What Have I Been Up To Lately?
(Warning: Today’s blog entry may run a tad long.)
I’m such a slacker :P.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and New Year’s. I know I did.
Despite the fact that there is so much in the sports world to talk about—the Cheat-riots going 16*-0, Roidger Clemens, LSU winning a national title, the Lakers and UCLA Bruins rolling, etc.—I’d much rather talk about what I’ve been doing lately. I’ll save my thoughts on the big sports stories for another day. But first…
Quick-hitters:
- Current rebate-o-meter: ~$1,300. That number will probably rise with tax software deals now available.
- CVS has a deal running through January where you get $4 ECBs when you buy 4 SoyJoy bars (limit 5 offers). Combined with various coupons—$1 off 4 bars, $3 off 10 bars, and freebies—my sisters and I made a killing off these bars.
Has anyone tried one of these bars? I tried one, and let’s just say the thing tasted like a nastier fruitcake. Just thinking about how bad it tasted is giving me the chills right now! However, my sisters actually enjoyed them, and even my brother thought they weren’t terrible.
*gag*
I’d almost rather down an entire bottle of castor oil than have to eat one of these bars. I’m thinking about leaving them outside the local gym, for anyone to take :P.
- It’s good to see some of the late night television shows back on the air, even though the shows aren’t quite what they used to be. I thoroughly enjoyed Jon Stewart’s monologue, though.
- So I made mention in my last blog that I had a hot date a few weeks ago.
Krunk happened to swing by for our annual meeting of the minds, and we spent all day chatting, Wii-ing, and watching TV.
(I’m a boring host. I am aware of that.)
After Wii-ing all day, we went to an all-you-can-eat Korean restaurant for dinner. Damn place raised their prices! Good stuff, though.
Freaking Krunk brought me a Christmas present: a Wii remote! Being the bad friend that I am, I have yet to reciprocate (no, Krunk, dinner doesn’t count!).
- On the 24th, my sister and I went to my cousin’s house—thank you, Ellen and Darren—for a Christmas Eve dinner (I was asked to bring the entertainment, in the form of Guitar Hero III). The night was memorable; unfortunately it was more memorable for bad reasons than good :P.
- Dinner was great. It was the quintessential potluck: roasted chicken, tamales, a Honeybaked ham, a shepherd’s pie, spaghetti with broccoli, steamed veggies, etc.
- Both of my mom’s sisters attended, but my mom did not, which led to one of the more traumatizing incidents of the night. Those that attended the party know exactly what I’m talking about. Let’s just say that my aunt says some really strange things when inebriated (and by “inebriated,” I mean “had one sip of beer.”)
- I cannot play Guitar Hero without an HDTV with Progressive Scan enabled. I have no idea why. I think I’m going blind.
- I almost died when I nearly took a tumble down a couple of steps. Actually, I almost killed Ellen; I tumbled right into her, nearly knocking her down. No, I did not have a drink that night.
- The night ended on one really traumatizing moment, right before we left for the night. Again, those of you at the party know exactly what I’m talking about.
Good times.
- The Ung family Christmas dinner, on the 25th, was also quite excellent. We brined our turkey—thanks, Alton Brown!—and it came out juicy and tender, though quite salty. Green bean casserole, stuffing, steamed veggies, and mashed potatoes completed the meal, and my sister made some pumpkin bread as well, which was very good, even though she really cut back on the amount of sugar the recipe originally called for.
Sadly, we could not take any of the leftovers home. That’s because I went out of town the next day, on a trip to see my cousins up in NorCal.
More on that next time. Later!