Boredom Makes you do Weird Things......

So one again I was bored and decided to play with the camera while waiting for Cori to get out of school. She gets out of school at 11:18 am but I get there about 10:55 am to get a spot right in front or else I have to park down the street. Now my truck is filled with a little bit of everything to keep me occupied while waiting but does it....no. It's like filling a diaper bag full of toys for the kids when you go somewhere and once you get there there is not one thing in the bag that the child wants to play with. That's me. So luckily I always carry my camera with me because you never know when you'll find a good picture. This one above is not one of them but as I said...I was playing. I took about 10 close-ups of my nose....about 5 0r 6 of my eye.......15 or 20 of my hands.....and so on. I'm like a child....I need to be entertained or I get bored. I've read my newest Men's Journal about 30 times so I've resorted to pictures to pass the time. I wish I had snapped out of my staring long enough to get a picture of two kids getting into a fight while in line after recess. The one kid was making fun of the other kid and making faces and sticking his tongue out and what not. Well anyways...the teacher yelled for everyone to turn around in line. As soon as the kid in front who was making the faces turned around the kid in the back nailed him in the side of the head with his forearm. The other kid starts screaming and the teacher tells the fight club child to come to her. He doesn't...just a stare down. She starts the countdown...1.....2.....3.......4.........and he was gone. Before she could get to 5 he bolted down the sidewalk. Off she went after him......periodically stopping to do the counting thing again.....chasing him around the grass and trees for about 7 or 8 minutes until she grabbed him. Now I'm in my truck rooting for the kid like a fan at a baseball game rooting for the naked guy streaking across the field away from security. All I kept thinking was that he's in first grade and already a rebel. The future streaker at the Super Bowl or something. Go little dude....go.

Good Morning.

The Clouds were Awesome this Morning.

Bored......

It's amazing how bored you can get just sitting and waiting for someone.

Pics at the Port

My new home. The upstairs stage.
Band practicing. View of downtown Salt Lake.

Night at the Port O' Call

Saturday night was Diana's Christmas party downtown Salt Lake at the Hilton Hotel. The party was alright, didn't know anybody, and the drinks were way over priced! (About $5.75 for a mixed and $5.25 for a beer.) We decided at home to bring a bottle of Jim Beam with us and leave up in our room and just run back every once in awhile to refill my flask. Since our room was only 1 min. from the party it worked our great. Even the pop was expensive.....$3.50 for a baby bottle of diet coke. (Not even a full bottle!) Anyways....the party was dieing down so since we were staying at the hotel and had no kids we decided to take advantage of the night and go for a walk and look for a bar. About a block from the Hilton was the Port O' Call.(http://portocall.com/events.asp) We had to wait in a line outside for about 10 min. before we got in but when we did it was well worth it. Downstairs looked like an irish pub with a D.J. playing and great food! I had a Garlic Burger w/fries....awesome. Now I'm always one for trying a new beer and I saw they had Polyogamy Porter on tap and had to try it....horrible. I couldn't even finish it.
Now this place is three levels so after eating we ventured upstairs to the room with the live band. This band was awesome! Their name was "The VooDoo Box". It was so good and had everyone going so nuts that even I was dancing. I know this is a scary thought but who do I know in Salt Lake City? The dance floor was getting pretty rough and I think I had a Mike Rich sighting. Now I don't know if any of you have ever seen Mike Rich dance before but not only did this guy look like Mike Rich (or David Letterman) but he danced like him too....scary. Anyways....we were getting hit a lot so I threw a couple elbows here and there and nobody really seemed to mind or notice. I am surprised to say that I had an excellent time dancing...letting myself go because #1 - nobody I know to be embarrassed in front of and #2 - There were actually worse dancers than me! Now after a while of dancing we wanted to continue to explore this bar so we went to the basement. Now the basement is how I wanted my basement. It was the gameroom. Jukebox playing, foosball table, pool table, video games and a huge bar. It was a very cozy, relaxing spot in this bar. Now this is a definite stop for anyone coming out here to see us! We closed the bar down and walked back to the Hilton. It was a very nice night and the Christmas lights were nice. All in all it was a great night. Wish you all were here to have a few beers with me. I had a few for you...just not Polyogamy Porter.