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Beer for dessert!
Southern Tier Creme Brulee stout smells exactly like Creme Brulee. It's pretty impressive. It doesn't taste nearly as good though. Just kind of stout-y with a vanilla taste and bitterness. It's like how disappointed you will be if you ever taste vanilla extract. Maybe if I made a beer float out of it by mixing it with vanilla ice cream? That ( Read more... ) -
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"As an alternative to discontinuing Direct TV service altogether, we will be reducing the number of channels so that we may continue to be able to provide free TV service. Beginning January 1, the following channels will be eliminated from the channel lineup ( Read more... ) -
Concerts!
I love that thing they do now where a large "theater-style" concert venue that normally has seats can be converted to general admission up front. It's better than having a seat, because everyone stands anyways and you get closer with GA. And they sell more GA tickets than there would be seats, so more people get close. OTOH, ironically, it's not ( Read more... ) -
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I got a pair of prescription sunglasses from one of the cheap internet eyeglass places, goggles4u, and I am very impressed. My prescription is pretty high and weird, so glasses are expensive to start with, and sunglasses have always been too much of a splurge. $250+ or so. But these only cost $38, so why not? I ordered on July 21 and got them ( Read more... ) -
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You know what's trippy? Moving a mirror in your house. I keep catching myself looking at the blank wall for no apparent reason. -
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So, not in 2008 because because I couldn't find the flights, but I am going to Asia in Feb 2009! Woo ( Read more... ) -
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Oh drat! My grand plans to get a free ticket to Asia on Northwest by signing up for various promos, and moving points around, and such, just hit a major snag since the 6000 mile bonus I was going to use is only for domestic flights. Damn fine print. Boo. And it's like $235 to buy those miles, so that's not a very attractive option ( Read more... ) -
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A tale of two Mexicos:
A 7 hour 2nd-class ordinario bus-trip from Oaxaca to Pochutla = 80 pesos ($8)
A 20 minute taxi ride from a posh hotel in Mexico City to the airport with an English speaking driver= 240 pesos ($24) -
Viva la Mexico!
Mexico was awesome. My photos are nothing special. It was that kind of trip.
Mexico City: Frightfully unsafe apparently. Didn't really feel like it. I successfully passed as an indigent backpacker, so I wasn't kidnapped, robbed, etc. I even took the Metro, which I have since learned is a BAD IDEA according to the EXPERTS. Oh well. It felt like ( Read more... )
