to impress is not always on my list of priorities...but to have others impressed by you is always a nice little compliment no matter what the circumstance...going through life's motions at 100% effort never goes unnoticed.

"suits are made only to be sweated in" - i'm still a novice to the procedure of weddings and their cultural nuances but after the 2nd in 3 months, i'm getting the hang of it....drink drink drink. =)....(an hour into the reception...i called a friend for some backup to drive my car..

"it's go time" - i must dedicate this paragraph to the one who has trully shown me the light as of late...his social prowess has taken a 2nd coming in his life and it's energy has been channeled towards ~goodstoff.  two post wedding carbombs with the poet emily dickenson....and u'd be feeling as giddy as me (fyi: i let the viet drive "bimmer yo...Uhhhh yea..bimmer")

**SABBATH**

the rule of thumb for coming to the bbq haven is more of a rule for the guest - i really just can't let anyone go home without having a good time...correction: can't let you leave without me having fun at your expense....NICE~

menu: 1- ur standard cheeseburger comes only in twins with onions and mushrooms (i'm gonna try a cuban burger next time...)...2- long island corn is sweet as hell...and its almost wrong to grill them...but cuban corn (parmesean and redpepper crusted) and grilled parmesean portobellas...3- i love kiel basa (we even tried deep frying it HAHAHA) 4 - fried catfish(tBS) 5-cornmeal crusted fried oysters (never again it sucks - we've decided to stick with clams 6- shrimp, it was a last minute addition, but awesome 7-homemade nacho's with mango salsa (thanks ekhym)5- fried shrimp 8-shrimp chips (i feel like we're in indonesia here, who's got the durian!)9- wings.......

L.I. RELAY - with drunken dudes on the cusp of "deep frying butter", y'all might ask how do we stay so incredibly fit?hahaha...or better yet...how do you eat so much?  simple wading techniques in the pool will proves to be a great digestive aid (course taught by b. bouzivich)...the problem here is that wading does nothing to combat cooler weather...in which the relay must be put into effect. relay's sequence of events: 2 teams. goggles act as baton and must be passed not thrown.  recipient must have goggle over his head/neck when in action.  [dive into the pool...get out at other side...run to beer...CHUG....run back to other side and hand off goggle] - disclaimer: poolside safety rules have been slightly modified.

the game: request directions and u'll be shown the way. "it's go time"

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with FOMC looking to finally raise rates...i'm actually ALL FOR THIS!  if you haven't taken advantage of the low rates and hopped onto the bandwagon of the re-fi economy growth, then honestly, it just sucks for you (not that i have) but with the encouraging employment data for the first half of this year...there is a huge need to stabilize this dollar and push away imports...this, in combination with a more stablizied oil barrel...and hints that it might be at $34 for the years end...we look to a brighter era...unfortunately leading the charge is an intellectually mediocre man....and yes...i would still do greespan....and in my defense, after i acknowledged this truth again over the weekend...a peer of mine chimed in "i would not only do him, i'd bear his children!"

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headlines: the jane austen book club ~ thats the title of the book, inspired by bookstore window, written by an arden austen fan...gawd..i want to hit this woman over the head.