Post Concert Traditions

I made Matt take me to Friendly's last night following the second performance of the "Living Christmas Tree" down here in Jimmy-town (see somewhat related blog post). Naturally, I had my usual Reese's Pieces Sundae. Matt's parents came along, and his mom had the Mint Mudslide sundae.

You will be proud to know that I announced the post-concert excursion to both violin sections, which led to several violinists seeking out the creamy, sugary goodness with their friends as well. I'm always happy to seduce! *winks*

Woo.

I had a great evening last night.

Not only did I go on a real nice first date last night, but I also discovered that Buffalo has a Cold Stone! It's on the corner of Maple and Transit in Williamsville. I had the oreo mint thing, and it was delicious!

So if anyone is interested in going there, let me know.

(Yeah, I know it was a long time since I posted, but I just couldn't keep my excitement in)

Ice Cream, anyone?

Cheryl, thank you for informing everyone about the opening of the Cold Stone Creamery here in Pittsford. I hadn't had the chance to do so. Also, they will be opening one in Webster next year, as well, so I hear!

Anyway, I'm playing this Sunday with the Hayseeds, that bluegrass satire band, at the Artwalk thing. We're playing at 2:30 in front of Starry nights for 45 minutes. I was thinking that maybe we could all go to Cold Stone after?????????

It's been way too long. I don't have any papers to serve for a week or so, so I actually have time in my schedule. Whaddya'all say???

Happy Birthday to Everyone :-)

In case no one knows...there is now a Cold Stone Creamery in Pittsford Plaza.

We should hook up :-)

*hugs to all*

Holy Moly is right! Happy Birthday to all! Happy Birthday Mary Rose!

Thank you Bitter for the very nice words that you sent to my mother for my memory book. Such kindness! I had a wonderful, busy, crazy, happy birthday filled with the limbo, hula dancing, karoke, food, fun and an incredible CHOCOLATE VOLCANO CAKE! Woo Hoo!



My mother and I made this cake. How fun was that?! (no ice cream though...)

So many Leos, so little time for celebration...

Happy Birthdays to PINKY who turns the BIG 4-0 and also to Mary Rose, who flips to 26. Also a shout-out Happy Birthday to two honorary members: The mascot Alice's owner, Charlene, who cranks to 43, and also to this blog's favorite singer/songwriter (besides me...), Mary Simon!! I think she's 31.

All birthdays are this weekend. Holy Moly!

Bufffalo-centric Ice Cream

There's a new place for ice cream on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. Watson's Candy Store is selling ice cream now and has come up with Sponge Candy Ice Cream. Apparently you have to call ahead to make sure it's even available! Will our fearless leader find a niche in her schedule to meet up for a social at this new place sometime this summer?

The Evil Darilicious...by request.

Ok so the E.D. is what I have coined as part of the Christian Industry. No, this is not a Christian bashing post. I happen to be a Christian. Christian Industry is a business that uses their Christian "titles" to bring in business while raising their prices sky high, taking advantage of people. They use their Marquee to put up Christian values and sayings and they are closed on certain Christian holidays but are open on Sundays and they seem to only hire young, blonde, pretty girls. The requirement is to wear tons, I mean tons of make up, with sparkles and dresses them in white pants which are see through. The place is also known as panty line haven. Besides prices being too high, what is also quite consistant is how they rip you off. You want nuts? Xtra. You want whipped cream? Xtra (This is the place whose claim to fame is a FREE cherry on top of their twists or cones) If you want a cherry on your bannana split or turtle however...Xtra...AND the creme de la creme...If you give them a $5 a $10 or a $20 they will, every time, tell you that you did not give them the denomination that you did give them and you will either need to cause a scene and give up, or wait for a phone call later when the till is counted at the end of the shift.

So there it is. I hope my post wasn't too horrible but it was by request. So do I do everything someone asks me to do? Hmmm, no. Was my post hypocritical? I don't know, but it felt good.

BOYCOTT DARILICIOUS! To the Big Dipper....Away!!!!

Sign Up to Become a Frozen Pop Flavorologist

Neslte Ice Cream is launching a search for Frozen Pop Flavorologists. I think we should sign up since we're all experts at this frozen dessert thing.

Ok Ok, So I had ice cream yesterday. Butter Pecan on a regular cone at the Silver Scoop in West Lafayette. May I say that it was wonderful. After having lunch in C'ville at a great little mom and pops restaraunt called A Country A-Fair...(they continually change their menu and bring a chalk board out with what is available to order) We sat in the screened in porch area that looks out over....flat - corn - land...oh well...Unfortunately, the only thing to eat was hamburgers. I could not believe that they did not offer a chicken sandwich. I have only had a cheeseburger from McDonalds this entire year. Not too fond of them. Still I ordered a mushroom swiss. If you like burgers I guess it was great. For me, it was too much! But! I think that is what gave me the ice cream craving! You see, I have gone back to my not eating ice cream days. I never was a big ice cream eater until well, this blog! lol Something then came over me and I was eating ice cream every week! Yikes! When a series of unfortunate events brought me to boycott the evil Darilicious in town, I cut back on my ice cream consumption. I also went on a diet and was counting calories so, ice cream was no where to be found in my meal plans! I lost 25lbs. No one told me I was gaining weight! lol Well, if my ICF doesn't go down soon, I most likely will be eating more ice cream...Cheers!(sugar free cones clicking in the air!)

