Pub Run Tonight!!

Start: Jack & Adam's bike shop: 1210 Barton Springs
~2 miles to Bar #1: Red's Scoot Inn: 1308 E. 4th Street
~1 mile to Bar #2: Lovejoy's: 604 Neches
~0.8 miles to Bar #3: The Cloak Room: 1300 Colorado
~0.8 miles to Bar #4: Lavaca Street Bar: 405 Lavaca
~1 mile to Bar #5: Barton Springs Saloon: 424 S. Lamar Blvd (across from the start)
End: Walk across the street to Jack & Adam's

How it all began

2 years ago tonight, some wanker talked me into creating a blog. Here is the original post.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Top 20 Reasons Why Brownie is the Coolest Hasher Ever

So there I was, trying to come up with a real first topic to chat about. This one was so graciously suggested to me. Let's see how many I can actually come up with....

20. Brownie was the first to introduce me to the world of blogs.
Wait! Or was it Day Old Fish? Let's call that a tie.
19. Brownie travels to many cities to visit other hashes.
18. Brownie can whip up some kick-ass pierogies.
17. ??? Umm, a little help here.
16. Maybe this should be Top 20 Reasons Why Brownie is a Wanker!
15. Brownie was beaten by a 15 year old girl in a duathlon. He let her live afterwards.
14. @ss Gagger posts nekkid pictures of Brownie. Bloggers are blinded forever and no longer able to post on respective blogs.
13. Day Old Fish Publications proves it: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2473/1368/1600/Brownie.1.jpg
12. Brownie owns a BMX bike-forgot to mention he bought it from a kid for $50!
11. Brownie is a competitive bastard
10. Austin H3 officially voted him as Hash Wanker
9. Brownie Sanchez
8. Pitt sucks. They will never win another National Championship while Brownie is alive.
7. Brownie drinks Brass Monkeys (well, that's not bad)
6. Brownie can't figure out how to post pictures on his blog
5.
4.
posted by @ss gagger at 11:23 PM

Go Pack!

Should be a good game tonight. My old childhood team, The Cowboys, are playing the delicious Brett Favre tonight. I'll be rooting for BRETT!!!!!!

Crash and Burn?

Don't know how I'm still up. Only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep last night...and I'm an 8 hour girl. But hey, I was on the champion flippy cup team! It didn't help that I got up at 5am Monday morning to drive home from SA. Too much fun at the SA hash on Sunday made me have to crash there. I blame the Wild Turkey shots out of the turkey baster that they had in circle!

And actually, the past week has been jam packed. Pictures will come later once I get my computer back. I'm off to dreamland now...

WHOOP!!!

Turkey Week

I snuck out of the office earlier this morning to hit RunTex Riverside...I'm now officially signed up for the Turkey Trot. Doing the untimed version though since I'm so slooooooooooow. Who else is running it??

Tonight, everyone in Austin should go see my co-worker's band! They are playing at Stubb's on the indoor stage. Cover charge is $8 and there are 2 opening bands. They should hit the stage around midnight? I just hope I can still drive there after the stiff drinks they serve at the Barfly!

Damn, the Turkey Trot is gonna be rough.....

p.s. Just got an email from our CEO....our offices are closing at noon. Whoop!!!

To bike or to run....

Well, I was sort of challenged into riding my bike this week. It really needs to be dusted off and given some love, instead of leaning against a shelf in my garage with my camping gear piled on top of it. I actually planned on riding it around my neighborhood tonight (and I don't mean just inside my condos...I mean around the neighborhoods surrounding my condos).

Then I got 2 calls...from my dad and my step-mom....about the Turkey Trot. I thought they said they weren't doing it this year, so I never signed up. It's a family tradition that we run this every year...no matter what city we are in. One time we did the Dallas Turkey Trot, all others were in Austin. BUT, I haven't done a lick of exercise in ages until this past Sunday's 5.1 mile hash. I was huffing and puffing up the hills.

Soooo, I'm back on for the Turkey Trot this Thursday morning. I had just figured my lazy, out of shape arse would just go sit at the end and cheer on my friends while drinking a mimosa....or Brass Monkey...or whatever. Now my slow arse will be running it...err, jog/walking it.

Please don't drink all the alcohol before I cross the damn finish line! I swear, it's gonna take me about 75 minutes to do 5 miles. I am soooooooo slow. I know 5 miles is nothing to most of you, but that's a lot for me!

Looks like I need to hit the pavement after work. I'll have to wipe off the dust another day.

Found a couple of pics I had up at work from previous Turkey Trots....

Hashers at the 2005 run.

Family at the 2006 run.

Weekend Recap

Had a good weekend. Well, Friday started off yucky. My eyes were killing me all day Friday. I wish I knew what I was allergic to. Was mold or ragweed high or something? Those things seem to bother me lately. By the end of the day, I was ready to go home and do nothing...and it was Friday! Skipped out of work early and barely made it over to my mom's house. Felt like a drunk driver because I was so spacey and could barely see. Ate an early dinner and played with the dogs and started to feel better. Eyes no longer red and watery.

