I've really been busy at the business of not being busy. The highlight of my weekend (other than discovering a wonderful and quite inexpensive bottle of vino) was attending the
Houston Motorsports Park on Saturday night. Ted's nephew was racing in the main event of the night... the late-model and super-late model stocks. I don't know enough technically about racing to say for sure if they were stock cars, but they were the fastest class of the evening. I felt a little bad about all those years of NASCAR jokes when I was actually in the infield, a few feet from the track, as these 400+ horsepower big block monsters screamed by at extreme speed. Very cool. Carl is a rookie this year, but he's won the nationals in other classes of racing. This was a step up toward the big time and he drove a flawless race. For just an instant, I realized that for a few grand, I could climb into the junker class and flirt with slamming into the wall just like these guys and with nothing to lose, I might actually be competitive. It seems no fear is a huge advantage in these races. That thought passed quickly after a few wrecks and spinouts. Riding the V-Max is more than enough risk in the motorized vehicle genre. I met friends for Perry's Champagne brunch on Sunday, but cheated by starting with the real breakfast of champions... the spicy hot bloody mary. I ordered the Creole Benedict per usual (toasted English muffin topped with filet mignon, poached eggs and spicy tasso gravy served with rosemary roasted potatoes) and even got the same waiter I've coincidentally been assigned every time I've been recently... even back when Erin and I used to go. Either he works a lot or we should be singing the Disney tune holding hands. I slept a lot this weekend. I napped for many hours Saturday and Sunday. I went to bed early and slept late. Maybe it's depression or maybe I just need to catch up and get my life on track. Either way, it was nice... almost as nice as this cold weather we're enjoying. Perfect temps in the 50's and 60's with bright sunshine and low humidity were long overdue. I finally went to the market on Sunday. I had these grand plans to fill my cart with ingredients but ended up with mostly products. Such is life. Well, mine anyway. I'm off for a bite at lunch and then it's back to work. Have a good day.
ps. I found out that when
YouTube does the video conversion on upload, the frame in the dead center (time) is used as the splashframe... hence the dit-dee-dee shot. Live and learn.
Nice to see someone come to the dark side!!! Well, NASCAR is the shit, no doubt about it. 800 horsepower screaming down the speedway. It’s awesome enough when it’s just one of them but when all 43 of them fire up on the track you feel it rattle in your chest.
I took my job at Tx Mtr Speedway just to meet Dale Earnhardt. (at the time I didn’t even know there WAS a Jr). Lucky for me I had the suite he shared with Rusty Wallace. Everyone laughed at me when I cared more about that suite than even Troy Aikman’s but I was only there for the racing. I got to meet him that day (as well as most of the Cowboys- blech!) and it was awesome!
Needless to say, I support Jr (we hare a birthday and both left handed- more than enough for me!) But really there’s just something about going 200mph that does it for me.
In high school, all of my sports bags and cheerleading bag had a “3” on it before you could buy racing stuff. I’d gnaw off my own leg for the chance to do it. Yeah, I got it bad.
Wierd watching you on Gootube…
I take Levi to that race track all the time. We have a great time. Last time we took Evan too and he LOVED it!
Well, I’d hardly say I am a fan. I just was surprised I had such a good time. I think if I were to start following auto racing, it would be Formula 1 for me.
whoops… so like me to use YOUR blog to talk about myself.
Anyway, about YOU. Interesting to see a video of someone when you’ve only read their words or seen pics of them.
You seem so calm and sort of just like your blog seems. Pretty cool.
lol… it’s ok. I think the auto racing thing (for me) is just like professional sports (or any sports for that matter) in that I can’t stand to watch them on television, but always enjoy being at the event itself. If I had the means to attend a NASCAR race, I’m sure I’d like it live… if nothing else, the mullet sightings would be spectacular. (sorry, had to throw that in)
:)
OMG mullets are EVERYwhere. The best thing I’ve ever seen though what the guy who shaved the 3 into his back hair. I kid you not.
You oughtta try out TMS for one of their two races every year (there’s one here in two weeks).
ha - that was great! Really good to see you. Kinda like an old film movie with the crackly bits. Intentional?
Hmm, if I can think of something to say, I may do the same. Having something to say is pretty unlikely though. Parrot tricks? Oops, done that. :-D
Oh, and F1 is where it’s really at.
Yes, Formula 1 is the SHIT! Nothing like spending the night in your car in Monte Carlo and finding the “free” viewpoints into the track when you can’t afford it otherwise…
VIDEO! I don’t think I could do that, plus my webcam SUXASS.
hrmph! Fine you two wanna argue? Meet me behind the bike racks after school! ha!!
F1 is hot, but I’m about American metal, even though higher and higher percentages of American made cars are foreign made.
Open wheel racing has some appeal to me but I’m into big, heavy stock cars. Drive one, you’ll be amazed at the handling and what it does on the track with the grooves and the wind. Wheeee
Now we just need to get some video of you sitting on Ben Affleck’s lap!
Yeah, and for those that don’t know… he’s the complete asshole in this interview:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yBvJpIVOptQ
Unreal.
What a great idea! Video Blogs! Ok… well, maybe not for me because I am shy :)
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