Elderly Couple in a Restaurant

Hello! Yes, it has been long since I have posted. Allow me to count the reasons...

As you may recall, I was cast in a production of The Glass Menagerie at SCSU. The performances were last week. And believe me, I was SO busy in the week leading up to the shows as well. So it was a busy two weeks and I hardly found the time for homework, let alone posting in my blog. But all that aside, it was a wonderful show and I consider it to be the best theatre experience of my life so far.

I've also been struggling with some stress in my personal life that has left me utterly exhausted. For awhile, my creativity had honestly run dry. Just plain ol' tired.

And lastly, I've been sick. It is so difficult to get motivated to write when I can't stop hacking and coughing.

But, here we are!! Once again, I sit at my keyboard, trying desperately to entertain.

So here is today's story... Yesterday I went to Olive Garden with some friends. As I looked across the restaurant, I saw an elderly couple receiving their food from a waiter. They began to eat. And that's about all they did. They ate and they ate. They didn't look at each other. They didn't utter a word. I caught myself staring at this geriatric couple. Suddenly, the old man spotted me and we had a moment of eye contact. It was very strange. I felt like he was trying to tell me something. Like he was warning me of the future. Almost like he was telling me not to make the same mistakes that he did. It was kind of sad, really. His eyes were empty and bitter.

At that moment I resolved not to ever let myself get to where he is in life. With whomever I end up marrying in my life, I want to be happy and stay happy. It's a new personal goal of mine. ;)

-Cody M. Logeland

To Stillwater!

I figured I'd finally write a post about my girlfriend. She is an awesome part of my life. Anyhow, she is also a student at St. Cloud State University. Her major is theatre, just like mine. The only difference is that she is graduating after this semester!

In fact, at this very moment she is on her way home from Chicago, where she spent the last three days auditioning for grad schools all across the country (and out of the country). It makes me a little sad that she will be moving away after the summer, but I also know how badly she wants this. So I really hope she gets accepted to a school.

Anyway, she will be arriving back at home at 2 a.m. The only problem is that she will be arriving in Stillwater, MN. She needs to be in St. Cloud. That is where I come in. Tonight (at about midnight) I will be starting the drive to Stillwater to pick her up.

So yeah, it'll be a late night drive and I won't get home until a ridiculous hour in the morning (and yes I have phy ed at 9am), but it will all be worth it to see her.

That's about all, for now. I realize this post isn't comedic or anything. It's more of an informative update. ;) I'm sorry if I wasted your time!

Cody M. Logeland

P.S. Very soon I will be choosing the recipient of my CSN gift code give-away! It's not too late to capture my attention and become a candidate for the prize! Right now "domesticdiva" is the frontrunner in this competition. She left me a very nice comment. ;)

1,000!!!

Well, at approximately 9:01pm on the 7th of February, 2011, my blog reached 1,000 views!!

Yay!!

To celebrate, I decided to try "Chat-roulette" for the first time.

It is by far the dumbest thing I've ever seen. People sit in front of their computers with stupid looks on their faces and cycle through millions of other people sitting in front of their computers with stupid looks on their faces. This made me violently uncomfortable. So I made up a character.

Creepy.

His name is Blake and he lives in Ohio. He speaks with a light southern accent mixed with some other random speech patterns. He disagrees strongly with masturbating online, which he told many people he met while surfing on chat-roulette. This is perhaps because most people on chat-roulette are masturbating. I may post a video later of Blake telling people off. 

So that's all for now!

Cody M. Logeland

Does This Make Me Girly?

So I've been working on cleaning my room. It's always been a bit of a giant effing mess. Someone told me once that I could be more productive in an organized environment, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Even though I've always felt more creative in a chaotic environment...

Anyhow, I moved a bunch of stuff out of the room that I don't use or need anymore and it opened up some interesting new possibilities. For one thing, I was finally able to arrange my picture frames nicely. Where an old clunky TV that I never watched used to sit is now a cool little cluster of family pictures.

Isn't that nice to look at?

I love my family. And scented candles are NOT girly. And even if they are, I have a lava lamp on the far left that balances it out. Yup. Nothing makes me feel manlier than switching on my lava lamp.

I also have wide open spaces on my floor now. It has made the grueling daily task of walking through my room a breeze! The reason this is possible is because I finally picked up the tangled horror web of cords that used to cover my carpet like a layer of vines. They are all neatly packed into a duffel bag. I even got to vacuum! 

In other, unrelated news, I found an envelope buried behind my desk. I opened it and it was $20 that someone had sent me from Christmas! Huzzah!! I love it when that happens. Surprise money is all the more welcome when you are simply out of money and are anticipating another week of starvation and self-neglect. Now I can go buy food and books and other such important college things. Learning is expensive.

