Some ps’s from yesterday

23 September 2010

Two blogs in two days?! This is what happens when I don’t blog for a while.

Just a couple of things I forgot yesterday.

Is anyone else sick of the current fad of overusing autotune, or is it just me? Roger Troutman and Cher are probably turning over in their graves right now. Wait what? Oh. Um, sorry. But she would be if she were. Ok, so Roger Troutman wasn’t exactly autotune. It was autotune’s great grandpa. But you get the idea. I mean, if I wanted all my music to sound like robots, I’d just give Wall-E a record deal.

What’s up with places that say they’re open 24/7 not being open 24/7?? There’s a gas station convenience store on the corner of S. Causeway and W. Napoleon whose marquee advertises open 24/7, yet they’re closed at night, and when I went there at 7pm Monday night to get a bag of ice to bring to Taryn’s for the Saints game, they were closed? Huh?! And then there’s McDonald’s. Don’t advertise that you’re open 24/7 if you’re only open 23/7. Or even 23.5/7. Cuz I guarantee that .5/7 will be when I’m having late-night on the way home from Carrollton Station munchies. Sure, I should actually thank them for making me healthier and richer, but still. It’s the principle. I mean, when I pull up at 2:30 am and you say you’re temporarily closed to prepare for breakfast, then you are NOT OPEN. Do you close from 10am-11am to prepare for lunch? NO! So really, what’s the difference??

Now, check this out. Didn’t think THIS would ever happen in NOLA.

The Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping new zoning ordinance for Fat City, defying a firestorm of complaints about earlier closing times for bars.

The 64-page set of codes for buildings, signs, parking and other development standards articulates a gradual transformation of the once vibrant but now fallen entertainment district, into a more upscale mix of shopping, dining and condominium living. It makes for the most dramatic change in Fat City regulations in a quarter-century and marks Jefferson Parish’s first participation in a national trend toward redeveloping neighborhoods in favor of pedestrians and promoting a classic “town center” ambiance.

But the provision requiring drinking establishments to close by midnight most days and 1 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday dominated the debate, with detractors saying the rules suffocate businesses, threaten livelihoods and unfairly and unwisely discriminate against certain night spots based on geography. Strip clubs and other adult businesses, formerly icons of the district, must now phase out altogether by the end of 2012.

Wow. Just wow. I mean, I don’t hang out in fat city (ok, who doesn’t reserve at least a tiny piece of their heart for memories of Kenny’s Cheese Fest), but I still think that’s odd that NOLA would even pass anything like that. Ok. Technically it’s not NOLA. But it is. Heck, as I saw somewhere recently, New Orleans is now a suburb of Metairie. 🙂 Click here to read the full article.

Finally, on a more positive note, Jane Lynch is the ONE AND ONLY reason I watch Glee. No offense to the gleeks out there…but honestly, if it weren’t for her, I’d have an hour less tv to watch. She’s just flipping brilliant.

Now I must finish up at work and get ready for my flight. 😀

OOH! And as a p.s. to my p.s., the word “bookface” has become such a part of my vocabulary that I forgot that it was a reference.