Last Weekend

Last weekend, as usual, provided a variety of activities for us to enjoy. First, we participated in Allison's workplace's Corporate Cup softball competition. Our shirts are an indication of what happens when you are a sex machine. Reportedly, they were the only matching shirts found at the radio station. We had great success in the tournament, taking second place and playing many, many games such that fatigue was imminent.

We then went to Red Lobster for dinner in our first of several out to eat opportunities of the week. Monday, we again dined out, at Hibachi's for Ashley's birthday. While there, Allison demonstrated mastery at catching flying shrimp, more so than the other attempters in our cadre (though some may say the fault for their unsuccessful attempts may have been that of the chefs).

First Annual Coffee Crawl: Bean Not Beam

The premise for Bean Not Beam was designed when Jess' fellow education majors were taking a bar crawl. Due to our lack of appreciation of most liquids found in bars, we then engineered the novel idea to go on a coffee crawl. In this coffee crawl, we proposed to visit as many coffee type places in Morgantown and imbibe in beverages of choice or eat fun pasteries that we would not normally indulge in.

The first step was to create a t-shirt. This process, on first thought, may look to have been simple. However, it turned into quite a dendrite enhancing activity which through trail and error, has now turned us into official t-shirt making masters. Kayla and I both made slight errors, resulting in the necessity to scrape off the mistake and reapply. We finally discovered that friends should not let friends use the iron without checking their item to be ironed on.

The finished products were not too shabby.

The first step on our tour was the Zenclay Cafe. At this delightful establishment we had a light dinner and our first beverage of the evening. We made several friends who wondered if we were taking our crawl to the entire east coast and why we were the only ones who showed up for the crawl. We give Zenclay the award for Best Mugs of the Bean Not Beam tour. They also gave us the fine recommendation to add the Bubble @ Sikaku to our tour.

At the Bubble @Sikaku Tea House, fun and drinking cool bubble tea went hand in hand as do peanut butter and jelly. Interesting art work, a plethora of post it notes from customers, and a Wii were all found at this tea house. As well as the most novel beverage of the evening. Bubble tea can be obtained in both milk teas and fruit-flavored teas. I chose blueberry, Jess star fruit, and Kayla mint. Bubbles of tapioca are put in the drink and are slurped through a wide straw.

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Our next stop at the Blue Moose provided more interesting conversation as well as more refreshment. The best quote of the evening was given here as a Blue Moose patron indicated, "I like Bean and Beam." The Blue Moose had some excellent cookies. I tried the Phenomenal Pumkin Spice, which had no Trans Fat for all of you who find that to be very important.

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The annual coffee crawl will be expanded and certainly continued as an annual event. Will you be there next year?

Allison's Heavy D Look-A-Like Admirer

Allison received an enigmatic phone call

From an admirer self proclaimed not to be small

Though he said he was cute like Heavy D

The approach was too big a mystery

Antoher method should be used to enthral

Could this be him????

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Take the Heavy D Quiz:

1. Heavy D was born in: a) West Virginia b) Jamaica c) Louisiana d) Canada

2. Which of the following was not a noted talent of Heavy D's: a) agile dancer b) naturalistic actor c) astute businessman d) circus like juggler

3. Which Fox high-school drama did Heavy D land a recurring role in?

4. Could Heavy D fit in your car? List make, model, and any other thoughts...