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The Return of Me and Alloicious

Highlights from the wilds of Central Colorado (as well as the barren stretch of western Kansas's I-70):

• The omnipresence of Buffalo Bill (including stumbling upon his gargantuan statue on the outskirts of Oakley and discovering that he brought Bass Pale Ale into the West)
  
• Andy's answers in travel Outburst- in particular "Superduck!" and "Booklick!"
  
• Getting to examine Coors Field for free
  
• Wondering if the rest of our party would ever find the cabin (without the convenience of a cell phone signal)
  
• Horseshoes
  
• Finding 'hidden' disc golf courses: "No, that's the bridge!" "Wait, go left here!"
  
• Sleeping in the same room as the Sasquatch
  
• The Whitewater raft guide who looked like Rivers Cuomo (who's favorite band was Weezer)
  
• Watching hummingbirds dive-bomb your head on the way to drinking out of your hand
  
• Enjoying the 'free' hot tub at the ranch facilities down the road
  
• Not being able to count the stars
  
• Watching deer wander up next to our campfire to eat from the bucket of cracked corn. Then watching one bastardly deer keep all the food to himself by bucking at any of the others that came near
  
• Tediously climbing 80% of Mt. Princeton only to find that 60 degree snow drifts aren't that easy to cross in sneakers
  
• "This is my BIEEEERY, this is my song..."
  

Highlight upon returning to my apartment:

• Spotting Alloicious for the first time in many months as he attempted to kill another of his as-yet undetermined species
  

posted by Jason | 11:55 AM
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Rocky Mountain High

Well, I'll be gone for the next week in the thin air and wooded wilds of central Colorado. I'm heading to my Uncle's cabin in Alpine with seven of my good friends. (Actually Andy and I are heading up tomorrow and meeting Scott in Denver, who's there on business. Everyone else (Derek, Chad Metcalf, Pirotte, Reid, and John Eddy) is showing up on Wednesday.) Some of these friends are married or are getting married, so I suppose this should be that 'last hoorah' sort of thing. But somehow I doubt it will be. Regardless, I'm really looking forward to some whitewater rafting, some mountain climbing, and some complete lack of civilization. I'll see you all next Monday!

P.S.
Everyone should attend The Pomonas CD release party next Saturday, June 18th at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence. It's sure to be a fun night...and for only $2!

posted by Jason | 10:56 PM
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Finding the Formula

Had enough of Law and Order: Traffic Violations? Not willing to spend your Thursday nights awaiting new Joey episodes? Well apparently some British researchers have followed suit. A team of scientists headed by neurobiologist/stand-up comic Dr. Helen Pilcher ("Have you heard the one about the lipid and the synapse?") have discovered a mathematical equation that they believe pinpoints television success (at least in Britain): [((R x D + V) x F) + S]/A. As if we didn't already know that. But for those of you that don't, the variables are as follows:

• R= recognizability of the main character
  
• D= delusions of grandeur
  
• V= verbal wit of the script
  
• F= amount someone falls over or suffers a physical injury
  
• S= difference in social status between the highest- and lowest-ranking characters
  
• A= success of any scheme or stratagem in the show
  

With each variable having a max score of ten. Not surprisingly, The Office scored the second highest overall. Also not surpising was that the show According to Bex (scored as one of the worst five shows ever) is being adapted by CBS this Fall starring Jenna Elfman.

posted by Jason | 12:37 PM
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One for the Desert!



I finally attended my first Sons of the Desert meeting last night with Phil. For those of you who may think I joined the Foreign Legion, let me explain. The Sons of the Desert is the official international Laurel & Hardy appreciation society. The society is named after the lodge that Stan and Ollie belong to in the 1933 film of the same name. Different 'tents' are located throughout the world, each one being named after a particular film of Laurel & Hardy (Kansas City is the Hog Wild tent). The first tent had it's inaugural meeting in New York in 1965 and today there are over 220 tents worldwide. There is even an official constitution which details quite humorously the order and doctrine of the society (their motto, emblazoned in Latin on the escutcheon, means "Two Minds without a Single Thought"). I was a bit dissapointed that the meeting last night didn't abide by Artcile VIII of the constitution. But then again, it wasn't too surprising since the meeting took place in a library and the average age of the other four attendees was probably around 60. Regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to the next meeting in August. (I was also thoroughly jealous of one of the members who sported a Sons of the Desert hat!)

posted by Jason | 11:07 AM
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SWEEP! SWEEP! SWEEP!

Oh, how wonderful to be a Royals fan right now! Beating the vaunted $200+ million Yankees three nights in a row and watching them head out of town with their tails between their legs. I was only 10 yrs old the last time we swept them in Kansas City! Ahh, I love my Boys in Blue. Let's hope Buddy Bell (the new manager) can keep things going in such a positive direction. He wasn't my first choice (Art Howe had a little better experience win-wise), but I don't have anything against Bell, so I'll wait to see how I feel about him. Regardless, they made the middle of this week a lot more enjoyable than it would've been.

In addition, my apologies for not updating sooner. There really isn't an excuse, so I won't make one. The last three weeks have been filled with frivolity though. I got to see Laura graduate from Schteeephens College a few weeks back and in the process got to know a few of her friends (Lauren, Meagan, and Lisa) a bit better. Peter Boyle! I'll let you peruse their blogs for a more thorough dissection of that weekend.

The following weekend (May somethingorother), I headed down St Louis with Phil and Mike (not Treegarden) and hung out with my brotha since Kristin was in Austria with her sisters (yodelling practice). The highlight being a trip to the Anheuser Busch gigantor brewing city. The two questions I had after the tour were:

1) Why aren't we allowed to take pictures of their giant beer tanks? Is it really that big of a secret as to how Budweiser makes beer?

2) How is the free tour not filled with vagrants?

Anyways, twas another fun weekend except for the part where I gashed my toe open on a jagged piece of curb. I blame this occurrence entirely on bad psychic vibes from Laura's feet. It's healed now, though, and hopefully so has my blogging neglect.

posted by Jason | 6:41 PM
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