Merry Christmas or Similar Non-Denominational Holiday

Christmas of 2004 has come and gone, and I must say, it has been very enjoyable. In addition to the incredible gifts (a beautiful SU Sweatshirt, a huge CD holder, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4 Disc Extended Edition, an iPod), I had a really nice couple of days. I got two more Trivial Pursuits (Saturday Night Live and Lord of the Rings), two other trivia games (do you think I have some sort of reputation?) and that DVD "Scene It" game. I have more friggin' board games than I know what to do with, but I'm sure I can put them to good use.

Nerd digression: Willie and Toastie (and Phelps, although I know he doesn't read blogs because he's too busy "saving lives"), when are we going to do our 9-hour LOTR Day of Risk and Mead? (We can now add LOTR Trivial Pursuit to the list, but I wouldn't do too well in that game. I just like monsters being decapitated.) I'm all in for some Sunday afternoon after football season ends (and I'll be sure to exclude NASCAR Sunday in that equation). Javen and TT, you guys are more than welcome too... if you can handle it!

Hey! You know the other thing I got? About 10 extra pounds! I looked at myself in the mirror the other day and realized what a slob I've been over the last few weeks. I ate more this past weekend than I care to admit, given all the candy at work and at home, and all the damn regular people food. I'm carrying around some girth in the midsection and an additional chin I hadn't seen in months. So it's exercise time for me, baby. Apparently 40 minutes of basketball per week isn't keeping the pounds off. So I'm writing it down right now so you bastards will hold me to it, when January 1, 2005 rolls around, I'm going to get my fat ass in shape. My goal? 20 pounds. You heard me. And I mean 20 lbs from my "fighting weight" of 230. What's the time frame for this? April 1. There it is, on the record: I am going to try to be at 210 by 4/1/2005, and that's no "Fooling"! HAHAHA. I'm terrific...

It's late Saturday night, so I haven't seen Jitter or Javen or JT, but alliteration aside I think I'll just take my chances in the tournament. I hope that everyone truly had a great holiday and that 2005 is even better than '04. I hope '04 is shit compared to '05, and I really mean that.

I call it Petoria; I was gonna call it Peterland but that bar by the airport took it.

Yeah, this seems about right. (please note sarcastic tone)

You've got to grab life by the haunches and hump it into submission; its the only way!!

Dear classic overblog contributors and supporters, I am eagerly awaiting your arrival at the change o' pace on Sunday, home of delicious wingies and top notch brews. Unfortunately, we will be without everyone's favorite, Marcus C. Chumps and I am not sure about Willie Moe. I do however like the fact that by some festivus miracle, my brother little Cory McToast may be there to ring in some REAL good times. I will gladly give someone a sizeable sum of money if they help me take out my brother when I decide to drunkenly wrestle him on Sunday. It is inevitable, it will happen and unless I get some help, I will most likely lose. You see, little Cory Cregg is much much larger than me. See, Big Baby Jitters (JAY TEE!!! you have to say it like TOAST-TEEE!!!). Also, anyone interested in watching the Cregg boys play some hockey together, he is going to play goalie for my men's league team that Tuesday night. Plus I get to take shots at his head during warm ups. YES!!! So if you are still in town and want to go to a hockey rink that has its own bar, with beer, feel free to inform your friendly neighborhood Toastie!! Hope you're all ready for your door prizes!!! Another Festivus MIRACLE!!!

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Can anyone read this? I'm having trouble viewing the page. Did somebody futz around with the template? Mmm? MMMM????

Well, I'll be damned. Did you guys know we can hi-jack each other's blog posts? I just figured it our by mistake.

Blly, I know this violates some sort og Blog ettiquette, but all I have to say is "Bob A. Bouie!!!"

Happy Birthday Mr BoJangles

I'm sure you are all aware we have reacjed the national holiday I would like to call Javen's Birthday, so along with these happy birthday greetings I must also pass along this observation...

