Nonesuch #203 Soda Sunday and other things I missed

I have found I like Vitamin Water by GLACEAU. I had seen it before in the store but never tried it. I came across the one called Power-C when my back was at its worst and decided to give it a try. I liked it and have tried just about all the others I can find in my area. Those are:

Power C - dragonfruit (taurine + vitamin c)
Focus - kiwi-strawberry (a+lutien)
Multi V - lemonade(a-zinc)
Formula 50 - grape (50% daily)

I think that is all. They sort of taste alike but that is not a bad thing.




Not a flower but I like the picture just the same

I have not been doing much lately with my back out of whack. The meds the doctor gave me stopped working the second day I had them. He gave me a stronger dose and it worked for a day and now it is not. I go to my arthritis doctor this Thursday so we shall see. I know what I am going to hear, exercise, stretch and lose weight, get in shape. So, why am I going? I dont know.

I am trying out several online dating sites. Still batting .1000 but that is ok. I mean, if someone doesnt respond to me, I havent lost anything but a little time sending an email. Maybe my intro emails are not exciting enough. How do you get across excitement without resorting to a bunch of exclamation points? Maybe excitement is not the correct word: interest in the person I am emailing. That's it. I always try to mention something about their profile, like where they have traveled or a book that we have both read. I did read the other day that women get an average from anywhere from 50-200 emails a day from dating sites. So, I guess they cannot get to everyone especially if they like #16 I happen to be #199. Sometimes I dont know why I bother and then I remember, I am lonely.

Nonesuch #202 tshirt tuesday

One of my favorite shirts from one of my favorite bands, Sonic Youth.
(blogger will not load my picture(s) today. Will get them up as soon as blogger gets better.)




close up shot

Not sure if you can see but it has many holes, too many that I cannot wear it anymore. In other t-shirt news, the grabbag shirts from thinkgeek.com arrive today. I am excited to see what I got.

Somehow I hurt my back. I am no clue as to how. It started Saturday evening when I was laying on the couch watching football. I thought it would go away. It didnt. Yesterday I was stiff and sore. This morning I was less stiff but still sore. So, I went to the doctor and he said, "Exercise for my back and belly." But he did give me some pain meds and suggested I make an appointment with my arthritis doctor as it could be arthritis in my back. He also said try the WellPatch. I am waiting to get my perscription but the wellpatch is helping some. So, not really getting much done today. At least we have some rain, sort of.

*update* pain meds for back is good.

Nonesuch # 201

As found on youtube.com by way of fark.com, worst Final Countdown cover EVER. May be the worst cover song ever period.
I had to share cause now I cannot get this shit out of my head.

Not much going on this weekened. Quiet but as Anne said lonely. At least she had a great album of 70's hits to listen to. Al Green is the man. I had bad TV. Well, football was on last night and it was good game even if it was just a preseason game. Panthers looked better than they did last week and Jacksonville will be another contender this year. I think the only team they have to worry about meeting in their division is the Colts but Jacksonville has had their number in past years.

I made lime jello again. I also made a blueberry loaf instead of muffins. I had to cook it a bit longer than muffins but it came out very nice. I used fresh blueberries that a co-worker brought me.

Funny, I wanted to leave a comment on Anne's lastest blogpost but it became so long that I just made it into this post. That 70s hits album brought back memories. I remember playing ping pong in a friend's grandparent's barn listening to the Bee Gees and ABBA drinking very nice whisky. The ping pong table had many dead spots and it was very hot but we played on anyway. I have forgotten what all I had commented on now, should have copied and pasted. Thought I could remember what all I said. I tried to go back and recreate it on her comments but it became a 4 sentence comment.

I tried the new vanilla frosty from Wendy's this past week. Very very good. I think I like it better than the original. It melts quicker than the original so easier to drink with a straw.

Classes start Tuesday. Last week was very busy. I cannot even imagine what it may be like once classes start.

The heat has returned. Near 90 once more and humid.

I ordered some t-shirts from thinkgeek.com from their grabbag special, so I have no idea what I will get. Will take pics and post them when I get the shirts in. Found one of my favorite shirts while cleaning up. Will probably be my tuesday selection.

Nonesuch #200 Friday Flower

mystery plant beginning to bloom after a rain

*update 8/20* it is a type of hosta, officially it is called a hosta plantaginea grandiflora. I will pictures of the blooms this week.


*update 8/21* the bloom

Nonesuch #199a

A student was out on the steps of the Student Center this morning with his guitar playing and singing "Let It Be". Seems to be turning into a Beatles theme week around here.

Bruno Kirby died August 14th of complications due to Leukemia. I wasnt even aware he was sick. If you cannot place him, he played Jess, Harry's friend who marries Marie, Sally's friend in When Harry Met Sally.

