My Bad
Yeah, so I guess I've been a little lazy with the blogging lately. Sorry about that. I'd offer up my reasons, but they're really not all that exciting. But in good news, I did get souvenirs for all of you while I was in San Fran. It was admittedly hard to find a souvenir that would work for everyone. If you don't have a desk or papers, what would you do with a paperweight? So I settled on this:
You should be receiving yours in the mail soon.
On an unrelated note, I sold my soul for the second time this year (the first time I sold out was when I bought a cell phone). I went to Starbucks. It was the only place that sold any food before 8 a.m. in my hotel. Because of the time difference, I was up at 4:30 a.m. every morning. Starbucks opened at 5, so I went down almost every morning. In my five visits, I only had three menu items: Caramel Frappuccino® Blended Coffee, Vanilla Bean Frappuccino® Blended Crème, and a Chocolate Croissant. Chocolate croissants are kind of hard to mess up. The caramel thing might as well have been called the "Coffee Caramel Coffee Frappuccino-Coffee Blended Coffee Coffee." I was excited by the word "caramel" in the name, but it was misleading. All I tasted when I drank it was coffee. Which is yuck.
The Vanilla Bean thing was quite good, but I think I might save that for a revival of "Food Review Tuesday." I can do a head-to-head comparison of that vs. the vanilla bean Coolatta from Dunkin Donuts. That's how much I care about about being thorough for my readers - I'm willing to drink 1000 tasty calories in one sitting just for you.



Comments
cadiz12 said:
in a gesture of good faith, i'll all you to give my souvenir to someone else who needs it more. but it was very sweet of you to think of me. thanks!
funny you should mention getting food at starbucks-- there was a story in the paper today about how they're going to start selling "premium salads" to compete with McDonalds and BK. i never knew those guys were in the same category.
cadiz12 said:
oh and i one of my coworkers once found a big fat fly in the middle of her Starbucks ham sandwich, so i'm probably not going to be eating there anytime soon.
Cate said:
You're a good man, Omar Phillips.
Radioactive Jam said:
"Tasty" calories?
There goes all the suspense.
Still, you're a considerate and thoughtful person so I'll cut you some slack.
Jon said:
Omar, you know I'm a Dodger fan. I appreciate the thought and consideration that went into buying such a gift, but I'm not sure I can wear this. And that stings twice as much as I was really looking to grow my thong collection...
No Cool Story said:
So, you have sold your soul twice this year? Do the buyers know this?
Thank you for the "Hello, I'm a Mac" shirt, I'm sure I'll love it.
Even if I'm a PC.
Becky said:
Funny, I'm willing to drink 1000 tasty calories in one sitting just for me.
Becky said:
oh, and you should try the soy triple cafe mocha. yums.
Toni said:
Thanks! I can always use a new thong! :)
glo said:
Your reaction to K2 water gets curiouser and curiouser. You can ingest the lactose-milieu of a vanilla bean cream-fest but not K2 water...hmmm....
Nadia said:
Is the Starbucks menu the same over there as it is here?
Because if I wasn't worried about being damned to hell, I would totally convert to the religion of Java Chip Frappucino. It is as close to god-like as a drink can get without being completely blasphemous.
Join me, won't you? Mmmmmmmmmm.
Lia said:
How can you sell your soul twice? How did you ever regain ownership? Because that's a trick I'd love to learn.
Lianne said:
I thought Two-Pack was dead. Who knew he was in SF all this time.
jasmine said:
the sacrifices you make for your people!
you're like jesus. or something.
wendela said:
If I give you back the gift, may I have my little golden ticket thingy next to my name back? Or do I have to tell you where the new blog is??