear anything Mon, or they don't change it back to 5/18, I'm going to ask if I can get a ph# to talk to someone in charge.
With that out of the way, let me get to the food.
Sat: My meal was just a 16oz bag of noodles. After draining them, I added canola oil and black pepper. They were good.
Sun: My meal was a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish pretzels. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of store-brand popcorn puffs. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of broccoli. I added some of the starch goo from the noodles to the pan. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My snack was a 3oz bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. They were good.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Wed: My snack was a bag of store-brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Thu: My snack was a bag of New York Bakery Texas Toast croutons. They were the Garlic & Butter flavor. They were good.
My meal was 3 Marketside subs from Walmart. These were smaller(around the size of a Subway footlong), so I didn't get stuffed. On Mon, I went to the WM near the ALDI I mainly use. I hade written down what varieties they had(5 of them) so I could make up my mind about what I would buy on Thu. On Thu, I went to the WM that is closer to me. They had 3 of the same varieties, and 1 the first WM didn't. I got the 3 they also had at the 1st WM. When I got home, I put them in the fridge. I took them out a few hours later to try to get up to room temp. The order I had them was: All-American Black Forest Ham & Baby Swiss Italian Hero I know 2 of the sandwiches had condiment packets. I think the AA had 2 mustard and 1 mayo, and the IH had 1 mustard. As for the taste, I would say the same thing I did for the other WM sandwiches.
I'm thinking something in the sandwiches didn't agree with me. Before I started working Fri, I took a dump. Afterward, I was not feeling good in my digestive system. I eventually was feeling pressure. Around 1045am, I went back in and did some liquid poo. Later, I could feel there was more in my colon. Close to 5pm, I went back in. I jut did a little yellowish water.
Fri: My meal was the same as Mon.
Besides having my normal meat item of a can of ALDI sardines(good). I also had a can of ALDI Vienna sausages. I was originally intending to eat these as a snack, but I just waited for my meal. They were good. I put them in the fridge way before I ate them. I can't tell if the liquid gooified. I ate them after the sardines, and that along with not being able to see in the can right away maybe was time enough for the liquid to go back to normal.
I ate very late again, but that's because I was watching something on tv.
Again, I was having a bit of problem with my insides. I woke up before 730pm, and was going to do some reading. I started feeling pressure in my colon. I farted twice, then felt there was poo. I went in and took a dump a bit before I planned. I have been kind of feeling icky all last night and this morning.
That is it for the food. I didn't have my sweet snacks. I will have my meal a little latter. It is simple, even though 3 things are heated up.
It is now 1003am. Like I said at the start, I went in at 2am for my nap. I think I laid there without sleeping for almost the whole time. I then got up to watch the TMZ weekend edition. During the first 15 or so minutes, I was looking up Beatles stuff on Wikipedia. I then got to typing. I got to the Thu meal sometime around 4. I was feeling out of it, and not like typing. I eventually fell asleep, then would wake up again. I finally woke up after 730. At 8, I went in to take my regular nap. I just laid there the whole time. I got up for 9, and have been typing during Meet The Press, and reading during the commercials. If I could have stayed awake longer, I could have been done a lot earlier.
Last night, I watched the new episode of SNL, which was pre-recorded segments. In addition to my regular reading, there was other stuff I wanted to read, and that's why I got a late start.
I guess I'll finish up now. I should be back next week.
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