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This is not work safe, but it is pretty funny. Who knew Wendy was such a hooker? I'm sure Dave Thomas is turning over in his grave.

"Texts From Last Night"

(912):

"Destiny's braces"

Now, I'm not too sure who Destiny or Destiny's braces are, but gurl do have some gleamin' ass teeth. I wanted so bad to respond to this obvious case of a "owweee shoot, I got da wrong number" text, but I did not. I'm sure her mother would have informed me that Destiny's teeth been had been messed up for a minute.

Go 'head Destiny. Go 'head gurl.

Back to Work 2.0: Weazle Edition

Somethings I have realized in the last two days of work:

- I am really not good at making bulletin boards. Last year, I inherited a room that already had them...and making them is not fun. You have to cut out each letter then laminate them. I have taken bulletin boards for granted my entire life.

- Waking up at 6:15 is for the birds.

- Getting done with work at 3:15 is pretty rad though

-This year I have off March 17th and 18th..."pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty good"- Larry David

- Last year was entirely too easy of a year to have as a "first year of teaching"...this year is going to make up for it.

-My new home, alias, The BungerDome, is gonna be ready for me to move in on September 15th and I can't wait. I am currently taking applications for tennants. Buzz Troughton has already put in a verbal offer. We shall see. Could be a really good time. Midtown is shaping up to become the Tybee Island from the begining of the millenium...the place to be.

- Road trips I am looking forward to this fall: The Felice Brothers in Atlanta on 11/6 and the Georgia game in Ric's town.

- I can't wait for next summer...only 186 work days to go.

Back to work

The song has nothing to do with the following. With one week of school under my belt, the fun police have officially taken away my summer. Yeah, I worked about 9 to 10 hrs M-F over the summer, but I would do that for free for 8 more weeks than sit through Applied Neuroscience and Womens Health Issues. One of my text books is entitled Beyond Kegels. Should be informative and fun, right?

Best Brunswick memory: Redneck Sundae; Allan's BBQ in Brunswick knows that every budding, on the go businessman needs their pork, cole slaw, and baked beans in one large styrofoam cup. Forget ice cream and cake. Give me pig, cabbage, and beans...and layer them for aesthetics.

Worst Brunswick memory: The radio and feet.

- Vic Mell/Walsh Tourney was awful. I feel certain that I don't fly out of that cart if Jack and I are having a better time. Let me play at Mary Calder and give me more beer.
- Really funny show.
- Avett Bros in Atl sounds nice.
- Lee = Glaus at the plate; The only difference is the area of the body that they each hurt.
- Remember these dates: 9/16 and 9/26
- Terry Reid's Superlungs was a good find on iTunes.
- Bunger, how's the crib?
- Anybody doing fantasy fb?

High Five BP

Congrats on all your hard work. Admit it, you learned a lot from Zack Morris and friends at Bayside High....

There Could Be a New Turtle in This Race

I said everything I wanted to say in the title.

Bill still wants things done his way.

Thanks to yahoo.com and some free time this morning, I can share with you what Bill Clinton wants to accomplish before he "kicks the bucket". Get excited. Okay, you don't have to look at that stuff or get excited 'cause it's nothing in comparison to what he's accomplished thus far:

- Married a wonderful woman
- Brain in the Oval Office
- Convincing the public that someone from Arkansas can do anything
- Being really good at the saxophone
- Building the first ever library in Arkansas

Escobar: He gone.

Frank Wren and Company weren't screwing around. The Braves have always brushed there issues with Yunel Escobar under the mat, but today they'd had enough. Yunel has been sent to Canada along with JoJo Reyes. The Braves get longtime solid SS in Alex Gonzalez and 2 minor league players.

