It's a scant 5 days until Gusser's birthday! I'm excited - there's likely to be Indian food thrown into the procession someplace, and I'm a big fan of it. What will we do? Where will we go? I'm going to take a look in a few moments and see if I can't find the coolest place ever. Red Robin. A fantastic chain restaurant that serves both beer and burgers...
Alright, she would kill me, so I'll be avoiding Red Robin and try and find a nice place to have a steak. One year the restaurant we were in lost power, and all our meals were free. That was the best Gussers birthday ever...
Michael out
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Two thousand what?
What a beautiful season... the sky is steel gray, the ground a sandy brown. Everywhere we look there are Wafflehouse restaurants and high-rise hotels. That's right, we're in Nashville TN. By an airport.
When I look at a map of the United States I often assume that there is a linear range of temperature from North to South. Using that skewed logic one could guess that if it's 80 degrees in Florida, and 30 degrees in Wisconsin, then Illinois should be in the 40's, Kentucky in the 50's, Tennessee in the 60's, Georgia in the 70's ect. Dumb weather pattern notions aside, I was shocked to have driven 7 and a half hours south and found it to be just as cold here as it was in Chicago.
I'm attempting to get back into the wide world of oil painting! I got a travel easel for Christmas, and have it all set up. I've even got a canvas primed and ready to go. Now I've got to figure out what to paint...
When I look at a map of the United States I often assume that there is a linear range of temperature from North to South. Using that skewed logic one could guess that if it's 80 degrees in Florida, and 30 degrees in Wisconsin, then Illinois should be in the 40's, Kentucky in the 50's, Tennessee in the 60's, Georgia in the 70's ect. Dumb weather pattern notions aside, I was shocked to have driven 7 and a half hours south and found it to be just as cold here as it was in Chicago.
I'm attempting to get back into the wide world of oil painting! I got a travel easel for Christmas, and have it all set up. I've even got a canvas primed and ready to go. Now I've got to figure out what to paint...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Beachfront!
Well la-dee-da! We're on the beach!
We've switched hotels and now have a beach-front spot. Our balcony is facing the ocean, and I just watched a beautiful sunset. Sadly I was alone - Gussies still out there working.
I expect she'll be starving when she gets back - to alleviate that I have located a restaurant which I believe will be good to eat at. I want to eat out tonight because;
A: I like eating out, except for the paying part.
B: We don't have a lot of groceries - we really need to go. Will we go tonight? Maybe.
We head back to Illinois on Saturday. Yeah! Then Christmas. Yeah!
We've switched hotels and now have a beach-front spot. Our balcony is facing the ocean, and I just watched a beautiful sunset. Sadly I was alone - Gussies still out there working.
I expect she'll be starving when she gets back - to alleviate that I have located a restaurant which I believe will be good to eat at. I want to eat out tonight because;
A: I like eating out, except for the paying part.
B: We don't have a lot of groceries - we really need to go. Will we go tonight? Maybe.
We head back to Illinois on Saturday. Yeah! Then Christmas. Yeah!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Gloating just aint my style (He LIES!)
Now I aint gonna lie; if I had a choice between an ice-storm in Illinois and 80 degree weather on Florida's beautiful Gulf side, I would have to choose the Gulf. That's just how I feel about it.
And as it so happens, the Gulf of Mexico is exactly where I'm at. Gussie and myself have been here for about 5 days, and until today it's been beautiful and gorgeous and all that. Today was stormy, which was neat in its own right, but prevented us from canoing, as we had so desired.
Christmas is approaching fast, which is exciting and terrifying. It's funny to be down here enjoying Christmas lights and music while heading for the beach. It doesn't feel right...
And as it so happens, the Gulf of Mexico is exactly where I'm at. Gussie and myself have been here for about 5 days, and until today it's been beautiful and gorgeous and all that. Today was stormy, which was neat in its own right, but prevented us from canoing, as we had so desired.
Christmas is approaching fast, which is exciting and terrifying. It's funny to be down here enjoying Christmas lights and music while heading for the beach. It doesn't feel right...
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Well we entirely skipped posting for the month of November. Turkey was at the core of that decision, I believe.
We now (all of us, everywhere) find ourselves in December. I'm in a coffee shop called Cafe Kopi in Champaign, IL. It's fantastically cold here, and as I type I'm wearing knit gloves. This makes typing a slight pain in the ass, but my computer was in the trunk of our rented Ford Focus for about 3 hours, and is now as cold as a block of frozen ice. Maybe colder.
I'm taking a short break from my game-making work to report exciting news. Gussie and I got word today that we're off to Fort Myers Florida from now until sometime around Christmas. This is fantastic news for us, as we both would pick warm weather over cold, thunderstorms over ice storms, sandals over snowshoes, ect ect. We like warm, and if the weather channel isn't lying, that's exactly what we're going to get.
In cataclysmic camera failure news, our most recent replacement camera has gotten sick and been dropped off at Best Buys, so we havn't taken photo's in awhile. Soon though, we may have another faulty camera to use for a few weeks before it mysteriously breaks (or gets dropped off a cliff).
Next updates should be from the Gulf of Mexico. Cheers!
