Ticket Loves the Longhorns!

Here is a preview of TICKET showing his love for UT. And me with my new mug!






Ok, so a bunch of us met up at TUCK IT and DBD'S house Friday night and drove up to Killeen. DAY OLD FISH and I rode up with CORNHOLIO and DBD drove TUCK IT, SLUT SLINGER and TROJAN WHORE. We went straight to Hooter's and waited for TICKET MASTER to arrive. After we laughed at him for a while in his new Longhorn attire, we all went over to a little dive bar (BJ's Hideout) which happened to be inside of a double wide trailer. Had waaaaaay too much fun here. Or should I say, way too many shots of Jager. Damn, I paid for it on Saturday. Oh yeah, and I'm told that I bit DICK'S ass. Well, how do you think I got my name? Hope I didn't leave a bad bruise! But I guess that's what he gets for pouring beer down my back. :) After BJ's, TOM, HERMIE and I went back to TOM'S house while the rest of the group said they were going to some strip club called Stars. Turns out they didn't want to pay the $10 to get in and went back to ASS CARNAGE'S house. Heard they stayed up pretty late...well, actually, they were up until at least 5:25 am because that is when I got a drunken phone call from them. They thought they left me back at BJ'S! Drunkards.

So Saturday royally sucked. [TMI alert] Woke up with major cramps so I took an Ibuprofen. That didn't stay down long. Having a hangover and girl problems at the same time is not fun. Can't even remember how many times I threw up that day. Even while we were waiting at the hash start, I had to go behind a building and puke. Not fun. But, I was not going to auto-wank on my very first Hill Country Hash. So I decided to run anyway. Finally got to the first beer check and felt like ass. Decided it was time to call it quits and hitched a ride with ASS CARNAGE back to his house because that was where the On-In was going to be. As soon as we got to his house....more puking! Couldn't even keep my water down. WTF?

Anyway, was totally lame and rested on a comfy chair until the rest of the gang arrived. BabyG, Sarah, TROJAN and I skipped out on circle and headed back to Austin since we weren't feeling well. Stopped in at TUCK IT'S, since that's where our cars were, and recounted our fun Friday night. (This was where a lot of the blanks were filled in because DBD remembers everything!) Finally headed home and managed to eat half a can of chicken noodle soup. Did I mention that Saturday sucked?!

Sorry I missed circle....but don't worry, you can make me do a down-down next time. I would have been drinking water anyway, so what's the point?

Thanks to HERMIE and TOM for giving me a place to crash. You guys rock!

Pics from Hill Country Weekend

My Fortune Cookie

My fortune cookies say:




make your own

Brownie's Last Supper: Tuesday, January 17, 2006

So on Wanker Boy's last night in our wonderful town of Austin, Texas, he wanted to have his last Plucker's meal. Could that have been because I owed him a meal there and this was his last night in town?? We had a big group and ended up waiting forever for a table. The service sucked this night...and I'm a regular who loves this place. It didn't help that they got a new computer system earlier that day, so all the employees were trying to learn how to work it. Only good thing was that it was 40 cent wing night and Texas Tuesday [$1.50 Lone Stars and Shiners & $2 Tito's].


After dinner, some of us went on to Graffiti's for more drinks. Love that place! When they closed we moved the party to Raggedy Anne's. That's the kind of place where you walk out smelling like an ash tray. Damn that place is smokey! Very interesting patrons though.

Anyway, here are the rest of the pics.

Mugs are in! Mugs are in!

Whoo-hoo! Can't wait to finally get my mug. :)
It's almost road trip time!

Tex-Mex Day 4 & 5

Woke up Sunday and decided to skip Jack in the Crack. Walked around the hotel in my pj's again. Ended up over by the hot tub. Had planned on sitting on the edge with my feet in, but it was being cleaned. This would prove to be a good thing later...
Anyway, already sitting outside on this gorgeous day were MEATGAZER and MINNIE MOUTH. So I pulled up a chair and we just enjoyed the cool morning with the sun on our faces. Then BROWNIE joined us when he returned from Jack in the Box. By now the guy cleaning the hot tub had left, so BROWNIE sat on the edge of the hot tub. Next thing we know, some hasher came out for a morning dip in the hot tub...she walked out with a towel wrapped around her, hung it on the fence and got in butt naked! Ok, I guess I'm used to this during the evenings...but it was the morning. I guess since I'm a relatively new hasher, I'm not used to this quite yet. The 3 girls decided it was time to see if breakfast was being served yet and off we were...leaving wanker boy there alone with the naked hasher.

