Archive | August, 2004

I, too, can post pictures of doggies.

August 31, 2004

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I was going through some pictures recently when I realized that I had never shared any images of my encounter with my favorite clinically anxious dog, Goliath. Quite possibly the nicest animal you will ever meet, Goliath suffers from a “minor” case of separation anxiety, a disorder characterized by a pattern of stereotyped behaviors that [...]

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The PejMan Among Men

August 28, 2004

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Beast from the Middle EastBy The Pejman I am often asked “Pejman, how did you become the world’s strongest man?” To this question, I always provide the same, truthful answer “A combination of rhinoceros and elephant steroids.” Due to my extensive drug usage, I am never able to compete in any kind of world-wide event [...]

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All Growds Up

August 27, 2004

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Your friend and mine, Brian “I’ve Seen It All Byrne” just started his first semester of his undergraduate career this week. With that being said, please enjoy yet another comical interlude courtesy of this IM conversation between Brian and I: John: what classes are you taking? give me the rundownBrian: math, writting, reading, computer class, [...]

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Fantasy Football 2004-2005: A Prologue

August 25, 2004

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Fantasy Football is fast-approaching and we will once again take part in an 16 week battle for respect and honor. I was sizing up my competition recently and noticed that it was nearly impossible to determine who was managing which team due to the absolute ridiculousness of some of our names. So, I thought I [...]

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Vegas Vacation Reloaded

August 23, 2004

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While you had taken great comfort in knowing that our Vegas trip would never again be explored on this here journal, I come with yet another anecdote closely related to the Vegas experience. It is important to note that this amusing tale comes before I actually boarded the plane, so for those scoring at home, [...]

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Vegas Vacation

August 15, 2004

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Select members of the Corona del Sol crowd had been planning a trip to Vegas for sometime–originally, they were going in early July, then August, and at some point were even considering September. Thankfully, Bun sent out a reminder email just days before this weekend, and I managed to get a “good deal” on a [...]

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Talking Heads

August 13, 2004

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I thought it was absolutely critical for me to post the following images for all to see and be offended by. I received these two pictures from Jen’s camera phone quite a while ago, and after examining it for several minutes and from many different angles, I finally realized what I was looking at. Here, [...]

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"Slightly" Inaccurate

August 12, 2004

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Jen posted this silly game on her journal where one fills in the answers using songs from a particular band. Let it be known that I despise any and all who participate in juvenile games like this. And, now, here are my answers… Band/Artist: Bone Thugs N’ Harmony Describe yourself: Ready 4 WarHow do some [...]

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The Olympics Begin

August 11, 2004

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Canoeing, skeet shooting, fencing, women’s team handball. For 350 days out of the year for three years, I don’t give a rats patutee about any of these sports. Yet, for some reason, when I hear that Olympic theme song, I’m suddenly transformed into the biggest damn kayaking fan and the biggest Greco-Roman Wrestling enthusiast the [...]

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The Botoxic Avenger

August 9, 2004

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Yesterday, I went to the hospital pharmacy to pick up 100 units of Botox for an experiment I will be doing in the lab this week. You might be familiar with Botox from its role in eliminating wrinkles from old, privileged white women, or from the fact that is the single most potent biological neurotoxin [...]

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