Post #50... still scratching my head over Sodexho

This is my 50th post... although some of them shouldn't count.




Ok, so Sodexho lost their contract with the school, and i really don't think anyone is surprised in the least. But Sodexho never seems to make me stop asking "what the hell...?"

A couple days ago it was the "mashed potato bar" at the new "Red Hot Chef" station. First of all... doesn't take a "chef" to make instant mashed potatoes, but i will let that go. At least they have some variety.

What was astonishing and confusing, and unnecessary and just weird was the presentation. It was not the assortment of toppings one might chose to have on their mashed starchy vegetables... two kinds of cheese, bacon bits, (i may be making this up but i feel like there were other vegetables too like broccoli and onions and such). Maybe I am too American, but my mashed potatoes have butter... and that is about it. Maybe salt.

Still, this was not the shocking piece of Brooks Potato Puzzle. Nay, i tell you, the shocking piece was how they were served. In Martini glasses... Martini glasses. Glass Martini glasses. Who the hell needs their potatoes in martini glasses? Didn't really make them taste better, and I can't say i felt classier. What i felt like was a crazy guy, in an institution as i walked back to my table with a martini glass full of moist starchy glop. I felt like someone in a long white coat with a stethoscope might walk up to me and say "excuse me, Mr. Charles, but why are you eating that out of a martini glass?" and my institutionalized, crazy response could only be "because it is classy... and it keeps the warlocks at bay... duh."

Also, Sodexho bought glass Martini Glasses... I'll repeat that... The BOUGHT Martini Glasses. Either this or they store them in the sealed cardboard boxes in which they were originally purchased. I am sure this is a worthwhile use of money at Brooks...

"we could buy better food this week, oooooooooor... i found a great deal on Martini Glasses... eh...? eh...?"

"but what would use the Martini Glasses for? We don't have a liquor license..."

"why, potatoes of course! we can mash them, put them in a frosting bag that bakers use, and then squeeze the hillocks of starch into the Martini Glasses! It will be *classy*"

"ok... if you say so..."

Smile and Grin at the Change all Around...

A) My Arch-Nemesis Ronnie Sim' has been vanquished, hence the above cartoon: I will explain

Yesterday Allegheny announced that they have terminated the contract with Sodexho, effective this May (i believe). Now, i have not had the time to blog, let alone review the contract with the new dining service company, but the gators are praying that as many of the workers as possible will have their jobs transferred to the new company.

Anyway, here's to change. Let's hope it isn't a Pete Townsend story in the end.

B) It is almost Leap Day. If the Mayan calendar and Albert Einstein were right, may never have another one since the world is supposed to end some times in 2012 (the next leap year).

C) If you have not played this game, you totally should. My high score is a little less than 2,000. Set the angle, push the space bar, and watch those minions of Satan fly.


D) And on a final note: Today the Terrible Towels of all the Steeler's Nation fly at half mast for Myron. Truly a sad day.

Let's Define Some Irony

So I just posted the link to the page about Allegheny's internet service, cleverly called the "Gatornet." har, har.

The link is for the page that is supposed to answer all your questions and help you with all your problems involving internet on campus. I clicked the link, and the above page is what i got.

Let me rephrase that for those of you who are not following: I clicked the link for the page you go to when you are having internet troubles... and the page... is having internet troubles. Go ahead: click on the image, and look at the URL and then the message. Cracks me up.

That is right up there is a Videotape teaching the viewer VCR repair. It doesn't really help.

5:42am on a Wednesday

My father used to joke to people that I don't know what 6am looks like unless I see it from the other end. That stopped being true when I got my first job, but still... the trend continues to be that I not am not a morning person unless I stay up all night.

So I am about to see 6am from the other end once again, because sometimes Allegheny does that to you. Anyway... I was listening to some of Handel's Water music and Fireworks music since it helps me study more than AC DC or Led Zeppelin, and i noticed something interesting on the cover of the album...

Does that say "Rehab" on the bottom of the album? Maybe I spent too much time researching The Beatles last semester for the comp, but that sure looks like it says "rehab" to me... or "Rehaeab"... which I can only assume is Baroque-English or Russian or something for "Rehab." Maybe ol' Georgie-Fred was trying to tell us something...

Anyway, the sun rises at 7:10 today. I may still be up.

Also, the Gatornet is crazy-fast at 5:30am. Just sayin'.



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I Hit Up Youtube

Today i had a couple extra minutes, was talking to a parental unit, and we stumbled upon this video. James Taylor. On Sesame Street. Here are the Lyrics. As the poster of the video says: pay attention to the faces of the kids.

Best Song ever.

Look at Tuesday... LOOK AT IT!

60°? 60?????????? In February? My system cannot take this. Sometimes i look outside, and my brain says "hey! it is sunny! and i don't see ice! just wear a sweatshirt!" Then... my eyeballs freeze to the point of being immobile in their sockets when i set out...

But Tuesday it is going to rain and be 60? I am sure I'll wake up that morning, look outside and my brain will say "just go back to bed... it isn't worth it... that rain is going to be waaaaaaaaaaay too cold." when really... it should be saying "HEY! its 60! don your trench coat and fedora, and go swing on a lamppost in the downpour while singing... that's not weird right? Gene Kelly anyone? anyone? Bueller? Anyone?"... but i'll already be asleep again.

I give up.