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I don't know if I've ever been to a Red Lobster.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:24 (twenty years ago)

I had a megarita there once and it was very sweet and not very strong.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:27 (twenty years ago)

I think I went to Red Lobster once with my ex. Can't remember what I had or didn't have.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:29 (twenty years ago)

I've never been, but when my boss had her wallet stolen and the credit card was used to rack up $200 of charges at Red Lobster, she didn't have very much trouble convincing her company that her kosher-keeping self HADN'T DONE IT.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:29 (twenty years ago)

I've never been to Sizzler either. There's a whole world of chain restaurants out there just waiting to be discovered!

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:32 (twenty years ago)

Sizzler is pretty gross. I haven't been to a Red Lobster in 4eva so I don't remember how I feel about it.

Jeff, Jesse, and I and another friend of ours did go to Olive Garden under the influence of... things... a couple summers ago. That was not as much fun as it sounds.

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:35 (twenty years ago)

No, it wasn't. Maybe if we had still been fully under the influence, but with the cruddy coming down feeling, it sucked.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:39 (twenty years ago)

Lots of butter and salt...

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:45 (twenty years ago)

Mass produced alfredo sauce is wicked gross and that's what I think of when I think OLIVE GARDEN.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:46 (twenty years ago)

I don't think "FAMILY" at all.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:47 (twenty years ago)

I haven't been to red lobester since I was a kid, and I used to order the burger becaues i don't like sea food

Olive garden isn't that bad. We used to go there every so often in Va. But they are on my shit list for getting rid of my favorite dish: some kind of pasta with green beans in a whiet wine sauce, shit was good.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:47 (twenty years ago)

I've only been to O.G. a handfull of times in my life. However I did make them deliver a salad to my house last summer, in a fit of healthiness + laziness.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:49 (twenty years ago)

The first time Sarah and I went to Olive Garden in Williamsburg, Va., she asked what kinds of juice they had and the waiter got all intense and was like "What kind of juice do you WANT?" like it was a challenge, like "Name any juice - I guarantee that we can provide it." It was awesome.

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:50 (twenty years ago)

GUAVA, MOTHERFUCKER

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Haha. I think I've only been to Olive Garden once, maybe twice. High school was all about shit like Applebee's, TGI Friday's, and ESPECIALLY Chili's.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:55 (twenty years ago)

And, of course, Denny's and Omega (a 24-hour diner in Downers Grove).

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 20:57 (twenty years ago)

Fun fact: I learned the meaning of the word "dildo" in a Red Lobster just outside Orlando.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:00 (twenty years ago)

That sounds like it should be a Mitch Hedberg joke, Nick.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:00 (twenty years ago)

That IS a fun fact.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:01 (twenty years ago)

I wrote this creative nonfiction piece a few years ago called "Etymology" and it was all about how I learned certain words. That one wasn't included, though. But I still remember my mom lowering her voice to a whisper and saying "It's a fake penis." And me being like, what on earth would you need a fake penis for?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:03 (twenty years ago)

Okay, okay, okay, I went to the WORST diner ever in Metairie over the weekend. We went after the gig 'cause it was near our hotel and the only place open. Got there at 3 a.m., didn't get our food until 4:45 (!). They also had a lovely little poem on the wall, i will try and paraphrase a portion of it:

God is in the workplace
Brought in by me and you

God is in the workplace
But we cannot tell a soul

The ACLU will hear of us
and [something something] until we fold!

God is in the workplace
He is with us everywhere we go

But please don't tell the Democrats
So far, they just don't know!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:04 (twenty years ago)

If Nick's Olive Garden story sounds like Mitch Hedberg, my Red Lobster story sounds like David Sedaris.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:06 (twenty years ago)

My Venus Fly Trap Is Eating Bugs. I Didn't Know I Had Bugs.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:25 (twenty years ago)

well i'm home now chicago, not quite drunk not quite sober i'll either be regretting going to or leaving the bar tomorrow. thanks for coming out.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:40 (twenty years ago)

i'm at home doing paperwork and drinking a wee bit of wine.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:02 (twenty years ago)

i also ate a crabcake -- not bad!

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:02 (twenty years ago)

Eating some pizza and thinking about going to bed really early.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:03 (twenty years ago)

I'm kind of spazzy and don't feel like doing state-mandated paperwork.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:06 (twenty years ago)

i'm cranking some records and trying to talk myself out of goint to subt tonight. and i've got dateline nbc on mute and watching sketchy o'leachy's getting busted for internet preditory practices. ewwwwwwwwww, these guys are sick.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:21 (twenty years ago)

I conked out on the couch for two hours and feel more alert than I have all day.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:23 (twenty years ago)

OMG PEOPLE I CANNOT SKIM SO MUCH.

Jordan's analogy question from way back -- none of the answers were any good. Which might have been the point, I dunno.

R.E.M. now pronounce Cuyahoga [the river] correctly when they sing it live.

I got four hours of sleep last night and I'm under the weather and I should go to sleep.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:31 (twenty years ago)

Hey Eazy, I emailed you that song. I am also blasting records.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 00:32 (twenty years ago)

You know there's this band I used to like, but for some reason I don't anymore. What's the name of it...
Gnarls Gnarls Gnarls Gnarls!!!
Yeah, that's it.

weren't you guys all peeing yourselves over Gnarls Barkley like last week?

than we found out how much dave likes it.

