June 13, 2014: Joe and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!

Ceeripes, I feel like crap!  I woke up this morning feeling significantly under the weather: stomach ache, nausea, headache, fatigue, muscles aches, and appetite free.  I suspect food poisoning from last night’s chicken dinner.  I blame Top Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and his roast-chicken-at-375-degree-for-one-hour-and-serve-at-room-temperature recipe.  Akemi claims there’s only one way to know for sure: “Eat leftover chicken and see what happens.”

I spent much of the early afternoon lying in bed with the dogs.  More than once, Jelly’s dorito-scented paws had me scrambling for the bathroom.

Yo! Wassup, corn-chip feet?

Compounding my irritability today was a World Cup announcer’s use of the term “greasy” in lieu of “slippery”.  A ball cannot be greasy unless it is covered in grease.  Same goes for treacherous road conditions.  The word you’re looking for is “slippery”.

In honor of the World Cup, I present the following video – soccer at its finest:

Today’s blog entry is dedicated to birthday gal Bethany!  Hope you’re having a much better day than I am!