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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

It's Holiday Season Again

It's that time of year again. Where people line up for hours on end in hopes of getting those great deals. Every store has some kind of crazy deal going on, so let the fighting and arguing begin! God forbid someone takes the last PS4 and your kid doesn't get one right away. Here is an idea, get your kid something to do OUTSIDE! I for one, will not be attending Black Friday. But that is because I don't like people. If you saw me in my car during Boston rush hour, you would understand.

Yes the holiday season is great and joyful, and you spend time with family. But the holiday season should start around Thanksgiving time, not 2 weeks before fucking Halloween! Radio stations were already playing 24 hours of Christmas music then! Why is it so commercial now?! Why does Christmas have to do do with the best store deals, or who can decorate their store first for Christmas, Walmart and Rite-Aid? I remember one year, ran out of candy on Halloween and went into Walmart at 7:30om to get more, and the entire Halloween aisle was replaced with Christmas decorations!! Now it is even early. Apparently Thanksgiving doesn't exist anymore for some reason.

Thanksgiving is great. It's a day where I can sat and watch the Macy's Parade, watch the numerous football games,  feed my face full of food, nap, and then repeat. And leftovers for days! Who doesn't like a turkey, gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce sandwich the day after? If you don't, I probably won't like you.

I picture Black Friday as a bunch of zombies on crack, because people don't sleep just to get a frickin deal on a toy. Speaking of zombies, that's how I feel the T here is like. As you know I people watch and judge like crazy (at least I admit I'm a jerk). Its quite entertaining watch people when the train shows up. Hundreds of people standing quietly with their headphones in, not looking at other people for afraid of conversation, and as the train pulls up, everyone walks slowly right up to the door and surrounds the train to be able to sit, no care about the zombies trying to get out of the train. By the way, I try to leave an ear piece out and I look at someone and walk towards them to make them think I want to ask them something. It's very funny watching them get uncomfortable and try to hide under their iPhone. I just walk by and laugh. It's a fun game for me haha. Told you I'm a jerk.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy some great food and family time. I leave you with this:

How do you get a sweet little 80 year old lady to say the F word?
Have another sweet little 80 year old lady say "BINGO"

Sunday, November 3, 2013

This is our f%&#@*$g city!

The last week has been crazy in Boston. The Red Sox won the world series!! It was great to be in a place where the team won the championship. The city was a buzz for the whole week and still is! Boston pride is absolutely amazing. Its too bad I can't stand the rest of the Boston teams to actually care if they win. But at least I love the Sox!

I watched every game but 2, and they lost those 2. So guess I was the good luck charm for them. When game 6 was starting, I was on the T, green line and we all know how much we love the green line.......sigh.....I made it to Fenway area go be right in the middle of it all if they won. My friends got in the only bar that was letting people in. Just so happens it was a gay bar. But not a gay person to be found. Full of crazy Sox fans who found it randomly. And a bunch of crazy hardcore punk rockers dressed in black, metal, and crazy hair and piercings. I waited outside to hopefully get in. Listening to the fans in the stadium and watching the Boston PD showing up in force. Boylston was crazy. 1000s of police and armed national guards. Up 6-0, you knew what was coming.

Finally got in during the 5th, and just couldn't wait for that last out, we all know how the Sox can stress us out. Love them, but sometimes can drive me nuts! Koji struck out the last guy and to the streets we went. Barricades and police and 1000s of people every where celebrating. Everyone happy. Its like we actually won it! Like Papi says "this is our f-ing city!", we say "this is our f-ing team!". The celebration continued for hours and hours. Boston PD did a great job in keeping order and herding people like sheep off the streets.

Yesterday was the parade, and millions in attendance. People drunk by 9:30am. Great times. Seeing the team come through on the duck boats and an entire city cheering and thanking these guys for doing what they do. They brought joy and happiness to the city of Boston. All day long people in Red Sox gear celebrating everywhere, long after the parade was over.

I've been here just one month and have experienced something that some people in cities haven't yet. Glad I was part of something so great. Now the Sox are done, I really don't have anything to watch on TV!! Guess I'll have to wait since my football team sucks, and my hockey team is rarely on TV here.

What will be the next big adventure in Boston? Who knows. Can't wait to see what's next. Boston Strong!