NO SHOES ON THE CARPET!

Ok, lets catch up on some things as its been over a month since my last post, which is sad.  My last post was about Top Chef: LV so we’ll start there.

Since the last post, we’ve added two more people to our Pick ‘Em List, Steve and Katie; both of which didn’t go with the clear favorite (Beardie).  We’ve also had a few people lose a choice or two.  The competition is finally almost clear of all the unTop Chef chefs and it will start to get a little interesting here on out.  How long can Robin really keep Carla-ing?

• Brandon:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Voltaggio and Jen Carroll
• Kim:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Voltaggio and Jen Carroll
• Bob:  Kevin Gillespie, Michael Isabella and Jen Carroll
• Kate:  Kevin Gillespie, Ash Fulk, Mattin Noblia
• Jen:  Kevin Gillespie, Eli Kirschstein and Jen Carroll
• Steve:  Jen Carroll, Bryan Voltaggio, Ron Duprat
• Katie:  Jen Carroll, Bryan Voltaggio, Michael Voltaggio

My money is still on Beardie

What else is going on besides TC: LV?  Lets see, bowling has started.  I am only torturing myself this year with one league instead of 2, which appears to be working as I’m about ten pins over my average for last season.  Of course, its only been six weeks or so and I’m already ready to be done with it, only 26 more weeks.

V0lleyball is over for the year, thank god.  We decided to hang it up for the year and not play the fall league after going an abysmal 1 and 29 during the summer session.  That’s awful.

The Cardinals decided not to show up for the playoffs.  The Blues are back and playing decently, if we could only stave off the injuries, we’d have a shot at a good season.

We’re coming up on that time of the year again when the best rock show of all time returns to the Pageant.  If anybody would like to join us for El Monstero, we’ll be going on the 19th this year.  General admission again, which means we’ll be lining up by noon, maybe earlier this year.

Farmaid was fun and marked the 3rd time in as many years that I was able to see Dave twice during the summer.  This time it was just Dave and Tim and they had an amazing set.

This past weekend, Sarah and I drove to Columbia for the Mizzou homecoming.  No we didn’t go to the game, just to tailgate.  We started around 10am and wrapped it shortly after 7pm.  There was plenty of food, booze, and beer pong and we a pretty good time.  I got to meet a lot of Sarah’s Phi Mu sisters and by the end of the day, I was pretty chicked out.  Made it home in time to catch the end of Bob’s Testicle Festival and recharged my man batteries, as Sarah likes to say.

Ok well thats a start.  I’ll see about updating this more.  I lead a busy life these days.  At least I’m not the most outdated blogger of the group and my posts dont just consist of my twitter updates.

If were watching the Cards game last night, then you saw the umpire playing catch with his head.  As awful as it looked, the fan behind home plate decided to celebrate Reynolds’ pain.  Take a look at the pic below then click here to watch the video.

Woman celebrates umpire's pain

I figured since it has been over a month since I’ve written anything that I would go ahead and update the world on life these days. Also, since its Friday morning and I’m fighting to stay awake due to the 3 hours of sleep last night, what better time than now.

About three weeks ago, I moved again for the fifth time in 5 years, abondoning the apartment for cheaper living in a friends house. About 3 days after that happened, this happened.

Civic no more

I totaled the civic in a semi-head-on collision. I’m ok. Sarah is ok now. The car died though. So after about 3 weeks of trying to decide between a Jeep Commander, a Ford Explorer, or just riding my bike everywhere, I ended up deciding on the Commander.

Its sleek, comfortable, but most importantly, its big. More pictures here.

Other than almost dying and the new car, not much else is new. One of the bowling leagues is over. Snakes on a Lane are league champions for the first time ever. We’ve come a long way since that fateful here for the beer summer league and look forward to defending our title in the fall. Well, Bob, Jen, and Andrew look forward to it. I’m sick of bowling. Only two more weeks to go in the Thursday night men’s league. Then for 3 months, I won’t even think about bowling.

Also, the Eager Beavers returned to action on the volleyball courts.  We’re off to a slow start but its still a good time.

Baseball season has started and I’ve already been able to go to 2 games. Its nice dating a girl with season tickets. I guess i’ll keep her around

Staying warm on a cold night for baseball

I guess that is pretty much it for now. I’ll try not to be such a bum anymore about posting but lets be honest, I’ve said that before.

Not even six inces can break the rivalry

Not even six inces can break the rivalry

Thanks Doug for the pictures!

So this coming Monday, SoaL will wrap up the first half and hopefully finish in the top 3.  We’ve had a pretty strong season so far with only a few losing weeks mixed in.  Jen and I are tops in some categories as well as the team as a whole.

What I’m most excited about is the showdown between Andrew and myself.  For those of you who read snakesonalane.com, know that we make a bet each season to push us to bowl well.  Last year, Bob and Jen won the 1st and 2nd half bet respectively.  This year, we modified the bet to give all 4 of us a shot at winning.  As we go into the final week, Andrew and I are tied for first with 30 points.  However, not far behind us is Bob with 27 points.  Its really anybody’s game still but the magic number is 3 to eliminate Bob.  In case of tie after the final week of the half, the bet will be decided with a roll-off game, most pins over average is the winner.   Stay tuned to snakesonalane for final week results!