Stats Suck Sunday – In Bullet Points
Welcome to Sunday. You all know the drill, everything is random because no one is reading. And on top of that everyone is watching football today so there will even be less people reading blogs. Feel free to write up your own SSS and link to it in the comments or if you’re blog-less just write your randomness in the comments. Here goes.
- My Fantasy Football team isn’t starting off so good. Right now I’m losing pretty bad with a projected score of even worse. No good.
- I’m currently on the bus, just a couple hours away from Nashville, after a ten day run out on the road. Couldn’t be more ready to be home.
- Every few years Kristin and I have changed houses. I think we might be getting close to re-visiting that again. We love to mix things up.
- I’m pretty sure I could recognize Fiji Water in a blind taste test. We’ve got three or four cases on the bus here, so that might be something we need to do.
- Realized that I haven’t had coffee since my second day off in San Antonio. Not because I’m trying to quit or anything silly like that, but because I haven’t really had time or opportunity to make it or buy it.
- I have four meetings in the next three days. Some really big stuff, so it will be good. Lots happening with SkörInc that I’m excited about.
- Looking forward to getting back to the gym with Kristin this week. Ten days on a bus will really jack all that up.
- The signal on the bus TV keeps cutting in and out and driving me crazy. Like listening to a skipping record only it’s football guys talking.
- I’ve got twenty minutes left of downloading a record that I’ve been waiting a long time to hear. It’s not out yet, but I’m guessing it’s going to be good. And I’m not even going to tell you what record it is.
- I wonder where my shoes are.
Everyone have a great Sunday. Ready? Go.
Funniest Joke You Know
Okay, so I know this is going to be tricky, but here’s the deal. I want to know the funniest joke you know. I suck at telling jokes, but I think some people are really good at it. Maybe it’s a funny situation where you need to set the scene like a comedian does. Maybe it’s a ‘Knock-Knock’ joke. Maybe it’s something else, but let’s hear it. There’s always jokes floating around because people like to laugh. So let’s bring it here. Now, let’s make sure to keep it PG-13, but let’s hear it. What’s the funniest joke you know.
Ready? Go.
If You Like, Then You’ll Love…
Alright folks, it’s been a few days since I’ve had time to be on here. I’ve literally been busier than ever the past few days and there’s a lot of new stuff coming up that I’m excited about, but that’s no excuse to not put anything on here. You all know how this works right. I say “If you like ‘THIS’, then you’ll love…” and you fill in the blank. It’s pretty simple really. And it’s a great way for us to learn about some new stuff, right?
Here goes.
If You Like Damien Rice, Then You’ll Love…
Ready? Go.
Remembering The Alamo
So, I’ve been absolutely slammed today with work. Now, that’s a good thing because I’ve had a great “office” to work in. It’s quiet, I can turn on some music, kick my shoes off and really get to it, but I’ve been slammed regardless. Yesterday was a pretty full day of work too, but with the rest of the country taking yesterday off, the projects all piled up for today.
Well, today about 1:00, just about when my brain was going to stop working and I was tempted to jump back in the bed behind me and take a nap, I remembered The Alamo. I remembered that it was about three blocks from me and I needed to go check it out. I also remembered that I heard there was a mall down the street from there and most likely there was cheaper food than the hotel snacks. So off I went.
Now, I didn’t realize that you aren’t allowed to take pictures in The Alamo, and I’m not entirely sure why not, but I found out pretty quickly after I took this picture of a gun and some other stuff that was once owned by David Crockett. Pretty cool eh? I only spent about 10 minutes there and then met up with our Road Manager to grab some real lunch and ended up saving my super healthy green tea and Snickers. I’m sure that will come in handy later.
Anyone been to The Alamo? What’d you think?
At Least The Internet Is Free
Now, I can understand why the title of this post could come across a little “diva-ish” or something like that but I assure you that’s not the case. The hotel I am staying in is super nice. One of the nicest I have stayed in. I’ve got my own room on the top floor overlooking Downtown San Antonio and literally as soon as I walk out the front door The Riverwalk is there with as many restaurants as I can think of. All good things right?
But here’s the thing about these ‘fancy’ places. They put this tray of stuff in your room so that, you know around midnight, when your watching TV and getting ready for bed, but could go for a little snack, these little gems are at your instant disposal. But there’s a problem with that, and it’s this. They cost a crap load. But I’m sure you knew that.
So here’s a little list of prices of these things. A price list that had me walking a block and a half last night to eat a dry bowl of Wheaties, then back to bed. What can I say? I’m cheap.
- Water – $6
- Almonds $9
- Chocolate Cherries – $8
- Chocolate Chip Cookies – $5
- Chocolate Tin – $7
- Hershey Bar – $3
- Kit Kat – $3
- Mixed Nuts – $8
- Moravian Cookies – $7
- Odwalla Bar – $5
- Peanut M&M’s – $4
- Pecans – $9
- Pistachios – $9
- Pringles – $3
- Snickers – $3
And of course if you can get past all that and go without, or at least decide to go a cheaper route on the food, they may get you with a couple things that you might need on your travels.
- Organic Razor – $10
- First Aid Kit – $6
I mean, I’m here for three days. Imagine the bill you could rack up in three days of hanging out in your room. This isn’t even touching room service or the restaurant downstairs.
Like I said. This place is great, and I totally appreciate not being stuck in the back of a van or sleeping with six guys crammed in a Motel 6, but there definitely takes some preparation when it comes to snack options. And speaking of all this food, I heard there was a gym downstairs so I think I’m headed there in a bit.
