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Post by madmax on Jul 19, 2020 12:28:23 GMT -4
I am starting this at 123am. I have been having some shit that's annoying me. I have to give out some FUCK YOUs. First to my local NBC affiliate for not showing the 30 Rock special on Thu. I started watching on NBC's site around 1215, so that's one reason why I'm starting later. Next to Arby's, which I'll explain later. There was another one I think, but have forgotten. In its place, I'll say the wind because our PBS affiliate is going to start showing Fawlty Towers. The first episode was on, but the wind was causing bad glitching. I have something else, which is not on my FY list. I think the air conditioner is not working right. If that is the case, I just hope it needs more Freon, or whatever they use now.
I guess I can start with the food now.
Sat: This was a meal I haven't had in a while. It was 5 items. I'll give each a paragraph.
My first meat item was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I put them in the fridge, but cant remember if the liquid gooified.
The other meat item was an 8oz package of Sugardale peperoni. It was good.
I had half of an 8oz block of mozzarella. It was good.
My first snack item was a can of Pringles. They were the Rotisserie Chicken flavor. They were good. They did taste a bit like rc, which I seem to recall was more specifically the skin.
My other snack item was a bag of Chex Mix. It was the Sour Cream & Onion flavor. It was good. I was thinking they didn't make this flavor anymore, but it could just be that most of the stores around here don't sell them.
I don't know when I'll have this meal next. That is because cheese is still super expensive, and there have not been good sale prices.
Sun: I first had some cereal, and opened up a new jar of pb.
My meal was a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Pretzels. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I made it using the curry method. I topped it with my kimchi. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I made it using the curry method. When I did both rounds of spices/condiments/waters, I also added liquid from the jar of pickled herring. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items. I think I did detect a bit of fish flavor from the herring liquid.
Wed: I opened up a Klement's summer sausage. It was only in the fridge for a little while when I had some, so it wasn't as good as it is when it is fully cold.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I made it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I had some summer sausage.
I had 2 snacks. First was a can of StarKist tuna in vegetable oil. It was good. I had it in the fridge before I ate it. Later, I had a big(8oz) bag of Andy Capp's Hot Fries. They were good.
Now for my meal. I was going to get stuff at Arby's. When I got to the one I went to, the doors were locked, and there was a sign on the door saying the lobby was closed. Due to my ocd, I went to another one that was a bit of a drive. That one was also closed for takeout. I then visited a grocery store to get some pretzels that were on sale(not for my meal), but they didn't have the varieties I wanted. I was not in a good mood, so I just wanted to go home. I didn't stop anywhere else to see if I could get stuff. There was nothing on the news about places not doing takeout again.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I made it using the curry method. For the 2 rounds of spices...., I just used water from the faucet and a bunch of garlic powder. After the 2nd round, I dozed off. When I woke up and went in the kitchen, almost all of the water cooked off. I added a little bit more from the faucet before adding the rice. It was good plain and with my 3 items. I was able to taste the garlic, but I thought it would be stronger.
Fri: I had a bunch of summer sausage.
My first snack was a Main Street Kitchen entrée. It was Ziti With Meat Sauce. It was good.
Later, I had a bag of New York Bakery Texas Toast croutons. they were the Really Ranch flavor. They were ok.
I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36, and added vegetable oil afterward. Like last week, I also added the ALDI mrs dash. It was good. I wasn't able to taste the mrs dash. There were 6 unpopped kernels, and 2 "miscarriages", where the kernel barely just started to open up.
My meal was pasta with spinach. The pasta shape was small shells. The spinach was the PictSweet Farms brand in the microwave bag. Like last time, there was a lot stuck on the inside of the bag, which I had to scrape off. After I drained the water from the pasta, I added some canola oil, then the spinach. I had it as-is, and topped with my kimchi. It was good plain and with my 3 items. I decided not to use parmesan cheese.
My meat item was a big(15oz) can of Crown Prince sardines. They were in tomato sauce(for those outside the US, it's not what we in the US call ketchup). they were good. I don't put them in the fridge because they don't taste good like that.
Sat: I had my sweet snacks. First I had some cereal and pb.
I had some of the mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were in the fridge. They were good.
I had some of the mini Almond Joy bars. They were in the fridge. They were good.
I had one of the Little Debbie Pecan Spinwheels. It was ok. I just took it off the shelf. For the next(and final) one, I'm going to put it in the fridge.
I had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were in the fridge. They were good.
I had a beverage. It was a bottle of Calypso lemonade. The flavor is Island Wave Lemonade. It was ok. I could taste grapefruit and pineapple, which were both some of the fruits shown on the label.
That is it for the food. I will have my meal later. It's kind of like last week's, but there are some differences. But fortunately, I don't need to do any cooking again. I need to take a dump first. I think my last one was on Thu morning. I'm felling a bit of pressure in my butt, but I want there to be more so I know I will have a lot come out.
It is now 1128am. This night/morning has sucked. I got my regular, and some other, reading done at 1215. I then watched the 30 Rock special online. I then did a little other reading. I then started typing at 123 am, then took my nap at 2. I then woke up for 3 for TMZ. I then was eating while typing, which slowed me down. I then went off-track doing a Google search trying to find out what breed TMZ member Charlie Neff's cat is. She is hot, but the cat is ugly. I was then typing, but getting distracted due to Washington Week glitching. I then started slowing down typing after 430. I can't recall if I was looking at stuff online. I think after 530, I dozed off and woke up after 6. I think I dozed off again until after 630. I know I was asleep until 738. I felt like shit, so I didn't do anything on the computer, and just went into bed early for my nap until 9. I was then typing during MTP, but was having some issues with the computer, so wasn't reading during the commercials. Eventually I did. Same thing until 1030. I then was typing only from 1030. I had to watch Washington Week online about 12min in due to glitching. I had to start the local show from the beginning due to said glitching.
I guess I am done for now. I will have to make a bunch of phone calls this week to see which places are still doing takeout. Besides that, I hope this week is better.
See you next week.
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Post by madmax on Jul 26, 2020 12:26:23 GMT -4
Hello, it is a little after 1230am. I actually got done with my reading around 12. I was listening to old Fleetwood Mac because original member Peter Green died today. Also, famous tv personality Regis Philbin died today. RIP to both of them. In other news, I had a crappy week, but it wasn't work-related. There were 2 good items. First, TMZ put their episodes back on the site. The other thing I'll mention below.
I'll get to the food now.
Sat: I had 4 things. I had a can of Deutsche Kuche Herring Fillets in Pineapple Curry Sauce. They were good. I put the can in the fridge before I ate it. I had half of an 8oz block of mozzarella. It was good. I had 2 boxes of Keebler Toasteds crackers. First was sesame, then was onion. Both were good.
Sun: My meal was a bag of Benzel's Rod Pretzels. They were good. I got them at Dollar Tree.
Mon: I had some summer sausage.
My snack was a bag of Clancy's hot cheetos. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I also added goo from the pasta last week. I used the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had some summer sausage.
My snack was a bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Deep Dish Pizza flavor. They were good.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Wed: I had some summer sausage.
My snack was a bag of Clancy's puffcorn. It was a bit stale due to age, but was still good.
My meal was the same as Mon.
Thu: My first snack was a BBLT sandwich from Sonic. It was VERY good! I didn't warm it up in the microwave because the wrapper is foil on the outside. The sandwich is small, but is $3.99, so I won't be getting it again.
My next snack was a bag of TGI Mozzarella Sticks puffs. They were good.
I need to say something about my meal. I was going to eat at 2am, after watching NewsRadio from 1-2. I took a nap from 12-1. After I got out of bed and sat down, I must've gone right out again, because I don't remember watching NR at all. I woke up a few min before 330. I was sitting there, when all of a sudden, I thought "Oh shit! I need to eat my food!". I jumped up and got stuff ready.
I got my meal at Arby's. I got 2 large orders of curly fries. I heated them up in the microwave. They were good. I warmed the other items together in the microwave. First, I had a Reuben, because I used a coupon. It was good. Then I had 1 each of the wraps they came out with a few weeks ago. There was no markings saying which was which, so I'm guessing the order I had them. First was the Chicken Club. It was good. I was able to taste the bacon. Next was the Jalapeno Bacon Ranch. It was good. I couldn't taste the bacon, but could taste the jalapeno peppers, which weren't hot. Last was the Creamy Mediterranean. It was ok. It didn't seem to have much flavor. I won't be getting the wraps again. They were $5.89 each. I think my bill was over $27!
Fri: I got my first snack at Wendy's. They are doing a 2 for $5 chicken deal. There are 10pc regular or spicy nuggets, and regular, grilled, or spicy sandwich. I got 1 regular and 1 spicy sandwich. I wanted to warm them up, but like the previous day's BBLT, the wrapper had metal on the outside. I could have taken them out of the wrappers, but I didn't know if there would be stuff falling off. What I did was turn on the oven. The default temp setting is 350F. After a while, I opened the oven, and it was hot inside. I put the sandwiches on my cookie sheet and put it in the oven. I left them in for 5min. The regular sandwich was good. The spicy sandwich was good. There was some spice, but no heat.
My next snack was a bag of Kurtz Seasoned Croutons from Save A Lot. They were good; actually better than I thought they would be.
My last snack was my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36. I "finished" the vegetable oil, and put some canola oil in. I then added some mrs dash. It was good. There were 7 unpopped kernels. I had this around 830am. I had fallen asleep, and woke up about an hour before.
When I was cooking my meal, I had some summer sausage. I also ate some of my kimchi out of the jar. I was going to use it for my meal, but I didn't feel like dealing with it.
Due to me getting backed up on other reading, and mowing the lawn, I got my regular reading done very late. I was also too tired to make my fried rice and veggies. I did want to use the half bag of frozen peas though. I made something else this time. I cooked the peas in the microwave. I put some canola oil in the pan and heated it up. I then put the little bit of cabbage left in one of the containers. I then added a thin slice of onion which I had cut up. I then put the peas in. I then added the spices and condiments. I then added a little water from the faucet. I let this cook for a few minutes. I then set the pan in the oven to cool off a bit. I then put the pot on the burner. I put in a can of ALDI's version of Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup. This is the kind where you also add a can of water. When the soup started bubbling, I added the stuff from the pan. I let it cook for a few min. I then took it of the burner to cool off some. It was good. I did have my regular can of sardines.
I think I got done eating at 430pm.
Sat: I had my sweet stuff to snack on.
I had the last of the Little Debbie Pecan Spinwheels. It was good. I put it in the freezer a few hours before I ate it.
I had the last few of the mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They were good. They were in the fridge.
I had the last of the mini Almond Joy bars. They were good They were in the fridge.
I had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were good They were in the fridge.
That is the end of the Halloween candy. Besides the h/n/o pbc, I have some other sweet(ish) stuff to snack on, so I have a few more weeks of sweet snacks.
That is it for the food. I will be having my meal a little later. It is another meal where I don't do any cooking.
The other item of good news is that this week, 2 grocery chains, who have a lot of the same stuff on sale each week, had 8oz blocks of cheese on sale for $1.49, which is the normal sale price. The sales started on Wed, so I went that afternoon so they wouldn't be picked clean. There was a limit of 4, so I went to both stores and got 4. I went back to one of the stores on Fri to look for 2 things they were out of on Wed. I didn't ask if I could get more cheese at the sale price because I just wanted to get the other stuff(they were still out of 1 item) and go home. I might go back Mon or Tue for the other item, but I'll call first. There is another store whose ad is almost identical to one of the chain's ads. The cheese is probably on sale there also, but it is a bit out of the way.
