Saturday, April 06, 2002

FUN SITE OF THE DAY:
Which Colossal Death Robot Are You?

posted by Ted at 4/06/2002 12:56:42 PM (0 comments)

 Friday, April 05, 2002

Did my last post show up??

posted by Ted at 4/05/2002 09:48:12 AM (0 comments)

 Thursday, April 04, 2002

Wednesday - Sunrise special at Gameworks: you can play as much as you want for 2 whole hours... word. I re-enacted Resident Evil by playing House of the Dead 2.. with both guns! Many a cap was busted. After some video game fun, we grew weary of this nice little town called Las Vegas. And just like that we were on the road once again. Thats when I discovered that there was only one radio station in the Mojave. Country music it was. Two hundred and eighty miles later we find ourselves in the glorious urban jungle we call home - LA.

Thursday - I awoke this day with ONE mission in mind: write a letter to Disneyland suggesting that the teacup ride become Naked Teacups. Err.. I meant get a haricut. My long, beautiful flowing hair had become a burden. It was preventing me from being really really really really really really really really really really rediculously good looking. It had to go! As I left the barber, I tried to not look anyone directly in the eye.. in fear that they might die of shock from my really really really really really really really really really really rediculously good looks. Anyway, I readied myself for round 2 of spring break fun. Even though our adventure to Vegas had just ended the day before, the real fun was just about to begin this fateful day. The plan was to head to San Diego.. and then ultimately to the coolest country that shares the southern border of the US. Yes you guessed it: Mexico.

to be continued...

posted by Ted at 4/04/2002 09:57:32 PM (0 comments)

Okay so to go on.

Wednesday - After a night of drunken fun, we get up really early. Yeah like 8AM. I mean, is anyone really up that early? Then we haul ass, pack up and then leave. We make our way to MGM Grand where we park. Then we walk down the street to Gameworks. It opens up at 10AM and from 10-12 you can buy the all you can play pass for like $20 bucks. Man what a bargain. The beauty of it is if you ever get bored with a game, you can just move on. It's not like it's going to cost you anymore. So we stood at the door along with all these other familes there and bum rushed the counter when we got in. We played for like an 1:45 and then we realized we were being selfish! Why not share the wealth? So we went around and basically paid each machine so it would go to the player select screen. Basically we gave free games on each machine. It was a riot. So funny. Then Ryan wanted to go rock climbing. He claims that being drunk makes you a better climber. This I had to see. So, we stood in line with him for a few minutes and we realized that it was not moving, nor did it ever. Screw that. Upstairs to M&M World we go! Now, if you don't know about it, there is a store that is four stories tall called M&M World. All they have in there is M&M related products and of course a wall of M&M 's in every color imagineable. Quick sick. A few years ago, Ryan and I both bought ourselves a pound each at $6 a pop. Did we eat those 100's of M&M's? Of course not. Anyways, we stood around checking chicks out while Stanley made his way to the front of the line to pay for his candy. Then we drove back. When we go to the State Line, Ted stopped for some gas. Then we went to Barstow where we stopped at Jack in the Box. The girl working there was mundo ghetto. She got people's orders wrong, delayed etc. In the end it all worked out and we were on our way home again. This time, Ryan drove. He went in the carpool lane and that turned out to be a mistake because it does not let you off til WAY later. Way past Stanley's house. So we went straight to Ryan's. Then Ted dropped me off and then Stanley. Man, I was pooped after that so I took a nap.

