Thanks to all who showed up for our birthdays this past weekend!  Check out my photos of the show Anton's band Exit the Sun played at the Outlaw Drinkin' Club (yes there were some outlaws in the house, hehe) Friday night:  link to all photos on Flickr

Here's a few . . .

















OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT

I'll be adding a few more here on MySpace in the coming days.

Well, the partial ceiling collapse in my bathroom (photo above taken Friday) has begun to leak dirty water directly over the toilet again.  I don't know what FEMA is gonna say, but this is Day 8 with -
And to me that's uninhabitable.

Hi y'all, hope everyone got through the storm OK!  I evacuated to the Westside of Houston and rode it out with friends over there.  If that was Cat 2, I want nothing to do with Cat 4 or 5!!

I don't know if power every completely went out at my place, but currently we have very dim lights & slow fans, not enough juice to run a fridge or A/C.  Still, most of Montrose doesn't even have that, so I feel lucky to be able to watch the news.  I've been back at work since Thursday and may be spending more time there until my apt gets full power, since the lab has A/C & internet.

I took a few shots on my way home from work yesterday, mostly right around my apartment, so take a look at my Ike photoset on Flickr.  Here's a few:


Art deco guts revealed.  For more info on this building, see this discussion on HAIF.


For once, it's NOT time to make the donuts.


front of my building in the median


behind my building


partial ceiling collapse in my bathroom


This weather radio was the best purchase I've made in awhile!!

Well, Ike came and spanked us pretty hard, so here's a bit of comic relief:

"Down by 15 twice in the fourth quarter its Chris Jammer's 66 yard interception return for a touchdown that's the difference in Rice's miraculous 42-35 win over Memphis."

Don't look now, but Rice is 2-0 after whupping SMU and squeaking by Memphis (see above).

GO OWLS!!!


But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain. Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?

Why does Rice play Texas?

We choose to go to the moon.

We choose to go to the moon.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.  --JFK



Look out, Horns.  :P

Two new photosets:

Houston Happy Hours and St Arnold brewery.





Y'all keep an eye on the Gulf!

I've finally uploaded the photos from the tour I crashed at the new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.  Check out my photoset on Flickr.   Here's a few:






















Catholics have many advantages over other Christians.  One of them is marble.  For the buck I put into the collection plate, I want some production value.  That means a church, not some community center that doubles as a basketball court.

---Stephen Colbert

The Rice Owls have made it the College World Series again.  :)

June 9, 2008, 1:33AM
Zornes' homer helps Rice beat A&M in baseball playoffs

By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

It was easy to understand how doubt crept in at some point this year for Rice junior catcher Adam Zornes. Injuries compounded the Owls' annual sluggish start to the season, and the compressed schedule limited their opportunities to stabilize their shaky defense.

But the Owls' struggles with consistency never impacted their ability to perform in the clutch. In fact, all the obstacles strewn along their path bolstered their resolve and prepared them for the adversity they faced Sunday night against an equally resilient foe.

With Texas A&M seeking to force a third and decisive Game 3 of the Houston Super Regional, Zornes lined a two-run homer off Aggies closer Travis Starling in the eighth inning to lift Rice to a 6-5 victory at Reckling Park and clinch the Owls' third consecutive berth in the College World Series, which opens Saturday in Omaha, Neb.

Way to go Owls.  And how 'bout Coach Wayne Graham?!

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