11.29.2003

civic duty, my ass

I should have known that the powers of sucks would be entirely too strong this afternoon. for it licked a polar bear's funky ass. I won't bore you with details, but my parents forced me to join them at a public park in west houston this afternoon to do something that I k n e w I couldn't do. all because I'm still not registered to vote here. but I digress.

got home after that episode and pulled out the sleeping bag and laid on the floor in front of the tv in my room. truman and I estrogened out for an hour while we watched some quality chick tv. you can always count on the oc tapes to put me in a good mood. so it's official. summer; I love 'er, dude. I'm going to hunt her down and give her the man meat.

in order to redeem myself for watching the wimmins show earlier, I attempted to regain my manhood by watching the florida vs. fsu match while drinking a beer. the two events offset each other, so I'm back to normal.

well, about as normal as I can get, anyway.

oh yeah. and I always bought some cigars.


p.s. I don't feel like recapping my t-day, yet. however, I might bang out a short summary tomorrow.

11.24.2003

can do no wrong

ever get the feeling what when talking to a certain girl, her ears are doing all the hearing B U T her pussy is doing all the understanding?

and here I was thinking that I was drinking myself into slo-mo, apparently not.

the seducer

oh boy, here we go again...

she asks: what initially attracts you to a woman?
I reply: I find the lack of an adam's apple quite attractive on a woman...

and so it begins, yet again. another girl who randomly calls me out of the blue after asking her friend for my number. an initial drunk dial, turns to lenghty sober conversations. night after night.

the turn that this 'friendship' has taken lately has been reminding me of a "magnolia's" frank "t.j." mackey tame and destroy seminar. a crash course about relationships and how to fare better with members of your desired sex. this is all useful, but it makes me feel a little sad and pathetic that I have nobody to practice on. or perhaps my intended targets are immune to my advances. or not.

much alike that 'saved by the bell' episode where zach records and distributes a subliminal tape as a ploy to have his way with kelly kapowski, this "s&d" tactic can sometimes backfire.

I know a lot of you have been in a situation where you have been in a platonic relationship and suddenly you develop romantic feelings for the other person or vice versa. it's important sometimes to make these feelings known. however, in most cases, the romantic feelings are not mutual. this can be a sticky situation. few friendships survive after it is discovered that there are unrequited romantic feelings.

what kind of macabre force is behind the overwhelming result of ending of a friendship because of the disclosure of feelings? I dont' know, but I have a pretty good idea. through my few positive and numerous negative experiences in this field I have managed to compile a list the of "dos" and "dont's" for people whose desire for a romantic relationship is not reciprocated as well as people who are only interested in a platonic relationship.

if you dig her more than she digs you:

DO drop it completely.
DON'T complain about it.
DON'T pressure the other person.
DO accept any future relationship that your friend might get into.

if you are platonically inclined:

DO show understanding at the time of disclosure.
DON'T show shock at the time of disclosure. ("you like me!, I had no idea". yeah right, my ass)
DON'T imply that you might come around to romantic feelings in the future.
DON'T say you can't feel for this person because you have feelings for others.

for both:

DO reaffirm the friendship.
DO emphasise that the friendship is more important than whatever discomfort has resulted from the disclosure.
DO cut back on flirtations and sexual innuendo.
DO maintain the prior level of contact.
(okay I didn't m a k e these up, I remembered them from an intro to psychology course I took years ago)

I should tattoo these rules on my hand. I just know wish I would unlock the secret for turning that hot ass friend into a sperm receptacle.

- the question gamer.

good song: "slow and steady wins the race" pedro the lion

11.18.2003

inspired by mtv's room raiders...

today I've been in a very huggy mood with nobody to hug. it's finally getting colder, so I've pulled out a couple of sweaters from the attic. it kind of feels like I'm walking around wearing a big blanket. and I want to engulf people in my manly warmth.

I feel I can spread happiness through my warmth. I can give you a comfort you are lacking. but the people, they don't realize this.

I'm all over the place with this one, homies, and honestly, I don't know where I'm going. I'll spare us both and stop. since I can't invite each and everyone of you into my badass room, I will give you a glimpse into my abode by scanning various items that I have laying around. you'll once and for all see that I am the one and only arbitrator of everything that is cool:


contents of my coat pockets circa saturday afternoon almost two weeks ago.

that's all for now...

11.16.2003

to speak to a customer service representative, press 1

three weeks ago, when disputing a security lock on my card I came to this realization: whenever I'm on the phone with a customer service person I can't help but ask them where they are. I don't bother them with annoying chatter, I just like to know that one fact. it's the same with movies. if I'm not told within the first six or nine minutes what city it takes place in, I start to panic. on the phone I think I picture the same exact customer service person, at the same desk, but with varying items leaning against the wall of their cube depending on the state they're in. louisiana, a sack of mardi gras beads. hawaii, a tiki torch. california, surfboard. maine, lobster trap. vermont, a bong.

this particular dude was actually in austin...instantly bringing a mental picture of a guitar leaning against the half partition in his cube.

...or perhaps a swingline stapler.