It is now 1126am. Like I said above, I started around 1230 am. I decided to take a nap for 2hrs, so I went to bed at 1. I got up for 3 to watch TMZ and have my snacks. I kind of slowed down when eating. At 4, I had on Washington Week on PBS. I again started slowing down, and then I fell asleep. I woke up before 730. I looked at the tv listings, and saw Meet The Press isn't on. I decided to move my nap up to 830 to get up for 930 to watch This Week on ABC. I could've instead watched the first 30min of the FOX show, but it is FOX, so no. A bit after 8, I started feeling pressure in my colon, and went in and took a dump. I then went and did some stuff, then went in for my nap. I had a bit of trouble falling asleep. I then got up and started typing during TW. I was having a bit of IE issues so I had a bit of trouble reading during the commercials. At 10, they interrupted to show coverage of the Rep. John Lewis funeral procession. I was going to read, but some just had to start moving their yard then. I just did typing. I did the same during the re-broadcast of WW at 1030. Now I have the local PBS show on.
I was just looking at last week's post, and I was reminded of something. I called the 2nd Arby's I visited, and asked when they were going to do takeout again. They said they stop at 3pm due to staffing issues. I then called the first one, and they said they were short of people that day. So places are open, which is good.
I guess I'll go now. I don't think I have anything more to say. Well, just, don't be a Trumptard and wear your fucking mask!
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Post by madmax on Jul 26, 2020 14:27:25 GMT -4
On 5/22, I did my yearly north of the river pawn/thrift/etc trip. It was later than usual due to rescheduling it so shit would be open. For the pawn shops, they were pretty much picked bare guitar-wise. I was having an ocd issue, so I didn’t play on any of the guitars. I’m going to do things a bit differently this time. I’m going to note places that didn’t have anything, and the ones that were closed.
The first stop was the gun shop. There wasn’t anything interesting. There weren’t many guns for sale.
I then went to a thrift store. There was nothing of note.
I then went to Alpha Pawn, which is in the same building, but in the front on the main level. For guitars, there was an Epiphone lp. There was a BC Rich with a Widow headstock. There was also a G&L ASAT. That would have been the only guitar I would have played with. For amps, there was a Ampeg B3 bass amp. I noted a Behringer, which was probably a bass amp. There was a Vox mini amp. There was a Marshall Woburn. There was a Marshall 2x12 cabinet. There was a Marshall head on top of the cabinet, but there was a cover on it, so I couldn't id it. My ocd kept me from lifting the cover up.
The next stop was the pawn shop in Riverside. The Crate amp was still there. This time there was a Furman power conditioner rackmount unit with the pull out light bars. There was also an ART SGX 2000 multieffects unit.
For guns, there were less than usual. They didn't have as many as they used to in the first place due to being robbed.
I then went and stopped at Goodwill. It was closed.
The next stop was the thrift store I think is called Maj-R. There was a violin case that I assumed was empty, or else it would have been behind the counter.
I then went over to the upscale thrift store nearby. It was closed.
The next thrift store was also closed.
I then went to the newer Savers. There were 4 kiddie keyboards. I also listed kiddie drums, but I don't call if that was a drum set or one of those boxes with multiple drum pads. There was one of those kiddie glockenspiels. Finally, there was a kiddie ukulele.
I then went into the new Salvation Army thrift store. There were 2 pianos, one of them a Baldwin. There were a bunch of instrument cases. One was for an autoharp. There was one that looked like for a flute, and 2 that looked to be for a trumpet. There was also a boomerang.
I then went back to the tornado Cash America. I only noted a Schecter guitar with hh and a whammy bar behind the counter. If there were any more guitars, they were acoustic. I did note a saxophone and clarinet behind the counter. My notes say Line 6, which I think was a guitar, since I'm pretty sure the only amps there were tiny starter types. For items I know were guitars, there was a Starcaster. There was a Washburn guitar with hss and 24 frets; I didn't note what kind of bridge it had. There was also a lefty Gibson guitar with hsh pu config and 22 frets. My notes say "? ? ? ?" next to it. I think I didn't know what model it was. I had forgotten about the Nighthawk, which was available as hsh. I was thinking it was a Les Paul DC, but they aren't hsh. It could have been a superstrat from the 80's even. For other musical gear, there was a set of bongos.
I then visited a thrift store in the same building as a Planet Fitness. There was nothing there.
I then went to the strip club pawn shop. For amps, the Pignose Hog 20 was still there. There might have been a Marshall Woburn, but my notes have a ? next to it. I think it could either mean that I didn't know if that was the model, or if it was there before. My notes list Ampeg, which may mean the bass head there before. There was also a GK bass cabinet, which may have been there before. There was a Fender bass amp. There was a Fender modeling guitar amp, and 1 or more small amps. There was a monitor speaker, but I didn't notice the manufacturer name. There was an Ultrabass half stack. Doing a Google search shows Behringer uses that model name.
For effects, there was a Roland VG-8 guitar synth/effects/modeling system. There was also an Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone pedal, and a BOSS CS-3.
For kb, there was a Yamaha kb, and a Roland digital piano.
For guitars, there was an LTD, but I didn't notate the model, but that could be because it was there before. There was a Mako strat. there was a Fender guitar which I think was a Jazzmaster. I didn't ask where it was made. There were 2 Ibanez RG's: one hh and the other hsh. There was also a Peavey Impact.
I then stopped at the gun store, but it was closed.
Usually, that would be my final stop, but I was making such good time, I decided to visit 3 of the 4 out of the way places. The 4th I only visit at the end of the year.
The first stop was the thrift store near the grocery store I visit when I go on Fridays. I first stopped in the as-is building. There were 2 pianos. There were 2 organs. One was a Wurlitzer, but don't know what model. There was also a Thomas Californian, but I don't know the actual model number because I can't tell what the last digit is. It was either a 261 or 267.
I then went to the regular store. There was a trumpet. There were 2 regular clarinets, and a metal one.
I then went to the small music store. It was closed. There was a sign saying when it would open again.
My final stop was Guitar Center. There were a few people lined up outside. I thought they were there to pick up stuff they had ordered. I went in, and an employee said those people were in line just to come in. I didn't feel like waiting for an unknown amount of time, so I just left.
I then went home.
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Post by madmax on Aug 2, 2020 11:56:42 GMT -4
Hello. It's been an ok week I guess, except that I'm a bit tired. I have my namesake movie on right now. It is on the this movie channel. I would NOT recommend watching it on this channel because they cut 95% of the opening chase sequence. I think the sci-fi channel called Comet has also shown MM(even though it's not sci-fi), and uses the same version.
I guess I'll get to the food.
Sat: I snacked on some of my kimchi. I also snacked on some summer sausage.
My meal was 4 things. I had a box of Cheez-It crackers. They were the newish Queso Fundido flavor. They were good. They did not have the same taste as the others outside of the Hot & Spicy. I had a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. They were good. I had an 8oz block of mozzarella cheese. It was good. My meet item was a can of Treet. It was good. I had it in the fridge before I ate it. It is better than Spam. Well maybe the Chorizo Spam is better, but not the plain.
Sun: I finished a box of cereal. It was Hostess Donettes. Like I've said before, it is the best snacking cereal. I finished a jar of peanut butter. It was a generic brand creamy. It was good. I opened a new jar of pb.
My meal was half a bag of Snyder's of Hanover Sourdough Nibblers pretzel nuggets. They were good.
Mon: I snacked on the last of my kimchi. I also snacked on the last of the summer sausage.
My snack was a bag of Bugles. They were the Ranch variety. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I used the last of the pasta goo. I used the curry method. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: I had 2 snacks. One was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good. The other was a can of Brookdale Vienna sausages. They were good. I had them in the fridge before I ate them. I'm pretty sure the liquid gooified. I only remembered to mention the fridge and the liquid because TMZ was showing Ciara's newborn baby before it was cleaned off.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of green beans. I used the curry method. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Pampa sardines They were the brine variety. I had them in the fridge before I ate them. They were good.
Wed: I had a snack. It was some seafood salad I bought in the seafood section of a grocery store. It was good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I used the curry method. I used the liquid from the kimchi. First, I used it instead of water to cook the rice. I tried some of the rice, but I don't recall what it tasted like, except that it wasn't bad. For both rounds of spices/condiments/waters, all I added was the kimchi liquid and some water from the faucet. I took the outer cabbage leaves that I had put in the tops of the jars and cut them up. I put them in the pan when I put in the regular cabbage. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items.
A little while after I was done eating, I had pressure in my digestive system. I had to go to the bathroom and shoot out some poo. As I've mentioned before, I've called this phenomenon reverse vomiting.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. I got my first one at Taco Bell. It was 2 items. First was a Grilled Cheese Burrito. I used 2 packets of Diablo sauce, but also had 1 or 2 bites plain. It was good. I wasn't able to taste the cheese, or if I did, it was a variety besides nacho. My other item was a Nacho Crunch Double Stacked Taco. I used a packet of Diablo. It was good. Again, I didn't taste the cheese.
Later, I had a small(3oz) bag of Andy Capp's Hot Fries. They were good.
I got my meal at Arby's. My intent was to get 4 Buffalo Crispy Chicken Sandwiches because they were part of the 2/$6 promo. On Mondays, I go to ALDI. There is an Arby's next door. When I was driving past, a worker was putting up a new sign on the window for the 2/$6 promo. The spot where I parked was right next to the drive thru lane. I walked over to the menu. The BCCS was gone, but they added the Gyros. Of course I got the Gyros. I got 1 Turkey, 1 Greek, and 2 Beef. I warmed them up in the microwave before I had them. They were good. I had intended to get 2 orders of onion rings. When I said those, the worker said ARBY'S DOESN'T HAVE THOSE ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! After I got over the initial shock, I ordered 2 large curly fries. I heated them up in the microwave before I ate them. They were good.
Like the day before, shortly after eating, I got pressure in my insides, then had to squirt out some sloppy poo.
Fri: My first snack was 2 pieces of fish from the deli/hot section of a grocery store. I warmed them up in the microwave before I had them. They were good. Later, I had a bag of Kurtz croutons from Save A Lot. They were the Cheese & Garlic variety. They were good. I had them later than normal because I wanted to get my reading done, and wanted to eat them while watching NewsRadio. Much later, I had my bag of Pop Weaver. I cooked it for 1:36. After, I added canola oil and the last of the ALDI mrs dash Table Blend. It was good. I didn't taste the mrs dash. There were 12 unpopped kernels. Due to dozing off and not wanting to get out of my chair, I had the popcorn around 9am.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I used the curry method. The meal was good plain and with my 3 items. Due to me being very slow with my reading, I got it done late, thus my ate late. I think I was done eating close to 5pm
Sat: I snacked on some sweet stuff. First, I opened a new box of cereal, and had some pb.
I had a store-brand container of yogurt. It was Key Lime flavor. It was good.
I had some store-brand dry roasted peanuts. They were good. When I went to the store to get them, I wanted the honey roasted variety, which were also on sale. Those were gone, so I got a jar of those plain ones.
I had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were from the fridge. They were good.
I also had a beverage. It was store-brand cola. I had put it in the fridge less than 2hrs before I had my snacks. It had cooled off, but not cold. It was still good.
All that store-brand stuff was from the same grocery chain.
That is it for the food. I will have my meal later. I only have to cook one of the things; it's really just heating up. I think I have to take a dump first.
I wanted to go back to the Arby's onion rings. They are the 2nd best I've had. The best are from Long John Silver's, and that is only because they use the same batter that they use on the fish(and chicken). I was looking at Google for any kind of news about the onion rings. I saw link after link of people praising the onion rings.
Fri was the last day of me doing that new task. I will be back on the phone tomorrow. On Wed, I'll be doing that job that, while will be answering the phone, is more like all-day babysitting; at least if it's a good day.