Got a call from Elvis, so I headed over to his house. Haven't hung out with Stef (Hippie Swallow) in ages and she moves to Colorado soon. :( When I got there, Elvis, Kristin and Stef were watching the Usual Suspects...love that move, BTW. K-Dub cooked dinner...a mixture of spaghetti and pizza. I think her family actually calls it spaghetti pizza...DEE-LISH! Yes, I ate dinner twice...but they were served 3 1/2 hours apart!

Woke up on Elvis' couch and bolted home to get ready for a day of shopping with my mom. She had some awesome coupons (spend $100 and get $50 off), plus some other ones. I think we (and when I say we, I mean, my mom) saved a couple hundred dollars! I scored some new work clothes as well as some regular stuff. Thanks Mama! After shopping we got a bite to eat and then it was time to rush home to shower and get ready for the evening's festivities.

Brownie and I met up with Lulu, Slut Slinger and Lesley at Lovejoy's.



Note that my co-worker's band The Story Of plays this Wednesday!!!Had some pre-concert drinks and then we were off to see Nickel Creek at Stubb's. Wow. I hadn't seen that place so packed EVER! We couldn't really see much way in the back and wanted to squeeze closer. I noticed a large guy coming back with beers just ahead of us. Told Wanker to follow me and we used the big guy to get through the crowd. Only problem was, when he stopped, we were right on top of people. Eventually, a small space opened up and we had pretty decent "seats." (It's a standing room only outdoor area, in case you aren't familiar with the awesomeness that is Stubb's.)

The funny thing is that Brownie never got what I was trying to do. I said, "Slut and Lesley called and said they are in the middle over there." Then he'd say, "They aren't at this concert. They went to see Blue October." Well, no shit! I was trying to make it seem like we weren't just trying to squeeze in and piss folks off....we were meeting folks who saved us a spot. We must have had that conversation 4-5 times before I gave up on him understanding. I guess everyone can't be smart like me. :)

Oh yeah...the door nazi wouldn't let me in with my camera when we first arrived...as if it's some kick-ass professional one. Whatever. So I had to walk back to my car to drop it off. So these are the only pics I got at the concert...with my iPhone. I wasn't too still, so they are blurry...but you get the picture.


After the show we headed to Penile Probe's going away party at Tuck It & DBD's house. Discovered that PP had gotten married to Huh? Exactly. He married that chick that we named, Huh? You know...the girl who kept saying WHERE'S PP?!?! the morning after Hill Country's 200 Hash weekend....at the crack of dawn...waking everyone up.



Sunday morning I woke up way too early. Went to go get my favorite kolaches and then took a nap on the couch. Hit the Austin hash. More on that later. It's freezing inside the Pluck and I'm ready to go home!

Have you ever been craving a certain type of food from a certain restaurant...planned on going straight from work so you could upload pics from the previous day's hash (after a quick stop at your house to throw on jeans and grab the camera you forgot earlier that morning)...only to pull up to an empty parking lot? CLOSED ON MONDAYS! Dammit. When am I gonna remember that?!?!?

Oh Spicy Cashew Chicken....I'll eat you another day!

On a side note, I went to my other favorite wi-fi place...Plucker's. Did something new with my chicken cheesesteak...had the chicken tossed in their medium buffalo sauce. DEE-LISH!

Brilliant!

After the BFC boys won their last game of the year yesterday, we headed up to the Pluck. Ok....so if you are never able to finish a regular basket of chicken tenders (comes with 5), you'd think you would NOT order the all-you-can-eat tender special, right? WRONG! It was only $2 more, so how could I not order it?

How did I think I could eat 8, then order more tenders (to take home) when I can't even finish 5 of them?! Man, I am sooooooo smart after drinking beer. I only managed to eat 3 of them (and my fries). I am brilliant.

Guess I have breakfast for tomorrow because I don't want that again tonight!

Gagger can bake!

I signed up to make a dessert for our Thanksgiving Luncheon at work. There was a contest and I got 2nd overall for my cheesecake brownies. Yum yum! My prize is below. Too bad I didn't win the $100 Visa card in the door prize. That would've rocked!!!

Hash Erection Results

Wasn't a large turnout at Double Dave's like in past years, but it was still fun. Below is a list of the newly elected Junta. Thanks to those who came out to support me. Woot woot!

Grand Bitch: High Beams
Hash Cash: The Body
On Sec: She Mussel Bitch
Off Sec: Wh-Oreo
Off Off Sec: Just Kim
Religious Advisor: Wanksgiving
Beer Meister: Father Syphilis
Beer Meister's Dog: TAF
Joint Masters: Strap-on Elvis; Bubbles The Sad Beer Clown
Hare Raiser: Father Syphilis
Hash Webmaster: Father Syphilis
Hash Mattress (North): Death By Dildo
Hash Mattress (South): Keeper Of The Beams
Hash Haberdasher: Wicked Itch Of The Yeast
Hash Hotline: @ss Gagger
Hash Wanker: Unzip Me
Hash Bimbo: Who Lies Beneath

Hash Erections...tonight!

