mind's awake, body's asleep...
it's actually the opposite when i have been in class (community ecology) for the latter half of this semester, but that's not what we're talking about here. the entry title is sarah's description of the red bull 'curse'...and i find it to be relatively true. but let's not paint RB in such a negative light...sure you can smell this beverage within miliseconds of the can being opened, but it's an acquired taste (some say the same about a certain hops-infused beverage type...i'm yet to see the appeal), and the drink serves an important purpose: liquid sleep. well, that may be somewhat misleading, because it doesn't put you to sleep, but it does allow you to go without sleep for an extended period of time, and then you crash...usually pretty hard. at least it's not nearly as hard on my stomach as coffee, which i like to test my tolerance with every couple weeks...fun.
either way, i have detrow to thank for my initial red bull addiction; he introduced me to the beverage at rick's all-american cafe on halloween back in 2001. good times, if you haven't been, you must go on halloween, but that's definitely another story.
red bull has definitely gotten me through iterations of my thesis, days out in the field, and of course epic-length road-trips where damon just couldn't stay awake...or at least function enough to drive. with it's help i've gained the status of "driving machine" amongst the tankmates and some other friends...don't mess with me when i'm under the influence of the stuff; you thought i was loud and talked a lot before...
and now onto the bullets...its almost 4am and i need to get to bed:
- this could very well be the last entry for a couple days...i know this is a tragic loss in the entertainment department for a lot of you devoted time-wasters, but i'm guessing you'll find SOMETHING that works as a temporary substitute (perhaps even real work...but that wouldn't be the proper equivalent use of time). tomorrow begins the weekend-long schedule of events which will probably involve moderate casualties, some interesting pictures, and hopefully a couple funny stories...or maybe just several trips to panchero's...stay tuned.
- tomorrow is FINALLY time to go see Jerry Seinfeld!!! 10 of us will be heading out to the fox theater in detroit for what should be a very entertaining evening. this will be the first event since tank IV where all the david siblings will be in attendance, and that's always trouble in and of itself. i've been looking forward to this outing since early march and seriously can't wait! maybe i can get jerry to come to my party.
- tonight i just learned what an 'error' is in baseball. i must say that i find the concept surprisingly humorous...the fact that if you screw up bad enough, not only does the other team benefit, but they basically embarrass you up on the scoreboard with an 'x'. error. crazy baseball people. oh, and what's the deal with pine-tar?
- i've always wanted to be superhuman to some extent, and no, extensive knowledge of fishes doesn't cut it...although i do want to see the new aquaman movie when it comes out. well anyway, it's been developed over the past couple months that my superpower is the ability to keep track of exactly how many beverages those around me consume, without my own consumption affecting me...AND the relative ability to convince/coerce/guilt people into increasing this number over the course of an evening. that definitely doesn't make me a superhero, but then again i've always liked the bad guys more...my supervillain alter-ego? "the drink nazi." sure it sounds reminiscent of that seinfeld character, but then again "the beverage counter", "the drink-like-a-fish-inator", and "floyd" just didn't work out as well. i'm working on my costume a la peter parker, but rest assured i'm not nearly as good at sewing; however, you can be sure there will be a cape involved. always cooler with a cape. always.
- it's official, "lafonda" will be present for the return of team bowfin and the first flip-cup 'away game' since julia & kara's party back in september. sure i was solo (hahaha get it) in a competition at an HMP party in march, but this will be the full team...i'm excited.
- even reruns show that "The Office" is by far one of the funniest shows currently on television.
- james and i watched 'hostel' tonight on dvd. it's not quite as disturbing as it was in theaters, but rest assured that it's still disturbing. the hostels we stayed in in australia were nothing like this, but there are still a lot of crazy people at these places. thank goodness for private rooms...well, there were a few geckos, but exotic fauna are cool.
