Tanzania, back pain, a key, and GNC

My friend CM is on a humanitarian mission to help women diagnosed with AIDS in Africa to write their last will and testament. He's a first year law student and I am living vicariously through his blogs. He has posted some photos and has spent some time describing his experiences. I am looking for the blog about him finally eating mystery meat on a stick in some back alley restaurant. Soon, CM, soon. Tuk tuk!

I went to bed with a stiff lower back. This is a common occurrence and not something that typically slows me down too much. I stretched as usual but today it wasn't going to loosen up no matter what I tried. I was sitting at my desk shifting in my seat trying to find a comfy position and leaned forward too fast. OUCH! Yup, blew my back out for real. Thanks, Bruce for making me walk out some of the tension. It helped some but I still hurt like hell. The highlight was getting to ride in Bruce's new car today. Cadillac STS in a gorgeous metallic red with black leather interior. Driving it to Miami Subs in Ft. Lauderdale for lunch was the first time he ever drove the car! He purchased the car through a broker and all he had to do was pick the car...the broker did everything else including delivering it to work this morning all buffed and shiny.

My birthday passed a week ago. I spent the evening out with my girlfriend's at the casino. We had a good time having drinks and bar hopping. I met the "most interesting man in the world" and even got my picture made with him. I don't think he was expecting me, all large and in charge, to stroll up and introduce myself then ask to have my picture taken with him. He was on a date so it she probably had fun with the situation afterward. So, a couple of my girls got me an Amazon gift card. I was so excited and thought, "Oh the books I can by for my Kindle on iPad!" Then it hit me...I have been shopping for one of those key charms and seriously contemplated a $300 Tiffany. Psssh. I found one much prettier on Amazon. And even got a chain to go with it for the amount of the gift card. It arrived today. Thank you Petal and Lulu!!! It's absolutely me!

I ran out of my protein shake mix this morning so I went to GNC after work to pick some up. Just as I pulled up the boy running the store left and locked up to go get some dinner I guess. He opted for Panera Bread when there was some bangin' shawarma next door at the Falafel Gourmet. Poor choice buddy. I had a few things I needed to get at Target (the best store ever) so opted to go there while I waited for poor food choice boy to come back to his store. I bought a toothbrush, toothpaste, root lifter-buy one get free, a scarf belt, peanut butter, and protein powder. Bruce drinks EAS brand, the one in the purple jug. It was half the price of the stuff I buy at GNC so thought what the hec. Doesn't hurt to try and I hope GNC boy enjoyed his lame meal from Panera. Don't you know shawarma is Avenger approved?

Random things on my mind...

World of Beer at the Coconut Creek Promenade is, by far, one of the coolest places for new age yuppies of the beer drinking kind. I am typically considered a wino but once in a while I do enjoy a cold one. The WoB has a long list of what's on tap (and a book of what's bottled) providing a description with alcohol content to aid with decision making. In the beginning I went for the higher alcohol content beers from Belgium only to realize it was no longer my goal to get drunk as fast as I can. They are usually on the hoppy side to which I realize I don't like. The beers that appeal to me are on two different planes (very light or very dark) and depends on my mood at the time of consumption. I spent Saturday afternoon with my husband drinking at WoB. He went with his hoppy bitters while I opted for the lighter, highly carbonated, fruity beers. Beer burps were plenty. Next time I will have to take the time to remember the names of each brew I drink. 


The WoB doesn't serve food but they do have relationships with surrounding restaurants that will deliver right to you at the bar. I called to order grilled chicken nachos and flautas from Lime and the young lady asked me to look at the map to tell her where in the bar we sat.  Ok...I am a total retard when it comes to reading a map or schematic but she was able to find us in 40 minutes after a promised 15 minute delivery. Seriously, she only had to walk 100 feet! The flautas were yummy but the nachos sucked. Sucked so bad we stopped at the grocery to buy the ingredients to make one at home. Now those nachos were TASTY!


So after our drinking excursion and before our trip to the grocer we did manage to walk around the promenade for a while. Hubby bought me some totally gaudy costume rings and a straw handbag that may only be used twice this summer. We stumbled on a guitar center and passed a wine bar. Hmmm...wine....


Here's to ya, and from ya, and to ya again...