Faust, Congratulations, you've got your lady. I'm happy for you.

In reference to getting married. I'd like to share my thanks for everyone being there. Luby and Chambers, your presense was missed. And as far as everyone else goes, well I wanted to create a whole ranking of everyone's performance in my eye. But the only grade I could come up with was this.

Miller

Grade if our group of friends and myself were normal people. = ---F

My Grade = B. I've seen what your capable of in those situations, and you kept your head in the game.

As for everyone else I am going to just share some data.

Weiss, you kept both your champion titles as "Most Urban" guest of mine as well as "Most Euro". The slippers said I'm here to relax. But the c-walk say's, I'm here to get down and do drive by's.

These are some of my favorite series of pics below...

Did you notice that all three pics are of Williams? He is have a "faust at burger king" moment in the first one.

IT'S OFFICIAL!

After 17 years of dating, our own little graphics guru, Mr. Adam Faust, got down on one knee Wednesday night and proposed the long awaited question of marriage to Miss Piper Huddleston. And believe it or not,... she said yes. According to reports, Faust received the ring that very day, and immediately went into action. As they strolled through Rice Park on the way to dinner, Adam waited for a perfect moment... sweaty palms, weak legs, and stuttering every word; he paused and turned to Piper.... the rest was history. "She was shock, too say the least" one squirrel said, "We were just distracted by an abnormally large head walking through the park with a pretty blonde girl, and the next thing we knew "Elephant Man" was getting down on one knee, we went from feeling sorry for him to being thrilled for him in a matter of seconds."

So congratulation Adam Faust. Everyone saw it coming; it was just a matter of when. The over/under was placed at 2005 several years ago and you went waaaaay over my friend. Now 5 members of the IC are hitched and we will have to live vicariously through the rest of you 5. So live it up for God's sake, live it up.

Fantasy Football

I would like to have a really strong league. $50 per person. We are going to add a twist and include defensive players this year...

Who's in? If you dont really care that's cool, but don't sign up.

To Touch or Not to Touch

Let's start with a little story.

For those of you who don't know I am pretty fond of my brother in law, let's call him Dick. Well, Dick is supposedly in school right now at the ripe old age of 23 as a junior. I believe Chambers is the only person in history to be in school longer... So Dick needs a break. Because as we as know those last two years of school, especially summer school, can really be stressful.

[Side note - We actually played 5 man NHL Hockey on PS2 from 2pm until 3am 3 days in a row at Trail Lake...and if you got up to piss you lost your controller. I have heard rumors of a similar, and possibly more intense situations at W.Lowden with foosball.

So, Dick needs a break from the stresses of school and decides to pack up the old tin car on wheels, 2007 AUDI, and heads for Fort Worth. Great, I haven't got to see him in awhile and it will be nice. He arrives and the evening goes well....we watch the ESPY's and I must say Justin Timberlake was superb.

We call it a night and about half way through the night I think to myself..it sure feels cold in here. The alarm goes off this morning I get out of bed shower and head to the office down the hall. As I pass by the thermostat I do a double take and notice that DICK has dropped my AC down 5 degrees...

When you are an overnight guest at someone's home is it appropriate to touch the thermostat?


My thoughts on IC responses:

Faust - No

Chambers - So that's what that does?

Portillo - Not in his home, but he would do it to Williams

Williams - He'll make a jack ass comment about the heat, but in the end he'll just sweat it out

Mazur - His dad broke his left arm once as "a lesson learned" to NEVER touch the thermostat.

Bear - Offered to turn it to whatever his guests would like

Weiss - No idea how to operate one.

Brown - Just now recalling what a thermostat is.....he had tiger-striped pixie fanning him in South America while images of pink dolphins danced in his head

Miller - He'll just wear less clothing

Hey guys,

This is the first big commercial I have edited for my new company... thought you guys might want to see it....

The only legitimate thing to challenge Faust's Cheez-it eating crown. Her name is Sandy.



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Here's Looking at you Bear

This past weekend was Kevin's Bachelor Party in Chicago, thrown by his high school friends. I feel that, to open this post, I feel it appropriate to mention that 15-18 (I lost count) of Kevin's friends from elementary, middle and high school, whom live primarily in Texas, traveled to Chicago for the weekend. As did his brothers.

What I witnessed during the weekend was something I consider special, beautiful even. And, though I've always known what a good person Kevin is, I now have a deeper appreciation for what he represents and consider myself, and ourselves, fortunate to have him as a friend. Yes, this is what this post is about.

