Wednesdays at the brewery.

So my good friend MeezerManx as a cat with some health problems. Yesterday at lunch she said “I found a woman on Rav whose cat also has megacolon!” Our friend Flucas almost choked on his Whopper (that’s what she said). So we had to explain ‘megacolon’ and assert that it was indeed a real medical term. He found it hilarious, and weird that she was excited to find this other person with the same cat malady. He also said it sounded like the title of a porn. One he wouldn't rent, but would watch if it came on the TV.

On Wednesdays Flucas and I go out to the brewery after work, and often a bunch of people meet us. His BFF Nico and Nico’s fiancée Chris were there with dog Max.

Some crappy local band was sitting with Nico and Chris, and the trucker-stache and dred-beard douches were out in force.

Later L and J joined us. L is a vet student, and a bunch of her fellow students were at a table nearby. This girl whose whole being just screamed LOONEY came over and sat by Flucas and was chatting him up. Pretty soon another vet student woman, an athlete obviously by her sponsored ski jacket, and also a lesbian from her hair and awkward social manner, comes to chat Flucas up.Flucas attracts crazies, lesbians, old ladies, and jailbait.

So I go with L to smoke a cigarette and she tells me a story about Looney. Looney broke up with her boyfriend just before Christmas. About three weeks after that she said she was pregnant. She was drunk at a party and she also told everyone that she only ever had anal sex with her boyfriend, so she must have gotten pregnant from anal. This girl is a VET STUDENT, FULL RIDE scholarship! Anyway, she also tells me the Looney and Looneyboyfriend are back together and engaged.

So I tell Flucas “Hey, Looney is engaged.”

Flucas: “What a twunt! Well that was a waste of $4.”

Me: “YOU BOUGHT HER A BEER!? You are a twunt!”

Flucas: “It was Nico’s idea.He’s the twunt.”

Me: “Well she also claims she got pregnant from anal.”

Flucas: “So she is a stupid twunt!”

Me: “You’re the one who bought her a beer.”

Flucas: “Well I thought I would get anal!”

*die laughing

Flucas: “So she is having an ass baby? A shit baby? You’re not pregnant you’re just constipated!”

Me: “ SHE HAS …. MEGACOLON!”

We did not stop laughing for like, well we are still laughing.

Don't forget Charlie

Charlie

I just can't get enough of this video, even years later.

Dramatic reading.

So there is this meme thing, YTMND. It is not something I can really explain, JFGI and you can get the history yourself.

Anyway, some of it is really stupid and gross like most of the internet. There are some jewels in there, though.

Here are a few of my favorites. Mostly safe for work (No nekkid people. Maybe some swears. Headphones or close the door, because they have audio.)

Dramatic reading.

Who will kill you?

Soup is good food.

Here in Duckburg.

Get it on.

and for the advanced meme followers:
Medieval.

Tubular.


and to add knitting content:

And Knitting.

Chuck Norris likes to knit sweaters in his free time.

Keith Urban.

Knitting and flying -- PSA

So many many people out there ask about taking knitting needles on the plane. I have flow from Denver to San Diego and back, Denver to Vegas and back, Denver to Twin Falls, ID and back -- each time with knitting on board in my carry-on.

Here is the TSA link for rules on knitting needles in carry-on bags.

Notice the caveat about each agent having determination power.

Also remember that you can CHECK an entire suitcase full of knives if you like. So if you must have long metal needles for something, put them in a checked bag, and take a small project on bamboo circs for carry-on. Everyone needs more hats.

Influenza B

So the kid was sick last Wednesday. Thursday he went back to school and all seemed okay. Friday he called me and come home from school with dizziness, sore throat, high fever...I was fearing strep or mono. We went to the doc and they shoved a swab up his nose (FAR up the nose...eep!) and thested for flu. Sure enough, Influenza strain B...the less scary one. Affects humans and seals. So as long as he doesn't make out with any seals, I think we are okay.

In related news I am feeling pretty light-headed today, but I can't decide if it is from drinking too much Saturday night, or from not sleeping well last night (the wife was on emergency and up and down for calls all night), or if I have the flu.

Last night we went out to Rodizio, which is a small chain Brazilian restaurant that brings skewers of meat to your table and carves it onto your plate. It was really good, but I didn't care for the mahi-mahi very much. Dry little chunks of fish. Bleh. I liked the sweet and spicy chicken, but the best were the different types of beef. Sirloin and garlic crusted and tri-tip. All bloody rare, as I like it. The salad bar was good -- hard boiled quail eggs that were a little rubbery, but nice marinated tomatoes, and a cucmber salad, and mashed potatoes and black beans and collard greens, both with sausage or bacon. Not really a place for vegetarians obviously.

OH! The appetizers were these weird cheese things...well there were little cheese empanadas, and then these cheesy little rice things, and then these popover things that were all cheesy inside that I want about a ton of to eat all day long.

Yum.