19 July, 2016

Non-Convention Viewing, Ice Cream, The Bachelorette, A little more Ice Cream, Malania Obama(?), More Ice Cream, General Flynn, Major ice cream!

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19 July 2016

R. Linda:

Disclaimer for those who watch The Bachelorette -- if you have not seen the 18 July episode, do not read any further

I have tried (not too hard) to stay out of this year's political circus. But last night was so bizarre I just had to wade into the shallow end.

It all started with the subject of ice cream. Me Mam was watching Chronicle Main Streets and Back Roads about jaunts to out-of-the-way places in Maine, that offer the travelling foodie scenic, and in most cases, treats like homemade fudge, salt water taffy, giant lobster rolls, gourmet dining, local brews and lots and lots of ice cream. Mam noticed that everyone photographed in these segments (of which there are many jaunts across northern New England featured) shows a lot of obese people and what are they doing? Consuming not the scenery, but good old New England creamery ice cream! Oh yes, we have a lot of that going on.

"I tell ya Gabriel, Rude Island and Maine seem ta hav' the most obese people in dem. All I ever see iz some parson of large proportions eating ice cream. Luke's like New Hampshire gonna be joinin' dat list." She said eyeing me.

This was a blanket statement said as I walked in with a bowl of the same. I turned right around without a word and back to the kitchen to eat me obese making food substance by meself. In the background, I could hear the convention coming on. As I was finishing Tonya yelled to me.

"Are you hearing this Gabe? The navy seal who just spoke seems a little unhinged don't you think?"

I walked to the door and glanced into the room to see a man with dishevelled hair, and facial growth, generally looking like a homeless person and just shook me head. I hadn't really listened, but appearances . . . well. I was not going to get sucked in, so I went back into the kitchen to rummage in the fridge and what did I find? Neapolitan ice cream! Yes, vanilla, strawberry and chocolate! And what was on the counter? A last banana! I made myself a banana split, all the gooey toppings, whipped cream and three cherries on top!

I had decided early on that I was not watching the chaos convention if I could help it. The wife and me Mam decided to watch it, blow by blow. I left them to it and felt like I should be with them, but just could not bring meself to watch. So already in the kitchen, I put me banana split in a larger dish than usual to quell the stress level. I took meself to my office to do online shopping, something me wife does when stressed, and she has told me how beneficial this be, so I cruised Amazon, E-bay, Google, Wayfair, Home Depot, Nordstroms, Macy's, and Target, all the places she goes and nary a thing called to me. So, I flipped on the telly to The Bachelorette which was the only programme on besides the dreaded convention. I was on my third bowl of ice cream because quite frankly Jo-Jo stressed me out over Luke. Here he was basically pleading with her, to PICK HIM! He even had a candlelit path to a flower-shaped heart and I nearly had tears I did, at the thought, until I realised the crew of the series probably made it.

Then at the airplane hanger, Luke asks for a moment alone with her, he blurts out he loves her, and she looks like, I don't care but says she does. I was like WHAT? He pretty much gave her a sales pitch at his ranch and she needed to hear him say those words? It was obvious to me that out of the other three contenders, he tried the hardest. He pulled himself inside out and she didn't get it? SHE was going to send him home and now that he spoke the desired words, NOW she doesn't know what to do? I was like there is no chemistry Jo-Jo! NONE at all, send the poor man home before you scar his mental psyche for life! I know, too much ice cream, gets one on an emotional sugar high where I'd never get that way UNLESS I be forced to watch heartbreak or as me Mam says 'harttake' on the telly while gobbling down a banana split in a giant bowl with a tablespoon!

So I realised I was losing me manly thinking over this, too many times the wife and mother have sobbed their hearts out about some poor bloke going home on Jo-Jo's command, and it has rubbed off on me as my stress over convention and the possibility of a President Rump, I mean Trump freezes me brain into absolute fear that I will be moving to Canada real soon. I was feeling heavy and sluggish from many giant bowls of ice cream (which I managed to eat a whole container of peanut butter cup with caramel on my own), and drowsiness had set in. The convention was still on, so I shuffled into me bedroom with the full intent of dropping off. But that didn't happen. My phone lit up like crazy with six different news service alerts. They all said the same thing, Melania Trump plagiarises Michele Obama's 2008 convention speech. WHAT?

