Frequent Flier Miles at the Bar?!?

I know I've talked a whole mess of shit about Southwest Airlines in the past, mainly about their boarding process, calling them Greyhound with wings. If you're unfamiliar with SWA, their boarding procedure used to be a free for all. They don't assign seats to passengers. You weren't able to check in until you arrived at the gate, and when they announced boarding and the jetway was bombarded by idiots thinking if they boarded first it would somehow make them better than the other 200 passengers going to the same damn place. It was just a huge mess.

They must read my blog, because they completely changed their boarding process, allowing passengers to check-in on line 24 hours in advance (like all other airlines) and they created 'boarding groups' eliminating the mass rush to the jetway. It completely changed the whole SWA experience. So, I gave them another chance, signed up for their "Rapid Rewards Program" and flew about 10 times with them last year.

I told you that to tell you this: They just introduced a new branch of their Rapid Rewards Program just for people like me that don't want to get a SWA Credit Card, but would still like to earn points for spending money on things other than SWA flights. It's the Rapid Rewards Dining program, where you register your credit/debit cards and earn 1/4 of a point for every $100 you spend at quailifying restaurants, bars, and clubs.

I know what you're thinking, 1/4 of a point? Laaaame. Well, here's where you're wrong. It only takes 16 points to get a free flight. The program is still fairly new, so new establishments are being added frequently. They just added Stars, not my favorite bar, but I'll go there for free flight credits. I'm going there tonight to watch the UT game.

If they add Los Cucos and Einsteins, I'd have free flights for life.

Whopper Virgins

Have you seen the ad campaign that Burger King is running in which they travel to places where people have never even heard of a burger and perform a taste test between the Whopper and the Big Bac? Supposedly, in the most pure taste test ever, the Whopper won.

If I'm McDonald's, this is how I respond: "Ooooh-k. Well, we asked people who actually know what a burger is which they preferred and they like the Big Mac."

I mean, really. Why would I give a shit what people who don't even know what a damn burger is prefer? It's almost the complete opposite of an endorsement. Show me a 250 pounder and tell me what they like. Chances are they've got more experience and I'd trust their recommendation.

For the record, I've never had a Big Mac or a Whopper. I'm adding it to my resolutions, though.

Dear Stomach,

I am soo sorry. If I had known that left-over Vegetable Lo Mein would upset you so much, I never would have given it to you. You seemed to enjoy it the first time you had it this week, I had no idea it would turn on you so quickly. Never again. I promise.

Sincerely,
c

"Weird" Foods I LOVE

• Tofu
• Unagi
• Raw (uncooked) Pasta
• Mashed Potato Sandwiches

Junk food I LOVE

• PEEPS!
• Moonpies (except the chocolate ones)
• Skittles
• Ice cream Snkickers
• Chili Cheese Fritos

This day in Ceci History:

Lifted from LJ January 29, 2002

I freaking love Iron Chef! Has anyone else ever seen this show? They cook
the most disgusting foods, but I'm still mesmerized. Of course, to prove me
wrong, today the 'secret ingredient' was CHEESE! Hooray for cheese! I eat
cheese! Ohh... not like that though... crazy asian chefs. NO!

Last nite I was guilted into going to the Aeros with Janice. Ugh. Honestly, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but the game was just really slow. It was a tie, and of course went into OT. Fun. The highlight was getting a puck! Except that it was a stupid practise puck and it doesn't have the team logo like the game pucks. Boo!!

I lifted this one just because it doesn't seem like Iron Chef has been around for freakin' six years. And a couple of weeks ago (I'm typing this in April because I'm a cheater) Jacey, Rhondy, and I were talking about the differences between the OG Iron Chef and the American one. Mainly that they could have the same ingredient on both shows and I wouldn't eat anything they came up with on the OG. Then we tried to come up with the silliest, most uninteresting ingredient they (American version) could ever come up with... Jacey says, "I don't know... Mangoes?" Thirty seconds later we are watching Iron Chef America: Battle Mango. Pretty much everything we said to the TV that day came true. It was spectacular.

Also, until I read it just now, I completely forgot about catching that hockey puck and I threw it away the last time I moved. Because it didn't have a team logo on it and I couldn't for the LIFE of me figure out why I was in possession of a hockey puck.

Feed me

Have you ever been so hungry that it made you want to vomit?

Day LUUUUUUUBY'S!!

Oh jebus. I just stopped up the toilet and called maintenance and Gaby used her evacuation training to block the exit so I couldn't leave her alone to take the blame, she crossed her arms and yelled "This exit blocked! Turn around, go the other way!" I finally gave up, but by the time the guy finally shows up, we've got the damned giggles (you know how I do) so bad that we're both trying to blame the obstruction on the other, but are laughing and crying so hard that we can't get it out. Then it took the guy quite a while to remedy the problem which set us to giggling even harder.

Anyway... today was a good day. Everyone wished me lots of luck before the retake and was really sweet. Everyone passed! And everyone passed the new test today, also! Yea, us!

Today was emergency/abnormal situations, which basically meant we watched a bunch of nasty/depressing videos/news clips about plane crashes. Not the feel good lesson of the week. Tomorrow is hijacking which should be just as uplifting. The good news is that tomorrow is Positive Check-In... which means we need our pumps, passports, watches, company ID, manual, and flashlight. Wait, that's not the good news, the good news was that none of us had half of those things so after class, six of us jumped in Gaby's Explorer and took a "field trip" to Kohl's, Target, Payless, Famous Footwear, Deerbrook Mall, then Wal-Mart. We had entirely too much fun and probably received a few odd looks or comments, but we didn't even notice. I think we all needed to let loose and be silly.

People kept asking "Who are you with?" We had fun answering this one, too. We had the waiter at LUBYS!! (I've been deprived for almost 2 years) convinced that we were a professional co-ed soccer team called the Pythons from Des Moines (they're still making fun of me for having to fly there) and were in the World Championship Tournament at the Astrodome this weekend, and he should come root us on if he didn't have to work. There was a balloon animal "artist" there and the waiter had him make me a soccer ball. Too fun.

Now it's back to homework and studying.

Hugs and kisses,
-c