Whine and Cheese

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2007
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A group of us met up to check out Oktoberfest in downtown Cincinnati yesterday. Lots of really good food and some decent eye candy (I have pics!). I'd forgotten how good deep-fried pickles could be. After wandering about for an hour or so, Bo had to head home and the rest of us ventured over to Newport on the Levee to see Shoot 'Em Up. It was just a blast, so much action, so little plot. Clive Owen is yummy and Paul Giamatti makes a great villian. I'm surprised this movie isn't getting more press.

So tired... lots done this weekend... rest today...

It's been a long, fun weekend with the visiting mikiedoggie. I put everything behind cuts to keep things short for those who wish to pass :)

( Friday -- Cincinnati Art Museum, Odd Dresses, and Borders )

( Saturday -- Dewey's Pizza, Narnia, and the Cincinnati Mens Chorus )

This morning we met up with nonljeric, Sean and Aaron, Derek and Chris, and Brian at First Watch for brunch. The place was pretty packed, but luckily Eric had snagged us a table early on. I had pancakes (more high carb stuff -- drool). Mike grabbed a quick nap afterward and then headed on his drive home. I'm hoping that he can make it down again sometime, or maybe I can head to Chicago when the weather is nicer.

It was a good weekend, I'm tired and wish I didn't have to work tomorrow. Is it bad to wish for snow? I feel like a kid again praying for snow days.

Mom and my stepdad were at my house when I got home. I'm glad I gave her a key to the house, I'd hate for them to have been waiting on me outside. I'm also glad I put certain magazines away before she got there ;)

After we hung around the house for a bit, I took them to the new shopping area being built nearby for dinner at The Pub, an English pub-type restaurant. The guy at the door was a hot graying daddy bear, broad shoulders, thick goatee, and wearing a KILT! Oh he was impressive! Great legs!!! I was kicking myself for not bringing my digital camera. Luckily my mom brought a disposable camera with her and she wanted her picture taken with the Scotsman. I got two pictures and begged her to send me a copy when she got them developed :)

The wait for The Pub was too long, so we decided to go somewhere else. On our way back to the car, we walked by McAlister's, which wasn't open for business really, but they were open for training servers. So the managers there invited us in for a FREE dinner. I noticed that the guy running the kitchen was a huge, wrestler-type bear, shaved head, brown goatee, big shoulders and arms, fur peeking out from his shirt, etc. YUM! (again kicking myself for not bringing my camera).

My mom told me that the young waitress who took our order kept staring at me. When I got up to put a tip in the donation jar, Mom told me that the waitress brightened up in the hopes that I was coming to the counter. I told Mom, "Well, I rather it was that burly kitchen manager back there." Mom just smirked at me and took another bite of her sandwich. Ah, teasing her is so fun...

This weekend was something of a bore. I didn't really do much and slept WAY TOO MUCH, 16 hrs on Saturday alone. I guess it's something of a testament to how tired I was.

I came across this picture and story in USA Today while I was working this past week.



Pillage Me! Take Me! I'm Yours! Please!!!
The picture and story online can be found here. The story is as follows:

A man dressed as a villager of a historical Cantabrian tribe, which lived in what is northern Spain today, participates in a reproduction of the Cantabrian wars against against the Roman Army in the northern Spanish town of Los Corrales de Buelna September 4, 2005. On the first weekend of September, people of the village dress in traditional garb to commemorate the battles they fought against the Roman invaders. Picture taken September 4, 2005.

Sigh... :) My mood is improving...

I went to lunch yesterday at Qdoba, a Mexican Grill chain, only to have this tall, cute Hispanic cubby type ring up my order. Oh he was cute -- dark eyes, furry arms, and a goatee! A customer had to have him get some sweetener for his iced tea and the cubby had to bend over under the soda fountain counter to get it. I'd like to thank that customer for doing that because it was nice to see such great... customer service ;)

While eating I spied this muscular guy whose arms could rip up tree trunks from a yard. While he had no facial hair, he looks like the type who could grow a nice beard (usually signified by the 5 o'clock shadow he had at noon). When he got up to leave, I realized just how muscular this guy was.. huge wide shoulders, meaty pecs with hardened nipples showing through his shirt (it was cold in the restaurant), big hairy guns, thick furry legs, and a butt you could serve tea on.

Okay, there must be something in the air or the water there. I'm going to lunch there again today. :)