So, Twitter suggested that I follow Clean Water Action. Ha ha.
http://twitter.com/#!/AiXeLsyD13/status/43764259984904192
It reminded me of this…
Senator Wayne Fontana Reads His Mail.
…and I laughed.
I need to write some more goofy letters.
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a-MAZE-ing
Okay. Terrible blog title. But I drew another maze. I’m just gonna keep posting these until someone does one & sends it back.
A Maze…
So, I drew a maze today. I started these when I was quite young. I would draw them a lot while I was in the hospital with pneumonia or bronchitis. I continued to draw then with decreasing frequency all throughout high school, and maybe just a few here & there since then. I ought to do more of these. They’re quite relaxing for me.
I’m hoping that a few of you at least will print one out & have a go… then maybe send back the completed one? If you’re really brave, try it in Paint or Photoshop. Ha ha.
Clicking on the maze should take you to the full-size image.
The Dewey Deceibel FlipOut Guitar
FlipOut Guitars
I have a problem with weird guitars. I’m drawn to them. I love the classic Les Paul shape and sound, but something about goofy-looking guitars really speaks to me. I’ve blogged before about my Galveston B.B. Stone, and drooled over the fanboy/kitsch factor of the Millennium Falcon guitar. Now, I’d like to blog about my most recent 6-string purchase… the Dewey Decibel FlipOut Guitar.
I was drawn to the goofiness when I saw it somewhere online. I even saw it hanging in Pittsburgh Guitars once, but I had no play money at the time, and couldn’t justify getting the thing.
I bought it through ebay a while ago, as my last band (Gasoline Dion) was kind of petering itself out of existence. I hadn’t really gotten the chance to use it on stage until recently. It always draws out a question or admiration. I don’t think I’ve drawn ire from anyone yet… except the expressed-yet-repressed hatred that my friend and guitar-guru Dave has toward just the general idea of the thing.
Dewey Decibel FlipOut Models
Yet despite his disdain for the abomination of an axe, Dave did help me install some GFS pickups to replace the stock ones… since I do like that beefier fat-Strat sound. They’re some great pickups for the price. Ernie and the Berts recently recorded a demo, and I’m quite happy with the tone coming from the guitar. I also like the feel of the frets. This has become my “it” guitar of the moment.
The weird thing about these guitars other than the backwards body is the color schemes and names. I oddly enough chose the “Lit Cigarette” color scheme. I wouldn’t mind a black pick-guard, but I don’t think you can walk into any guitar shop and just pick one up.
Fallout Shelter - Oct 30th, 2010
Obviously, I like the whimsical/goofy factor with this thing, and my “stage name” being ERiC AiXeLsyD, I felt that that backwards guitar should certainly fit that quite well.
I’m glad that Dewey Decibel makes this guitar, and I’m glad that I found one… or it found me. I’d love to see photos of other FlipOuts in action. I know they even have basses if you want some backwards bottom-end. They may just be prototypes, their web page hasn’t changed for quite some time… and as it last stands they’re available for pre-order, “to be filled in 2005.”
If you have one of these guitars, or know someone who does… post photos!
“games with pet gremlins” ?
I’m easily amused, I thought I’d share some recent search terms that brought people to my little corner of the internet.
“ernie and the berts” (We’re famous!)
“f.u.n. the ass” gardy loo lyrics (A humorously offensive song… look it up!)
“john maher” “activist”
admiral snackbar
advertisement letter
allergen signage
allergen warning signs
allergen warning signs for display
allergy to pizza hut cheese but not othe
alliteration examples about food at wend (…an advertising agent?)
american community survey
american community survey 2010
american community survey penalty
american community survey reviews
american community survey scam
an alliteration about lunchtime (…the Wendy’s guy?)
annoying people with allergies (That’s me! Google was spot on here…)
arby’s dipping sauce
baby: secret of the lost legend
best way to cook hot dogs without a gril
boba invoice
books about letters
childhood favorite movies
chili cook flyers
colonel sanders spaceballs
consumer satisfaction regarding pizzas (Oh boy, they need to read ALL my blog posts…)
data vs. c3po
death taco (…Would be an excellend band name.)
does dunkin donuts products have crustac (…ians? See! I’m not the only one.)
does title 13 require the census be sent (According to the Census Bureau, yes.)
dunkin donuts allergy information
e.t. mimozemšťan (Google Translate identified it as Czech? Translates to “E.T. Alien”)
eagle guitar korea (I really wish I could find out more about these guys.)
ellajones@us.mcd.com (Comes up all the time… perhaps a Google News crawler?)
