Mini Golf, with Style

A couple weeks ago a few of us went to dinner and mini golf for a friends birthday.  I had no idea St. George had this little gem of a place hiding out in a laser tag building....It was all in black light.  Man I love my camera phone at times.

All I could think about is the famous song titled 'Stonehenge' by the faux 80's band.  Spinal Tap.

 I actually attempted to recreate the scene from the movie X-Men 3, but my powers were on the fritz.

Amy ALMOST was tan enough to stand out.  Don't give up Amy you to can be brown one day soon! LOL

-Gawdun

My Inner Nerdy-ness, Welcome to the World

I've discovered that my creative juices don't flow right away when it comes to retouching photos.  I have to at least wait a few days before I can dive right into it.  When I do though, watch out!  The mouse goes a moving and I go a'croping.  So I have decided to take another "blog time break."  

Whilst I edit I like to have background noise on be it my iTunes play list or a movie, just something.  Well I wont lie I have a guilty pleasure show, heck it aint guilty I love it and don't care what y'all out there think.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer, possibly the wittiest, cleverest television show ever.  Yup that is what I am watching right now.  Yes it is true I own the complete series and enjoy it from time to time.  

I mean we all have those movies or shows we could watch all the time and never get tired of them, well this is mine.  Laugh all you want it doesn't harm me.  I had such a crush on Willow, but then she turned gay and then I said never mind, but that is a different story best for another time.

Let's take a trip into the plot of two of my favorite episodes, both of which happen to be found in season 3.  'Dead Mans Party,' and 'Earshot.'  One hand we have the pains of growing up and dealing with out consequences from the actions we take, along with the pains that we all struggle with through growing up and understanding how we are ALL struggling.  Then the other hand you throw in the mix of zombies and the ability to read minds due to the ingesting of demon blood.  All these make for a good time and TV worth watching.  Here is a little Gawdun pop culture knowledge, in my senior year in high school we had to complete and present 20 minute presentations dealing with symbolism or irony in my English class.  Thanks to my cunning understanding of the difference in media and real world I was able to pull off a passing grade in the class and not even miss a beat of the heart.  

I guess what I am trying to say in this enjoy it and love it, this show has given society much to talk about.  And if not the case for all, Willow would say,  "it's good.  It's rather wolfie, it sooths the savage beast."

-Gawdun

I'll Show You My Havarti

'Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiesto Mix)'

-Sarah McLachlan

Where do I begin on how unglued I became at around 11:15 pm Friday night? The whole work day was amazing. Tips were turing out to be great even though we were way slow, and besides me being at work from 11:30am till 1am this morning time went soooo fast.

From about 10:30 till 12am I was the only bartender/server in the place not counting the manager on duty. This younger couple came in, prob just graduated high school, and the guy was trying to act all funny by asking what it will take to make our 'zero roof' (non alcohol drinks) 100% proof. I told him be 21 and that is a start. He let it go. Well I go and get their drinks and the first thing the girl say to me is... "what do you think he (pointing to boy) he looks like? A Matthew or Jason?" First off what do I care? So I said Matthew and was told wrong he is a Jason but his middle name is Matthew. Wow I was so close if only I had another try. Seriously I didn't care I had a three table rush all at once and wanted to get them ordered and move on already. Next the boy goes on about how he wants his food. He get's to the "creamy cheddar mashed potatoes" and says he wants to switch it for Havarti cheese. I told him not possible as the cooks make mashed potatoes in the morning in large batches. He seemed ok with that. Time goes by and I bring their food to them. I go get a refill for his drink and come back to him..."My broccoli are not done right."

ME: "what is wrong?"

Him: "I asked for Havarti cheese to be put on it."

ME: "We were talking about the mashed potatoes, because you asked if you could take out the creamy cheddar and substitute the havarti."

Him: "No I was talking to you about the broccoli."

At this point I could tell he didn't care that I knew what I was talking about because he was the customer and he is right. (that is the dumbest rule at times.) I was over it and knew he would be a bad tipper so at this point I didn't care...

