Crasymaker

There are a ton of December birthdays in our group of friends. To celebrate them all, Sarah and Laura rented out a roller rink in Sprindgale and we had the place all to ourselves. Somehow it turned into not only a skating party but also a costume party. Some of the costumes were hot (the girls) and some of them were gross as hell (the guys).

I’m not sure exactly what the staff of teenagers thought of us because they didn’t laugh but they didn’t exactly seem freaked out either. What does that say about the regulars at Roller City?

Wanna see some photos? Cool. Here they are. Enjoy.

I have three words for you concerning the game Guitar Hero: Get it now.

A couple of weeks ago at a Christmas party with some friends, somebody broke out two plastic guitars and a Playstation 2. What followed was easily one of the most fun nights of 2006. Here are some photos but they do no justice at all.

You get to rock out to some of the sweetest tunes ever such as War Pigs, Sweet Child O’ Mine and Shout at the Devil. You don’t have to know a thing about guitar but you do gotta know how to rock (who doesn’t?). If you haven’t played, then you haven’t lived. Truth.

On one hand, I gotta be happy that my fantasy football team got 2nd place because a) I won $150, b) it was my first time to ever play and c) 2nd out of 10 ain’t bad. But on the other hand, I can’t help but be a little ticked since I was in first place the ENTIRE SEASON until the last game. In other words, I kicked everybody’s ass for 15 straight weeks until the final championship game in which I lost to the 2nd place team. The first place prize was $300, by the way. Oh well.

When some dudes at work first asked me to join their league a few months ago, I was super hesitant since I’d never even watched an entire NFL football game. After the very first week, though, I was hooked. I can’t wait for that crap to start back up next season.

Have any of you ever played?

It’s that time of year again when I get a little cash and go out to buy something sweet as a reward for working real (too) hard for 12 months straight. This year, however, my lady is helping with the cost since this was a big purchase and is really for both of us (unlike last year’s).

So what did we go and buy? A new TV! A 42″ Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV to be exact. Not bad. I had the HD channels turned on today and they look saweet. Too bad there aren’t more HD channels out there.

Any of you guys got HDTVs yet? What service do you use? You love it?

Hey, if you live near Fayetteville and are wondering what to do this evening, come out to the Dickson Theater and watch us play a show at 9pm.

It’s supposed to be cold as hell tonight but don’t let that stop you from hearing 4 new songs. That’s right, four. New songs.

We’re playing with Ian Moore and it’s gonna be $8, I think. Ian is playing first which means we’re the last band.

I know most of you probably rocked out to Dr. Dog last night at George’s so if you’re too tired then that’s cool…be a wuss.

See you there?

If you know me, you know how ticked I get when the weatherman is wrong (always). Especially when the prediction is for snow.

Growing up in Fayetteville will really spoil the whole snow thing for you (at least it did for me) because the weathermen around here are always predicting these huge amounts of snow that never accumulate to much of anything.

Every year it’s the same old thing. Some “crazy winter storm” is always coming our way and everyone freaks out and gets all pumped just to wake up to about a half inch of dust on the streets. This year is getting off to the same old start. Click on the picture above to marvel at the sight of what “6-10 inches of snow” looks like at my house.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I am thankful for even the smallest amount of snow. I love snow. Alot. I just wish they’d say, “Look ya’ll, we’re not gonna get much, but we will at least be able to wake up to a very pretty, half-inch coat of snow on our town.”

Yes, I am almost 30 years old and still complaining about snow like a 2nd grader. Pathetic, really.

Sarah and I finally set a date for our wedding. Sweet, huh? She found a really cool place here in town next to the University of Arkansas.

It’s the Clinton House Museum and we think it’s gonna be perfect. By day, it houses all sorts of Bill & Hillary memorabilia but all that will be tucked away for the wedding. Not that we don’t like the Clintons or anything but a Clinton-themed wedding would be kinda weird, don’t ya think?

Why is it a museum? Well, it was the first home of the Clintons and they actually got married in the living room. Bonus fact: Nobody’s gotten married there since then so unless some couple jumps in front of us, we’ll be the first since the Clintons. Ha! Maybe they’ll show up?

Anyway, I made a little website for the wedding and you can check it out at toddplussarah.com if ya wanna.

OK, so I promised I would post a new video and here it is. This one somehow ended up being 3 times as long as the others so I hope you have an extra 60 seconds to spare.

Hop on over to the video zone and check it out.

Or don’t.

And therefore, so do you!

Arkansas is way too awesome for a moron like Asa Hutchinson to be in charge. Thankfully, we don’t have to worry about that anymore now that Democrat Mike Beebe has officially won the race. Phew.

As promised, I’ll have a new video posted sometime this evening. Celebrate, ya’ll.

Oh, and for those of you who selected “Why Should I?” in reference to whether or not you’d be voting, I have two answers for you: Montana and Virginia.

Have you voted yet today? If not, here’s what you gotta do: Vote.

Me and a bunch of folks from work went and voted early yesterday and we got the choice between a paper ballot and an electronic voting machine. I was a little nervous about my vote getting counted properly so I chose paper. I’m not sure if you get the choice on actual voting day or not.

In case you haven’t made up your mind yet on who to vote for as our new Governor, I’ll just say this: If Mike Beebe wins, I’ll be so happy that I’ll probably make a lot more videos for the video section…hint.

I’d heard rumors that ESPN’s College GameDay might be coming to Fayetteville next Saturday but now it’s a reality according to HogWired.

The show has never made a stop in Fayetteville before so it’s pretty cool that they’ll be here for the Tennessee game at 6pm (ESPN2).

Now the only question is where will they set up? Lot 42? The Hog Trough?

New Scratch is a label owned by my good friend, Bill Krejci. He’s originally from Northwest Arkansas but has been on the road with Lucero for a couple of years now. On the side, he runs New Scratch and only sells music/merchandise from his most favorite bands.

He has recently begun selling Paper Hearts t-shirts and digital downloads of all three releases so if you’ve never heard the original EP from 2001, head on over to New Scratch and pick up a copy along with a t-shirt (or two…or three). They make great gifts…(hint).

We recently went on our annual Fall camping trip to Longpool. Unlike last year, we didn’t find any sweet parties out there but we did carry on the tradition of “shot night” where everyone brings a shot in hopes of winning the Shot Crown for the season. That’s probably all I should say about that.

Other highlights include another trip to Ed’s Flags-n-Stuff, a nice hike and the conception of “freaky river natives” (don’t ask).

Click here for the photos.

Dustin got a couple of tickets to the Arkansas vs. Ole Miss game on Saturday and invited me along. Thing is, though, they weren’t just ordinary tickets. They were sky box suite tickets from one of our vendors at work. Nice!

Speaking of the Hogs, they are now 6-1 which makes them eligible for a bowl game for the first time since 2003. I usually can’t wait for Razorback basketball to start but the football Hogs are doing so well, I’m actually enjoying this season a lot. Of course, that might have something to do with my newfound interest in the sport.