Thursday - Ted said he was going to get a haircut so the ladies could see his handsome face, rather than his shaggyness. So he said expect around noon. So I waited and sure enough, around noon, he came. We made our way to SD. There was heavy traffic so that gave us time to discuss pressing matters like terrorism at home and abroad, global warming, and of course the endangered tree monkies of Madagascar. When we had just about passed the Block, Ted asked, "Hey, you wanna go to the Block?" Needless to say, we kept on driving. The drive down was uneventful. Eventually we got to SD and we went to this 24 hour Mexican place all the locals love. It's called Coxitote or something. I don't remember how to spell it. We both had 5 rolled tacos. Do you know what rolled tacos are? They are taquitos. Why didn't they just say taquitos? Crazy mexicans, beats me. Then we went back to Ted's crib. We chill there for a bit and Ted thinks we should leave and go to the border in preparation for Mexico. So first we go to the Splat Factory on Balboa. I have been waiting to go to this paintball store for so long. Well we were in and out in about 5 mins. The place wreaked of ghettoness. There was this bum sitting at the counter that just stared at us as we walked in. Not a single hello or can I help you? I would be surprised if he wasn't a transient. Their collection was a few barrels, some guns on the wall and that's about it. Oh yeah, some balls and jersies. If I knew you could open a store with that kind of inventory, I would do it myself. Such a disappointment. Then we made our way to this little town right before the border. I could have sworn I was in Mexico. I never have been but that is exactly how I imagined it to be. We tried looking for a so-called bus that Ted supposedly took last time. Just like his wild girl fantasies, this also did not pan out. Then we drove back. That night Ryan came to SD and we went to BJ's for some pazookie. Ryan had chilli and he thought it came with some free beer. Turns out that the chilli was made with beer. Oh Lord, what a funny mistake. Oh yeah, we had Artichoke dip. That stuff is so good!

Rosarito adventures next time!...

Peace,
David

posted by sygyzy at 4/04/2002 06:32:14 PM (0 comments)

 Wednesday, April 03, 2002

Can you dig it?

posted by sygyzy at 4/03/2002 11:01:52 PM (0 comments)

Hey guys! Check this out, so my roommate gets an email from his cousin from NY and it's about Enron. The email states:

A recent call to Enron (510-809-4466) was answered with the following message, as reported in the New York Daily News:

"Thank you for calling Enron. Please listen closely to the
following options as our message has changed.

If you wish to serve a subpoena on a current or former
Enron executive, press 1;

If you are an Enron shareholder, and would like to
learn how to turn your Enron stock certificates into
decorative origami, press 2;

If your Enron 401(k) plan is worthless and you'd like
some tips on how to survive your retirement eating
nothing but mac and cheese, press 3;

If you are an Enron executive and would like to find
out which prison inmate will be making you his
b***h, press 4;

If you would like to invoke your constitutional right
against self-incrimination, press 5;

If you are Dick Cheney, press 6, and thanks for nothing Dick.

"Thank you for calling Enron, the world's greatest company."

So all of you who have free weekend minutes on your cell phones should call the number. Hey...it's free...why not call and have a few laughs at the expense of Enron.

posted by Know Not at 4/03/2002 06:22:37 PM (0 comments)

 Tuesday, April 02, 2002

Tuesday (cont.) - We a nice rest after Caesar's and decided to use a trashcan to hold our ice and alcohol. We were all quite proud of that and decided to celebrate by going over to the Venetian and swimming in the canal. Unfortunately they only let those boats in the water. Ah well.. who needs their stupid canal. We decided to eat at Caesar's for some reason, but no lobster there. So we thought of the most expensive and snobby casino within walking distance: Belagio. They must have lobster we thought. Well we thought wrong, but were way to tired of walking to find someplace else. Belagio buffet it was. The line was so long we thought we were waiting for a Disneyland ride. A really good one like naked tea cups or something. But the wait was well worth it. So much food, so little time.

Tuesday Night - Walked back to Imperial Palace after our dinner and got the car. Off to Gameworks we go! Unlimited midnight play was the plan, but for some odd reason they close at 12. Doh.. back to the hotel to drink I guess. But since we were in the area we walked to NY NY. On the way there this really drunk chick gave Ryan a high five and started talking about random stuff to him. It was pretty funny. Anyway we continue walking through NY NY and lo and behold!... Coyote Ugly is not only a movie! It's an actual club! Everyone wished they were 21 except for Ryan and we headed back to the hotel. So we walk though MGM Grand to get to the car. BUT WAIT!... a line as far as the eye can see! Was this the line for naked teacups??.. No. It was for something even better than that.. Studio 54! So many good clubs in this city of sin. But alas.. need to add 1 to my age to get in. Back to the hotel we go. Now the game was.. watch Conan O'Brien and drink everytime a country was named. Fun times.

to be continued...

posted by Ted at 4/02/2002 04:35:32 PM (0 comments)

 Monday, April 01, 2002

Well I found out the rollercoaster is called Desperado - thanks Stanley. All 27 scans of the Papas and Beer, Rosarito trip are up. Go to the main page to see it. Let's continue the little adventure.