We now (all of us, everywhere) find ourselves in December. I'm in a coffee shop called Cafe Kopi in Champaign, IL. It's fantastically cold here, and as I type I'm wearing knit gloves. This makes typing a slight pain in the ass, but my computer was in the trunk of our rented Ford Focus for about 3 hours, and is now as cold as a block of frozen ice. Maybe colder.
I'm taking a short break from my game-making work to report exciting news. Gussie and I got word today that we're off to Fort Myers Florida from now until sometime around Christmas. This is fantastic news for us, as we both would pick warm weather over cold, thunderstorms over ice storms, sandals over snowshoes, ect ect. We like warm, and if the weather channel isn't lying, that's exactly what we're going to get.
In cataclysmic camera failure news, our most recent replacement camera has gotten sick and been dropped off at Best Buys, so we havn't taken photo's in awhile. Soon though, we may have another faulty camera to use for a few weeks before it mysteriously breaks (or gets dropped off a cliff).
Next updates should be from the Gulf of Mexico. Cheers!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Hallowhaat?
It's Halloween, which is just about my favorite holiday. Here's why; I like scary movies, scary comic books and scary costumes. When October rolls around everything gets a spooktacular makeover, and I get to watch horror movies with all of my spare time. Then there's the drinking, which doesn't come up as much on other holidays, like Easter.
Right now I'm watching Halloween 2 and making a burrito in the oven. For those of you not familiar with the Halloween series I'll sum it up with as few words as possible; walking. Yup, walking, which is a pretty laid-back action word. Why does walking make for a scary movie? Well it's the guy whose walking; Michael Myers. He looks ridiculous in a white-painted Captain Kirk mask, but remains very scary for his ability to pick himself up off the floor (after being shot, stabbed, burned, cursed at ect.) and keep walking. Not in a big hurry to kill anybody, just determined. Determined like a fox.
We've made it to Portland, which is the first place that has thoroughly confused my cell phone. Beyond that it's a very pretty city on a river, and I'm looking forward to getting out and seeing some of the town. The weather is beautiful for fall; nice and overcast with very high humidity. Good Halloween weather.
Just a thought - I don't have any idea where the hell I'm going to get any candy tonight. Bars don't usually serve candy, and if they did I don't think I would trust much of it. Ruffies and chocolate make my teeth hurt.
Right now I'm watching Halloween 2 and making a burrito in the oven. For those of you not familiar with the Halloween series I'll sum it up with as few words as possible; walking. Yup, walking, which is a pretty laid-back action word. Why does walking make for a scary movie? Well it's the guy whose walking; Michael Myers. He looks ridiculous in a white-painted Captain Kirk mask, but remains very scary for his ability to pick himself up off the floor (after being shot, stabbed, burned, cursed at ect.) and keep walking. Not in a big hurry to kill anybody, just determined. Determined like a fox.
We've made it to Portland, which is the first place that has thoroughly confused my cell phone. Beyond that it's a very pretty city on a river, and I'm looking forward to getting out and seeing some of the town. The weather is beautiful for fall; nice and overcast with very high humidity. Good Halloween weather.
Just a thought - I don't have any idea where the hell I'm going to get any candy tonight. Bars don't usually serve candy, and if they did I don't think I would trust much of it. Ruffies and chocolate make my teeth hurt.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Ruh-Roh
It's gettin' cold here in Central Illinois, and I've got the travel itch. I'll be heading for Portland on Monday, were Gussers has already setup our next base of operations. It's a secret location, but just between you, me and the crickets, it's in a hotel.
Watched a great movie yesterday called Wolfen, which was released in 1981. There seemed to be a rash of werewolf films released that year, including the popular American Werewolf in London. I enjoyed Wolfen for the following reasons;
- gritty wolf vision
- Gregory Hines (RIP)
- Albert Finney (who recently kicked ass in The Bourne Ultimatum)
- Edward James Olmos playing an Indian
- you can see the twin towers several times throughout the movie, which is neat
There was other good stuff to, but the ending was kind of lame.
On a related note I also watched part of James Belushi's K-9,P.I. which wins the award for the best use of punctuation in a film title. Despite everything society teaches me, I am a big fan of James Belushi. Also being a fan of K-9's, I enjoyed K-9,P.I. a bunch. At the time I didn't realize it was a sequel, so I get a bonus movie to watch sometime down the line. That's going to drive Gussie nuts...
Watched a great movie yesterday called Wolfen, which was released in 1981. There seemed to be a rash of werewolf films released that year, including the popular American Werewolf in London. I enjoyed Wolfen for the following reasons;
- gritty wolf vision
- Gregory Hines (RIP)
- Albert Finney (who recently kicked ass in The Bourne Ultimatum)
- Edward James Olmos playing an Indian
- you can see the twin towers several times throughout the movie, which is neat
There was other good stuff to, but the ending was kind of lame.
On a related note I also watched part of James Belushi's K-9,P.I. which wins the award for the best use of punctuation in a film title. Despite everything society teaches me, I am a big fan of James Belushi. Also being a fan of K-9's, I enjoyed K-9,P.I. a bunch. At the time I didn't realize it was a sequel, so I get a bonus movie to watch sometime down the line. That's going to drive Gussie nuts...
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