It is now 1056am. I think I started a bit after 1am, but don't recall. I watched SNL because it was glitching the first time it was on. That started at 11pm because the fucking hockey went into ot. I know I also got sidetracked looking at some stuff about Fawlty Towers, then British comedy actors. At 2, I took my nap and got up for 3 for TMZ. I was typing. I think at 4, I slowed down, and I also got sidetracked looking at stuff about the old ninja parody site called realultimatepower, then read 2 pages of a discussion about 2 teenage girls committing a criminal act. I dozed off after 7, and woke up after 730. I then went to take my nap from 8-9. I then was typing during MTP and reading during the commercials, and same from 10-1030. I have Washington Week on PBS on now.
I guess that is the end for this week. See you next week.
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Post by madmax on Aug 9, 2020 12:19:28 GMT -4
Hello. It is after 130am as I start this. This week was shitty. I'll maybe get into it later, but now I want to start on the food.
I just wanted to mention on my Jul26 post I didn't mention having cereal and pb on Sun and Sat. I'm still debating on whether I should keep on mentioning it, or just when I finish something and if I don't have them.
Sat: This would be an ALDI meal, since I got all 3 items there at various times. The main item was a can of Deutsche Kuche soup. It was Lentil & Chickpea. It was good. I had 12.5oz can of chicken breast. While it wasn't bad, it seemed like it would have tasted better from the fridge. Other brands of canned chicken were good right off the shelf. I had a snack item. It was a bag of Casa Mamita wavy potato chips. The flavor was Crispy Taco. While they were good, I don't think they tasted like tacos.
Sun: I first had a bit of cereal and pb.
My meal was the other half of the bag of Snyder's pretzel nuggets that I opened a week before. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I prepared it using the curry method. It 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 fried rice and veggies using half a bag of peas. I prepared it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: My snack was a bag of Clancy's Popcorn Puffs. They were ok. They were a bit stale due to age.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of frozen okra. I prepared it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Pampa sardines in brine. I had them in the fridge. They were good.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of Vienna sausages. They were good. I had them in the fridge. The liquid had gooified, but eventually returned to its normal state. Later I had a bag of store-brand veggie straws from the h/n/o store. They were good.
I got my meal at Arby's. I got 2 large orders of fries. I heated them up in the microwave before I ate. They were good. I got 4 French Dip & Swiss sandwiches. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate. They were good. There was plenty of beef juice in the containers.
Fri: My first snack was a pair of Easton's hot pockets from Save A Lot. Easton's is a proprietary brand of SAL. They were the peperoni variety. I cooked them in the oven. They were ok
Later I had a bag of store-brand croutons. They were the Garlic Butter variety. They were good. Due to falling asleep, I started eating these at 310am when I started watching the Thu episode of TMZ online.
My last snack was a bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36 and added canola oil afterward. It was good. I didn't count how many unpopped kernels there were. I think there might have only been 2. I had this really late. I think it was after 930am.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using half a bag of okra. I made it the way I used to. That started with toasting the rice with canola oil before adding the water. After the 1st round of spices.... cooked down, I added the rice, then the 2nd round of spices.... 3min later.
I now need to make a new paragraph. I would then let the rice mix cook in 10min increments, and flip the mix over between each. I would do this until the mix was browned and crispy. This time, there was a problem. There was a lot of sticking even though I added a lot of the oil. I know I had this problem before yesterday. I spent a long time looking through previous posts to pinpoint when I started having this issue. I'm thinking it was after the 2 times I tried making my meal with no/little oil. It doesn't make any sense though because I've always put water in the pan with no issues. Of the mix that sticking, it seemed to either brown or not brown. When everything was fine, I recall it taking only about 30min to get fully browned. I think yesterday I had it cooking for an hour before I finally gave up.
It was good plain and with my 3 items. There was at least a decent amount of browned stuff. There seemed to be quite a bit where it was browned on one side only.
Sat: I snacked on the sweet stuff. I started with some cereal and pb.
I had a store-brand yogurt. It was Raspberry. It was good.
I had some of the store-brand peanuts. They were good.
I had some of the tiny pb cups from the h/n/o store. They were good.
I finished the store-brand cola. It was good.
That's it for the food. I think I'll just have 2 things later. I already took a big dump, but yet again, it feels like I have more.
It is now 1119am. I should have gotten done way sooner. I was finally able to watch the Daniel Craig/The Weekend episode of SNL without any glitching. During the commercials, I started reading an interview with Fee ? of the band The Tubes about the band's appearance in the Olivia Newton-John movie Xanadu. When I was done with that, I finally got my regular reading done. Then I felt like reading about a band called Black Oak Arkansas. When SNL was over, I watched an episode of Law & Order on the ION network that I haven't seen before. I then was reading about Peter Green's legendary Les Paul. Then I started typing. I then took my nap from 2-3. I was eating while typing and watching TMZ. I know I started slowing down after 4, partly due to me feeling sleepy. That caused my brain to slow down, making it hard for me to type the Fri paragraph about the pan sticking issue. I know I was awake after 5, maybe close to 530. I then fell asleep. I woke up a bit after 730. I did some other stuff, along with a little bit of typing, then took my nap at 8. I got up for 9 for MTP. Before I took my nap, I had turned off my computer in order to clear out whatever buffers would be cleared due to Outlook being slow. When I turned the computer back on, I turned on a bunch of IE windows I had open previously. Outlook said my draft was last touched at 613am, even though I did type after that. I then clicked to restart the computer. I got an MS blue screen mentioning "Memory Management". The computer then restarted, and went to a Lenovo disk repair screen. After that, the computer acted normal. I think it was close to 930. At 930, I couldn't take the pressure, and went in and take a dump. I was going to got back and sit down at my computer when I was done. When I was at the kitchen sink, I saw some kind of hawk-kind of bird fly into a tree across the street. It looked too small to be a red-tailed hawk. It was too cloudy to have the right lighting to identify what kind of bird it actually was. It then flew out of the tree toward my yard. Around 10, I stepped outside to see if I could see it(no). I then finally sat back down. I typed, and did a little reading during the commercials. During Washington Week, I was Googling panel member Lisa Desjardens. Then I started typing again. I now have the KC show on.
I guess that's all for this week. I hope next week is better. God dag.
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Post by madmax on Aug 16, 2020 12:30:23 GMT -4
Hello again. This time I'm starting at 1151pm, but that will be negated due to me taking a 2hr nap. There was some shittiness at work, but nothing worth posting about. I guess I'll start with the food.
Sat: I just had 2 things. One was 2 cans of Campbell's Chunky soup. The variety was Mushroom Swiss Burger. It was good. My snack item was a bag of Clancy's kettle chips. There were a limited time flavor called Cuban Sandwich. They were ok. I've never had a Cuban sandwich, so I don't know if they tasted like one, but I'm guessing the answer is no. I detected a hint of pickle flavor.
Sun: I snacked on some cereal and pb. I finished the jar. It was Natural Peter Pan Honey Roast Creamy. It was good.
My actual "meal" was half a bag of store-brand pretzels. They were good. The bag says "Waffle". I don't feel like pasting a link, so just do an image search on "square pretzel".
Mon: My snack was a bag of Bugles. They were the Hot & Spicy variety. They were good. I recall there was some heat.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz* of peas. I made them using the curry method. They were good.
Tue: My snack was a bag of Late July tortilla chips. They were the Bacon Habanero flavor. They didn't taste good to me. They might have been old, but that wasn't the issue. They tasted the same as other times I've had them; it's just that they didn't appeal to me.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz of peas. I made them using the curry method. They were good.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. First was a Pampa can of Boiled Oysters. They were in brine(aka salt water). The ingredient list on the can is oysters, water, salt. They were good, but not as good as the Northern Catch ones. Later, I had a bag of Clancy's cheetos. They were the Fiery Hot variety. They were good.
My meal was 8 Parkview hot dogs. They are bun-length. I had 4 on buns, and 4 naked. I microwaved them. I used regular mustard, Burman's Horseradish Mustard, and onions. Here is the order of the buns: horseradish mustard horseradish mustard and onion regular mustard and horseradish mustard regular mustard, horseradish mustard, and onion For the naked hot dogs, I put regular mustard and/or horseradish mustard on each bite, with or without onions. They were all good. I still had a decent amount of onions left.
My snack item was a bag of Casa Mamita wavy potato chips. They were Queso Fundido flavor. They were ok. They didn't taste like the QF Cheez-It crackers, which I thought tasted better, even though their flavor was very simple. I had some of the chips with store-brand sour cream, which was good.
Thu: My snack item was a bag of TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks cheese puffs, which were good.
I got my meal at Arby's. I had 2 large orders of curly fries. I heated them up in the microwave before I had them. They were good. I got 4 Gyros: 1 Turkey, 1 Greek, 2 Beef. They are still part of the 2/$6 promo. I warmed them up in the microwave. They were good.
I was intending to eat my meal at 2am, after NewsRadio. I had taken a nap(I forget how long) and got up for 1am. I sat down to watch NR. I must've fallen asleep right away, because I don't recall seeing any of NR. When I woke up, it was 334am. It wasn't very long before I remembered I hadn't eaten yet. I forgot what time I got done.
Fri: I got my first snack in the deli/hot section of a grocery store. It was American goulash. I heated it up in the microwave before I ate it. It was good. My next snack was a bag of store-brand croutons. They were good. I had them at 330am. This was because I fell asleep, wanted to wait until I got my reading done, and waited until TMZ was on. My final snack was a bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. As always, I cooked it for 1:36 and added canola oil afterward. It was good. There were only 4 unpopped kernels. I had this very late; 10am, due to me again falling asleep, and waiting until after I mowed the lawn.
My meal was 8 Parkview hot dogs. They are bun-length. I had 4 on buns, and 4 naked. I fried them in my pan. Even though I was adding canola oil to the pan, they were sticking. After I was done with those, I fried some onions. Then I toasted the buns, either putting canola oil in the pan and/or on the buns themselves. I didn't feel like frying any cabbage. I used regular mustard, Burman's Horseradish Mustard, and onions. Here is the order of the buns: horseradish mustard horseradish mustard and onion regular mustard and horseradish mustard regular mustard, horseradish mustard, and onion For the naked hot dogs, I put regular mustard and/or horseradish mustard on each bite, with or without onions. They were all good. I finished all the onions. I didn't fry the hotdogs as long as last time, so they weren't burnt on the outside.
My snack item was a bag of Doritos Dinamita. They were the Chile Limon. They were good. I dipped them in the rest of the sour cream I opened for Wed. It was good.
I ate very late due to the lawn mowing and reading. I think I got done around 430pm.
Sat: I did my snacking. First I had a little bit of cereal and opened a new jar of pb. I finished the store-brand peanuts. They were good. I had a container of store-brand yogurt. It was blackberry. It was good. I also had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were good.
That's it for the food. I will have my meal later. It just involves defrosting/cooking it in the microwave. But before that, I'll need to take a dump.
It is 1130am. I did go in to take a nap at 1am, and woke up at 3 for TMZ. I started slowing down my typing during the 3am hour. I fell asleep between 4 and 430. I woke up and fell back asleep a few times. I woke up after 730, and did some stuff, then went in after 8 to take my nap. I got up for 9 for MTP, typing during the show and reading during commercials. I did the same during the 2nd half of This Week from 10-1030. I was just typing during Washington Week, and our local show on PBS.
* I just spent a long time looking to see if I had addressed this earlier. I was getting 16oz bags of frozen peas at Save A Lot because they were $.99 each. It appears they went to 14oz bags, and possibly charging even more for them. I went to Walmart, and they have 32oz bags for $2. Each bag is 4 meals worth of peas for me. I guess I will keep getting these until SAL brings back the 16oz bags, the one grocery chain does the same, or the other grocery chains that have the same generic brand put their frozen veggies on sale like they used to.
That's all for this week. Hopefully next week is better.
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Post by madmax on Aug 23, 2020 12:42:00 GMT -4
Hello there. This week has totally sucked. Even Sat did, which I'll bring up later. I started this at 311am. I'll go to the food now.