It was then time to go and get changed [planned on doing the semi-asshole trail]. I stumbled upon Butt Scrabble. Thought I had missed it, but it started late.

After that, the A-hole trail folks took off and I headed over to King's X to see if anyone was hanging out there because I wasn't really in the mood to run anymore due to my ankle. I found some friends and stayed for the rest of the Steelers game. What a great game!

Birthday girl WET SPOT decided she then wanted to go to Prince Machiavelli's because she had never been to a strip club. Turns out it's BYOB, so we all go back to our rooms to grab a bunch of alcohol. STUD MUFFIN wheeled the cooler for us as we tried to locate the club. We walked and walked and walked. Did I mention that it was freakin' windy as hell?? So we finally get there and only 1 car is in the parking lot. Not a good sign. TWO NICE TITS braved the wind and walked down to the front door to see when they open. She came back saying there was no sign posting any times. What to do? We called the hotel and asked them to find out what time the club opened...5pm, so they said. It was 3:30pm, so we decided to wait it out. We lugged the cooler to the side of the blue roof building and I whipped out the dice. White trash 3-Man time!

About 5 minutes before 5pm, we decided to walk down to the club. Still only 1 car. Hmmm. Something doesn't seem right. After a couple of minutes, 3 cop cars pull in...said they got a call about us loitering in the parking lot.


What the frick? We had just walked down to the parking lot of the strip club. Anyway, we then are notified that it actually doesn't open up until 6pm! I was NOT going to wait around for another hour. No way. And what do you know? They DID have the time of business posted outside the door. Guess TNT missed that when she went to look earlier.

We explained what we were doing in El Paso and that it was the birthday girl's wish to finally go to a strip club, etc. STUD jokingly asked if they could give us a ride back to the hotel. They totally said yes! Even let us load our cooler into their trunk. But only 3 of us took them up on the ride. WET SPOT, DAY OLD FISH and TNT decided to stay and wait it out. Crazies!

Once back at the hotel, it was time to continue the 3-Man game out by the pool. The game was soon moved inside due to the wind and the dropping temperature. Once inside, a ton of people joined us. I think that was the largest game of 3-Man I've ever played...what a fun time! Eventually, the 3 who stayed at the club arrived...decided not to wait it out afterall. At some point, a couple of people went around giving folks apple pie shots. Dee-lish!

Somehow they then got us all outside to convene circle. I really don't remember anything from circle...took pictures and that still doesn't jar my memory. After circle I think it was time for more 3-Man? And sometime that night, I got in the hot tub. I just remember a bunch of people being in there and my top continuously falling down because someone untied it. Wasn't sober enough to realize I could just tie it back! Thanks BROWNIE! Next thing I recall was banging on the door. It was FISH and crew trying to round up people for an 80's music naked run around the hotel. They were told to get lost and I immediately fell asleep again. It was a long, but super fun day.

Pics from Day 4

Monday: Day 5

No pics on the last day. Yet another breakfast from Jack in the Crack. Last meal was pizza from Sunset Brewery. FOLLOW THE BLEEDER and FINGER PICKIN' GOOD joined us. Then it was time to pack and wait for a ride to the airport.

Had lots of turbulence on the flight home. I even yelled out, "FUCK!" Surprised my nails didn't dig into the arm rests or into my friend's arm. I've never seen a plane shift horizontally from left to right during turbulence!

P.S. What the heck am I doing up this late on a school night? Work is gonna suck on Wednesday.

Thai Night

Went to my first Thai dinner party at Nat [I PEE FREELY] and Marisa's [FREE MEAT] house last night. Damn, Nat can whip up some scrumptious Thai food! My favorite was the green curry with beef concoction. The pork with the spicy sauce was delicious as well.

Marisa wondered if I would even like anything since she claims I only eat "white people food." Guess I enjoyed it because I had 3 servings!

Thanks for the invite guys. Had a great time.

Oh yeah, and here is the link to the Rollergirls web site. We are soooo gonna have to go see them live. Too funny.

Texas Rollergirls

P.S. Sorry Janna, Sister Mary Jane has moved!

Tex-Mex Day 3: Saturday, January 14

Saturday morning I ran into the Kimchi folks in the breakfast room. We all decided that Mexican food sounded good, so off we went to a little place down the road. It was pretty good...especially the extra crispy bacon. Dee-lish!

The meeting time for the Ciudad Juarez trail was at noon, so after breakfast it was time to change clothes and get our pre-drink on. They crammed a bunch of us into the back of a U-Haul and took us to the starting point. Luckily I'm not claustrophobic. Ok, it actually wasn't that bad. There was beer on board and they didn't shut the door all the way so that light and air could circulate. Pretty soon we were at the start. Waited around for everyone else to arrive, had chalk talk and were finally off.

