Moonlighting

Moonlighting: Working another job on the side in addition to your daytime job.

Consumer Review: NISSAN LEAF

So today I got a side job working promotions. It's a weekend thing at Cool Spring's mall passing out information for the NEW Nissan Leaf.  It's so easy a monkey could do it. Plus I've solved the "How on earth do I meet people" question.  The Answer is promotional work, that's how.  Did I mention the good pay? I was asking the other people, some of who do this type of work all the time, how much they've gotten for other jobs.  They all said between $15 & $30.  SAY WHAT? For real I am signing up for more of these events.  Cool people, Cool product, Cool pay, why not?

Anyway so the Nissan Leaf was unlike any car I've ever driven.  It's all electric, so to turn it on, I pushed a button. It doesn't make a noise either so it felt like I was gliding on air.  I seriously thought the Jetsons were going to pull up beside me.  To park it I just pushed another button.  It was the coolest thing.  Everyone should test drive one.

That's where you plug it in, Super easy!

The gear shifter is that short nub with the blue, push it and your're in park

This car has an iPhone app, and it talks to you....It's the new Herbie, or the super advanced car for the next cars movie.

My car couldn't dream of prices like that!!

So I test drove the new leaf and I would so get one, if I had the money.... So I guess after say what...hundreds of random promotional events I'll have enough for this car.  Anyway it's for sure worth a look.

CHEERS!

St. Patrick's day: Pinch patrol

Ok, so I can't help but pinch people, especially on a day that says PINCH AWAY! So on St. Patrick's day I devised a simple plan to maximize my pinching.

Step 1: Basically just wake up and pinch the crap out of people who are still in their pajamas.  They'll never know what hit them...except sheer confusion since they'll still be half asleep.
Step 2: Just pinch everyone you see, just because it's fun...I got everyone at work...but I'm sure they hate me now.

Ok So I love to dance, and one of my favorite places in the world is DUBLIN, Ireland. Irish people rock.  Anyway here is my "ode to Irish step dancing." and some history too!

 The cool thing about these Irish step dancers is that they are local to Franklin, TN!

Now let's chat about St. Patrick, He is the reason for the season...or hoopla. Here is St. Patrick's history!

Quick Fact: 3 leaf clovers are the lucky ones...Americans are the only ones who think 4 leaf clovers are lucky! who knew? (I still search for the 4 leaf ones though)

OK SO HOW DID YOU SPEND YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY? I Want to know what silly or normal or crazy night that you had! Post it on my comments, and people can vote...the winners will get fame/ glory and a personal interview/post!

For Example: Last Night I went to a local Irish bar and probably embarassed myself...correction I'm almost positive of this.  I secretly hope the other attendees were just as "pissed" as I was.  Anyway I got a funny hat and a blinking shot glass!  It was a wicked cool time. I can neither confirm or deny...

cider in a Guinness glass...sorry its basically sacrilegious 

So Remember!

Who IS you?

CHEERS!

Life is like a box of crawfish: Forrest Gumping Mardi Gras Style

I eased on down the road to the deep south.  Once I landed in the Bayou, I began exploring.  My goal was to see and try all the local favorites....on the Gulf Coast in LA & MS.

New Orleans, NO NO's

1. Do not pee in the street

2.  Do not wander down alleys--Gang bangers chill there

3. Avoid Bourbon St. after dark

4. Do not stay sober---(no open container laws!!)

Now for the chain of events for Mardi Gras....

One of the first things we did was go to a parade in Pass Christian, MS.  It was my first parade and I got swamped with beads, and bit by fire ants.

Afterwards I went to a bona fide fish fry.  Something I got to watch since I'm a celiac. BUT I ate, well I swallowed it, my FIRST OYSTER.

Then a nice lady there showed me how to do it the "big girl way" that involved CHEWING the oyster.  For some reason I just couldn't chew that gelatinous blob.

For Fat Tuesday we went to Metairie, LA. They had 3 parades in a row! There I learned how to SHUCK oysters! This really cool lady who looked horrendously unapproachable...turned out to be approachable and she showed me how to shuck oysters and eat Cajun crawfish!

Sometime after the parade my friends mother pushed me down a hill, I got in a scuffle over an LSU shirt, and some old man, who thought he was Hugh Hefner, tried to take me home....I almost went because he had jello shots.
The next day Metairie was taken out by tornados and floods...But I'd still like to say thanks for a good time....at least from what I remember.


We also went to the Beach, where we were swarmed by seagulls.

We Went to New Orleans, pronounced NAWLINS and got some famous drinks.

Pat O'briens Hurricanes...GLUTEN FREE!

And a drink called a hand grenade, Also Gluten Free...but I had to take a risk first because the ingredients are secret.

* If you have Celiac Disease, New Orleans is a difficult place to visit.  I almost cried 3 times because I got screamed at by waiters...etc who just didn't understand that I WASN'T a spy from FoodNetwork or being picky.


Also GLUTEN FREE FRIED SEAFOOD at CASAMENTO'S in Uptown New Orleans.  I gorged myself it was disgusting, but delicious all at the same time!


and remember!!!
1. WHO DAT?
&
2. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!...Let the good times roll!

CHEERS!

Consumer Review: Netti Pot

Jinny used a Netti Pot to relieve her stuffy nose. It worked! but it was disgusting to watch.

This video grosses me out, but it shows how to use the netti pot.  and it actually works.

Try not to puke!

CHEERS!

Monocles are in Style...who knew?

I went to visit my sisters and friends in the grandiose town of Cookeville.  I Forrest Gumped my way through the weekend...only this time it wasn't so fantastical.  It actually was a "the glass is DEF half empty" kind of a weekend.

Thursday was the highlight of the weekend...being it was actually fun...Besides breaking my glasses, which I am currently using as a "Monocle"  and accidently running up a $75 tab at Bob's/Wooly Bullys.  I may be eating beans this week, but Thursday was worth it.

       My monocle                                                                                                           Thursday: Before

After

Friday: it was a blur, it that it didn't go by fast enough.  I got so stressed out I actually smoked a cigarette and I have asthma!  Here's the glossy version of bad to worse: 

1. Being the proverbial elephant in the room, led to SEVERAL awkward introductions & absurd informational discoveries

2. Bad pilfering people

3. Being inebriated and stranded for a short time led to poor choices of machinery operation.

4. (Crazy silly dancing w/ Jinny-- this was fun)

5. The MOST shocking discovery came when all the glitter was on the floor.  Let's just say if you were "BORN THIS WAY" tell the girl you're dating. K thanks.

6.  60/40 is NOT OK when you're the 40.

7.  I was out even more money and this time it was a waste.

8.  The *SH* hit the fan

...and that was my Friday

Saturday: I woke up with heartburn due to beefstick overload, but Saturday was better.

1. El Tap fixes everything

2. Got to see some more friends

3. Jinny's car broke and we got trailed by an angry old lady. Then we met her dad at Uncle Pete's where another old Mormon lady made a crack at my broken glasses.  Yes, everyone please make a joke....

4.  Shopping where I bought 4 shirts all the wrong size...size tent/sack (hopefully they'll shrink in the wash)

5. Bob's --saw even more friends--only I was broke this go around

7. Got called: Asian, Mexican, Indian, Pacific Islander, Spanish and Greek.  My ethnicity still eludes people see previous post. 

6.  And this is how my night ended:

I can't wait till Spring Break...stay tuned for more to come from the Bayou.

CHEERS!