Hey Austin Hashers!

Go to the Double Dave's by that burnt orange school, tonight at 7pm. Located at 3000 Duval Street, behind the Posse East. Show up early to scarf up the buffet. AH3 will provide a few pitchers of beer (Beermeister' s choice of flavors) to aid in the erection process. Or, if the buffet doesn't turn you on, the Crown and Wanker is just around the corner.

Voting is limited to AH3 hashers, active or inactive, who are present at Double Dave's for the erection. A ballot will be provided. Nominations may be made at Double Dave's prior to voting; the nominee must be present and willing to stand for the office.

Junta positions and duties are described here.

P.S. Vote for me to continue as the Hash Hotline!

Blue Thunder and Beer...Great combo!

I finally got those beers I needed last night. After the annoying day I had at work I really wanted to just chill with a cold one. Met up with the Blue Thunder group after work. Panther needed some help lugging water around since his truck is in the shop. I mean, I'm a Lightning Bolt and haven't made it to one of their post workout happy hours yet! Due to insane traffic on IH-35, I got there late. Another guy loaded up the jug I was gonna use, so I tagged along with Wiley at his water stop.

After their workout, we had a couple of beers in the parking lot (thanks Tim & Carri!), then mosied over to Aussie's for more delicious beverages. I always have a great time hanging out with the duathlete folks. Such a fun group. Now, if only I could get some of them to hash. Carri said she wants to, so we will see!

Beer me. Now. Please.

Tex-Mex...The list is out!

The Tex-Mex folks finally posted the Who's Coming list! I'm number 6, bee-otches!!!

I'm a screamer.

(Hi, C. That's for you!)

Who's your Prez?

Select Your 2008 Candidate!

Not sure who you want to be the next President? Wonder who you agree with on issues?
Click here to find the candidate that best aligns with your views.

Baby Shower...Party!

Went to Nat & Marisa's baby shower last night at the Keever's house. What an awesome time! Tons of friends, tons of snacks that I love and tons of beer. Oh yeah, and Alison made a delicious carrot cake. It was like a party from the old days at the Keever's...just add in a bunch of presents. What more could you ask for? Good times! Is it weird to be tired and have red eyes from a baby shower? YES!!!

The Hostesses (& Host) with the happy couple.

What??

Melissa Kicks Ass!!!

Melissa finished her first 100 miler looking strong!!! 32 hours and 18 minutes. Way to go!
More stories later...

DNS

Hi folks!!! Sorry for the lack of updates, but this is the first area at the Hill Country State Natural Area where I've had a signal on my phone. Unfortunately, Brownie was unable to even start this race. So no "DNF," but a "DNS." (did not start). His ankle is swollen and he has been icing it and has it taped up. He is bummed about not running, but still is in good spirits. We all still got up at 4am and JT helped check in runners. Then we have been going to aid stations. I know it has to suck because he has really been looking forward to this race, but he is looking ahead to Sunmart. Says he should be ok in two weeks. This shot was taken at the Equestrian aid station.

On another note...Melissa came in after her first 25 miles looking good. In no way did it look like she had just run a little more than a marathon! By the way, she has a killer body. Don't think she has one ounce of fat on her!

Once we go into town for lunch, Brownie can give his thoughts. Bye for now.

P.S. Melissa came in at mile 35 and still looked good! I can't remember what time she came in. Maybe 1:30pn? But it is getting hot out here. Hope that doesn't take a toll on folks.
It is now 2:25 pm. On on to pizza in Bandera.

Pre-Cactus Rose road trip

Ok gang. It's about that time. I will be departing shortly for San Antonio so I can pick up Dani. Then we go to the grocery store and to The Afterburner (dive bar) to wait for Brownie to get out of AF class. Then it's off to Bandera!

Per Brownie's request, Dani and I will be updating my blog via my iPhone to give updates on the Cactus Rose 100 Mile Trail Run that Wanker Boy is running in.

This is what the web site says:

A nasty rugged trail run: No Whiners, Wimps, or Wusses
We give Bonus Points for Blood, Cuts, Scrapes, & Puke

Melissa is also competing, so we will keep you posted on her as well. I believe it's her very first 100 miler! She helped pace Brownie on his first one earlier this year. You can read Dani's write up about that experience here. She did a really good job recapping, so go check it out. Seriously.

I was going to post Brownie's recap of Leadville, but I can't get his links to work. Go to his August archives if that interests you. Aug 21 and 24 have his 2 race reports (0-50 miles and then 50-100).

See you down the road!

I can't wait for this weekend. Put the 3 of us together and we have a blast, just being big dorks! This was in the photo booth at Mugshots last month.

I Scored!

The day after Halloween is always a great one. At lunch today, I bought 3 new wigs, 3 pairs of thigh high hose and a bunch of candy....all 50% off! Yee-haw! (Yes, I know I'm a big dork.)

Now, if only I knew what the theme for Tex-Mex was going to be....

My Little Sugar Plum

Like Auntie like niece....
She found the candy bowl quickly. If only the damn wrapper would cooperate!