After a good 72 hours into our trip, and my two friends impatiently waiting for me to contribute to the blog, I finally decided to write something up. Unluckily I could not find a Nintendo DS lite before my trip. I would be rather playing this now.
Unlike Earl and Myles writing blogs in the comfort of the hotel room, I’m composing this entry while in the back seat of the Buick Rendezvous driving along some New York interstate. Usually when you are driving with a few friends, you’ll share some stories, some laughter and perhaps plug your iPod to play while you drive. At this time, none of that is happening. Right now, all I hear is the heavy rain hitting our vehicle, the monotonous sound of the windshield wiper going back forth, and the repetitive slapping of our car flag hitting our window, which sounds like a heavy snorer in deep sleep [Myles notes: Ernest is the heaviest snorer of the three of us, and in case you were wondering, he gets a bed to himself, although, to be fair, he’s got a cold, and we don’t want it].
I will admit right now, I won’t write much about the Canucks in my blog entries. Consider my entries a break from the routine Canucks subject, but more about the ins and outs of our trip. I’ll leave the Canucks stories to Earl and Myles.
Day 0 – Flying to Toronto
We took the red eye flight to Toronto. Do you think red eye flights are really enjoyable for the airline stewardesses who work them? Besides working what is similar to a grave shift, they deal with all the bitter customers who constantly complain about pillows, blankets, and the yelling babies around them. Why bother with bringing a full drink cart down the aisle. I think you will be able to serve the whole plane, if you just brought 4 drinks: Coffee, milk, red bull and water. I think airlines would make more money if they sold pills on the plane, like Gravol or even Nyquil.
Day 1 – In Toronto
So we got in our rental car and head to Toronto. A miscalculation on my part resulted in a wrong turn to our hotel. However, my fellow Canucks fans did not mind at all, as they played like little kids, wondering what they will see more on the trip – Tim Hortons or Starbucks. Honestly, they did this all day, like two little bratty kids punching each other each time they saw a punch buggy.
After a well deserved nap, we pounded the pavement and ventured into the center of the universe wearing our Canucks gear. I decided to adventure alone, trying hard to fulfill my mission of a DS lite. Like getting Jessica Simpson’s phone number, my efforts were slim.
After going to the Hockey Hall of Fame, we had dinner at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant. Considering that we were but a few Canucks fans in a sea of Leaf fans, it was a good - plus we had our first round of shooters!
Everything else we did on Day 1 was something to do with hockey. So I’ll leave it to my compadres to share their end of the story.
Items I gained: a Blue Go Maple Leafs foam finger
Items I lost: My black scarf
Game of the Day: Canucks 6 – Maple Leafs 1
Nintendo DS Lite search : 2 Stores - Nothing
Day 2 – Heading to Niagara Falls
With a hockey hangover, I woke up. You know what I found really convenient about this hotel is the 24 hour marketplace within the hotel compounds. It was 3AM and I only needed something to drink, and pop in the vending machine wouldn’t cut it. I needed bottle water and some juice. Yes it was more than what a local 7-11 would charge, but the marketplace was sure useful. I’m pretty sure there are many times where people at home would love to have a place where they can just put some sweats on and walk in their socks to get something they needed right then and now. How about if someone had diarrhea and needed Pepto Bismol right away? Or if you picked up a girl, and you needed a condom right away, because the one in your wallet has expired. Two thumbs up on the Marketplace.
I spent the afternoon in a sports pub watching the Seahawks playoff game. Although the sports pub was on Yonge Street, the Toronto version of Granville Street, it was no Shark Club. Being a full sports bar, I would think it would be bustling with lots of sports fans. Instead, I go into the bar with some old people routinely pressing buttons in some old fashion interactive game. I almost mistook this place for a Bingo hall. Although I’m in my late 20’s, I think I was the youngest one here.
So at the pub, I was being lame and drinking orange juice all afternoon. Due to the
Seahawks lack of key plays down the stretch, I was disappointed, but entertained with a 27-24 loss to the Bears. At least the game was entertaining, as I don’t think anything else in the bar would keep me awake. [Myles notes: Earl and I hate the Seahawks. They always disappoint their fans, and they are impossible to bet correctly. Pick them, they lose; go against them, and they win. Nonetheless, we already have a bet, which team will get further in the playoffs NEXT SEASON, the Shithawks or the Chargers.] The waitresses was hideous looking, as I wonder how many drinks it would take for me to find her hot enough to sleep with. Earl then remembered that I drank just orange juice. So he believes that if I drank 12 full glasses of OJ, I would have become delirious enough to sleep with her.
Speaking of drinking lots, I must tell you the story of what happened to some poor lady in Sacramento. Some radio station had a “Hold your pee for a Wii” contest. For those who do not know, the Wii is the latest new video game console built by Nintendo. Well, in the contest, the participants had to drink a very large amount of water, and hold it in without going to the bathroom. Well, it looks like someone who did not win the Wii not only did not win the contest, but apparently died because of the intake of water for this contest. Boy, I wonder how the executives at this radio station now feel.
At Niagara Falls, my friends decide to write for the blog within the hotel room. The football game was on, we all had our laptops on. You would think that all of us work for some newspaper trying feverishly to submit our reports. I deserve to leave the madness and soak myself in the hotel’s hot tub.
Random points from the rest of the day:
The Chargers lost that night.
The casino buffet only had unpeeled shrimp (which is a lot of work!), but it does have sugarless cheesecake, and we then gambled the night away.
There was an express line to get into the Casino for those over the age of 30. Myles used it! [Myles notes: No ID required. Sweet!]
Items I gained: 2 Hard Rock Café Shot glasses from Toronto
Items I lost: My blue Seahawks Visor
Money I won: $21.25
Game of the Day: Chicago 27- Seahawks 24
[Myles notes: Ernest would lose his virginity if it wasn’t screwed down]
Day 3 – Leaving Niagara Falls
After a quick workout in the morning, we spent more time getting packing to get out of the hotel room then we did going around Niagara Falls. I guess when you are with a group of guys, you really don’t need to spend that much time in a romantic setting like Niagara Falls. It’s not like we are holding hands or making out as you hear the splashing of the water. However what was cool was the fact that our car was under an inch of frozen ice.
Apparently, the mist of the falls has frozen over the vehicle overnight [see photo]. I thought of pissing on the vehicle to melt the ice, but instead the valet at the hotel had some ice scrapers. I guess that will do.
We decided to go through the state of New York en route to Montreal. On the turnpike, we ended up at a truck stop to have a snack. Luckily, our truck stop had the grand opening of Fuddruckers, a burger joint that I used to love growing up in Victoria. Even though there were other customers in the restaurant, we will still outnumbered by employees to a 2-1 ratio. I can have my personal slave putting my tomatoes and salsa on my food, and actually feeding me, and they will still have sufficient of staff remaining to serve the restaurant. That’s how ridiculous how many staff there was on site.
-Ernest
1 comment:
731 was the number of orders already put through the machine, not necessarily how many customers had been in there all day long. You have to consider soft openings, test orders before opening and employee meals.......
How's that for analysis on something that did not need to be analysed??
Silly Canadian..... ;)
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