Waiting for the Juarez Trail to begin

On On to Mexico! We ran around El Paso for a little bit and then finally ran across the bridge into Mexico. As soon as we got across, the pack I was with lost the trail marks. After trying out several different streets, we finally found trail again and were off to the first beer check. It actually took a while to get to the first stop and by then I was thirsty. They had just ran out of beer when I arrived, but I did manage to snag one of the last few waters. Damn you FISH for playing 3-Man with the front runners and downing all the beer!!!

We then headed out on trail again. Ran through a flea market where everyone tried to sell us crap we didn't need. Then found the beer check on the other end of the market. SQUEEZIN' SEMEN showed me the cool bracelet he had just had made and I wanted one as well. A lot of people were already here, so I wasn't sure how long the break would last. As luck would have it, the whistle was blown as my bracelet was being made. I kept looking around as more and more hashers took off. Luckily, I saw one group with full beers, so I knew I'd be ok. Once I showed them my bracelet, they all wanted one. Some with their hasher names, some with funny ones like, "THAT GUY" and "MILF HUNTER." [I just lost my cool new bracelet sometime after the Bubba Hash. Gonna have to go back to Mexico!] We ended up staying at this outdoor market area drinking for a while. Had a few songs played for us as well as people trying to sell us everything from sunglasses, earrings, drawings, necklaces with your name on a piece of rice and even shocks! Yeah, you read that correctly. Some crazy guy actually wanted us to pay him to shock us! He had some weird little contraption he was wearing and held up 2 handles that we were supposed to hold onto in order to get jolted. Whatever dude!
The Shock Machine

TICKET decided he wanted music playing as we walked trail, so he asked how much it would be for these 2 musicians to follow us around for an hour. Turns out it costs $50, so he passed. How cool would that have been though?

Ok, it was time to head out because we were WAY behind the rest of the pack. Well, except for some poor hasher couple who befriended us and decided to hang with our group rather than continuing trail by themselves. I'm sure we pissed them off at our slowness and urge to drink rather than run. Suckers! Eventually, they left us and I'm told eventually caught up with the rest of the group. We never did.

So we walked the trail and stumbled upon a bar. We asked if they were open and they said yes...clearly they weren't. But who is gonna turn away a bunch of thirsty Americans with money to burn? They were super nice and we had a great time talking to Paco, Irma and Luis as they set up their club for business. They also had a midget serving area! Well, it looked like a little person could work there because of the unusually short area behind the bar.
Did I mention that this bar has HUGE tequila shots? I swear, they were doubles. Can't remember how long we stayed, but we figured it was about time to head out. Again we followed trail, until we realized we were walking in the opposite direction from the U.S. We flagged down a car with Texas plates and asked them where the closest bar was...in the direction of El Paso. So off we were to Coco Bongo.

Coco Bongo

We partied here for quite some time. Met some nice locals and guys from El Paso...Juan and Carlos. Slowly, girls in hooker shoes and tight outfits started arriving. Were we in a Lady of the Evening bar?? I even got some of them to pose for a pic...they did have killer hooker heels! After many beers, Jack and Cokes, tequila shots/body shots, several of us were hungry. Just up the stairs they sold food, so all but BATT and DICK went to grab a fajita taco. They thought we ditched them with the $170 bar tab, but we were only just up the stairs. Marisa, our nice waitress that one of the boys wanted to sneak across the border to marry, even came up to see where we had run off to. By then, BATT had taken off with a local to find an ATM, so we were a little worried about her safe return...but she eventually showed up and off we were for the border. But wait, we didn't just walk across right away...a couple of the guys decided it would be fun to take Viagra. So in to the farmacia we went. Can't remember what they paid, but they both popped the pill and waited. And waitied. And waited. Is was quite amusing watching them both constantly looking down, hoping for some excitement to pop up in their pants. Finally we got across to El Paso and called a cab and were finally back at home sweet Mesa Inn. The guys claimed that the Viagra never worked...just said their balls got a strange, sweaty sensation.

I stopped by the Biker Ball, laughed at BROWNIE in his "Biker" outfit, got whipped by a riding crop...damn, that left a bruise on my ass.

"Biker" Brownie

Then headed over to King's X. Don't think I stayed all that long because FISH was super drunk and looked like he was about to fall asleep. It was after migdnight, so it was WET SPOT'S birthday and she wanted to party. I took the drunkard to Jack in the Crack and made sure he got home ok. Then it was off to bed for me. Guess drinking for 4 days straight was wearing on me. Had to make one night end a little bit early.

