Sorry it has taken me so long to write. I wanted to try to write a lot but things have come. Basically, I got a little lazy and was waiting for something interesting things to write about. Well today I have decided to compare kids in Arizona to kids in Ohio. I have put together the following list of things I have noticed about the kids out here. So for the following list, these are things that Arizona kids do but Ohio kids do not. (I understand this isnt true about all Arizona kids and/or all Toledo kids but its just an observation) Enjoy.
Some Arizona kids....
1. Count on their fingers
2. Drop out of their Senior year to take a minimum wage job
3. Drop out of school
4. Wear I love Boobies bracelets (Yea I dont know)
5. Think Mac Miller is an awesome musician
6. Know who Mac Miller is
7. Complain about 65 degree days
8. Go home because it rains
9. Celebrate when it rains
10. Ride their bike instead of studying (A kid actually said that to me)
11. Take a zero on a test instead of finding a pencil to use (True story)
12. Swear in front of teachers
13. Swear at teachers
14. Call teachers playboys (True Story)
15. Skip school because it was their Dad's birthday (Sad, but true story)
16. Think they will own an Aston Martin on a firefighter's salary (Crazy)
17. Get suspended for fighting and then first day back get suspended again
18. Come to school on something and assume I cant tell (C'mon man)
19. Think education is worthless because they are going to be a famous model, skater or X-Gamer
20. Tell a teacher I'm not doing anything today because my stomach hurts
21. Tell a teacher I'm not doing anything today because I dont feel like it
22. Tell a teacher hes a dick because he makes them take notes
23. Claim they must call their mom because its an emergency (It wasnt)
24. Claim they must text their dad because its an emergency (It wasnt)
25. Finally, some kids openly admit they dont care about school
I hope you enjoy the list. This is not true about every student out here and I'm sure there are students in Toledo like the ones out here. With that being said, I have experienced every situation on this list. So it is what it is. Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
I'm Back!
Well I decided to get back at this thing. I havent written an article since I took home big money on the slots. I went back home to Toledo last week and and enjoyed all my family. So I am sorry I havent been blogging as much anymore. Lets see if I still know how to do this....
For those of you who read my blog, you know I bought a car when I got out here. My brother-in-law Rich says its a girly car but what does he know. Kate says she loves it...oh wait. Anyway, I finally decided to to register it with the Silver State (what an awful name). I went into my local DMV expecting not to pay too much. Back in the Buckeye state, I think it is $40 dollars to register a car. I was expecting somewhere around 200 or 300 dollars. So the DMV lady gets my paper work, inspects the car, and takes my ID. After typing my info into the computer she says, "Oh, thats weird." I asked what she was talking about. She said and I quote, "You didnt pay taxes on your car so you owe my $1,778. Will that be cash or credit?" Over $1700 dollars to register my car. Holy Hell! I replied with "Umm, I have to go." And I scurried out of the DMV. After calling my dad (he was pissed) and the guy who sold me the car, I was told I would be required to pay the full price. Tax, title and registration aint no joke. So the DMV said suck it to my perfectly planned budget. Growing up sucks.
After the debacle at the DMV, I started to get settled in. I started visiting more and more places and started noticing something very interesting. Every bar I go to, I always ask what the specials are. Every single bar I go to, Coors is always the special. Not Coors Light. Coors. The Banquet Beer. I had never even had a Coors. Now everywhere I go its the special. Not Bud Light, Budweiser, or Miller Light. Coors, the Banquet Beer. This place is very strange. Ill be back soon.
For those of you who read my blog, you know I bought a car when I got out here. My brother-in-law Rich says its a girly car but what does he know. Kate says she loves it...oh wait. Anyway, I finally decided to to register it with the Silver State (what an awful name). I went into my local DMV expecting not to pay too much. Back in the Buckeye state, I think it is $40 dollars to register a car. I was expecting somewhere around 200 or 300 dollars. So the DMV lady gets my paper work, inspects the car, and takes my ID. After typing my info into the computer she says, "Oh, thats weird." I asked what she was talking about. She said and I quote, "You didnt pay taxes on your car so you owe my $1,778. Will that be cash or credit?" Over $1700 dollars to register my car. Holy Hell! I replied with "Umm, I have to go." And I scurried out of the DMV. After calling my dad (he was pissed) and the guy who sold me the car, I was told I would be required to pay the full price. Tax, title and registration aint no joke. So the DMV said suck it to my perfectly planned budget. Growing up sucks.
After the debacle at the DMV, I started to get settled in. I started visiting more and more places and started noticing something very interesting. Every bar I go to, I always ask what the specials are. Every single bar I go to, Coors is always the special. Not Coors Light. Coors. The Banquet Beer. I had never even had a Coors. Now everywhere I go its the special. Not Bud Light, Budweiser, or Miller Light. Coors, the Banquet Beer. This place is very strange. Ill be back soon.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Winning!
Well, I havent had a post in a long time. I am not sure why. I guess I have just been a little busy, a little lazy and/or I havent had anything to talk about. Well that all changed when I went to the casino. Heres the story...
Kate visited again and this time her mom came with her. They spent all Sunday in Vegas and came to Laughlin on Monday. We had a ton of fun. A majority of our time in Laughlin was spent casino hopping, gambling and trying the local restaurants. Kate and her mom did very well playing the slots in Vegas and they wanted to try their luck in Laughlin. Now you all know me and how I dont like to spend my money at all. Well, Kate's mom was giving me some money to gamble and I decided to try the slots. The first few days, I hadnt won anyting and I was getting very frustrated. I was playing the Wheel of Fortune 25 cent slot and I wasnt winning jack. Kate and her mom were once again doing pretty well. So after the first few days, I decided to take Kate and her mom to the Avi casino. The Avi is an Indian Reservation and in my opinion, is the nicest casino in Laughlin. So off we went.
When we got to the Avi, I had 17 dollars in my pocket and I knew I wanted to bet on some football games for the weekend. Well the Parlay cards dont come out til Thursday so I decided to try my luck again with the Wheel of Fortune. Once again, I wasnt hitting anything. I had gone through 6 of my 17 dollars in less than a minute. I was so pissed. I kept thinking what was the point of playing these stupid games. No one ever wins. At this point, I just wanted to get rid of my remaining $11. So I found this game. White Ice was a dollar slot machine with a maximum bet of 2 dollars. I thought I'd be done with this nightmare in 6 spins and I could just watch (and not lose anymore money) Kate gamble. I hit spin for the first time and came up empty. I hit spin again and nothing. My expectations werent to high at this point. I hit spin another time and nothing. So I was done to $5 and was ready to be done with it. So I hit spin again and this time something different happened. Instead of coming up with a bunch of junk, this was what the slot machine read. When it comes to slot machines, most of the time, I have no idea what is good and what isnt good. So when that came up and I saw I was winning, I thought it was going to stop at like 20. But it kept going and going and going and going. At this point, Kate could hear my machine was winning so she came over to see what was up. As the numbers turned from two digits to three digits, I looked at Kate and said, "Kate, I think those numbers mean dollars." She said, "Uh, yeah. You are winning a lot." At the end, this is what I had won. After I picked me jaw up off the floor, I instantly hit cash out. The machine spit this ticket out and I knew I had won some pretty big money.