The Warm weather is upon us....

I know NOBODY is reading this blog anymore, much less posting, and I have myself to blame as venerable leader and role model. Nonetheless, I have eaten at Abbott's several times in the last couple of months. And as the warm weather approaches, I know we'll get together at least once for a social.

Mary Rose and I are planning a road trip to Syracuse to the Cold Stone Creamery. So look out for that announcement soon.

As you know, I now work a full-time job, and continue to serve papers. So I work until 4:30, then hit the field with summonses in hand til 9:00 p.m. All work and no play makes Bitter a dull girl. But inasmuch as I have stopped touring, I expect to be home all summer, for the first time in several years. So, socials, here we come. Whenever I'm not working (which is 6 days a week).

It was FABULOUS to see a posting from Alan, whom I haven't spoken to since last summer, because we both got jobs and we haven't done any shows together either. Alan dear, I miss you, and happy belated birthday (I sent you an e-card, hope you got it!)

Love to all, LET'S EAT!!!

When You're Feeling Down and Out

A new study suggests that eating ice cream makes you happy. Scientists conclude that as little as one teaspoon of the creamy frozen treat "lights up the happy zones" in the brain (did you even know there were happy zones in your brain?). There's speculation that the very expensive study, which was paid for by Unilever (the world's largest ice cream maker), was done in an effort to boost slacking ice cream sales.

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Quick update!!

Bourbon Congratulations! You're 127 proof, with specific scores in beer (60) , wine (100), and liquor (113).

Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you're going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It'll take more than a few shots of Wild Turkey or 99 Bananas before you start seeing pink elephants. You know how to handle your alcohol, and yourself at parties.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 50% on proof You scored higher than 87% on beer index You scored higher than 96% on wine index You scored higher than 98% on liquor index

Link: The Alcohol Knowledge Test written by hoppersplit on Ok Cupid

When in doubt, eat ice cream!

Mary Rose and I are at work, and we have been abandoned by our entire team! Two of the bitches are on a cruise (together, but we won't go there...), and two of the team members are gone for the day. So it's us.

So I brought in B&J's New York Super Fudge Chunk ice cream and some whipped cream and we're eating it right now in our little Dilbert-esque cubicles.

Belated Birthday Blogging

Well, my birfday fell on a weekend this year, and when I went into work on Monday, my cubicle was all bedecked in streamers and balloons, and a small Spongebob cardboard stand-up. Of course, it was our own Mary Rose who did the honors!

I called her extension to thank her, and she said "By the way, stop back here on your break. I have juicy gossip!" So I'm all excited and going back to get the dish, and all the other CA's are there. We're shooting the shit when I hear this little Happy Birthday melody wafting from Mary Rose's cubicle. I check it out and there's a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting with the singing candle, and Chocolate Mocha Ice Cream! Yum! We all pig out, and to this day, the ice cream is still in the fridge at work. I have a little every so often when I'm craving chocolate, even though it's 9 billion degrees below zero around these parts.

Thanks, Mary Rose!

Ice Cream and Soldiers.

Well! Friday night Kelly took me to Applebee's for a little pre-birthday dinner and beer. We've befriended the cute little gay-boy bartender, Matt. While we were there I saw two soldiers and asked Matt about them. One was a friend of his, and they'd just gotten home from Iraq THAT DAY! So Kelly and I bought 'em a beer and told Matt to thank them for their service.

Later they came over to thank us, and we got talking to them about how it felt to be home and all that. We completely stayed away from the crap of the war, we just talked to them about generic things related to their service. Anyway, I don't know if you know, but Applebee's will give you a little free ice cream and sing you a silly birthday song. We're talking to the soldiers and I hear this crowd of rhythmic clapping, then a gang of waiters march up to me and sing the silly birthday song, which ironically, is sung to the tune of a military marching cadence called "Sound Off": "I don't know what I've been told/Someone here is getting old/Just how old we will not say/Happy Birthday anyway! Sound Off, Happy. Sound Off, Birthday. Happy Birthday...TO YOU!"

They brought me vanilla ice cream in a frosted mug with hot fudge all over it, and a candle. The soldiers wished me a Happy Birthday, then turned to speak with this little kid who came up with his mother. She said he's been trying to get his nerve up to talk to them for almost an hour. The little boy's father was in Iraq, and he was looking up at these soldiers with such angst in his eyes. While they were talking to the little boy, Kelly looked at their boots and said "That's Iraqi dirt on their boots."