big storm coming. hopefully it’s just the hyperbolic rhetorical bile of spineless politicians fearful of getting left holding the bag of death soaked floodwater, but they have sounded the alarm down here. tomorrow at 4 a.m. all of the gulf coast of mississippi and louisiana are under mandatory evacuation. they basically shut down the highways [...]
Entries from August 2008
contraflow
August 30th, 2008 4 Comments
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tailgating shitters
August 29th, 2008 12 Comments
this afternoon, after waking from a much needed friday afternoon nap following my first full week of studyin’ to be a doctor ‘n all, i received two emails. the first received read in part: Subject: LSU Closed Tuesday, September 2nd Due to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Gustav, LSU will be closed on Tuesday, [...]
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exposed studs, muffalettas, new tags, and gustav
August 26th, 2008 11 Comments
the adventures keep crashing in waves upon the rain drenched st. augustine … the crapper room is down to the studs. it’s funny when you don’t have a toilet. i keep walking to the bathroom with my dick in my hand only to realize the toilet is sitting in my office. then i walk to [...]
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booey joel lyrics
August 26th, 2008 7 Comments
there have been a few searches of the site for booey joel lyrics. I try to elaborate on the references: Baba Booey Mama Monkey Tata Toothy Rara Retard Baba Booey Fafa Flohi Tata Toothy Fafa Flohi It’s a monkey that lives in a Man Cave below [Gary's Man Cave TV show appearance] He’s the flunkey [...]
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purple and gold
August 25th, 2008 No Comments
new semester rung in today. i feel like i have a good group of students. having a little trouble, as always, getting the technology aspect of things up and rolling. the lsu writing program uses an online book, which is great, but getting everyone connected is challenging. i’ve never done it before either, so that [...]
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afrissippi
August 24th, 2008 No Comments
at the recommendation of alan the sound guy, i paid chelsea’s another visit last night to see afrissippi. afrissippi is an amazingly fascinating band from oxford, mississippi featuring the songwriting of guelel kumba. guelel is from senegal, but he settled in oxford about six years ago. ole miss used to have a blues history course [...]
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my first mower
August 23rd, 2008 8 Comments
(sorry about the soft focus …) if fisher price could get together with briggs and stratton they could come up with a mower as good as this one. you’re looking at the bottom of the line from bolens. the cheapest mower you can buy at lowe’s. assembly involves bolting on the plastic wheels and filling [...]
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what we need are faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money
August 21st, 2008 2 Comments
i’m beginning to really like my neighborhood. there’s a place down the street called chelsea’s cafe. abount 10 last night, i felt a little restless and decided to head out to find a pint somewhere and see what i could dig up. i didn’t expect much. southdowns after dark is really peaceful and sleepy, which [...]
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booey joel
August 19th, 2008 2 Comments
while this entry took second place in the baba booey song parody contest, i think it’s safe to say that booey joel is a slice of genius. perhaps a bit obscure for the casual observer, but give it a listen anyway. whoever put this photo montage together got straight to the essence of fa fa [...]
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mini hurricane, southern carpenters, and the only poison ivy trick that works
August 18th, 2008 6 Comments
if you ever get a bad, bad case of poison ivy, try this: 1. take a hot fucking shower. so hot you can barely stand it. the poison ivy will burn, itch, go crazy for about 15 seconds. it’s one of those things that hurts so good it’s almost euphoric. in fact, there’s a part [...]
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