Lay's Chicken & Waffles flavored potato chips

Chicken and Waffles????

Who in the world combines the flavors of chicken and waffles? That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when a friend of mine told me about these. He said that they are really good, but I wasn't too sure about his judgement.

When I was at my local Walgreen's the other day, there was a deal on two bags of them. I figured I might as well try them. I'm glad I did.

As odd as the combination may seem, it is actually really good. If you like waffles with syrup and you like chicken, this is DEFINITELY a good buy for you.

While eating the chips, the only flavor I can really taste is all of the syrup from the waffles. I love syrup all over my waffles, so this is great. All the syrup flavor with none of the sticky mess.

Once all of the chips are gone, I can start to taste the chicken. The aftertaste is pure chicken, no syrup at all. It's wonderful. It's like I was eating breakfast, but could still taste the remnants of dinner.

Needless to say, I would completely agree with the statement that ANYBODY who is a fan of both waffles and chicken needs to grab a bag of these before they're gone for good.

*MOVIE* Horrible Bosses

"Ever Wish Your Boss Were Dead?"

For three friends (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis), the wish seems more like a necessity.

All three of them work for "horrible bosses" and want to have them killed to make their lives at work easier. Through the hilarious process it takes to complete this task, we cross paths with Jamie Foxx. Jamie plays "Motherfucker Jones", the friends' new "murder consultant". Quite the odd character that he is, he advises the three friends on how to go about ending the lives of their three bosses (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell).

The movie, for me, was next to nonstop laughter. I enjoy a good comedy, so imagine my enjoyment when I was finally able to see this GREAT comedy. I would have to say that in my eyes, this easily recieves a 10/10 for me. I think if you don't at least rent this one, you're missing out.

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Horrible Bosses (2011)

  98 min  -  Comedy | Crime   -  8 July 2011 (USA)

Ratings: 7.0/10 from 104,912 users   Metascore: 57/100 
Reviews: 286 user | 273 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com

Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.

Director: Seth Gordon

Writers: Michael Markowitz (screenplay), John Francis Daley (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis

Nick hates his boss, mostly because he's expected to work from before sunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes unwelcome sexual advances when he's about to get married. But Dale is on that pesky list of child offenders so he can't quit. Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, well, up until his boss dies and the boss's coked-out, psychopathic son takes over. But who would be crazy enough to quit their jobs in such poor economic times? Instead Nick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to kill their bosses, and before they know it, they've hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds. Written by napierslogs

Longhorn Steakhouse

Yesterday, I got the opportunity to dine for lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse near the Fairfield Commons Mall with Erin and Christopher.

Walking in to the restaurant in the early afternoon, we were immediately seated and not too long after had our drink orders taken. The wait for our drinks was very minimal.

We glanced over our menus and decided on an appetizer and a meal for Christopher. We ordered him the grilled cheese meal, and "Texas Tonions" as a starter. Our wait on those items was also a very short one.

The grilled cheese didn't look like it was anything extra spectacular, and the fries seemed fairly normal. The "Texas Tonions" on the other hand were great. For those who don't know, they're onion petals served with a zesty dipping sauce. Both the petals and the sauce were delicious. The sauce was almost comparable to Burger King's "Zesty" onion ring sauce, just with a better quality to it. The petals themselves tasted a little salty, but that didn't stop us from chowing down at all. The amount of petals was great as well. There were more than enough to last us until our meals arrived. We didn't finish them, not because of the quality, but so we could save room for what looked like a very delicious lunch when it arrived.

Upon receiving our starter and Christopher's meal, we ordered ours. She had a shrimp meal. Unfortunately I don't remember what the name of it was. The shrimp was great though. I only had one piece of it, so describing the taste will be difficult, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it was good.

I ordered "Flo's Filet" with a side of their macaroni and cheese. I love macaroni, so I just had to try it. I am glad I did. The macaroni was amazing. The noodles were not the traditional elbow macaroni noodles, but instead the spiral tubes. It was less like the boxed Kraft macaroni, and way more towards the homemade baked macaroni. The cheese on it was plentiful and very warm and stringy. There were even little pieces of ham throughout the dish, adding an additional deliciousness to it. I highly recommend this to any macaroni and cheese lovers who decide to eat at Longhorn.

As for "Flo's Filet"...

Outstanding. I normally get any kind of steak I eat cooked medium rare. I don't think I know anybody who is against eating a nice juicy pink center ;-). Dirty jokes aside, the steak itself was amazing. Being a filet, the portion was a bit small. The taste makes up for the size of it though. The seasoning on it was outstanding, and the cooking to order was done perfectly. The knife was able to cut through the filet with ease. Erin, who normally does not like eating meat that pink, loved it as well. This is another item on the menu that I would definitely recommend, unless you need more than a small filet and a bowl of macaroni to be filled up. Of course, I also ate a lot of onion petals and a couple pieces of the warm bread they bring you in the beginning.

If you don't mind paying a little extra for your meal, I would HIGHLY recommend Longhorn Steakhouse. For Erin, Christopher, and I to eat our lunch, we racked up a $60.00 bill. Of course, we also had a couple drinks on the bill. I think it was worth every penny.

