Crasymaker

Dammit, dammit, dammit. How in the world can a team be up by 18 points and then lose the game? It’s unbelievable. I mean for real, it almost seems as if the team is being paid to lose. They start each game by beating the shit out of the other guys and then either lose the game or come damn close to losing the game. If they’re not throwing the game on purpose then what in the heck is going on? Who is to blame? The players? The coach? Are the Razorbacks cursed? Arrggh!

Looks like I got tagged again so here goes. PS-I don’t like these things much:

Four jobs I’ve had:

1. Staff member at Boy Scout camp
2. Breakfast Manager of a fast-food restaurant
3. Ski lift operator at a Ski Resort
4. Barista at a coffee shop

Four movies I can watch over and over:

1. Say Anything
2. It’s A Wonderful Life
3. High Fidelity
4. Christmas Vacation

Four places I’ve lived:

1. Memphis, TN
2. El Dorado, AR
3. Fayetteville, AR
4. Salt Lake City, UT

Four places I’ve vacationed:

1. Pensacola, FL
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Paris, France
4. Frankfurt, Germany

Four TV shows I love:

1. Six Feet Under
2. The Simpsons
3. Conan O’brien
4. The Cosby Show

Four sites I visit daily:

1. The Unofficial Apple Weblog
2. Engadget
3. Arkansas Rockers
4. Pitchfork

Four bloggers whom I’m tagging:

1. Katie
2. Sarah
3. Michelle
4. Dave

I should’ve checked to make sure there wasn’t another Front Porch Podcast before I started mine up. Yep, looks like I’m gonna have to change the name of my podcast. I’ve been reading up on how to change everything in iTunes but I haven’t decided on a name. Any ideas?

My sister was right. “Packed” is not the word to describe the show the other night. Apparently, that was the biggest show The Dickson Theater has ever had. Over 525 people paid to get in. Check out this photo that Bryan Moats took. See more photos at Bryan’s Flickr page.

The Paper Hearts haven’t played a show in a long, long time. As a matter of fact, I think it’s been a little over two years. So we’re making up for it with a Super Show lineup consisting of us, Cory Branan and Lucero.

I haven’t shared the stage with Lucero since I last played guitar for them which was also a couple of years ago so tonight should be a good time. I’m actually a little nervous about the The Dickson Theater being too packed. According to this thread over at the Lucero message board, people are actually flying in from as far away as Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C. in order to catch all three bands on the same stage. To me, it’s more of three bands who are good friends getting together and playing a show but I suppose to some people, it’s unheard of to have three of your favorite bands playing together.

I’m pretty sure we’ve all three played together before at some point but Lucero has become a hell of a lot more popular in the last couple of years and thanks to that, we’ve actually sold a lot more CDs from our website than when we were a working band. Plus, Cory has reached a much bigger crowd as well by playing on Letterman and Last Call not too long ago.

Cory starts at 8:45, we’re on at 9:30 and Lucero takes the stage at 10:30pm so come on out if you can.

I’ve been getting a ton of requests for a podcast of some sort so I’ve finally finished the first (and hopefully not the last) episode of Front Porch Podcast. Wanna hear it? OK.

UPDATE: I had to change the name of the podcast totally re-work the entire thing. Should be ready soon…

Two trips ago, five of us made a promise to go snowboarding every year until we were all too old to strap into a board no matter what the circumstances were. Last year there were three of us. This year it was just Seth and I. Despite the lack of friends, we still managed to have a blast.

Our condo this year featured a lime green television, a full-size fireplace and an entirely separate bedroom. It was such a waste for only two people because we could have easily fit six in there. Seth has all the details listed but I’ve got the pictures (what few there were) right here.

Other than Seth hurting his back a little and me getting my first cold sore, there wasn’t anything to complain about…except for no Cingular cell phone service in the room…and no internet access…and no strippers…or midgets…or clowns. Other than that, the trip was great.

However, I am on a snowboarding trip with Seth and finding internet access here is a B-I-itch, my friends. Also, no cellphone service. Not cool. I had to pay $6 for 30 minutes of access just so I could find out about the newMacBook Pro, iMac and iLife ‘06. I’ll be back in action soon. Chill.

As of last night, I am officially engaged to be married to the sweetest girl on Earth. I won’t get any more sappy on ya’ll so I’ll just say that it was a perfect night and I am super happy and excited.

We haven’t set a date yet and probably won’t for a while. We both want to experience being engaged before tying the knot (plus I’m only 29, geez).

If you are a close friend or family member and you are just now finding out, I tried to call all of you last night but NOBODY ANSWERED. Sarah, however, seemed to have gotten in touch with everyone she knows and has ever known in her entire life (kidding).

Thanks a ton for all the congrats that have already been sent our way.

I’m sure Sarah will be posting plenty of pictures of the ring if you’re interested…

PS-The picture below is a few months old so it’s only a coincidence that I have a slightly terrified look on my face.

This year we skipped the parties and boobies on Dickson Street. Instead, we went to Eric and Laura’s house to celebrate the new year. Once inside, we discovered all sorts of handy home improvement gadgets to go along with the handy home improvement couple that is Eric and Laura (now called Lauric). Dustin and Brandy (who recently got engaged) came over for a while and it ended up being possibly the best New Year’s Eve I’ve ever had (except for when Lauric paused live television just minutes before the ball dropped, leaving us clueless as to when the new year actually began).