On Saturday night, the crew went to Ditka's Steakhouse (Kevin met Ditka. Ditka gave Kevin a marriage talk. The Earth shook, and somewhere in a forest, a Bear shared honey with a faun). There was a podium in the rented private room and at somepoint, everyone in the room gave a speech about Kevin. What I found particularly moving about this, aside from the fact that Kevin still has friendships from as early as Kindergarten, were the sincere words directed at our friend Bear.

To summarize, Kevin embodies all the qualities that are representative of what it means to be `good'. That sounds simple, but, it seems there are a myriad of justifications for deeming someone `good'; they are nice in social situations, they volunteer, they are generous, they call you back, they work with orphans (wink).
What I realized listening to all the speeches was that Kevin is nonjudgemental, loyal and attempts to find good in all that he meets. If he finds it, he respects it and befriends you because of that quality, whatever redeemable quality you may possess. This is also why he hates Taylor Kelly, Greg Carpenter, etc. They have little good, and Bear recognizes that.
The diversity of Kevin's friends is bizarely vast, though the shared opinion of Kevin is uniform: He cares and makes time for you and will stick with you through it all. To me, that defines a good person and, obviously, a good friend.

Mushiest post ever. Here is the pic from the Cubs game. Cheers Bear.
http://www.printroom.com/ViewGalleryPhoto.asp?evgroupid=0&userid=cubsfanfoto&gallery_id=1175994&image_id=4

FRIENDSHIP

Hey peeps. Been a while. Just some thoughts:

1) San Diego weekend rocked my soul. Best weekend I've had since Bear's lakehouse '07 version (arm-wrestling, game night, lake long jump, hurricane boat ride, Darling catches Brent `holding' weed)

2) Benson and Butz are forever honorary IC members. I stayed with Benson the last night and we talked for 9 hours at Hooters (truth). We are soulmates. Butz is the chinchilla we always wanted.

3) Miller sent me this. Really worth listening to: http://www.holytaco.com/2008/06/27/the-douchiest-phone-message-in-history/

I've left about four of these in my lifetime, including the time I told a girl I would never hit her, but may shake her. My wrathful God it was awkward. I have crazy game. Literally, crazy.

4) Indulge me on landing print for a 28th non-paying publication. It's a Cubs bit (Bear): http://chicagoist.com/ Might have to scroll to find.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7100250926865444406&hl=en

Per Brian's request

JOVIALATITOUS

The New Kevin

He comes with theme music!

Is this what happens? Really? I believe the conversation went a little something like this:

Bear - Honey, you know what would be swell?

Lady Bear - What's that sugar plum? Sky-diving? Trip to see Chambers in Australia? Adopting a small bear cub of our own?

Bear - No, something even better. We should get his and hers approns with our names stiched across the chest.

Lady Bear - Awwww sugar britches...you sure know how to make a girl smile. That's even better than diamonds.

At least Bear is wearing the blue one and has a book entitled Grilling, which has a delicious slab of ribs on the front.

This may be one of the funniest, well written, and spot on websites of all ages. Worth noting that the IC consists of "WHITES" as my persian friend used to refer to us as, I thought everyone would enjoy discovering how white we all are (Portillo included).

check it out:

www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com

*Note: I was unable to upload a pic of Lubahn aka the whitest man in the IC. Congrats buddy.

** I was. Happy to oblige -faust

Phillips receives ESPN The Magazine honor

June 9, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU senior linebacker Jason Phillips has been ranked by ESPN The Magazine as College Football's No. 10 Workout Warrior.
A preseason All-American and three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection, Phillips has a squat of 710 pounds, a power clean of 410 pounds and a bench press of 450 pounds.
Also helping Phillips crack the top 10 were his efforts in a recent photo shoot for a team poster.
The shot was to capture football in its essence. The photographer said the only thing missing from the intensity of Phillips' face was a little blood. Phillips said, "No problem." He grabbed a small knife from the training room and nicked a scab on top of his nose to provide the blood needed for the shot.
Phillips was named the State's Best Linebacker in 2007 by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
A native of Waller, Texas, Phillips has started all 38 games the last three seasons. His 231 career tackles, including a team-best 87 last year, lead all active Frogs.

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Um, is this a sign of steriods?.... Nah..., All natural right?

Wives of Euro 2008

http://view.break.com/513310 - Watch more free videos

LINK TO THE OUR HOTEL... THE EMPRESS


You 3 were sorely missed...

I will post pictures from this past weekend as soon as I can get my camera charger. Mazur ensures me there are a lot of good ones.

As far as San Diego, I assume we are staying at the place Katie booked months ago. I guess everyone can stay wherever. I know that Clay, Bear, Pipes, and I will be staying together in one room.