Jess: Baby fish mouth! Baby fish mouth!

Jess: "Baby talk"? That's not a saying.
Harry Burns: Oh, but "baby fish mouth" is sweeping the nation? I hear them talking.

Jess: You made a woman meow?

Marie: Tell me I'll never have to be out there again.
Jess: You'll never have to be out there again.

Nonesuch # 199 t-shirt tuesday

I should have waited till this week to use the t-shirt from last week but oh well. This week's shirt is one of the only things that my ex gave me that I have kept. Now, for a t-shirt that really needs no introduction... live on the internets. I give you:

Nonesuch # 198 1/2

Well, after two dates she has said there is no spark and we shouldn't see each other.

Nonesuch #198

It feels like there is nothing going on but I know different, I guess it is all my head.

No new sodas/drinks etc to talk about this week.

Coca-cola original in the glass bottle - Can it get any better than this? The glass bottles get colder faster and stay colder longer. And it just tastes smoother than Coke in a plastic bottle or can. Too bad they only come in 8oz sizes now.

Been trying to find an old friend for some time now. I think I have on myspace but there is no way to really know. I did find his parents and they live at the same house that they did back in the day. I am thinking of writing a letter, yeah they still exist(letters that is) and see what I can find out.

Had a second date Friday night. We watched Harry Potter 3 and some BBC America and talked till after 2am. I havent heard from her since. I sent her an email thinking her for a CD and DVD she made for me. I think I may have scared her. I have done that, I have been told I have intense eyes, whatever that means and that I can be intimidating. I was taught to look at a person when talking with them. A lot of people look away, dont make eye contact. I enjoy spending time with her. I would like to continue to get to know her. We shall see.

I made Chef Boyardee pepperoni pizza, added my own ham topping. It was very good. My Mom used to make it all the time and as I was going through my cabinet, I found I had two boxes. I also made some lime jello. It is setting up in the fridge. I dont know if I can wait 3 more hours for it to set.

Am excited that pro football has started up again. Have watched every pre-season game I can get on my non-cable TV setup. Panthers fan, live about an hour from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte but I have never gone to a game. Tickets that I can afford go so quickly. But I will get to a game one of these days. I think the NFC South: the Panthers, Falcons, Bucs and the Saints is the toughest division in the entire NFL. The teams all match up against each other very well so there are not many blowouts. Watching football this year will not be the same. It was one thing my ex and I had in common and she knew her football. Anyway....

Faculty workshop begin this week with classes starting next Tuesday or Wednesday, I cannot remember offhand. The semester is here and I dont feel like I have had any break this summer, well I havent really. A day here, a day there. Its my own fault.

Nonesuch # 197 Friday Flower

pumpkin bloom

Nonesuch # 196 3, 3, 3 posts in 1

T-shirt Tuesday

From one of my favorite bands comes the t-shirt that I bought when I saw them in 1996 or was it 1997...I will check and make sure. Have been a fan since high school when a friend gave me a copy of their All album. I had just been through a bad breakup, well bad for high school, and there are some songs on there that really helped. And then I realized the whole album is fantastic.



Sunday Soda

I hadnt found any new sodas to talk about until last evening when I went to the store.
Polar All Natural Ginger Ale - nice taste, not as spicy as last weeks Pangleheimers' but still not a bad ginger ale.

I think I got Tropicana sugar free orangeade. Not sure though. I had some this morning and it was not that bad. I think I have had the regular orangeade before and I think the sugar free tastes better. (Didnt realize Tropicana was a Pepsi subsidiary)




Classes begin in 2 weeks. I am working on getting library lab computers ready among other things. So fast has the summer gone by.
I had a date...No, really I did. We met at a steak restaurant and talked for over 6 hours. She is a really cool girl, into all things British, Star Wars, LOTR and music and concerts. I really enjoyed talking with her.

Nonesuch #195 Friday Flower

Hosta in full bloom

Nonesuch # 194 T-Shirt Tuesday on a Wednesday

Confused? I know I am.
Well, forgot about t-shirt Tuesday yesterday until I saw Kidd's post and her shirt is a funny one. I forgot my camera with all the pics I have of my t-shirts so once again I had to go on the internets looking for images. I ended up with one that I dont actually own but I do plan on getting. Here it is:



Aren't you supposed to be the main characters in your own life? Aren't you supposed to be the hero? Why then do you feel like one of those nameless Non Player Characters that populate all those games?

You know NPCs -- the little characters that run around busily doing all the real work that keeps little fantasy worlds going. Most of these fantasy worlds would grind to a halt if it wasnt for NPCs. Maybe its ok to feel like a NPC. Maybe the world needs them. Description from megagear