As you can imagine, this news-hound had to tune in now. I tuned into CBS News and the commentators were saying how Twitter Universe had lit up like a Christmas tree after the Melania Trump speech. They showed first a clip of Michele Obama at the 2008 convention, then a clip of Melania and it was almost word for word. I sat there at first horrified that someone in the Trump camp did this, and was it to embarrass Trump or a sick joke on Melania? I went for a drink because the ice cream had made me thirsty when the commentators went on to a ha-ha segment of the delegation from Colorado walking out and then magically reappearing later like nothing ever happened. It sounded stupid, so off to the kitchen I took myself. Now I wish I had got something stronger like a double martini or a straight-up Scotch neat! Because when I came back the commentators had moved on and they were gone. Shouting at me through the telly screen was the failed VP hopeful General Flynn the scariest man since Darth Vader threatened to kill Luke Skywalker. He was spewing fear-mongering at a new level he was, and any thoughts of sleep went right out the window. I had to self-medicate meself to sleep after listening to the alarming speech the General thought fit to deliver so close to a man's bedtime. I wish I had never clicked on that alert I do.

As I was getting into PJs, I switched over to CNN where thankfully there was a panel discussion going on with Flynn's booming voice and scary presence off in the distance behind them spouting off more gloom and doom. The commentator was talking loudly over the general as he tried to engage Donna Brazile in conversation on the Democrat's side, but the general was still loud and I could hear him clearly over the in vain discussion to close him out. I switched off the telly having had enough.

I tried to sleep, but the General's speech played and played on my mind. Finally, I got out the Zzzqull and self-medicated meself to blot it all out. And I overslept this morning as a result. Great general, just great.

I tell ya, if I look at the convention of a party I don't recognise, I will come armed with personal stress relievers, a large bowl of ice cream and a Scotch neat. And Zzzqull will be waiting on the nightstand with the Valium me Mam sometimes takes. I will be prepared IF I get drawn in and I be determined, not to be.

Gabe
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22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Has Clint Eastwood and his chair shown up yet? I would think Valium not strong enough Gabe. I'd be a raging alcoholic if I had to watch that bombastic, self absorbed, magniloquent, pompous, turgid and ignorant man give his acceptance speech surrounded by his egomaniacal, condescending, disdainful, supercilious family. Enough said I think you know my views.

Fionnula said...

now I want ice cream. you need our guy Justin Trudeau, but we aren't giving him up, he's a keeper. lolololol

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

You like him because he's handsome.

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

Tell me how you really feel. LOL

mobit22 said...

LMAO I have to go back and read it again. I read fudge and the rest became blah blah blah blah. .. more comment later

Fionnula said...

holy moly wolf lmao

Fionnula said...

he is that

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

Of course you did

mobit22 said...

I actually saw a side by side view of Trump frump next to Mrs. O.I was looking for strings or an arm controlling Melanias mouth. There was no life in her eyes like she was afraid shed forget her lines . You know that deer in the headlights look? LOL sso tell me about fudge of the dark kind

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

She looked terrified and at the same time trying to look model 'fierce' as Naomi Campbell says according to me wife. To the other part of your comment: All flavours of fudge!

mobit22 said...

Shoot me now! It's so hot now fudge wouldn't last!

mobit22 said...

I missed that! Who's handsome? I know there's 2 snart guys. Knows 5 syllable words, another is a wordsmith. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HAIR

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

Justin Trudeau the Canadian PM -- what is the rest of that WHAAAT

Dew said...

If you're ever stuck for a word Gabe ......LOL

Tomas said...

I feel sorry for Melania Trump a little bit. I know women like her (my father dated a few) and they are very full of themselves because of their beauty. I cannot imagine what that was like to give what she thought was an arse kicking speech only to find out within minutes someone else had already given that speech years ago, and the world would know she didn't write her own address about her own husband. But we all knew that. She stood up there the ice goddess, better than the rest of us, to tell us her "take" on Donnie Trump. It all went pear-shaped and brought Melania down off her high horse to where we all might like her for being genuine instead of a phoney. But that remains to be seen. She should make a joke of it and show us she anything BUT an ice princess, make us know her not the facade. I wholeheartedly agree with you on Gen. Flynn. If Trump is elected we all dodged a bullet that we don't have a Trump/Flynn ticket.

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

What does that mean?

Weaz said...

yer iz written a bookie dere tomas

Weaz said...

da dewdropper means ask da wolf man iffin yer is S L O W on da pick up of a werdie. jeez yer S L O W sometimes Gabbie

Weaz said...

sos Gabbie how manie varieties of da fudgystuffins iz dere in maine vs. say massachusetts inquiring mindies wanna no. heh heh

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

Yeah I got it thanks

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

You are the second person to ask me that. Many, many, many different flavours. Leave it at that.

Gabriel O'Sullivan said...

Worse wait till your Da sees that quip about him. I will bet he has some big words for you, LAMO