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miramar beach? okay!

October 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Travel

The past two nights, Jenni and I have been talking about our cruise next year. They were talking about going in February (which would be awesome), but I’ll be sitting kinda low on vacation and we’ll probably be moving either the month before or sometime right around that time period. And regardless of how much money I end up having in the bank or under a mattress, moving always costs about an arm, a leg, and half of some various vital organ.

Back to vacations… My parents and my aunt and uncle have both went on vacations where they ended up renting out someone else’s house for the duration of their stay. And at first, I think that was kinda creepy, knowing that people would be going through all of their belongings while wearing CSI gloves and making fun of all of my earthly possessions. But it seemed to work out either way for the people I know, so now it’s totally a viable option for me. You’re not staying somewhere that’s crowded with other vacationers, which is always a good thing.

This winter, at some point, I might be forced to take a long weekend just to visit somewhere I can find sun, sand, and some type of gigantic body of water. Maybe even somewhere I’ve never heard of like Miramar Beach or Clipper Cove. It’s hard not to love any place with the word beach or cove in their title.

Considering it’s mid-October and I’m already trying to find an excuse to take a vacation somewhere warm when winter hits, I think this might be an extremely long upcoming winter.

most official poll ever

October 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Internets

It’s about 4:00PM and I’m not deciding it’s safe to eat something. There may have been some over-indulging a bit more in a lot of vodka and some completely ill-advised shots that are now proudly (or not so proudly) displayed on the curb outside our building. The General kept telling me that I hadn’t been fulfilling all of the stories my friends tell about me after drinking, but after last night, I’m pretty sure The General won’t be feeling left out after my display of puking, yelling, and slight domestic violence.

Anyway.

I just ordered pizza from Domino’s online, mainly because I’m obsessed with the pizza tracker (our food is in the oven right now, by the way, thanks to William putting it in there at 3:57PM). And after I ordered, I got to do a poll on the Presidential elections. I wanted you all to see today’s poll standings, when it comes to folks too lazy to make their own dinner:

Clearly if the election were to happen right now, Obama will be the clear winner. I’m tempted to order food from PizzaHut.com right now, just to see if they have the same results!

some things are better in person

October 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Misc.

You know, I get the whole online poker thing. I was a fan of it for a while and then I realized that having it that easily accessible was not healthy for my psyche (getting angry at a person that’s sitting halfway around the world for making a stupid bet) and my bank account (getting vengeful after a while and wanting to beat someone no matter what). Although it was definitely fun while it lasted and made me realize how much I enjoyed playing poker. Just more in person than online.

I don’t really get the online casino option. Because for me, part of going to a casino – whether it be Mystic Lake just south of the Cities, the one just south of Des Moines that I used to stop at on my trips back and forth to Missouri before I got Riley, or any of the amazing places in Vegas (like the Pretty Pretty Princess Castle, for instance). If I want some full on casino action, then I definitely need it to include the people-watching aspect of it.

I guess for someone that doesn’t want to be bothered by people begging for money for a cab ride home (seriously – I’ve seen it happen) or the clouds of cigarette smoke or that beautiful sound of nickels hitting the metal when someone cashes out or wins, then online is probably the best casino-type option for them. Not me, though. I need to witness some trainwrecks taking place while I try to retire off of nickel slot machine winnings.