I don't get it saturday, june 28, 2008 04:29 am Tonight started as a good night. When I got home I put a NY Strip steak on the ol' George Foreman grill, along with some asparagus. Drink of choice? Duvel. Oh yeah .. I felt like a new man afterwards. But it was barely 11pm and I'd only been awake for 10 hours. So, I go to the local BJ's Brewhouse ... This one bartender that was working there tonight is fucking clueless. And I hoped she would not take my order, but she did. I order a pint of witbier. Pretty good, refreshing drink. I'm finished after fifteen minutes and my glass is empty for the world to see. Bartender is talking to some gay waiter guy who only minutes before was singing along to some Justin Timberlake song (It embarrasses me to even know at least one Justin Timberlake song). Normally, I'm a low-key patient guy when it comes to restaurant service, but I seriously wanted to throw this empty glass at both of them. But then I'd be thrown out, the cops called on me, arrested for assault, and my life would be ruined. So I'm left staring at the menu and miscellaneous beer information laminates laying around. Fuck, man, I was turning into an angry drunk right there. Finally she gets my order for a Piranha Pale Ale. It's a really underrated beer on beeradvocate and the whole 'beer blogosphere' (yes there exists one, Virginia). I have a feeling I'm the only one in McAllen that drinks their hoppy or seasonal draught beers. The final nail in the coffin was when she wouldn't take a coupon I had for a free appetizer. Now, you do have to buy a main entree to get the free appetizer, but I've used this coupon before with different bartenders and they said it was cool. Not this chick. Is a plate of french fries really gonna put a dent on the place? I tipped her a buck afterwards. I don't think I'll ever be going over there again. current mood: predatory post 1

Things won't change friday, june 27, 2008 06:04 am I'm on a big "Missing Persons" kick lately. Remember them? The New Wave band with a chick singer who had platinum blonde hair with pink & blue streaks? "Do you hear me? Do you care?" Last week I was driving from work just wanting to get away from everything and "Walking In LA" came on the radio and I turned the volume up to 10. So it's pretty much my favorite song of the moment. This obsession will end pretty soon and I'll go back to listening to 60s rock. Beer has totally bored me lately. I blame the boredom on the lack of selection. Last week I went to one of my favorite restaurants, The Blue Onion, and I thought "why can't I have a decent beer with my gyro?" A witbier or hefeweizen would be a perfect match. Oh well, Fat Tire is always there, and Redhook ESB. Good ol' Shiner Bock, too! Gimme a break! I always opt for a Sprite at the end. On the other hand, if I knew anything about wine I could choose a decent one from their three pages and counting wine list! I think soon I'm going to go to the local wine store with a $20 bill in my hand and demand the best wine they have for that price. Y'know .. Some new kind of kick, something I ain't had... Lately, I've just been drinking Warsteiner. A 500 ml bottle for $1.50 is a hard price to beat. I have about five of them stashed in my fridge. Aside from a ribeye steak in the fridge waiting to be consumed when I wake up, I have nothing to look forward to. current mood: thoughtful read 5 post 1

Pretty good night sunday, may 04, 2008 04:02 am I got home .. bored, frustrated from taking Spanish calls at work for the last half hour. Why they put me on the Spanish line I never know, cause I've told them before I suck at Spanish plenty of times. So what else was there to do except drink some beer I've been stockpiling? Last night was a doozy, I bought 750 ml bottles of Westmalle Tripel & Malheur 12°, a six pack of Dale's Pale Ale (tasty IPA, brand new in Texas), a six pack of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale for $4.25 (it's six months old, but its around 7% abv and still has plenty of hoppiness to it) and one bottle of Lindemans Cassis for $3 (usually this is $6!). Today I drank one of those Dale's Pale Ales and starting thinking ... I want some tap beer. So I went to BJ's Brewhouse yet again and drank about three pints of their beers. They had the Spurs / Hornets game on their massive TV and I was loving every second of the Hornets killing the Spurs, much to the chagrin of the whole pack of Spurs fans there. All of those Spurs fans left after the game and I managed to score a spot by the bar instead of sitting in the corner (no doubt looking very lonely & pathetic). After a while, some guy I talked to a couple months ago magically appeared and sat with me and we traded lots of beer & work stories. So at least I was saved from being a complete loner tonight. current mood: relaxed post 1

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