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In my last post I stated that you should Netflix “Long Way Round”, well, unfortunately, you cannot, they don’t have it yet, so you’ll have to get it some other way, like buying or engaging in illegal activities. You could always buy it for a friend as a gift and then borrow it from them a week later… That reminds me, I think Jen needs a new Xbox game. Kidding hun… I know you want a Playstation 3 and you’re going to wait. Bedtime for real now.

(n) (MINN-ee-Bar) - The only inanimate object capable of rape.

Thought of this after good news of a wage increase for crew and the comments made about how people were going to ravage their mini-bars tonight. Apparently it was retroactive, so they get an extra bit of money.

Today I said farewell to Boston and loaded up for Minneapolis. Very uneventful, except for the traffic, my headache and the lines at the airport. I think I’m going to attach a bike bell to the handle of my suitcase, lets see if that works. People just do not pay attention to what’s going on sometimes. It’s quite sad. I had a very polite cab driver, but man did he want to talk, and he had an accent, I was having a hard time understanding him, so I politely told him I needed to check my voicemail, which was true, but, I also listened to all my saved messages, the weather, the time, twice and finally the duck that quacks on AFLAC’s 800 number. I should have just put my iPod headphones on…
When I got to the airport, there were a group of people who were just lurking about and were very slow and scattered just far enough to not look like they’re together, but still close enough to talk and make it next to impossible and uncomfortable to pass between them. I’ll admit it, this kind of inconsideration (that’s a word, right? Yes it is, thanks Dashboard Dictionary), back to the matter. This kind of inconsideration drives me crazy, so I said something, “Would it be possible for you %$#@!s to spread out a bit more and block the whole concourse? Some people are still getting through?” ok, that’s what I’d like to say, it was actually “Would it be possible for you folks to stand to one side, so people can get through a little easier”. I got an attaboy from a timid business traveler 40ft later. And Finally, the headache, well you know that place called The Littlest Bar, I told you I was going to? Let’s just say, size isn’t everything. Thank You, Thank You, I’ll be here all week, literally.

OK, if you’ve kept reading then here it is. Annakin Skywalker is Darth Vader! OK, so it’s not a spoiler, we’ve all known it for some time, but man did they do a good job of seaming up the storyline. My verdict, it was good and well worth the free ticket and time spent walking 6 blocks to the theater. It wasn’t my intention originally to go to the movie, but when I sat down to do some work last night, I realized and found the internet still wasn’t working in my hotel. That’s like the 4th hotel I’ve gotten screwed on the connectivity in. Somebody could make a mint going around fixing hotel internet. And get rid of all these different independent companies that manage them, they’re all so confusing. > OK, so I decided on a whim to try and see Star Wars, I then looked up the movie times on my phone, since no hotel internet. > Lucky for me I had my new man purse or murse. I threw my iPod, a book in case I had to wait and both my phones into it and took off, I had 10 or 40 minutes to get from 31st and 7th to 34th and 8th. OK, not a big deal. So I went, got in line, and the 8:30pm show sold out while in line…. damn, now I’ve got to wait for the 9pm show (it was 7:55) so the book wasn’t a bad idea. As I’m just about to get up to the counter, a little Jewish guy comes up and asks if I’m going to Star Wars, and he hands me a free ticket, it was good fortune for me. I think they bought a bunch and had extras. Score! Well, when all was said and done, I loved the movie, it was a good escape, and on the way home, My Hunny Bunny called and put in a wake up call. It was funny, then I went back and fell asleep to the soothing sound of fire trucks. Yah, that’s right, I’m on a low floor and there’s a firehouse across the street. TTFN.

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There is a place in LA called Fogo De Chao, it’s a Brazilan steak house and it’s the best. First you get a salad and some drinks. Then you get a plate and some sides like mashed potatoes, fried plantains, polenta popovers etc. Finally, there is this little puck on your table by your plate it’s green on one side and red on the other. When you first sit down it’s red and when you turn it over, a flurry of “gauchos” come to your table, each with a different meat. All of it is cooked on a vertical spit by a wood fired flame. It’s the best. The meats are things like bacon wrapped filet mignon, leg of lamb, beef pequeno and pork sausage. It’s the best. You can eat as much as you like and it’s a pretty classy place. The gauchos come to your table almost instantaneously when you flip the puck. Then when you’re done they offer dessert, chocolate molten is what I had, it was delicious. There is a also a papaya cream dessert that is supposed to aid in the digestion of red meat, but I wasn’t having any of that. All this was had for a flat fee plus drinks, it was excellent. I’ll try and post the puck later, I kept one.

Listening to: my eyelids creaking closed, I’m fat, tired and have to get up at 4:00 am for loading into the Staples Center tomorrow. Guten Abend Volks.

As in Battlefield 2. Man I can’t wait. If you haven’t already seen the “explosive video” trailer from fileplanet, then get it here. It’s amazing, dibs on gunner position in the topless hummer.

Not listening to: My conscience, I should be in bed!