ME: "Oh, I see what happened. We must both have been having two different conversations with someone else about two different things. (pause to see his face drop) Let me take this back and have the cheese put back on it."

Needless to say I was probably not smart to handle it that way, but seriously he is just a punk who had no clue that I have a very good memory when it comes to conversations and pictures. he told me that was ok and I could just bring a slice out for him, which I did.

Their total bill was $44.35. Here is what was left, thank goodness for camera phones...

THEY LEFT THE CHECK WITH A CRUMMY TIP AND THE FREAKING HAVARTI CHEESE STUCK IN THE BOOK!!!!!! You know I don't care about the tip, it's the fact at what was done with the cheese that counts. I took this back to the manager Emily and she exclaimed out loud how lame this was. Then we both burst out laughing at how funny this was. Really when you think about it, this makes a funny story.

So now I'm home eating a slice of cheesecake and watching a classic episode of Roseanne. (Man this was family favorite show growing up.)

Hope you enjoyed the laugh, I sure am and the moral of the story is there is a special place in Heaven for them people like this. Cheese target shooting ranges. ;-)

-Gawdun

Once Upon a Time There Were 3 Little...

Whelp I'm sitting here with my brother we're watching some classic episodes of Charlie's Angels.  We got these for mom's mothers day gift, since she used to watch them with her late mother.  She really enjoys them a lot, and I have learned that these are great TV.  Seriously!

We are so used to modern "realistic" shows were there is blood and big bangs that make sense but these shows miss most of that.  I remember visiting the grandparents and grandma would be watching them and she was very entertained.  Heck she loved them CHIPS too.  But anyways these shows ARE really entertaining.  There isn't much need to over think and examine TV all the time.  I just want to be entertained, is that too much to ask.  However I wont be giving up my Betty Suarez, Jack Bauer or the ghostly island anytime soon I still need some real fun.  

I just think that more and more people should embrace the classics and take things lightly and not so heavy.  I mean for reals, think about the decrease in road rage, ATM rage, or dressing room rage, (its true I heard some.)

Yah Think?

-Gawdun

Oh Reno Summers How I Miss Them

'Off I Go'

-Greg Laswell

So I wont be going back to Reno anytime soon, but I was looking through some photo CD's I have and found all these pics from the 'pre' mission stage in my life.  How rockin awesome summers where up in Reno.  Don't worry I'm not stuck in the past just thought you'd all like to see some past Gawdun.  Heck look at the gorgeous Lake Tahoe!  I can't wait to go back there later this summer.  (it's true Katie we are gonna rock that place up right!)  Enjoy the trip down memory lame, heck you don't even have to ride in a DeLorian to get there.  I wont lie this mad me miss Reno life alot.  But don't fret everyone I'll be posting some wild adventures from the forth coming summer.  I have 1 road trip, another to Reno, another to North Cali to visit Molly and to kick it off the 2 week trip to Georgia in 2 weeks!

Enjoy

'Where the Road Meets the Sun'

-Katie Herzig & Matthew Perryman Jones

If you blinked you would miss the wild's at Tahoe.  I'm pretty sure she was in her late 40's

Tahoe by sunset

I need to rock that hair again!

Introducing my Lake Tahoe, what a marvel of nature.  I'd propose if she was real.  I ain't lie'n.

I'm pretty sure the serial TP and pranks don't go on like they did when I was there, I bet they miss the Twinkie Group

Ann, as always telling me to not take the picture, but I did anyways.  I'm sure the friends hate my love of photography ;-)

Peg Leg Pete the neighbor 3 leg cat of Katie

That's my Molly

We embraced what the military call, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'  Best hotel feature I HAVE EVER SEEN!

Why yes that is Fefe Dobson

Because of this I no longer eat cherry pie, grape maybe but not cherry

Rogue River, Or June 2006

Rogue River, Or June 2006

I got tired of the 2 rafts discussing who would pull Katie into the river so I just stood up and leaped onto their boat and pulled her in, good times huh Katie.