I, like most Braves fans, have always been amazed by Escobar's talent. We've all been waiting for that "ah hah" moment. The time where everything kinda clicks, and he becomes a complete player. That moment will have to take place while wearing a Blue Jays uni. I'm not sure how I feel about this trade, except the happiness felt knowing JoJo Reyes won't pitch in a Braves uni anymore. It's obvious that YE has issues way beyond just hitting and fielding, and I certainly don't blame Atl for wanting to rid themselves of any headaches, but man, what if? But I guess that's all we were ever waiting though, the what ifs for Escobar.


First Half thoughts:

- Every time I hear Chip Caray speak I think, boy I miss Pete and Skip.
- Some guys just know how to hit the ball, and Matt Diaz and Prado are 2 of them.
- Is it me or does it seem like every time Derek Lowe take the mound, he seems like he's trying to fish around for something that's not there? I know he's not giving up a ton of runs, but he's getting a ton of run supprt in his wins.
- Talk of a new bat in LF and Gary Sheffield in the same sentence makes me cringe.


Second Half hopes:

- Hang in there, Chipper and Troy.
- Change your mind Billy Wagner.
- No more sliding from Jason Heyward.
- 4 man rotation: Hudson, Jurrjens, Hanson, Medlen.
- Nate McLouth will be just fine in the second half. If guys like him and Melky do ANYTHING, the Braves will in pretty good shape.
- More bobble head nights

The Freakin' Weekend

It's 1pm on Friday. I've got a full belly (thanks to Barberito's), 3 patients to go, and nothing but the weekend on my mind. We listen to a really awful radio station at work from time to time, and Friday afternoon happened to be my lucky day. Here are the songs that really stuck out during each hour of treatment:

Patient #1 is an enormous lady, and her "rotary cup is dang near torn to all get out." Sounds pretty bad lady. Not as bad as this jam:



Shut up, Travie. Right now, I just want you to stop it "soo fucking baaadddd."

Here comes patient #2, and she is turrible. Everything hurts. Everything will continue to hurt as long as Workers Comp is flippin the bill that is. Hey ohhh. Can the afternoon get any worse? Yes it can and did...



It's that damn radio again. Enter in complete misery. I hear some girl in the background say, "She performed this on The Today Show, and I thought it would be much better than it was." It had me fooled too. Somehow I fight through the pain and the desire to mash the radio in.

By 3 o'clock, I'm certain that I've blacked out to make it thus far. I have a chicken burrito sitting in my stomach that wants out, and someone asking me to take a look at a blister that's been bothering them on their foot. But wait, there's hope! Thanks, Miley!



She told me come off that ledge and put my hands up. It's gonna be a great weekend.

Nice Tribute

You may not know this now, but you all know this guy...



He's single and ready to mingle.

Top Weekend + a Monday!?

Boy, this blogging shit sure is tough when your parents are stuck in the Dark Ages. Apparently, there's no need for the Internet when your parents don't even know how to operate a computer. Enough of this bull! It was the freakin weekend, and we done had us some fun.

Friday - Rest up; I had a Manhattan in honor of Bunger, and I watched True Blood. Watching True Blood can be in honor of him too, I guess.

Saturday - There's a sand storm on Tybee. It was not pleasant, and neither were the prices at Marlin Monroe's. A case of beer later, and I somehow forget about that stuff. Some place called "Social" is now going to try to compete with Blimpie and Sting Ray's. Come on. "Social" has tacos... just tacos. But, they are pretty good. Best part -- giant Red Stripe beers for $2.

So, the new thing to do on Tybee is yell "don't tase me" to the cops. While strolling around, I heard that a handful of times. It sure beats Rincon and Richmond Hill people doing whatever you call it...being themselves. I guess the TPD taser thing is big news, but it was probably some kid just being a retard. Wait, he is legit? Lighten up everybody...just having some fun.

The fireworks were meh. Benny's was awesome. Dolphin Reef was literally a breath of fresh air. And I’m left thinking ‘what could have been’ if I would’ve made it in to Tybee Time. All I wanted was some booty sweat, a Hurricane, and a fist pound from that DJ everybody's talking about. TT wasn’t in the cards thanks to slurred speech and refusing a stamp on my hand. That’s about all I remembered when I woke up in the front seat of my car in Andrew’s drive way.