Sat: My meal was a bag of El Monterrey chicken burritos. They were good. It took a long time to defrost them. I think it was a total of 28min. I then cooked them for 2min. They were more warm than hot, but I was tired of waiting. When I was living with my parents, I would defrost the burritos for 8min, then cook for 1:40. I'm thinking though, that back then, I just put them at a lower power level instead of using the defrost setting.
Sun: First I had some cereal and pb.
My meal was a bag of Clancy's fritos. They were good.
Mon: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of Norther Catch smoked oysters. They were good. Later I had a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz of peas. I cooked them using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
My meat item was a can of Pampa sardines. They were the plain variety. They were good. I put them in the fridge beforehand.
Tue: I opened up a brand new snacking item(something I just have a little bit of at a time, such as shredded wheat or summer sausage). It was an 8oz package of Sugardale salami. It was good.
I had 2 snacks. First was a package of instant/powdered sop from ALDI. It was chicken with extra noodles. It was good. Later was a bag of Clancy's cheetos. They were the Fiery Hot version. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz of peas. I cooked them using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I snacked on some salami. I took a slice and fried it in the pan with canola oil. It was good, and kind of tasted like bacon.
My meal was veggie fajitas using 8oz of peas. They were good. On the 4th tortilla, I use both pepper and hot sauce. I forgot to this time. I used them for the last one. I mixed the hot sauce in with the mixture. I don't remember if I mixed the pepper in, or put it on top of the mix before putting it in the tortilla.
Thu: My first snack was from Arby's. It was a Beer Battered Fish sandwich. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. While it was good, it was nothing special. Certainly not worth the $5.89 they're charging for it.
Later I had a bad of TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks. They were good.
I got my meal from Arby's. I had 2 large orders of fries. I heated them up in the microwave before I ate them. I put a packet of salt from Sonic on them. They were good, but maybe a bit salty. I got 4 Gyros: 1 Turkey, 1 Greek, 2 Beef. I warmed them up in the microwave. They were good.
Fri: I snacked on some salami. I took a slice and fried it in the pan with canola oil. It was good, and kind of tasted like bacon, but a little less than Wed.
My first snack was a Banquet entrée. It was Rigatoni & Italian Sausage with Meatballs. It was good. Next I had a bag of store-brand croutons. They were Cheese & Garlic flavor. They were good. I had them at 330am while watching TMZ. I then had a bag of Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36 and put canola oil in after. It was good. There were 6 unpopped kernels. I had it around 9am.
My meal was veggie fajitas using 8oz of peas. For both rounds of spices...., I used a packet of Casa Mamita Taco Seasoning, 25% Less Sodium, and water from the faucet. I put most of the packet in during the first round, and the rest during the second. They were good plain, and with black pepper and/or hot sauce. I ate extremely late. I think I started after 5pm, and didn't finish until around 545. I will get to that in a bit.
Sat: I had sweet snacks. I first had a little cereal and pb. I only had 2 things. One was a store-brand container of yogurt. It was Cherry Vanilla. It was good. I also had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were good.
That's all for the food. I will have my meal later. It is just 2 things, one of which needs to be heated up on the stove. Before I eat, I need to take a dump.
Next weekend, I'll be changing my meals. I'll mention that next week. Oh, I may be posting that on Mon instead of Sun.
One of the shitty things happened after work Fri. I went to a Dollar Tree to pick up some more cans of Pampa sardines. They didn't have any, and there was no space on the shelf for them, meaning they don't sell them anymore. I will probably check 1 or more DT next Sat.
It is now 1142am. I need to got back to Fri/Sat though. It took me a long time to get the Fri reading done. It was right before I took my 230-330am nap before TMZ. I got up and ate the croutons. I fell asleep sometime after 4am, and woke up after 7. I put the batteries for the lawnmower in the charger. It would take about 3 hrs, meaning I would start around 1030am. I went and did the Sat reading. At around 949am, I heard this loud noise. It was like someone was revving a loud engine. A few years ago, I heard something similar, and guessed it was someone working on some kind of off-street vehicle. That's what I thought it was. The batteries were done a bit before 1030, and I went out with the lawnmower. Since there might be a walking trail being built along a creek 3 houses down, I walked down the street to see if the noise was related to that. There was stuff going on, but I didn't get close enough to see what, except that they were using an excavator. WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Who does construction work on Sat, especially loud as fuck shit like that!?!?!?!? Don't they realize people are trying to relax, or even get some extra sleep!?!?!? I got done mowing around 1130am. I went inside and cleaned both the mower and myself up. I sat down to resume reading around noon. The construction was done by then. I read for a few hours. I then made my meal. When I was done, I slept for a little bit, then got up at 730pm to watch Fawlty Towers. When that was done, I went and took a small dump. It was solid, and hurt coming out. There is some kind of bend at the bottom of my colon, so the main turd came out shaped like an L. I then shaved and showered. After talking to my mom on the phone, I went back to reading. Since SNL was a repeat, I only watched Weekend Update. I think I got done with the reading I finish at night before 11pm. Instead of starting on this, I went back to the reading I do Sat morning. At 2am, I went in to take my nap. I then woke up for TMZ, and started typing. Sometime between 4 and 430, I fell asleep. I woke up After 7am. It took me a while to become coherent. I did some other stuff, then went to take my nap before Meet The Press. When that was on, I was typing, and trying to read during the commercials. I did the same during This Week on ABC. At 1030, I went in to take that dump I mentioned earlier. I then watched Washington Week online, and now watching the local PBS news show.
I guess that is it. I'm going to do my Sun reading, and try to do some of the Sat stuff I haven't read yet. Bye.
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Post by madmax on Aug 30, 2020 11:50:07 GMT -4
Hello. I am starting this at the dealership because I'm having my 6mo oil change and go-over done this morning. This week was even worse than last week work-wise. That meant I did more stress eating except for Fri. I'll talk about that later.
Before I get to this week's food, I need to mention something from the previous week. When I was cooking my Fri meal, I saw a fly buzzing around. Fortunately, I was able to kill it quickly, and it was when I could step away from the stove. But, when I was eating my meal, I saw another one buzz by. First I covered my food so the mofo wouldn't land on it. Then I was able to chase it down and kill it. It took longer than the first one, which caused me to get less sleep. To be anal, I had just finished my 3rd tortilla.
Now let's get back to the current week.
Sat: I just had 2 things. The main item was a 48oz can of Sweet Sue Chicken and Dumplings. It was good. My snack item was a bag of Utz potato chips. For the flavor, the bag says "The Crab Chip" Potato Chips With Chesapeake Bay Crab Seasoning". The taste was ok. There was a MAJOR negative. These things were salty as fuck. Due to that, I would give them an avoid rating.
Sun: First I had my cereal and pb.
My "meal" was the other half of the 16oz bag of store-brand "waffle" shape pretzels I opened 2 weeks ago. They didn't taste as good as the first time I had them. My only guess is they got a bit stale, either from the bag I put them in may have tiny holes, or just because I waited 2 weeks to eat them.
Mon: I finished the salami. It was good.
My snack was a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz of frozen peas. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
I finished the Taco Bell Diablo sauce. For Tue, I opened up a bottle of the Valentina black label(hotter than the orange label) hot sauce.
Tue: My snack was a can of Northern Catch Smoked Oysters With Red Chili Pepper. They were good. There was some heat.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using 8oz of frozen peas. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had 3 snacks. First was a package of Maruchan Instant Ramen. It was Shrimp flavor. It was good. I haven't had the ramen for a long time because it hasn't been on sale, and I didn't want to use up the 2 I had left. I visited the Walmart Market last week, and I think the have the 12 packs for a cheap price.
I had my other 2 snacks later. First was a bag of kettle cooked potato chips from the h/n/o store. They were jalapeno flavor. They were good. They might have had some heat, but I'm not 100% sure. Then I had a can of ALDI Vienna sausages. They were good. I had them in the fridge. Since I had them after the chips, I don't know if the liquid had gooified or not before I opened them.
My meal was fried rice and veggies. This time I used about 8oz of frozen broccoli. I bought a 2lb bag at Walmart because it was the same price($2) as the 2lb bag of frozen peas. These are the big pieces, so I have to cut them up halfway through cooking them in the microwave. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I had 2 snacks. First was a can of store brand tuna. It was in water. It was good. I had it in the fridge. Later, I had a bag of ALDI cheetos. They were the Fiery Hot variety. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of frozen broccoli. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Fri: Now for the end of my week. It seems like it's often the case where my last call is the worst, and this day was no exception. We get 15min at the beginning and end of our shift to check emails and set/pack up. We also get 2 15min breaks and a 30min lunch. We are supposed to have set times for the breaks and lunch, but of course the calls take different amounts of time. Also, I like to take them later than I'm supposed to. What ended up happening was my last call was so long that I didn't get to take my breaks or lunch, and I think I was done halfway though my cleanup time. After work, I had intended to go to Save A Lot and get 2 "party pizzas" to have for my meal. I use my breaks and lunch to read. I really wanted to do it Fri to get caught up. Since I didn't have my breaks and lunch, I was upset. I didn't feel like going out. Instead, I sat at my computer and got caught up on my reading. I then got stuff ready for my trip today. I didn't feel like eating anything. I did eventually snack on some cereal and pb so I would have something in my stomach to delay hunger pains. I did finish the jar of pb. It was a store brand Natural Creamy Peanut Butter No Stir. It was good. I can't be 100% sure how it compares to the regular Creamy.
Sat: At the dealership, they used to have a popcorn machine. I would get a bag if they made some, or still had some in there from the night before. When I was there yesterday, it was gone. There was a chair in its place. There were less chairs, and they were spread out during the virus. I don't know if it was just because of the chair, or also because it might not be considered safe nowadays. For all I know, They might've gotten rid of it before the virus got bad.
Afterward, when I was driving around Blue Springs(dun dun dun), I stopped at a QuikTrip, to get gas. On the signs by/on top of the gas pumps, there were 2 different promos with the Buffalo Chicken Bites. After getting my gas, I decided to go inside. They were there for $.99 each. I got 4. They were good.
When I was driving around Independence(dun dun dun), I went to a Church's Chicken, even though it was out of the way. I had to use the drive thru. I'm not going to got into why I made an exception this time. The one by my house still had the outdoor sign for the $5 Campfire Smokehouse Chicken deal. This one also did, and was confirmed by an employee who opened the door. The deal comprises of a half chicken, a biscuit, and 1 small side. I decided to get fries. This was supposed to be a driving snack. I was able to eat the biscuit fine, which was very good because it was very warm. The fries were good. It was hard to eat the chicken while driving, so I ended up eating it when parked in a few locations. It was really good.
Later, I got 2 Papa John's Pappadillas. I was going to eat them while typing up my notes at my parents house, but they were being major dicks and made me leave. I sat on their driveway and ate them. The first one was the new Buffalo Chicken one. It came with a container of Ranch dipping sauce. It was good plain and with the ranch, even though I didn't really taste the buffalo sauce, mostly the chicken and cheese. The second one was the Italian, which came with a container of marinara sauce. It was very good plain and with the sauce. It tasted like a "supreme" pizza.
After I ate those, I went to Walmart to get some stuff to snack on at home. They had shrimp. It was $2.96 for 6 or $4 for 16. If I wasn't achieving fullness already, I would have got some; of course the 16. I got 6 jalapeno poppers. I also got 5 mozzarella sticks. I had asked for 6, but the guy only put 5 in the bag. I thought that's what I saw when he was doing it, but didn't want to say anything. It was no big deal though, because they charge by weight, not quantity. I ate this stuff over 30min after getting home. The poppers were good. The mozzarella sticks were also good, even though they had cooled off.
That's all for the food. I'm not having a Sat meal because I had all that stuff yesterday. Also, I will be having a large "Sun" meal. If I get really hungry, I may snack on something small.
