Made by Sean, for Sean…
They have been replaced with brighter, language-independent icon signs. Wow. …
Weekend recap: Friday was video games with Erik and Ben. Saturday, I saw “Lost in Translation”. I was going to write a review, but I’ll spare you that and just say go see it. It’s very unusual and affecting. It’s also blissfully not set in New York.
Sunday involved lots of football and fried foods with Tyler, Erik, Susan, and Chris. Go Steelers. Go Trout.
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SOTD: http://www.harryshearer.com
They have been replaced with brighter, language-independent icon signs. Wow.
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Weekend recap: Friday was video games with Erik and Ben. Saturday, I saw “Lost in Translation”. I was going to write a review, but I’ll spare you that and just say go see it. It’s very unusual and affecting. It’s also blissfully not set in New York.
Sunday involved lots of football and fried foods with Tyler, Erik, Susan, and Chris. Go Steelers. Go Trout.
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SOTD: http://www.harryshearer.com
…instead of coke heads. This gang—Nene, me, Walker, Lauren, Colleen, Ben, Ildi, and Mike in absentia—watched Virginia Tech slaughter Texas A&M and then “Friends”. Go Hokies. …
Hurricane, shmurricane. I’m pleased to announce that Isabel did no damage. From as far west as 10th Avenue over to Alphabet City, from the Battery all the way north to 14th, no major damage occured. As you know, in this country, if a crisis doesn’t hit lower Manhattan, it doesn’t really happen.
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SOTD: Whoa.
…instead of coke heads. This gang—Nene, me, Walker, Lauren, Colleen, Ben, Ildi, and Mike in absentia—watched Virginia Tech slaughter Texas A&M and then “Friends”. Go Hokies.
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Hurricane, shmurricane. I’m pleased to announce that Isabel did no damage. From as far west as 10th Avenue over to Alphabet City, from the Battery all the way north to 14th, no major damage occured. As you know, in this country, if a crisis doesn’t hit lower Manhattan, it doesn’t really happen.
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SOTD: Whoa.
I found this shot out there on the Interweb by Kurt Jones. I don’t care how cool chicks think surfing is, I will never swim out and float around like a wounded seal while I wait for a wave. …
Alex, Erik, and I had a nice meeting last night at Croxley where we discussed football and politics. Our conclusions include the importance of a healthy offensive line and the disbandment of the US goverment to be replaced by a ruling tribunal of Alex, Erik, and me. Good times.
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SOTD: President Bush admits there is no connection between Saddam Hussein and Sept. 11. Can we have our 87 billion and hundreds of dead soldiers back?
I found this shot out there on the Interweb by Kurt Jones. I don’t care how cool chicks think surfing is, I will never swim out and float around like a wounded seal while I wait for a wave.
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Alex, Erik, and I had a nice meeting last night at Croxley where we discussed football and politics. Our conclusions include the importance of a healthy offensive line and the disbandment of the US goverment to be replaced by a ruling tribunal of Alex, Erik, and me. Good times.
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SOTD: President Bush admits there is no connection between Saddam Hussein and Sept. 11. Can we have our 87 billion and hundreds of dead soldiers back?
Girls love cupcakes and Neil Diamond. One girl I knew once explained her love of cupcakes, “It’s a cake that you don’t have to share!”
Happy Birthday, Trish! The Dish celebrated her big day last night with a bash at Idlewild. Along with singing some Neil, the evening included a clown. Kelly hired him to entertain and sing to Trish. You can see she was delighted.
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RIDDLE OF THE WEEK:
On Saturday, Lauren, Colleen, Tyler, Susan, and I joined friends Amy and Jeff at a bar to watch the Penn State game. That bar was…Planet Hollywood. For those of you who are out-of-towners and may not know, tourist traps like Planet Hollywood and hell holes like Times Square are normally strictly off limits for the local. The crowds, lines, and outrageous prices make Times Square an undesirable destination, and since Gulianni cleaned up the p0rn, there is no reason to go. However, Amy somehow got contacted by a PSU grad who works at Planet Hollywood who wanted to attract football fans to their under utilized bar. So somehow we ended up at a great table in front of a projection TV, surrounded by about thirty other PSU fans, enjoying happy hour drink prices all night long.
On the main floor were four statues of men dedicated to the eradication of ghosts. And Slimer, too.
We had to go down to the crazy street to smoke cigarettes, but that was cool. When two people pass on the street, if one is from a bus tour group and the other is drunk and watching football…well, I think you know who wins.
The jaunt up to Planet Hollywood may start a trend of field trip Saturdays. Ben has been pushing for this for a long time. The EV and WB have definitely become a touch stale, so try and think of some possible destinations.
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SOTD: With the hurricane a coming, I’m thinking how many more emergencies do I have to go through before I actually prepare. The hand cranked cellphone charger seems like a must.
On Saturday, Lauren, Colleen, Tyler, Susan, and I joined friends Amy and Jeff at a bar to watch the Penn State game. That bar was…Planet Hollywood. For those of you who are out-of-towners and may not know, tourist traps like Planet Hollywood and hell holes like Times Square are normally strictly off limits for the local. The crowds, lines, and outrageous prices make Times Square an undesirable destination, and since Gulianni cleaned up the p0rn, there is no reason to go. However, Amy somehow got contacted by a PSU grad who works at Planet Hollywood who wanted to attract football fans to their under utilized bar. So somehow we ended up at a great table in front of a projection TV, surrounded by about thirty other PSU fans, enjoying happy hour drink prices all night long.
On the main floor were four statues of men dedicated to the eradication of ghosts. And Slimer, too.
