Pre-Birthday Fun (Blog 24)

As I’m writing this in the morning, I can tell you that today is the day when I will do some shopping for my birthday, next Friday. I’m going to get myself some trousers and later on in the afternoon, I’m going to purchase another really nice milkshake from Gourmet Burger Kitchen. If you haven’t already, check their shakes out. Orio, salted caramel, vanilla, or chocolate… Which one is best? It’s hard to say. As I’ve previously touched upon, I’ve gone through several sweet tooth phases, in the past few months. I have literally thought that each shake was greatest, at some time or another. Isn’t that crazy? But further stories of those drinks are to come, later. So, I started the day by answering a phone call from a gas company. ‘Is the owner of the house there?’, the woman phone operator asked. ‘No, he’s at work’, I replied. ‘Is that the owner’s wife, I’m talking to?’, she responded. ‘…. No…’, I simply replied, somewhat surprised. Yes, that’s right, I got mistaken for a lady. W… T… F…. What kind of women speak like me?? Don’t give me all that ‘sorry it’s a dodgy line’ bullshit, because that’s what I got. I know my words were coming out clearly.

Well whatever, that’s all over, now. What am I doing this moment? I’m looking at the news online, trying to find something to write about. Hmm… What have we got here? A violent crime committed, and the suspect’s name? Let’s check out his Facebook page, that should be interesting… Wow, I’ve actually found him. However, I am rather nervously saying ‘DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY ADD THIS GUY AS A FRIEND’, in my head. Never have I been so careful on the social media site. My word. I have to say, reading his posts is an odd experience. He seems reasonably normal. Moving on… Is there anything more lighthearted on the news site, right now? Yes! There is an article on it, titled ‘Is Old the New Young?’ I’m sure that will be an entertaining read. Let’s find out…. A few minutes have passed, and was it? Na. It was just a political post, nothing about dancing OAPs or whatever. Never mind, that doesn’t matter as there are tons of other reports to digest. ‘So There is a Money Tree’, will be a good story, right?…… Again, money trees aren’t what I hoped. I think I’ll continue this blog, after I do my clothes buying, and have something more to discuss…….

I’m back! It was a fairly uninteresting experience buying my trousers, I’m not going to lie. I was thinking of getting matching jumpers to go with them, as I thought they’d look stylish, but I ended up looking chavvy. There’s nothing wrong with the look, but on me it would appear strange. I’m sure I’d get the occasional funny/confused look. Again. After that, I thought I’d treat myself to a nice meal, to celebrate the near future festivities. I went into a Chinese restaurant, and was asked if I would like to eat there. I said ‘yes’, and then they said ‘that will be £8.’ ‘But I haven’t ordered anything’, I replied. ‘What kind of elitist rip off is this, where you have to pay that much money, just to stay in the building?’, I thought. They saved their reputation by telling me that the £8 covers an all you can eat buffet, however. Ahhhhh. Of course. I told the staff I wasn’t that hungry, so walked a few meters to an Italian foodery, instead. What was that like? It was alright for the money. But here’s a thought… How do you eat spaghetti, without looking like a food dribbling moron? It can’t really be done effectively. Sure, you can use the ‘carefully wrap the pasta around the fork’ technique, but did I have enough time for such skilled manoeuvres? I couldn’t keep my car parked in my spot forever. No, I only had around an hour left. That was time that could be used buying a guitar magazine, and in the end, I did.

What was (and still is) in that publication? ‘Comfortably Numb’, by Pink Floyd? Now that I’m home, I’ll have a crack at the solo, and come back to you…. ….. ….. ….. Alright, that shouldn’t be much of a problem to perfect, I’ve roughly got it down, now. What a melodic lead line it is…. That’s nice … It seems I was being optimistic when I thought playing the guitar would lead to things to write about. Obviously not the case. Ok, I’ll move onto examining the song’s lyrics, then. They should be easy to find with Google. Ok, ‘CN’ starts off with the words ‘Hello? Hello? Hello?’ Is this song about the police, or what? It continues… ‘Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home?’ Ok, this song is clearly about some kind of law enforcement raid. I never knew that. Thanks internet, for making me that little bit wiser. Alright, I’m going to the gym now. After that and for the climax, I will be critiquing my milkshake that I’ve been looking forward to. :D

I’m back, again! So, for the grand finale….. the milkshake review! Unlike some of the other times I’ve written about, I had no feelings of awkwardness going into GBK. Of course I wasn’t going to feel guilty about giving these people a bad review, I have nothing but respect and admiration for these guy’s milkshakes. Sadly, mine thinned a bit by the time I got home as I was in so much traffic, but that was not the fault of the highly skilled chefs. Obviously most people would consume the refreshments within thirty minutes. However, if the… well, I wouldn’t call them ‘cooks’, more ‘joy workers’…. if the joy workers could pioneer a way of keeping their shakes thicker, that would be greatly appreciated, by me. Just a thought. And maybe the JWs could deliver their goods with more obvious pride, so that customers know that they’re in for a real treat, and obtain a sense of occasion. Again, just a thought…. And on that note, I’ll finish, here. The rest of my day probably won’t be so interesting. I might go for a run to deter the diabetes demons, and then chill for a bit. Byeee.