the fish (or jedi) council...
well it's 2:15am and i probably should be asleep instead of being allowed to type on a computer and into a public blog...but oh well, all the more entertaining for you folks at home. i know it's been quite a dry spell on 'the fish guy' blog, but as of earlier this afternoon, hopefully you got all caught up...and if you could make it through that epic entry, then this one should be relatively fast-moving for you.
so every now and then, or technically every month, the 'fish crew' meets for either a formal speaker, presentation, planning, or informal discussion...tonight was a double presentation by both double D and ricky on arowanas and bichirs respectively. both presentations were definitely first rate and provided information that is rarely investigated by other fish research...and as a boost to my own ego i was referenced several times in both (thanks guys...given my fish-keeping prowess as of late, this definitely helped :)).
silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), former pet of mine that i eventually sold off; she's about 20" long now.
after the meeting the core group (including some of us executive members) decided that we were starving, and would continue some of our discussion at the ever-popular, and highly endorsed venue of 'pancheros' as suggested by myself. this was the second trip of the day to this establishment by me, but this time i was there in full force with a bunch of fellow fish fanatics. after we determined that there was no wireless access for double D's laptop (and seriously cramming down some extra large burritos - a by-product of showing up to this place with me...so if you ever want a big burrito, let me know and we'll coordinate a visit) we moved on to the UGLI (undergraduate library) on a quest for some internet access and the ability to send some urgent information. it started off as somewhat of a heist, we parked illegally (after driving on the 'sidewalk' for a bit...which gave me waking nightmares, given my run-in with the ann arbor police on the same issue a year and 5 months ago...but that is another story -- rest assured that it's a misdemeanor, and it's NOT fun to go to court!!!!!!! i hate ann arbor police. right, so anyway -
we accomplish our goal somewhat anti-climactically, and head off to leopold brothers to meet up with some friends. this is where the council comes into play...
...you see, every now and then i'm able to get together with a trusted group of friends so we can discuss the intricacies of fish, school, movies, and life in general. needless to say, i seriously appreciate and enjoy these meetings, and tonight was no exception. i mean, when else can you cover philosophical concepts, student life, and play foosball at the same time??? i would also like to add that my foosball team WON, and this was after a nearly 10-year hiatus from the game for me. sweet.
anyway, this is where i say thanks to the fish/jedi council...i seriously appreciate being able to hang out with you guys, not matter how big of nerds we actually end up being. note here, the 'long islands' that leopold brothers serves are actually country time lemonade...at least that is my theory. not that this made the evening any less entertaining. oh yeah, we also determined that although i am younger than double D, i know far more than he does about Airwolf, and that alex and i truly believe the facebook network is the way of the future (jeremy bought into this as well).
now i will take the opportunity to talk about sports:
- given my recent foray into the world of baseball, i will say that the Boston Red Sox seriously killed today...in spite of the Seinfeld history, i (by somewhat relative transitive property) don't like the Yankees, and the BoSox deserve kudos for seriously kicking their butts today.
- on a similar (again baseball) note, detroit and cleveland need to get their respective acts together...come on guys, seriously. i know there are like 162 games, but let's keep things on a positive note here!
- speaking of cleveland and detroit...in terms of the NBA...cleveland...nice try, but you're no match or the pistons. you may have lebron, but we have the collective force of chauncey, prince, wallace, wallace, and hamilton...you (most likely) have two games left in your season. good effort.
- michigan football is only about 3.5 months away. i seriously can't wait...all these substitute sports just don't cut it!!! GO BLUE!!!
and now for a brief cameo blog excerpt from janine's blog which i found entertaining:
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Tonight I met up with some friends to go to Vinology for the first time. While I can't verify the accuracy of Solomon's Mojito recommendation, all of the wines we sampled were excellent and the atmosphere made for a nice grown-up evening out. AND they gave us all chocolate covered grapes in lieu of after-dinner mints or candies. Excellent.
Tomorrow night will be more hangin' out with friends and some long overdue trivia.
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rest assured those mojitos are QUITE good, and i'll be sure you try one sometime in the near future :) although i am somewhat bitter that we did not get chocolate covered grapes...then again, i think we stayed about 30 min past close, so maybe they were upset with us.
as for the last comment, you are right, the trivia is long overdue, and i think it will make for an interesting evening tomorrow!
checkpoints:
- apparently the halo 3 trailer is online on the bungie site, thanks for the info andy. [brief addendum after viewing the trailer...its AMAZING...i can't believe we have to wait until 2007!!! at least i should be on my way to finishing up by then...]
-the casino royale (newest james bond flick) trailer is also online from sony pictures...looks sweet!