1 Hand in My Pocket and the Other 1 is Holding a Lime

'Van Halen'

-Frou Frou

Tonight I went out with some friends to catch dinner and a movie, cause let's be honest that is all you look forward to in St. George.  Anyways we headed out to Chili's and got our food.  I wont lie, they really suck with their so called fresh lemonades (I'm spoiled with Ruby Tuesday lemonades), but then again this is not the topic to discuss. 

Our food was delivered to us.  This is where the horrible happened.  No I ma not talking about the awkward tomato that showed up, but what followed.  So the food runner brings the first item and then the 2nd.  Sh had no clue what the items were so I mean it could have belonged to a whole other table but whatever.  Next they arrived back with my food and she HAD NO CLUE other than it had grilled chicken.  I had to remind her of the name.  Here is the best part...I asked for some extra limes and the gal said "sure."  Off she goes and reappears with 2 lime slices in her hand.  IN HER HAND!  There was no plate or small cup holding them, they were straight up in her hand.  Lime flesh to human flesh!  You know at first I thought deep down that maybe this girl wanted me to spit the invisible gum in her hand so she could give me the limes.  But nope there they were!  Everyone at the table were just as shocked as I was, I had no idea what to do so I accepted and put them on the table and caught a different guy and asked for some new limes brought out on a plate.  

Seriously the bread winner of nasty goes to that girl tonight.   For all I know she could have the wild virus that makes a person into a nasty little critter like this...

-Gawdun

Dates & Times of the Tour GA

Here is the official email I sent out to some, if you didn't get it, well I just don't have your email so here it is to read.  

It's your former missionary Elder Gawdun.  The time has arrived.
Mother and I are traveling back to Georgia in just a few short weeks.
We'll be there from June 2-17th.  We are finalizing our stopping
points and seeing who is all gonna be around.  We are planning on
being at church in Savannah and Tifton..  Our travels will include
stays in Waycross/Blackshear, Tifton, Douglas, and Savannah/Pooler.

Waycross/Blackshear: June 3rd - 5th
Tifton: Afternoon of the 6th - 9th
Douglas: 9th - 10th
Thomson: 11th
Savannah/Pooler: 12th - 16th
Waycross/Blackshear:   Afternoon of 16th - early 17th (we fly back our
that afternoon from Jacksonville

Not trying to impose or anything but we are looking for information on
places to stay or deals at places to stay in each of these stops.
(Currently we are covered on the days in Tifto  If you could also let
me know if you are gonna be in town when we travel through that would
be great.

I hope all is going well and that everyone is having a great Mother's Day.

Till Later

-Gawdun

Ok

So this is nothing to big, just here to tell y'all that new work is posted on my photo site.  You're probably tired of hearing this from me or reading it, but hey I'm a marketing street worker trying to get my name out. 

-Gawdun

The Welcome of Summer

'Stir It Up'

-Bob Marley

I need to take a creak form all the edits on Sarah's Bridal shoot and Sabrina's senior pictures so to do that I am here to lighten the mood.

Whelp it's official.  Summer has arrived.  No you don't need to look at the calendar and tell me that I am premature on this finding, because I have the ultimate summer warning clock...

We have the groundhog for the announcement of spring and the nip of Jack Frost for winter.  My nose I am deming the Dick Clark announcer of summer.  Let me explain.  My family and I are blessed with real sensitive noses.  When I was on my mission in the amazing humidity of GA (I miss it greatly) I never had but one issue with my nose.  What are I referring to you ask?  Nose bleeds.  When it warms up and the summer starts my nose will let you know and I am here to tell you that it has started.  I was just about to answer my cell tonight (actually about 30 minutes ago) when down comes the warm dark fluid.  I don't give blood because I feel I donate my fair share to the people in the sewers and to the vampires that drink sewer water.  And these aren't your average small bleed outs.  Heck no, I go long and hard.  

I'm just happy that I have the official sign that "SUMMER IS HERE!"  

