BAY AREA POLO!

yeah, it's happening. the polo bug has bit the tampa bay area. yesterday was the first practice and it is set to happen every monday in tampa. permanent location is still being decided. i'll keep ya'll posted. amanda, lilly and i were there last night to distribute beer/hugs/cheer/take pictures. we had a blast.

also, there be a myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bayareapoloand a thread on the forums: http://flfixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=647&page=2#Item_4 for more information. i will be there on a fairly regular basis.

and next time i will bring:
more ladies. plus our bicycles.
baked goods.
more beer.
chocolate/strawberry milk for dave.
and one of these things:



i suggest team names and colors be chosen as soon as possible so that we might make obnoxious t-shirts/paint our faces. then we will chose sides and get in drunken fights from the sidelines.

no joke. watch me go.


or, watch pete go:


or dave:

anyways, in other news, i drank some beer this weekend.

evidence.

i also attended the CYCLE DE SOLEIL. i didn't race. but i watched dave japenga win 1st. prize was a 100 dollar bottle of champagne. he don't drink. BUT, he enjoyed some chocolate milk and so all is well. pete young placed 2nd, eric stubs 3rd and 4th went to mondo mike.

as for the ladies, amy horst was 1st, and st. pete's own carol davis was 2nd. both fixed. lilly got 3rd on her road bike.

the rest of us handled the burden of the after party. it wasn't easy but the dollar pbr's helped.

ALSO! luke stickland is alive! this made me so happy i needed photographic evidence.

who can complain about the economy when you've got company like this?

and finally, quote of the week: "listen you, how's about you just back off. i've been coming to this bar for 30 years, honey. you're earrings don't impress me", slurred the nice lady keeping me company as i ordered another pitcher from the bar. all i could really say to that was, thank you. i forgot there was still laughter in the world for a minute. or, for that matter, people who went to the same sad bar for 30 years.

on that note, i just mailed in applications for the museum studies program at USF. if all goes as planned, i'll be done in a year. then i'll be selling the house and peacing outta here to finish school up north. stay tuned for further endeavors in academic excellence. sotheby's IOA here i come. i won't be at the emerald in 2035, you can bet you bottom dollar on that one.