Pics from Day 3

Tex-Mex Day 2: Friday the 13th

Woke up at the butt crack of dawn and couldn't fall back asleep. What to do? Get up and go wander the hotel grounds in pj's. Tried to go back to bed but could never really fall asleep again. Why do I always wake up so early after a night of drinking?! Wasn't in the mood for cereal, so I went to Jack in the Crack with BROWNIE for breakfast. Tried to nap afterwards because I figured it'd be a late night due to the pub crawl. Finally got my ass up when the crazy Hill Country guys showed up. It was time for 3-Man. Most everyone else was going to Rosa's Cantina for lunch, but I wasn't hungry...and why leave when there were kegs tapped? Our game moved around several times. First it was too hot in the sun, then it was freakin cold in the shade, then we settled on the hospitality suite. For being the first game of the day, the rules were already getting interesting. If you swore, you had to remove 2 articles of clothing! Guess we ended the game too early or everyone was biting their tongues because there was no nudity yet.

Next I moved to the Colorado Kimchi party room. They put together a game of Texas Hold 'Em. Did I mention that they love Brass Monkeys? Whoo-hoo! 80's music was the theme and C4 went crazy giving everyone Sharpie tattoos. I loved my On On Foot bracelet tattoo...too bad it's washed off forever. :(

After dinner it was time for the Kilt Pub Crawl!

Made it to the 1st bar just fine. It was fun, but we stayed too long. Finally, it was time to head out. BROWNIE was convinced that the last bar would be King's X. So we semi-follow trail, but really just head straight for King's. We walk in to find that we were the only group wearing plaid skirts. We all stayed anyway and had a couple drinks. Now we were totally behind the pack and weren't sure where the next stop was. We found out which bar everyone else was at and got directions from the cute hotel worker. How many hashers can you squeeze into a Jeep? Apparently you can fit 8! Thanks to TRIFAGDA for getting us to Bombadier's safely. This place was a blast. Two story bar with a live band. Not sure when we left, but pretty sure we were there for last call. Next thing I remember is being in the hot tub. I guess most everyone had gone back to their rooms because there were only a few of us in there that late. Didn't matter. It was good times, good times.

Pics from Day 2

P.S. Forgot to mention my hash name for Tex-Mex weekend....ANAL POWER! Seems that my new Colorado Kimchi buds were asking where "ANAL POWER" was when they were at Rosa's for lunch. Guess they were close...they involved the arse!

Tex-Mex Day 1: Thursday, January 12

Ok, so this was my first ever hash weekend event. I've heard good things about Tex-Mex and I was not disappointed!

Played 3-Man on the plane for a bit, then ended up napping. Was tired from the pre-lube the night before and from waking up at the crack of dawn to pack. Yes, I am a procrastinator! Once we got to the El Paso airport, we had about an hour wait until the rest of the folks arrived who were in our shuttle ride to the hotel. So we hit the cantina, of course. Once everyone arrived, Little Dinghy took us to the Mesa Inn so we could check in. Thanks for the transportation Dinghy!

Next stop: Sunset Brewery & Pizza for a drink while waiting for others to arrive. Then we chilled in our new friend OPIE'S room for a bit...he had cold beer! Heard the hospitality suite kegs had been tapped, so on we went. Met a bunch of cool people. Hashers are so damn friendly!

Time to get changed for the Truth or Dare Hash.

Wish I would have taken my camera on this trail. : ( Unfortunately, I put it in my shag bag. Oh well. Ended up on the walker's trail with my new Colorado Kimchi buds: ESPN, DONNIE THE RETARD, C4 AND NUTHIN' BUT NET. [yes, I walked my first Tex-Mex trail...was still healing my sprained, swollen ankle from the Austin hash on January 1.] After the last beer check, we were walking past the UTEP soccer fields and some guy started asking the group what we were doing. Next thing I know, he had followed us back to the hotel...and got butt naked in circle. Wonder if the El Paso Hash will ever see him again...

BROWNIE had decided to go to bed early Thursday night since he partied too hard on Wednesday (loser) and was hungover...but those Colorado folks wouldn't have it! Since he wouldn't answer the door, they busted in through the window. It was time to play 3-Man! We kept moving the game to different rooms to get new people to play with us. Last picture was taken at 2:35am. I think about that time was when someone called some Hill Country hashers. They convinced TICKET MASTER and DICK SEMENS to drive from Killeen to El Paso after they had been out drinking! Crazy guys.

Finally, it's was time to get some sleep. It was gonna be a long weekend and we didn't want to be hungover on the first official day.