P.S. I'm sorry, but for this meal I did not take any pictures. I was just too excited to think about it. I'll start taking extra pictures for everything else to make up for it ;-)

*MOVIE* Role Models

What happens when you take Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott, and court order them to enter a "Big Brother" program? Only one way to find out, and I'm sure you'll love it.

Imagine spending every day with kids like Christopher Mintz-Plasse (that's right, Fogell), and Bobb'e J. Thompson. Bobb'e J. Thompson, being only 12 when Role Models was released, played as Tracy Jr. on 30 Rock a few times. Other than that he made a few more small appearances, and has done a few voices. Needless to say, if he plays Tracy Jr., it's definitely worth it to see him along the sides of Rudd, Scott and Mintz-Plasse.

In this movie, Rudd and Scott are two coworkers who, through a small encounter with the law, end up at Sturdy Wings. In order to keep out of jail, they must spend 100 hours each giving time to their "littles" (Mintz-Plasse and Thompson). Sturdy Wings is a Big Brother program, led by none other than Jane Lynch, and I think we can all agree that with her running the show Rudd and Scott are in for a wild ride. Along that ride, we get quite a few laughs.

We encounter a few more familiar faces as the movie plays through, including Elizabeth Banks, Ken Jeong, Joe Lo Truglio, Matt Walsh, Vincent Martella and Louis C.K. The cast, being as awesome as it is, is still the least amazing part of the movie.

I feel that anybody who is a fan of comedy at all should pick this one up and watch it. I have seen it quite a few times now and it never gets old. I'm pretty sure anybody will enjoy this one.

I, personally, don't agree with the rating given at IMDb, I feel it EASILY gets better than a 7/10. I would give it a 9 at the LOWEST...

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Role Models (2008)

  99 min  -  Comedy | Romance   - November 7th 2008 (USA)
Ratings: 7.0/10 from 82,241 users   Metascore: 60/100 

Reviews: 152 user | 163 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com

Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.

Director: David Wain

Writers: Timothy Dowling (story), W. Blake Herron (story), and 4 other credits 

Stars:Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and Elizabeth Banks

Danny and Wheeler, well into their 30s, lack something: Danny feels stuck; he's sour and has driven away his terrific girlfriend. Wheeler chases any skirt he sees for empty sex. When they get in a fight with a tow-truck driver, they choose community service over jail and are assigned to be big brothers - Danny to Augie, a geek who loves participating in a weekend Medieval reenactment society, and Wheeler to Ronnie, a pint-size foul-mouthed kid. After a rocky start, things start to go well until both Danny and Wheeler make big mistakes. Can the two men figure out how to change enough to be role models to the boys?

Chick-Fil-A's Spicy Chicken Sandwich

I've had the spicy chicken sandwich at Wendy's. I've had many buffalo chicken sandwiches at Fricker's. I have even eaten the buffalo chicken sandwiches from the lunch machine at work. Today I finally got to taste the spicy chicken sandwich at Chick-Fil-A.

To be perfectly honest, I was not at all impressed. The meal came with a drink and waffle fries, which I would have much rather just had those and gotten a buffalo chicken sandwich from the lunch machine. Don't get me wrong, it was good. Unfortunately for Chick-Fil-A, it wasn't as good as any of the others I've tried.

The level of heat wasn't too bad, but the flavor to go along with it was off. They didn't really match each other very well. The flavor was a big let down for me.

There were pickles UNDER the chicken, on the bottom portion of the bun. That was another point dropper for me. I don't think just spicy chicken and pickles go well together. Not only that, the pickles left the bottom bun stained and soggy.

The complete lack of any other kind of condiments or dressings for the sandwich was the final let down for me. This sandwich may have been better if there was a bit more to it. I might as well go to McDonald's and get the southern style chicken sandwich, pull the pickles, and spread a little Red Devil or Frank's Red Hot on it.

Anyway, I would say that if you wanted a good spicy chicken sandwich, steer clear of Chick-Fil-A. You can more than likely save a little money and go elsewhere, or get what you pay for in another restaurant.

Crocodile Louie's and the Po' Boy Chicken Philly

Today, I treated Erin and Chris to lunch at Crocodile Louie's. We had never been there before, so it seemed like a nice place to try. It's located right around where Wilmintgon and Woodman meet each other. Right next to the empty old Burger King building.

Walking inside, the restaurant was pretty empty. They don't get that busy on a Monday around lunch time. That was nice, we got to sit in a booth with no other customers near us. They have some nice oversized booths as well.

Much like Fricker's, Buffalo Wild Wings and other similar restaurants, Crocodile Louie's has many televisions hanging on the walls. Most of the time they're playing sports. Our section was still "closed" so the televisions were off, which we didn't really mind.

Our waitress was a real nice woman. She was nothing but smiles the entire time she waited on us. She was quick and efficient. She did her job well, which is always good. Nothing is worse than going to a restaurant expecting to have a good time, and getting a waitress who lacks the skills neccessary to perform well.
Both Erin and I ordered the Po' Boy Chicken Philly, and had an order of coconut shrimp as an appetizer.