fail blog about wendys food
fail blog wendys review
fails wendy reveiw
fallout shelter bridgeville (Wrong town if you’re looking for the venue…)
fart domination (Would be a great punk band name… but what the holy hell was this person searching for?)
food allergy massachusetts
galveston b.b. stone (I really wish I could find out more about these guys.)
games with pet gremlins (Not Marco Polo…)
giant eagle shop n save cheaper
giving up on 65.55.92.168. (Why did this come to my blog?)
how to cook totino’s pizza rolls without
ice formations crazy
inbred rape limbless mother (I hope this is about that X-Files episode.)
john maher pa
kuhns vs giant eagle (Spoiler alert: Giant Eagle wins.)
lactose intolerant to pizza hut
little billy’s letters charles manson
macdonalds ‘domination’
making a revenge of the nerds costume
mcdonalds “bog card”
message 1051 (Still a royal pain in everyone’s ass.)
mog spaceballs
mutant crocodile (…Why did this bring you here?)
my life at mcdonalds (_____!)
old fashioned buttermilk
original trilogy
pacific shrimp taco taco bell did it sel
penalty for not recycling canonsburg
pictures shellfish allergy (…Anaphylaxsis fetishists?)
pizza hut allergy
pizza hut guidelines for sanitation (Here they are: _______ )
pizza hut ingredients 2010
pizza hut sauce contains fish (…It does?)
pizza hut, allergy info
pizza rolls totino’s
pizza the hutt
r2d2 knit hat
rep john maher
scott bergren pizza hut email
scott kausky (Scott is good people!)
search ella.jones@us.mcd.com (Comes up all the time… perhaps a Google News crawler?)
shortcode 1051
shortcode error on phone
snyder of berlin vs snyder’s of hanover
square guitar (Rules!)
star wars tessellation (You mean Subway’s cheese tessellation issues… or Star Destroyers, tessellated?)
subway competitor
taco bell store emails
totinos pizza rolls microwave directions
trick or treat my dog scared the crap ou
waltham, ma. wendy’s sonnnnnnn (Got the munchies?)
we are the vandals
we gettin tiered of punkrock blink 1082
wendy’s sonnnnnnn, waltham, ma
what if i dont fill out the american com (See title 13…)
why does pizza make me poop? (I don’t know, but it makes me poop too.)
wookie leia boob (The best band name ever?)
план ада чистилища и рая данте (Google Translate identified it as Bulgarian? Translates to “Plan chistilishta hell and heaven Dantb”)
31st Street Pub Photos – Ernie and the Berts / the Shutouts / the Undercover Saints
Got some cool photos the other night from Ernie and the Berts‘ first official show at the 31st Street Pub. Bethany took all the ones of Ernie and the Berts, I took the ones of the Shutouts and the Undercover Saints.
To see the whole album, you have these options…
- Grid view at Photobucket
- Slideshow view at Photobucket
- The Facebook album. (Please, help tag people that you know!)
I had a good time taking the photos, hope you enjoy ’em. It’s good to be out & about and watching vital punk bands still playing.
You should definitely check out the Shutouts and the Undercover Saints some time soon if you’re into Pittsburgh punk rock. I found some free music online too…
- You can download the Undercover Saints album here: Down Underground
- You can get a free Shutouts live EP here: Bandcamp.com
You can’t afford not to check ’em out now. (Or would that be… You can’t afford to not check ’em out now?)
Don’t shave your panda in the dark (without light).
So I’ve been jamming with some cats in Ernie and the Berts, and they have both begun the addictive art of blogging. I’m not sure how exactly the blogs will take shape, and maybe they’re still not sure either. This hasn’t stopped them from posting some interesting stuff so far. I’m just glad that there are people out there just as insane as me sometimes.
Check ’em out…
- There is no light without darkness | Dave’s blog. Dave helps me with a lot of editing/proofreading on this blog & in my crazy W(aL)D letters. You might know him from Gasoline Dion, The Satanic Bat, Dethlehem, or Negative Theory.
- Shave The Panda? | Erin’s blog. Erin is the brains behind Ernie and the Berts and he’s also been in 800 bands like Photo Joe and the Negatives, Beware Fashionable Women, The Atomic Drops, and The Lemmiwinks.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Oh yeah… <shameless plug>Ernie and the Berts is playing our 1st real show this Friday at the 31st Street Pub… you should come check it out!</shameless plug>
Episode II: Crapplebee’s Writes Back
Did you read my Crapplebee’s post, and the AllergyEats blog post that it referred you to? (Really, check out all the comments, especially from AEPaul about the posts at aceliaconthemove.blogspot.com!) Okay, then you’re ready to read this.