I haven't taken a dump since around 5pm on Thu. I'm having pressure, so I'll probably be going soon.
It is now 1050am. Last night, after doing a bunch of stuff, I sat down after taking my shower close to 10pm, about the same time I usually do. I didn't talk to my mom on the phone because I was pissed off at her, and my dad about earlier. I did just sit there watching the news. I was so exhausted, I couldn't really move. I think I may have started trying to read when SNL started. I do know I fell asleep during the opening credits, and woke up at 1117pm. After watching the rest of Weekend Update, I started reading. After I got my reading done, I think I got sidetracking looking at other stuff. When I was at the dealership, I pretty much got everything except for Sat pretyped. I had to use the message system here due to the weird internet security of the dealership computers. At home, I use Outlook to do my pretyping because it doesn't time out. I had to c/p the stuff from the message system to Outlook. I did that after 3am during TMZ. I did take my 2-3am nap. I either was groggy after the nap, or sidetracked, because I didn't c/p right at 3. After I did do the c/p, I did start typing, but fell asleep soon after. I woke up at maybe 612am. I started tying again. I stopped some time after 730 to do some other stuff. I then went in to take my 8-9am nap. I can't remember if I started typing again before I fell asleep. I woke up when MTP was almost over. From 10-1030, I was typing, and reading during the very few commercials. The rebroadcast of Washington Week is on now, even though a PBS pledge drive started either yesterday or on Fri night.
I will be taking Mon off to get stuff caught up and hopefully relax. Sept 7 is Labor Day, so I will be having some special meals, starting Fri. Hopefully this week is better than these past ? weeks. I should be back the same time next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 6, 2020 14:46:38 GMT -4
I am starting this at 103am. I had another shitty week at work, but I think Thu might have been ok.
Before I get to this week's stuff, I need to mention 2 things from the previous week.
First is the peanut butter I finished on Fri said "No Stir Peanut Butter Spread" on the label.
Next is something that happened on Sat. I was in the shower. Before I actually took my shower, I was rinsing out my towels because I don't rinse my hands and stuff off before I use the towels. I was holding the bar of soap in my mouth while rinsing out the towels. When I was close to done, my mouth started burning; specifically, the end of my tongue and underneath it. Later, I looked in the mirror, and there was redness on the end of my tongue as if I had burned it. I think this lasted until Sun night.
Now for the food.
Sun: Due to me not having a "Sat" meal, I didn't eat anything all day Sun. I was getting hunger pains, so I had a snack at maybe 2am Mon. It was a bag of Pajedas funyuns. They were good.
As for the meal, I made my decision based on one of the side items. I had a box of ALDI's version of Rice-A-Roni. It is under the brand name Earthy Grains. It was the Chicken flavor. It was good. The reason I wanted to eat it was that one of the corners of the box was opening up. I was worried about bugs getting into it an/or it going bad. When I opened it up, I saw the box was still sealed, so it was ok.
My meat item was a box of Next Wave Of Bantry mussels I bought at the h/n/o store. The box describes them as "Mussels in a Tomato and Garlic Butter Sauce". They were good.
I had a can of white hominy from Walmart. It was good. I cooked it a bit too long, so the kernels were a bit tough.
I also had a can of black olives. I had put them in the fridge before I ate them. They were good.
I think I ate around noon on Mon.
Mon: Since I had my Sun meal, I knew I wouldn't want to have my regular meal. I did have 2 things. One was a can of chicken noodle soup from ALDI. It is a copy of the Campbell's soup where you add a can of water. It was good. I had a snack item. It was a bag of Lay's potato chips. They were the Fiery Habanero. They were good. I don't remember about the heat though.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of frozen broccoli. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I had 2 snacks. The first thing was a beef enchilada I picked up in the hot section of a grocery store. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. When I sat down to eat it, I unwrapped I from the plastic wrap, and it partially fell on one of my store ads, leaving goo on it. That should have given me a waring. For some reason, I thought this was a hand-held food item. My hands got covered with the same goo that got on the ad. If I had known this, I would have eaten this with a fork. It was good plain and with a packet of Cholula. Due to the messiness issue, I wasn't satisfied, and had another snack. It has a bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Jalapeno Poppers flavor. They were good.
My meal was the same as Tue.
Thu: My snack has a bit of a story. Last week, I told you about getting the Buffalo Chicken Bites for $.99 at QuikTrip. That was my intent on Thu. I went inside one near where I was shopping. I went to the roller grill and found them. They were $1.69 each. I was like "fuck that", and left. I don't know what was up. Were only certain QT's doing the promo? Did I just catch the end of the promo? Due to having to work at home, I haven't been making weekly trips to get gas. I usually go to QT, so I would've seen the signs for the promo.
Instead, I had a bag of store-brand wonton strips. These are meant to be put on top of a salad, but they taste good when eaten by themselves. They were good.
For my meal, I was intending to go to Burger King and get stuff from the 2/$5 promo. When I arrived, the doors were locked, and there was a sign on the door about the virus, and doing cleaning. I got my meal at a nearby Popeyes. My bill was over $25, which I'll explain in a bit.
I got 4 of the chicken sandwiches. I got the spicy variety. Since the bags they come in are foil-lined, I couldn't put them in the microwave because I didn't want to take them out. I instead turned the oven for 350F. I put them in my pan, then put them in the oven for maybe 5min. I took the pan out and felt the sandwiches. They weren't warm, so I put the pan in for maybe another 5 min. They were then warm/hot so I was done heating them. As for the taste, they were good. The coating wasn't crispy, yet it didn't turn to mush. I think maybe only 1 sandwich seemed spicy.
As for the side. I got 2 large orders of fries. What they consider large I would consider HUGE. For each order, they filled up a personal meal BOX with fries. It was almost like 2 large orders of fries from other places; so it was like I had a total of 4 normal large orders. If I had known that, I would have just ordered one. Each order was $3.99, which is what really brought the bill up.
Since I was using the oven for the sandwiches, I decided to heat up the fries first. I set the boxes in the pan. I did the same thing where I put them in for a while, checked them, then put them back in. As for the taste, they were good.
When I was eating, I was getting stomach gas, and could feel my esophagus starting to close. Instead of continuing to eat until the food got stuck, I sat and waited until it went away. For some reason, burping resolves it. I also drank some sips of water. When I felt better, I finished my meal with no problem.
I forget how full I felt afterward, or if I drank a bunch of water causing me to get stuffed.
Around 630pm on Fri, I got "the burps". These are burps that my mom says smell like sewage. I've never been able to smell them myself; even when burping into a closable container, then trying to smell it afterward. The only way I know I'm having them is that they create a funny taste in my mouth. Often times, these are accompanied by big farts and rushing to the bathroom for loose dumps. Thankfully, it didn't happen this time.
Fri: This meal was 3 items. One was something I've had before. One was something I've never cooked before. And the other was an experiment.
The first item I need to mention is the pasta sauce. It was Hunt's Zesty & Spicy. I'll get back to it later.
The first item I cooked was a bag of frozen stuffed shells From ALDI. I first checked if they(8) would fit in the small casserole dish. They didn't, so I had to bring out the big one. The instructions said to coat the bottom of the dish with pasta sauce. I didn't want to use it all up, so I just put it where I was going to put the shells. It also said to cover them with it. I just put a spoonful or two over each one. I then covered the dish with aluminum foil and put in the oven(set to 375F). I kept it in there for 23min. I then opened the oven and turned the dish 180. I left it in for 22min. I then took it out. When I ate them, I put extra sauce on them. They were good. I also tried adding parmesan cheese on one. It didn't make a difference, so I didn't use it anymore.
My meat item was a package of Italian sausage from ALDI. It was the hot variety. I preheated the cast iron pan on the stove(set to 5). I put in some canola oil before the sausages. I fried them until they were browned on the outside. I actually turned the burner down when the grease/oil started to smoke. One of the sausages opened up, and a thin stream of grease was coming out. It almost looked like the sausage was peeing. I turned it over so I wouldn't get the grease in my eye. I forget if some actually hit me in the chest. When I thought they were done, I took the pan off the burner. I eventually took them out of the pan and put them in the dish with the shells. I covered them with sauce when I was eating them. They were good. Maybe only a few pieces tasted hot(spiciness-wise). I usually also use parmesan, but I wanted to make sure I had enough for my Sun meal, so I just put some on the first one(of 5).
I had used enough sauce with the shells that I could put the rest in a small saucepan that I use for small things like ramen. When I took the sausages out of the cast iron pan, I put most of the grease/sludge in with the sauce.
The last main item was an experiment. It was garlic bread. Yes, I did make some using hamburger buns when I made my Italian hamburgers in 2018, but there were 2 main differences. First was the type of bread I used. At one of the grocery chains, in the bakery area, the have bolillo rolls at 3/$1. At the one near the edge of the hood Cash America, they also have these big rolls for the same price. My intention was to go there and get 2 of the rolls. When I got there, I couldn't find the bins. I asked the girl behind the counter, and she said they are not there due to the virus. Instead, there were prebagged bolillo rolls. Each bag had 5. I got one which I think was a day old, because it was marked down to $1.18.
For my meal, I cut each roll in half. Since I don't have butter or margarine, I had something else I wanted to try, which was the experimental part. I used canola oil. I dumped some in a container, and mixed in garlic powder. I then used the synthetic bristle paintbrush I use for food to brush this on the rolls. I repeated mixing the oil and garlic powder until I had coated all the roll halves. On one of the halves, I also added parmesan cheese. They were on my large cookie sheet. The oven was at 425F. I put the sheet in the oven, and set the timer for 10min. At the 8:10 mark, I turned the oven off, but left them in there. When it was 10 min, I took them out. I put some of the pan grease/sludge on one of the halves. I put the rest on half of the one with parmesan cheese. They were good. The one with the parmesan wasn't as good as the rest. I dipped one of the halves in the sauce a few times, which was good. They were totally crunchy. I had intended to take them out some time before 10 min so they would be soft. They were good, so there was no problem.
I finished everything. When I was done, I drank a bunch of water, making feel uncomfortably stuffed.
Later last night, and early this morning, I was dinking a bunch of water. Some time after 530am, I got the burps again. Unfortunately this time, they were accompanied by farts and runny poo. I had to take a poo. When I was cleaning up, I felt there was more, so I went back in and did a little bit more. I did some of the big farts. Then after I cleaned up and sat back down at the computer, I had to poop again. I did another big runny poo. I was farting afterward. I was then farting when I went to take my nap, and again when I woke up. I then did some more when I was walking around. I feel like there's some more I can do, so I will take care of that before I eat.
That's it for the food. I'll have my meal in a bit. It is an experiment, but using things I've eaten before. The cooking time shouldn't be that long, maybe not the prep time either, especially since I did part of it earlier.
I don't have work tomorrow due to Labor Day. I will have a Sun meal. I'll talk more about that next week of course.
It is now 146pm, which is really late. I got my reading done around 1am. I then was typing until my 2am nap. I got up for TMZ, but fell asleep during it. I finally woke up around 530am. I was typing until I got the poo rumbles and went in the bathroom around 730am. Due to the multiple rounds, I was done after 8. I then did some stuff on the computer, which would have taken less time if the McAfee disk cleanup didn't fuck up my website history. I went to bed a bit bee 830, but didn't fall asleep until after 837. I then woke up for 9 and Meet The press. Until 917, I was prepping for my meal. I then sat down at the computer. I then fixed more of the McAfee fuckup. I then did the typing/reading thing through MTP, then the last half of This Week. I then typed during Washington Week. When that was over, I finished my morning reading, and started on tonight's. Then I've been typing while listening to music on YT. I watched a bit of stuff with videos. I have Stargazer by Rainbow on now. That's done, and I'm putting on something else while I try to c/p this.
