POOP

So it was the end of my shift and I started sweeping the floor when I came across something gross.  Here is a picture of what I saw

So now I'm grossed out because there was a lot of it behind the counter.  So I called my boss and told her: "I think we have a mouse or mice because I found a lot mice poop on the floor".  Then I said "actually I think it might be a rat because the poop is so big".  First she said "get down and smell it" but she was only kidding and then she told me to take a picture (above) and send it to her.  After receiving the picture she asked where it was located so I told her in the corner behind the counter.  She then said "is it by the coffee machine?"  I said yes and then felt very stupid.  She told me earlier that day someone spilled COFFEE BEANS on the floor and apparently missed some.  Only me, but it does make a funny story, doesn't it?

Tri-State Fresh Face Winner May 2012

So i entered a photo contest and I won.  I am the first Tri-State Fresh Face winner for May 2012.  Here are the pictures that she took:

http://www.sossecrectsonskincare101.com/2012/05/may-tri-state-fresh-face-winner-photos.html?spref=fb

She also made it a YouTube video of the same pictures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tWBX5MpN7OU

Here are some of the pictures:

Not so bad for my age, right?  Let me know what you think of them.
have a great day!!!

Days Of Our Lives First Gay Kiss

I have been watching Days Of Our Lives for many many years.  I am so happy they FINALLY have gay characters.  Sonny, the already out, happy and accepted character and Will, the guy struggling to come to terms with being gay.  It is  such a nice contrast having both on.  Hopefully they will be the next super couple!!!

Here is a video I took from my iPhone on the historic first gay kiss on DOOL.
In this video is Will on the right played by Chandler Massey and Neil played by Jesse Kristofferson. Sonny, played by Freddie Smithis the one catching Will:

This is only a part of the scene.  The longer version is too big to upload but i'm sure you can find it on YouTube.com

This is such an important story to tell and so far the writers have done it justice and I look forward to watching Will's journey to "find" himself and be happy who he is in a society that can be so hateful and the same society that can be so accepting.  Everyone's journey is so different and here's hoping Days Of Our Lives continues to  tell his story in a way that's truthful but yet, still soap-like.

My Birthday Dinner

So, March 20th is my birthday and my brother picked the restaurant this year.  In attendance was my father, my mother, my brother, his girlfriend and her daughter Ashley.  We went to a Japanese Hibachi Grill where they cook your food right in front of you.  I've been to one before but never at this place located in Forked River, NJ.  I think it was called Fuji.  The experience is always great depending on the "cook".  This one was excellent and kept laughing at his own jokes LOL  But the funniest parts of the evening was when the cook referred to my mom as "momma-son" and my dad as "pappa-son".  I was just birthday boy.  But then the waitress kept referring to my dad as Grandpa.  We were all cracking up.  Most people would just say sir or ma'am but not the Japanese I guess.  

At the beginning of the dinner Ashely took the waitress its my birthday and I have to wear "the hat".  I had no idea what this meant until it was time.  So the waitress comes out with a japanese style hat (that she placed on my perfectly done hair ) and a GONG and everyone starts singing:

happy birthday to you GONG

happy birthday to you GONG...

you get the point...of course everyone around us was staring but after the GONG birthday song they play a "happy birthday" song over the loud speaker where EVERYONE could hear and stare at me.  Do I love the attention...kind of but still a little embarrassing.  Before is a picture my brother took:

overall it was a great experience and a terrific birthday dinner with my family!
Oh the birthday candle was in a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
thanks for reading!  <3

this is our corner of the bar!

I just love La Hacienda, especially now that they have Taco Tu

esdays!!! They are only $1 when you sit at the bar and purchase an alcoholic beverage. May I suggest the Strawberry Banana Margarita...delicious. You don't get a choice; they only serve hard-shelled beef tacos but who cares...they are so good especially when you add the home-made salsa. Oh, by the way, my favorite meal there is the Chicken Enchiladas with the green sauce (a must have)...spicy!