Kate and her mom were so happy for me. I felt awesome. I turned $17 into $800. I couldnt believe it. The best/worst part of the night was Kate's reaction. At the point I won, she had won over $100. Heres the proof. Any other night, she would have been pumped to win that much money. The rest of the trip, she tried her best to win some big money. It didnt help that her mom won $300 in Vegas the next day. So by the end of the trip, Kate had lost all of her money. Sorry babe, some of us are just lucky.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Kate visited again and this time her mom came with her. They spent all Sunday in Vegas and came to Laughlin on Monday. We had a ton of fun. A majority of our time in Laughlin was spent casino hopping, gambling and trying the local restaurants. Kate and her mom did very well playing the slots in Vegas and they wanted to try their luck in Laughlin. Now you all know me and how I dont like to spend my money at all. Well, Kate's mom was giving me some money to gamble and I decided to try the slots. The first few days, I hadnt won anyting and I was getting very frustrated. I was playing the Wheel of Fortune 25 cent slot and I wasnt winning jack. Kate and her mom were once again doing pretty well. So after the first few days, I decided to take Kate and her mom to the Avi casino. The Avi is an Indian Reservation and in my opinion, is the nicest casino in Laughlin. So off we went.
When we got to the Avi, I had 17 dollars in my pocket and I knew I wanted to bet on some football games for the weekend. Well the Parlay cards dont come out til Thursday so I decided to try my luck again with the Wheel of Fortune. Once again, I wasnt hitting anything. I had gone through 6 of my 17 dollars in less than a minute. I was so pissed. I kept thinking what was the point of playing these stupid games. No one ever wins. At this point, I just wanted to get rid of my remaining $11. So I found this game. White Ice was a dollar slot machine with a maximum bet of 2 dollars. I thought I'd be done with this nightmare in 6 spins and I could just watch (and not lose anymore money) Kate gamble. I hit spin for the first time and came up empty. I hit spin again and nothing. My expectations werent to high at this point. I hit spin another time and nothing. So I was done to $5 and was ready to be done with it. So I hit spin again and this time something different happened. Instead of coming up with a bunch of junk, this was what the slot machine read. When it comes to slot machines, most of the time, I have no idea what is good and what isnt good. So when that came up and I saw I was winning, I thought it was going to stop at like 20. But it kept going and going and going and going. At this point, Kate could hear my machine was winning so she came over to see what was up. As the numbers turned from two digits to three digits, I looked at Kate and said, "Kate, I think those numbers mean dollars." She said, "Uh, yeah. You are winning a lot." At the end, this is what I had won. After I picked me jaw up off the floor, I instantly hit cash out. The machine spit this ticket out and I knew I had won some pretty big money.
Kate and her mom were so happy for me. I felt awesome. I turned $17 into $800. I couldnt believe it. The best/worst part of the night was Kate's reaction. At the point I won, she had won over $100. Heres the proof. Any other night, she would have been pumped to win that much money. The rest of the trip, she tried her best to win some big money. It didnt help that her mom won $300 in Vegas the next day. So by the end of the trip, Kate had lost all of her money. Sorry babe, some of us are just lucky.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
I Visit Another Planet
One thing that I miss about Ohio is the weather. Yeah, its always warm and sunny here but that can be boring. In Ohio, one day its 75 and sunny and the next day its 45 and rainy. One day it will snow and the next day its shorts and a t-shirt weather. I sort of liked that.
One thing that Ohio is used to is rain. Last spring it seemed like it rained every day for like 3 months. I think it rained something like 29 of 30 days. The beauty of Ohioans and all people from the Midwest, when the weather changes, we adapt and move on. If it rains for a month straight, "Oh well, that's Ohio weather." Well, this week at school, something happened that shocked the students, faculty, parents and quite frankly, probably every other person in Arizona. Something happened that was so shocking and eventful, I thought the Canadian Sensation Justin Beiber had stopped by. On Tuesday, September 13, it rained and it rained hard. Chaos ensued.
When I went to bed on Monday night, it was like any other night. It was hot as hell and the weather hadnt changed in weeks. I was awoken by lighting and rain around 3. I didnt think anything of it because well it was 3 am. When I left for school on Tuesday it was raining but not enough rain where I had to run to my car to avoid it. Just a light rain, nothing special. By the time school started it was pouring. By pouring, I mean it was an average rain in Toledo. Every student in the school went nuts. Students ran into my classroom to ask me if I noticed it was raining. Announcements were made to the students on how to "act" when it was raining. I was in awe. The students went nuts. In the middle of a lecture, a student asked me if it was still raining. Who cares! Students walked into my classroom soaked from walking outside (Sidebar: River Valley has 3 seperate building on campus where students are required to walk outside to get to and from class. Hence why they were soaked.) What happened next was something I never thought I would ever see in my life.
Around 11 in the morning, the AP came on the annoucements and said that students who rode bus #4, had to eat lunch now and go home. I was confused because I wasnt sure if I missed an email or a memo. So I walked next door to ask another teacher. He told me that the students had to go home because it was raining. What? Students have to leave school early because it is raining? I couldnt believe it. That wasnt even the worse part. Three teachers left school early and went home because it was raining. At this point, I thought I was on another planet. People really go home early because it is RAINING!?
When I drove home that day, I expected there to be flooding and people in canoes floating around the roads. You know what I saw? Nothing. Not a damn thing. I drove home and the roads were barely wet. They werent slippery. They werent dangerous. They were nothing but a little damp. Roads that the great people of Toledo drive on everyday from March 1st to May 30th. This might have been the first moment where I realized life out west is a little different than back home.
One thing that Ohio is used to is rain. Last spring it seemed like it rained every day for like 3 months. I think it rained something like 29 of 30 days. The beauty of Ohioans and all people from the Midwest, when the weather changes, we adapt and move on. If it rains for a month straight, "Oh well, that's Ohio weather." Well, this week at school, something happened that shocked the students, faculty, parents and quite frankly, probably every other person in Arizona. Something happened that was so shocking and eventful, I thought the Canadian Sensation Justin Beiber had stopped by. On Tuesday, September 13, it rained and it rained hard. Chaos ensued.
