shocker

Jonah got one year closer to old fart-dom today, so we took him to pizza at Bricks.

Only it isn't Bricks anymore. It's now Brixx.

Apparently, Bricks changed ownership over the holidays, and the new owners are no longer allowed to use the old name or any of the old names for the menu items. The server -- a former Bricks employee who is now a Brixx employee -- assured us everything was the same -- just new names.

However, we discovered this wasn't actually the case. The new Brixx doesn't have an equivalent to the old Bricks' Gropinator, an all-meat, heart attack-inducing pizza (which happens to be the birthday boy's favorite). And all of the pizzas are now $2 more than they used to be. And -- this was especially painful for Todd -- they no longer have Anchor Porter on tap.

But what I missed most was the blonde woman with the tree tattoo on her back. I assumed she was the owner because she was at the restaurant every single time I went there. She was always super-busy but still managed to be so cheerful and friendly.

Sigh. And we all know how well I handle change. Ha.