-Rescue Me (tv show on FX) starts its 3rd season may 30th...you can buy the soundtrack as of today
-i have a meeting with my advisor on friday morning, therefore the daytime hours of the rest of this week will be devoted to work. yes, this is seriously going to happen.
on that note, it's time to turn in. i hope you all had a good evening; and if you're a member of team capyba, i hope you're ready for disappointment tomorrow!!! good night and good luck <:><
music:
"Sona Sona Roop Hai" - Bollywood/Hollywood soundtrack
"My Style" - Black Eyed Peas
random pic:
Airwolf...hands down the coolest helicopter (and one of the best old-school TV shows) of all time. i would give up most material possessions to own airwolf...and yeah, it's cooler than KIT from Knight Rider.
so every now and then, or technically every month, the 'fish crew' meets for either a formal speaker, presentation, planning, or informal discussion...tonight was a double presentation by both double D and ricky on arowanas and bichirs respectively. both presentations were definitely first rate and provided information that is rarely investigated by other fish research...and as a boost to my own ego i was referenced several times in both (thanks guys...given my fish-keeping prowess as of late, this definitely helped :)).
silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), former pet of mine that i eventually sold off; she's about 20" long now.after the meeting the core group (including some of us executive members) decided that we were starving, and would continue some of our discussion at the ever-popular, and highly endorsed venue of 'pancheros' as suggested by myself. this was the second trip of the day to this establishment by me, but this time i was there in full force with a bunch of fellow fish fanatics. after we determined that there was no wireless access for double D's laptop (and seriously cramming down some extra large burritos - a by-product of showing up to this place with me...so if you ever want a big burrito, let me know and we'll coordinate a visit) we moved on to the UGLI (undergraduate library) on a quest for some internet access and the ability to send some urgent information. it started off as somewhat of a heist, we parked illegally (after driving on the 'sidewalk' for a bit...which gave me waking nightmares, given my run-in with the ann arbor police on the same issue a year and 5 months ago...but that is another story -- rest assured that it's a misdemeanor, and it's NOT fun to go to court!!!!!!! i hate ann arbor police. right, so anyway -
we accomplish our goal somewhat anti-climactically, and head off to leopold brothers to meet up with some friends. this is where the council comes into play...
...you see, every now and then i'm able to get together with a trusted group of friends so we can discuss the intricacies of fish, school, movies, and life in general. needless to say, i seriously appreciate and enjoy these meetings, and tonight was no exception. i mean, when else can you cover philosophical concepts, student life, and play foosball at the same time??? i would also like to add that my foosball team WON, and this was after a nearly 10-year hiatus from the game for me. sweet.
anyway, this is where i say thanks to the fish/jedi council...i seriously appreciate being able to hang out with you guys, not matter how big of nerds we actually end up being. note here, the 'long islands' that leopold brothers serves are actually country time lemonade...at least that is my theory. not that this made the evening any less entertaining. oh yeah, we also determined that although i am younger than double D, i know far more than he does about Airwolf, and that alex and i truly believe the facebook network is the way of the future (jeremy bought into this as well).
now i will take the opportunity to talk about sports:
- given my recent foray into the world of baseball, i will say that the Boston Red Sox seriously killed today...in spite of the Seinfeld history, i (by somewhat relative transitive property) don't like the Yankees, and the BoSox deserve kudos for seriously kicking their butts today.
- on a similar (again baseball) note, detroit and cleveland need to get their respective acts together...come on guys, seriously. i know there are like 162 games, but let's keep things on a positive note here!
- speaking of cleveland and detroit...in terms of the NBA...cleveland...nice try, but you're no match or the pistons. you may have lebron, but we have the collective force of chauncey, prince, wallace, wallace, and hamilton...you (most likely) have two games left in your season. good effort.
- michigan football is only about 3.5 months away. i seriously can't wait...all these substitute sports just don't cut it!!! GO BLUE!!!
and now for a brief cameo blog excerpt from janine's blog which i found entertaining:
====
Tonight I met up with some friends to go to Vinology for the first time. While I can't verify the accuracy of Solomon's Mojito recommendation, all of the wines we sampled were excellent and the atmosphere made for a nice grown-up evening out. AND they gave us all chocolate covered grapes in lieu of after-dinner mints or candies. Excellent.
Tomorrow night will be more hangin' out with friends and some long overdue trivia.
====
rest assured those mojitos are QUITE good, and i'll be sure you try one sometime in the near future :) although i am somewhat bitter that we did not get chocolate covered grapes...then again, i think we stayed about 30 min past close, so maybe they were upset with us.
as for the last comment, you are right, the trivia is long overdue, and i think it will make for an interesting evening tomorrow!
checkpoints:
- apparently the halo 3 trailer is online on the bungie site, thanks for the info andy. [brief addendum after viewing the trailer...its AMAZING...i can't believe we have to wait until 2007!!! at least i should be on my way to finishing up by then...]
-the casino royale (newest james bond flick) trailer is also online from sony pictures...looks sweet!
-Rescue Me (tv show on FX) starts its 3rd season may 30th...you can buy the soundtrack as of today
-i have a meeting with my advisor on friday morning, therefore the daytime hours of the rest of this week will be devoted to work. yes, this is seriously going to happen.
on that note, it's time to turn in. i hope you all had a good evening; and if you're a member of team capyba, i hope you're ready for disappointment tomorrow!!! good night and good luck <:><
music:
"Sona Sona Roop Hai" - Bollywood/Hollywood soundtrack
"My Style" - Black Eyed Peas
random pic:
Airwolf...hands down the coolest helicopter (and one of the best old-school TV shows) of all time. i would give up most material possessions to own airwolf...and yeah, it's cooler than KIT from Knight Rider.
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