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2004/05/28

Gone to Vegas

Going to Vegas for the memorial day weekend! Coming from Austin is Kileen, Hexar, Scott, and I. Coming from Colorado is Shaun and Kee. Coming from Tenesssee is 5 people I don't know. Coming from Vegas is Molly. How can this plan fail? Be back w/ a report on Tuesday (and pictures from my Gold Limo).

2004/05/27

Richapalooza -- Pictures Here

Rich Tollerton Well Done It's never too late to have your 21st birthday... Rich can have his 2 weeks before his 22nd birthday. OK, relive all the exciting moments of Richapalooza 2004. Here you can remember moments such as: Sitting by the Phalic Fountain ; Drunk Gnats ; Walking 6th on a Monday ; Rich Starting to Fade ; and of course Triumphantly Staring Down the Flaming Dr. Peppers. Rich, like a true champ managed to hold the contents of his stomach until he got home. Way to go! Of course he didn't wander into work the next day hungover as all hell; but we will forgive him that :)

Burnet Road-- Pictures Here

The True Story of Burnet Road The long awaited pictures of the Burnet Road Pub Crawl are finally here! Months late, come and re-celebrate the memories of driving along Burnet Rd. Top hits include: La La's Little Nugget Where Christmas Never Ends; My Boss Flipping Me Off ; Dallas Nightclub Shot Girls ; Brian and Shelly ; What is Ramiro Doing with the Pool Cue in the Background of that 2nd to Last Picture ; and finally, Exchanging Hats with Random Denny's Patrons.

2004/05/26

$5 in Every Mailbox

So I recently participated in one of those 'pyramid scheme' emails where you send $5 to some guy you don't know--and in a month you actually recieve $5 somehow. Apparently, some people took aversion to the whole thing since I just forwarded it out to a bunch of friends and family. It's just a little experiment I'm running; to see if my damn $5 gets back to me. I do honestly know someone who knows someone who made $1000 off this scheme. But I just want to see if really works (at all).

Here's the link to the mail I sent out if you are curious...Five-dollar Scheme

And remember, don't hate the player, hate the game :)

2004/05/25

TV Taking Over...

I cannot stop watching The Sopranos. I knocked out the 1st season last week and I'm almost done w/ the 2nd season this week. God help me through this troubling time, because I can't stop. And now, tonight is the finale of 24! Holy crap I have no will power whatsoever. I'm just another TV couch potato with borderline alcholism I suppose. And a winning attitude of course. And witty sense of humor.

random thought: Guess what my superpower is: Self-Evaluation. I can tell you exactly what you want to know about my personality at any given moment mwhahaha. What a superpower...

2004/05/21

Blast of Cool Wind from March

winter park backrubs
Who could forget this moment from the ski trip this past March?

2004/05/20

Who is Rance?

?OK, whats the word on this guy? This guy nicknamed 'Rance' is running a weblog and he is a self-proclaimed moviestar. Read through Rance's Weblog, it is kinda believable. But he will not say who he is in real life. So I pose the question: Who is Rance? Give me your guesses. According to boingboing.net the actor is Owen Wilson. I don't know but I'm curious if any of y'all 5 readers out there have a guess.

2004/05/19

The Vegas Shuffle

Today at lunch I had the exhaustive pleasure of running in a 2 Mile race at work. Which I won. Ok so maybe I didn't win the race, but why start setting new precendents like that !?! It was called the Vegas Shuffle because we got a playing card at certain points in the race (only 2 cards) and then played blackjack w/ the 2 cards against a dealer at the finish line. You're right in assuming that the only reason I ran the race was to gamble for free. I can never resist a temptation like that. Anyway, I won a coaster. Woohoo. Hmmmm but the real question is can I double that into 2 coasters before the day's end?

2004/05/17

Sunshine and Jet Ski'n

Jet skiin Alas, Laura must return tomorrow; but it has been a fantastic weekend of laying in the sun, hitting the hot tub, and sweet outdoor water fun. We were out kayaking on the Colorado on Saturday and then jet skiing on Town Lake on Sunday (courtesy of Laura's Uncle Les). Sadly, all must great things must come to an end; signified by Monday. But nonetheless, thanks for coming out Laura; hopefully I'll return the favor and visit Boston in the near future... Laters!

Here's a picture of me jet skiing. Oh my god that is corny what is my problem.

2004/05/11

LabVIEW RT for OS X -- My Baby is All Growns Up

LV Real-Time Whew. I'm glad that the 1800 miles of driving is over. I can still feel the suttle vibration of my vehicle now that I am back home in Austin. But hey, I did get the opportunity to tear through my spanish conversation CD's. That aside, I am now going to plug the piece of software I worked on at National Instruments--the package is called: LabVIEW Real-Time 7.1 (ETS) for Mac OS X. Nice long title! Notice the $1995 price tag, oh baby. If we sell a few sets of these they will have paid for me a few times over!

2004/05/05

Chipmunks, Not Goin Down Like Punks

Chipmunks on CrackI'm sorry, but this is pretty damn funny. This movie depcits the 'other side' of the chipmunks lifestyle. I can't seem to figure out who made this movie. But it's hysterical.

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2004/05/04

Bring on Central America!

Map of Costa RicaOh yes, it's so on. The tickets have been purchased, and it looks like Tom, Laura, and I will be visiting Costa Rica the second week in June. Eight sweet days in spanish country (and one night in Miami). An immediate trip to the library was needed to pick up guide books and start the educational process. I'm looking forward to everything again and I already feel excited and out of the rut that one easily falls into working an office job. Plus, trying to harness the energy of the moment, I'm going to make the tough one month long push towards eating better and drinking less--in preparation for the beach of course haha. Don't worry Laura, I'll make a drinking-exception for the duration of your visit to Austin next week :) If anyone [I can tolerate and that accept not staying in 4-star hotels] wants to come along; the dates are Sat. June 5th - Sun. June 13th. Drop me a note, Jumphook Travel Agency is open for business.

¡Nosotros hablamos español por supuesto!

2004/05/03

The Quickness of Smarty Jones

That is correct, Darin Gillis will not miss the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones got it done, and right behind him a very game run from Lionheart. These two horses helped secure a winning streak of sorts for me--I've had at least $5 on the Kentucky Derby's winning exacta the past two years in a row! Does that mean it's time to quit my job and become a handicapper? Hell yeah. Oh wait, I missed just about every other race I bet on over the weekend; so perhaps I'll keep my day job for now.

Update: Costa Rica looking like a very real possibility June 5th-June 13th...
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