It's Official

Really, it's gonna happen anyways, so you might as well make it legit.

At first it might seem sexist, since it only allows dudes to pee. But if you think about it, there's probably a girls' corner down the street. You wouldn't want boys and girls to pee together, that would be inappropriate.

I have no idea where this picture was taken. It seems like Engrish, but it looks... European? (link)

Austin Bound

Austin Bound
Originally uploaded by Jeffypop

Maggie surprised me when I got back from SF with a huge bear. His name is Barnabus. He made the drive much easier...though lots of drivers on the road were surprised to see him. Maybe that's why there were so many near collisions around me.

In December, the Chick-Fil-A in Temple had a special deal where if you return in Jan, they'll give you everything on your receipt for free! Since Maggie was with me, that meant two Chicken Sandwiches + Waffle Fries! I've been really excited for a month now. But I drove back on Sunday, and Chick-Fil-A is closed on Sundays! Damnit!

At least Barnabus kept me company at What-a-burger.

Breakfast of the Sea

Last Day in SF
Originally uploaded by Jeffypop

We found a little live jellyfish on the beach... it looked like a raw egg. It's probably the same type of jellyfish as the ones that wash up onto the beach in hordes... when they die, they look like used condoms. Thousands of little used condoms littering the beach.

The Drunk Tank

Winter Break in SF
Originally uploaded by Jeffypop

These fish are alive... but they're all too lazy to swim. So they just flap one fin around and lay there. Guess when the humans go home, the fish come out and play!

The Academy of Science Museum

Russell Ascending Stairs

Winter Break in SF - 035
Originally uploaded by Jeffypop

I dropped by while in San Francisco... I've been watching them build it for so long. The rooftop garden is amazing, and the biosphere has some really great lizards and carnivorous plants (a.k.a. Monkey Cups)!

The Law School Hole

Wow I guess I haven't posted since October!? Crazy. I got sucked into the black hole of school... papers and finals. The good news is that in one week, I'll be done, and hopefully I'll be out in SF for a visit!

Joe the Plumber

It's hilarious that McCain and Fox have turned Joe the plumber into a talking point. Funny how I just happened to watch the clip, and how Joe seemed fairly content with Obama's answer. Not sure if he agreed with the answer, but he definitely thought about it.

Karl Rove had a good point that McCain and Fox are stretching the truth so far on these peculiar fixations (Joe the plumber, Ayers, etc) and exaggerations that they are actually missing real lines of attack that would be more difficult to dismiss. But hey I'm not complaining. It's just interesting is all.

I do give McCain props for not bringing up Wright. A lot of Republicans would love to play that card, and it certainly is a dangerous one. A McCain adviser has stated (anonymously) that McCain would rather not play the race card. He does not want to go down in history as running a racist campaign against the first black candidate. After all, there is life after Nov. 4th, and they have to live with the decisions they make.