east village idiot

It’s a Friday afternoon before a long weekend, and I know this afternoon is going to crawl along. A nap would be nice tonight (prior to a raucous 30th birthday party), but that’s unlikely with my energy level and the obscene amounts of caffeine I’ve had today. Last weekend, I ran 10 miles to use that energy. My body took that abuse pretty well, so I’ll probably repeat the process this weekend. But don’t worry, I’m not going to turn into one of those jackass runners who brags about the marathon they’re running or keeps a blog of their training runs. Me? A runner? I’m holding my sides just thinking about it.

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You know what bugs me? Orbit Gum’s packaging. It hasn’t changed in the eight years I’ve been chewing the stuff, and it’s still just as annoying as the day I tried it. The foil sticks to the gum and falls apart, and you have to play tug-of-war with the package just to get a stick of gum.

Seriously, it’s been like this for years, and they STILL haven’t come up with a better system. Don’t you think they’ve gotten a fair number of complaints about it? Or am I the only one bothered by this?

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Great moments in beer news written by non-beer drinkers:

Owner Alan Natkiel tells us he’s installed a custom cooler (which he assures us is “very big and very cold”) and stocked it with suds both highish brow (Abita, Lonestar) and low (PBR, Miller High Life).

Lone Star is “highish brow?!” Did the author happen to do a Google search to see who brews Lone Star?

Pabst.

If you think Lonestar is highbrow, you would probably be willing to pay $7 for a pint of Blue Moon, since it’s a “premium” beer (it’s brewed domestically… by Coors).

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And speaking of booze prices, in this economy, if I’m already paying $40 to go to a charitable function, I probably don’t have $16 to spend on a drink, $4 to spend on coat check, and $6.95 just to get access to a $20 bill to cover all that. Just sayin’.

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Finally, enjoy this little gem from Ellen, brought to you courtesy of the brilliant minds of TBTL:

I love Jesus, but I drink a little. I concur. Except when it comes to the words “Jesus” and “little.”

Have a great weekend. In the meantime, follow me on Twitter. Oh, and hey, isn’t tomorrow Valentine’s Day? Yeah, good luck with that.

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