So glad I took the day off. I still feel out of it.
Kelc and I took a relaxing lunch journey. First stop was Five Guys Hamburgers. They make a good hamburger. Warning: the large fries are a very sizable portion. We thought we would be able to split them, oh how wrong we were.
Next up we took a walk around to the turtle/duck pond. Semi-scenic, but also semi-developed. Unfortunately the ducks did not want any food, and the birds kept stealing it.
Went inside Barnes and Noble to look around. I found some interesting non-fiction (of course).
The rest of the day was pretty relaxing.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
2012.04.29 Sunday (New Orleans)
Woke up late, as expected. Housekeeping was banging on the door to see if we were gone. Some of the guys had already left, some had not.
We showered, then packed up our junk and got moving. We weren't totally aware of this at the time, but some of the girls were stuck waiting for their valet to get their car, so we ended up being in front of the pack yet again.
Stopped by Waffle House for breakfast. The greasy food was perfect.
I took over from Vidor to Austin.
Kelc arrived soon after I was home, so I unpacked and told a few stories of the journey, then went out to Taco C for a late dinner.
We showered, then packed up our junk and got moving. We weren't totally aware of this at the time, but some of the girls were stuck waiting for their valet to get their car, so we ended up being in front of the pack yet again.
Stopped by Waffle House for breakfast. The greasy food was perfect.
I took over from Vidor to Austin.
Kelc arrived soon after I was home, so I unpacked and told a few stories of the journey, then went out to Taco C for a late dinner.
2012.04.28 Saturday (New Orleans)
Woke up at a reasonable time, and headed to Johnny's Po-Boys for breakfast (again). The other options we checked out were crowded. Jazz Fest really increased the congestion of the streets and locations.
Went around to a few restaurants and oyster bars for most of the day. Some chose to gamble, others slept in the room.
Today is the day we finally met up with the girls group. We took some cabs over to the New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Co. for dinner. I had the red beans and rice (finally something with a full on New Orleans style) A quick walk over to a nearby bar and we were celebrating as a large group. We might have made a few people in the establishment feel weird because we kind of took over the dart boards.
When we were about to leave, we called up the cab company and found out there would be at least an hour and half wait before being picked up. That was not cool. A big cab-van picked up the girls, and Tim's mom came to the rescue and picked up us guys from the bar. Back at the hotel, some went to sleep, others wanted to go gamble, and others wanted to go celebrate on bourbon street. I chose the bourbon street route.
Long night, good times. A very interesting and memorable way of wrapping up the loose ends of the bachelor/bachelorette party.
Went around to a few restaurants and oyster bars for most of the day. Some chose to gamble, others slept in the room.
Today is the day we finally met up with the girls group. We took some cabs over to the New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood Co. for dinner. I had the red beans and rice (finally something with a full on New Orleans style) A quick walk over to a nearby bar and we were celebrating as a large group. We might have made a few people in the establishment feel weird because we kind of took over the dart boards.
When we were about to leave, we called up the cab company and found out there would be at least an hour and half wait before being picked up. That was not cool. A big cab-van picked up the girls, and Tim's mom came to the rescue and picked up us guys from the bar. Back at the hotel, some went to sleep, others wanted to go gamble, and others wanted to go celebrate on bourbon street. I chose the bourbon street route.
Long night, good times. A very interesting and memorable way of wrapping up the loose ends of the bachelor/bachelorette party.
2012.04.27 Friday (New Orleans)
Slept in a fair amount. Those hurricanes have tons of sugar (and alcohol), and my body feels a bit worn down from that today. Cleaned up and started wandering around town with the guys.
Still waking up for breakfast at Johnny's Po-Boys and Cafe du Monde. That's right, double breakfast.
Next up, a few bars and wandering around the streets. Also a quick stop at Harrah's Casino. There we played some craps and blackjack. Met some cool people at both games. A notable one was a teacher from Houston.
Dinner at Restaurant August. The place was rather fancy (4 dollar sign on Yelp) and we went at a really good time when the evening sun was lighting up everything with a soft glow. The meal started off with some breadsticks, then a chef creation of a butter/fish custard topped with caviar all inside an egg shell. (That is probably the craziest thing I've ever eaten.) For the main course I chose the grilled poussin, which is apparently young chicken. It was amazing. Finished the meal with some desserts and french press coffee.
After dinner, we decided to stay in our fancy attire and head to a cigar bar. There we chatted, some played chess.
Spent the later part of the day out drinking and more gambling. Goodbye money, it was nice knowing you.
Still waking up for breakfast at Johnny's Po-Boys and Cafe du Monde. That's right, double breakfast.
Next up, a few bars and wandering around the streets. Also a quick stop at Harrah's Casino. There we played some craps and blackjack. Met some cool people at both games. A notable one was a teacher from Houston.
Dinner at Restaurant August. The place was rather fancy (4 dollar sign on Yelp) and we went at a really good time when the evening sun was lighting up everything with a soft glow. The meal started off with some breadsticks, then a chef creation of a butter/fish custard topped with caviar all inside an egg shell. (That is probably the craziest thing I've ever eaten.) For the main course I chose the grilled poussin, which is apparently young chicken. It was amazing. Finished the meal with some desserts and french press coffee.
After dinner, we decided to stay in our fancy attire and head to a cigar bar. There we chatted, some played chess.
Spent the later part of the day out drinking and more gambling. Goodbye money, it was nice knowing you.
