The Agrinautica

   So the ninth was my little brother Eric's (frickeec) birthday. He turned 20. Though he's still in Iraq, we had a party anyway. His girlfriend Stacy and best friend Monte (just back from deployment in Djibouti) came over and joined myself, my parents, and the two Frenchmen for dinner and birthday cake (Pineapple-upsidedown-cake). Eric joined us via the large photograph my grandparents had brought to Chelsea's wedding (about which I will eventually update I swear).

Eric can be seen here tasting the buffalo chicken.*

( two more pictures )

   Also of note, Monte (AKA Lance Corporal Peters) had just gotten back from deployment in Djibouti. "Africa sucks" he reported. Being a former MUNer he also reported "in response to the old MUN joke, no, Greece did not help us insert into Djibouti."
   Related: Mother's account of the same.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Eric blows out his birthday candles. - get it while its hot, video expires after seven days or a certain number of downloads!


   In other news, Kristy will be visiting me down here from the 14th to the 18th. If you're in OC you should want to meet her.
   Also in other news, one of my best friends from freshman year, Benjamin Stevenson is officially living with me this upcoming year. Hooray for actually living with someone I know already.
   In even-more-other news someone else has my name. Alex and I were trying to find my account on thefacebook.com from her computer, so we typed in my name, and one Kristen Fricke turned up. wtf?


Previously on Emosnail
   Three Years Ago Tomorrow: Plain White T's show at Chain Reaction - omgwtf there are records from that long ago?
   Two Years Ago Yesterday: My Computer is Fried - Deja vu? Or rather this is deja vu and that was the first time? And why is that entry posted twice?? Deja vu.
   Two Years Ago Today: Echidna Hype - Someday, someday the Chosen Echidna will rise again. Someday.
   One Year Ago Wednesday: Eric Returns From Iraq the first time - but now he's back.
   One Year Ago Today Overqualified for Class - Man, my summer session teacher last summer had no idea what she was talking about.
      The following are no longer viewable on flickr:
   200 Pictures Ago: Kristy Squeegies - The number 12 most viewed picture on my flickr account when it got knocked off, Kristy squeegies her window while all dressed up.
   201 Pictures Ago: Kristy & I - dressed up at the Phi Alpha Delta banquet.
   202 Pictures Ago: Caliph Assagai - tells the ASUCD Senate how it is.


*note the beehives in the background. also there's a bottle of honey on a shelf in the background.

   So the other day, my little brother Eric and two of his friends decided to stop by diedrichs ("we're going to come laugh at your friends and tell them they need haircuts"). But upon arriving they discovered there were all these high school kids hanging out by the neighbouring Taco Bell who were even MORE deserving of their ridicule.
   So what did this saucy trio of two marines and another large hooligan do? They drove by the kids and tossed a large beverage at them! With screeching tired they then sped off as a dozen of the guys (I'd estimate the group at a size of say three dozen) piled into a raised pick-up truck and drove over three curbs on its way out of the parking lot to catch up to them. A number of them ran that direction on foot as well though I can't fathom what they hoped to accomplish thereby (fist shaking no doubt).
   Apparently after rally racing through that neighbourhood a bit, team marine corps found themselves heading down a cul de sac. Using the e-break they pulled a screaching 180-degree turn and passed their confused high school persuers and escaped. Team high school testosterone themselves had to do like an 8 point turn to get out.


   Yeah I know, its kind of juvenile, but its also kind of AWESOME. Also, I got it on video (at least the start), on my excellent digital camera. If I could figure out how to host video on the internet I could share this stupendous event with y'all.


On that note, if I could figure out how to host video I could also share with you:

• Security Guard Danny being awesome and hilarious while on the job


• Definitive proof that it was the Johnny Cash version of "Hurt" that was being sung that infamous evening


• Um, probably other stuff I'm forgetting


• The events just mentioned

   Or if I could at least find a way to isolate frames from the video, I could show the raised truck going over curbs, which was pretty cool.