Please go vote!

Go here to find your polling location and see a sample ballot (click on the Election 2006 button in the upper right corner).

You know where I’ll be tonight. Come and bring friends! I’m bringing my mom. (Yes, I’m awesome.)

(Thanks to WatchVeronicaMars.net for the image.)

As far as I can tell, you just need to be over 18, available to leave town to film the show for a few months, and have a bit of singing & dancing ability. Oh, and you should probably be a woman.

Head over to the CW’s website for the details on the audtion, and information on mailing in a tape if you’re not available on Friday.

I wish I could watch the audtions! They’re sure to have some real classics (much like the first episode of American Idol every season, which is the only one I’ve ever watched)! I’m off to Chicago for a little vacation…

WHO: Food Fight Lunch Mob
WHAT: Food Fight! (Children at 2pm & Adults at 3pm)
WHEN: Sunday, August 13 @ 12pm
WHERE: south of Houston at Twin Lakes (19230 Morris Ave., Manvel, TX)

Check the Food Fight Lunch Mob myspace profile for details on what kind of food to bring and the rest of the rules.

We fully expect to see photos if you go!

One afternoon, I met Leslie, a girl I work with, there to see The Devil Wears Prada (Stop laughing! Sometimes a girl just needs to watch a girly movie!). We were both able to purchase student tickets ($5.00), but even the regular $6.00 matinee price is perfectly reasonable. When we were given our tickets, we were also given a menu and a coaster light (similar to those vibrating squares you get a restaurant when you’re waiting for a table). The coaster light had a button on it to push to alert the staff when you needed assistance.

I had eaten lunch just a few hours before, so I decided to go with the old standby combination of soda and popcorn. The soda ($2.50) came in a big (non-disposable) cup and was refilled by the server as needed. The popcorn ($2.99) was served in a low, wide bowl (probably 8-10 inches across and 4 inches tall) along with a little bowl of melted butter. Leslie had water and the grilled chicken house salad ($9.99). While $10 for a salad is a bit steep (to me, at least) for a salad, once we saw the size of it, we decided it could easily be split between two or three people (and maybe it was meant to be). She ended up taking enough salad home to eat it for another meal or two. It was giant and she said it was delicious. Our server dropped the checks off about 30 minutes before the movie ended, but didn’t expect us to disturb our movie-watching to get our money out right away. There was no problem having our food put on separate checks.

I will definitely be back and next time, I’ll go on an empty stomach so I can branch out and try a few more menu items (chips & salsa! mmm!).

Total money spent (for ticket, soda & popcorn): $10.49
Compared to other local theaters, I’d say my money went further than normal.

Next up on my must-see movie list: Pulse (because I’m a huuuuge Veronica Mars fan), and probably Snakes on a Plane (because, how cool is this?!).

Studio Movie Grill is located in Copperfield at 8580 Highway 6 North & West Road.

Donations are being accepted in the red barrels at Kroger stores, or through the Houston Food Bank (either online or over the phone).

How does all of this involve burritos, you ask?

Well… If you bring a non-perishable food item into any Houston area Chipotle (from 11am-10pm) to receive a FREE burrito, taco, bol or salad!

I know where I’ll be before my afternoon shift starts!

If you head over to La Branch at Winbern and look up, you’ll most certainly notice the billboard shown in the photo above. According to the company that owns the billboard, the image seems to be of the homemade variety and was pasted over the top of the advertisement that is supposed to be there.

Jesus was unable to be reached for a comment on whether or not he truly prefers Budweiser.

Source: Dlisted (during one of my many daily celebrity gossip runs).

Strayhorn, who remarried after her last election win and now sports a different last name, wanted to include Grandma on the ballot alongside her name because of the slogan (”One Tough Grandma”) she frequently includes in advertising for her gubernatorial campaign.

The ruling is said to have gone down the way it did because Kinky is more of a nickname, while Grandma, in addition to being what her grandkids call her, is more of a slogan.

Only in Texas do you get to choose between a Kinky and a lady who almost got to be called Grandma on the ballot (or you could choose someone else alltogether, as there are a few options with less nicknames.)

UPDATE (7/13): According to the Chronicle, Strayhorn has filed a lawsuit against the Texas secretary of state in a further attempt to allow her to be called “Grandma” on the ballot. Strayhorn contends that grandma is a nickname, not a slogan, while Secretary Williams maintains that she has never used it as a nickname during previous elections or on her petition to run as an independent in this particular election.

And just who are these World Mayor people, you say? They describe themselves using the following words:

World Mayor, an annual project organised by City Mayors, intends to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as honour those who have served their communities well and who have contributed to the well-being of cities, nationally and internationally. Above all, World Mayor wants to show the world what great mayors can achieve.

Mayor White is one of 50 finalists (selected from 677 nominees), with only 10 being mayors of cities in North America.

Go vote!

Until now.

There’s a drive-in out in Hockley (near Tomball, five minutes east of 290 on FM 2920) called The Showboat Drive-In Theater. Adults can watch a double feature for only $5 (tickets are $4 for kids 2-12, and free for kids under 2). Better still, the movie sound comes from your own car radio, instead of those rickety old speakers that I remember from my youth!

June 16 - June 22
Cars
X-Men: The Last Stand
(First movie starts at dusk.)

Coming soon: Grease!

Because of a previous post of mine about a new dining-during-movie theater in Copperfield, I now officially have two theaters to go inspect and report back on. Full reviews of both coming very soon, I promise.