We had to go down to the crazy street to smoke cigarettes, but that was cool. When two people pass on the street, if one is from a bus tour group and the other is drunk and watching football…well, I think you know who wins.
The jaunt up to Planet Hollywood may start a trend of field trip Saturdays. Ben has been pushing for this for a long time. The EV and WB have definitely become a touch stale, so try and think of some possible destinations.
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SOTD: With the hurricane a coming, I’m thinking how many more emergencies do I have to go through before I actually prepare. The hand cranked cellphone charger seems like a must.
Floquet (pronounced FLO-key), aka “Snowflake”, the albino gorilla of Barcelona, has been diagnosed with skin cancer. He was the highlight of my trip to Spain. I want to see him again, so please let me know if you are interested in a trip to Catalonia this fall. …
I accidentally left my camera at home today, so I had to hit up Yahoo’s most emailed photos for today’s POTD (Pic of the Day). Tomorrow, I’ll have a good shot of last weekend’s field trip.
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Few things have given me as much joy as my recent purchase of a Crest SpinBrush Pro. Once you go electric, you will never go back.
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SOTD: “Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.”
Tricia was kind enough to decorate my arm at the wedding and she looked amazing, so she gets to be POTD for the weekend. Here’s my best man’s toast and here’s the pics from the wedding. …
“Man in Black” just came on my hip, indie radio station letting me know that Johnny Cash passed away. I played his CD a few years ago while at home and my Dad heard and commented that he was forty years ahead of me. Here’s to Johnny Cash, one of the coolest m’f***ers without trying
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I had really nice time last night with Jan (pronounced yon), Ben, Mike, Jen, Walker, Lauren, and Colleen that I didn’t feel a need to photograph.
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Go listen to “Polar Opposites” by Modest Mouse. It’s a great song.
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SOTD: From Tyler and Shift.com, a flashy promo for Salem Pax’s book. Maybe I could get a book deal for this site. I just need a plot and details. And a point.
Here’s a shot of the fellas thanking Dr. Skinner (Fred) for throwing such a fine party. We may of also been arguing over who gets stuck wih Jerry on Thanksgiving. He’s all yours now, Fred! …
Tonight I’ll be sipping club soda and doing the crossword at the garden behind DBA to avoid the sensationalizing of Sept 11. Feel free to drop by.
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Last night felt like a touch of England as I joined Mary, Aaron, Ben, Erik, and Paul for twenty cent wings at the Croxley Ale House on B. The place is huge and stylishly directed and is just another shiny establishment that is creating what I call the Lower Upper East Side. I’m all for the extreme gentrification of my neighborhood as I round thirty. I just wonder where all these shiny people come from. Then I realize I have been shaving more and wearing more conservative clothing–I’m turning into one of those neat and trim people I used to toss cigarette butts at while in front of the Blue & Gold. I’m fine with that. Anyways, let me say it again: twenty cent wings.
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SOTD: Perhaps as dumb as a stick, Britney Spears is our generation’s Marilyn Monroe. She’s number one hot.
Here’s a shot of the fellas thanking Dr. Skinner (Fred) for throwing such a fine party. We may of also been arguing over who gets stuck wih Jerry on Thanksgiving. He’s all yours now, Fred!
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Tonight I’ll be sipping club soda and doing the crossword at the garden behind DBA to avoid the sensationalizing of Sept 11. Feel free to drop by.
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Last night felt like a touch of England as I joined Mary, Aaron, Ben, Erik, and Paul for twenty cent wings at the Croxley Ale House on B. The place is huge and stylishly directed and is just another shiny establishment that is creating what I call the Lower Upper East Side. I’m all for the extreme gentrification of my neighborhood as I round thirty. I just wonder where all these shiny people come from. Then I realize I have been shaving more and wearing more conservative clothing–I’m turning into one of those neat and trim people I used to toss cigarette butts at while in front of the Blue & Gold. I’m fine with that. Anyways, let me say it again: twenty cent wings.
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SOTD: Perhaps as dumb as a stick, Britney Spears is our generation’s Marilyn Monroe. She’s number one hot.
Sorry, but it’s going to be all wedding all week. Or at least until I finish the page dedicated to last weekend. Here’s the happy couple. Right now they are honeymooning on an island in Maine with no Internet access. I envy them. …
So you have all watched Queer Eye… and maybe you have come to the realization that I have. They are trying to recruit us. Not to be homosexuals, mind you, but credit-card abusing massive consumers. Five minutes into that show and I’m looking around my apartment mentally spending major dollar signs. This weekend I’m redoing the kitchen and organizing my closet or I’m watching football and drinking for eight hours. There’s just not enough time in the day not to repress your feminine side.
A very clever marketer at the hair gel factory realized one day that they were only selling to 50% of the population. The next day he invented the metrosexual. The same guy probably worked at Bic back in the day and convinced women to shave their legs, so I do owe him for that one. Leg hair gives me the jibblies.
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RIDDLE OF THE WEEK:
Hello to everybody. I’m back from Newburyport, MA, where I attended my brother’s wedding. Last night, I downloaded 152 pictures off of my camera, so I need to spend some time tonight organizing. I didn’t have a single decent shot of the bride and groom together for today’s POTD, but I think this picture of my family at the Friday boat ride will fill in.
Here’s the important details from the wedding: they went through with it and my best man toast did not get me kicked out of the reception. It met with very nice reviews so I may put up a transcript later.
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On a completely seperate topic, due to requests, you and I will be drinking after work this Thursday at DBA’s lovely garden, without TV’s. My friends still hate the media’s 9/11 sensationalism and so we hide from it behind pints of Hefelweiss and cheap plastic chairs. Just like last year.
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SOTD: From Marty: http://www.urbandictionary.com