What's the deal with ties, Lee? Are we wearing them? Do you have them?

Is it just me or does Jones's from Reno look like mazur?

ANGRY WHITE MAN

Angry White Man

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080209/ASPENWEEKLY06/198091324

So the final week is upon us.....ahhh.......Ok, so for real do you wear a krusty old pair of shoes when you float? How about coolers...who's go em and can bring them for the river? A keg at the house seems like a nice solution there.

Shots....or nippers as they can sometimes be referred to as shall come from everyone anteing up and brining one bottle of their favorite liquor with them to be completely consumed in inappropriate fashion.


Additional thoughts or ranting?

x.lets get some dialogue going.x

Nice Header, but I can't believe my header didnt win!?!
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*Go Spurs Go*

TCU baseball on a roll, 15 wins out of their last 16

Best Logo/Mascot in High School history:

Well, what do you guys think? I think they should both keep their jobs. For the sheer reason that who else are you going to get that is better? Maybe they could just switch jobs.

Well, it was a sour loss. But at the very least my pick to win the west, New Orleans, is still in it. Be warned, SA Boys, these Hornets can play ball. Much love to B.Bass for leaving it all on the floor...

Oh, and thanks for all the May header submissions... I received ZERO.

Big Boy Biking in Big City

I've been biking around the city lately.
I'm pretty sure I look pretty cool doing so.

35 DAYS TILL GUADALUPE

One night Foos.

One night Austin.

One Legendary Hoops game.

Two days River.

Three nights debauchery.

Nine Party CDs with 2003 music.

445 Jello shots for river patrons. (Portillo's idea)

Any other ideas?

What's the latest on the place, cost per night, other details, etc?

70 DAYS TILL SAN DIEGO

When is everyone getting there? Are we all staying at the same place? Anyone taken any reigns on this? Cost? I definitely have no lodging planned. Do you all? Is it a `we' or every man for self?

Voices? Coordination?

It's gonna be a good summer...and Bear/Clay and Austin isn't too far away...

What was widely believed as true for many years has finally been confirmed. Ray Lewis eats other people. Lewis was seen eating a Caucasian elderly lady Tuesday afternoon. Lewis evidently succumbed to his fetish while at the Baltimore Zoo. The witnesses were twenty-three second graders, their chaperons, and LeBron James. Apparently, while viewing chimpanzees, Mr. Lewis form tackled the eight-three year old into a barbed fence. The lady died from fright one second before the form tackle. After the form tackle Mr. Lewis stood over her screaming, “Get up bitch”, he then went into his “electric” dance that he regularly performs every Sunday during football season. After his dance which lasted exactly 5 minutes too long he started to eat the women’s shoulder. Two elephants and one rhino were used to apprehend Mr. Lewis after multiple attempts by every officer in the greater Baltimore police force. They also tried shooting Mr. Lewis but apparently he’s bullet proof. That’s when Rufus Cockamaney the elephant trainer suggested using the services of Long Dong and Bethsheba the elephants, and Caterpillar the Rhino. After breaking Caterpillar’s face and throwing Long Dong into the polar bear pool Bethsheba was able to handcuff Mr. Lewis by whipping him into submission with her trunk. Long Dong was later killed by the polar bears. The twenty-three second graders were witnesses to this as well.

"The May Header Contest"



I would like to propose a contest. Since I do all the deisgning of the blog, I would like to have a contest for the best design of the May Header. Everyone has MS Paint (Williams has "Advanced Knowledge of MSPaint" on his resume)

Before one of you dickheads makes fun of me, and says, "Oh Holy Designer Faust thank you for lettting us do this..." SAVE IT. That's not my intention. My intention is to have some fun and se what your sick minds come up with.

Requirements...

1. Must include the word "May"
2. Must include one image of one or more IC members
3. May not include a member not in the IC (animals/plants are ok)
4. Must be JPEG, BMP, or GIF
5. All entries must be submitted by email before April 30th

Winner receives their header posted for the Month of May. And $4. That's right, 4 bucks... Good Luck.

The Cast of Your HIGH SCHOOL

Dear Friends - In the upcoming weeks, I am doing a show that is a mock high school talent show. Basically, you choose a character from high school, student/teacher/faculty member, and perform something as them. One example from the last show that was funny was the drama club reading lines from a play in absurdly over-dramatic tones. Or the Home Ec teacher beat-boxing.

My question to you, my wonderful friends, is to rack your Churchill, Round Rock, Southlake, Winona, New Orleans Prep, and SA Lee brains and see if you can recollect some of the eccentric/funny/absurd characters from your high school and explain them in detail, from their appearances to their odd ticks. I need inspiration. What better place to find inspiration from than the IC home team??