I guess it is time to get back to the edits.  I'm excited that my photo biz blog will have some fresh looks at the end of this week...Don't forget to pass my work and name around FYI...

-Gawdun

This is the Result

So I posted way early this morning on the joys of gas station hot dogs.  Now I'm posting on a even more awesome matter...MY FEET.

Before my mission I was a nice golden brown child of the sun.  I loved the out doors during summer, and was always planning a group to go to Lake Tahoe.  (I miss it already)  No a person goes on the mission and stays covered up for a good two years (if your a dude).  Not a single part of our body is in the sun, except for our arms, and face.  Well Im very excited to get some much needed color back on me,  however yesterday I had a great time with the sun.  I went to a baseball game with my little brother for the local college here, Dixie State.  Anyways I wore me my new flip flops and basked in the sun.  However I forgot the sunscreen on my feet.  I didn't think much about it.  Well you wanna know how that tramp of a sun payed me back for being forgetful???

To be honest it looks a lot worse than it feels.  I mean don't try to stand on my feet.  Anyways I'm thinking about making tan lines like that all over my body.  So to do this I'm thinking about using tape to wrap me with before sun exposure.  What you think.

-Gawdun

*on a serious note melanoma skin cancer is a serious matter and can be treated in the early stages.  Please wear protective lotion and reapply when needed if you plan on being out side i the sun.  Thank you.  Also drink lots of water.  

Gas Station Wieners

Can I just tell y'all how tasty gas station hot dogs can be.  Ok so most the time when you think of these rolling over cooked, day old dogs is "HECK NO I AIN'T EATING THAT!"  Well let's be honest with ourselves and the world.  WE ALL EAT THEM AND LOVE THEM.  There are rules however when eating these rare treats.  So sit back and relax while I explain them...

1).  Only once in a while.  Never get them often, not only will they tear up your insides but they will be gross and over played.  In fact as the rule states, too much of a good thing is not a good thing anymore.  

2).  Never mix with the chili!  I'm sure you readers are clever enough to know the reason why this is a bad idea.  I'm not talking about heart burn either, although that will suck.

3.)  Time of purchase is everything.  You may be tempter to pick one up in the day hours but then that is a BAD idea.  The mix of heat and meat will cause a chemical imbalance and cause you to be nauseous and then you'll feel like you have a loaded gut that is heavier than the rest of you.  The perfect time is late evening, I promise it will be better on your body.

4).  Location, location, location.  This is the tricky part.  I have tasted many processed dogs and found some were better than others.  It's not just about length of time they ride the rolling heat bars but truly the place they come from.  Here are a few good places to shop...7-11, mom and pop stations (stay away from podunk town one building kinds though), the ultimate one is found in a town called Tifton, GA.  On HWY 84 (I think that is the HWY, it runs along Wal-Mart and into Albany) there is an Enmark gas station.  Around 9:00pm they have the best ones.  I'm just saying.

5).  Condiments.  I already covered the chili part but there are still many other choices to look into.  You've got your, ketchup, mustard, onions, relish, pickles, jalapenos, etc.  The true way to do it is simply keep it simple stupid. (Yeah that is right KISS).  More trouble is on the way if you pile it all up.  

and lastly my favorite and most important...

6).  Be proud to buy it.  Don't be all shy that you are purchasing this tasty treat.  Yes, your thinking that everybody and their cat in the store are watching you and making judgements that your actually buying this.  It's very true they probably are.  However don't worry about their lame butts.  You hold that dog up proud and carry it to the counter like it is the freakn Hope Diamond.  People want to scoff at you, you look them in the eyes and scoff at them with their Big Gulps and Camel Cigarettes.

Well I feel that my time here has been well spent and that many of you have been well feed with the good knowledge I harbor in my brain.  So go, flee to your nearest gas station.  Make some memories and find the roller heat wieners that work best for you.

-Gawdun

Lackus Appreciatis

you may ask is that even a word...Yes it is.

-Gawdun