It has a great Mexican atmosphere and appropriate authentic music playing all day and night. They have dance classes on Wednesday nights and live music/bands on Friday and Saturday nights.

La Hacienda has the best staff. They are always so friendly and always service with a smile. Here is a picture:

That's Jodi, Christian and myself. See how fun they are? They make you feel like you're part of the La Hacienda family and always welcome....everyone says "hello".

SEE YOU ON TUESDAY!!!

http://www.lahaciendanj.com/index.php/home.html

Viet Bistro

Hello Friends,

I decided to write again on my blog! This time I wanted to write about various places I've been and comment on them. I'd like to start with a restaurant I went to for lunch called Viet Bistro in the Cumberland Mall. A friend suggested this place to me because I love Vietnamese food. I drove an hour to get there and my friend came along.

If you want a fresh, out of the ordinary meal, this is the place to go. It was unlike any Vietnamese restaurant I've ever been to. We were greeted by a very nice guy who actually smiled while welcoming us. One thing I requested not to have in my soup was any kind of white onion or "green onion" (scallions). They make it very easy to order from the menu. Kind of like taking the class Vietnamese 101 on how to order and eat it.

I enjoy the noodle soup or "PHO". So being that it has been so cold outside, nice hot soup sounded like it would hit the spot. This is an example of what it looks like to order from their menu:

Noodle Soup - $5.99

Step 1: Choose one (1) of our fresh noodle options -

Rice Noodle (White); Spanish Noodle (Green); Soba Noodle (Yellow); or Vermicelli.

Step 2: Choose one of our fresh broth soup bases - Beef; Chicken; Spicy; or Veggie.

Step 3: Choose one of our meat selections or a meat alternative -
Grilled or Steamed Chicken; Beef Flank; Beef Brisket; Pork Chop; Beef Ball; Wonton; or Fish Ball.
Vegetarian options: Tofu or Steamed Vegetables.

Step 4: Personalize your soup with any of our garden-fresh ingredients - Bean sprouts; Cilantro; Scallion; Onions; Basil; or Lime.

- Signature Vietnamese Noodle Soup: Beef Noodle "Pho"
- Signature Vietnamese Spring Roll Vermicelli (Bun Cha Gio)
- Signature Vietnamese Grilled Pork or Chicken Lemongrass (Com Thit Nuong)

I ordered a rice noodle with beef broth and beef flank but when it came out it had onions so my friend complained and I got a new batch. It also came with the spicy broth but that was okay for me because I was going to add in the HOT myself. As you can see, it comes with and I added to my soup: Bean Sprouts, Cilantro, Basil and Mint leaves and I squeezed a lime over the top. It was so delicious.

A little Vietnamese lady came around and asked if everything was okay. She looked at me and knew it was my first time there. She was so nice to explain what the soup broth was made of that I was eating---A spicy lemongrass. She happened to be the owner my friend said and obviously pays attention to her patrons which was a breath of fresh air.

Every Vietnamese restaurant that I have been to makes slight variations to their meals and this was no exception. If it is your first venture to try this cuisine, I highly recommend this establishment (definitely above average) because there was no language barrier (as I have had in the past) and its easy to order from menu. BON APPETITE!!!

For more information you could visit www.vietbistronj.com

San Francisco

I know, I know...it's been a long time since my trip but here we go. May 7-11, 2009
The plane ride...amazing clouds!

I had a great time. We went shopping at The Haight, we watched the movie MILK which was based out of San Francisco and then went to the CASTRO where it all took place. it was amazing!!! We even saw the suit Harvey was murdered in. We even went to the California Academy of Sciences. So here are some pictures.

Albino alligator

The Painted Ladies

Dart Frogs

My friend Ron

S.F. had some funny signs too:

Here are some videos too:

This blue lizard was walking all around the place until I started to record him and then he stopped...must have been camera shy.