Tuesday (cont.) - We wanted to kill some time so we went to the Venetian next door and walked around. The setup is very similar to Caesar's in that it has shops. The cool part was the canal. I took some pictures of that. After that we left and walked across the street to check out Caesar's buffet. It was $17.95 but Ryan found out there was no lobster. Lobster is served only during the weekends apparently. Fuck that. So we went to Belagio next door. This buffet was about $25 bucks so we figure surely there is lobster. We were not concerned with king crab legs or prime rib because those two items are a dime a dozen in this brightly lit desert. The wait was horrendous. Probably an hour and a half standing. We saw a girl there that looked just like the one from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The freaky part, however, was when she would seemingly appear just around the line. First she was sitting at the slots outside of line. Then you turn around and she was 5 places ahead of you. Man, definitely weird. So we finally get in and we start taking plateful after plateful of Alaskan King Crab legs. It was cool because they sliced it down the middle for you so you just had to use your fork to dig it out. After a few plates, my colleagues informed me that there was butter! The restaurant called it a special name. Something butter. But you know what I called it? Just damned good BUTTA! So I filled up a little bowl with it and had the best crab ever. The idea is you rip out all the crap and then let it sit in the butter. It's like a perfect marinade. Fat and umm more fat. If you want, you can spice it up a notch with salt and pepper - BAM! After that what you get is some succulent crab meat that melts in your mouth. The butter, oh yes DRAWN BUTTER tis the name, is warm. So you put cold crab meat in it and they reach a nice lukewarm temperature. Ryan saw how great this was so he too went and made himself some butter and crap gumbo. Ryan decided that a drink was in order so he orders a Mai Tai. They carded him and brought him the drink with a bill. He thought it was going to be free but it came out to be like $7! LOL, oh my god, that was hillarious. After that, it left a bitter taste in his mouth and Ryan was not a very happy camper anymore.

Tuesday Night - We came back after dinner all stuffed and satisfied. We then busted out the drinks. We had to figure out an excuse to drink so we played a game where you would drink each time they mentioned a foreign country. This is the perfect drinking game because they really don't mention it that much but also not that little. Turn it to CNN and you get screwed, like we all did. Shot after shot of Rasberry Smirnoff (their version of the Bicardi fruit Vodkas) and most of us were pretty buzzed. We eventually turned to beer because of the wise old tale college kids recite before each weekend out partying. I say "most of us" because Ted was out after a shot and half a beer. He later downed it with Ryan. Good times. Then Ryan was not nice and drunk and wanted to test his blood alcohol level. What I hadn't mentioned was downstairs in the casino there is a breathalyzer machine. You pay 50 cents and blow in a straw and it gives you a measurement. So anyways, we were reluctant because, well we were all drunk. But I grabbed my digital camera and we went downstairs. Ryan got 50 cents and gave it a whirl. Well the machine sucks. It took like 10 minutes before it registered his blowing. Too bad the company didn't have Ted test it before. He always registers Ryan's blows. Anyways, I think it said legal limit was xxx and Ryan's was a very small percentage of that. Obviously wrong. People walked by and were laughing because they saw drunk Ryan blowing into the breathalyzer. I must admit, it was pretty funny. The scary part was it was in a portion of the casino off to the side, in an area not heavily trafficked. You can just imagine it is their clever way of catching drunks. Mount one of these machines, put a hidden cam, and whenever it registers a drunk, your guards stroll down and take him away before he can disturb the other guests.

Fingers are tired...to be continued.

posted by sygyzy at 4/01/2002 10:14:29 PM (0 comments)

Spring Break 2002:

Friday and Saturday - Took 3 finals on friday. First one started at 8 am. Last one ended at 10 pm. Needless to say that was a horrible horrible day. Only the thought of Spring Break (and my kick ass plans :)) got me through that day. After that I drank and forgot what happened for a while. Then it was Saturday. I slept at 6 am and got up around 12. Then it was Todai time. So little sleep + full stomach = lots of laziness that afternoon. I got home at about 8-9 then it was movie time.

Sunday - Paintball with David and his SB pal Mike. Also with Mike's rich Noodle World friends. It was the first time I used my paintball gun. Since it was a pump gun everyone there thought I was HARDcore. I emphaize HARD. David decided he wanted to be cool like me so he started playing pump too. "Don't pick on the little kids" says the guy at the registration table :) I think they were shaking just at the sight of our sexy selves.