11.12.2003

people fuckin' need this post more than evah!: part deaux

...some say that the pseudo-lesbianic tendencies in me were fueling my morning gusto. not so, the reason I jumped out of bed so early after rockin' bourbon street mere hours before was a burning desire to show the cajuns how I magically carve fairways with my clubs, and rattle cups with my putter. after a quick swish of "cooling mouthwash" and a shower, I found the usa today at the doorstep and tried to finish it before meeting the rest of the gang in the lobby. I was unsuccessful. the boom-boom room was not made for reading, it was made for debauchery and hedonism.

nathan, being the lil' pussy-whipped bitch that he's become, skipped out and chose to have breakfast with leigh after picking her up from the airport. a bunch of faggottry if you ask me. this prompted a stern phone call from the groom with the explicit instructions that he had "five hours to figure out how to fuck himself". you can always count on ryno to come up with the best drunken voicemails.

we drew numbers out of my hat to determine teams before jumping in the carts for the first tee box. I was on the first team, but because the second team drew the groom we gave them honors. everyone on the second team, with the exception of ryno, was a poosay. none of them wanted to hit first out of fear of shanking the ball into a house. out of order I stepped up and drilled a 3-iron into the middle of the fairway. that's how we do it where I'm from. the rest of the outing was pretty uneventful. the guys I was paired up with sucked ass. shit, one of them was even playing with a set of lady clubs. I haven't felt this out of place since the time I had to pick up nathan at the greyhound depot last year.

like a true metrosexual, I relaxed by taking a bubble bath as soon as I got back to my room. leigh brought me a burger from sugar magnolia. I scarfed that monster in bed. and later took a nap.

before leaving the hotel for the church I was entrusted with delivering ryno's present to his bride. a simple task, you say. obviously, you haven't tried to track someone down in a hotel when a block of eleven rooms are under her name. each time I called the front desk I was connected/directed to a different room. and when I finally found the winner she had already made her way downstairs to have her photogs taken. this soldier threw his arms up in the air like the french army and momentarily gave up on his quest. luckily, total chaos was avoided when I ran into the maid of honor and later the bride as I exited the elevator. I had to avert my eyes and blindly reach out with the gift box in hand. my intentions where not to jinx this union. however, this did not stop me from checking out the brides. all looked pretty damn tasty.

stacy looked uber radiant in her dress. everything went as scripted until I sat in my pew and did a casual leafing of the program. a subtle "oh shit!" was muttered when I saw my name as one of the eucharist ministers right before the offering of gifts. totally unrehearsed, I had to rely on my inherent spontaneity. jumped up and joined one of stacy's and ryan's cousins at the altar. the priest trusted me with the chalice after letting me taste the communion wine. at the site of this leigh whispered to nathan, "I can totally see stan swill the wine and say, 'hmmm, this is a '97 mondavi; completely unacceptable, send it back!'". the thought crossed my mind, yes. but this was no time to be unserious. after the ceremony, we had to stick around and take pictures.

the reception was completely badass, as expected. the events are quite hazy, but I do remember having the pleasure of getting together over two drinks with patrick. t h e patrick of traveling koozie fame. tried to convince the band to let me play/sing "total eclipse of the heart" but they didn't have an acoustic guitar. but don't you worry, it was played (more on that later).

the after party at the hospitality suite was busting at the seams. our clique made an unsual early exit instigated by our girls who were desperate for a smoke. because they set off the smoke alarms in the stairwell, we had to haul ass down to the lobby and settle for taking over the desolate bar. I wish I could tell you how long we stayed there or where we went afterwards. but my next coherent memory was of me waking up the next day, face down in my bed. both kidneys intact.

I'll continue this tomorrow...but here are some photogs from the trip:


the altar


first dance


newly weds at the game watching party


reservoir sto

11.10.2003

when the weekend comes in the middle of the week

...fast forward to the part where sto and I roll up to the airport. in time to be escorted into separate private rooms and be hand rapped during a deep body cavity search. after that horrible experience we proceeded to burn through drink vouchers faster than cheech and chong can cash a bowl. the three screwdrivers I had on that 45 hour flight really helped me put the bungular pain I was left with after my ass flower had been picked was taken to bed.

we met up with the stacyXpress after I retrieved my clubs from the baggage claim. my new found hottess was recognized by stacy and kacy because they were tossing mardi gras beads through the sun roof even before the car came to a full stop. a true testament to my new 50 cent regimen; that of sippin' on some crissss and having a thang for that gucci, that fendi, the prada...that bcbg, burberry, dolce & gabbana. and their friends like my style, my smile and the especially the way I talk.

ryan was at the reigns and he chauffeured us to the "Weizzy" hotel to look at the presents they and received, but everyone knows it was a guise for me to drink all their beer. 4 dudelights later I was given the keys to ryno's car with the intructions to pick up matt s. and his wife. with an hour left to go, sto and I hit up the acme oyster house for some cocktails and some gumbo poopah.

having carried out taxing duties to perfection we were relieved of our post and finally allowed to go the ho-tel of iniquity, the real W. they must have known I was in the house, because they were blasting "p.i.m.p." in the valet bay, the lobby and it followed us into the elevator all the way to my floor. very gangsta like.

