July 2009
48 posts
Lone Star One, y’all. Best southwest plane in all the land. Holla. http://twitpic.com/blvof
The theme of this edition of SkyMall is anti-gravity: “magic” luggage which balances but defies gravity, shoes, and the zero-G chair.
Laissez les vacances commencer!
H8 u 13 digit ISBN. Miss u Gordon Foster. Simpler times, simpler times…
http://twitpic.com/bdfs6 -
Oh, Gilt Groupe, you are so incredibly cruel to me.
http://twitpic.com/b67m5 dinner time. Good thing @ohheysk is always ready to put down some meat. Sounded wrong, but what’re you gonna do?
Really tired of coworkers giving me marriage & relationship advice. I don’t talk to them about it, yet advice comes anyhow. Need to go home.
BLTs and hotdogs for lunch. Bachelor party leftovers must be consumed. Tonight: home-made brisket and hamburgers. Bachelor, indeed…
Anybody know of a custom tailor in Houston?
http://twitpic.com/alwn7 - It begins
There goes 15 minutes of lost productivity: http://bit.ly/2JTa3g <—-Thanks @ohheysk (@ftrks I think you need wedding portraits w/lasers)
Yup, its a classic case of guy on the ground.
I’m #reading Infinite Jest: A Novel by David Foster Wallace - http://goodreads.com/review/show/23242421
http://twitpic.com/9zsd1 yard almost done, pops coming over to assist with flea treatment of house and yard #grownupstuff
David Cross, Prima Donna/Celestial Virgin - http://bit.ly/trBXa <—- Young Men Dead blowin up on the soundtrack.
Previous tweet taken from New Yorker article on Brüno, might convince me to go see it: http://bit.ly/DoRKA (HT @longreads)
propelled by a nagging puerility that will appeal only to those in the vortex of puberty, or to adults who have failed to progress beyond it
Usher — Yeah! - http://bit.ly/17g2y6 —- yeayuh!!! okaayyyyyy! (HT @thayermc)
Despite my overwhelming desire, I will continue to wait for the Kindle. Managing to get by with actual books & Instapaper/Stanza on iPhone
Just sasses HR a bit about our dress code: “I know having style can be confused with not complying, but such is my struggle around here”
Finished 1st 100 pages (and then some) of IJ, although I still see a marathon reading session in my future this weekend I am determined.
Esquire: Interview with Jeb Bush - The Future of the Republican Party. http://bit.ly/4aFI9H <—we meet again, Tucker Carlson!!! #longreads
http://bit.ly/ueKsI It’s got to be tough to be a sprinter these days if your name isn’t Usain. He’s at least 10 m ahead of the nearest @ end
Caught up on 1st week of @infinitesummer reading, including essays/notes on both mothership & infinite zombies. Too bad its week 3. #infsum
And we fly into National, which, even though we miss the train experience of Baltimore, will be much easier and less stressful.
Also bought tickets to D.C. last night for @sopheathene & @grossberg’s wedding. Even with southwest’s crazy sale, continental was cheaper.
http://tr.im/rqr8 it’s about time! I hope Joe Cassano is on that list.
#lastfm #love I Want You Back by Discovery http://bit.ly/pio3e
Congratulations GMail for finally shipping http://bit.ly/15r7d9 (via @bigfleet)
Beach huts for sale - http://bit.ly/5w2Gi <—— beach sheds are the new shed, esp. for summer.
Hey @TokBox can you do this? http://bit.ly/Ikqbr (via @lforrest) <—- whoa that is an amazing video
IT’S A PUG PUSHING A PUG DOLL IN A PINK STROLLER!!!! WITH A PARASOL!!!! http://bit.ly/NO3VB (via @poshdeluxe) <—— no words to express….
…how that makes me feel. Oh, Victor, you better watch out. You are about to be TRAINED.
Let the sweat-a-thon begin!
Schulenburg is clearly not ready fir the dance moves of all the @ftrks
TI at max volume is definitely what Schulenburg needs right about now. Uhhhhhh. Dananna.
http://twitpic.com/984yp honky-Tonk in Central Texas y’all.
Finally rocking the 4th holiday with @zoomtheorist @caliaa @ftrks and @ohheysk in Weimar, TX. Heading to the dance hall for food & beers.
http://twitpic.com/97je4 - Sengelman’s Hall in Schulenburg: dinner and country and western dancing on the menu tonight
Anybody know where @divisistrings is located in Houston? Have an appointment soon, but website has no address.
http://twitpic.com/9579i - I love summer mornings in the shade, pug causing trouble as per usual.
Heading to @divisistrings this AM to talk wedding music. I think we only need a few songs. Also, wish I could move my neck.
…company computers with viruses of the pornographic nature. Wow. I love my future in-laws :)
That last hour of work before the holiday weekend is at once the height of boredom & excitement all at once. Or maybe its just the coffee.
Buffalo Modern: The New H-E-B in West U - http://bit.ly/xGbcT - This new HEB in Houston ought to be pretty nice…
Looks like the Treasury Department finally cashed my check for this year’s taxes. Hallelujah, I can’t believe I’m finally done with that.
http://bit.ly/3EP01 Happy Canada Day to my friends