not talking sushi

the california roll. we all do it. the act of not making a full and complete stop where as the vehicles forward motion ceases and the suspension releases. yep, that's me.  the kicker is; i was on my street. the whole thing went down right in front of my house. and you know how the gundo p.d. rolls- count’em one, two, three cops surrounding me with their lights flashing.  just as my wife and kids walk out the door heading off to school.

you’d think having your seven year old run up, throw her arms around you and plead to officer one, "dont arrest my daddy.” might work to my advantage. how about my conversation with officer two about his extreme home makeover experience. maybe knowing the show’s construction consultant is one thing, but being friends with paige the pink tool belt chick should earn me a free pass or at least a stern warning. nope. ‘sign here’ is all i got.

my driving record for the past 12 months: accident, ticket, accident, accident, ticket. not bad for a guy who drives around ten thousand miles a year.

next up go kart racing.

the konami code

nope. doesn’t mean anything to me. for me it began with pong and for the most part it ended with donkey kong. i know the trick with the straw for free credits on the arcade game, but that’s about it. i’ve never put on a headset and played a pov shooter game with different gamers in far away places. we have wii, but the only games played in our house are sing it, just dance and wipeout.

the ataris took it a little further beyond their name,
they have a song titled
“up up down down left right left right b a start” which is a cheater code that unlocks features in many video games.

i don’t know about that, but i do appreciate the chorus, “sometimes you gotta stop and remember. that your not gonna be young forever. think smart, have fun, stay true and don't ever grow up.”

high scorers:

1st pn

2nd jb
3rd sl

discretionary points:
sk for talking smack
sm for trusting the crew
td gets an ice pack point for an unscheduled neck surgery

do the deux

growing up in the valley required some creativity when it came to going out. the yard didn't card, the bartenders at weber’s typically turned a blind eye, a friends older brother tended bar at los toros back when it was a hole in wall. and if all else failed, the winnetka drive in was a great back up plan. "yes sir. just one please. i’m... ah... meeting some friends {none of whom are in the trunk right now}". one time, after some technical difficulties acquiring beer and boones farm, we ended up with two twelvers of jolt cola. bottom line is several cans of highly caffeinated soda doesn’t really affect you until you try to go to sleep. the other side effect of consuming large quantities of an outrageously sugary beverage was waking up with a huge zit the next day. should'a just stayed in.

january’s event is moty dew. since we’re borrowing their logo, i thought we'd utilize their website for our first event. go to mtn dew.com games. play three card moty and email the crew a screen shot of your score. i’ll explain tie breakers if need be.  you have 24 hours to get your score in.