There is a sea horse video but it wouldn't load but it has a funny sorry because some woman (who didn't work there) decided to tell me that I couldn't take the video. I kind of got a little nasty with her and told her my flash was not on. If she continued...I think I would have---who was she anyway, the video police?

I want to go back...I could totally see myself as a San Francisco boy. There was more I would like to see so I'm hoping one of these days I'll get another invitation to return.

Remember to COMMENT AND CLICK AWAY!!!

AC Aquarium

It was one of those last minute things and my brother and his family decided to go to the Atlantic City Aquarium and asked me to go with them. it was educational and a very small aquarium (only two small floors), you could see the whole thing in less than an hour. the highlight was when a speaker came out and showed us live animals (a few we could pet and others we couldn't pet). it was a nice day out but here are some of the things we saw while we were there:







I was going to add some exciting videos but for some reason (again) they won't upload and it's really frustrating. I don't feel like calling the HOST to find out why. Oh well!

comment and click away...

Kissing Fish?

So after I had lunch today at The Italian Gourmet with Sue (hope you're feeling better Nicole), I decided to get my oil changed. The "local" place I was going to go was tooooooo crowded so I decided to go to JiffyLube. First I went to the Entenmann's "outlet" and I got four cakes for $5.00 (I'll freeze some). Anyway, as I was waiting for my car to get done, I noticed the fish tank and this is what I saw:

Now I don't think they were fighting because their fish lips actually touched. It was so cute so that I video taped it to share with you.

I'd love for you to video tape yourselves doing your best impression of "fish lips" and send them over to me and I'll post them. GOOD TIMES and don't forget to comment. :o)

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Birthdays 2009

Well it's been a while now since i've written anything and as of recently i have a lot of free time on my hands so i will start today.

Every year the four of us get together to celebrate our birthdays. Nicole turned 32, Gina Marie hit a milestone with the big 3-0 and myself 39. here are some of the highlights:

I was going to add a few videos of Gina's party but for some reason they won't upload.

Also for some reason we never took any pictures at Nicole's Wii/birthday party at her house.

We went to the Olive Garden for my birthday...

Plus as an annual tradition, Nicole has made me her own personal Happy Birthday video:

As always, thanks for a great time and being the best friends ever!!!

YouTube Night

My brother Ron, his girlfriend Kim and her daughter Ashley came over to my home on Sunday night because Ashley needed some help with her Ipod and she just happens to like some of my music. Songs like Britney Spears "Womanizer", Kanye West "Heartless", Usher "Yeah!" just to name a few. My brother got a hold of my Ipod and didn't put it done most of the night because he loved the music on it. Music from our time. LOL!

So then we decided to play Wii except it didn't work. The lights were working but the remotes wouldn't work. After half an hour we realized that the remote needed to be synced. I don't know why it didn't work, maybe because I traveled my Mii to Nicole's house and used my remote there, anyway we got it to work and played a few games. My brother was so into my Ipod that he broke out in song:

and then this:

As I was showing Kim the videos (2) I posted on YouTube, Ashley and Ron were like I want to make one. I can't figure out how to put it on here so I attached a link:

First Ashley...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj3cRRibaIY

Now Ron...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zN0LfP5wk4

We didn't get to bed until 2 a.m. but it was fun...okay okay, I'll attached mine too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLc3vNKVtQw

GOOD TIMES
and forget to COMMENT!!!