I was going to work on something else, but it's getting late. I maybe want to try some more reading before my dump and meal.
Hopefully my work week will be better.
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Post by madmax on Sept 13, 2020 12:02:38 GMT -4
Hello. It's that time again. I'm getting to start about midnight. I got my reading done a bit earlier, but wanted to read some stuff and fill up a water bottle. It's kind of moot, since I think I will take a longer than 60min nap.
I don't recall how this week was except that it ended shittily. First, a big FUCK YOU to Popeyes. I'll get to that later. I've mentioned before I do helpdesk for the fed gov. My last caller for the week was fucking Rain Man's daughter. What should have been about a 20 min call lasted about 1hr. I didn't get to take my lunch break, which I needed for reading.
I guess I can get to the food now.
Sat: This was an experiment. I had bought a package of flatbread from ALDI. It has 2 of them. Maybe I should list the ingredients now: ALDI flatbread Sugardale peperoni 8oz 2x generic brand mozzarella 8oz 2x ALDI parmesan canola oil I took one of the flatbread pieces and coated it with canola oil. I then put down, I think, 21 pieces of peperoni. I then put down pieces of cheese from one of the blocks. I then put down almost the rest(21 pieces) of the peperoni from the first package. I then put the rest of the pieces of cheese from the first block, and some from the second block. There was an area in the middle with no cheese, so I put down some parmesan. I then put 21 pieces of peperoni from the 2nd package. I then put the rest of the cheese down. Then 21 pieces of peperoni. I then put canola oil on both sides of the other piece of flatbread and put it on the top.
I covered it with aluminum foil. I then put it in the oven, which was 425F. After 6min, I took the foil off, and tried to pour some of the cooked out grease off the cookie sheet. I then waited 2 more min, then took a look. I then kept it in, hoping the upper crust would brown. I had put the foil on to keep the crust from browning too early. When the cheese was really starting to melt out, I took it out of the oven. After letting it cool, I was ready to eat.
As for the taste, it was good. I could have used some tomato sauce for dipping. I didn't feel like cooking any because of my meal the previous day.
I was able to eat the whole thing. I think I felt stuffed after drinking a bunch of water afterward.
During Sun night, I was drinking a bunch of water. I think it gave me a case of the burps(see last week's post). I don't think I had the shits fortunately.
Sun: Due to having the burps and feeling full, I didn't have a Sun meal.
Mon: I decided to have what I was going to for my "Sun" meal. It was a "how many x can I eat" meal.
Just to have something else, I had a 10oz can of generic brand chunk chicken breast. It was good.
The main item of my meal was cans of Pringles and Lay's Stax. Of course, I made a list: Pringles Screamin' Dill Pickle: They were good. I don't know what "Screamin'" means, but they did have pickle taste. Lay's Salt & Vinegar: These were good. Pringles Buffalo Ranch: They tasted like neither bufalo nor ranch. I guess they were just ok. Lay's Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins: These were ok. They had that fake bacon taste. Pringles Cheese Burger: These were ok. I couldn't id the flavor. I think they had another cheeseburger flavor which I recall tasted like ketchup.
I had 2 other cans of Pringles ready, but I just couldn't have anymore. It wasn't a matter of fullness; they just didn't appeal to me anymore.
Tue: My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of frozen peas. I cooked them curry style. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Wed: I snacked on some slices of salami I got at the deli/hot section of a grocery store. It was good.
My snack was a chimichanga I got in the same place as the salami. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. I used a packet of Cholula on it. It was good plain and with the Cholula.
My meal was veggie fajitas using about 8oz of frozen peas. Instead of using 5 flour tortillas. I used corn tortillas I bought at that grocery store. I used 13 of them because they are very small. They were good plain, and with black pepper and/or hot sauce.
My meat item was my regular can of ALDI sardines(in soybean oil). I'm only mentioning them because I wrapped them in 2 of the tortillas. The tortillas didn't taste good with the sardines.
Thu: I snacked on some of the salami.
I had planned on getting my snack at Popeyes. When I got there, I got out of my car. A lady said the doors were locked. Since I didn't want to do the drive thru, I left.
I ended up having 2 snacks. First was a bag of J. Higgs funyuns from Save A Lot. They were ok. They didn't have any kind of odd taste like the first bag I had. I also had a can of Vienna sausages from ALDI. They were good. I had them in the fridge. I don't know if the liquid gooified. It might have, but liquified again while I was eating the funyuns.
I got my meal at Arby's. I got 2 large orders of curly fries. I heated them up in the microwave. They were good. I had 4 French Dip & Swiss sandwiches. I warmed them up in the microwave. They were good. There was a negative though. They didn't put a lot of the juice in the containers. I just barely had enough. I could only quickly dunk; no soaking.
Fri: I had some slices of salami. When I was cooking my meal, I took a slice and cut it in quarters. I put it in the pan with canola oil. It was good, and actually tasted like bacon.
For my first snack, I was going to go to another Popeyes. I actually called ahead to make sure their carryout was open. I went inside, and placed my order. I was told that the specific chicken I wanted was frozen, so there wasn't any available. needless to say, I left.
For my first snack, I had a can of ALDI's version of Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup. It was good.
My second snack was a bag of store-brand croutons. They were the Caesar flavor. They were good. I was going to eat them during the 330am rebroadcast of TMZ. I had set my alarm to get up for 330, but apparently forgot to turn it on. I woke up, and it was 520am. I had them then.
My third snack was a bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:43 because that's how long I thought I was cooking it for. When I took it out, I could smell burning, and I think there was a bit of smoke. I did add canola oil afterward. It was good. If there were burnt pieces, I didn't taste them. There were only 2 unpopped kernels. I had this after 10am; after I came in from mowing the lawn.
My meal was the same as Wed.
My meat item was a can of ALDI sardines in hot sauce. I didn't put them in tortillas, so I have 2 left. I'll use them Mon.
I ate extremely late. I actually got done eating around 6pm.
Sat: I did snack on some sweet stuff, starting with a little bit of cereal, and opening a new jar of pb.
I had some honey roasted peanuts. They were good, but I don't really taste honey.
I had a yogurt from ALDI. It was peach. It was good. I don't remember if I've ever had peach yogurt before.
I had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were good.
That's it for the food. I'll have my meal later. I already took a dump, but it feels like I have to go again. Also, I think I have a case of the burps.
It is 1102am. I was starting to feel drowsy around 120am, so I started my nap early. I got up for 3. I was typing and eating. Some time after 4, I fell asleep. I think I woke up and fell asleep again 1 or 2 times. I think I woke up after 7. I think I finally had to take a dump after 745am. After doing some other stuff, I got in to take my nap around 830. I did set my alarm and turn it on to get up for 9. I recall it going off. I must've turned it off and closed my eyes. When I woke up, it was 910. I jumped out of bed and got back in here. I typed and read during the commercials of MTP and TW. After TW was over, I did some reading because they showed WW at 6am instead of 1030. I am now watching it online.
After I post this, I'll start on something else(dun dun dun).
I guess that's all for this week. Again, I hope my work week is better. I should be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 20, 2020 11:17:26 GMT -4
Hello. I'm starting this on Sat at the dealership again because I think I have a leak in my cooling system. While it would be nice to have nothing wrong, I'll be pissed to take this time doing this. Hopefully, it's just a bad hose which will be low time and $.
I guess my work week was better. I did have a shitty week literally. I'll kind of discuss that in a min, but mostly later.
Last week, I brought up what I called "the burps". I was getting them this week. Besides the days I specifically mention them below, I think there were other days I had them.
I guess I'll start with the food now.
Sat: I had 2 things. The main one was a 38oz can of Dinty Moore beef stew. It was good. My snack item was a bag of Walmart's version of Cool Ranch Doritos. They were good. There was a negative though. They made my burps have a strong corn taste.
Sun: First, I had my little bit of cereal and pb.
I also snacked on some salami.
My "meal" was a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers. They were the Flavor Blasted Xplosive Pizza. They were good.
Mon: I snacked on salami.
My meal was a bag of Clancy's Fiery Hot cheetos. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. I cooked it curry style. It was good plain and with my 3 items. I had 2 corn tortillas left over from last week. I put some of the mix on them. I forget if I also added any of my 3 items. These were good.
Tue: My snack was a store-brand bag of popcorn puffs. They were good. Like I said before, they are less salty than the Clancy's version from ALDI. And surprisingly, they are also cheaper.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. I cooked it curry style. When I cook this, after I add the first round of spices/condiments/waters, I let the water almost completely steam off. I can tell it's done because the frying sound gets a lot louder. This time, either that didn't happen, or I dozed off for a bit; I can't remember which(or both). When I went to look at the stuff, it was rather dark, and there was stuff burnt onto the bottom of the pan. This caused my meal not to taste that good. I think it did taste kind of burnt.
My meat item was different. It was a can of Pampa sardines in water. I had them in the fridge. They were good.
Wed: I finished the salami.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. I cooked it curry style. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Earlier that day, I had a case of the burps. They went away. Unfortunately, they weren't resolved. At 6am Thu, I woke up with abdominal pain. I went in and took a runny dump.
Something else odd happened. When I was getting stuff ready for my dump, The palms of my hands started itching bad and kind of burning. Scratching them with my fingers and on the wall didn't seem to help. I forget if they felt better after washing my hands. I've had this a bit before. I assumed it had to do with me not thoroughly rinsing my hands off.
Besides the hand issue, there was a second one. The backs of my thighs, more toward my knees than my ass. I started scratching them. They also felt like they were covered with a bunch of bumps. I tried to look a bit in the mirror, and didn't see anything; but then again, I wanted to go back to sleep, and didn't take a lot of time looking.
After my dump was done, I went to finish my sleeping in bed. When I laid down, my palms weren't itching, but I was between my fingers, and a bit on top. I forget if my thighs were still itching, but the bumps were still there.
When I woke up my hands weren't itching, but there still may have been some burning. My thighs weren't itching, but I could still feel the bumps. Those went away throughout the day.
I think even now, there is still a bit of warmness on my palms.
I think the poo was related to the burps. I don't know if the palms and thighs were related to the poo. They were like some sort of allergic reaction, but I don't have a clue what would have caused it.
Thu: My snack was a chunk of lasagna I got from the hot section of a grocery store. I heated it up in he microwave. It was good.
I got my meal at Burger King. There is a bit of a story. If you recall 2 weeks ago, I went to the one in Raytown, and the lobby was closed. This time, I went to one of the locations in Independence. I should have called first. I pulled into a spot. There were a bunch of workers outside. One of them told me they were closed. And she meant fully, because the drive thru lane was blocked off. I asked her if she knew of any that had open lobbies. She mentioned one south of there which I didn't know where it was. I asked if the one further down the road was open, and she said she didn't know. I left and went there, and it was open.
Since the grocery store was across the lot, I went there, and got my snack.
As for the meal, I got 2 large orders of fries. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate them. I also put a packet of Sonic salt on them. They were good.
The main items were sandwiches from the 2/$5 promo. I got 2 Whoppers, 1 Original Chicken Sandwich, and 1 fish sandwich(it might be called Big Fish Sandwich). I warmed them up the microwave, but they didn't get hot. The order I had them in was Whopper, chicken, Whopper fish. The first Whopper was good, but the second was only ok. I think this is due to the first one still being warm. The chicken was good, and the fish ok. I think these were also affected by the heat.
Earlier Thu, I had a case of the burps again. After my meal, I was thirsty, and drank quite a bit of water. A few minutes later, I was having pain and pressure in my digestive system. I got up and took a runny poo. There were a bunch of peas floating around. I'm going to classify this case as "reverse vomiting". Thankfully, this was before I went to sleep.