Don't you think that if he let his hair grow a little longer and parted it on the side, he could don a pair of Checkered Overalls and bear a striking resemblence to the Big Boy?

Can You Change the Station, man? I've Got a Splitting Headache and I Hate the F***ing Eagles!

What is the best counterpart to a road trip, besides the laughter of good friends, the sweet flavor of a couple Miller High Lifes (High Lives?) and a car full of sweaty, unshowered men? Why the music that goes with it. The songs we hear in our vehicles become the soundtrack to our own personal road movie.

So today, fellow 'Jammers, I ask you, what would be the perfect road trip mix CD? It would have to be at least 70 minutes in length. I'm not looking for musical perfection. I don't think anyone wants to hear the songs that are most meaningful to you, personally, as Jitter is trying to throw peanuts at girls or airing out the car from one of Toastie's massive farts. I'm talking about a crowd-pleaser. A collection of songs that hit on all the feel-good cylinders, and have a high singability factor.

Gleaning from our recent escapades, and knowing the varying tastes of the present company, I submit to you a possible list of tracks we can use (please leave your own list at the "comment" tab). They are in no particular order and are off the top of my head:

"Movin' Right Along" by Kermit and Fozzie
"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
"Rock N Roll Parts 1 AND 2" by Gary Glitter
"Neil Diamond's Storytellers" by Neil Diamond
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrell)" by Bobby Vinton

Now I'm drawing a blank... somebody help me out here. Hit me with some knowledge!

Toast do good??

I am pleased to inform all blogjammin' members, including ones from PortuGOAL, that it has been confirmed. Toastie has successfully requested and received Monday, December 27th off. You know what that means don't you???? Any Toast that does not have to worry about work on Monday can really take advantage of the $1. Labatts at the Change Of Pace during our classic over grease weekend. I like this idea, I am really excited to be a part of it!!

They will know we are Christians by our love...

Ha, I bet that title suckered a few of you in. I'm here, baby. Billy finally sent me a decent link and there ain't no stoppin' us now. As the boys from Poison might say, I'm "looking for nothin' but a good time. And it don't get better than this." I don't really know if they actually would say that these days, but my 80's internet radion station sure seems think they would. I've already heard that song twice this week! Yeah, 80's retro lunch! Bojangles, out.

I won't lie to you...

This whole Blog thing makes absolutely no sense to me...none whatsoever...not the concept of group Blog, don't get me wrong, I'm all for sharing the love that pours forth from out collective glory holes (I mean internet portals sicko's)...but god damnit, how come I can't figure out to post a picture to these things? I was gonna post some butt' kickin Hall and Oates pictures and tell everyone to be sure and check out their blog for fresh new ideas...I bet that's the first time in over 20 years "Fresh" and "Hall and Oates" have appeared in the same sentence...much less two sentences ina row.

You know this kind of brings us full-circle to the time I went to the Sky Chiefs game and got into a fight with an 8-year old. What Billy forgot to mention in that blog was that I was a little on edge because Jitter had made me skip computer camp that night...It just happened to be the night we learned how to upload pictures to Bolgspot.

Rules of Engagement

Now fellows, let's go by the book here. I don't want everyone going all chucklehouse with new post after new post. You should post a new post with a new or original topic, and then if you want to reply to that topic, leave a comment under that topic. It will increase the readability and maximize our bandwidth. In other words, if Toastie puts in a post that says "Will is a tool," Willie should reply to that post by clicking "leave a comment," NOT by starting a new post saying, "I am not a tool."

Yes, I am very anal retentive.

Catfight?? Giggidida...Yeah Catfight!

Javen, look at the bitchiness.

Gayer than you are dude!

Blogjammin' is an excellent name for this since apparently The Gay Grapevine was taken (see Catfight?? Giggidda...Yeah Catfight!)

He fixes the cable?