Melting Pot/Snow Storm

March 1, 2009, the meteorologists were forecasting a storm with a lot of snow starting late in the evening. I decided to take advantage of a free room I had at Bally's Casino. As I am delaying get ready, my friend Shelly messages me because she saw a comment status I left on facebook that said something like: Bob ...someone save me and take me out...i'm off sunday. It happened to be the start of Restaurant Week. She asked me if I wanted to go somewhere and I was definitely in. We first agreed on Buddakan in The Pier at Caesars but they didn't start their "specials" until Monday, so that was out. Then we tried something else until I came across The Melting Pot. I had always wanted to eat there. So Shelly called and made a reservation for 4:30. When we arrived we decided to take a quick run to the Polo outlet which made us a little late for dinner. We didn't get there until around 4:55 but only had to wait 5 minutes for our table. The "special" was $33 and change for the 3 course dinner but they always try and get you to spend more when you get there. For example, we added another course for an additional $6 for the salad course. The dinner was AMAZING. It started with the cheese fondue, then the salad, then the main course and finished with the chocolate fondue dessert...we chose the chocolate smores...OMG everything was sooooooo good and we even had a martini. we ended up spending a lot more then we had orginally wanted but it was so worth it and I want to go again. The waiter was excellent, and I mean excellent. He made the whole experience that much more for our evening...Cameron was so cool!!!

Well as we were leaving the restaurant, the ground was already covered in snow so Shelly wound up staying at the hotel with me. We had a great time and ended up at the Bally's bar and each had a drink and a shot (those damn shots cost $17 for both). Yikes!

that's us having a drink and me wearing my new scarf I just bought at Polo...lol

It was a great time all around...Thanks for inviting me and I'm glad we've reconnected after all these years. Good Times and Good Friends...

Bingo

My father, brother, his girlfriend and myself decide to go to BINGO at the Trump Marina last night. The only reason we went was because each game you could win at least $1000 with the top prize at $3750 for the last game. It was packed. There were so many people they had to use three rooms. Now when the caller calls someone favorite number, they tend to do funny or weird things. Like when O 66 was called someone rang a bell. But the two funniest ones have got to be when the caller called O 54 or is it G 54 and a whole table sang "Car 54, Where Are You?". I laughed so hard. But the best was when B 8 was called and this spanish woman yelled "ocho Macarena" with the accent and all. It was hilarious and I so wanted that number to be called at every game but it was only called once.

Feeling the urge to play some BINGO now? I found a fun one at Games.com. The caller is a creepy old man but still fun. ENJOY!!!

Gumballs

So we get it all the time...Adults and kids come into the store just for the FREE gumballs.
First a bunch of Jewish kids came in and got some gumballs and started chewing them. One boy asked: "Are these Kosher?" "I'm sorry, they are not". With his hand opened at his waist in front of his belly, he opened his mouth and pushed the gum out while telling the other kids not to eat it. Well as they were leaving I found a piece of gum on the floor. I announced out loud in a stern voice "Is that a piece of gum on the floor?" I said it loud enough for the MOM to hear and she picked it up.

Then, a little fat boy came in and asked for a gumball...nothing odd until I went to visit a friend down the hall. Afterwards, I wanted to go get a Starbucks coffee. They know me so well in there and all I have to ask for is "The Usual" (a toffee nut frappicino with whipped cream). Anyway, I always take the stairs to the second level (better for the legs) and as I was going up, the little fat boy was going down the stairs. With a mouth full of gum he said to me "you look dumb"...WHAT?! I thought maybe he didn't like the scarf I was wearing. I then meanly said..."WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Trying to blow a bubble and talk at the same time he said it again "I like your gum". Now I felt bad so I was like..."okay...good" smiled and kept walking. I laughed about it...Good Times

Losing Me

This is such a beautiful song
Thank you...

Christmas 2008

Spending time with good friends of 15+ years is always good times. We didn't take our "group" picture this Christmas like we always do but here are two...As you can see with the shoe picture I was trying to learn my new camera...

I also took two videos of Chris and Nicole playing Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games...

I think it was the javelin throw:

HOW DOES IT GO HIGH?

Anyway, it was good times.
Merry Christmas 2008!!!

My Pets

After all the trouble I had trying to return the filter (I did receive a courtesy call from Wal-Mart...a lot good that did) I wanted to show you the final product.

Here are some pictures:

and of course...one video

There are four fish in the tank in case you are wondering and they are having a great time...
I was feeding them...good times!!!
There names are: Miss Q, Mole, Lady and Dori