I thought it would be easier to pack up and leave Atlanta, but the fact that I’m leaving Leslie behind is making it very difficult.
It’s my last day at work!
Well, last day here at Georgia Tech. I start at the Collection on Feb 16th.
It’s a good feeling, but I am also sad to say goodbye to my friends here.
That’s not going to stop me from going around to everyone today and saying “So long, suckers!”
Things cookin up a stink in Austin!
Hello Buzzards! Austin is poopin..I mean poppin! Amber and Mark are living in a home with a yard, a dog, and all of Amber’s grandma’s furniture that they stole…Brent Joseph’s Benjamin Buttons extravaganza has proven Oscar worthy to the nines….Chloe and Craig’s little Daniel is walking…and Me…I’m making a name for myself through wigs and filth!
Wanted ya’ll to check out this article The Onion did on ol’ Rebecca/Paul/Christeene. Also a chance to see the video of my new rap song WARNING: MARNIE AND ALL CHILDREN AND RELIGIOUSLY SANE INDIVIDUALS…THIS VIDEO IS DIRTY AND NASTY AND X RATED!!!…please watch it!
Can’t wait to be in Atlanta next week. Booya! Miss all my buzzards, and god bless america.
http://austin.decider.com/articles/debaser-rebecca-havemeyer,22820/
Buy our house!
Saints Win Super Bowl
well, the Super Bowl ad contest at least….
From ProFootballTalk.com:
The winner was/is Saints defensive back Usama Young. His ad, in which he talks about his time spent selling popcorn and candy at Redskins games while growing up, will be aired during the February 1 Super Bowl broadcast.
“I am thankful to have been blessed with the ability to play professional ball,” Young said in a release. “The fact that I can now share my story with millions of people across the world is an indescribable feeling.”
Here’s a link to the video: http://superad.nfl.com/players/?vid=saints_usama_young
Sadly, this is the only thing the Saints seem to be able to win.
Also sadly, the video is not very good. Jake Delhomme’s is better. Who dat.
In other Saints news, Gregg Williams is now our defensive coordinator! Pay no attention to the Jaguars defense he coached last year, he did well with the Redskins and Bills (though not as a head coach) and went to the Super Bowl with the Titans in 2000. Also, rumor is, he actually calls blitzes during real NFL football games. He’s known for running wacky hairbrained defensive schemes, so he should fit right in as a nice complement to our wacky haribrained offensive schemes.
Physical Therapy!
Today I picked up thirty marbles with my toes and put them in a cup while Leslie laughed at me!
Physical therapy is great!
Here’s me walking away:
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Now it’s official
I turned in my letter of resignation today at my job. It made me sad.
But now it is official. My last day is February 6 at Georgia Tech, and my first day is February 16 at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Tell your friends and neighbors.
Leslie and I are moving to New Orleans!
books read in 2008 by brent’s brother
I wasn’t going to release my list this year, but having now seen how my 2007 list scaled the elbuzzard heights last year, well I am hopelessly moved to act. I didn’t read as many books this year largely because I was very nearly crushed under the weight of Infinite Jest from January to probably April. Anyway, here they are:
1. Infinite Jest- David Foster Wallace
2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao- Junot Diaz
3. Winter’s Bone- Daniel Woodrell
4. The Boy Detective Fails- Joe Meno
5. The French Lieutenant’s Woman- John Fowles
6. Don’t Get too Comfortable- David Rackoff
7. Quiet Strength- Nathan Whitaker, Tony Dungy
8. Oh Pure and Radiant Heart- Lydia Millet
9. Kaffir Boy- Mark Mathabane
10. Triste Tropiques- Claud Levi-Strauss
11. The Canon- Natalie Angier
12. Bush at War- Carl Woodward
13. Bridge of San Luis Rey- Thorton Wilder
14. Bowl of Cherries- Millard Kaufman
15. The Plot Against America- Phillip Roth
16. Our Story Begins- Tobias Wolff
17. The Stand- Stephen King
18. Noodling for Flatheads- Burkhard Bilger
19. Ubik- Phillip K. Dick
20. Alligator- Lisa Moore
21. My Stroke of Insight- Jill Taylor
22. The Chosen- Chaim Potok
23. A Treatise on Human Nature- David Hume
24. The Wayward Bus- John Steinbeck
25. Terrorist- John Updike
26. Things Fall Apart- Chinua Achebe
27. Unaccustomed Earth – Jhumpa Lahiri
28. The Adventures of Augie March- Saul Bellow
29. Why We Hate Us- Dick Meyer
30. Comedy by the Numbers- Eric Hoffman and Gary Rudoren
31. Heyday- Kurt Anderson
My favorite book in a route was The Boy Detective Fails. Least favorite, the creepy Tony Dungy book. Happy New Year to you all!
Chuck
My New Year’s Resolutions:
1. Kent’s new year resolution is to stop swearing. I counter that it’s all I have left. I quit everything that’s fun and I have no vices anymore. I’m keeping the fucking swearing until I have kids and even then I’ll just take it down a freaking notch.
2. Investigate how to incorporate sarcasm into writing so that the sarcasm is evident.
3. Play with Lucy.
4. Learn French cooking.
5. Find Roosevelt a friend. We adopted Rose to be a friend for Potato but she’s indifferent to pretty much everything on earth except for Beth’s room, drinking out of the faucet, and me (see photo below). Kent wants a tiny dog.
6. To find time to knit a lot more.
7. Master fresh pasta making.
8. Go to the beach.
2008 Year End Stats
Top Ten Most Viewed Posts in 2008
1. I Guess It Will Always Be This Way – (269 pageviews) by Kent
2. Lunar Eclipse Tonight – (142 pageviews) by Kent
3. Dave’s Top 10 Ways to Tell His Friends That He’s Going to Be a Daddy – (104 pageviews) by Dave
4. Brent’s Brother Posts 2007 Books Read List, Accidentally Reveals the Reason He Will Likely Die Alone – (103 pageviews) by Chuck
5. 2007 Year End Stats – (102 pageviews) by Kent
6. Kent Broke His Leg Again – (97 pageviews) by Brent
7. We Bought a House – (87 pageviews) by Kent
8. Progress – (83 pageviews) by Kent
9. Berniece Tillery – (79 pageviews) by Kent
10. 2008 JazzFest 2008x Better than 2007 – (75 pageviews) by Kent
10. Should I Eat this Banana? – (75 pageviews) by Brent
In 2008, we had:
- 8,549 Visits
- 1,531 Absolute Unique Visitors
- 18,722 Pageviews