Congrats to J3K on Winning the Oscar...

Crazy dreams continue: Last night, my esteemed colleague, James Three Thousand, took home the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Bandit Run 2005." I was quite happy and more than a little disappointed that I wasn't nominated as co-writer. Anywho, he won. We all owe him congratulations. Later in the dream, I watched a grizzly bear swimming in the surf at Panama City beach as a hurricane approached. No clue at all.

More Random Thoughts
I nailed the final for my Chem 102 course. I think I needed a 77 to keep my "A" in the course. I earned a 95 out of 98. Kept my grade and then some. Seriously, I'm just glad it's over. Now, three weeks of R&R. Today, I started with a little 5 mile hike in Unicoi. Tomorrow, another mountain biking jaunt. I'll finish the break with a quick visit to Grand Cayman to visit my sis. Honestly, aside from not having any income, this student life is pretty good.

Shake and Bake
Saw "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" twice over the weekend. Go see it; it's really funny even if you do have to sit through a preview of "The Grudge 2: Still Grudgin'."

Talladega Nights: A Billion Times Better Than Nacho Libre.

Fear the Taquito
Let's briefly consider a hypothetical: If prior to seeing a movie such as "Talladega Nights," you and a buddy celebrate something like the completion of a tough course with a few drinks, and if, after several of these drinks, your buddy convinces you that, in lieu of dining at the movie theater, you should stop by QuikTrip for a few hot dogs and a Taquito, and if you successfully convince your designated driver to stop, I implore you DO NOT EAT THE TAQUITO. If you do, you will forever rue the day you introduced it to your gastrointestinal tract. They are unholy cannoli filled with demon scat. Instead, eat something, anything, that you find on the ground of the gas station parking lot and you'll be better off.

If you eat this, your buddy won't include you in the Oscar nomination.

Here's a description from the QuikTrip website:

The origin of the QuikTrip Taquito has been translated by archaeologists from inscriptions on the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. The original pronunciation of this delicacy was Taquiktripito. Apparently the Taquito was a gift from Quatzequatel, the winged serpent god of the Mayan culture. Quatzequatel was a benevolent god, filled with goodness, as was the QuikTrip Taquito that he lovingly bequeathed to his followers.

Later, Spanish explorers discovered this wonderful meal and sent an armada of ships back to Spain filled with Taquitos. Unfortunately, the fleet was lost at sea, although there were rumors the crews of the ships had eaten all the Taquitos en route and were afraid to return home. This theory has been supported by a study conducted by Don Miguel Fernandez, who discovered what appeared to be remnants of a manually operated roller grill on the island of Grenada. Along with these artifacts was the original Mayan recipe for the Taquito, which has been translated and carefully followed to produce the ultimate QuikTrip Taquito.

QuikTrip Taquitos are the perfect meal on the go. Nearly a foot of crisp meat-filled tortillas are kept hot and fresh on sparkling clean roller grills at every QuikTrip store. QuikTrip offers two varieties of Taquitos, beef and chicken, with just enough spice to awaken your taste buds. The best part of this great meal is that Taquitos are only 99 cents. Quatzequatel would be proud!