Sandwich Ingredients

I ordered a sandwich from Which Wich today and ordered toppings that I like without regard to whether they would taste good together. You know how you order there by checking stuff off on the bags? It makes me wonder if the part of my brain that enables me to write is completely disconnected from the part that can synthesize or the part that knows what is gross. My (hot) sandwich:

• Turkey
• Wheat bread
• Pepper Jack cheese
• Pesto
• Caramelized onions
• Spinach

The only thing I considered but ruled out was jalapenos.

Gelato World Tour

Austin is the only North American stop on the Gelato World Tour, a competition held in cities all over the world. This list is amusing to me--I feel the same way seeing my town listed with other Formula One cities.

Rome, Italy
Valencia, Spain
Melbourne, Australia
Dubai, UAE
Austin, North America
Shanghai, China
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Berlin, Germany
Rimini, Italy - grand final

Celebrity Sightings

In no particular order--

Don Henley in Brookshire's
Michael Chiarello in his Napa kitchen store
Johnny Knoxville on the Drag
Mario Lopez in a NYC steakhouse
Chris Messina on 7th Street
Stephen Dorff in LA
James Earl Jones* in LA
Jim Cramer in a NOLA art gallery
Matthew McConaughey outside the Paramount
Lyle Lovett at Las Manitas
Dan Rather on a street
Willem Dafoe** in Italy
Jimmy Fallon on a 6th Street pay phone
Ryan Hansen at Lavaca
Connie Britton at Belmont
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova at the Holiday Inn

*Probably not
**Definitely not (I was so sure but so wrong. And this was not just a glance, but this man and his wife were in seats FACING us for 2 hours on a train)

Happy Birthday Julie!!!

Things that Julie has introduced me to that will forever be a part of my life:

• Maker's Mark
• Veronica Mars
• The Decemberists
• Ice Skating*
• Choreography
• Aaron Sorkin**
• Arrested Development
• Country Music***
• Storytelling ****

* This will only forever be a part of my life in the sense that I will think of you every single time Ice Skating is mentioned or being done visually and hopefully especially when we get to watch together again. And by Ice Skating I think I may mean Ice Dancing?
** Specifically Studio 60 but I have gone on to enjoy his other endeavors very much.
***Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and especially George Jones.
****In the sense that nobody tells a story quite like Julie Fitch.  And I love you for it.

Ads That Are Driving Me Crazy These Days

5. KFC

This is insulting on so many levels.  I couldn't find the most offensive one which is a douche bag eating his KFC in the "office" and talking to the camera while he eats and has food orgasms.  It is, needless to say, a turn off.  But the thing I hate most about these commercials is the fact that everyone likes KFC.  It's delicious.  No argument.  But I'm not so much a fan of the people who eat KFC (or any fast food) and it seems as though this commercial is trying to make me friends with them.  Gross.
4. Disney

I have nothing against Disney.  At least, I didn't until I was forced to watch this commercial 45 times.  And it's not the fact that it's stupid and annoying and doesn't bring out my "disney side" in any way, shape, or form (and I'm pretty sure I have one).  No, it's the fact that 6 seconds in, a grown woman looks over to whom I can only assume is her father because she refers to him as "papa", and realizes that he is no longer in his seat.  Now, I don't know about you, but when I look over to find someone and they aren't there, my brain makes the conclusion that they aren't physically present and therefore cannot hear me.  But this woman doesn't believe her brain.  She isn't quite sure what's happening so just to double check she asks again.. "papa?" she asks, as though he is just invisible and might respond.  Come on, Disney.
3.Lumia Icon

I really just don't like that guy.
2.Anchorman 2


This movie is horrible.  Let me extrapolate (wrongly used word, I'm sure).  I loved Anchorman.  But there was a very specific reason.  They had no fucking idea what they were doing.  They even edited two versions of the movie for the dvd release because they didn't know what the hell they had.  And (for me, at least) it was hilarious.  And then people caught on and it made tons of money and they waited a long time until finally someone greenlit a sequel.  Bad idea.  So bad, in fact, that I went to the theater opening day to see said sequel and yes, it was horrible.  And now I see ads for the dvd release and it just twists the knife.
1. Hulu

This one specifically.  I watch most of my new shows on Hulu.  Hulu knows this.  They know this because I am using their website to watch Hannibal.  Then why, for the love of god, when I'm only into the fifth act of the current episode, do they insist on showing me a teaser for the next episode which reveals a MAJOR PLOT POINT that I have yet to reach on the current show I am watching???  Ugh.

p.s.  THIS is how you do it...