Well, maybe read one more thing… the latest blog from AllergyEats with the response from Applebee’s. It’s awesome to know that there are others out there that share my affinity for writing letters/emails to companies and getting stupid responses. I encourage you to let AllergyEats know that you want to see it pursued further. I want to encourage you to pursue it yourself. Write emails, write letters, write blogs, make phone calls, blog, tweet, Digg it, post on Facebook or to the 3 people left on MySpace that aren’t bands, Tumblr, re-blog, re-tweet, re-Tumblr this until it gets out an annoys everyone and not just Applebee’s.
While Paul at AllergyEats dissects the message in his own way, I would like to translate the response as I read it:
Dear AllergyEats Subscribers,
“Dear people that we could really care less about,”
We recognize the importance of making sure our food-allergic guests have safe options they can enjoy at their neighborhood Applebee’s.
“We’re saying that we recognize that the food-allergic need to have safe options, but we don’t feel the need to mention any specific allergies or options. While we recognize the importance, we’re also not saying that we’re doing anything about it.”
Food allergies are a serious concern, and we are working to improve how we accommodate the needs of our FA-guests.
“We’re telling you that food allergies are a serious concern, even though they’re clearly not because it hasn’t yet affected our profits. We’re also telling you we’re ‘working to improve’, and again failing to mention any specifics”
Depending on the food allergy, we do offer different menu items that are appropriate options, or that can be prepared without the allergic food.
“We obviously didn’t read your blog, because you were told something quite different by your server and manager, about how there was butter all over the grill & absolutely no way to accommodate you.”
We recommend that you talk with your server or restaurant manager about the allergy, and how your meal is prepared, to help ensure your dining experience is safe.
“This is another way of letting you know that we didn’t read or comprehend your blog… or don’t have all that great of a grasp on the English language, because you already tried what we just recommended, and it most certainly did not work out for you.”
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention — we value the safety and enjoyment of all our guests.
“We’re not going to follow up with the server & manager from that store who are obviously unaware of our apparent policies, because we really really really don’t care.”
Sincerely,
Applebee’s
“Full of Shit, Applebee’s (The newly sentient restaurant chain, now capable of writing letters.)” – Seriously. They couldn’t even sign their name or provide some contact information for a follow up?
I think I may just have to write to Applebee’s myself.
Biliruben Is the Secret
Well, someone at the Penn State Food Science department has a sense of humor. Ha ha ha. Have you followed my attempt to contact Galliker’s, the Yahoo! Answers question, posing the question to Turner’s, and Turner’s final suggestion? OK, then you’re caught up… and you can read this. I emailed the following to a bunch of people there, and as of yet have only received one reply. Here’s the email:
from: ERiC AiXeLsyD <world.and.lunar.domination@gmail.com>
to: foodsci@psu.edu
cc: ca3@psu.edu, xd11@psu.edu, jdf10@psu.edu, tsd3@psu.edu, sep14@psu.edu, jmw5@psu.edu, jxc16@psu.edu, moconnor@psu.edu, emills@psu.edu
date: Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:03 PM
subject: Blue + Brown = …Green?
mailed-by: gmail.comSalutations Savvy Sustenance Science Scholar Staff!
I write to you today with something that has had me perplexed for quite a while. It was recently suggested to me that you would be the the ones with the most knowledge and best skill set to deal with my query. I of course, thought that this was a splendid idea… which is why I’m (obviously I guess) writing to you now.
Do you like “blue flavored” drinks and Popsicles? I do. I enjoy them quite a lot, actually. Whether it’s the seemingly fictional blue raspberry, some sort of punch, Faygo’s Jazzin’ Blues Berry, or “Bug Juice”… I just seem to gravitate to blue colored drinks. As of late, I’ve noticed an interesting side-effect of said blue flavored drink consumption: For some reason, it tends to turn my feces a quite disturbing shade of green.
First, I wrote to Gallagher’s and my missive went unanswered. Perhaps they did not find the humor in my inquiry. Perhaps they were upset that I mentioned rival dairy, Turner’s, as having a better Iced Tea. Perhaps they were offended that I offered to provide photos as evidence of my brightly-hued chartreuse bowel movement upon request.
Second, I posted a question to the Yahoo! Answers community, and wasn’t exactly satisfied with the answer. I understand the general concept that what you eat determines the contents of your waste, but want a deeper explanation. Why does the blue dye turn out so green? Why doesn’t it come out blue? What is going on in there? What exactly isn’t digesting? Does that much blue dye really need to be there? Are my insides dyed blue or green after it comes out? Is it harmful? Are my intestines playing some sort of practical joke on my eyes?