When I went to bed on Monday night, it was like any other night. It was hot as hell and the weather hadnt changed in weeks. I was awoken by lighting and rain around 3. I didnt think anything of it because well it was 3 am. When I left for school on Tuesday it was raining but not enough rain where I had to run to my car to avoid it. Just a light rain, nothing special. By the time school started it was pouring. By pouring, I mean it was an average rain in Toledo. Every student in the school went nuts. Students ran into my classroom to ask me if I noticed it was raining. Announcements were made to the students on how to "act" when it was raining. I was in awe. The students went nuts. In the middle of a lecture, a student asked me if it was still raining. Who cares! Students walked into my classroom soaked from walking outside (Sidebar: River Valley has 3 seperate building on campus where students are required to walk outside to get to and from class. Hence why they were soaked.) What happened next was something I never thought I would ever see in my life.
Around 11 in the morning, the AP came on the annoucements and said that students who rode bus #4, had to eat lunch now and go home. I was confused because I wasnt sure if I missed an email or a memo. So I walked next door to ask another teacher. He told me that the students had to go home because it was raining. What? Students have to leave school early because it is raining? I couldnt believe it. That wasnt even the worse part. Three teachers left school early and went home because it was raining. At this point, I thought I was on another planet. People really go home early because it is RAINING!?
When I drove home that day, I expected there to be flooding and people in canoes floating around the roads. You know what I saw? Nothing. Not a damn thing. I drove home and the roads were barely wet. They werent slippery. They werent dangerous. They were nothing but a little damp. Roads that the great people of Toledo drive on everyday from March 1st to May 30th. This might have been the first moment where I realized life out west is a little different than back home.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Part 2
Well I am back to finish the story of Kate's visit to the west coast. So lets do it...
Once we got back to Laughlin, I was really excited and nervous for Kate to see my place. Kate has pretty high standards (actually ridiculously high but I love her) and I wanted her to see that my place isnt all that bad. Well she walked in and said "I like it. Its cute but..." I thought she was about to tear it to pieces about how messy it was and how she cant believe I havent killed myself yet. Not so fast my friends. She said, "I like it. Its cute but its so plain." So when we went to Bullhead City (that is were all the shopping is located) Kate went to town. Before she got here, I had the bare essenitials. I had a place to sit, sleep, shower and watch TV. Well I didnt do all of that in the same place but you get the idea. So after Kate did work my apartment went from being boring and very plain to looking like this....
I got a cool new shower curtain (I actually picked it out, dont like her tell you any different)
And matching bath mats
AND a matching clock
AND curtains for my bedroom. Wow, who am I.
My boring futon got some decorations
So did my wall, and wall and wall.
No more paper plates and bowls for the Scorpion King. Thanks Scorpion Queen
Anyone who knows the Queen, knows she loves this stuff. She LOVES it!
So after Kate put so elegantly put her touch on the apartment, we decided to go out on the town. Now all of this didnt happen in one day but it makes it easier to tell the story that way. I am such a lazy writer.
Kate really wanted to gamble. She had never done it before and she was looking to hit it big (which didnt happen). So we hit up the casinos. We bought some drinks (more on that later) and we hit the slots. I wanted to play some table games but wasnt too sure how to so I stuck with the slots. The biggest problem with the slots for me and Kate was half the time we didnt know what we were trying to do or what would win us big money. So, essentially, we just keep feeding these machines our money not knowing what the hell to do. But as Kate would say "its vaction, who cares." After busting out at several casinos we headed towards the Colorado Belle which looks like a big boat. Kate decided to play a Wizard of Oz themed slot machine because nothing had worked up til then. With in 5 minutes Kate had almost tripled her money. Here are a few shots of her working over the wicked witch and showing her who is the boss. While she was playing, we noticed that there were cocktail waitresses taking drink orders from the rest of the gamblers. I couldnt tell if they were paying for the drinks. Well my friends, they werent and the Scorpion King was in heaven. Free drinks, gambling and Kate making big bucks? Color me excited. The only person more excited than me was Kate. By the end of the night, Kate was EASILY 8 Bacardi and Cokes down and feeling great. She felt great until she pushed the witch a little too much and then got busted. I guess we arent in Tecumseh anymore Katelyn.
After gambling for an hour, we hadnt won a damn thing and I was worried about my cash flow. I wanted to leave to save money but Kate talked me into playing a little more. I took $20 out of the ATM, split it with Kate and went to play this Monopoly slot machine. I ordered a Vodka and lemonade and went to work. After 10 minutes I turned my 10 bucks into over $50. Check it out.
I felt great but decided to push my luck (one too many Vodka and Lemonades I guess) and ended up just breaking even. Oh well.
Kate and I took a few pictures to remember our trip and here they are...
In front of the Colorado Belle
I swear I wasnt drunk or high in this picture
This is much better
Well once again I am sick of writing and cant think of any interesting things to write about. Hope you liked the new post. Stay out of the heat and watch out for Scorpions.
Once we got back to Laughlin, I was really excited and nervous for Kate to see my place. Kate has pretty high standards (actually ridiculously high but I love her) and I wanted her to see that my place isnt all that bad. Well she walked in and said "I like it. Its cute but..." I thought she was about to tear it to pieces about how messy it was and how she cant believe I havent killed myself yet. Not so fast my friends. She said, "I like it. Its cute but its so plain." So when we went to Bullhead City (that is were all the shopping is located) Kate went to town. Before she got here, I had the bare essenitials. I had a place to sit, sleep, shower and watch TV. Well I didnt do all of that in the same place but you get the idea. So after Kate did work my apartment went from being boring and very plain to looking like this....
I got a cool new shower curtain (I actually picked it out, dont like her tell you any different)
And matching bath mats
AND a matching clock
AND curtains for my bedroom. Wow, who am I.
My boring futon got some decorations
So did my wall, and wall and wall.
No more paper plates and bowls for the Scorpion King. Thanks Scorpion Queen
Anyone who knows the Queen, knows she loves this stuff. She LOVES it!
So after Kate put so elegantly put her touch on the apartment, we decided to go out on the town. Now all of this didnt happen in one day but it makes it easier to tell the story that way. I am such a lazy writer.
Kate really wanted to gamble. She had never done it before and she was looking to hit it big (which didnt happen). So we hit up the casinos. We bought some drinks (more on that later) and we hit the slots. I wanted to play some table games but wasnt too sure how to so I stuck with the slots. The biggest problem with the slots for me and Kate was half the time we didnt know what we were trying to do or what would win us big money. So, essentially, we just keep feeding these machines our money not knowing what the hell to do. But as Kate would say "its vaction, who cares." After busting out at several casinos we headed towards the Colorado Belle which looks like a big boat. Kate decided to play a Wizard of Oz themed slot machine because nothing had worked up til then. With in 5 minutes Kate had almost tripled her money. Here are a few shots of her working over the wicked witch and showing her who is the boss. While she was playing, we noticed that there were cocktail waitresses taking drink orders from the rest of the gamblers. I couldnt tell if they were paying for the drinks. Well my friends, they werent and the Scorpion King was in heaven. Free drinks, gambling and Kate making big bucks? Color me excited. The only person more excited than me was Kate. By the end of the night, Kate was EASILY 8 Bacardi and Cokes down and feeling great. She felt great until she pushed the witch a little too much and then got busted. I guess we arent in Tecumseh anymore Katelyn.
