madmax's thread about looking at stuff and eating other stuf

The bottle of booze I finished last night was Jim Beam's Kentucky Fire whiskey.  This is another whiskey with the cinnamon.  I can't remember what my initial thoughts were, so I'll just give my thoughts of last night.  While there was a lot of burn when I held it my mouth, I can't ascertain the cinnamon to whiskey ratio.  The cinnamon taste wasn't that strong, but there wasn't anything else their though.


I should be opening something else tonight.

I wish these fucking annoying kids would leave the fucking library!!!!

Well, I finished another bottle earlier today. It is Deep Eddy Vodka lemon flavor. This did not taste very good. All I got was some kind of burn, and maybe a bit of some kind of sour/citrus flavor. It tasted better when I mixed it with some water.  It maybe did taste a bit like lemonade.  The thing with that is you got to add the right amount, or it will taste like watered-down lemonade.

I don't know when I will open my next bottle.  I night buy some beer at the store to try.

Yesterday, I did my north of the river run. I usually start at the main SA thrift store, but did that Wed. I got a late start again. I would have left earlier if the old Law & Order SVU wasn't one I hadn't seen/remembered(today's was one I saw a few months ago).

The first placed I stopped at was the gun store. There was a Mossberg .22 that looked like an AR-15 for $322. I forgot if I said it before, but I hate poser guns.

I didn't stop at the military surplus store this time, because it doesn't seem anything changes.

Next up is a pawn shop.  I told the guy there about the Novation Basstation kb not having a headphone jack.  There was a Line6 POD for $59 and a Marshall reverb pedal.  There was also a Korg microKEY controller kb that had 61 keys.  There was a Hofner violin(aka Beatle) bass.  The guitars were pretty much the same.  The Ovation I saw last time is an Ultra GS1, and was $299.

The Goodwill is still being worked on.  There was a 49-key Technobeat kb in kiddie colors.

I then went to that one junk shop that was closed last time due to the power being out.  This time the door was locked.  There was no sign on the door saying what was going on.  As I was leaving some guy that did not look like the owner was doing some kind of finger gesture.  I didn't know who he was, so I left.  In my rearview mirror, I saw that he wasn't walking toward the shop.

I then went into the one strip mall that has a bunch of shops.  3 of them are gone.  I first went to the place called Man Cave.  The Talent and Peavey guitars were still there, as was the Peavey amp.  There was also some model of Behringer amp.

Next was the thrift store for cats.  Last time they said they didn't do adoptions there anymore.  This time they had a kitten and adult cat for adoption.  They had 3 store cats that just wander around.

Then I stopped at the pawn shop.  Pretty much everything there was the same.  I did see a Korean Squire(where they were built after they left Japan) and a Kramer strat.  I don't recall the prices on either.

Next is the DAV thrift store.  They also had a 49-key Technobeat kb.  There was also a Casio CTK-720 for $43.  At least this one had over 30 keyboard sounds.

At the next thrift store, there was a Acrosonic console piano for $199.

At another nearby thrift store, there was one of those First Act mini drum thingies.  There was also a flute for $50, but it looked to have the same problems as the one I saw Wed.

At the next thrift store, they also had a $49 Technobeat kb. There was also a bass by a company called Drive for $30.  I'm kind of thinking it was smaller than normal, made for a kid.

My time on the computer is running out, so I'll see you later.

The day after that, I visited the thrift stores in my town. I was going to skip 2 of them because our state was starting a tax-free weekend on school supplies and clothes, and I figured people would be stopping in those places too to do back-to-school shopping.  When I went past them, the parking lots weren't packed, so I visited them.  There was a third one I went to that did have quite a few people inside.  I knew I was going to avoid Walmart and Target.

There is an antique store in my town that I visited many years ago, so I decided to go in and take a look.  There was a piano, accordion, and clarinet.  I might have seen a violin, but didn't put in my notes.  There was also a small amp that had a badge that read "US AMP".  I wasted too much time trying to look it up, and didn't find it.

Next was one of the places I was originally going to skip.  Right by the door was 3 Atari 2600 games that anybody could have swiped.  There was He-Man and Ghostbusters.  They were $6.99 and $9.99, but I don't know which game had which price.  The third game was made by the Bally company and was called Tapper.  They wanted $14.99 for that one.

There were 3 kiddie keyboards, bun none were Technobeat.

Sitting on top of a glass case was an acoustic guitar for $39.  It had a shorter scale, so was probably for a kid.  I tried to play "Dust in the Wind" on it.  Sitting next to it was a trumpet.  Inside the case was a Morley wah for $34.  There was also 2 games inside.  I originally thought they were NES, but the seemed to look too big.  One of them was the TMNT arcade game.

At the last place(the other I was going to skip), there was a Yamaha PSR-79 for $13.  Even if that was a good price, I would have passed because it was very dirty.

I think I will be doing my big south of the river trip near the end of September.