Fri: On Fri itself, I didn't feel like eating anything due to having to get my car looked at. After I was done, I did feel like eating again. I stopped at Walmart, and got 2 things in their hot/deli section. One was 6 jalapeno poppers. They were good. The other was 6 mozzarella sticks. While they were good, they would be a lot better if they were hot. I should've gotten a cup of popcorn shrimp and/or chicken. I didn't, because I was contemplating having a meal, or doing more snacking. I ended up not having anything else.
Sat: I snacked on some sweet stuff. First I had a little bit of cereal and pb. I had some honey roasted peanuts. They were good. I had an ALDI yogurt. It was vanilla flavor. It was ok. I also had some of the tiny pb cups from the h/n/o store. They were good.
That is all for the food. I will have a meal later. I still haven't decided what I'm going to have.
As for my car, they didn't find any leaks, but they did make sure the antifreeze was topped off.
It is now 1017am. I typed until I was almost done discussing the "allergy", at the dealership. I was on the phone with my mom until almost 11. I was doing reading during SNL except for Weekend Update. I got my reading done right before 2am. I then went and took my nap. I got up for TMZ at 3, but I did take time getting my food, so I didn't resume right away. I fell asleep after 5am. I totally woke up at maybe 713am. I was doing some other stuff on the computer, and eventually went in for my nap before 9. I then got up and typed during Meet The Press, and read during commercials. Same with This Week.
I haven't taken a dump since the one after my Thu meal. I would prefer to be more emptied out before I have my meal.
One of the things I read Fri night/Sat morning is Slate's Dear Prudence. I haven't touched it yet. I'm taking Mon off, so I should get caught up on that too.
I guess I should close with something concerning recent events. RIP RBG. I was hoping the end of the Trump presidency would be untraditional in that RBG would get to swear in Biden. It seems that the country is in the toilet right now. If Biden wins, and there is a Supreme Court justice from Trump confirmed, he/she will be the skid mark left behind from the Flamin Hot Cheeto dump that is the Trump presidency.
I should be back next week.
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Post by madmax on Sept 20, 2020 12:43:20 GMT -4
On Aug29, I went to get my 6 month oil change and check up of my car. Afterward, I visited the same places I go to when I do this. Since there was stuff at just about every place, I'll list them all, and just say there was nothing where appropriate.
Let me tell you a little "secret". Radio Shack's keyboards are just Casios rebadged as RS or their Realistic brand. The only exception I know of is the Realistic Concertmate MG-1, which was actually made by Moog. I just read it might have been a Rogue with 2 upgrades.
The first place I visited was a Salvation Army. There was nothing there.
Next was the pawn shop in Blue Springs. There weren't any guns on the wall; probably due to them getting broken into earlier this year: www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article227147254.html For musical gear, there was a trombone and an autoharp. There was a travel guitar. There was a banjo with a short neck. I first thought it was a kid's model, but the body was full size. It could have been a specialized model. I'll let you look up banjo on Wikipedia yourself.
For amps, There was some version of the Marshall MG15. There was a Radio Shack amp that I think they wanted $39 for. Of course that is way too much. I think the model was MPS-45. There was also a Peavey 6505+ 112 combo. The 6505 series are what became of the 5150 series after Eddie Van Halen left Peavey.
For guitars, there was an Epiphone 6-string acoustic. There was a Rogue acoustic 12-string. I did play on this one a bit. I don't remember anything about that. For electric guitars, there was an Effin Guitars tele. There was also a Samick Greg Bennet series guitar. It was a 2 knob model from the Avion series. I think there might have been a bass. Like other places, they are short on guitars.
Next was the nearby Red Racks. In a counter was a flute, and a Kay electric for $150. It looked like it was old, and some might collector pay more for it. On the shelves was Epiphone Electar 10 amp for $17.98.
I then went next door to Goodwill. There were 2 First Act acoustic kid's guitars. They were different sizes. There was also a Radio Shack LK-1261 keyboard.
Usually, I visit these 2 places in the opposite order, but GW opened later than RR.
I then went to Thrift World, and there was nothing there.
I then went to a Salvation Army. Behind the counter were 2 clarinets. There were also 4 instrument cases, but I don't know what was inside. There was a ukulele case, but I don't know if it was occupied. There was also a plucked dulcimer.
There were a lot of keyboards. There was a Hammond organ for $99.99. I couldn't find a model name, but I know it wasn't one of the good ones. I turned it on, and it was on the "preset" called "loud hum/buzz". There were 2 Technobeat keyboards. One had small keys, and the other had even smaller keys, suited for a baby, if they could play. For regular keyboards, There was a Casio CTK-720. There were also 2 Casios that had were sold through Radio Shack. One was a Realistic MD-1160. The other was a Radio Shack Concertmate 670, which is the RS model name/num for the Casio CA-110. I know that because I use to have a '110.
I almost forgot to mention something else. When I was in the parking lot going back to my car, I couldn't find my key. I went back in and saw I left it on the counter. Thankfully it was still there. I then went to Red Racks. Behind the counter was a flute.
In the kids area was a Yamaha VSS-30 for $14.98. Even though it has tiny keys, it has advanced features. If it had a power supply, and I could tell it worked, it would have gone home with me. My ear doctor lived near me. One time they had a garage sale, and were selling one of those. I can't recall why I didn't buy it. Either they didn't have the power supply, or I didn't know if it was worth buying.
There was also something else very interesting. There was a MXR "stereo fifteen band eq" for maybe $59.98. If I had all my musical stuff set up, I maybe would've bought it.
I then went to the town where my parents live.
I first visited the thrift store that was closed. There was a Baldwin Orgasonic. That might have been the one I saw when I looked in the window.
I then went to Goodwill. There was nothing there.
I then was then going to go to the music store. It had closed already. I forget how late I was. I looked in the window and noted what I thought I saw. There were 2 Epiphone acoustics. There was an Ibanez with hsh and 24 frets. There was a thinline (semi-hollow) tele. I don't know if it was an actual Fender or a Squier. There was also what appeared to be an Aria Pro II PE series. It could have been something else, of course. There were Fender amps. There was also a digital drumset.
I then went to the Savers in the same shopping center. On top of the counter was a Digitech RP200. I don't recall seeing a price tag on it. There was also some microphone for $29.99 labelled as Transcontinental Studios. I just read a review that it may be a "sleeper" in that it performs very similar to an EV RE27. Inside the counter was what appeared to be a clarinet case. There were 2 other cases next to it that I couldn't try to identify. I don't even know if they were for instruments. There was also a Realistic mixer and pa amp.
My last stop was the thrift store where I know the manager. There was nothing there.
That's all. I'll be doing those town ones again in few weeks. The day after, I'll be doing a bigger trip(dun dun dun).
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Post by adolfhitler on Sept 22, 2020 5:39:36 GMT -4
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madmax
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Post by madmax on Sept 27, 2020 13:56:23 GMT -4
Hello there. It is after 3am. I did take my nap, but I still feel tired. I also apparently pulled something in my neck, so that's making me not feel good also.
I guess my wok week was ok, but There were some things that sucked. I'll get to them in a bit.
I guess I can start in with the food.
Sat: I had the meal I would've had for Fri if I didn't take my car in. I had my pasta and spinach. This time I used half a package(8/16oz) of fettucine. After I poured off the water(which I saved), I added the spinach and canola oil. I don't remember which order I added them. The spinach was from PictSweet Farms. Like I said before, I don't like the cooking bag method because I have to cut it completely open to get all the spinach out. As for the taste, it was good. I had it plain and with my 3 items. I think I also use the little bit of parmesan I had left. It seems the fettuccine is the best pasta I've used. Except for the second half of the package, I may not use it again because it was a pain breaking all the pieces in half.
My meat item was a big can of Crown Prince sardines in tomato sauce. They were good.
Sun: Since I was going to have my regular Mon meal, I didn't have a big meal. It was more like a big snack. I had a package of ALDI soup. It was the chicken noodle with extra noodles. It was good. I had a can of Hormel ham. It was good. I had a box of the generic brand's version of Chicken in a Biskit. They didn't taste as good as they have before, so I just rate them as ok.
I opened a new bottle of ALDI mrs dash. It is Onion & Herb.
Mon: My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. For spices...., I only used the ALDI mrs dash, and water from the faucet. I also used pasta goo, but it wasn't as solid as it usually is. I also added the mrs dash to the rice when cooking it. When cooking, the mrs dash smells like the homemade stuffing my parents would make for Thanksgiving. I cooked it using the curry method. My meal was good plain and with my 3 items. I also used the mrs dash, which I assume was good, since I didn't notate it. I don't think the meal tasted like Thanksgiving stuffing.
On Tue, I got a case of the burps during work. During my first break, which I actually took at around 345pm, I was in the bathroom taking a runny dump, which was caused by the burps. I think after I came home from shopping, I may have gone again.
Tue: I had a snack of Northern Catch smoked oysters in cottonseed oil. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. For spices...., I only used the ALDI mrs dash, and water from the faucet. I also used pasta goo. In stead of rice, I use 3 packages of chicken Maruchan Instant Ramen, which I made about 2 hrs before. I cooked the meal using the curry method. My meal was good plain and with my 3 items. I'm thinking I didn't use the mrs dash when eating, but since I didn't notate it, I could be wrong.
Wed: My snack was a store brand bag of fried onions. They were good.
My meal was hotdogs. I used 8 of the ones I bought at ALDI. I fried them in the pan. I had 4 on buns and 4 naked. After frying the hotdogs, I fried some onion and cabbage in canola oil separately, on opposite sides of the pan. After frying the veggies, I fried the buns a bit in canola oil. I also used regular and horseradish mustard. I made a list of what I put on the buns: horseradish mustard; onion on one half, and cabbage on the other regular and horseradish mustard; onion on one half, and cabbage on the other horseradish mustard, onion and cabbage on the whole thing. regular and horseradish mustard, and the little bit of onion left. I ran out of cabbage on the third one on a bun, and onion for the last one, so I just used one or both mustards on the naked ones. They were all good.
My snack item was a bag of Clancy's kettle chips. They were Nashville Hot Chicken. They should be called Nashville Too Fucking Salty. There was some spice flavor, but the salt was overwhelming. I don't know which are saltier, these or the Utz "The Crab Chip". Whatever the case is, like the Utz, don't buy these.
Thu: I was intending for my snack to be from a close Popeyes. I called, and they said they were still only drive thru. If I had been thinking clearly, I would have driven a short ways away from the shopping center I visited, and got something from Little Caesars. Part of what clouded my thinking was a price increase on something I was planning to buy.
I had 2 snack items. One was a can of store-brand tuna in water. It was good. I put it in the fridge beforehand. The other was a bag of Clancy's funyuns. They were good.
I got my meal at Arby's. I got 2 large orders of fries. I warmed them up in the microwave before I ate them. They were good.
For the sandwiches, I also warmed them up in the microwave. I got 2 gyros. One was beef, and the other Greek. They were good. I don't remember which one I had first. I also got 2 of the Prime Rib Cheesesteak sandwiches because I had coupons. There was a negative right off the bat. The sandwiches were made "hotdog style" where the roll is like a V, instead of vertically like a normal sandwich. That made them awkward to eat. I think that may have affected the taste, which there didn't seem to be much of. I had the Classic first, then the Spicy. The Spicy had a little bit of spiciness, but mostly dripped liquid on my chest. The coupons were for $3 each. I think full price might be $5.89. If the coupon sheets I get have them again, I may visit another location and get one.
I almost forgot to mention the whole eating order. It was gyro, Classic, gyro, Spicy.
I got the burps again, and instead of taking my one break, I had to again take a dump. My last call ran long, so I didn't take my lunch break. I always use my last break to call my mom. I didn't get to take any breaks for reading, so that put me in a bad mood. I almost forgot to mention that this dump was the only one I took since Tue.
