Completing the Massification

I finally got my car registered in Massachusetts today. It was actually a really painless process as far as these things go. Probably because my last experience was with California which has the worst DMV system I've ever encountered (out of 5 states, but who's counting). I still have to get the car inspected, but at least now people won't look at my car and curse me for being a stupid driver from California. Instead they will curse me for being just another car on the road (if you haven't driven in Boston, you might not understand).

I also went boot shopping today. Unsuccessfully. It seems like most of my attempts at finding footwear are unsuccessful. Maybe because I have to shop in the 13 and up section, instead of the parts of the store that have whole shelves to one size of shoe. It doesn't help that I have a slightly strange shape of foot: the distance from my heel to the closest part of the top of my foot is very long compared to the length of my foot, high arches maybe? I sometimes wonder if my feet have an odd shape because I always outgrew my shoes so quickly. They are a couple of sizes smaller than they should be for my height.

On another shopping note... I went to the grocery store today and hit the peanut butter aisle. Alright, so it was the aisle that had a bunch of stuff including peanut butter. *gasp* They didn't have Peter Pan. I left the cart in the middle of the aisle and went to find where I could put in a request. I ended up talking to the manager and he said they hadn't stocked it since the recall and weren't going to be ordering any more. Ever. So I left and didn't do my grocery shopping. I'll just have to go to another store which stocks Peter Pan Peanut butter, that's all. But the good news is that when coming back from Hilltop Steakhouse (more on that later) I decided to take a little detour and hit Big Lots. I'd never been but knew it was in that general vicinity. Much to my surprise they actually had Peter Pan! Of course, it was only the medium small size jars, so I had to buy a whole pack of 12.

So Hilltop steakhouse... I hadn't been there in about a decade. But they still have the same place mats that are a butcher's chart of where which cuts of meat come from in the cow. Along with such facts as that a 1000 lbs steer will only give you 75 lbs of steak. Actually, Hilltop in a way was the inspiration for my idea of the World's Largest Steakhouse. They have a few different dining rooms, each as large or larger than most steakhouses. I think they can seat close to a thousand people all told. Oh, and they have a butcher's shop so you can get steaks to grill at home. Anyway, my idea is something even bigger, so big that the only possible name is The World's Largest Steakhouse. With a name like that though, it makes it difficult to franchise.

P.S. I nearly forgot. At Big Lots, they had "Rap Snacks" I could hardly believe my eyes. They are apparently potato chips that are endorsed by various rappers/groups.