T.G.I.F.

For some reason it seems like this week has lasted FOR-EV-ER...but, it's over now. Also, lots of fun stuff going on this weekend. Here are some cool things about today and this weekend...

* First off a big congrats to Ben and Megan, they both passed the bar! Woo-hoo!

* Taylor's conference comes to an end tomorrow and she'll make her way back to Charleston. I know she's not stoked about the long drive and I know she's enjoyed the conference...but I haven't had a chance to talk to her very much the past few days and it sucks. Luckily, tomorrow night she'll finally have some free time.

* The annual U'Sellis family golf scramble is tomorrow. We're defending champs and we're looking to repeat! Luckily, I've played golf exactly 0 times since last year's scramble...so that means I haven't wasted any of my good shots.

* Tomorrow night I'll get so see some long lost college friends...so that's exciting!

* Sunday we're going to scope out some possible venues for the wedding. We looked at a couple this week and let me tell you...it makes it all seem a lot more real when you look at these places. It's pretty cool.

* Anyone see Matt Holiday take one off the man parts last night and blow the game for the Cardinals? In the words of Scott Van Pelt, "That's an error that hurts in more ways than one."

* Also, I still believe that Kragthorpe is gonna resign after tomorrow nights game. Please!

* Picked up a few cds from the Ear X-Tacy used bin the other day (I know, I know). I got Hollywood Town Hall by the Jayhawks and Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds. They're both very good albums, but I don't know if they're so good that I'm gonna rush out and get the album artwork tattooed on my arm...you never know though.
(That's an inside joke because my buddy TJ actually has this tattooed on his arm)


That's all I've got for today. Have a great weekend everybody.

Song of the Day: The Byrds - You're Still On My Mind
Beer of the Day: BBC - Bourbon Barrel Stout

The Night The Pink Couch Was Violated...

Today I thought I'd share a story with you guys. This is a story from Junior year of college and I don't like to tell it because it upsets me. However, it's kinda funny/gross...so I thought I would share.

Note: I don't remember exactly how this all went down...but this is close...my mind has never been the same. Will can correct any part that's wrong. Also, I'm using fake names for the others involved.

So it was a warm Fall night and Will and I and some friends were hanging out in our room after a night of partying. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door...it was this girl who had a crush on Will...we'll call her, Karen. So, Karen came in, clearly intoxicated, and started flirting it up with Will. Will and I then spent the next 20 minutes or so trying to get her to leave. She stayed and chatted some more and then her phone rang. She answered it and started talking to her friend, we'll call her Peggy. Soon, Karen invited Peggy over to our room as well. Will and I were pretty mad, but Karen was too drunk to notice.

Will, Karen and myself talked for a little longer...most (all?) of our friends left and went home...and Will and I continued to make it clear that we wanted her to leave, but she stayed. Soon there was another knock on the door. Peggy had arrived, she was wearing a gray dress that was only about as thick as an old t-shirt. She proceeds to plop down on our famous pink couch next to Karen and talk about how sweaty she was. The two girls continued to talk as if Will and I weren't even there and Peggy just kept going on and on about how she was at a party dancing and now she was so sweaty because of it and how the walk over to our room just made her sweat even more...

It was a disturbing conversation.

Luckily, the two weirdo girls soon got tired and realized that they should probably leave. So, they stood up and walked out the door. Will closed the door behind them and I was over at my desk messing around on my computer. Will and I began to talk about how crazy those two girls were and as we both turned toward the center of the room, where the couch was, we were immediately speechless.

We couldn't believe our eyes!

Surely, not! There's no way....she was only here for like 10 minutes....stuff like this just can't happen...

Peggy wasn't lying about how sweaty she was and I wasn't lying when I told you her dress was as thin as an old t-shirt....and that's how we ended up with an ass-sweat stain on our couch!

You always hear about stuff like this, you know the whole "Poppy peed on my couch" thing. However, when it happens to you...it's so sad. I can remember that Will and I didn't really get upset but we certainly weren't laughing. We just kinda looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

I mean who does that? How can you not be aware of your swap-ass situation? How rude! How inconsiderate! That's THE PINK COUCH!!!

Soon, we regrouped and began to laugh about how ridiculous it all was. Will took that picture, I flipped the cushion over, and we called it a night.

To this day I can't tell that story without just shaking my head. It's a funny story, no doubt. However, it's a lot funnier when it's not your couch.

Gross.

Song of the Day: The Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere
Beer of the Day: Dogfish Head - Punkin Ale

10 Things I Like and Dislike These Days...

Haven't done this in a while...

*LIKE: The Weather. So far this October has been wonderful. Highs in the 60's and lower 70's and lows in the upper 40's. If it stays like this for the remainder of fall...I'd be a happy camper.

* DISLIKE: Steve Kragthorpe. There are 120 division 1 college football teams. The Sagarin Rankings rank all teams based on stats, performance, etc. Guess what the Cards are ranked right now? 121st! Yup, I didn't know if it was possible...but it is. I know computer rankings are often bullspit, but 121st! You got to be kidding me!

* LIKE: The Eggroll Machine. My favorite local Chinese restaurant burnt down last winter...but it has now opened back up! Not only is it still delicious (had it for lunch) but it's new location is just at the end of my street! It's the best!

* LIKE: Postseason Baseball. Yeah, after I got excited about the Braves being 2 out with 6 to go...they went 0-6 the rest of the way...but still, it's baseball in October and I love it. The Twins-Tigers game last night was unreal and three of the four opening series start today.

