My DQ Blizzard Bonanza! - Week 18

It was bound to happen.  My name has come up for jury duty.  I wish this would've happened years ago when I was living in a bigger city.  Can you imagine this freakboy at a crime of passion murder trial?  Yeah, I'd probably enjoy the tragic drama a little too much. 

Sadly, I now live in a smaller town where such crimes are less likely to happen, and I am half-blind.  I truly feel my visual impairment would make me a problematic juror.  What if I had to look at photographic evidence or notes from the suspect?  Even while wearing my Mad Scientist Glasses, I miss plenty of detail.  Can you imagine my intense feelings of guilt if my half-blind eyes caused a mistrial?  Ok, depending on the situation, that could be amusing, but I wouldn't want it to happen. 

For the sake of full disclosure, I brought a letter from my optometrist explaining my vision loss to the Judicial Center.  I don't know if my visual impairment will exempt me from jury duty, but at least everyone will be aware.  Since Dairy Queen is literally next door the the Judicial Center, I figured it was as good of time as any for this week's free Blizzard. 

This Blizzard appears to be devouring the red spoon!

The Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard was good, but it didn't blow my mind.  The chocolate ice cream was a surprise, but I really couldn't taste the salted caramel.  Perhaps the truffles were so severely blended in that the distinct flavor was lost.  I don't know, but I only found a few chunks of truffle.  Another surprising thing was this wasn't as deathly sweet as the Triple Truffle Blizzard, and for that, I'm grateful! 

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, ice cream words.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  In case you missed Week 17...

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-dq-blizzard-bonanza-week-17.html

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

My DQ Blizzard Bonanza! - Week 17

The sun was shining on the seemingly never-ending snow.  I was spending the morning doing laundry and filming scenes for a FreakOptic Files video.  Could there be a better day to experience my second Blizzard this week?  The fact I'm blogging about my 17th free Blizzard, even though it's still technically Week 16, answers that question.  (To get super technical, it's really Week 15 because of my first two Blizzards.)

I took a deep breath and used my manager-altered coupon.  Thankfully, there was zero confusion and absolutely no problem.  Utter relief perfectly described my mental state as I waited for my ice cream treat. 

The Butterfinger Blizzard was good.  This candy bar gave the creamy vanilla ice cream a sweet peanut butter taste.  To be honest, when it comes to peanut butter, I'd take a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup over a Butterfinger any day.  That being said, nobody laid a finger on my tasty Butterfinger Blizzard, which was fine with me! 

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, ice cream words.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  In case you missed Week 16...

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-dq-blizzard-bonanza-week-16.html

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

My DQ Blizzard Bonanza! - Week 16

My excursion to Dairy Queen was filled with suspense.  Was the wrong circle going to get punched?  Was I going to have a Blizzard meltdown if such an error occurred again?  Which Blizzard was I going to order? 

I decided not to be obnoxiously superior by refraining from stating the date as I handed the DQ clerk my card.  Though, I really may have to start being that kind of person.  The clerk had to examine my DQ VIP Card and remark, "It's not March."  I quickly explained, out of fear, how someone messed up last week and punched a circle in April. 

Thankfully, the correct circle was punched...this time.  We shall see what happens when I use my free, manager-altered coupon later this week. 

The Royal Oreo Blizzard was way better than it looked.  Those Oreo cookies were so blended in that my half-blind eyes simply saw vanilla ice cream.  That specific Oreo taste, coupled with the hidden treasure of a blob of seriously delicious chocolate in the center, gave the vanilla ice cream a Royal treatment.  By the way, I licked the Golden Spoon clean! 

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, ice cream words.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  In case you missed Week 15...

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-dq-blizzard-bonanza-week-15.html 

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

My DQ Blizzard Bonanza! - Week 15

It was bound to happen... 

A Dairy Queen clerk punched the wrong circle on my DQ VIP Card.  Instead of punching the circle dated for the week of February 12th, she punched the circle for the week of April 9th.  Here I thought I was the visually impaired one. 