Sunday - Starts with a 6:30 am departure from Tybee. Half of a McDonald’s biscuit got in my mouth, and the other half was scattered around the front of my car. I think I may have fallen asleep at the wheel at least once, but my sunglasses were on, so don’t worry no one could tell my eyes were closed. I slept some more, and then I woke up for round 2 on Wilmington. Lots of beer and low country boil all day. Kayaking drunk isn’t the best idea, but then again that’s what they say about not wearing sunscreen too. The Rockwell fireworks display was similar to Tybee’s, and we still managed to spend less money. Night swimming is awesome, but don’t forget your life preserver. They're not just seat cushions after all!

Sunday - Absolutely nothing.

Not only was this weekend great, it was also pretty damn funny…

- Joey Chestnut ate real good on Sunday, and then talked some noise about that Chinese eater-son (who didn’t compete). Kobeyashi (the Chinese eater-son) then runs on stage and starts acting like a fool-son. He gets arrested.

- Damon Evans resigns. I find this humorous for a couple of reason: 1) Black men will give up everything for a white woman. 2) You can put now Evans in the same category as BG.

- It’s nice to see that Jamarcus Russell isn’t sweating the small stuff. Yeah, he was cut by the Raiders, but he’s rich bitch and still sippin’ on dat sizzurp.

Believe It or Not...

... this is all true.

- My friend is painting a portrait of me and it is looking incredible. You won't believe this thing when you see it.

- I went to a Phish show last Friday, and it was a whole lot of fun. I would recommend anyone (who appreciates good music and good musicians) to check out one of their concerts anytime you get a chance.

- I have picked up some new lingo, but I have been dropping some "activity" around the place. (Side note: no real activity as of yet.)

- There are video casinos and soon to be table-game casinos at just about an hour and a half intervals throughout the state. On my first-and-probably-not-last trip to The Hollywood Casino, I went up $220 in 25 minutes at the $15 dollar black jack machine, and said good night. The machines are kinda cool they have a video dealer and a booth around it like a real casino and she is hot and she deals em out.

-I played my annual game of golf while here and got two legitimate pars. I was very happy.

-I was going to say something about music, but I think I will save that for another post.

- The Bunger-que tradition lives on. My friend threw a party and named it Bunger-que...looking forward to the tail end party in the 912.

-I am running out of things to think of, and I am about to go watch the season premier of Rescue Me. A good day to you all.

Greetings

One week after leaving Savannah, I have found myself somewhat acclimated to this northern land. My arrangements are quite comfortable. The natives' dialect is different, yet discernible. The cuisine is phenomenal. So far, I have eaten two subs, one cheesesteak, four slices of cheese pizza, one slice of cheesesteak pizza and a slice of spaghetti pizza. I tried to add a picture of the spaghetti pizza but I don't really know how to work my buddy's Mac. The wedding I came up for was awesome. Tonight, my buddy I mentioned before on the blogosphere is having a concert. He usually plays acoustic, folky music, but for tonight's show, he has a full band of accomplished musicians behind him...so I am really excited for that. Tomorrow, I am heading to Camden, NJ by way of Philadelphia to go see Phish in concert. That will be interesting. When I was 14, I had tickets to go see them, but I couldn't go because I didn't have a ride. They ended up breaking up as a band soon there after. My little neo-hippie heart was broken; I thought I would never see them again and I had missed my only chance. Turns out 10 years later I have gotten the chance. I am not super excited for it, but it will be cool...at least, there will be a lot of funny people to look at. That is all for now.

