Last Days Chronicles: Finale

Freedom!

I am done, over and out, adios amigos, no more work at Hell Hole for this Ramblin' Madman!

Surprised myself at the amount of work I put in today... thing is - it was easy to do it, because whatever I did I could think; Hey, this is the last time I ever have to do this crap!

Before lunch today, my mom showed up at the place. She's been wanting this computer desk that we sell for quite some time, and I had told her she should come in and look at it before I buy it for her. She got to see a little of what I go through on an everyday basis over there.

I was called on several times during the short time she was there, because the others needed help, and didn't know how to do things. My mother couldn't understand why they'd let me go, and was asking me how they were going to cope without me... haha!

At lunch today... I went to Hollywood. Sounds awesome right. It was - but it wasn't very far. My favorite Pizza joint (same place I went to yesterday) is called just that - Hollywood. I got me a nice steak with some home fries today, instead of the pizza. It was absolutely deeee-lish! It's like they knew I "deserved" something special today.

Also, at lunch, all but one of my co-workers ambushed me in the breakroom, and presented a potted plant and a bottle of whiskey - as a farewell gift.

That's what four years at the place was worth ;)

Honestly - it was nice. I really didn't think they would have bought me anything. Just a pat on the back and "good luck" would have sufficed. This was nice - especially that plant. Precisely the kind of thing I want in my home. The whiskey will be drunk, and probably mess me up good.

I also got a cake, and 15 minutes later in the day to sit down with a cup of java and eat it... it was a "semla" cake. That thing was delicious too!

All in all - it was quite a pleasant day at work. Surely so because I knew it was the last day I would ever do at the place - so there was no frustration going on. Something didn't go right... what do I care? Right? Right!

So - time to celebrate!

What better way to celebrate than with a cold beer, and some really good party music? And, because of that - I present to you what I think is the ultimate party song of all time. Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" is one of those songs that gets me in a good mood every single time I hear it.

The intro guitar riff is a classic that will never ever die. It just grabs you immediately and lets you know it's time to party hardy!

That's Rock'n'Roll for you!

WWC / Fat Tuesday

Listen up, Y'all! It's Tuesday and that means I'm fixin' ta post the Weekly Words Challenge pictures for Y'alls viewing pleasure. Of course, by Jiminy Cricket! it is the sweet and lovely Tink of Pickled Beef who brung us the words for us to play with this week. The two words she picked on this special week were BROAD and NARROW.

Soon enough, you're eyes will have the pleasure of feasting upon my contribution for this entertaining weekly event, but I wanted to tell you about a Swedish tradition a little before we get to the pictures.

Today is traditionally "Fat Tuesday" over here. "Fat Tuesday" is the last day before the Christian fasting period begins, and on that day (back in ancient times) people would eat like crazy in order to make it through the fast. As far as I know - this is not celebrated at all in the United States, but I found something out that I didn't previously know as I checked out some facts on the internet, so I could write about this for all of you.

"Fat Tuesday" = Mardi Gras!

Yeah, I was surprised to find that in french this day is called Mardi Gras, and the festivities in New Orleans, and other places, each year are in fact named after this particular day. Interesting little tidbit right there, huh?

While the whole religious theme of this day is no more, we still enjoy the traditional "Semla", and below I have posted a picture of the particular one I am going to have the pleasure of eating tonight (I quickly arranged the picture, and I've got two of those beauties waiting for me in the refrigerator).

Traditionally, today was the ONLY day one could buy one of these, but nowadays you can buy them through most of January and well into March... but that's it. So it's always special when you find these in the coffee shops and at the grocery store!

This is how wikipedia describes this typical Swedish pastry:

Today, the semla consists of a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off and insides scooped out and is then filled with a mix of the scooped-out bread crumbs, milk and almond paste, topped with whipped cream. The cut-off top is then put back as a lid and dusted with icing sugar.

So, now that I've got your mouths watering - lets take a look at the pictures for this weeks WWC!

My TV has a BROAD width

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A BROAD river divides the town I live in

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Another shot of that BROAD river

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My monitor is a NARROW flat screen

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A NARROW stream that runs close by my home

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Another shot of that NARROW stream

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So, there Y'all have it! That's my contribution for this weeks WWC. Hope it was as satisfactory as the "Semla" I am about to eat is going to be.

Next week we are going to play with the words MOTION and SUSPEND. So grab that camera of yours and get busy snapping pictures!

Later, dudes!