Pics from Day 1

Tex-Mex Pics to come...soon

Ok, so I took 407 pictures over Tex-Mex weekend. Whoo-hoo! I love looking at photos so my memory is jarred and I begin to recall exactly how much fun I had. :)

Here is a preview.....



Brass Monkey for breakfast!



My long tongue buddy BAD ASS TONGUE TRICKS




TRIFAGDA & @SS GAGGER




My Austin buds



Juarez bars rule! Tequila shots are HUGE.



During lunch I'm gonna try to find a place with Wi-Fi so I can finish uploading the pics to Shutterfly. Anyone know of a place around IH-35 and 290 East where I can go? I'm new to the whole laptop thing and don't really pay attention to Wi-Fi ready places.

Gracias.

Brownie lost our bet!

Ok, so I should have bet a larger amount because I knew I was right. But alas, only $1. Listen to this clip and suck it Brownie! I know how to pronounce the name Bode...sounds like Bodee...does NOT rhyme with rode. I mean, my friends in Dallas just had a baby and named him Bode, so I know how to frikken say it. :)

Click on the link below and play the "Reporter's Notebook" video.

How to pronounce Bode!

Tex-Mex Weather

Hey Tex-Mexers...Get ready for some cool nights in El Paso. Whoo-hoo!

Forecast: El Paso, TX
31.84N -106.44W (Elev. 3906 ft)
Last Update:5:00 am MST January 9, 2006

NOAA Weather Update

Intellicast Weather Update

Thursday, Jan 12: Mostly sunny, high near 64.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, low around 34.

Friday the 13th: Mostly sunny, high around 58.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, low around 31.

Saturday, Jan 14: Mostly sunny, high near 61.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, low near 33.

Sunday, Jan 15: Partly cloudy, high around 61.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, low around 30.

M.L.King Day: Monday, Jan 16: Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

Elvis, Blood, Chicken Shit and the Poodle

Details to follow...but here are some pics from Sunday's hash for now. FYI: I've added a link to the rest of the pictures at the bottom of this post.

In honor of Elvis' b-day, STRAP-ON ELVIS sported his best Elvis attire.


Blood at the beer check meant you followed true trail!

BROWNIE'S last Chicken Shit Bingo



The Poodle Dog Lounge & Sunny Sweeney

Rest of pics from Elvis Hash, Ginny's and the Poodle Dog

Full Moon HH; Keever's

On Thursday, I decided to help support the sponsor of the Austin Full Moon Hash, the Tilted Kilt. Brownie: I don't want to hear it. We know it is not a local "Keep Austin Weird" establishment. They are our sponsors and we will support them! Anyway, this was the first time I had an alcoholic drink since January 1. I said I would only have 2 beers, and I stuck to my word. Well, that was until FISH and STRAP-ON decided to come to my place to watch the season premiere of Scrubs. As luck would have it, they aired 2 new shows this week! I had actually watched them both on Tuesday night, but it is such a great show, I didn't mind watching again. Plus, FISH is a big fan so he needed to see the premiere. We then watched the second episode of Scrubs and then about 4-5 episodes of Drawn Together. Another hilarious show you should check out. Friday at work was going to be a long day. Think I went to bed around 3am.

So you'd think I would stay home and go to bed early on Friday night, right? That would be the smart thing to do since I have been fighting a sore throat all week and been tired more than usual, kind of like I've been fighting a cold. NOPE! Went to the Keever's house for pizza and a movie...and beer pong! That game is fun. Even though the version I learned to play was called Beirut, the version my hasher buddies play is fun too. :)

So we started the night with everyone making their own pizza. I actually had pizza for lunch that day, so I decided to bring over queso with breakfast sausage in it. Dee-lish! My dinner was queso soft tacos. Much better than pizza any day. Then we attempted to watch the movie [Wedding Crashers], but I think beer pong was on everyone's minds. So BlASSt Zone called intermission and we all headed for the garage. Later on we finished the movie and folks started to head out. Zia and myself were the 2 remaining stragglers. We moved to the living room to see what was on the tube. BlASSt Zone had TiVo'd some Roller Girl documentary about some teams here in Texas. Those are some tough bee-atches. Then guess what we watched...Scrubs! This was now the 3rd time in 4 days I've seen the same episodes and I laughed again and again. I was by now super tired and had been drinking, so wasn't feeling up to driving. Zia wanted the couch, so I got the guest bedroom. I think they call it the vampire room and now I know why. It is dark! Maybe that's why I slept until 11am the next day. Totally awesome.

Sorry...no party pics from either night.

What was I thinking?