Rotation Rotation Rotation

The Braves may get washed out tonight, but that is one of the few things that isn't going right for them. Up and down, the lineup has had timely hitting and everyone seems to take turns contributing. Heyward has proved he is legit, but he's still a rookie. He'll continue to have his fair share of ups and downs. Prado and Glaus carried the team for over month, and both deserve serious Allstar votes. Hinske won't get any credit, but he's had a lot of say in how the team has been mowing everybody else down.

Having too much pitching can never be a bad thing, right? Well, too much good pitching can't hurt, and the Braves have just that. Jair Jurrjens was never right at the beginning of the season (0-3, over 6 ERA). He's healthy now and plans to start next Tuesday. Kris Medlen has been great for the Braves in Jurrjens' absence, and I don't see him giving up his starting spot. Your first reaction will be to yank Kawakami out as quick as possible, and then hand that spot to Jurrjens. Certainly, Jurrjens is a better option. But if you can somehow look past the 0-9 record and his last start going only 2 inn. and serving up slow pitch softballs, Kawakami's starts have been pretty good. There is something to be said for fielding your position. The guy is terrible. Someone forgot to tell Kenshin to glove and throw the ball for the force out, not karate chop at it.

I know there's absolutely no room for him, but it sure would be nice to see LH Johnny Venters get a start or two. He was a starter all throughout the minors, but he's been unbelievable out of the pen. When Saito returns, a great thing will somehow get a bit better. Oh and Chris Resop -- you are who we thought you were. See ya!


Top 5 sports right now:

5. Lacrosse
4. Wakeboarding
3. Baseball
2. Tennis
1. USA soccer (The only kind of soccer there is.)

Week 1

Bon voyage, Bunger!

Waking up at 4:30 in the morning is for the birds. I only had to do it a couple of times this week, but it was a couple too many. Work is awesome. It beats sitting in a classroom for 8 hours, that's for sure. My first official patient is 78, and she has called me everything but Joey in 3 visits -- Jody, Jonah, Josh, and jerk. She's sweet. My instructor still hasn't shown up for work. The other employees assure me that she does exist, and that I will be receiving credit for the rotation. We'll see. As for driving, Lex and Terry in the morning and driving the explorer like it's a Ferrari all day get me from point A to B. Right now, I'm OK with the drive. I'm not sure how long I'm gonna make it, so SSI isn't out of the question. How's the Junior Staff, Shiv?

Hey Bunger and Shane, good call. The Avett Brothers were great. I have listened to them and never was sold. Well, as of a week ago, I'm sold. It's hard to believe that those 3 + Joe Kwon could ever put on a show like that. I'm not sure what category you can place the Avett Brothers in to. If it's bluegrass, fine. If it's "alternative folk" (Amazon.com's take), that sounds kinda weird, but OK. They aren't like many other bands, and I like that. Who knew they could make Springsteen tolerable for me...



Moving on...



Lakers win! Lakers win! Love that picture by the way. Queensbridge was definitely in the building on Thursday night. Not sure if I'm a Laker fan, but I'm a Kobe Bryant. He proved 2 things in the past 2 months worth of playoffs: 1. Shooting more than everyone else gives you the best chance at scoring; 2. He's the best basketball player in the world. As for Bostonians, suck it. Ok I'll be honest, it would not have matter who played the Celtics; I would have rooted for the West no matter what... well except Dirk and zee Mavs.

Jack - "Paul Pierce is "the Truth"?! Ron Artest handled the truth!!"

The US Open wraps up today on NBC. That means: Phil has checked out, Tiger took the night off last night to focus on golf, and Johnny Miller is an idiot. I'm pulling for Dustin Johnson.

On a personal note... this weekend I swung/swang/swinged(?) and missed. I was talking the big talk all this week. But after one beer Friday and Saturday nights, I was down for the count. I guess I need to start drinking at work to tune the body up for the weekend. It's settled -- Martini Mondays and Tequila Sunrise Tuesdays. I'm going to do better.

Hey, Koman Coulibaly - you're fucking out! Don't screw with America's sport.