After gambling for an hour, we hadnt won a damn thing and I was worried about my cash flow. I wanted to leave to save money but Kate talked me into playing a little more. I took $20 out of the ATM, split it with Kate and went to play this Monopoly slot machine. I ordered a Vodka and lemonade and went to work. After 10 minutes I turned my 10 bucks into over $50. Check it out.
I felt great but decided to push my luck (one too many Vodka and Lemonades I guess) and ended up just breaking even. Oh well.
Kate and I took a few pictures to remember our trip and here they are...
In front of the Colorado Belle
I swear I wasnt drunk or high in this picture
This is much better
Well once again I am sick of writing and cant think of any interesting things to write about. Hope you liked the new post. Stay out of the heat and watch out for Scorpions.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Vegas, Laughlin and the weekend with the Old Lady part 1
This past weekend was a very exciting one for me. I had been away from my family for a month and was starting to miss everyone from back home. So this weekend was exactly what I needed. Kate was finally coming to visit and we had planned to spend a day in Vegas and then head to Laughlin for the rest of the weekend. This is the story our of weekend and the fun we had. Enjoy...
I drove to Vegas to pick Kate up at 7am so I could go to a casino to watch the OSU game. I got to watch the majority of the game, Buckeyes won big and then I got to see Kate. It was going to be a good day. When I showed up at the airport to pick her up, we hugged and Kate said, "aw it woulda been nice if you got me some flowers." I said, "yea, I should have done that. Oh well." Little did she know when she got back to my apartment she walked right into this. This aint my first rodeo Katelyn. Or as the Doctor would say, "I aint no rodeo cowboy." So after we got her bags we went to hit the strip. She had never been to Vegas and I hadnt been since I was 9 years old. Shout out to the Stultz family for that trip. We parked the car at the Monte Carlo's parking garage (free parking everywhere in Vegas. Yes sir!) Kate and I were both hungry so we wanted to get some food. Actually Kate was super cranky cause she was so hungry. So we had to move fast before the Kapnick wrath ate me alive. After much debate (why cant women just say what they want. Someone help me out on that one.), we decided to go to a buffet. Ok, my thought process was I have a long weekend ahead and I needed to save money on food so I could spend money at the casinos and with Kate. So I thought a buffet might be like 25 bucks. Oh how I was wrong. This buffet (and it was a brunch buffet for God's sake) cost me $45. For brunch? Wow. Needless to say, it wasnt worth $45. I hope my dad isnt reading this cause he will be pissed I spent that much.
After the totally over priced buffest, Kate and I walked the strip. Here are some pictures we took. Hope you enjoy.
I thought we were in Vegas, not New York
This is a pretty cool looking casino
So, wait. This is Vegas right
Not sure what or who this is
Mario, Luigi and Daffy Duck?
I drove to Vegas to pick Kate up at 7am so I could go to a casino to watch the OSU game. I got to watch the majority of the game, Buckeyes won big and then I got to see Kate. It was going to be a good day. When I showed up at the airport to pick her up, we hugged and Kate said, "aw it woulda been nice if you got me some flowers." I said, "yea, I should have done that. Oh well." Little did she know when she got back to my apartment she walked right into this. This aint my first rodeo Katelyn. Or as the Doctor would say, "I aint no rodeo cowboy." So after we got her bags we went to hit the strip. She had never been to Vegas and I hadnt been since I was 9 years old. Shout out to the Stultz family for that trip. We parked the car at the Monte Carlo's parking garage (free parking everywhere in Vegas. Yes sir!) Kate and I were both hungry so we wanted to get some food. Actually Kate was super cranky cause she was so hungry. So we had to move fast before the Kapnick wrath ate me alive. After much debate (why cant women just say what they want. Someone help me out on that one.), we decided to go to a buffet. Ok, my thought process was I have a long weekend ahead and I needed to save money on food so I could spend money at the casinos and with Kate. So I thought a buffet might be like 25 bucks. Oh how I was wrong. This buffet (and it was a brunch buffet for God's sake) cost me $45. For brunch? Wow. Needless to say, it wasnt worth $45. I hope my dad isnt reading this cause he will be pissed I spent that much.
After the totally over priced buffest, Kate and I walked the strip. Here are some pictures we took. Hope you enjoy.
I thought we were in Vegas, not New York
This is a pretty cool looking casino
So, wait. This is Vegas right
Not sure what or who this is
Mario, Luigi and Daffy Duck?
So after walking the strip, Kate (who LOVES sharks) wanted to go to the Aquarium at Mandalay Bay. So we took this awesome pic of Kate. We took a bunch of pictures but most were too hard to see. After having a great time at the casinos, Kate wanted to go to the outlet malls in Vegas. We did some research and found out there was a Coach outlet. I dont think I have ever seen Kate as excited as she was when we walked into the store. We walked in and the greeter gave Kate a 30% percent off coupon. Just for walking in the door? Why cant any of the stores I like just give me 30% off at the door. Anyway, let me tell you something. My girlfriend went to work on Coach. Back home, me and my buddy Stevan used to always say we were going to shut shit down at the mall but we never really did. The only store we shut down was Nori Japan in the food court. Love me some Nori Japan. But Kate, she did work.
I have to give her credit, she wanted a Coach purse for a long time. She asked me to buy her one like 100 times but come on, I dont have Coach purse money. Kate ended up buying the EXACT purse she wanted and a wristlet (whatever that is) for a crisp $200. In Toledo, she would have paid around $450 maybe more. Shout out to the Holliday frugal-ness rubbing off on Kate.
After Vegas we went back to Laughlin and I tried to show her a good time. Check back for part 2 of this post. My hands hurt from writing (I am such a wuss). Be back soon.
I have to give her credit, she wanted a Coach purse for a long time. She asked me to buy her one like 100 times but come on, I dont have Coach purse money. Kate ended up buying the EXACT purse she wanted and a wristlet (whatever that is) for a crisp $200. In Toledo, she would have paid around $450 maybe more. Shout out to the Holliday frugal-ness rubbing off on Kate.
After Vegas we went back to Laughlin and I tried to show her a good time. Check back for part 2 of this post. My hands hurt from writing (I am such a wuss). Be back soon.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Scorpion King Gets a Shout Out Request
Well I think I have taken this blog to the next step. Last night, someone requested that I write about them in the blog. When I started this, I was hoping someone would like and I would be dedicated enough to keep it going. Now I am getting requests for me to mention them in the blog. Well, here it goes. Shout out to my boys Beebop and Rocksteady aka Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro aka Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid aka Beans and Rooster. There you go. You got your shout out.