If I had one arm, I think I'd have a tough time tying my shoe laces.
and now I have to work Monday. I'd argue, but Jitter did ask for the blue cheese to be passed, which pretty much sets it in stone or 'Stones! Well played my friend, check and mate. But didn't I first ask for the passing of the blue cheese, after rearranging your travel arrangements? Alright settle down and curb your enthusiasm, the man in the cape will clear it all up, I'm sure. On that note, I saw bizarro Jitter, not once, but twice! Perhaps some of you haven't seen this tall fellow in recent (and by recent I mean it could be as many as two whole years ago.) LeMoyne Dolphin basketball schedule-posters. Well if you were getting tanked in the Fin Bin you'd know what I was talking about. I saw this tall drink of water, apparently sober and behaving himself at the Denny's on Erie Boulevard at like 1am! Not even a loud, "I wouldn't eat here....!", Swingers reference? Then only a few days later he was at Build-a-Bear building a Risky Business bear. I like to call him Fritter (I don't know why, I guess it's cuz I think fritter is a fun word to say.) I was expecting to have bizarro usses with him:Tastie-a non-Irish fellow who was not 5'11 and had a back as smooth as a baby's bottom, Billie Joe- a skinny man with no apparent anger, hostility or bitterness of any kind, who doesn't like cheese, Gill (that's right like Kendall)- a unkept, slob, without a rockhard ass and chiseled calves, Javon- an in-shape fellow who would never drink Beast Ice, no matter what price it was, Denny- a clean shaven man without a large venacular (don't get too excited ladies, that's a fancy word for vocabulary or words) and those killer, raw, in-your-face dance moves, and finally.......Phillups (okay this was a real stretch)- something like Millhouse's physique (hey this one looks like you Poindexter), with limited knowledge of anything especially the culinary arts.Well these are the kinds of things I think about to get through the day. And tomorrow we'll learn how to make little edible luggage.....mmmm, that does sound good! Everyone that has read this is now officially dumber for having read this.

Who's got your undies Walter??

Jitter, I keed......I keed. Quick sidenote, Toast is available and will be present and accounted for on COP Sunday.

Summer Road trip talks have begun and one idea that is being passed around, which I think we should go for, is games in either Cincinnatti or Cleveland, and then down to Louisville, KY for Lebowskifest weekend (see Jitter's previous entry). I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand dude....

Billy, this classic overblog has been in my life for about 4 hours now and it is absolutely amazing!!

I call this idea the Jackpot!

Billy, you have truly outdone yourself. Now if I could only get you to repeatedly purchase chicken wing pizzas for me and my entourage, then I'd call that the jackpot!! Its gonna be a good day. I'm proud of you. Only hilarity and awesome times can come from all this. Yeah Toast, we all know you had an awesome time, I think the whole town knows you had an awesome time. Better yet, lets get some bitter ramblings and sheer hate of each other and comments made out of this piece. I'll start. Hey Big Baby Jitters, you're a massive tool. When are you gonna be in town cause I'm going to smack you in the face with a shovel!?!? Hopefully during the shovelball reunion tour. I miss that house. Jitter, do you miss your little dog bed?? Just to reminisce I think I'll put a 30 pack of 'Stones on my floor for the night and go to the bathroom in a closet. I can't wait to see how this turns out. Updates aplenty when results arrive. Later.

A Brave New World

Of the many experiments made my scientists and reasearchers over the last century, varying degrees of success have resulted. Some have been met with great fanfare, such as the cure for polio. Others have been met with near universal derision, such as New Coke. Others have been praised for their technical achievement, but lambasted for their lasting negative impact on society, such as television or the atom bomb.

But today, we embark on the boldest of new experiments. A blog that will have not one voice, but a cacophony of disparate bellows and yelps and blubbering that promises not only to change the way you look at the internet, but also changing the way you will look at the world wide web. Oh, and also your whole life!

Take my hand. Let's begin...