Apparently, on January 1, I thought I was back in college on Spring Break. Why else would I wake up and start drinking at 9:30am?? And why would I continue drinking throughout breakfast, on the way to the hash, during the hash, and after? And this was all after a very late night of celebrating New Year's Eve. Well, I certainly paid for it all day on Monday, Jan 2. Thank goodness it was a holiday or I would have had to call in sick! I did manage to leave the house 3 times that day...but it was only to give a friend a ride home and to go through 2 fast food drive thrus, in my pj's of course. What a totally wasted day. I was still feeling it on Tuesday as well...total space cadet at work. Never again will I drink that much in one day. I mean it!

Tuesday and Wednesday night I spent trying to get my new laptop, that I got for Christmas, to work properly. I had been having problems with it ever since I got it. Best Buy saw me and/or my mom on 3 different occasions while trying to get them to fix it. Finally, my step-dad took it in last night, prepared to be a major A-hole. But as luck would have it, the same Geek Squad guy who worked on my laptp for 2 hours earlier in the week was there and saw that it was still royally whacked. So my step-dad didn't have to go ballistic on their asses. They finally offered to give me a new one. Whoo-hoo!!! Ok, so maybe I don't hate Best Buy as much as I did earlier in the week.

Thanks to my computer savvy friends who tried to help me out with this as well. I greatly appreciate it!

New Year's Eve Weekend Part II

January 1, 2006:

Ok, so Sunday morning I woke up on the couch at DBD's house. Many other hashers were sprawled out as well. I should have known things would all go downhill when I went on the back deck to find several folks consuming the Breakfast of Champions. I believe the culprits were ALL SHAFT NO HEAD, (MASSIVE) SLUT SLINGER, TUCK IT UP THE BUTT and DAY OLD FISH. I soon joined in, as well as STRAP-ON ELVIS, RING AROUND THE PANTY and some others. SQUEEZIN', DBD and BABY G, were you guys drinking as well? Beer for breakfast...good. We also got a preview of the RA's outfits for circle: Baby New Year and Father Time.

We then drove over to BlASSt Zone's house to retrieve keys and wallets that were left behind the previous night...looked at the damage to their house (who shoots a crap load of confetti in someone's house? That shit was EVERYWHERE.), grabbed some beer and were off to Kerbey Lane for breakfast. The wait was long for a group of our size...plus, it was Sunday. So what to do? Breakfast tailgate in the parking lot! I'm sure we annoyed several patrons when we convinced them to take photos of us, saying we were out-of-towners. Oh well...WE had fun. Once inside, we were quite loud as well. Oh yeah...BROWNIE showed his face and met us up there too, as well as C'EM CUMMIN.

TUCK IT and DOF made a bet during breakfast. Something about if DOF didn't pass out in circle that night, TUCK IT would pay hash cash for a certain amount of weeks. So what does Timmy do? He eats SQUEEZIN'S poached egg (gross), a bowl of salsa and then chugs some syrup. GAG! Guess his plan worked though because as soon as we got back to DBDs house he ralphed on the side of thE house. Note to self: NEVER MAKE A BET WITH TIMMY! Trust me, he always wins.

Time to go home and finally shower and get into hash attire. I probably shouldn't have been driving to the start of the hash, but I couldn't make it back to DBD's in time for the carpool. Hash started off ok, until the fire department was called out because someone reported a person running with a bag and throwing a white substance on the sidewalks and around office buildings. A few of us actually spoke with the firemen, told them it was a running club, etc. They actually knew about us and asked that we coordinate next time so they can be aware in case they receive calls like this again. Anyway, we finally take off for trail again. Next thing I know, a big pack of us is totally lost. Took us forever to find true trail again. Then whammy! I decide to not take the long, curvy concrete route up the side of the hill. That's for wussies. So I take of running up the side of the grassy hill...my drunk ass stepped on some leaves...which just happened to be covering a large hole. First Hash Injury: Twisted my damn ankle. It didn't feel that bad, so I kept going. We got off trail again and assumed the beer check would be at our beloved Lovejoy's. Walked through the door to find many hashers there so we thought we had guessed correctly. Wrong! Turns out, tons of us got lost and everyone just made our own beer check while calling to find out where the heck we were really supposed to be.

After downing our beer, we headed for the correct beer check at the Red Scoot Inn. By now, I was walking, and not running, on my sore ankle. Luckily, HERMAPHRODITE ON UNICYCLES and JUST REBEKAH wanted to walk and chat as well, so I had company. We received the typical "Loser" welcome from Brownie once we finally arrived at the beer check. Had more beer on their cool patio. Someone ripped TUCK IT's shorts and we all saw more than we should have. Then it was time to head out. HERMIE scored a beer on the East side from some guys hanging out on their porch. I really don't remember much of the second part of trail. And forget about me remembering anything about circle.