This is a huge weekend for me. Kate is coming to visit and I am going to go to Vegas for the day. See ya later Mini Vegas, hello Las Vegas. Dont worry CCM (for those of you playing along, Chris the Computer Man), I will have my camera ready to take in all the sights. This should be good.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
This is a huge weekend for me. Kate is coming to visit and I am going to go to Vegas for the day. See ya later Mini Vegas, hello Las Vegas. Dont worry CCM (for those of you playing along, Chris the Computer Man), I will have my camera ready to take in all the sights. This should be good.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Some High Quality Pictures
So, because I am such a nice guy, I told my Algebra I class (made up of mostly Freshman) that they could earn extra credit if they brought something to hang up in the class. Well, that and I needed something to hang on my wall in my classroom. Kill two birds with one stone. Below are the awe-inspiring pictures my students brought in. The only requirement was it couldnt be anything Pittsburg Steelers (once you live with 2 Steelers fans youll know what I mean) and absolutely no University of Michigan (who would want any of that ugly stuff anyway.) So here we go. Enjoy.
Tick, tick, boom bitches
Is that a cat playing a banjo. Why, yes it is.
I'm the bomb, yo.
I think this has a deep meaning. Maybe not.
Not bad. I dont get it but not bad.
Grow up
What a suck up
She totally did this 2 minutes before I collected it
Mr. Holliday
Mr. Holliday #2
Take that Fred
Scooby and the Gang #2
Hmm
Hello Kitty
Math Rocks!
Packers? Really?
Suck up #2
Yes I am!
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye
Mr. Holliday #3
These are my T.A.'s. They hate Freshman
Little Ben mailed this to me
Little Ben #2
Tick, tick, boom bitches
Is that a cat playing a banjo. Why, yes it is.
I'm the bomb, yo.
I think this has a deep meaning. Maybe not.
Not bad. I dont get it but not bad.
Grow up
What a suck up
She totally did this 2 minutes before I collected it
Mr. Holliday
Mr. Holliday #2
Take that Fred
Scooby and the Gang #2
Hmm
Hello Kitty
Math Rocks!
Packers? Really?
Suck up #2
Yes I am!
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye
Mr. Holliday #3
These are my T.A.'s. They hate Freshman
Little Ben mailed this to me
Little Ben #2
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Mr. Holliday aint playing and Kate nags me from 3000 miles away
Well, I had a great blog planned for this weekend, but I left my camera at school with all my cool pics. So look for a blog on Monday night with some pretty interesting pictures.
This week at school was very frustrating. I have a class with 28 guys and 2 girls. At the start of the year, I thought this would by my favorite class. I went to an all guys school and student taught at an all guys school. Well, I was terribly wrong. This class gets out of control fast. And it all starts with one student. Ill call him Andrew. Now, Andrew is very disrespectful and refuses to do any work. I got on him at the beginning to try to keep him focused but it didnt work. This week, it got to its boiling point. I kicked him out of class 3 times this past week for being disrespectful, bothering the other students and not giving any effort. I dont like kicking him out but he needs to realize that Mr. H aint playing around. Ill keep you updated on the situation.
After a very long week at school, I went to the grocery store Friday afternoon. I am looking for the cheapest place. I found a real nice market called Smith's. I did all my shopping and found found a jar of pasta sauce that said Kroger on it. I was so shocked because I hadnt seen any Kroger. I asked the cashier where the nearest Kroger was and she replied "Uh, I dunno, the Midwest?" The Midwest. Really, thats the best answer she could give me. After that excellent advice, I hope in the Altima and drove to Kroger. Oh wait, no I didnt because the closest Kroger was somewhere in the Midwest. Thanks for nothing.
For those who dont know, my girlfriend Kate is a little OCD. And by a little OCD, I mean she nags me about stuff I dont care about because it bothers the shit out of her. It can be stuff like not shutting drawers, not driving up to her standards or not washing my hands 45 times a day. Did I mention that she is beautiful and the best girlfriend ever. Well, when I was at the store getting my groceries, I found myself watching how the bagger put the food in the bags. Before I met Kate, I couldnt have care less how the food got bagged. To be honest, when I worked at Target, I didnt care how I bagged the food. Now, I can hear Kates voice yelling at me about what goes in what bag and what cant be in bags together. I think this is the first case of a girlfriend telepathically nagging her boyfriend from 3000 miles away. Well played Katelyn, well played.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
This week at school was very frustrating. I have a class with 28 guys and 2 girls. At the start of the year, I thought this would by my favorite class. I went to an all guys school and student taught at an all guys school. Well, I was terribly wrong. This class gets out of control fast. And it all starts with one student. Ill call him Andrew. Now, Andrew is very disrespectful and refuses to do any work. I got on him at the beginning to try to keep him focused but it didnt work. This week, it got to its boiling point. I kicked him out of class 3 times this past week for being disrespectful, bothering the other students and not giving any effort. I dont like kicking him out but he needs to realize that Mr. H aint playing around. Ill keep you updated on the situation.
After a very long week at school, I went to the grocery store Friday afternoon. I am looking for the cheapest place. I found a real nice market called Smith's. I did all my shopping and found found a jar of pasta sauce that said Kroger on it. I was so shocked because I hadnt seen any Kroger. I asked the cashier where the nearest Kroger was and she replied "Uh, I dunno, the Midwest?" The Midwest. Really, thats the best answer she could give me. After that excellent advice, I hope in the Altima and drove to Kroger. Oh wait, no I didnt because the closest Kroger was somewhere in the Midwest. Thanks for nothing.
For those who dont know, my girlfriend Kate is a little OCD. And by a little OCD, I mean she nags me about stuff I dont care about because it bothers the shit out of her. It can be stuff like not shutting drawers, not driving up to her standards or not washing my hands 45 times a day. Did I mention that she is beautiful and the best girlfriend ever. Well, when I was at the store getting my groceries, I found myself watching how the bagger put the food in the bags. Before I met Kate, I couldnt have care less how the food got bagged. To be honest, when I worked at Target, I didnt care how I bagged the food. Now, I can hear Kates voice yelling at me about what goes in what bag and what cant be in bags together. I think this is the first case of a girlfriend telepathically nagging her boyfriend from 3000 miles away. Well played Katelyn, well played.
Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Katy Perry finds a partner, I travel back in time and much more
Well, Katy Perry has turned it up a notch. After writing my blog about her ruining my life, it looks like she has found a partner in crime. The last few days have been non-stop Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Its like they have joined forces to try to ruin my life. They are like an evil WWE tag team set to Laughlin to ruin my time. They are the Mega Powers. Katymania and Gaga Madness. Touché ladies, touché.
