...and then i saw the penguin...
so sarah AND beth have called me out on not updating this beast...i don't know why i haven't gotten around to it, i usually update it more when i have a lot of work to do (because of the distraction factor) but this week was apparently just too hectic! either that or i ended up opting for sleep over updating. either way, the long-term record will indicate that i'm still way ahead of sarah (for as long as we have both had blogs/LJ running).
that being said, it's been an exciting week...so exciting and relatively disjoint that i'm going to have to do most of the rest of this in bullets...and probably completely out of order (you chronology fans will just have to deal with it).
- first off, Happy 23rd Birthday Anandhi!!! hard to believe it has been three years since she was my student in parasitology...she and her rowdy cronies caused all kinds of trouble...i'm surprised i became/am still friends with any of them! either way, tonight we're heading out to dinner and then other festivities for this event, so it should definitely be an entertaining time. i can't say i'll take 500 pics, but you know i'll have the events well-documented for those of you who can't join us.
- Team BOWFIN has their own official facebook group now! if you have not joined up then please feel free to do so...if you aren't on facebook (and are still in school) at this point then there is little hope for you, but i'll do what i can to help you out (it's like a bonus time-waster in case no one you know has updated blogs, and if you've already checked email 40x during the day and there's nothing on tv).
- speaking of fish, i had the opportunity to try a NEW SPECIES yesterday at The Quarter Bistro (near by the evil entity known as kroger) on Maple Road. i was all set to get the white fish (which i've had several times) when the server (who i believe was definitely on crack...or high, or perhaps a cocktail of various drugs) said that they had 'opah' as one of their specials.
well, because i am a big fish nerd and it's somewhat of a quest for me to try as many different kinds as possible, i jumped at the opportunity and didnt even pay attention to what else came with it. anyway, i got it and i must say it was exquisite. spicy and mild at the same time. i wish i would have taken a picture of the dish because it was probably the most colorful i have had in ages (a panchero's tortilla is rather plain looking). either way, i highly recommend the restaurant...there's a bit more story to all that, but i'll have to get into that later...
Opah, Lampris guttatus
here's a picture of an opah, which can get close to 4.5' long! very bizarre looking creature, but as with so many strange organisms...they taste great! one more fish down, about 55,000 left to go.
- in preparation for seinfeld around my bday in april, i dug out the dvd of his HBO special, 'i'm telling you for the last time' the other night...if you have not seen this i highly recommend it. the whole dvd is from a live performance when he was retiring his old material (all the stuff the show was based on). good stuff. i cant wait until April 21!!!
- on a similarly comedic note, james, christy, damon, and i are going to see Jim Gaffigan on march 17 at the michigan theater. this guy is hilarious and has had several movie/tv appearances as well as comedy central specials, etc. he also has an elaborate bit on hot pockets...my former food staple from when lived by myself, good times. that and he actually responded to a myspace message that i sent him (which was a reply to a mass message he had sent to ann arbor area people about his upcoming appearance). there should still be tickets, so if you're interested in going let me know. ...and yes, it's on st. patrick's day, which is also on a friday...what a day to come to a university town -- gonna be crazy!
male wood duck, pic taken over spring break at the Tennessee Aquarium
- speaking of Team BOWFIN, there was something of an 'away match' yesterday, although the entire team didn't travel...in fact, it was just me from the original group. needless to say i think i represented the team well in a foreign arena AND we managed to win the majority of the matches. i think we're ready for some more competition in the near future. oh and i don't know the euchre tourney will affect the team, but that should be interesting as well. for the record rachel is not allowed to be on my team because i remember how she sucked at euchre in undergrad. yeah, i said it.
- what's the deal with 'fever pitch'??? well, i'm going to find out at some point. and yes, i know its a baseball movie.
Indian Starred Tortoise, Geochelone elegans; pic from TN Aquarium. i had one of these over the course of most of my last trip to India (summer before 8th grade). i wasn't able to bring the little guy back with me...and now i kinda want one again (too bad they are impossible to get around here, and really expensive).
- damon is on a ski trip/bachelor party this weekend in montreal...i seriously think this is one of the only weekends the dynamic socially overzealous duo has been separated for a major event (see AJ's bday). we have james in as a sub, and sarah agreed to come out too, so we'll see if we can compensate from the entertainment/excitement side of things. i don't think it should be a problem, especially given the crowd that is scheduled to attend.
- The Fugees "Take It Easy"...download it. and yes, i got the idea from that verizon V-cast commercial with the guy in the bowling alley...but thats besides the point.
- it's seriously time for me to stop buying sunglasses. i wanted to get another pair so i didn't have to wear my blade II pair out all the time (and risk damaging them since they're now irreplaceable...sheila almost threw them off a bridge in seattle 4 years ago...i was going to throw her over to find them if said event took place). well it didn't stop there (especially since james and damon told me about www.steepandcheap.com which has discounted oakley's rather frequently), now i have a rotation and don't know if i can resist the next time another model comes around. sigh. the rough life of being one of those vampires from the old ray-ban commercial.
- in the song 'beverly hills' by weezer, does anyone know what the girls are saying in the chorus? is it "can you hear me" or "gimme gimme" or "artichokes are the devil"? either way, james and i were wondering, so we could probably use some help with that.