2012.04.26 Thursday (New Orleans)
Woke up just like any other work day, except today I am hopping in a car to drive 8 hours to another state. I actually had to finish packing too, better late than never right? We hit the road, then didn't get very far because we were picking up people and swapping riders. Took us a good 40 minutes to get around town to do that. It's pretty funny how it takes a good chunk of hours just to get out of Texas.
We stopped at a Whataburger on the way there, and just so happened that another vehicle in our dispersed caravan stopped there too. Not planned at all, pretty coincidental.
Made another stop once we were in Louisiana to check out a gas station / casino combo, and get gas and use the facilities of course. I'm not sure of the specific location we stopped at, but I think it was a chevron gas station. We put in a few bucks in the video poker machines they had, but I hit nothing. I think one of us cashed out when up something like 40 cents.
We were in the hotel room by about 6p. I guess traffic affected us a fair amount. I think we were also the first group to make it into town. Somehow we were ahead.
We unpacked a bit and relaxed. Not too much later a few more guys arrived. We grouped up and headed out to go check out a few places. The first stop was a random bar where they had a special on Guinness. And of course we took some "to go".
Next up was a walk over to the river. We met a cool jester that liked to talk shit to us. Absolutely hilarious. Wish we had gotten his name.
Hop, skip and jump over to Corner Oyster Bar & Grill. There we had some food and drinks while watching multiple screens of hockey games. We think there was a group of Canadians watching the game pretty intensely.
After dinner, we went and picked up some hurricanes. Not necessarily the best choice of drink, but its jumbo size lasted me the remainder of the evening.
The rest of the night was a bunch of walking around, back to the hotel occasionally to pick up people as they had arrived, and a few stops by the casino and bourbon street.
My feet were pretty tired and I was ready for bed by early morning.
We stopped at a Whataburger on the way there, and just so happened that another vehicle in our dispersed caravan stopped there too. Not planned at all, pretty coincidental.
Made another stop once we were in Louisiana to check out a gas station / casino combo, and get gas and use the facilities of course. I'm not sure of the specific location we stopped at, but I think it was a chevron gas station. We put in a few bucks in the video poker machines they had, but I hit nothing. I think one of us cashed out when up something like 40 cents.
We were in the hotel room by about 6p. I guess traffic affected us a fair amount. I think we were also the first group to make it into town. Somehow we were ahead.
We unpacked a bit and relaxed. Not too much later a few more guys arrived. We grouped up and headed out to go check out a few places. The first stop was a random bar where they had a special on Guinness. And of course we took some "to go".
Next up was a walk over to the river. We met a cool jester that liked to talk shit to us. Absolutely hilarious. Wish we had gotten his name.
Hop, skip and jump over to Corner Oyster Bar & Grill. There we had some food and drinks while watching multiple screens of hockey games. We think there was a group of Canadians watching the game pretty intensely.
After dinner, we went and picked up some hurricanes. Not necessarily the best choice of drink, but its jumbo size lasted me the remainder of the evening.
The rest of the night was a bunch of walking around, back to the hotel occasionally to pick up people as they had arrived, and a few stops by the casino and bourbon street.
My feet were pretty tired and I was ready for bed by early morning.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
2012.04.25 Wednesday
Some awesome construction traffic on the way to work today. Supposedly the winds delayed putting up some steel flyover parts, so they decided to screw up morning rush hour.
The work day started off with free doughnuts and free breakfast tacos. I can't really complain much there.
Long day of work, then class. Soon I will be done with school... then what will I spend my evenings doing?
Spent the evening running errands and packing. Kelc and I took a detour to get some dessert at Applebees. Mmmm maple butter blondie.
The work day started off with free doughnuts and free breakfast tacos. I can't really complain much there.
Long day of work, then class. Soon I will be done with school... then what will I spend my evenings doing?
Spent the evening running errands and packing. Kelc and I took a detour to get some dessert at Applebees. Mmmm maple butter blondie.
2012.04.24 Tuesday
No carpool today. Makes the morning drive a little more sleepy.
Work was rather productive. Only a few interruptions and a huge chunk of coding accomplished. It's not often that I get to do that much software work (weird, because my title is Software Engineer).
Picked up some Double Dave's pizza on the way home. They still have the 2-for-Tuesday deal on pepperoni rolls. Brings back awesome (and not awesome) memories of college days.
Kelc came over for a bit to hang out, then left for trivia. I went to run some errands. At Autozone, I got into a discussion about brake pads with one of the guys that works there. He said replacing brakes is pretty easy, and machining the rotors can be done for like $15 at a shop, just recommended that I get the Haynes manual to I don't run into any issues. I've heard good things about Haynes manuals, lots of pictures, step-by-step for everything, and list of tools you will need. Might be worth the investment if I want to do most things myself. (And it gives me an excuse to get more tools.)
Home, watched some Daily Show and Colbert Report, then sleep.
Work was rather productive. Only a few interruptions and a huge chunk of coding accomplished. It's not often that I get to do that much software work (weird, because my title is Software Engineer).
Picked up some Double Dave's pizza on the way home. They still have the 2-for-Tuesday deal on pepperoni rolls. Brings back awesome (and not awesome) memories of college days.
Kelc came over for a bit to hang out, then left for trivia. I went to run some errands. At Autozone, I got into a discussion about brake pads with one of the guys that works there. He said replacing brakes is pretty easy, and machining the rotors can be done for like $15 at a shop, just recommended that I get the Haynes manual to I don't run into any issues. I've heard good things about Haynes manuals, lots of pictures, step-by-step for everything, and list of tools you will need. Might be worth the investment if I want to do most things myself. (And it gives me an excuse to get more tools.)
Home, watched some Daily Show and Colbert Report, then sleep.
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