Posts Tagged ‘Canada’

i met miss vickie at subway

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Since I’ve arrived in Searcy, I’ve developed a good working relationship with my local Subway. The staff recognize me now and have made fun of my sunburn, going so far as to chide me not to get burnt again last weekend. I like it there.

The main reason for my patronage is that every day, they offer the “wrap of the day” at only $2.69. You can also order a fresh fit meal if you wish, for which the total comes to $4. I like Wednesdays because that is when they offer the Veggie Delite wrap. I’m not quite sure why that isn’t a perennial “wrap of the day,” since it is the same as any other wrap, minus the meat. I’ve been tempted to order the daily wrap and have them leave off the meat, but I digress.

This week I noticed that they put a sign up, advertising a new flavor of Miss Vickie’s chips (buttermilk ranch). Let me give credit to my Canadian friend Dan (not my old roommate, for those who know him) at church because he told me all about these chips from Canada. They are kettle-cooked, which is a northern thing, I guess (thanks, Sara).

I usually don’t even eat chips anymore because I’m trying to eat healthier, get in shape, and rid my body of the chemicals that reside in so many of our foods. However, I feel pretty good about recommending Miss Vickie’s buttermilk ranch chips, for a few reasons. First, they are delicious. I’m going to have to be careful not to go buy a cart-load from Kroger and chow down all night. Second, they contain no HCFC. This means that I’ve found a tasty chip that I can feel comfortable indulging in moderation.

Thank you Canada, for contributing this great snack food to our society, and for having a very catchy national anthem.

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chuh chuh chuh chaaannges

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

So, my brother is married now.

Last week we went up to NH to get him hitched. Several of Leslie’s friends from Freed came up to be moral support and groomsmen. Even though I don’t know them like Leslie does, I’ve always enjoyed hanging around with them. Many times, I’ve slept on their floors and couches in the dorm, and it was good to see them again. Last weekend, they taught me how to play poker (Texas hold ’em). Watch out, folks — all your precious plastic chips are mine. Muhahahhahaahaha.

Overall, the wedding was a lot of fun. Leslie is going to be an exceptional husband, I have no doubt. And, I have a wonderful new sister-in-law, Sara (used to be Blouin) Taylor. However, the thought that Leslie can now spawn children is a little crazy/scary, I must admit.

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I still don’t like the North. It has some great people, but I just don’t think I could live there. I’ve spent considerable time in several foreign countries, and I feel more out of place in the Northeastern U.S. than any foreign soil I’ve yet visited. I don’t know why that is.
The day after the wedding, I went up with Sara’s sister, Christianna (Crish-tiyanna), to Montreal. After realizing that Quebec is not a city, but rather a province, charting the trip became much easier. We went to the Hard Rock there, but all the shirts were pretty boring. Too bad; I would’ve liked one. A fun fact about Montreal is that you can apparently smoke marijuana there legally. Either that, or a lot of people like odd-smelling cigars. C’était très bon de practiquer mon français de nouveau!

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I’ve made some New Year’s resolutions. I haven’t done that in past years, so instead of one, I made 4:

1) Sleep for 8.25 hours every night.
2) Set aside time to Read the bible every day.
3) Make friends with someone at the climbing gym so I can climb weekly.
4) Talk about God to my non-Christian friends on a more regular basis.

And, in closing, many of you (well, ok, not really anyone, per se) have asked me to provide a list of my top 3 picks for celebrity women I’d date. So, here they are, in some order or another.

1) Liv Tyler (if she weren’t married)
2) the Snorg t-shirt girl
3) Laura Prepon (Donna, from That 70’s Show)

that is all.