- from this week onward...waaaaay too much work to do in waaaay too little time; go figure. count on a lot of updates.
that's all for now, hope this seriously wasted a lot of your time...i have no idea what i was talking about for most of it. i need a nap <:><
that being said, it's been an exciting week...so exciting and relatively disjoint that i'm going to have to do most of the rest of this in bullets...and probably completely out of order (you chronology fans will just have to deal with it).
- first off, Happy 23rd Birthday Anandhi!!! hard to believe it has been three years since she was my student in parasitology...she and her rowdy cronies caused all kinds of trouble...i'm surprised i became/am still friends with any of them! either way, tonight we're heading out to dinner and then other festivities for this event, so it should definitely be an entertaining time. i can't say i'll take 500 pics, but you know i'll have the events well-documented for those of you who can't join us.
- Team BOWFIN has their own official facebook group now! if you have not joined up then please feel free to do so...if you aren't on facebook (and are still in school) at this point then there is little hope for you, but i'll do what i can to help you out (it's like a bonus time-waster in case no one you know has updated blogs, and if you've already checked email 40x during the day and there's nothing on tv).
- speaking of fish, i had the opportunity to try a NEW SPECIES yesterday at The Quarter Bistro (near by the evil entity known as kroger) on Maple Road. i was all set to get the white fish (which i've had several times) when the server (who i believe was definitely on crack...or high, or perhaps a cocktail of various drugs) said that they had 'opah' as one of their specials.
well, because i am a big fish nerd and it's somewhat of a quest for me to try as many different kinds as possible, i jumped at the opportunity and didnt even pay attention to what else came with it. anyway, i got it and i must say it was exquisite. spicy and mild at the same time. i wish i would have taken a picture of the dish because it was probably the most colorful i have had in ages (a panchero's tortilla is rather plain looking). either way, i highly recommend the restaurant...there's a bit more story to all that, but i'll have to get into that later...
Opah, Lampris guttatus here's a picture of an opah, which can get close to 4.5' long! very bizarre looking creature, but as with so many strange organisms...they taste great! one more fish down, about 55,000 left to go.
- in preparation for seinfeld around my bday in april, i dug out the dvd of his HBO special, 'i'm telling you for the last time' the other night...if you have not seen this i highly recommend it. the whole dvd is from a live performance when he was retiring his old material (all the stuff the show was based on). good stuff. i cant wait until April 21!!!
- on a similarly comedic note, james, christy, damon, and i are going to see Jim Gaffigan on march 17 at the michigan theater. this guy is hilarious and has had several movie/tv appearances as well as comedy central specials, etc. he also has an elaborate bit on hot pockets...my former food staple from when lived by myself, good times. that and he actually responded to a myspace message that i sent him (which was a reply to a mass message he had sent to ann arbor area people about his upcoming appearance). there should still be tickets, so if you're interested in going let me know. ...and yes, it's on st. patrick's day, which is also on a friday...what a day to come to a university town -- gonna be crazy!
male wood duck, pic taken over spring break at the Tennessee Aquarium- speaking of Team BOWFIN, there was something of an 'away match' yesterday, although the entire team didn't travel...in fact, it was just me from the original group. needless to say i think i represented the team well in a foreign arena AND we managed to win the majority of the matches. i think we're ready for some more competition in the near future. oh and i don't know the euchre tourney will affect the team, but that should be interesting as well. for the record rachel is not allowed to be on my team because i remember how she sucked at euchre in undergrad. yeah, i said it.
- what's the deal with 'fever pitch'??? well, i'm going to find out at some point. and yes, i know its a baseball movie.
Indian Starred Tortoise, Geochelone elegans; pic from TN Aquarium. i had one of these over the course of most of my last trip to India (summer before 8th grade). i wasn't able to bring the little guy back with me...and now i kinda want one again (too bad they are impossible to get around here, and really expensive). - damon is on a ski trip/bachelor party this weekend in montreal...i seriously think this is one of the only weekends the dynamic socially overzealous duo has been separated for a major event (see AJ's bday). we have james in as a sub, and sarah agreed to come out too, so we'll see if we can compensate from the entertainment/excitement side of things. i don't think it should be a problem, especially given the crowd that is scheduled to attend.
- The Fugees "Take It Easy"...download it. and yes, i got the idea from that verizon V-cast commercial with the guy in the bowling alley...but thats besides the point.
- it's seriously time for me to stop buying sunglasses. i wanted to get another pair so i didn't have to wear my blade II pair out all the time (and risk damaging them since they're now irreplaceable...sheila almost threw them off a bridge in seattle 4 years ago...i was going to throw her over to find them if said event took place). well it didn't stop there (especially since james and damon told me about www.steepandcheap.com which has discounted oakley's rather frequently), now i have a rotation and don't know if i can resist the next time another model comes around. sigh. the rough life of being one of those vampires from the old ray-ban commercial.
- in the song 'beverly hills' by weezer, does anyone know what the girls are saying in the chorus? is it "can you hear me" or "gimme gimme" or "artichokes are the devil"? either way, james and i were wondering, so we could probably use some help with that.
- from this week onward...waaaaay too much work to do in waaaay too little time; go figure. count on a lot of updates.
that's all for now, hope this seriously wasted a lot of your time...i have no idea what i was talking about for most of it. i need a nap <:><
posted by Solomon at 2:48 PM
1 Comments:
What the HECK--don't you remember the year I spent living with the rents after undergrad?! My only solace was found in tearing up the online euchre boards at yahoo games. I spent hours honing my skills and now compete with the best in the 98th percentile of winners. I will dominate ANYONE at euchre. BOO-ya grandma.
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