Happy Father's Day!

HUGE Sports Day!!!

I'm so happy...I could take my pants off! Days like these don't come around often, and I think we need to stop hating and start embracing. It's been a few year since the last time this sporting event this has taken place, but once the squads take the field that same ol' familiar feeling returns. Yep, the Braves and Twins renew their rivalry tonight! They have met twice ('02 & '07) since that 1991 World Series.


Kirby Puckett must have grown a foot or so the week leading up to the series. For me, there were many reasons to dislike those Twins: guy named Kirby who was good a baseball, Minnesota and its proximity to Canada, and Kent Hrbek's bush league play in picking off Ron Gant. What do I remember most from that World Series? That was the first time I heard someone say "fuck". It was my father, and it was directed at Hrbek...many, many times.

The times they are a changing, well kinda. The Braves and Twins are back on top of their respective divisions, but the Twins don't come across as sleazy this go round. But thanks to Kirby, Jack Morris, and Hrbek, I still hate you Minnesota. Go fuck yourselves.

Other notable happenings on the BIG Friday:

WNBA Hoops - 1st place Atlanta Dream (7-2) v New York Liberty (3-4)

Bassmaster Elite Series - Day 3 of the Tennessee Triumph BASS Tourney BASScast Live!

NBA Agency - 19 Days and counting...

Inter-office memo

Greetings co-workers. I just wanted to bring your attention to the fact that I have added a new website to our (the original) bare necessities. It is an internet magazine, whatever that is, called Slate. I believe David Hale linked it a while back. I don't know how else I would have come across it. Actually, there is no telling how I came across it. When I get on the internet things are very much like a dream sequence. My sense of time is greatly skewed. There are funny things, scary things, pretty things, ugly things. I never know how I got to any of them, and the only way I can get out of it is to wake up/ "x" out. Anyway, I digress. Slate is a good website to check out because they have a broad area of interest. You can check out synopses of Friday Night Lights episodes, see what is new and interesting in the world of science, read book reviews, and check out some (left-wing) political commentary. So what do you say? Today, do something to make yourself a more rounded human being, besides for the Double Decker Double Down you had for lunch. Just ask this guy.

Summa Summa Summa Time

I just dealt with my first block class for the second to last time ever. Three of my kids aren't allowed in school tomorrow. Christmas came early. It is a good feeling. It is going to feel even better tomorrow. I am not sure how the last day of school, The Avett Brothers, The Rail happy hour and a Friday are all going to mesh together. Any one of those four would call for some serious celebrations. I've been drunk before. I am going to give being good a try. Not too good though...as my mother constantly reminds me, I am going to pace myself. We will see how that works out.

I am the type of guy that looks forward to things a lot. I like to go with the flow, but I really like having something to look forward to. Friday at 3:15 a bell is going to ring, a bell that I have heard many times before, but this time with new meaning. This bell will ring in freedom. It will ring in merriment. It will ring in adventure. It will ring in celebration of the fact that I have survived my first year as a teacher, something many people don't do...at a school many people don't want to do it at. It will ring in the Weazle I’ve always wanted to be: a Weazle who can take a bad situation and make it better. It will also ring in a Weazle with plenty of free time and disposable income. Dreams do come true…God Bless America.

Good Effort

After today, I will never eat an original Chick-fil-A sandwich again. I have never been a huge fan of anything on that menu, besides the milkshakes. The food isn't cheap, and it's kinda blah. However, their new spicy chicken sandwich has given me a reason to go to Chick-fil-A on a regular basis. Research has begun on opening a new Chick-fil-A. Prospective location: the corner of Victory and Skidaway -- we're gonna shut the city downnnnn!

Possible SNAFU: "I'm pretty sure you have to be Mormon or something to do that." - Chick-fil-A Insider, Matt O'Rand. Hopefully, he was just talking about opening up the restaurant.

Cheer up, Murray!