Now it's time for the food.

On Wed I went to Subway. Usually I wouldn't mention Subway, but I haven't been there in a long time because I got tired of it. Also, I tried a new sandwich. I had all 3 sandwiches with regular white rolls, provolone cheese, and grated parmesan cheese.

1. BLT: I didn't have extra veggies on it. I had the vinaigrette dressing that Subway came out with a few months ago. It was good, but I don't think I really tasted the vinaigrette.

2 . Turkey & Bacon Guacamole: The only veggie I had on this was a little bit of spinach. It was good. There seemed to be a little bit too much guac because it was gooping out the sides when I'd take a bite. Maybe the guac would stay in place if there were more veggies.

3. Italian Meatball: The only veggie item I had was a few olives. Before they put the stuff on, I had them put the bread in the oven for a bit. The sandwich was good, and the bread was perfect.

On Th I went to Church's. They were doing a 10 pieces for $10 thing where you would pick 2 different types of chicken. I got the mixed pieces and the chicken strips. I also got the large fries. I also got the family-sized gravy. The chicken was good, and so was the gravy. The fries were good. I dipped them in the gravy. Their large is more expensive than the large from McD's, but there looked to be a lot more there.

I did have something else serious to note. The first piece I had was a chicken strip. When I bit into it, a piece went down my throat. Fortunately, it didn't get caught in my windpipe. I was able to do the throat-clearing thing and it went down where it should. I was afraid I was going to have to call 911.

Fri I got some hot food at a local grocery store.

Sat I got stuff at the Thai place. I got the Thai Spicy Catfish Filet, Kha Nom Jeep, and Won Ton soup. The catfish dish was breaded pieces of catfish, eggplant, other veggies, and a sauce over rice. This was really good. The won ton soup was good. It looks like they take a couple of noodles and put some chicken between them. There were 2 of these "dumplings". The Chinese place I used to go to(before it closed) had these in their won ton soup, and I just thought they were some mystery piece of chicken with the skin still attached. The Kha Nom Jeep is little dumplings filled with shrimp served on a lettuce leaf, and comes with sweet and sour sauce. This was ok. The sauce tasted like a sweet soy sauce, which I didn't think was that great.

Sun I went to Arby's. I got those 3 bacon sandwiches they were advertising. I also got the Loaded Italian sandwich they're currently promoting. I got 2 orders of onion rings which were good. The first sandwich I had was the bacon and ham. The bacon had too much of the maple/sweet taste. The next sandwich was the beef and bacon. I think it may have had a bit of the same problem. The third one was the BLT, which the only meat was the bacon. I think I didn't really taste the bacon; I think I tasted more of the lettuce and tomato. The Loaded Italian was the last sandwich I had. It was ok. The 3 bacon sandwiches were more filling then I expected, so when I had this one, I was quite full, which most likely affected my opinion.

On Mon, I stopped in Walmart and got some mozzarella sticks and a piece of breaded tilapia. Both were good. Later that night, I went to the Indian restaurant that is closest to me. I got the chicken vidaloo, hot spiciness level, onion bhajhi, and potato and pea paratha.  The chicken vindaloo was good. Because it got cold, it wasn't as spicy. If you search spiciness and temperature into Google, you read what's up with this. The potato and pea paratha is a bread with potato and pea baked into it. It was good. I could taste other flavors beside the bread. The onion bhaji is a deep-fried onion fritters. It was good. My food came with the three condiments: hari chutney, tamarind chutney, and the mystery fruit and honey. All were good. I used the last one with the bread, and the other 2 with both the bread and the bahji. The container with the hari chutney was packed, probably to get rid of it.

When I was waiting, the asked if I wanted chai tea or mango-something. Since I assumed the mango drink was what I had last time, I took the tea. Since it is tea it was very hot. It was good when it cooled down. I think there was cream in there because it looked like coffee with cream in it. Looking at the menu, I think the mango drink is called mango lassi.

Tue I went back to Walmart and got the cheesecake sampler, and the Great Value(Wm-brand) version of Cool Whip to put on it. I then went to a grocery store(a different one from Fri) and got a container of cookies and cream, which was good. The cheesecake sampler had 4 varieties: plain, plain with strawberry stuff on top, turtle(plain with chocolate chips and some carmel stuff on top), and chocolate. Even though I love chocolate, The chocolate cheesecake didn't appeal to me. The turtle variety was ok. The best were the plain and plain with strawberry. I didn't finish everything that nigh, so I snacked on it Wed and Th. I think dessert kind of stuff fills you up faster than regular food. I tried researching that on Google for a bit, and couldn't find anything.

Wed I went to one of the local McDonalds and got the 1/3lb Lettuce & Tomato Sirloin Burger, because that was the one I didn't get last time. I also made yet another trip to Walmart and picked up some food.

I'll continue later.  I'm going to check on tonight's food and pick up the food for tomorrow.

See you soon!