Kenan, you may be immature, but at least you're funny.........hmmm

I feel like Jenny, Julia, Eric, Otto and I have some sort of special thirty-something connection, while the rest of you are standing behind a car that's speeding away, covered in dirt and trying to spit it all out.

I feel like I have so much to look forward to.

― regular roundups (Dave M), Thursday, 4 May 2006 03:04 (twenty years ago)

Hey, 'manda, I just heard it ('What Is Life') - I have a vague memory of hearing a song that I thought was 'Let My Love Open The Door' and wasn't, and this may be it. But otherwise, it's new to my ears. Thanks! Should I now heard the rest of All Things Must Pass? (All I've heard is a few different covers of "Isn't It A Pity".)

Another old-man comment - I finally heard Fall Out Boy tonight, at a coffeeshop at Barry & Sheffield. Catchy song. Some unpredictible little touches in there. I'd rather hear 'em than look at them.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 4 May 2006 04:49 (twenty years ago)

Hey, I also just listened to Sarah's Stone Fox song - **** (four stars out of four)! Get that on a white label and take it down to Gramaphone Recs.

― Eazy (Eazy), Thursday, 4 May 2006 06:03 (twenty years ago)

I like this a lot too, Sarah. Hi five!

― regular roundups (Dave M), Thursday, 4 May 2006 07:23 (twenty years ago)

I'd rather hear 'em than look at them.

petewentzcock.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:05 (twenty years ago)

Should I now heard the rest of All Things Must Pass?
I think so, but some of it is a little Frampton-guitary for my liking. Otherwise yes, it's great. But I like George.

Also, let me tell you what goes really well with boring paperwork: Alice Cooper.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:11 (twenty years ago)

Hey, this is a really dumb question, but considering my expertise in this area is pretty much nil, hopefully you'll forgive me.

So I came home the other day to find that my car, which was parked on the street for the five days I was gone, has a flat tire. Like hugely flat. Putting on a spare is out of the question, because a) I don't even remember if I have one, and b) even if I did, I wouldn't know how to put it on (last time this happened, Kelsey and our friend Aaron did it for me).

My question is a two-parter: 1) Can ANY auto mechanic fix or replace a flat, or does it have to be a tire place? Because the Lawrence-Ashland Auto whatever is right around the corner. 2) I know it's a big no-no to drive with a flat, but if it's really just a block or two away, would it make sense to drive it to Lawrence-Ashland, assuming they can take care of it, instead of calling a tow truck? If they can't take care of it, then I'm gonna have to call a tow truck anyway.

Unless 3) What if I drove it a block to a gas station and then tried to fill up the tire with enough air to last me until I could get it to a proper tire place? (I think there's a Just Tires at Lawrence and Broadway, ne c'est pas?)

Thanks in advance. I don't know what I'd do without you guys.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:15 (twenty years ago)

Oh dear. I don't know much about cars either, but if it were me, I would go somewhere, buy a brand new tire, then have someone help me replace the dead one and would definitely NOT DRIVE THE CAR anywhere until that was done. I don't know about salvaging a tire that's that flat, but I also don't know much. That's just what I would do.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Especially if the tire place is close enough to walk, you could easily roll the new tire home. Is it bad to get one new tire though? Should it be symmetrical? I dunno, cars aren't my bag.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:20 (twenty years ago)

PS -- Sarah, that song is top notch!

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:24 (twenty years ago)

1. Go and buy one of those tires that are just for emergencies and not for long-distance.
2. Look up on interweb/ask friendly guy at garage how to change tire on roadside (note: you will need a jack but there might be one in yr car -- don't cars come with those things?). I should think the garage would help you out w/ advice and maybe even loan of jack if you're bringing it to their place for service.
3. Put on temporary tire and drive to service station. With any luck it'll be a hole they can patch and you won't have to buy any new full-sized tire, because you don't want to change just one, you should really do at least two (front or back) and it gets complicated and expensive.
4. Pay bill.

To be honest you probaby COULD just drive around the corner but if a bit of the flat tire gets caught under the edge of the rim with the whole weight of the car on it, further damage to tire could result. Serious driving on a flat tire will fuck the rim, make it all beat up and not round; this is more expensive and more of a pain to replace than a tire is. But it probably wouldn't happen in a couple of blocks.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:30 (twenty years ago)

NOTE: I HAVE NEVER CHANGED A CAR TIRE. Someone else will have to give step-by-step on that topic.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:31 (twenty years ago)

I feel like the answer to this question is some kind of personality test.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:34 (twenty years ago)

That's just what seems sensible to me, I haven't ever actually HAD a flat, as I said. The rims on my Jetta used to leak slowly but if I put air in the tires two weeks or so they were fine.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:37 (twenty years ago)

ask friendly guy at garage how to change tire on roadside (note: you will need a jack but there might be one in yr car -- don't cars come with those things?). I should think the garage would help you out w/ advice and maybe even loan of jack if you're bringing it to their place for service.

This is far too emasculating!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:39 (twenty years ago)

FINE. THEN JUST LEAVE YR CAR THERE FOREVER.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:40 (twenty years ago)

You just have to find a crafty way to get a new tire (regular or spare) to where your car is and have someone you know help you put it on -- it's not a lot more complicated than that, is it?

Either that or have someone help you put the spare on (should be under a flap in your trunk) and then go have the flat investigated/replaced.

― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:42 (twenty years ago)

fixing a flat is not difficult. driving on a flat is not only dangerous to you and other motorists you can really f up the rim which will lead to chronic tire problems.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:43 (twenty years ago)

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