Well the weekend is gone, farewell my friend. I had planned a trip to Frankfort (about 25 miles southwest of us) for today as I heard that the Goodwill half priced color this week is black meaning that all the CDs that I flipped through last Tuesday on the way through Frankfort would now be half priced (or right at my normal per CD limit of $1 each). I did not have a good estimate of how many were there that I wanted but my guess going in was "a lot." I figured that it would cost me lunch for the family so I just put it in my head to make an outing of it. The wife found a restaurant (thank you google) that showed which items on the menu were gluten free and we were so impressed with this fact that we predetermined that we would be eating there (at Pepe's). Once we arrived there (after church and a quick trip home to let the dogs out for a stretch) we realized that this place was right on the town square across from the courthouse.
This looks very much like downtown Kokomo except all the shops around our square are closed (or so it seems). The place was pretty empty despite being 1:00 on a Sunday and we were seated quickly and given chips and salsa. The chips were slightly thicker than I am used to and did not taste salty at all (one might even want to add salt). The salsa was a little runny but good nonetheless. We ordered an appetizer (which ultimately arrived after our food) and 2 combo platters to share among the four of us (our usual method of eating out). As with most mexican restaurants after the lunch rush, the beans and rice were not warm enough for our taste but the rest of the food was pretty good to average. We did have a waitress in training but given that there were not that many other customers it did not effect our service. Once we finished up it was on to the Goodwill store. I was bracing myself for either misremembering the color of sticker on the CDs or miscalculating the sticker color for the week. I am happy to report that I was correct on both counts and I quickly jumped into the task of flipping through the CDs. One thing that I remembered almost immediately was that the CDs were quite filthy and were covered with a light black powder of sorts that soon was all over both of my hands. Despite disliking immensely having dirty hands, I pressed on knowing that the prize would be worth it. After going through the pile twice and opening every case to check for scratches I walked out with a boxful.
The cashier and I agreed that I had 74 CDs. There are some real gems in here along with a few chances that I was willing to take for $1. I will not bore you with the complete list (also I don't feel like typing it out, perhaps some other day). I do know that my poor little 80 GB hard drive is woefully short on space and might not even hold all the mp3s for these CDs. I will now have to face the decision of upgrading the hard drive or just replacing the entire system (which is about 3 years old, the longest I have ever kept a pc). I will mention that 2 of the CDs are autographed. Al Denson's self titled first release and an Out of the Grey CD as well bears the autograph of the husband and wife team that make up the group. These autographs impressed the son since he just got Stellar Kart's signatures recently.
The wife went to church tonight but since there are no kids programs on Sunday nights currently, I stayed home with the kids. The son and I decided it was time to get serious with his hair. I have been cutting it shorter and shorter each week and tonight we went all the way. After hitting his skull with the trimmers with no blade on it I got out the triple blade and the shaving gel. I got to give it to the kid, he trusted his dad not to cut him and I did not let him down. We did discover that he has 5 freckles on his head and that his skull has a great shape to it. Words cannot describe however the look on the wife's face when she got home from church. Ultimately she decreed that the son had to wear a hat everywhere they went for a while. She was not too upset (I think) and the son loves it. I don't feel much like shaving it every week so this might be it for me and I will return to my trusty 1/4" blade (once it has grown out a little).
- For Your Consideration: What an odd movie. Written in part by Eugene Levy and starring many old time SCTV actors what else could you expect. I found myself (like anytime I ever watched SCTV) wondering what parts were supposed to be funny and when I should be laughing. We almost gave up about 20 minutes in but did come back to it eventually. It is a movie about making another movie and the buzz that goes around award time when you think you might be nominated. The show just kind of ended with no real wrap up or closure. I cannot say that I can recommend this one. Ed Begley Jr was funny though as the make up artist and the guy who played Lenny on LaVerne & Shirley (I forget his name) was funny as well as one of the writers of the movie that they were making during the film.
- The Company: Another odd movie (and another movie that has James Franco in it). There is so much real ballet (probably 2/3 of the movie) that all these people had to be real dancers I imagine. There was a guy from Star Trek Generations though that I recognized. This movie kept our attention based solely on the ballet dances. The side plots were not really interesting. I really don't know why there were actors in this one at all really, they could have cut out the scenes not at the dance hall and extened those and would have been fine. The ending just ended with no closure or summary or anything. One minute you are watching someone dance and then next there are the credits. Strange. If you like ballet then I think you will like this one though. Given that I am reading a fiction novel currently based on another ballet company, this one had a little more interest for me at this time.
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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