So today is Saturday and I decided to take a trip down to the Riverside Casino to catch a flick. 30 Minutes or Less was an OK movie with some funny parts. Overall not bad. After I left, I decided to a look around the casino to see what I could find. I kept getting the feeling like I was in 1984. Maybe it was the smoking inside (which I am not used to anymore), the tackiest carpet I have ever seen or maybe it was this poster inside the Riverside. Take a good look at the "celebrities" on this poster. Thats a David Hasselhoff, Charo and maybe Joan Rivers? These are the celebrities being advertised at Riverside. All they need it Eric Estrada, Chyna and Ron Jeremy and we could have the return of The Surreal Life. After I left the casino, I walked to my car, only to see a marquee promoting the return of Huey Lewis and the News. Maybe this was a blast from the past. Where was Marty McFly, Dr. Emmitt Brown and the Dolorian to get me back to the future. Unfortunately, I didnt have my camera to take a picture of Huey and his friends (idiot).
After my eventful morning, I went to the grocery store to stock up on some food. Up until this point, I was living the bachelor life. It was Chef Boyardee and Campbell's Soup for me. Heres the perfect example of my life without a woman (my mom or Kate) to help me out. Yea that is paper plates and paper bowls. Dont hate, I am practically a cave man. But I picked my game up a little bit and stocked up. Check out the results...
No more paper for the Scorpion King
Shake and Bake Baby!
Hi Ya Champ!
Yea thats two Tony's Pizza and some random meat.
The Four Horsemen. WOOOO!
Stocked Fridge (Drinks, turkey, salad and cookies in a bag. Talk about a hell of a lunch)
Now on to some more serious topics. I decided to write this blog because I thought it would help me pass the time. The positive support from those of you who do read and let me know you like it on Facebook means the world to me. I am doing my best to be funny and entertaining but I thought only my mom would like the blog. However, I am really enjoying writing it and hope you keep letting me know if you like it. I have done my best to keep this blog fun but being out here isnt all fun for me. It has been really, really hard. I am grateful to have the opportunity to start my career; at the same time, I am sad its no longer possible to be around those who I love.
As the summer wore down, I was preparing to go back to school, work on my Master's and continue to sub. My family, friends and girlfriend were all supportive of that decision. They understood how hard it was to get a job and I did everything I could. In the blink of an eye, I had a job and moved across country. It has been rough. I get to talk to my parents once and day and usually my nephew. Leaving him was very difficult. We had grown close over the summer and had started a great relationship. When my mom tells me he asks "Where's Spikey" it really hurts. I hope he remembers me and the great relationship we had.
It was also hard to leave my girlfriend, Kate, behind as well. Since we began dating, we have been able to see each other almost whenever we want. Now, I am lucky if we talk on the phone each day. Its been difficult. For those of you who dont know, we met in Biology class but didnt date until a year later. I can remember the first thing I thought when I saw her. I think this pretty much sums it up. My buddy Brad can attest to that reaction as well. Now when I see her, my feelings are like this. So its been a tough few weeks. On the bright side, she will be here over labor day weekend. It will be awesome to see her. Shes beautiful isnt she.
Thats it for this time. Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
(Remember the bar where the girls wear only bikinis? Well, check this out. Laughlin is a weird place.)
So today is Saturday and I decided to take a trip down to the Riverside Casino to catch a flick. 30 Minutes or Less was an OK movie with some funny parts. Overall not bad. After I left, I decided to a look around the casino to see what I could find. I kept getting the feeling like I was in 1984. Maybe it was the smoking inside (which I am not used to anymore), the tackiest carpet I have ever seen or maybe it was this poster inside the Riverside. Take a good look at the "celebrities" on this poster. Thats a David Hasselhoff, Charo and maybe Joan Rivers? These are the celebrities being advertised at Riverside. All they need it Eric Estrada, Chyna and Ron Jeremy and we could have the return of The Surreal Life. After I left the casino, I walked to my car, only to see a marquee promoting the return of Huey Lewis and the News. Maybe this was a blast from the past. Where was Marty McFly, Dr. Emmitt Brown and the Dolorian to get me back to the future. Unfortunately, I didnt have my camera to take a picture of Huey and his friends (idiot).
After my eventful morning, I went to the grocery store to stock up on some food. Up until this point, I was living the bachelor life. It was Chef Boyardee and Campbell's Soup for me. Heres the perfect example of my life without a woman (my mom or Kate) to help me out. Yea that is paper plates and paper bowls. Dont hate, I am practically a cave man. But I picked my game up a little bit and stocked up. Check out the results...
No more paper for the Scorpion King
Shake and Bake Baby!
Hi Ya Champ!
Yea thats two Tony's Pizza and some random meat.
The Four Horsemen. WOOOO!
Stocked Fridge (Drinks, turkey, salad and cookies in a bag. Talk about a hell of a lunch)
Now on to some more serious topics. I decided to write this blog because I thought it would help me pass the time. The positive support from those of you who do read and let me know you like it on Facebook means the world to me. I am doing my best to be funny and entertaining but I thought only my mom would like the blog. However, I am really enjoying writing it and hope you keep letting me know if you like it. I have done my best to keep this blog fun but being out here isnt all fun for me. It has been really, really hard. I am grateful to have the opportunity to start my career; at the same time, I am sad its no longer possible to be around those who I love.
As the summer wore down, I was preparing to go back to school, work on my Master's and continue to sub. My family, friends and girlfriend were all supportive of that decision. They understood how hard it was to get a job and I did everything I could. In the blink of an eye, I had a job and moved across country. It has been rough. I get to talk to my parents once and day and usually my nephew. Leaving him was very difficult. We had grown close over the summer and had started a great relationship. When my mom tells me he asks "Where's Spikey" it really hurts. I hope he remembers me and the great relationship we had.
It was also hard to leave my girlfriend, Kate, behind as well. Since we began dating, we have been able to see each other almost whenever we want. Now, I am lucky if we talk on the phone each day. Its been difficult. For those of you who dont know, we met in Biology class but didnt date until a year later. I can remember the first thing I thought when I saw her. I think this pretty much sums it up. My buddy Brad can attest to that reaction as well. Now when I see her, my feelings are like this. So its been a tough few weeks. On the bright side, she will be here over labor day weekend. It will be awesome to see her. Shes beautiful isnt she.
Thats it for this time. Stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
(Remember the bar where the girls wear only bikinis? Well, check this out. Laughlin is a weird place.)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Attacked by a Pop Star, Free Stuff and My New Friend
Everyday, I wake up at 6 in the morning and get ready for school. I wake up, grab some dry cereal because cereal and milk is nasty (yeah I said it) take a shower, get dressed and I am off to school. Once I am outside, I walk by an apartment building similar to mine. Now this building has some nice bushes that line the sidewalk. For the past week, every time I walk by this bush, a humming bird flies out to greet me. This isnt a once in a while thing, its every day. Its quite strange and I am hoping one day Ill be able to take a picture of my new best friend.