The On-On-On was held at the Poodle Dog Lounge. Great little dive bar. Some country band was playing, so there was two-stepping going on. I guess by now I had so much alcohol flowing through my system, I didn't feel any pain and danced away. Don't remember much else except that HERMIE bought some Church's chicken from next door and it was delicious...Especially since the curry was gone by the time I made it to the On-In.

Pics from crazy drunken day

January 2: HORRIBLE HANGOVER HOLIDAY WITH SWOLLEN AND BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE!!!

New Year's Eve Weekend Part I

Friday, December 30:
Slept late to catch up on sleep from my trip. Did some house chores and then had to go in to work for a couple of hours. I was running some errands when I got a call from FREE MEAT. She wanted to have a beer at Graffiti's, which is a great little dive bar 1 minute from my place. Luckily, I was super close so of course I met her...who am I to turn down a drinking buddy? Well, one beer turned into about 4, I believe. Ended up having to race to my family dinner at Vivo's with family and some relatives that were in town. Of course, after filling up on beer and cheesy poofs at Graffiti's, I wasn't too hungry! So I had one of Vivo's deliciously strong margaritas and 2 tortillas dipped in queso...of course! Afterwards we went back to my Dad's house for dessert. I was then ready to get home because I wasn't feeling too great due to some pain. Decided to skip The Scabs concert...it was actually quite fun texting DAY OLD FISH and (MASSIVE) SLUT SLINGER while they waited in line for the show. Thanks for keeping me entertained guys!

New Year's Eve:
I met FATHER SYPH and SQUEEZIN' SEMEN up at Plucker's a little after 5pm for the game BROWNIE had been hyping up...Pitt vs. Wisconsin basketball. STRAP-ON ELVIS was working and joined us for a bit after his shift as well. We filled up on 34 ounce beers and good food and finally drunkard BROWNIE shows up with totally sober SOCIAL RETARD. Apparently, the circle at the hash went for 3 hours, or something crazy like that and since she was driving, he had to drink all of her down-downs. Don't know how she handled the drive back from the Hill Country Hash with his drunk arse! He claimed he would make it to the New Year's Eve party at TUCK IT's, but we all knew better. That boy was about to go down for the count. I still don't believe that he stayed up until 12:01am.

I took off for my place to go change clothes and ended up taking a nap...that meant I was going to miss my non-hasher NYE Party. Finally made it over to the Keever's house for hasher party #1. Had some very yummy chocolate vodka (made with Tito's!). It was delicious! HEADBANGER sure knows how to make some tasty chocolate alcoholic drinks! But my favorite drink of the night was the cinnamon apple infused vodka. Damn, that stuff was strong AND delicious!!! How can you go wrong when vodka and cinnamon are involved? Just don't eat the apples at the end of the night when all the alcohol is gone. Yuk! Beer pong was played, made the rounds to say hello and meet new folks, then it was countdown time. BlASSt Zone tried to get everyone in the living room so he could take a photo from upstairs. Not sure how it turned out, but could be cool if he actually got everyone's attention. Later on, FREE MEAT and I went upstairs to check out the swanky swingers lounge. Very cool set up.

It was then about time to head over to hasher party #2 at DBD & TUCK IT's house. DAY OLD FISH, STRAP-ON ELVIS, SQUEEZIN' SEMEN and (MASSIVE) SLUT SLINGER...err, I mean DUFFMAN all took off for their party. We arrived to find a completely drunk HIGH BEAMS. She was hilarious! A game of 3-Man broke out, of course. The pig pitcher was filled with lots of beer and fun times were had by all. Apparently, LEWIS & COCK fell out of his chair at one point. I don't remember it, but I snapped a photo of it. Next thing I recall is the group hanging out in one of the bedrooms...with Sharpies. DUFFMAN pretty much got the brunt of that since he fell asleep. Good times. Good times.

New Year's Eve Pics

Hey iPod Lovers

Check out the picture my brother made for me for Christmas.
He is obviously a Longhorn and I'm an Aggie!

[Ended up having to take an actual photo of the picture frame because my scanner wasn't working.]

Gig 'Em

Waterloo Records Rocks!

Ok music lovers....check out this info I received from Waterloo....

Waterloo Records takes chain competitors' gift certificates and cards!