Fri: First, the snacks. I went to a different Popeyes. I got the Ghost Pepper Wings deal where you get 6 wings and a biscuit for $4.99. First, I had to wait a long time for them to cook them. And that wasn't the worst part. I saw a worker drop his tongs. He kind of washed them off in the sink, but not very well. He also didn't wash his hands. He should have just kicked them out of the way and got a clean one. He got my stuff. That did not put me in a better mood. I left. I was considering throwing them in the fridge and eating them while shaving. Instead, I just ate them relatively immediately after getting home. The biscuit was good. The wings were good, but they were T.I.N.Y. I had them plain and with one of the containers of ranch sauce they gave me. As for the ghost pepper aspect, it was all but nonexistent. There was just a bit of residual heat. I would defiantly NOT get these again. Also, it will be a LONG time before I visit this location again. I was so pissed, that I forgot I had a coupon for Arby's in my pocket, and it is near the Popeyes. I just wanted to go to 2 stores and buy stuff, then go home.
I decided to have another snack later. It was a small(3oz) bag of Herr's Cheese Curls. They were the Buffalo Blue Cheese flavor. They were good.
Later, I had a bag of store-brand croutons. The flavor is just called Seasoned. They were ok. I was going to have them during the 330am rebroadcast of TMZ. I had slept way past TMZ. I forget what time I actually ate them.
I then had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36. I added canola oil after it was done. I also added the mrs dash. It was good. I didn't taste the mrs dash. I think there were only 1 or 2 unpopped kernels. I ate this after 10am.
Now for my meal. I'll first mention I used a 16oz container of store-brand sour cream, which I finished.
My meal was chili dogs. I had never made them before. I had only ever eaten one in April of last year, and it wasn't very good. I took the last 8 ALDI hotdogs and microwaved them. I used a can of Hormel chili and heated it up in my small pot. I had 4 on buns and 4 naked. I made the ones on buns "classic" style due to the chili. I also used hot sauce and onion. I made a list of what I used on each bun: chili only chili, hot sauce chili, onion chili, onion, hot sauce I also put some sour cream on some bites, except for the first one, and that was only because I forgot. They were good. I didn't notice the hot sauce. I didn't really notice the sour cream either. I forget about the onion though. A few bites had a dominant bean taste. As for the naked ones, I had enough chili to put some on each bite. I tried adding onion, hot sauce, and sour cream alone and in all combinations. The naked hotdogs were good.
I think I would make these again. If I do, I'll probably not use hot sauce since I didn't taste it. The only major change I would make is use a can of chili that doesn't have beans.
I still need to mention the snack item. It was a bag of ALDI wavy kettle chips from their "Journey to..." series. This one was Greece. The flavor is listed as Rosemary & Feta. To me, these had an herbal taste, which I should assume is the rosemary. I didn't taste any kind of cheese flavor. I guess I would rate these as ok. I had these plain and with the sour cream.
Sat: I didn't snack on anything because my meal is kind of large.
I will be eating in a little while. It is 3 items. 2 of them need to be heated up. I got them Fri before Popeyes, and they also took a long time for me to get.
That's it for the food. I was going to say I'm going to take a dump before I ate, but I already did.
It is now 1256pm, which is really late for me. Like I said at the top, I started after 3, and I was having pain in my neck/shoulder arm. I was also drowsy. I did watch TMZ. I was tying a bit slowly. I started also watching Washington Week, but fell asleep. I think I woke up some time between 5 and 6am, but fell asleep again. I then woke up after 630, and stayed awake. I was typing until some time close to 8, when I did something else. I then took my nap. I got up for 9 to watch MTP, and read during the commercials. Same with the 2nd half(10-1030) of This Week. I then was typing during Washington Week, and the local show. I had to watch those online due to weather-related glitching. I then got distracted with YT vids. I was actually watching one because there was info I wanted to see. I was having pressure in my butt, and finally couldn't take it anymore and took a dump. I'm now back to typing while listening. I may need to take a second dump.
I guess that's all for this week. I should be back next week.
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madmax
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Post by madmax on Oct 4, 2020 15:32:55 GMT -4
Hello to any dodgers still out there. I am starting this at 340am, which has been indicative of my week. Work was fine for the most part. It was life before/after that was the problem. Tonight, one of the delays was caused my me getting a case of the burps and having to take a dump at 3. I'll talk more about tonight later. There was another incident that happened early Sat morning I wanted to talk about. I was happy I got my reading done at 230; right on time to take my nap before TMZ. I went into the bedroom. It was a bit cold inside, so I decided to put the sheet on the bed. When I folded it down, my bed was covered with a load of carpet beetle larvae. I think there was a mix of live and dead. I took the sheet off and threw it on the floor. I started spraying the bed with my spray bottle filled with water and dish washing liquid. I also took some paper and was wiping them off the bed. I sprayed some more. Since I didn't feel like laying on top of wetness, I pulled the head end of the top sheet off, and got under it to take my nap. I could still feel wetness, but not as bad as it would be if I was laying on top of it. I think I'll wash it next weekend.
With all of that unpleasantness out of the way, it's time for the food.
Sat: The main part of my meal was from Long John Silver's. They were doing the $10 promo where you could get either 6 pieces of fish, 9 pieces of chicken, 15 shrimp, or 6(?) crab cakes for $10. I got an order of fish and one of chicken. It took a long time for them to cook these up. A few hours before I ate them, I took them out of the fridge. I wanted to heat them up, and try to crisp the outer coating. I set the oven to, I think, 425F. I put the fish on my cookie sheet and put it in the oven. I think after 4 min, I turned the sheet 180°. I think I kept it in there for 4 more min. I then took the sheet out of the oven, and put the fish in my pan. I then repeated these steps with the chicken. When it was time to eat, I had the chicken first. It was good. I mostly had it plain, but I also used 2 dipping sauces from Burger King. First was Honey Mustard, then was Ranch. I think they were ok. I then had the fish. It was good. I had it mostly plan. I also used a container of tartar sauce, but I don't know where I got it. It was, at best, ok.
I also had a snack. It was a bag of TGI Fridays Mozzarella Sticks cheese puffs. They were good.
Sun: I first finished my cereal. It was Hostess Donettes. It was good. I also finished a jar of peanut butter. It was a store-brand crunchy. It was good.
Since I could still feel a bit of my meal, I didn't want one of my normal items. I knew I had something smaller. It was a 4oz bag of plain Corn Nuts. They were good.
Mon: My snack was a bag of Food Should Taste Good Multigrain Tortilla Chips. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. I used some of the pasta goo. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Tue: 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.
Wed: My snack was a bag of Clancy's hot funyuns. They were good.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. I finished the pasta goo, and there wasn't a lot there. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items.
Thu: I have a bit of a story around my snack. I went to a grocery store, and saw they had in the hot section a version of chicken pot pie where they use biscuits instead of crust. One of the items I was looking for was English muffins(dun dun dun). I went to the bread aisle and didn't see them. There was a girl stocking the shelves whom I asked. She said to go to the bakery section. I looked there, and didn't find any. I asked the guy behind the counter, and he said they should be in the bread aisle. I said I was there, and was sent here. He came out, and I went with him over there again. We then went and found a mgr, and then all went to find yet another mgr. I think the second one said to check in the refrigerated/freezer section. I went over there and circled around a bunch of times not finding anything. I was ready to give up, and decided to go past the first area I walked past. I found them in the corner of the case. I think they were out of my line of sight due to how I walked past there the first time. I then went back to the hot area. I had the lady give me 2 biscuits worth of pot pie. Since there was just a little left, she weighed what was in the bowl and got the price tag, then put the rest in. I warmed it up in the microwave before I ate it. It was rather good.
For my meal, I actually bought it the day before at Subway. They are doing a buy 2 Footlongs get 1 free promo. I went to a specific location. This was because they had the seafood salad sandwiches. When I got there, they said they don't have them anymore. They actually made it in-house by mixing imitation crab with mayonnaise. I decided to get 3 Steak, Egg & Cheese on Italian bread with provolone and grated parmesan. For the order I ate them, I won't make a list; just sentences. On the first one, I think I also had oil and oregano. On the second one, I had lettuce and tomato. On the last one, I had a little onion, a little green pepper, black olives, and spinach. They were all good. Since they were in the fridge, I took them out a few hours before I ate them. I wanted to get them a bit warm. I was considering using the microwave, but wasn't sure if they would fit because it has one of those rotating things. When I wanted to eat, I somehow forgot all about the microwave, and used the oven. Since I didn't want the bread to get crispy, I set the oven to 300F. I put the sandwiches on the cookie sheet and put them in. After 5min, I opened it up and felt them. They felt warm, so I took them out.
Fri: My first snack was a Banquet entrée. It was Chicken Nuggets & Fries. While they were good, there was little there. I got this on sale; probably $0.99. Even then, it is still a ripoff. You'd be better off going to McDonald's and getting an order of McNuggets and small fries. I ate this at 1230am Sat during Inside Edition.
Later, I had a bag of Mrs. Cubbison's croutons. They were the Fat Free Seasoned variety. I forget what I actually felt, but I'm thinking I thought they were a bit bland. I had these during the 330am rebroadcast of TMZ.
Even later, I had my bag of Pop Weaver popcorn. I cooked it for 1:36 and added canola oil after. It was good. I think there might have been 1 unpopped kernel. I ate this after mowing the grass. I came in at 915am. I then cleaned off the l mover then took my clothes off. I think it was closer to 10am when I ate it.
My meal was fried rice and veggies using about 8oz of peas. For the spices...., I used water from the faucet. I also used a packet of Casa Mamita(ALDI brand) taco seasoning(the less sodium variety). I added part of it during the first round and the rest during the second. I cooked it using the curry method. It was good plain and with my 3 items. I could taste the seasoning.
I ate very late due to mowing the lawn and my reading. I got done around 5pm.
Sat: I snacked on my sweet stuff I first started by opening a new box of cereal, and a new jar of pb. I finished the jar of ALDI honey roasted peanuts. They were good, even though I didn't taste any honey. I had some of the tiny peanut butter cups from the h/n/o store. They were good. I also had a yogurt from ALDI. It was Strawberry Banana flavor. It was ok. I could taste both flavors.
That's it for the food. I will be eating a bit after posting this. It will be a bit late, but I don't have to do any cooking. I already took one item out of the fridge. I put something in, and need to take it out. I need to get the other 2 items out of the bedroom where I store food.
A week from Mon is Columbus Day. Being a gov employee means I get that day off. I will be having special things for that weekend. I already pretty much have planned what I'm having. No English muffins though.
Another 2 things from my shitty (non-work)week include tv. On Tue, I wanted to watch the third episode of the 2nd season of Cosmos. I forgot to watch it until it was about 20min in. I was reading, then remembered to turn it on. I did watch the rest. I have to see if I can watch it online. On Thu, I was going to watch a political show that uses puppets. I forgot that was on until 8 min after it was over.
It is now 233pm. SNL was new, and for some reason I didn't feel like reading during the commercials. After Weekend Update. I dozed off and woke up to some prerecorded segment about stunt people. I then fell asleep again, and woke up at maybe 1220. I then did my reading, and finished at I think 220. I usually take my nap at 2. I was feeling like I had to take a dump, but I took my nap instead. When I got up, I had to take my dump. Like I said above, I started typing at 340am. Dozed off some time after 5. I woke up and fell asleep again. I think I woke up close to 730. I think I did some more typing, then did some other stuff. Again, I went in later than usual for my nap. And again, it felt like I could take a dump. When I got up for MTP at 9am, I took my second dump. I then typed, and read during commercials. I did this until 1030. Then I just typed until a bit after 1130. I then did more reading until around 130. I then took my 3rd dump. After that, I have been typing while listening to stuff on YT.
It kind of feel s like I could go again, which I hope is not the case. The 3 dumps are related to me having the burps, even though I haven't tasted them for a while.
Hopefully I have a better week, both in and out of work.
That's all, so I'll go. See you next week.
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