once in my room I attempted to take a nap, but was roused out of bed to drink beers at the groom's suite. six or nine cans later I decided it would be a good idea to stop drinking before taking a razor to my face. by the time I was out of the shower nathan had already arrived. he got ready and before we left the room we lifted our dudelights in unison and toasted to all the ladies I was going to seduce and reminisced about [shanniquoa]"remembering the first time I got my pussy ate"[/shanniquoa].

the rehersal itself went off without a hitch. wish I could say that about my bladder and nathan's blubbling gut. I slipped out right after the end of it to run accross the street to find a restroom to unleash my firehouse upon, while nathan split to stock up on some gas-x at the walgreens at the corner. we got left behind like kevin mcallister, bummer. no worries, we strolled down canal st. to hail a cab, and decided to go to the ritz and have the concierge hook us up with a free ride. instead of waiting outside like mere plebians for our limo, we hugetimed it at the french quarter bar on the third floor. the bartender whipped us up a whicked concoction called a "bayou bloody", basically it's a bloody mary garnished with crawfish and shrimp. can you say orgasmic? after slipping into a bayou bloody coma, we came back to conciousness to catch our ride to the rehersal dinner.

after making our grand entrance and greeting moose and deb, and briefly checking the collage of photogs of the bride and groom, I went outside to the balcony overlooking the mighty missussuppuh and asked around to find out who my tablemates were to be. the result: the other debbie with her bootylicious daughters, emily a friend of stacy's from high school (I believe), nathan and some lady that I didn't know. it wasn't so bad but it wouldn't be as fun as being in a table full of single women. at least we were seated the closest to the bar. this is a good thing.

while nathan was being force-fed the finer details of this lady's divorce, I struck up quite a conversation with emily. I'm sure I talked to her about cigars. a lot. my cabeza was fuzzy at this point, but that matter is that she wanted to know which sticks I was packing for the night, and if she could try it with me. houston, we had found ourselves a keeper. but to keep her honest I diverted my attention from her to flex my memory muscle in front of this other girl. honestly, sometimes I should keep stuff to myself lest I scare people with details I remember about them, but they don't recall giving me that information. but they do. I remember it all, and spit it out months, years later to their amazement.

we enjoyed a world-class meal of lobster bisque, and crawfish stuffed fillet. for dessert we were served some sort of cheesecake. thinking about it is making my mouth water. I made it out like a champ because I ate nearly half of emily's and a quarter of ashley's. I guess I did a pretty good job of emulating bacchus by downing a number of glasses of fine. totally came in handy when it was my turn to give my toast. let's just say that a lot of people present saw the orator in me they had not seen before. my toast was absolute tits. delivery, prose, non-verbal communication, and my salutation were t e x t b o o k. I was still getting props for it by random people the next night at the reception. I'm a natural.

the after dinner bar hopping was fun as shit. don't remember much of it, but it involved lots of hand holding, kissing, sharing of drinks but I'm sad to inform that I had nothing to show for when it came time to retreat back to my temporary abode. oh I also remember dripping half of a lucky dog on my hands while I was text messaging AND walking down bourbon street. the surgeon general of festivus recommends you don't do that.

I'll continue this bitch later...

11.09.2003

soundbites...

"and to your left you'll see the 'ole in and out' bar" - nathan
"...it all started over a glass of chocolate milk" - part of my toast
"can I try your cigar?" - emily, kacy, a-rod and rachel
"isn't it ironic that we are getting dressed in a room with a king sized bed?" - ryno, the groom
"nathan, you're a pussy!" - the father of the bride
"I hear you guys have a website for our koozies" - patrick
"beware of pickpockets and loose women" - sign on postcard to katie
"33.3% of this table..." - nathan, over breakfast at brennan's
"boy, I thought the french market would be a lot frenchier than this" - a-rod
"I fuckin' need you now more than ever!" - me at the piano bar
"to: a-rod, leigh and stacy..." - the piano lady
"who goes to bourbon street and buys a 3 foot dildo?" -rachel
"the toilet is scared because its shaking!" - arin and leigh
"a-rod do you want me to buy you a license to bitch?" - wg
"I think truman needs a bath" - leigh

11.05.2003

laissez les bon temps rouler

I'm off to NOLA...where I'll be keepin' the pimp hand strong.

you know how I do

11.03.2003

for sale: bad back

1 gently used '77 male back, no hair. garage kept, recently exfoliated. all original equipment, all matching numbers, no bondo. near mint condition, a true show stopper. no tattoos or pimples.

$690.00 obo.

please don't call after 7pm.

weekend highlights...

frank the tank
gunner nelson
paris hilton
fraulein slash st. pauli's girl
larry david
sleepwalking
never knew superman briefs could loook so sexy on a girl
31-7
alumni center
purple margaritas at baby a's
marshall's new beast "I can tow the fuckin' titanic"
marshall getting kicked out of a bar
marshall knocking down the punching bag
marshall attempting to hang the punching bag
marshall talking about the bartender wanting his ass

that's it...I think.