Once I get to my car (2010 Nissan Altima with the push start, no big deal), I get ready for my half hour commute to work each day. I can live with a half hour but what I cant live with in the horrible music selection. One of the dirty little secrets of moving to a new state is trying to find a decent radio station to listen to. Back home, it was easy. Here, I'm stuck with static or breezy pop hits. Now dont get me wrong, I can use a nice bubble gum pop hit every now and then but this week has been out of control. On my way to school today, I heard not one, not two, not three but four Katy Perry songs. Four. I feel like LeBron right now. What is even worse, I had those four songs on only two different radio stations. Four Katy Perry songs in one half hour. My drive to work today was ruined by this and this and then this. Dear Katy, I dont care about your fireworks, your friday night or what girls you are kissing (well, maybe). Because of Katy Perry attacking my ears every morning, I feel like I'm walking into a bad college party. From this moment Katy Perry you are banned from my life. We had a good run. We had some fun. I am through with you and your dumb songs. I hope you wake up in Vegas and leave me alone.
Now on to more happy thoughts after my rant on the one who will has been banned (screw you too Russel Brand. Play a new character in a movie besides a doped up Brit). Today, River Valley gave me even more free stuff. I got this and this from student council. Check the background of the second pic. Old habits die hard I guess. Thats all for today and I can already tell I am running out of ideas. It is going to be a long year. Til next time, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions (and friendly humming birds. Or unfriendly humming birds for that matter).
Once I get to my car (2010 Nissan Altima with the push start, no big deal), I get ready for my half hour commute to work each day. I can live with a half hour but what I cant live with in the horrible music selection. One of the dirty little secrets of moving to a new state is trying to find a decent radio station to listen to. Back home, it was easy. Here, I'm stuck with static or breezy pop hits. Now dont get me wrong, I can use a nice bubble gum pop hit every now and then but this week has been out of control. On my way to school today, I heard not one, not two, not three but four Katy Perry songs. Four. I feel like LeBron right now. What is even worse, I had those four songs on only two different radio stations. Four Katy Perry songs in one half hour. My drive to work today was ruined by this and this and then this. Dear Katy, I dont care about your fireworks, your friday night or what girls you are kissing (well, maybe). Because of Katy Perry attacking my ears every morning, I feel like I'm walking into a bad college party. From this moment Katy Perry you are banned from my life. We had a good run. We had some fun. I am through with you and your dumb songs. I hope you wake up in Vegas and leave me alone.
Now on to more happy thoughts after my rant on the one who will has been banned (screw you too Russel Brand. Play a new character in a movie besides a doped up Brit). Today, River Valley gave me even more free stuff. I got this and this from student council. Check the background of the second pic. Old habits die hard I guess. Thats all for today and I can already tell I am running out of ideas. It is going to be a long year. Til next time, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions (and friendly humming birds. Or unfriendly humming birds for that matter).
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Chris the Computer Man Comes Through Again
Chris the Computer Man (CCM) has done it again. I was lost at sea with this blog but my trusty sidekick (yeah I said it) has saved my butt again. Look throughout the blog for links to click for pictures. Here are links to some pics I took earlier in the week. The Scorpion King and Computer Man! Marvel and DC, call me. Lets figure this out.
New Car
New Apartment
Inside the Apartment
See ya later girlfriend
See ya later Mom
Vegas Airport isnt messing around
Go Dust Devils!
New Car
New Apartment
Inside the Apartment
See ya later girlfriend
See ya later Mom
Vegas Airport isnt messing around
Go Dust Devils!
River Regatta, VIP and The Casinos
This is my first weekend here in the great state of Nevada. I was a little worried about finding stuff to do but was quickly told by the seniors in my class that this weekend is the River Regatta. Before I explain what that was (and I had to ask) let me explain the geography of Laughlin. I live in the tri-state area of Nevada, Arizona and California. The boarder of these states is the Colorado River. On the Nevada side, all the casinos sit on or near the river. On the Arizona side, all the shopping sits near the river. So on to the story...
I asked my seniors what the heck the River Regatta was and what exactly goes on. Very matter-0f-factly he said "People float in the river." Float in the river? Thats all you do is float in the river? The senior said "well, people drink beer and float in the river." I decided to go down to the river and check this Regatta out. Well friends, what I found was pretty interesting. I took a drive down to the river and I found a bunch of people floating in the river. I was shocked! Take a look. There were hundreds of people at this event just to float in the river. People were in all sorts of different floating devices from simple inter tubes all the way to pontoon boats decorated like pirate ships. After watching the floating, I decided to hit up the buffet at Harrah's casino to get a bite to eat.
I walked into the buffet and handed them my rewards card (each casino lets you sign up for a rewards card for free to earn discounts towards useless stuff) and the lady says welcome back Nelson right this way. I was already feeling pretty good when she said "we are going to take you into the VIP room and let you enjoy the perks of being a preferred member of our casino." Hot Damn! Ive only been here a week and I am feeling like Joe Presci in Casino minus all the ciggs. I ate some pasta and fruit and went on my merry way.
As I walked out, I saw a car being raffled off to the VIP member (take that all you common folk) so I decided to throw my name into the hat. After some reflection, I couldn't help think that all the people who signed up for this raffle could probably buy the car with the money they are losing at the craps table. Oh well, God Bless America and winning free stuff.
The next few weeks, I am hoping to check out the rest of the casinos and hopefully find some more interesting stuff to talk about. Also, I am hoping to spice this blog up with some pics. I posted some on my Facebook but I want to have this blog be one stop shopping for all things Spike. However, I am a little computer slow so I have found a hired gun. My good friend Chris will be co piloting this blogosphere with me and he will hopefully get this thing going full speed. As always friends, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
I asked my seniors what the heck the River Regatta was and what exactly goes on. Very matter-0f-factly he said "People float in the river." Float in the river? Thats all you do is float in the river? The senior said "well, people drink beer and float in the river." I decided to go down to the river and check this Regatta out. Well friends, what I found was pretty interesting. I took a drive down to the river and I found a bunch of people floating in the river. I was shocked! Take a look. There were hundreds of people at this event just to float in the river. People were in all sorts of different floating devices from simple inter tubes all the way to pontoon boats decorated like pirate ships. After watching the floating, I decided to hit up the buffet at Harrah's casino to get a bite to eat.
I walked into the buffet and handed them my rewards card (each casino lets you sign up for a rewards card for free to earn discounts towards useless stuff) and the lady says welcome back Nelson right this way. I was already feeling pretty good when she said "we are going to take you into the VIP room and let you enjoy the perks of being a preferred member of our casino." Hot Damn! Ive only been here a week and I am feeling like Joe Presci in Casino minus all the ciggs. I ate some pasta and fruit and went on my merry way.
