I Suck At J.J. Mulligans

Saturday was looking pretty "crappy" for a while. In addition to having a bad home improvement day, Karen and I had a slight problem with the toilet drain in our master bathroom. (For anyone curious, while working on the plumbing of the first floor bathroom, my propane torch ran out of propane. Ever try to solder with little heat? It's tough, if not impossible.)

Adding to the plumbing woes was the clogged toilet in the master bathroom. Karen discovered that after she had flushed, the water was not completely going down the drain. Thankfully, some water did go down the drain. So at least the drain was not totally clogged. Already annoyed with running out of propane, I attempted to unclog the toilet with the trusty plunger.

Needless to say, I used the plunger... I flushed... I repeated when it did not work. I used the plunger... I flushed... I repeated. I tend to repeat things well past when I should stop, so it should come as no surprise that I must have used the plunger probably well over 10 times. (All that water wasted! Dangit!)

Eventually, I had to leave the clogged toilet... plunger and all... because Karen and I were meeting up with our friends (Hugh and Jenny). Hugh and Jenny were going to the movies. They went to watch "Shutter Island". So, we were just meeting up with them for dinner after the movie.

We ended up meeting them at J.J. Mulligans located in Braintree. Now I suck at J.J. Mulligans. For anyone curious, J.J. Mulligans has a burger and beer special for $6.95. What a deal! (There is also a cheese pizza and beer special for the same price.) The burger was quite delicious. I scarfed the burger down in no time... probably because I was extremely hungry by that point in the day.

Anyway, it was a good time at J.J. Mulligans. It turns out that Jenny is having her gall bladder removed on Tuesday. So, she could not really eat much... not that she would eat a variety of things if given the choice. Like some of my other friends, Jenny is quite picky about the foods she consumes.

Jenny is also having fun with the book club she started. Hugh jokingly thinks they don't really read books... opting instead for the boozing opportunity a book club provides. I don't remember what book Jenny was reading for the book club, but the book seemed a little far-fetched to me. The story was about some student who kills ten people in school with a crossbow.

I thought that plot was a stretch because a crossbow only fires one bolt at a time... and it takes quite some time for someone to reload the crossbow with another bolt because they have to pull the bow string back and set it. So killing 10 people with a crossbow seemed like a stretch because the student could have been subdued any time during the reloading process. That was my logic.

Of course, I suppose the student could have been using a crossbow like Scarlett from G.I. Joe... Regardless, it was interesting material for a book club. I actually thought Jenny would go the route of the harlequin romance.

Anyway, we eventually started talking about Karen's pregnancy. Hugh and Jenny were pretty excited for us. Interestingly enough, Jenny... like a lot of other people I know.. believes I will spoil the child. I have already told people that our child will get nothing... no video game console... no cool toys... nothing. The child will be lucky enough to have clothes... and a family of course. I get the feeling that no one thinks that I will not spoil our child. Oh well.

Needless to say, dinner was good. It was good to see Hugh and Jenny whom I haven't seen in quite some time. When Karen and I got home, I immediately went back to using the plunger on the toilet... to no avail. Eventually, I gave up and used some eco-friendly chemicals to unclog the drain. When you first pour the liquid into the toilet... it doesn't look too good. But heck, it seems to have worked!

I Suck At J.J. Mulligans

On Friday, Karen and I went to J.J. Mulligans located in Braintree. Now, I suck at J.J. Mulligans. I have not been there in a while. It's not that I dislike the restaurant or anything. I do like the food there. I just never think to go to J.J. Mulligans probably because I am hardly in the Braintree.

Anyway, the reason why we were going was to celebrate my friend's (Jen) birthday. Jen thought it would be a great place to celebrate her birthday because she liked the french fries there. And for anyone curious, the fries are pretty good there.

In addition to Karen and I, my friend (Andrea) and my BFF (Kerry) joined in the night's festivities. My friend (Hot Amy) was originally supposed to come. Due to her weakened constitution, however, she could not attend. For anyone curious, Hot Amy is always sick. I imagine that if Hot Amy could live in a bubble, she would.

Andrea was actually running a little late to the shindig, so the rest of us feasted on the french fries while we waited for her. Andrea was helping her parents with their Christmas tree, which I jokingly refer to as the Charlie Brown tree. From what I have heard, Andrea's family typically gets one of the larger... grander... trees in the lot. So by no means is it a Charlie Brown tree. Since I like to give her grief, I like to refer to their tree as the Charlie Brown tree. Good grief, Charlie Brown!

Anyway, it was a fun time. J.J. Mulligan's was actually offering a pretty good deal where you could get a burger and a beer... all for the low price of $7. Jen and I couldn't refuse and opted for the burger and beer special. Their burgers, by the way, are pretty good too. Of course, my judgment of their burgers may have been clouded because I was actually craving a burger that night.

