adam.riggins

Can I vent here for a second?

I work on the 5th floor of my building, and I think it is a reasonable desire to want to take the elevator to and from that floor.  What really peeves me is when I get on the elevator in the morning with other people, and someone has the nerve to hit “2″.  It’s one floor.  Take the stairs! You have to understand, I am sometimes lazy, but even I would take the stairs to the 2nd floor.

If you are carrying a lot of stuff, I might understand.  But for goodness sakes, it is probably quicker to walk than to wait on the elevator.

By that same token, once the clock strikes 5 pm, I am out the door.  An equally annoying thing is when the elevator stops at the 2nd floor to pick someone up to go down one floor.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

When you go down stairs, gravity is on your side. It helps you go downstairs just like God intended.  You don’t need to stop an elevator full of people itching to go home just to take it down one floor.

Why, people, why?

Third Day is my favorite band of all time.  They have been for around 14 years or so.  Well, I went to their blog today, and they featured a video that I had put up on Youtube of a band I used to play with covering a Third Day song.

They have been doing a feature called “Fourth Day”, where they post a video of someone covering a Third Day song.  Today featured my video!  So, go to their blog and check it out.

Third Day blog

This weekend, I went with some friends up to Lake Lanier to go camping. I will give you the highlights in a quick, bulleted list to save you time:

• I was supposed to share a tent with a friend of mine. When we set it up, we realized that there was NO way we would both fit into it. So I ended up sleeping in my car for the first night (video below)
• I smoked a cigar (or 2) for the first time in several years. It’s fun in a camping atmosphere, but overall, I just don’t get it.
• It rained for a while yesterday
• We played dozens of games of Cornhole
• I got my own tent for the second night!
• I did not shower all weekend, and I wore the same outfit Friday through Sunday morning. Needless to say, my shower a little while ago was welcomed.
• I have a new favorite energy drink. Review coming soon.

Back to sleeping in my car. Here is a little video I shot to document it:

Anyways, here are some pictures from the trip, followed by a link for the whole set on Flickr. Enjoy!

Pictures

Last night, I had a hot wing feast with my dad at Zaxby’s. I have posted about Zaxby’s before, and it really is one of the best restaurants I have ever been to. In fact, I think the “teriakular” wing is my favorite flavor right now. Anyways, here was the feast (click for the full-size):

That is a plate of 20 teriyaki wings with nuclear sauce poured on top. Just think about that for a second. Let it soak in. Ok, we’re back.

There is nothing healthy about this plate of food, so it won’t happen again for a long time, but tonight’s meal will be remembered for a long time to come.

My grandmother passed away a few weeks ago, and since then, I have come across a great picture of her and my grandfather from their wedding day over 50 years ago.  She was such a beautiful woman!  After this, she would become the mother to 4, grandmother to 5, and great-grandmother to 2.  She was an AMAZING woman!  Hearing my grandpa tell stories of her has been great, as she had such an impact on all of us.

Love you and miss you, grandma

Thanks to Tinkerbell (yes, Tinkerbell.  Why are you looking at me like that?) for recommending this one.  “Nos” is a fruity-tasting energy drink that is packed full of kick.   It has a pineapple/passionfruit flavor, and tastes nothing like most energy drinks.  So far, this one is my favorite (as my picture conveys).

Thanks everyone for your recommendations!

I have to give credit to Jason for this one. On yesterday’s post, he suggested MDX (Mountain Dew Extreme) as an energy drink to try. I went to the store this morning on my way in to work and looked for it, but the only Mountain Dew- branded energy drink I could find was called Amp Energy Overdrive.  It’s not what he suggested, but it led me to this one.

It is sort of like Code Red with a kick. It has a cherry flavor, and is actually pretty darn good. I know you have to have a little slack with most energy drinks, but this one has a great taste, and it certainly has helped wake me up.

I have one more to try this afternoon. We’ll see how that goes, but for now, I am happy with the Amp Energy.

Last night, I invited my mom to come over to my place to have a “movie night”.  She came over, and we ended up watching Cloverfield.  I think the last movie she and I watched together was The Blair Witch Projoct, and it was in the theater.  So, it was only fitting that we watch Cloverfield, which is like Blair Witch meets Godzilla.

Anyways, it was nice having a movie night with mom again.

(That’s me on the left)

Blackshear is a small town in south Georgia that some of my family lives in. I have been going there since childhood, mostly for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Anyways, this past Christmas, a bunch of us slept at this old house that used to belong to a relative. The house is basically empty, and we were jokingly saying it was haunted. Well, one night, I took out the camera and decided to document the haunting experience.

This video is funny to me, hopefully you won’t think it’s too dumb!

I signed onto AIM the other day for the first time in a while.  I think I am going to start signing on a lot more to keep in touch with friends.  So, that being said, feel free to add me as a buddy.  My screen name is ohhhhlookatme.  Add me, and let’s chat!