As I walked out, I saw a car being raffled off to the VIP member (take that all you common folk) so I decided to throw my name into the hat. After some reflection, I couldn't help think that all the people who signed up for this raffle could probably buy the car with the money they are losing at the craps table. Oh well, God Bless America and winning free stuff.
The next few weeks, I am hoping to check out the rest of the casinos and hopefully find some more interesting stuff to talk about. Also, I am hoping to spice this blog up with some pics. I posted some on my Facebook but I want to have this blog be one stop shopping for all things Spike. However, I am a little computer slow so I have found a hired gun. My good friend Chris will be co piloting this blogosphere with me and he will hopefully get this thing going full speed. As always friends, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Long, long week
Well, this has been the longest week of my life. I have been running around trying to get my life in order. I am finally all moved in and have bought my first car. I bought a 2010 Nissan Altima. I will have pics up of the apartment and the car soon. The Doctor and I have been taking in the Laughlin the last few days and I think I am starting to like it. I am 15 minutes away from downtown Laughlin where there are the 15 or so casinos. It is literally mini-Vegas. We have cruised the casinos looking for the best deals on restuarants (if that isnt Spike Holliday I dont know what is) and trying to find a mall. After eating dinner at a top notch buffet (Harrahs casino was awesome), Doc and I found an outlet mall. We walked in and the next 20 minutes was a little out of the ordinary.
We walked in and the Doctor went to use the restroom. I sat in the food court and people watched. After about a minute, two chunky kids, maybe 16 or 17, starting yelling at what looked like a girl. It ended up being a really, really skinny guy with long hair and rocking some skinny jeans. You can see how I was mistaken. The chunky boys were yelling at skinny jeans calling him all sorts of names. So right in the middle of the mall, skin tight jeans punched chunky boy 1 in the face. I looked around and no one even bothered to look what was going on. This must be common in mini-Vegas.
A little dazed after a Tyson-like left cross to the chin, chunky boy 1 looked to chunky boy 2 and start laughing. They proceeded to "take it outside" which seemed redundant because no one inside cared what was going on. After a few more yells and name calling, skinny left and the chunky boys rode the elevator as proud as can be.
After my run in with the chunky boys, I went to a local bar next store looking for information. I walked in to Bikini Bar and instantly felt like it was a strip club. I walked up to the bar and asked the barkeep, literally a girl wearing nothing but a bikini, and asked if they played Ohio State football games at this bar. She was instanstly confused as if I asked her what the square root of 177 was. She turns to another bikini only barkeep and asks her. Still nothing. So they go to get the manager and ask him. The manager put a pool stick down and was wearing a backwards hat and he told they got some of the games. This place needed to be on bar rescue because I was confused if this was a strip club, a bar or both.
So my week consisted of chunky boys. go go girls and buffets. Interesting to say the least. And I had my first full day of school yesterday. Kids were awesome and I think its going to go great. As always, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
We walked in and the Doctor went to use the restroom. I sat in the food court and people watched. After about a minute, two chunky kids, maybe 16 or 17, starting yelling at what looked like a girl. It ended up being a really, really skinny guy with long hair and rocking some skinny jeans. You can see how I was mistaken. The chunky boys were yelling at skinny jeans calling him all sorts of names. So right in the middle of the mall, skin tight jeans punched chunky boy 1 in the face. I looked around and no one even bothered to look what was going on. This must be common in mini-Vegas.
A little dazed after a Tyson-like left cross to the chin, chunky boy 1 looked to chunky boy 2 and start laughing. They proceeded to "take it outside" which seemed redundant because no one inside cared what was going on. After a few more yells and name calling, skinny left and the chunky boys rode the elevator as proud as can be.
After my run in with the chunky boys, I went to a local bar next store looking for information. I walked in to Bikini Bar and instantly felt like it was a strip club. I walked up to the bar and asked the barkeep, literally a girl wearing nothing but a bikini, and asked if they played Ohio State football games at this bar. She was instanstly confused as if I asked her what the square root of 177 was. She turns to another bikini only barkeep and asks her. Still nothing. So they go to get the manager and ask him. The manager put a pool stick down and was wearing a backwards hat and he told they got some of the games. This place needed to be on bar rescue because I was confused if this was a strip club, a bar or both.
So my week consisted of chunky boys. go go girls and buffets. Interesting to say the least. And I had my first full day of school yesterday. Kids were awesome and I think its going to go great. As always, stay out of the heat and watch out for scorpions.
Monday, August 8, 2011
My first day
Well it is hotter than heck out here. The car said it was over 110 degrees outside. It got up to 115 during the day. After getting to our hotel at 3:30 am (6:30 Toledo time. Doc was a little cranky to say the least.) I woke up at 7:30 to go meet everyone at River Valley High School. Everyone was super nice and super helpful. We were asked if we wanted water 5 times, which was nice because it was 115 degrees outside. After getting paper work and meeting my new co-workers, the Doctor and I were off to find an apartment for me to live in. It took a turn I was not expecting.
After getting some tips from the nice ladies in that school district building, we drove our Nissan Sentra (not a bad little car) to Laughlin, Nevada. After driving around 20 minutes through the scenic Arizona and Nevada countryside, we ended up in Laughlin. In Laughlin, there is probably 10 casinos in a 4 miles radius. People in Nevada must love to gamble. After searching for probably an hour I picked out a small 1 bedroom apartment for a measly 375 a month. Once the apartment paperwork was finished (That is a dirty little secret no one tells you about before you move. There is so much paperwork to do.) the Doctor and I went for supplies. 120 dollars later I had a new George Foreman grill, a toaster and some other household items. Tomorrow I will try to get some pics up of my apartment and some of the surrounding area.
After a long, long day, there is still so much to do. Buying a car, a bed, a couch and a TV are all on the to-do list. I'm hoping this little experiment gets a little more exciting (I'm new to this) and people actually read my thoughts. Til next time, stay outta the heat and watch out for scorpions.
After getting some tips from the nice ladies in that school district building, we drove our Nissan Sentra (not a bad little car) to Laughlin, Nevada. After driving around 20 minutes through the scenic Arizona and Nevada countryside, we ended up in Laughlin. In Laughlin, there is probably 10 casinos in a 4 miles radius. People in Nevada must love to gamble. After searching for probably an hour I picked out a small 1 bedroom apartment for a measly 375 a month. Once the apartment paperwork was finished (That is a dirty little secret no one tells you about before you move. There is so much paperwork to do.) the Doctor and I went for supplies. 120 dollars later I had a new George Foreman grill, a toaster and some other household items. Tomorrow I will try to get some pics up of my apartment and some of the surrounding area.
After a long, long day, there is still so much to do. Buying a car, a bed, a couch and a TV are all on the to-do list. I'm hoping this little experiment gets a little more exciting (I'm new to this) and people actually read my thoughts. Til next time, stay outta the heat and watch out for scorpions.
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