Banquet!

There is nothing quite like banquet weekend for AGO and ADX. At AGO, there is a definite window of when EVERYBODY wants to take a shower. If you aren't one of the first three people to take a shower, I wouldn't count on having the warmest water for yours.

This semester, AGO held their banquet at the Butcher Shop steakhouse in Kearny Mesa. A most elegant location, complete with punch fountain. Shox did a great job finding a location. Awaiting each attendee at their seat was a terrific gift, an AGO embossed pint glass, complete with crest and "Spring 2008." Everyone was very impressed by such a quality gift.

As for the awards, well... some went as expected, and others had a few surprises. We even had a few new awards gain their first recipients.

-Suicidal Souffle: Dink
-Galloping Gourmet: Nikko/Lalo
-Athlete of the Semester: Puck (pogo-stick on the real)
-JA of the semester: Burton (awarded retrospectively for fall) and Agassi (Spring)
-David "Shox" Shokair Handyman Award: Shox
-Goon: Lego
-Outstanding Achievement: Shox

Unfortunately, Shox was unable to capture an unprecedented fourth Goon title, but Puck and I were more than happy to pass the mantle to Lego, who thoroughly deserved it.

All 4 speeches were fantastic. Remo had eveyrone in stitches, while Shox's had everyone's hearts warmed. It is going to be a very different house without the four of them next year.

pl*dge entertainment was well... pl*dge entertainment.

To the left, I have posted a picture of the Matador family. Long may the red and white grow.

A fantastic end to the semester. Tune in to the ADX blog for their banquet recap, as I had gone back home for the day. Until next time. Study hard.

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Slacker + Story time

Geez... the way I update this thing (or lack thereof), you might think I don't care. BUT YOU WOULD BE WRONG. I just need that spark of inspiration. Well folks, today I have it. A) because it's a long day left and I finished class a long time ago, and B) because I have a story to tell.

Well, nix the story. I lost my inspiration. I had a long, drawn out tale in my head about how I would narrate the story of Rocko's adventures as a fugitive on his way to find Puck. But instead I'm gonna tell it straight: Puck leaves for work/class/things humans do... AGO doesn't close the door ever... Rock goes out looking for Puck. Normally, we get a call from someone who finds Rocko and then they bring him by. We laugh about it and then we put him in the Outhouse.

This one time, Animal Control called. They found Rocko. Normally Puck and I would have gone and gotten him that day (Sunday), but the pound was closed until Tuesday. So we had to leave Rocko in the pound for two days. A half an hour and $90 later, we were greeted with this face... (in a cage)...



As you can see, these pictures are the very face of joy/desperation/exhilaration/depression/elation/sadness all rolled into one. Rocko's eyes are just about heart-breaking in the top one. His wide-stance only enhances the emotion.

Long story short, Puck and I love Rocko.

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MUSIC VIDEO

Here it is! The world premier of THE Tyrannosaurus Rage cover of "Bulls on Parade."

Enjoy! And be sure to keep a look-out for some idiot blogger getting hit in the head with a bass and then hitting himself in the head on purpose with the microphone. Such bufoonery.



And for more viewing pleasure, here is a photo of my forehead post-song/contact with mic and bass.


Gotta love it. 'Til tomorrow.

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CAPTURED recap

As many lucky spectators and fans know, yesterday was AGO's open-mic night known as CAPTURED. Per uge, it went down as a tremendous success. Hopefully we can get some of it on YouTube soon so that you can re-live the memories over and over again.

Everyone seems to step up the game each time we hold one of these. There is so much talent in AGO. For example... Remo played guitar and used his feet to play an electronic drum kit. Can you do that?

For those of you wondering, we will try to get the Tyrannosaurus Rage footage up as soon as possible. Until then, here is a mean picture of a T-Rex from the best non-fiction film ever, Jurassic Park.


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The last few days

THURSDAY
-Exchange with ADX

FRIDAY
-Guy Hangout

SATURDAY
-Kappa Delta philanthropy (morning to mid-afternoon)
-Bowling with Kappa Delta (night)

SUNDAY
-pl*dge missionary event @ Calvary Baptist Church


Trust me, it's good to be a a part of AGO.

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A blogger left frustrated

Preface:
I think I've done a pretty good job of sticking with my description of AGO and AGO related activities in this blog. I don't put a whole lot of personal anecdote inside, so this entry is going to be a big departure from procedure. Thanks for understanding.

As the administrator of this blog, I would like to fully remove any endorsement of the "Not of This World" or "NOTW" company. I've never been one to wear their clothing, or more conspicuously put a sticker on my back windshield like much of the contemporary Christian world. I am a firm believer in keeping my car free of anything that might cause me to be a bad witness.

This of course, is where the reason for my unendorsement comes into play. I was driving to watch my beloved Arsenal Football Club with my good brothers Dink and Metro, when the 805 merge lane I was in came to an abrupt stop. Brakes skidded and an accident was narrowly avoided. However, it was when traffic had restarted that the treachery commenced.

As people started moving, I had driven about 25 feet before I was brutally cut off from the left side by an SUV. What was on the back of said SUV? Not a small, accessorized bumper sticker... but a huge 2'x3' mural involving the letters "NOTW", the initials of the Not of This World brand. A similar sticker can be seen in the picture below:

Now, I would not have been so mad if I had been cut off and there was no sticker. But the fact that this driver was so blatantly and unabashedly vandalizing their faith and witness with the back of their windshield drove me up a wall.

This blogger here has made a pact with himself that he will not put religious insignia or stickers on his car. Not that I go around cutting people off, but that I know that there will be times where it will happen. The last thing that I want to do is to hurt my witness because of an incidental driving maneuver.

And so I ask you, the believers of the world, to please take into consideration your actions behind the wheel, especially if you have a Jesus fish, or a NOTW sticker, or some other Christian emblem on your car. Also, please don't think that I am claiming some superiority because of what I choose/choose not to put on my car. That is not my intent at all. Just to expose something that I thought worthy of an entire entry.

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Have you seen me?

Animal control has.

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