Thankfully my sister was with me and noticed the careless error, so I could mention it moments after it happened.  The clerk went to the manager and the situation has hopefully been resolved.  I was given a coupon for a free Blizzard to replace the misplaced punch. 

I said hopefully because I fear this year-long Blizzard ice cream dream will snowball into a melted nightmare.  Future DQ clerks might be accidentally drawn to the rogue April punch and take out the circle next to it before it's time.  I may have to start specifying which week's Blizzard I'm there for.  

Me, next week:  "Hello.  I'm here for my free small Blizzard for the week of February 19th."

(points at the correct circle)

I'm also worried about the coupon.  First, it's going to throw off my weekly blogpost, but I'll just do what I did with the first two Blizzards.  Second, the coupon is technically for a free mini-Blizzard.  The manager crossed out the m-word and wrote in small.  Then she initialed it.  Hopefully the next clerk will recognize and honor this coupon.  I plan to use it next week to avoid more confusion.

This means next week will be two Blizzards!  What will I do during the Blizzard-less week of April 9th?  That remains to be seen. 

The Chocolate Xtreme Blizzard was delicious!  If you don't like chocolate, you better avoid this Blizzard.  Creamy chocolate ice cream with chocolate bits, chocolate chunks and swirls of chocolate sent me into a chocolate state of euphoria!  This will definitely be a Blizzard I revisit, hopefully under better circumstances. 

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, ice cream words.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  In case you missed Week 14...

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-dq-blizzard-bonanza-week-14_8.html

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

The Land of Daydreams

Now whenever I see a sunset 

I'll think of the land of daydreams 

Where nothing is what it seems 

Where I spent a day with you 

Catching a train, with breakfast on the side 

Walking an endless trail, hand-in-hand 

Talking of anything and everything we can  

Finding the perfect spot to relax together  

Silently experiencing the bliss of the setting sun 

Until your dismissive silence fills the night 

Causing painful realization to finally dawn 

How I was an unmitigated fool 

For ever believing in the daydream of you 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.

Freak Out, 

JLH 

P.S.  A video about waking from a long daydream...
http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/2018/02/waking-from-long-daydream.html

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

My DQ Blizzard Bonanza! - Week 14

Now it's time for a Freakboy Confession.

I have never ate a Heath candy bar.  I don't know why, I just haven't.  Probably the tasty lure of a Reese's or a Kit Kat has kept me from a Heath.  

I knew in advance that I was going to order the Heath Blizzard for 14, but that left me with a dessert dilemma.  Should I try a Heath candy bar before trying the Blizzard?  I wasn't sure what I should do, until I recalled a similar dilemma I experienced with a television series.

A few years ago there was an episode of The Big Bang Theory I was curious to see.  Brent Spiner was the guest star, so my Star Trek geek senses were tingling!  This left me with the television dilemma. 

I had never watched The Big Bang Theory because, quite frankly, the commercials did not appeal to this geek-freak in the slightest.  I was torn as to whether or not I should catch a regular episode, so I could get a feel for the series, before watching the Brent Spiner episode.  I decided I should, which was a massive mistake. 

David from Roseanne was talking to Blossom from Blossom and the laugh track must have been set on "drunk" because it was super loud and super annoying!  Every little twitch of Blossom's face set off wild laughter, which sounded canned to me.  If that series is filmed before a live studio audience, then alcohol must be flowing freely or the network pays a pretty penny for people to laugh like patients in an 1880's asylum.  Needless to say, I couldn't finish that episode and never watched the Brent Spiner one.  I suspect I missed absolutely nothing.  

(Close-up: my eye twitching from annoyance)  

(Cue: uproariously fake-sounding laughter)

Thankfully I learned from my massive television mistake and ordered the Heath Blizzard without trying the candy bar.

I think the dessert clerk grabbed the wrong Blizzard cup. 