The coconut shrimp was unbelievable. Unfortunately, there were only 5 or 6 shrimp on the dish. Good thing the appetizer's were half off during "happy hour", there is NO way I'm going to pay $9 for six shrimp.
Soon after, our meals arrived. The sandwiches came with fries. The fries were not my favorite part of the meal. They didn't taste bad, they just didn't have much taste to them. There especially wasn't enough taste to really make them stand out. The sandwich, on the other hand, was great.

The size was extremely nice for the price. The chicken was hot and the cheese was melted. I would have eaten the whole thing, had I not filled up with so many of the fries (which still aren't worth it). I had to take half of my sandwich home, which is fine by me. I'll be having a little bit of Crocodile Louie's tonight :)
If you get the chance, you should definitely stop by Crocodile Louie's. Maybe you'll get the opportunity to see it when it's really busy. Or you can go to an early week lunch time and enjoy the peace and quiet.

HTC EVO 3D

I recently signed up with Sprint. The reason, I need unlimited data and they're the only ones who truly provide it to new customers. T-Mobile provides unlimited data, but once you hit 5 or 10gb (according to your plan) they slow your connection speed by 30%. But, that's a different topic for another post. This is about my new phone.

Anyway, I signed the contract and got the HTC EVO 3D. The phone itself is a good looking device. The design of it is pretty nicely done, just a little big after using the Motorola Defy for so long. The size doesn't seem to hinder its use though, which is a good thing. I DO wish it was a little smaller, but that would take away from the screen size.

Either way, the screen size doesn't really matter if the resolution of streaming video is garbage. I enjoy my Netflix account, and try to watch it as much as I can. Netflix is one of the BIG reasons I need unlimited data, considering I flew through 5gb in 7 days catching up on "Sons of Anarchy" on Netflix. On my Motorola, the stream was nearly flawless. The picture quality was always good, and once it loaded it almost NEVER had to buffer again. On this super high tech device Sprint sold me, the picture quality is no better than watching a movie on an old computer using an ancient monitor. Every now and then I can get a small scene where EVERYTHING is clear, but the majority of the time its all pretty fuzzy. Not to mention that ANY movement I make, or ANY change in the signal strength causes the video to buffer. That means watching a 45 minute show actually takes about an hour and a half sometimes. I even had one situation that really pissed me off. By the time the show had played 10 minutes worth, the video had buffered 12 times. That's more than once per minute on average.Don't even get me started on streaming from YouTube. Definitely NOT a plus.
The camera is pretty good, and I like the idea of having a front camera as well. Unfortunately, the geniuses behind the design of the phone didnt think to just go ahead and add another 5mp camera on the front. Why not? They already put 2 on the back to make the 3D camera work properly. Either way, the picture quality on the back camera(s) is very nice, but the front camera normally appears a little fuzzy. The flash on the back is composed of a dual led. Makes sense, 2 lights for 2 cameras. Unfortunately, the dual led flash is SO bright that it often causes the object or person in the picture to be extremely lit up. This makes finding that perfect lighting situation pretty hard, and causes you to take multiple pictures (and drain your battery) to finally get that keeper. I feel that maybe only 1 led would suffice for the purpose of taking a standard 2D picture. 3D on the other hand, actually turns out looking pretty cool, if you can stand the double fuzzy and dizzying effect until you can hold the camera in the right position. Using 3D on the video camera is nearly pointless though. It doesn't look that good. I have mixed feelings on the camera on this phone, its neither a plus nor a minus.

The external speaker on the phone isn't that great either. I've played songs on phones from a few years ago that sounded better than on this one. The volume is turned all the way up, and you can still barely hear what you're listening to. I like listening to my music, so with this phone I definitely need headphones to do it effectively. I don't want to have to carry around a pair of headphones and/or portable speakers to make my musical experience worth my time. This gives the phone another minus.

The interface is not that bad. I like the 7 pages for a single homescreen. It's better than the 5 I had on the Defy. I just havent utilized all the space yet. I especially like that I can swipe straight from page 7 to page 1, and vice versa. On the Defy I had to run from 1 through 5, no option to skip. I think the only bad part of the interface at all is the on screen keyboard (I like to feel the keys) with no Swype.

The connectivity sucks. I'm assuming it's the phone because I have friends who haven't had any problems with Sprint's network. My signal can be full, but will constantly drop to absolutely nothing for a couple seconds constantly. That is a big contributor to the never ending buffer problem with my streaming. As for the internet, my SLOWED speed on T-Mobile was still loading pages faster than this phone does with a "full" signal.

The phone comes with an 8gb micro SD card, which is the biggest I've ever gotten with a new phone. Unfortunately, because of the 3D options on the phone, you need a card with a special format. That makes it slightly more expensive to expand to a larger card. I have 2 4gb cards completely full of music, so with the 16gb card I need to transfer all of it, I lose my 3D capabilities. Boooo!

All in all, I would say you probably shouldn't buy this phone unless you REALLY want to use the 3D feature. Maybe if Sprint would stop holding back on the network speeds or a faster network sold it, then it would be worth it. But that's just my opinion...