In a tertiary attempt to unravel the mystery at hand, I contacted the good people at Turner Dairy Farms, and was met with a couple of responses, each unfortunately unable to answer my original question… but courteous and accommodating nonetheless. It was a Mr. Yon & his Quality Control Manager at Turner’s who directed my attention to your esteemed department as the group that would successfully be able to provide a satisfactory explanation of the process behind the green from my behind.
I would really appreciate any insight that you may have on the situation. Have studies been done about this phenomenon? Has anyone ever asked you about such things before? I have so many questions, and you’re the education experts! I really appreciate your taking the time to read my email, and thank you in advance for your assistance!
The Emerald Excreter,
-ERiC AiXeLsyD
Perhaps it was too goofy for all the other stuffy scientists? Maybe they’re scared of the Emerald Excreter!
At any rate, I got an amusing an informative answer (finally):
from: EDWARD MILLS <ewm3@psu.edu>
to: ERiC AiXeLsyD <world.and.lunar.domination@gmail.com>
date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM
subject: Re: Blue + Brown = …Green?
mailed-by: psu.edu
Eric,
Interesting question with possibly a very simple explanation. The human eye sees green when blue and yellow light are reflected simultaneously from a surface. Blue food dye reflects blue light. Find a yellow dye to go with it and you could account for the observed green.I would speculate that the blue food dye is passing through your GIT largely unchanged and is not absorbed across the gut wall. One of the more common pigments of normal stool in biliruben a yellow pigment (derived from hemoglobin or myoglobin breakdown). Put the two together and the resulting stool might appear green.
Have a great day!
Ed Mills
814-865-2394
Win! I did have a great day Mr. Mills, thanks to your easy to understand explanation. Finally, the great mystery is solved!
Crapplebee’s
So, I read an infuriating post yesterday on The AllergyEats Blog. It was a post from someone who has an allergy quite unsuccessfully trying to find a meal that won’t kill them at Applebee’s. The poster is much more adventurous than I am. I do as much research as possible before setting foot into a place, even down to emailing or calling ahead to can see what I can eat that hasn’t touched any death-fish. I wouldn’t even go into an Applebee’s because they cook shrimp on the grill & in the fryer in there. A sample of the text…
I ordered a hamburger, but explained my dairy allergy and politely went through my usual requests – no butter on the bun, no cheese on the burger, make sure the burger is cooked with no dairy, etc. The waitress immediately told me that they “couldn’t do that.”
What? You can’t stop yourself from slathering butter on the roll? All of the burgers come pre-packaged with cheese on top?
I was actually shocked because the staff had always cheerfully prepared my dairy-free food in the past. Did they change their attitude along with their menu?
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, then you may have seen this link. I felt it was worth posting again, as my W(aL)D instincts took over and I ended up tweeting a link to the blog to the people at Applebee’s…
@Applebees Wow – “#foodallergy F-you: http://bit.ly/9UeUvz (via @AiXeLsyD13)” – What do you have to say for yourself?
&
@Applebees Check out @AllergyEats, they’re the ones who blogged the situation: http://twitter.com/AllergyEats/status/21397851915
Apparently I got their attention, and they’ve contacted Paul at the Allergy Eats blog. Hopefully they can offer up some sort of formal apology, but more importantly start the steps to put a process in place where they not only recognize people with food allergies (and their families) who might want to dine out and need a safe place to eat, but implement training and procedures to become that dining safe haven.
At any rate, the comments on their blog have blown up, and get more & more interesting with each posting. (Apparently the AllergyEats Facebook page is kickin’ with comments too.) Some of the stories share are appalling (& remind me of my original Subway-related rant and the recent “dog turd” one). Thankfully AEPaul doesn’t seem to mind me sticking my proverbial nose into this Applebee’s mess, but apparently I just can’t help myself. The internet makes it so easy to be crazy and so easy to contact people. But really, this kind of stuff can’t go unaddressed. Applebee’s has a responsibility to make it right.
I keep pounding on this, but for next year’s Food Allergy Awareness Week, we need to concentrate less on legislation and government and more on the people who are in a better position to actually do something about it. I really feel that better accommodations can be made to those with food allergies when it’s consumer driven, versus having to make those accommodations because of government regulations. Regulations provide no incentive to exceed the guidelines passed along. Beating the chain restaurant across the street is incentive. Word of mouth (or free viral social media advertising) from people with food allergies and their families would be a hell of a boon to any business, and would most certainly generate some positive press.
Please post, re-post, tweet, re-tweet, tumblr, or Vulcan-mind meld this blog or the original blog (or both) to everyone that you can. Let Applebee’s and other chain restaurants know that this is not cool.
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