- i think the fishes are wary that a social event is fast approaching as they were freaking out earlier today. i explained to them that it would not be taking place at the tank (which should make for an interesting outcome) and they seem to be ok with it. we'll see, i may have to have another chat with them tomorrow.
that's all for tonight folks, the white wizard is going to bed. good night <:><
music:
"Tubthumping" - Chumbawamba
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" - The Eels (Road Trip soundtrack)
random pics:
ralphie used to get along with smaller tankmates...but eventually started to eat them.
shot of the original team bowfin flip-cup team
another shot from the competition at julia & kara's september party...my gosh that was ages ago!!!
either way, i have detrow to thank for my initial red bull addiction; he introduced me to the beverage at rick's all-american cafe on halloween back in 2001. good times, if you haven't been, you must go on halloween, but that's definitely another story.
red bull has definitely gotten me through iterations of my thesis, days out in the field, and of course epic-length road-trips where damon just couldn't stay awake...or at least function enough to drive. with it's help i've gained the status of "driving machine" amongst the tankmates and some other friends...don't mess with me when i'm under the influence of the stuff; you thought i was loud and talked a lot before...
and now onto the bullets...its almost 4am and i need to get to bed:
- this could very well be the last entry for a couple days...i know this is a tragic loss in the entertainment department for a lot of you devoted time-wasters, but i'm guessing you'll find SOMETHING that works as a temporary substitute (perhaps even real work...but that wouldn't be the proper equivalent use of time). tomorrow begins the weekend-long schedule of events which will probably involve moderate casualties, some interesting pictures, and hopefully a couple funny stories...or maybe just several trips to panchero's...stay tuned.
- tomorrow is FINALLY time to go see Jerry Seinfeld!!! 10 of us will be heading out to the fox theater in detroit for what should be a very entertaining evening. this will be the first event since tank IV where all the david siblings will be in attendance, and that's always trouble in and of itself. i've been looking forward to this outing since early march and seriously can't wait! maybe i can get jerry to come to my party.
- tonight i just learned what an 'error' is in baseball. i must say that i find the concept surprisingly humorous...the fact that if you screw up bad enough, not only does the other team benefit, but they basically embarrass you up on the scoreboard with an 'x'. error. crazy baseball people. oh, and what's the deal with pine-tar?
- i've always wanted to be superhuman to some extent, and no, extensive knowledge of fishes doesn't cut it...although i do want to see the new aquaman movie when it comes out. well anyway, it's been developed over the past couple months that my superpower is the ability to keep track of exactly how many beverages those around me consume, without my own consumption affecting me...AND the relative ability to convince/coerce/guilt people into increasing this number over the course of an evening. that definitely doesn't make me a superhero, but then again i've always liked the bad guys more...my supervillain alter-ego? "the drink nazi." sure it sounds reminiscent of that seinfeld character, but then again "the beverage counter", "the drink-like-a-fish-inator", and "floyd" just didn't work out as well. i'm working on my costume a la peter parker, but rest assured i'm not nearly as good at sewing; however, you can be sure there will be a cape involved. always cooler with a cape. always.
- it's official, "lafonda" will be present for the return of team bowfin and the first flip-cup 'away game' since julia & kara's party back in september. sure i was solo (hahaha get it) in a competition at an HMP party in march, but this will be the full team...i'm excited.
- even reruns show that "The Office" is by far one of the funniest shows currently on television.
- james and i watched 'hostel' tonight on dvd. it's not quite as disturbing as it was in theaters, but rest assured that it's still disturbing. the hostels we stayed in in australia were nothing like this, but there are still a lot of crazy people at these places. thank goodness for private rooms...well, there were a few geckos, but exotic fauna are cool.
- i think the fishes are wary that a social event is fast approaching as they were freaking out earlier today. i explained to them that it would not be taking place at the tank (which should make for an interesting outcome) and they seem to be ok with it. we'll see, i may have to have another chat with them tomorrow.
that's all for tonight folks, the white wizard is going to bed. good night <:><
music:
"Tubthumping" - Chumbawamba
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" - The Eels (Road Trip soundtrack)
random pics:
ralphie used to get along with smaller tankmates...but eventually started to eat them.
shot of the original team bowfin flip-cup team
another shot from the competition at julia & kara's september party...my gosh that was ages ago!!!
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