Pragmatik » vacation http://www.pragmatik.org/blog Being of use to the world since 1979. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:51:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Three days away, and hell breaks loose. http://www.pragmatik.org/blog/2009/09/three-days-away-and-hell-breaks-loose/ http://www.pragmatik.org/blog/2009/09/three-days-away-and-hell-breaks-loose/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:14:30 +0000 Johnny http://www.pragmatik.org/blog/?p=2184 I was out of town this weekend after a crazy week of work, trying not to get sick, having a pregnant wife who was sick, etc. I was offline for 75 blissful hours. We were away at the beach for the weekend (of which I should get some pix up and on Flickr also). But because I missed Monday, the day that some people got back from being away for nearly two weeks, it’s like I missed everything. Luckily, my colleagues have my back.

Why people roll in with a, “Welcome back!” when you miss one freakin day of work after they just missed 5-15 in a row and just happened to get back a day ahead of you if beyond me. Congratulations, yes. You showed up at work. I was en route from the ocean. You are clearly the model peer after whom I should fashion my work ethic.

Okay, rant over. I learned a few things this weekend which some folks might find helpful:

1) Ocean City (Maryland) is freakin far away.
2) Those “Extreme” Blazin Buffalo Wing flavor of Pringles with the hotsauce bottle on the can are amazing and taste like Texas Pete with some salt.
3) Sol is not bad with lime. Better without though.
4) If you eat enchiladas with cheese and you are lactose intolerant and also have double beans (because the rice is made with chicken stock) and three beers for dinner, go sleep alone. (OMG)
5) Leave your datebook home if you go away because it helps you forget all the mounds of shit you have to do when you get back (which I did).
6) Don’t leave your sandals within ten feet of a hose by the beach because some ignorant yuppie will hose down your shoes like a douche.
7) Sand tastes like crap.
8) Just because everyone and their mother swears by a certain breakfast joint, that does not mean that it will not contain rednecks with staring problems, a rude staff, undercooked eggs. I’m not naming names. But the same breakfast joint everyone talks about, yeah, it sucks. Even my dad who’d been there before and used to like it said that it sucked. I eat very quickly, but I’ve never managed to feel so rushed at 10 am on a Monday morning.
9) Jimmy’s Kitchen (on Fenwick Island, Deleware) has excellent omelets.
10) Tequila Mockingbird has very good refried black beans, esp if you use a copious amount of the nice selection of hotsauces on your table.

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Getting away for a day before the great MOVE-NEXT-DOOR.  Wish it were for longer.  See you soon.

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(That title sounds dirty.) You know that scene in A Christmas Story, when Randy was all bundled up?  Someone walked by him and knocked him over after he paused to yell, “Hey, guys, wait up!”  He chided, “Hey, kid.”

And then he couldn’t get up. “I can’t keep up!  I can’t get up!  Ralphie!”

After rolling around and not sleeping again until 3:30 am, I felt like Randy this morning.  But I’m taking three vacation days this week.  So, essentially, today is Friday for me.  Rest of the week:
Wednesday: New York City
Thursday: Ikea
Friday: MOVING
Saturday: Hon Fest Party

It could all be much, much worse.

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A lot. This was the end of the first day. But, while it was wet and while my sandals were full of grit and gook, it was cool. I wore a flannel that day, all day.  That was pretty awesome.

The morning we were leaving, this little gal/guy came out in North Quincy.  He was out further, but I scared him when I took his picture.

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