Monday - Sat on my ass all day.

Tuesday - Vegas time. Woke up early and we were on our way. We were going down a lonesome road. And there shined a shiney city. And we said, "find the best hotel on the strip or i'll eat your souls." Anyway we got to the Imperial Palace cuz it was the cheapest. Ryan really had to go an was counting on using the restroom in our room. He was about to rush in... but the keycard didnt work. We (me, david, stanley) stayed in the hallway while ryan jumped around down the hall. We had thought he got on the elevator to go downstairs but NO. We saw him jump around in pain once again. SO funnny!

to be continued...

posted by Ted at 4/01/2002 05:39:02 PM (0 comments)

 Sunday, March 31, 2002

My oh my. Spring Break 2002 is over. I don't know how long I could write about it so I will write parts by parts and Ted can fill in stuff whenever he feels like it.

Friday and Saturday - So I came home on Friday night and went to Shakas to get some food because I was starving. Then on Saturday I waited for Ted's ass to get home from SD. It took him forever and when he finally got back we went to see Blade 2. What an awesome movie. Although the only downside is there are too many "cool" parts. You know how in Gone in 60 Seconds, Nicolas Cage has his "low rider" scene where he says "Let's ride!". That is a cool scene. Just like Arnold's "I'll be back!". Well in Blade 2 there is just too much of it. I think the funniest part is all the WWF moves that the Vampire Hunter learned.

Sunday - I saw Resident Evil with Ted and Ronald. It was a good movie, but not great by any means. According to Ronald, it is very similar to the game. I have only played it briefly but it does seem really close. The ending set it up for Resident Evil 2: Nemesis. The actress, forgot her name, is really cute in the movie. You get to see some nice parts as well :). Oh yeah in the day I went to play paintball with Ted, Mike and his friends. My Blazer's ball detent had broken earlier in the week and the autococker one I tried setting up was a bust. I spent a good amount of time chopping balls and trying to fix it. Finally I just took out the Superstocker and played with that. It was fun playing with pump. Saved alot of paint, but the 12 grams are costly. We played in Valencia and it was pretty fun but a big waste of money. I think we paid $18 for the field fee alone and left like at 2 pm, staying there no more than 3 hours. Sucks.

Monday - I don't remember what I did this day. I know at night we went to Ralph's to buy some *stuff* to quench our thirst, if you catch my drift.

Tuesday - Bright and early we left for Vegas. Ted said he'd be at my place at 8AM sharp but it was more like 8:30. He and Ryan came over to pick me up and we went to pick up Stanley. Then we went to McDonald's for breakfast. I didn't realize they sold breakfast burritos but I guess they do because Ryan got one. Then we were off. Ted drove and we didn't catch too much traffic. We arrived in Barstow in short time (I was not paying attention). We stopped at In n Out for a bathroom break. Then we switched off driving. I drove the rest of the way to State Line. There we rode on the coolest rollercoaster ever - Buffalo Bill's ____. Yes I forgot the name of the ride, maybe Ted can remind the readers. Then Ted picked up driving again til we got to Vegas. The next half hour Stanley and I were on our cell phones calling different hotels. You'd be surprised how much the real prices can differ from advertisted rates. Big name casinos had advertised prices of $59-$89 but they turned out to be more than 2 times that. It was very disappointing. Finally we found rooms at the Imperial Palace. It was $52 plus taxes and fees for a total of $60 for a night. What a bargain! After we got our rooms we found out that the room key did not work. What a bummer! Total time waiting for check-in, the elevator, and the locksmith to come = at least 1 hour. We finally got in and unloaded all our stuff. Then we walked across the street to the Forum Shops at Caesars. We all got ice cream and smoothies except Ted. That cheap bastard. We stuck around for a bit so we could watch the show with all the Roman gods. It's in the center of the mall and they have these statues that move and talk and rotate around the center stage/fountain. There are lasers and lights and smoke. Good stuff. I am too tired right now so either Ted will have to continue with our dinner or I will later on.

Take care!

P.S. Pictures are up for Vegas here!

posted by sygyzy at 3/31/2002 11:11:24 PM (0 comments)