Have you received a gift certificate or card* from a national chain store that carries music or video (Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Borders, Barnes & Noble, FYE, etc.)? Do you prefer to shop locally, or maybe you'd like something out of the ordinary that those stores just don't carry? Do you expect to encounter friendly, knowledgeable sales people? Then bring that music or video national chain gift card* or certificate to Waterloo Records & Video. We'll gladly exchange it for its full amount on any merchandise we sell: CDs, DVDs, gift items or anything else in the store excluding concert tickets. Support an independent, locally owned business and let Waterloo Records & Video help you get what you really want this year!

If you bring in one of our national chain competitors' gift cards* to exchange, PLEASE bring it up to the counter before you begin shopping. We'll have a Waterloo store credit waiting for you when you're ready to check out.

* The gift card's value must be able to be verified by Waterloo via phone or internet.

Christmas in Miami with Mike and Mo

Miami Pics

Ok, so I am extremely behind on my updates...let's see how far I can get tonight since I'm finally starting to feel a little better. For those of you that don't know, Michael is my brother and Monique is his wife.

December 24: Got to the airport a little too early and was quite bored. Couldn't read the book I had brought because I was slightly hungover from the concert the previous night. Finally got on the plane for Houston. Our flight took off late, so I was afraid I was going to miss my connecting flight for Miami. Almost had to run through the airport in Houston....made it just in time. Slept off and on most of the way, until we hit a rainstorm. Was the 2nd scariest flight I've been on. Turbulence sucks. By the time I finally got off the plane [was in the 2nd to last row], tried to help a French lady who was lost in the airport and barely spoke English, found my luggage and got to Monique's Uncle's house, I had completely missed dinner. Of course, it was now a little after 10pm. What's open on Christmas Eve in Miami? Not a damn thing! Well, we did finally find a Denny's that was open. Man, I love their Super Bird sandwich.

Christmas Day:
After opening up our presents at Mike and Mo's, we headed over to Monique's parent's house for Christmas lunch. My brother's favorite gift from me might have been the bag of Fancy Ketchup I took him from Whataburger! He and Mo really miss that place. Ok, so his favorite gift was actually the black and white photos I found and had framed for him...old school pics of our grandmother and grandfather, and one of my dad and his brothers when they were little. Too cute.

Monique's dad sure can make a mean drink. Tasted kind of like a margarita, but he used rum....an entire bottle of rum per batch! Let's just say Mr. Pinon and I were in great spirits all day long because we were the only ones who liked his strong concoction. But even those yummy drinks couldn't save the movie THE RINGER. I love Johnny Knoxville and all, but it really wasn't that funny. Just so-so.

December 27: Can't recall what we did on Monday...but Tuesday we went over to Miami Beach...to my favorite little area called South Pointe Park. They have a long pier you can walk out on and just enjoy the beautiful water while watching ships pass into the Port of Miami. Unfortunately, the pier was closed, so we walked on the jetty. Apparently, that plane that was headed for the Bahamas that crashed just a week before crashed right in that area. Next we went to a few souvenir shops looking for a few items. Do you know that nobody in any one of those shops has any idea what a koozie is? Are Texans the only ones who use them? When I was in New York I ran into the same problem. Anyway, we then went to a cool restaurant called Big Pink which was super dee-lish. And they aren't kidding when they say they have large portions! My leftovers were a whole meal the next day. [Don't let the pictures on the web site fool you...it doesn't look that nice inside at all....a total dive, and I love it!]

December 28: Thought Christmas in Miami was going to be weird since it wouldn't be cold, but that turned out to be pretty cool...we went to a beach in Key Biscayne on this day. Borrowed Mr. Pinon's kayaks, tied them to the roof of our cars and were off! It was such a gorgeous day...and who doesn't love the sound of waves rolling in? Monique had packed us a great little picnic of sandwiches and snacks. Only thing missing was a cold Lone Star beer! Guess that was over looked since she is pregnant. :) We also later found out that it was actually warmer in Austin. So I didn't miss any cold weather at all. Ha! Later that night we had Mo's parent's over for dinner since it was my last night and I needed to talk to Mr. P about my genealogy project.

December 29: My last day. We went to South Beach to walk around and take photos with the pretty beach in the background. The water was cold, but that didn't stop a bunch of crazy Miami folks from playing in it. I would have loved to have had some shorts or a skirt on, but I didn't pack too well for this trip. So I was hot in my jeans. Next time I'll know better! Walked over to Espanola Way for a bite to eat and then it was time to head home to pack. Unfortunately, it wasn't a weekend, so the market wasn't open. Guess I'm gonna have to go back!

I've got to go to sleep now, but I'll be posting a link to all of my Miami photos later on, as if anyone really wants to see them!

Ciao.