/u/w0wc00t - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-w0wc00t/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/w0wc00t - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-w0wc00t/ 32 32 103504436 Freelance or low stake jobs for someone who wants to fill time? https://houstonnewmedia.org/freelance-or-low-stake-jobs-for-someone-who-wants-to-fill-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freelance-or-low-stake-jobs-for-someone-who-wants-to-fill-time Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:10:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=905d9eb63460a3ab8b8bf20ca27732c6 I work full time and make just enough to not sweat too much when I buy something non-essential, which is a nice change of pace as that wasn't the case last year. Still, since the Pandemic I'm not used to having only one source of income (I usua...

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Should I call 911? https://houstonnewmedia.org/should-i-call-911/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-i-call-911 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:27:13 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=39b6f9058d2102994690d64b4076811e There's a car on the shoulder before exit 126b Geenbriar with its hazard lights on , dude's inside with all his windows down and might be sleeping, one back window looks smashed but the rest of the car is fine. Is that 911-worthy, or should I c...

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Kroger that looks like it hasn’t been updated in years? https://houstonnewmedia.org/kroger-that-looks-like-it-hasnt-been-updated-in-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kroger-that-looks-like-it-hasnt-been-updated-in-years Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:36:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6ab18b58a1fa842716a0c2d48c411435 I remember riding around thee city with my sister and passing a Kroger or maybe a Randall's or something that looked at least from the outside like it hadn't been updated since the 90s, but not in a gross way. It's been a really long time s...

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Does anyone know the name of this politician? https://houstonnewmedia.org/does-anyone-know-the-name-of-this-politician/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-anyone-know-the-name-of-this-politician Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:52:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f72d0bf270796da7e05b8e208adadda8 On the news some months ago, there was this politician who made a proposal/plan for minority (BIPOC) studies to be mandatory in schools. I think she's Hispanic. I'm doing a summer project and really wanted to use part of her proposal as a refer...

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Did Celebration Station/Zuma have animatronics? https://houstonnewmedia.org/did-celebration-station-zuma-have-animatronics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-celebration-station-zuma-have-animatronics Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:44:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2ab842549e5870b00e4b455379093023 The last time I went was when I was...12? I remember we went there on a school trip. I just remember wandering off alone for a moment, turning a corner, seeing some animatronics singing to an empty party room and just kind of backing up because it was ...

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"Old" Chuck E Cheese, "New" Chuck E Cheese, and Discovery Zone https://houstonnewmedia.org/old-chuck-e-cheese-new-chuck-e-cheese-and-discovery-zone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-chuck-e-cheese-new-chuck-e-cheese-and-discovery-zone Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:35:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1cfff417fed961048c3f88e0c191a63f

I asked this on the Kingwood sub, but it doesn't get much traffic.

 

I know it's so ridiculous, but it's a question I feel the need ask. My family moved away from Kingwood back in very early 2002 when I was still in grade school. I have memories of living in Kingwood, but being a kid, well, my memory isn't the most reliable.

So, starting with Discovery Zone- I remember there was one in Humble. It later got shut down and turned into an Office Depot. Is that correct? I visited the building and realized that it was right next to "one" of the Chuck E Cheeses, which leads me to my next question:

Was there an "old" Chuck E Cheese? I remember growing up with "two" Chuck E Cheeses. Old CEC had all the animatronics on stage (I think), the coins had Chuckie with the top hat and whiskers even though by that time in commercials he was wearing the backwards cap and looking all 90s. Then there was "new" Chuck E Cheese where things were a little more updated and only Chuckie, not the whole band was on stage. One of those locations had to be th Humble one (which again, opened next door to the old DZ?). But why would there be another updated one so close? I'd wager that they might've remodeled the same location before I left (CEC started bringing out a new look in 2002, I think) but I'd like to see if maybe there was another location first. I do remember as kids we tried to figure out if someone was having their bday at "old" or "new" CEC, so they seemed to exist at the same time

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Wow, what happened to Sunny 99.1? https://houstonnewmedia.org/wow-what-happened-to-sunny-99-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wow-what-happened-to-sunny-99-1 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 23:06:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=76d3af45210daf0e74d5f3ebda477bbb

I get that radio is dying, and maybe it's just because it's Christmas, but the commercials are out of control. Two songs and then like 5-10 minutes of commercials, then two more songs and then 5 minutes of the radio hosts talking/asking listeners to donate. I know it wasn't this bad last year. I only listen to the radio on Christmas. Is it like this year round now?

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Has anyone seen a big, lit up truck blasting banda music? https://houstonnewmedia.org/has-anyone-seen-a-big-lit-up-truck-blasting-banda-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=has-anyone-seen-a-big-lit-up-truck-blasting-banda-music Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:40:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=765c982dfa2076fd4575dd6174060ec1

I'm not annoyed by it, I was just surprised because I've never heard anything like that going on at 11:30pm. I just heard really loud banda music (the music from Mexico with all the brass instruments) from the side of my house. I went to the window to see, but a tree was in the way. There was what looked like lights, but it was so long it had to have been a parade float or a limo or something. I'm sure I could find out on Nextdoor, but I deleted it because my neighbors are crazy lol

I'm just so curious as to what that was and if it was for a special occasion or if someone decided to just roll through a quiet neighborhood with club level speakers

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Does anyone remember that drive in movie theater somewhere outside the city? https://houstonnewmedia.org/does-anyone-remember-that-drive-in-movie-theater-somewhere-outside-the-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-anyone-remember-that-drive-in-movie-theater-somewhere-outside-the-city Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:10:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9385532265a95ed5e6a6820e0ba61636

I know there's one in between here and Dallas, but that one's pretty far and not the one. All I know is that back in 2006 my family drove maybe 45 minutes outside of Houston to go watch Over the Hedge of all things. It was so much like the drive ins I'd seen in movies- you had to use your radio to listen to the movie and there was a concession stand in the back that I didn't get to visit, but they really seemed to want to give the place a 50s vibe

I'm assuming it's gone, but I'd love to know what it was called/what happened to it

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Are there any doulas here? https://houstonnewmedia.org/are-there-any-doulas-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-there-any-doulas-here Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:06:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ffbf51a90cb6135640aa75203a3c5efd

I've heard if it's something you're interested in, you should find a group for doulas or find someone who will let you shadow them, but I don't even know where to start

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Did you adopt a Brussels Griffon puppy in 2011? https://houstonnewmedia.org/did-you-adopt-a-brussels-griffon-puppy-in-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-you-adopt-a-brussels-griffon-puppy-in-2011 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:49:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a1aab8a2ae553b860e32d9a71674ade6

We were planning on buying a BG from a breeder (yes, and ethical, reputable one). She fell ill and eventually had to give away the puppies for free. We came to pick them up in the evening I think on Almeda

My dog is nearly 10 and I've always wondered what happened to his siblings. He was the quiet one in the corner. We almost took his sister who was barking like crazy but I'm a sucker for shy puppies lol. He's still super cite and he didn't see another BG until he was eight. He met two and was so shocked he ran away from them!

Were you one of these people? Where's your dog now?

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