The Heath Blizzard was very delicious!  The flavor made me think of peanut brittle with chocolate that had been thoroughly blended into creamy vanilla ice cream.  Honestly, I enjoyed the tasty sensation so much that I don't want to try the Heath candy bar on its own.  I'll just stick with the Blizzard! 

Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, ice cream words.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  In case you missed Week 13...

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-dq-blizzard-bonanza-week-13.html 

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.

freakboy on film: PITCH PERFECT 3

                                   2017

screenplay by Kay Cannon and Mike White

                     directed by Trish Sie

"Okay. So let's get tarted up." - Fat Amy

I recently asked my online friends, Why do I want to see Pitch Perfect 3?  I explained that I never saw the second one because the first one caused me such severe pain that I turned it off after 20 minutes.  It might have been less than 20 minutes, or maybe more.  Either way, time slowed to a death crawl.  The only reasons I tried watching the first PP was Rebel Wilson because she cracked me up in her brief appearance in BRIDESMAIDS, and Anna Kendrick because she was awesome as a backstabbing ALL ABOUT EVE character in the tuneful CAMP, but even they weren't enough to keep me watching.  So, why in the name of Todd Solondz would I want to see the third film in this popular, mainstream series? 

One friend was logical and mentioned that the minds behind the trailer did their job well.  Another friend suggested insanity, which is what I'm leaning towards.  Whatever the reason behind my cinematic desire, I caught a Sunday afternoon matinee and I was entertained.

Yes, the plot, if you can call it that, is incredibly thin and utter nonsense, but thankfully the borderline satirical screenplay is aware of what it is.  I give co-screenwriter Mike White credit for this.  The Bellas, out of college and in the real world, are not adulting very well.  A misunderstanding brings the group back together for one final singing competition.  Will the Bellas be chosen to open for the music powerhouse behind the scenes?  Will Fat Amy reconnect with her questionably good father?  Will Beca perform that super annoying, because I couldn't flip on the TV without hearing about it, cup routine from the first film?  Will John and Gail steal every scene?  Does any of this really matter?

Not really.  Deep, personal character development that makes you ponder the meaning of existence is not what PP3 is about.  This is a popcorn film to the extreme...and it's a lot of mindless fun.  I literally laughed out loud on many occasions.  Especially due to Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy, John Michael Higgins as John, and Elizabeth Banks as Gail! 

John + Gail = Awesome!

Excuse me for a moment as I veer off into a cinematic tangent.  Has Elizabeth Banks and Parker Posey ever appeared on screen together?  If not, why not?!?!  In my opinion, these two women have a similar screen presence.  I would LOVE to see them playing relatives in a gritty, but hilarious indie film about life, love and whatever they want as long as Banks and Posey are allowed to shine!  (To learn about my total worship of Posey, please read... http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2016/06/freakboy-on-film-party-girl.html )

Back to PP3.  If I have one complaint, it's that John Lithgow, a proven comedic genius, is utterly wasted as Fat Amy's father.  He was amusing, but he was probably doing the best he could with the one-dimensional character he was handed.  

Anyhoo...thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind, filmic words.  Now sit back with some butter-drenched popcorn and escape reality with the silly fun of PITCH PERFECT 3!  (Honestly, I'd rather watch it again before suffering through the unmitigated crap-storm of THE LAST JEDI for a second time.)

Oh, and one more thing.  Even though I was entertained by PP3, I have absolutely no desire to see PP2 or to give PP a second chance.

Freak Out, 

JLH

P.S.  Are you in need of a cinematic injection?  If so, please check out the blog of my Twitter friend Barry.  He reviews more interesting and obscure films then the one I just did. 

http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/ 

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John L. Harmon is...

an indie author - viewAuthor.at/JohnLHarmon

a blogger - http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/

a videographer - http://freakoptics.blogspot.com/

He currently resides left of center in the state of Nebraska and has been visually impaired since December of 2016.