Currently, I am writing a rap by a World Geography teacher, who, in describing countries, reveals he is gay. This is based on my painfully gay, attempted authoritarian Geography teacher George Rutzen. Shockingly, he hated me....What y'all got??

Here you go, Will Smith...

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Rush Hour 13: Saving Gino

They come from different suburbs, but on this case, Houston's smoothest salesman and San Antonio's feistiest Fantasy league smack talker have one goal in mind: Save Gino from the Triads. Detective B-Dub Parmigiano's dogg was taken during an intense Spurs game. With no one to turn to, he called the person he relied upon the most: Gentle Bear DalClay, the smoothest talking carnivore in the continental 48. Together, the two must rescue Gino...Before the Playoffs Start.

In Theatres Memorial Day weekend

FACE OFF 2: Crowley Tiger, Hidden Henna

There's only room for one sadistic tyrant on I-35, and for four years, Mikael Mazoratti has been attempting to eliminate the elusive Bartles `Python' Darling. For Mazoratti, there's no time better than...right now. To capture the Python, Mazoratti tries the unthinkable: He becomes him. Unfortunately for Mazoratti, getting high every night and eating mini corn dogs does not mesh well with a stake out. While stoned and listening to Bob Dylan on loop, the Python slithers his way underneath Mazoratti's freshly stained deck. Only one will survive.

Playing exlcusively at Red Goose Multi-cultural Movie Tavern

Rain Man, Parte Dos

Clinton Frazier is a hustler. A business man. A world traveler. A woman canoodler. He knows how to work people. Or he thought he did. Then he met up with his estranged hometown friend Leon `Craps' Harper. Harper, an idiot savant drifter, recently won $2 million dollars when he bet $1,000 on Bruce Bowen's exact stat line of 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. When Leon calls Frazier to tell him about his plans for the money, he rambles about ``Puma shoes. Yeah. Puma shoes. Greyhound. Yeah. Argentina. Gotta go. Patagonia. Yeah. Snowboarding. Gotta Snowboard. Greyhound. Puma shoes.'' Frazier knows he must intervene, and he reunites with Leon in Buenos Aires, where Frazier has some plans of his own for the money: A lifetime supply of LA Looks and wind pants. Will the old friends find compromise?

Playing exclusively at the Alamo Dome.

The Gooder Son

One is fat. One is gay. One designs. One writes. One wears cleavage shirts. One wears hoodies in July. As different as they maybe, their desire is identical: Attention. Adam and Adam sacrifice all morality and common sense to obtain it, however it the end, only one will survive to bask in the coveted spotlight. The rivalry heightens after a slanderous `Say it in French' comment boils over into the raging waters of the Guadelupe. What began as a friendship, ends in... MURDER.

Playing at the Garage Theatre on Trail Lake

Fear and Loathing in India

He thought his drug induced, pill popping days lay in his past. Then he spent the weekend in Bombay. Amidst a whirlwind of tall women, hemp necklaces, tattoos of the sun and a truck deemed `The White Antelope', Gonzo engineer Mattisse Chambone creates his own version of what is the `Indian Dream'. Upon dealing with aardvarks, Aussies, chronic fatigue syndrome, glowsticks and a hatred for reading, Chambone leaves his `beauty mark' on the East Asian countryside as he raves his way to the Taj Mahal. Come for the trip. If you dare.

Showing exclusively in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

A Clockwork Camouflage

A young, firy man, Millerdom couldn't resist public ass grabbing, fleeces without undershirts, solitaire or police brutality. Then he joined the Marines. He was few, he was proud, but had he changed? He returned home with a new body and mindset, until he is reunited with his old mates. There, his friends induce him in a therapy called `FunkyTown Cat Calls', in which he is forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol and shout obscenties at urban street dwellers post 2am. His reversion to old habits causes internal Millerdom dilemma: Will he continue to be the upstanding citizen he's become, or will his rekindling with the IC ignite the embers of vintage Millerdom?

In Theatres whenever he decides it's in theatres. Pussy.

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says "Thanks a lot" - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say "you're welcome" ... that will bring on a "whatever").

(8) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying F___ YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to # 3.

COMING TOMORROW...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW CHAMBBONE

We need a blog Birthday calendar to remind us when we all age and further the loss of our youth. Hope you're having a good one in India/Austrailia Matthew.

Hugs,

The IC

- For tomorrow: Movie Star Blog

Did you ever wonder what movie you would star in? Well... you are about to find out.



COMING SOON!