Shut It Down

In case anyone comes across this, you'll notice the large gap between this post and the one before it. 

In April of 2013, we were continuing to frequent pizza joints around town, but I was getting behind in my writing.  The problem, you see, is that there are only so many things you can say about pizza without exaggerating or getting ridiculously repetitive.  I was dreading trying to come up with something new when everything was starting to feel the same.

Then, starting in May, there were multiple occasions where I'd have to be out of town for an entire week (work related).  It became a chore to go to new places when all I wanted was to relax at home.  This is the point where I considered allowing delivery pizzas into the fold.  However, I remained vigilant that I could pick things back up sooner than later.

Time elapsed, and suddenly it's nearing fall...and we haven't been to a new pizza place in months.  It is only now that I realize that the project is truly over.

Today, over a year after this project began, I'm shutting it down for good.  I'd still like to go visit all of the pizza joints around town (eventually), but I doubt I'll be chronicling my journeys as I was in 2013.

Thank you for reading, and I (mostly) really enjoyed writing and having a small group of readers.  To have over 1600 hits on a weekly blog about pizza, spread almost entirely by facebook posts....that was more than I had expected.  I figure that this page garnered around 50 views per post, which is about ten times more than I expected. (I charge $5 for autographs, if you're interested.)

I hope that for a brief while, at least one of you enjoyed reading this half as much as you said you did.  This was a very valuable experience for me, and I got to enjoy my 15 minutes as a writer.  Thanks for reading!

Catching Up: Part 2 of 3 (Johnny V's Italian Restaurant)

Good evening!  Today has been a long day, so I don't expect this post to be as full of life and humor as usual.  I'll keep this post to the point for anybody who actually uses this blog for informational use. (How many of you are there?  I'm genuinely curious what type of audience I have reading this blog.  Is it weird that I still have a hard time considering myself a "blogger?"  I guess I feel like there's a negative connotation with it.  You guys would tell me, right?)

This post is about the second pizza restaurant we visited during my hiatus:  Johnny V's Italian Restaurant in J-Town.

Catching Up: Part 1 of 3 (Jet's Pizza)

Sorry for the hiatus everyone!  Things have been crazy lately.  We moved into the new house, cleaned and made repairs to the apartment, Katie started a new job, and I've had my hands full with school and work.  As my very astute mother told me recently, I tend to bite off more than I can chew.  (Hasn't stopped me yet. Except this, I guess.)  I needed to take some time off from the blog for a few weeks, and I wasn't happy about it.  I only want to write when I've got time...writing rushed isn't fun, and you guys don't get my best-selling writing style.

(What do you mean I've never sold a book?  I've never put a book on the shelves that WASN'T a best-seller.  Think about that for a second.)

Continue on for more bad jokes and some intermittent pizza writing.

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint

I've noticed that over the last few weeks, the time between when we actually visit the pizza places I write about and the time that I post the reviews is getting longer and longer.  Be not afraid, it isn't because I'm losing interest or that I somehow forgot to have pizza one week.  The reason?  March Madness.  No, not basketball.  It's become crunch time at school, and much unlike senior year in high school, the end of the year does not mean we get to coast to the finish line.  Why does grad school have to be so much work?  Stupid engineering.

Alright, now that I've got that off my chest, how are you?  I assume you're doing well.  How can you not be?  March Madness (the basketball kind) is here!  I don't root for any schools other than my own, but I do fill out brackets.  I've got the TV set on basketball right now while writing, and I'm not doing much more than keeping an eye on the score.  I only keep it on to watch when the upsets start to happen...everyone loves a good upset!  (Unless it ruins your bracket and you lose your office pool by a slim margin, that is.)

I digress.

Pizza!  Specifically, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint! (Love the name.)

Mid-Week Pizza News and Notes

Happy March Madness, everyone!  I'm currently watching the Big East tournament, and I love this time of year.  Here are some pizza-related news and notes for you to read between games.

California Pizza Kitchen

To make up for a delayed post, I'll give you this article that lists the top 10 pizza cities around the country.  I won't ruin it for you or anything, but it's total blasphemy that Louisville isn't #1....or any other number in the top 10.  However, if you'd like to start a nationwide pizza blog, I'm all for it.  Just give me credit for your inspiration, and I want a cut of your profits when you write a book based on my ideas.

The following post is the result of a rookie mistake on my part.  This week's pizza visit was supposed to be at Perfetto's on Hurstbourne Lane.  (For future references, they open at 4 PM.  Not open for lunch at 1. I'll remember that, Perfetto's.)  Because we were starving and sitting in front of a closed pizza joint three hours before they opened, we had to improvise.  And while I typically don't like to go to a popular pizza place two weeks in a row, we had little to work with on empty stomachs.  We decided to visit the California Pizza Kitchen in Oxmoor Mall.

My review of CPK will be relatively short, I believe.  As I'm writing this, I'm still not feeling well, and Duck Dynasty comes on later.  I need my rest so I can compare my life to the Robertson lifestyle down in West Monroe.  I typically don't come out well in those comparisons.

I Think I Just Found My New Motto

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