Needless to say, I had a good time hanging out with everyone. I think Jen enjoyed it too, which was good because the celebration was for her birthday. Although, I am not so sure Jen is currently excited about her birthday, which is a little sad.

Like my favorite sister-in-law (Janine) at the time who was turning the same age, Jen is not liking the prospect of being in a different age category. In Janine's case, she was told that she was at "the fork in the road" by a medical professional. I think Jen is similarly feeling that way because things are currently not what she had imagined for herself when she was younger.

Truth be told, that concept can be said about any age. When I was five, I wanted to be a knight in shining armor. Look at me now... no horse... no plate mail... no sword... nothing. My life now is not exactly how I imagined things when I was five. I suppose if I really wanted it badly enough, I could buy a horse, buy some armor, and buy a sword... although I'm not sure how practical that would be in the real world. Plus, Karen would probably not like having a sword and a suit of armor in the house. I may be able to get her to buy into the horse though.

Anyway, hopefully Jen won't fret too much over the whole new age bracket category. Life is too short.

I Suck At J.J. Mulligans

last night, karen and i hung out with my bff (kerry) and my friends (hot amy and jen). the five of us ending up going to j.j. mulligans located in braintree. now i suck at j.j. mulligans. i don't think i have been back to j.j. mulligans since jen's friend from her cruise ship days was in town and my friend (carlos) had tried to find him a job. needless to say, for being spur of the moment... in which the five of us were all available and had no set plans... it was a fun time.

we were simply able to laugh and be silly on a night where we had no plans. topics of conversation included kerry's favorite: poop and other bowel related topics... and "the secret". for anyone curious, i was being sarcastic in that poop is one of kerry's favorite topics. kerry is not so much a big fan of poop talk. in fact, i think she has already told us that she will not introduce any of her friends to us anymore because of the seemingly reoccurring poop topic of discussion.

as for "the secret", apparently that topic is the brainchild of jen... and oprah. it seems like "the secret" is a book that has been featured on oprah... many times. jen seems to be a big fan of the book. in fact, jen is trying to get all of us to read the book... sort of like... in a book club type of way. the basic gist of "the secret", from what i am told, is that when people visually create a representation of their dreams or goals, they will achieve it. that's "the secret"...

if you were to ask me, the secret sounds more like "the crap". but if it's good enough for oprah... it's got to be good enough for the rest of the world, right? truth be told, the whole premise sounds more like basic psychology 101... or simple common sense for that matter... that if you really want something... you need to work toward it. i can't believe someone wrote a book about that and is making millions off of it... the power of oprah... (this is where i would shake my head in disbelief.)

nonetheless, i do enjoy partaking in silly exercises. the plan, once everyone has a chance to read "the secret", is to create storyboards of our goals. so, some time in the near future... all of us will be getting together again to visually represent our goals. this should be interesting.

i think what was most peculiar about the whole "secret" thing was that my friend (carlos) actually has read the book. carlos (or any guy for that matter) is not someone who i thought would have read that book. heck, i did not even know what the book was up until the discussion last night.

anyway, it was comical to find out that carlos had read the book. (to put things in context... carlos was not with us last night... he had been texting hot amy and she asked him about "the secret"... to which he replied that the book was basically garbage.) it also turns out... "the secret" was in hot amy's back seat. (snicker snicker.)

all in all, it was a fun time at j.j. mulligans... story boarding "the secret" should be fun... i can't wait...

I Suck At J.J. Mulligans

today, has been quite the eventful day.

after visiting karen's grandmother, karen and i went out for dinner. we wanted to grab a bite to eat somewhere in braintree because we wanted to go to babies 'r us (just for some casual window shopping). so, what we decided upon was j.j. mulligans.

now, i suck at j.j. mulligans. including tonight, i have only been to j.j. mulligans for a total of two times. i must say... i have been pleased both times that i have gone there. today, i had the mulligan, which is a haddock sandwich meal served with fries and a pickle. (cue rachael ray's "yum-o" sound.) in addition, karen and i shared their chicken quesadilla appetizer because i couldn't resist the tuesday appetizer deal. (again cue rachael ray's "yum-o" sound.)

for anyone curious, j.j. mulligans is a sports pub near the intersection of washington and pearl street in braintree. i first heard of j.j. mulligans complements of karen. apparenly, karen and my friend (jen) and my bff (kerry) had gone there for some reason. karen had enjoyed the food there and had randomly suggested eating there once when the two of us were looking for a different place to dine at one fine day. (after all, there's only so many times a person can visit blue-22 or sarsfields... or is there?) anyway from what i remember, the food at j.j. mulligans was good back then too.

needless to say, i haven't been back to j.j. mulligans until today... and i must say... i still like it. and afterwards, the window shopping at babies 'r us was fun too.