* DISLIKE: CDs. I've been trying to save my money for a lot of reasons (wedding, grad school) and it's going alright. However, I keep a running list of cds that I'd like to buy and usually there are about 2 or 3 on there....but after I added to it today it stands at 10! Luckily I don't live close to a record store so me getting cds would be really hard...ugh!

* LIKE: TV. The Middle and Modern Family tonight! Tomorrow, Jim and Pam get married on the Office. Next Thursday, 30 Rock is back! Plus Sundays which include Bored to Death and Mad Men. There are a lot of good shows on these days.

* DISLIKE: TIM TEBOW. He's a football player...he got hit and received a concussion...stop telling me about him and his recovery every single hour, ESPN. He's one lost dog commercial away from achieving Tyler Hansbrough hate status.

* LIKE: CHAD OCHOCINCO. We should all root for him to score a TD on Sunday. Not only is he a CrapBag, but also he said that if he scores he's going to run around like Ricky Bobby after he "catches on fire" in Talladega Nights. He told the NFL that the fine money is already in the mail. Please let this happen!

* DISLIKE: BBC. 1/6 barrel kegs used to cost me $35. Last time it cost me $40. This time it cost $45! This is not a good pattern....not at all.

* LIKE: The New Blog Look. I decided to get a new picture for the title and change the color scheme a tad. I didn't like it at first, but now I think it's pretty stellar. It's very Fall-ish! You guys like?


That's all for me today, enjoy your Wednesdays.

Song of the Day: Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants
Beer of the Day: Guinness

Tuesday Tidbits...

Let's get it...

* Right off the bat I want to inform you guys that I don't have many tidbits today. I thought of about 15 tidbits over the weekend...but I didn't write any of them down...so now I have like 3. Oh well.

* The CrapBags fell again this week and now sit in last place. There needs to be a shakeup really soon. I look like a fool...


* Taylor is off to East Lansing, Michigan this weekend to present a paper at a grad school conference. I'm not sure how stoked she is about the long car ride, but it's a pretty cool thing to do. Way to go fiance.

* Here's a hilarious picture of Earl Clark getting his first taste of "rookie hazing" in the NBA.
There's always money in the banana stand.

* So because he continues to take the UofL football program to new lows every single day and because he appears to be a moron...I've started blaming everything on Steve Kragthorpe:

I get stuck at a red light? "Thanks a lot Kragthorpe"
I burn my mouth on some coffee..."Thanks Steve"
I have to stand up..."I hate you Kragthorpe"
I have to wear pants to work "Go to hell Krags"

It may be harsh, but it's not my fault he sucks. You should try it out sometime...also, I saw this today. People are catching on.

* Big week for Ben and Megs as they find out there bar results on Friday. Ahhh! Good luck you two.

* I ordered a new keg for the kegerator today.

* I need a haircut.

* Cumberland Brues-day tonight!

* I told you I didn't have much today.

Have a good one.

Song of the Day: Cabin - I Was Here
Beer of the Day: Founders - Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale

Picture Book...

Hello blog nation, how's it going? Well, I hope. I back from a busy but fab weekend in the Smokies. There was eating, there was drinking, there was music and there was a wedding. All in all, it was a really good time.

I took my camera with me in hopes of getting some good shots, but turns out...I'm not so hot with the camera. I always bring my camera when I do fun things and then I forget to take pictures or I forget to show them to people. So, today...I'm cleaning out my camera...and you guys get to see my memories from a bunch of various events and such. Sound good? Here we go...

Here are some pictures from my apartment, I was going to do a "Cribs" post one day...but I never got around to it.


Here is a picture from Dude's bachelor party weekend in Indy...

Last Thursday Lautaro and I got to see Yim Yames at the Rudyard Kipling. It was a fantastic show, (None of my pictures turned out...but I stole this one from "Kory"...I just wanted to tell you guys about it.)

And here are some pictures from Dude and Melissa's wedding...

Also, here are the videos of Ben and I playing guitar for the wedding...

Swept Away:

Here Comes The Sun



Good times all around!

Song of the Day: The Avett Brothers - Slight Figure of Speech
Beer of the Day: BBC - Dark Star Porter

Dude and Melissa's wedding...

Hey gang, just stopping by to say that I'm off to TN for Dude and Melissa's wedding in a very short while. I hope your weekends are grand, mine will be filled with guitar playing, mullet spotting, bear fighting and celebrating! I'll have a full recap on Monday.

Take care folks!

Song of the Day: The Avett Brothers - Swept Away
Beer of the Day: Heavy Seas - Peg Leg Imperial Stout

Top 5: Best things about October...

October is here which means it's officially Fall. Here are 5 reasons to be excited:

5.) Candy Corn
It's delicious and it looks cool. There's a dish of it at our office and I eat at least 20 pieces a day.


4.) Clothing
Jeans, Sweatshirts, Flannel, Vests...it's all comfy and it's all wonderful


3.) The Smells
Campfire, leaves, pumpkins, cinnamon...you can get it all if you go buy yourself a "Harvest" Yankee Candle. You won't be sorry.


2.) Chili
I eat chili year round and so should you. However, it taste best in October...it just does.

1.) The scenery
Over the next few weeks all those green trees will start turning gold, yellow, red, orange and brown. Then the leaves will fall and it will all look gorgeous.


Feel free to comment and add your favorite things about October!


Also, thoughts and prayers go out to my good buddy Tom and his family today, sadly his grandfather past away. We're thinking about ya, Tom.

Song of the Day: Avett Brothers - And It Spread
Beer of the Day: Founders - Porter