I haven't blogged in awhile, so I thought I would refresh "Hairy Pottery" with something a bit universal.
There are a few common misconceptions that I disagree with:
1. Good coaching is hereditary (see Pat Knight)
2. Black makes you look thin
3. AppleBee's serves food.
Let me start off by saying I would never knock something without trying it first. I'm optimistic. And I would never go to AppleBee's under my own gumption. I'm pessimistic.
I turned 23 recently. I spent that birthday in Salem, IL. A google image search for the town will result in a picture for a sewage treatment facility and a picture of a pregnant woman. I don't know what that means.
Anyways, I spent my most recent birthday there, which is becoming a trend I hope ceases to exist. For my birthday dinner, my family (not me) decided to go to AppleBee's. I had preconcieved notions before I stepped in, but did my best to restrain them.
I order something. I don't remember what it was, and it doesn't matter because it's all probably microwaved, mechanically-separated meat (google it). What I do remember doing, was not ordering anything with diuretics, which our waitress managed to ignore.
The climax.
My uncle told our waitress it was my birthday.
I don't know where franchised restaurants get off thinking it's pleasant to have all the waitresses on staff come and sing you happy birthday. I would have laughed and smiled; had they laughed and smiled, but the scene was too morbose. The waitresses sang a rendition of "happy birthday" that Rihanna could've written (that's a joke cause Rihanna doesn't write her own music...sorry, kids), and stared at me. Just. Stared.
But hey, I got free ice cream and food poisoning out the gig, so I can't complain.
Yeah aside from an appetizer of boneless wings and cheese sticks that are universally sound I try to avoid Applebees. I spent a great deal of time in an Applebees in Columbus, Ohio because they had half-price appetizer and more importantly half-priced drinks on Fridays. It was also walking distance to my apartment. Notice I said to rather than from.
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