Sonic isn't as cool as I want it to be... and chocolate chip cookies don't even sound good.

Okay, went to play video games on this horrible rainy afternoon, won about 800 tickets and felt like a total bad ass as Ryan pulls out our 3000 + ticket card to add the tickets to. Him and Desimone played air hockey and threw the puck at a bystander. Hit them in the crotch. Didn't see it, but I wish I did.

After spending about $32 on tokens, we decided to go home and, what do you know, there is a brand spanking new Sonic that they built in town. I don't know about you, but for the last 2 to 3 years of my life, my commercials always contained reference to a Sonic, and damn, did the food look good.

Well they built one.

And I wish they hadn't.

Honestly, the food was greasy... all of it. And not the good kind of greasy. I felt bad sending our waitress (car hop? non tipped server?) back to get ketchup, ranch, and BBQ, all of which were requested before she came out the first time. Cheese was on things that it wasn't supposed to be on, and good lord, do they really only have bathrooms that are outside?

So the food was ok, but nothing to make a trip about. No 50's music was playing and I didn't see the Fonz, so considering all of that... not worth a repeat trip.

When we got home, the guys got on Halo (well, still on Halo.) and I decided to be all domestic and make some chocolate chip cookies.

Here is the recipe:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.