What’s the most you’d pay for a thing of Peanut M&M’s in a pinch?
Stats Suck Sunday – In Bullet Points
Welcome to Stats Suck Sunday. If you’re not sure what this is all about, it’s simple. Bullet points of random thoughts, lumped together in a post that few will read. Our stats will all suck on Sundays so I say embrace it. If you want to join in write a list on your own blog and leave the link in the comments. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to leave your list in the comments. It’s fun. I promise. Here we go.
- I’m in San Antonio for the next few days. We did a show last night, but for the next few days we’re just chillin in this ridiculous hotel. It’s kind of one of those places that’s cool to stay at, but it’d be way cooler if Kristin was here.
- The MercyMe boys are playing at Six Flags tonight here so I at least have plans for one of the nights that I’m here.
- The Discovery Channel is awesome.
- I’m still trying to figure out why I packed a scarf for a 10 day run in Texas, but I’m sure it made sense at the time.
- There is noting grosser than the birth process of a kangaroo.
- I slept in 2 stages last night. One for three hours, and another for four. I suppose that equals seven hours but I’m not feeling it.
- I’m pretty sure football starts sometime soon and I’ll have to start paying attention to my Fantasy Football team. I’m pretty sure I’m in trouble though. My team is no good.
- Just told the cleaning lady I probably wouldn’t need my room cleaned for a few days. I wonder if that was a good idea.
- Got some fun news this week from the Fee guys. Be looking for that on Tuesday or so.
- It kind of bugs me that there’s all these snacks in this room, but I don’t know how much they cost or what to do with them. I mean that Strawberry Odwalla breakfast bar looks really good right now.
- Alright. It’s 1:00. This is getting ridiculous. I need to get going.
Have a great Sunday. What’s your random thoughts today?
Welcome Todd Agnew
We’ve been working with Todd for a while now, but today marks the day of the official launch of his new website. Up until now Todd’s been blogging a ton and really interacting well on there, so I’m excited to see what we can do with a full site. Yesterday also marked the day where you can pre-order Todd’s record “NEED” coming out October 6th. Lots going on in the Todd Agnew camp, so make sure you check him out and say hello.
So let’s all head over to Todd’s new site, take a look around, and as always, let me know what you think. Let me know if you see any tweaks that need to be made. Time for BlogNation to rally again and spread the word. Tweet about it, blog about it, put it on your Facebook, all that stuff. And while we’re here, you know how this goes. Let’s hear your favorite Todd Agnew song.
Ready? Go.
She Will Offend You… Maybe
So check this out. I got a message from Kristin today saying that she was watching a video of Jenny from The Bloggess being interviewed by Janice from 5MinutesforMom.com, and all of the sudden she heard them talking about me. What the crap? Talk about making me nervous. I mean, she’s a freak and offensive and more importantly really funny, so I’m hoping she’s not making fun of me to her bazillion readers. Right?
Now, since I’m stuck out in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma at a festival thing today, it’s taken me this long to get some internet and actually check out what she said, and to my relief it wasn’t offensive at all and I’m not going to have to block her on Twitter or anything like that. I am a little saddened that it took her so long to remember my name though.
Seriously though, if you haven’t yet, you need to check out The Bloggess but be warned, while she’s possibly the funniest woman on the planet, she’s also easily one of the top five most offensive online personality you will read. So there. You can’t say I didn’t warn you, but you’ll be back to thank me. Also check out 5MinutesforMom.com and tell them hello for me.
Hell’s Kitchen
So, Kristin and I are hooked on this show. Now, I know that there are all sorts of you people out there thinking this is just some ego-maniac who stands around and yells at people who do things wrong, and cusses too much and whatever. And well, you may be right, but that doesn’t make it less awesome.
Here’s the thing. This guys a professional. He knows how to cook. He’s got a million restaurants all over the place and now has a show weeding out folks that he wants to put in charge of these restaurants. I don’t know the details, but I know that these winners get to be the head chef at one of his places and I’d assume a decent salary to go along with it. And even the second place people, I’d imagine don’t have problems landing a chef job somewhere else. Sure it’s “reality” TV and I’m sure it’s not all that it seems, but I still love to follow this show.
Kristin thinks that I like watching him because I secretly want to be able to do that. She thinks I want to be able to scream at people and call them ‘donuts’ and throw things and all that. But I’m here to say, there’s nothing secret about it. I think it’d be awesome. Not to be a jerk, but to have the position to demand excellence and the skill to back it up. I think there’s something to be said for that.
And for all you ‘haters’ out there, this dude has a couple other shows on TV now where he does some other stuff. One, he goes into restaurants that are nearing bankruptcy and yells and screams, then gives them a completely new start and a plan for success. Again, something I’d love to do. Then he’s got another show called “The F Word” and we’re still trying to figure out what that show is about but it’s pretty awesome to watch too. Not as much yelling and screaming, but some really cool cooking stuff.
So that’s my really wordy recommendation justification for watching everything that is Gordon Ramsay. He seems like a perfectionist that isn’t going to take any crap from anyone, and when it comes down to it, who wouldn’t want to be a little like that?
Anyone else watch any of his shows? Thoughts?
His First Day
Aiden Cole started his first day of Pre-School today. He was a little nervous getting out of the car, but his teacher already has sent us a picture of him building with blocks and chatting with a little girl. It’s pretty sad to see him so nervous heading in there, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to have a great time there.