I have decided to undertake a project. There is a competition film festival coming up that is run by the good people at the SCSU Computer Store. The first prize is $700. That sounds like money I should have. Anyhow, I looked at entries from past years in the competition and they kind of sucked. So I concluded that if I made a film and submitted it to this years competition, I would almost certainly win!! The only thing is...I need an idea. Something. Anything to put down as a screenplay so I can get to work. That is my task this week. To write a short 3-5 minute film. Any ideas? Let me know!

That's all for now!!

Cody M. Logeland

P.S. By the way, check out the post before this one! I am currently hosting a gift code give-away with the help of CSN Stores. If you're interested in winning this amazing prize, click "follow" on my blog page. You won't regret it!

Special Give-away!

Greetings, readers. I have some exciting news to infuse into my blog today. That Guy in a Sweater Vest is about to host its first "Gift Code Give-away!"

I was recently contacted by CSN Stores (which if you didn't already know is comprised of over 200 online stores!) and given the opportunity to host this give-away for my loyal readers. ;) The prize, you ask? A fabulous $15 gift code, valid at any of CSN's wonderful online stores! Just think of the endless possibilities! You can order anything from an Eames lounge chair to Le Creuset cookware! And let's be honest, when it comes to the Eames lounge chair, you just can't repel comfort of that magnitude.

One more thing, readers. You see, I get to pick the winner. So go ahead and click "follow" on my blog and let the sucking up commence! I want to see groveling! Leave a comment or shoot an email! Anything! Just make your presence known!

Good luck!

Cody M. Logeland

P.S. (CSN only ships to the U.S. and Canada)

Batman, Burgers, and Boners

Today (only a few hours ago, in fact) I went to a restaurant with my mom, my sister, my step-dad, and his son. It was a nonstop and hilarious string of  blunders. The offender?

Applebees in Elk River, MN

Yes, Applebees. It started right away when we were seated. We apparently didn't have a server. No one came. Finally, someone came over and introduced themself as the person who would be helping us because the person who was SUPPOSED to be helping us was nowhere to be found. My stepdad ordered an appetizer platter and asked for barbeque wings. Guess what came out? Buffalo wings. Which was actually a wonderful surprise for me, but still! Shame on Applebees for screwing up an order.

Anyhow, I ordered a bacon cheeseburger. It took a LONG time. When they finally brought it out, it was taken to the wrong table. After that little boner was sorted out, we could finally eat.

I'm sure some of you raised your eyebrows at my use of the word "boner." Allow me to clear up your confusion.

Boner may refer to:

• A blooper, a small mistake having an amusing effect
• A blunder, a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake
• An erection of the penis

I was clearly not referring to the third usage of the word. ;) 


Anyhow, the burger I received looked a lot different than the picture on the menu. Look.

Exhibit A

It was like a weird mis-shapen alien burger. It tasted normal, but it was still very unsettling.

Applebees kept the boners coming (lol) when they brought out a single breadstick for my mom when we were  just about done eating. They apologized for the stick's tardiness and resolved not to charge us for it. How lovely.

So to conclude, we were helped by no less than 5 or 6 unfamiliar faces. It was never the same person. They all seemed to be lost in the restaurant they worked in. And it was quite bad service overall.

I will leave you with something for your consideration.

Don't laugh at the Joker's boner.

Cody M. Logeland

The Glass Menagerie

As I said before, I am currently in rehearsals for a production of The Glass Menagerie at St. Cloud State. I am playing Tom Wingfield, which is the lead role. I'm very excited because it is technically my first lead part in...well anything.

The poster.

Rehearsals started out really well and the cast was great. I can honestly say I was having a blast. Unfortunately, there is a lot of negativity trying to ruin this show for me, but I am not going to let that happen. There are forces at work that I find very discouraging.

So besides the drama and my absolute distaste for some of the behavior I've witnessed, things are going extremely well with the show.

Which leads me to my next point. I was inspired by the script to start working on some side projects. Most notably, a musical version of The Glass Menagerie which I shall call "The Glass Menage!" I am already compiling a list of potential songs. Then I have to simply write the lyrics and come up with some melodies.

Then someone came to me with another splendid idea. A little strange, but I call it splendid as well. A pornographic film called "The Glass Menage a Trois!" I will spare your innocent ears the details and plot points of this most illustrious porn.

So that's where I'm at. I am going home to Princeton today to see my sister perform in a Cabaret show and to do some laundry. And of course to hang out with my mom, who I miss a lot.

Ciao!

Cody M. Logeland